Word: muzak
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...members of two of Harvard's a capella groups, we appreciated the tongue-in-cheek humor of Philip M. Rubin's attack on the a capella music scene in his article "It's Muzak to My Ears." It is true that a capella groups are prolific posterers, and try to keep a high profile on campus, but we would, of course, question the author's sweeping statements about our musicality. We enjoy the music that we make, and are happy to have the chance to perform...
...groups link themselves with the most banal and commercial of today's pop stars--people like George Michael and Phil Collins whose primary lyric is "I miss you, baby." With their pleasant, sleep-inducing hum, a cappella groups sing in a manner reminiscent of Muzak, that great piped-in music so often heard in certain Woolworth's branches...
...plead with Saddam Hussein for a solution before it is too late; hostages lounge by the pool and pin their hopes on each new arrival; ministers hint of divisions within the government; reporters interview the most recent terrorists to take up residence here; the Muzak in the state-owned hotel plays Hava Nagila...
...Muzak streams through the lines. Voice mail suddenly clicks...
Frankly, Atlantic City in the spring is not a whole lot different from Atlantic City in any other season. The casinos are still packed with visitors, the vast majority of whom spend their entire stay inside one of these lavish tributes to beveled glass, muzak, and blinding gold chains...