THE SOUND OF MUZAK - GROCERY STORE 1970's
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Published 2022-12-17
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Muzak is an American brand of background music played in retail stores and other public establishments. The name has been in use since 1934, and has been owned by a division or subsidiary of another company ever since. In 1981, Westinghouse bought the company and ran it until selling it to the Fields Company of Chicago, publishers of the Chicago Sun-Times, on September 8, 1986. Formerly owned by Muzak Holdings, the brand was purchased in 2011 by Mood Media in a deal worth US$345 million. Muzak was based in various Seattle, Washington locations from 1986 to 1999, after which it moved its headquarters to South Carolina in 2000.
The word Muzak has been a registered trademark since December 21, 1954, of Muzak LLC, although it dominated the market for so many years that the term is often used (especially when used with lowercase spelling) as a generic term for all background music. The term Muzak is – at least in the United States – often used for most forms of background music, regardless of its source. It may also be referred to as "elevator music" or "lift music". Though Muzak Holdings was for many years the best-known supplier of background music, and is commonly associated with elevator music, the company itself did not supply music to elevators. Since 1997, Muzak has used original artists for its music, except on its Environmental channel.
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Kid of the 70s...my parents are dead, my brother is dead...I still have my sister...but when I hear this music, it reminds me of when everything was okay...and we were a family...
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Turning 60 this year, cancer survivor taking care of my Mom on hospice. I am not of this current world and just have to live in the past to comfort my soul.
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Yes, people did get dressed "up" to go out of the house. Tried to look nice. Showered, shaved, haircut and clean clothes that actually covered their bodies. No cursing or screaming. You were expected to be polite. No eating or drinking in the store. This was 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s. Life is better when we respect others and ourselves.
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Does anyone remember going to the bakery section of the store and, if you were a child, being given a free cookie? Those were good times
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I was born in 1970 and came to North America in 1974 with my family. I remember these times discovering how fantastic it was to do mundane things like going to the grocery store. I had never seen that much food in one place before. My grandmother was touching everything like she didn't believe it was real. She was 85 and became a child again "look look" she said in every row pointing stuff in the alleys. She couldn't believe it. She grew up in the soviet union under stalin, and lived through the revolution, second world war. She just couldn't believe there was so much food. Fantastic times.
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THANK YOU for this! My mom used to play this music on the radio in the 70's ..I didn't appreciate it as a teen... Now what I wouldn't give to go back,,,, I'm old and family all gone.... This world in 2024 is so cold ..😢
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"You know when you're young you think you will always be. As you become more fragile, you reflect and you realize how much comfort can come from the past" Andy Griffith
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I used to not understand this style of music and I wondered why stores would incessantly play it. Now it seems gentle and soft and I found myself tearing up. My family has passed and those days are gone. What I wouldn’t give to be coming home with my dad from the grocery story on an early Saturday morning. Life was family based and we would have those paper grocery bags of family style food to unload. Nowadays I’m finding it anxiety producing to even budget for one small plastic bag of groceries. I miss those days with all my heart.
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Reminds me of my childhood and the constant refrain of mom saying "Put that back!" 😁😁
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This takes me back to a time when we didn’t realize how nice it was.
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In Japan they still play music like this in shops. Particularly convenience stores, supermarkets and large chain stores. It makes shopping such a nicer, more relaxed experience. I really miss it.
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As busy as the world is today, people might feel calmer if they played Muzak in stores again.
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I used to call this grocery store music “elevator music” because it also was played in elevators. Miss this time of my life and the overall politeness of society.
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More relaxing than today's music in stores
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I think those of us who grew up in the 70's are able truly understand what a cesspool America has become. It's why I left. But I will always remember that decade as being a magical time.
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As someone with no connection to the '70s, this music sounds like what they play in the waiting room to heaven.
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My God, what has become of America? This is lovely! I remember going on shopping trips with my mother in the early 90s and enjoying the store music.
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I started working at a grocery store in 1973. So I haven't forgotten this music... We used to unload 18 wheel trucks with rollers and stands, all manual labor. We mopped the floor every night and on Sundays was floor waxed night.. Priceless High School years memories. We played our radios at night and listened to 70's Roll N Roll..
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Everyone so dressed up and their best selves at the grocery store in the 1970s. Shows you how much pride everyone had.
