Muzak
The word Muzak was an oft-used punchline for music critics when describing the lower depths of artistry. So, some may find cheerful news in this:
Muzak, the company that put pop, string-filled arrangements of rock songs in your elevator, filed bankruptcy papers Tuesday after it missed a $105 million payment to creditors.
But I don't find this surprising. In fact, the days of muzak filling department stores, drug stores, dentist and doctor offices, etc. seemed to have passed a long time ago. When I go to these places the music I hear piped in is not "elevator music" but plain old Pop music.
If there's a reason Muzak goes under I think the above testimony is it. But let's fact it, wasn't there moments when you'd hear a muzak version of a song and you had to smile or just listen to it real close to see where they were going with it. Yeah, you did.
Muzak, the company that put pop, string-filled arrangements of rock songs in your elevator, filed bankruptcy papers Tuesday after it missed a $105 million payment to creditors.
But I don't find this surprising. In fact, the days of muzak filling department stores, drug stores, dentist and doctor offices, etc. seemed to have passed a long time ago. When I go to these places the music I hear piped in is not "elevator music" but plain old Pop music.
If there's a reason Muzak goes under I think the above testimony is it. But let's fact it, wasn't there moments when you'd hear a muzak version of a song and you had to smile or just listen to it real close to see where they were going with it. Yeah, you did.
posted by Tom Lane at 7:30 AM
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