These days
we listen to a great deal of piped music - or rather piped sound and extremely
random playlists some random person (or machine?) came up with.
The worst I have
heard is in Asda, and it is so bad it puts me off shopping there except with my
music player in my ears. The piped artificial sound is irritating and mind numbingly
bad.
M & S play
60s or 70s nostalgia for its aging clientele - which irritates also. I am older
but I enjoy new music too, I don't like to be reminded of my age!
People used to
hear their music live - played by real instruments at their local or
orchestra's in the park or singers at the theatre.
'Music' has
become a a cheap commodity and when broken down into bite sized chunks it
becomes like cheap sliced white bread or cheap chocolate - it may pretend to
nourish our souls but really is instantly forgettable.
The sensible
shops offer no annoying backdrop play lists. Some restaurants offer 70s or 80s
songs, probably cheaper than new ones! .
The best
playlists I've heard is up at a lovely independently owned bar /restaurant in
Callander who play lesser known folk artists and ceilidh bands.
