Muzak is where it's at

Many of us don't pay attention to the dulcet tones wafting through office lobbies or keeping us company during the uncomfortable silence of a slow-moving elevator ride. But for one reason or another, I do. At least, when a series of notes triggers some long buried trail of synapses in the internal music database I call a brain, I do.

For instance, last night, as I was making a routine trip to the bathroom (third floor) I could've sworn I heard an instrumental verion of Monie Love's "It's a Shame." I've got to lay off the Frappucinos, I thought. But a quick search on Apple's Music Store assured me that I wasn't suffering from caffeine-induced delusions. On another occasion, I heard the melody of a classic drum n' bass tune - Circles by Adam F. I presumed what I heard was the original song he took the sample from, or some variant.

So if you spot me lurching in the lobby, ear upturned, know that I have not finally gone off the deep end ('cause I'm already way past that.) I'm simply playing name that tune with the speaker in the ceiling. You should try it sometime. You never know, maybe Kenny G will do a cover of "Me So Horny" by 2 Live Crew.

(note: click the orange links for mp3 samples!)