• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Me as a kid: Why do they only play old people music in stores?

      Me recently: Hey I remember this! I love this song! No, wait-

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      10 months ago

      Dude. I worked retail back in the aughts, and when I go in stores today, I still hear many of the same songs from back then

      • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        I thought Imagine Dragons was a band I’d never heard until I checked out some of their songs and realized I’ve actually heard them a million times … always in grocery stores shopping at night.

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        There are different channels. The stores you’re going into are playing that music by choice, often to cater to specific demographics. You wouldn’t expect, say, a skateboard shop to play classical, just as you wouldn’t expect a greeting card store to play death metal. I remember when the hardware store I worked in switched from instrumental to music with lyrics.

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            10 months ago

            Ugh, I’ve always hated the lyric free versions of songs that played in the JC Penny (?) clothing section my mother used to drag me to.

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        Huh, that’s a really interesting collection. Thanks for the link!