So, most retail establishments have light music playing in the background. It drowns out strange bangs from machinery, and occasional product falling off the shelf on its own. It also helps employees keep or loose a bit of their sanity.
At my big box we have an eclectic mix of everything playing in the background. Most of it is top 40, and occasional country (thats why I know all those strange country lyrics). And most of it is not played by its original artist. We are the store of bad cover bands. Really, Taylor swift covered with a punk rock type singer, not so good.
People who work at the store can't help but hearing the songs all day everyday, so we all learn the lyrics. When there is a storm that blows out our satellite radio and there is silence, pretty much all of us look up at the ceiling to the speakers wondering when our brain washing cues will return.
I personally have a tendency to sing the songs I like out loud in the aisles when i am stocking shelves. But there are other co workers who are a bit more extreme. One of our cart guys walks around singing all the time. But the songs he is singing aren't the ones on the radio. He sings a bit of R&B, some gangsta rap, and occasional oldies. Its funny to walk by him when he is really into one of his songs. Hes kind of groovin, snapping his fingers and moving his head to the songs. Recently he was so into one of his songs that happened to have profanity, he was absently walking down an aisle singing about bitches and hoes. One of the colorful guests in the store was slightly offended and got up in his face about how "he be messing with the wrong shit". His face was priceless, deer in the headlights type look. He had no idea what he had done.
So next time your in a store, give a listen to the background music, then give a look around at the workers. Maybe you will find a rare gem that could be the next American idol.
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