Sounds Of The Department Store 1979

[@RevolverRho]

What choices in life have led me to listening to 70’s department store music while I workout.

[@fudgicle1427]

LOL. Obscure/weird stuff like this is what youtube was made for.

[@magnificentmuttley154]

Think of it as pop culture backlash I was 18 in 1990 when I thumped everything from the eagles, alan parsons, through to paul mauriat (contemp orch/ modern symphony) on a 200w car stereo. 200w is laughable now, but it went a long way in my little datsun hatcback In the early 90's, everyone else driving around thumping their "system" was playing NWA, ice cube, & babyface. Back then they didnt even have enough class to play marrs, run dmc, whodini, or even easy e. It was all just trash rap. Nowadays I'll blast roger webb, john barry, or dave grusen just as quickly as easy e. And faqq babyface & every act that sounded like him. Thats not soul, thats just whining & crying through his nose Play what you want, man! Skaa-reww the prevailing pop on the radio! 🤡

[@fluorosco]

​@@magnificentmuttley154 AWESOME ECLECTIC TASTE. LOVE IS BLUE BUT TAKE IT EASY ❤

[@EarlMcManus2005]

Good ones.

[@Laine2539]

It’s not distracting

[@Sandra-vg1jn]

Married in 1978. In 1979 we were probably shopping in Montgomery Wards for furniture, then deciding to buy it from their catalog. We actually saved up money to buy things. Or there was always Layaway. We were happy with so few “things”. Met my husband in high school in 1974, got married in 1978, and are still together after 45 years. The 1970’s were the happiest years of my life!

[@happiness4812]

Montgomery Wards❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kaydee4296]

💕

[@jodin.5942]

Montgomery Ward's and Sears were my first credit cards. Thought I hit the big time! Lol!

[@batphink2655]

That is amazing most pl I know are divorced at least twice I was smart enough not to marry, well actually got cheated on my every women so no go not mean to be but happy for you both!

[@Sandra-vg1jn]

@@batphink2655 😊

[@louk6196]

I hated Muzak back in the 70s. Now it transports me back to a magical time and place. I want to go back and stay there forever.

[@calisongbird]

Same

[@muziklvr7776]

It's the 'ol "you never appreciate something until it's gone" cliché. I actually did enjoy this music when I was a kid.

[@afrobluatlanta2380]

Yes. It would be nice to go back, cause this ain't it.

[@incogneto3645]

I agree. Late 70s was just an amazing time. I could live there forever

[@one-seventh]

Seventies ... best.

[@othertwishart]

As a kid, I would hide within the circular display racks. To this day I've never experienced that level of absolute peace.

[@Kaarl_Mills]

I'm happy I'm not the only person who did that

[@christianjon8064]

@@Kaarl_Millsit was just too obvious of a hiding place

[@striderstache99]

Me too! I also liked to hide in closets, and generally hide anywhere period.

[@kingcoveryepic]

funny, I did the exact same thing. Experiences that span over generations, how cool!

[@ammonite5093]

same lmfao

[@freddyhoyt1849]

I was 10 years old in 79 I remember it was the simple times then no cell phone or internet just people talking to each other miss those times

[@kronosad2759]

I was born in 1973 and this simply brings me back to a much simpler time. We were very lucky to experience this first-hand!

[@adamc.sieracki4145]

Ditto. 😃

[@Seekyourtruth777]

Same

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Too bad its dead today.

[@caseygray6028]

July 1rst, 1973 for me!

[@Rudimentary007]

Agreed born 69’

[@raksh9]

If only there was a movement to bring this music back to stores around the world.

[@annelylentz6901]

I love these times

[@supercat4308]

YES LORD PLEASE 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!😅

[@AshleyKristyen]

We need to just make a movement! The Muzak Renaissance must happen lol

[@davyhenry8985]

I wish they would

[@yellowquantum4240]

It can happen piece of cake !! Get an army of 3800 djs that have great taste and paid them well. Music not wars!

[@Parkwaymania]

I miss department stores, so sad the internet killed most of them off. I consider myself to be very lucky being 18 in 1979. The young of today will unfortunately never know this experience. Wish we could go back....Thanks for sharing!

[@llamasugar5478]

I was thinking the same about being 14!

[@mikeydeloa7348]

I think people were so much cooler and nicer to one another for the most part back then.

[@williamgass9242]

It was capitalism mainly

[@williamgass9242]

@@paintedlady6717 capitalism makes internet possible.

[@IndianOutlaw1870]

@@mikeydeloa7348 And you didn't have to worry about using "incorrect" language or pronouns. You could say pretty much whatever you wanted to say, and few people would get offended. People might disagree, but they were usually respectful.

[@chetpomeroy1399]

I am 63 years old, and remember hearing music quite similar to this in stores like W.T. Grant's, Woolco, TG&Y, Thrifty Drug (they sold yummy ice cream), Yates, J.J. Newberry's, McCrory/McClellan, etc., between 1970-79. For the most part, it was generally played at a barely audible level in consideration for the store's customers. It provided a pleasant shopping environment. I wish they'd do this now!

[@beehappyalways]

I remember those square ice cream scoops. It was yummy ice cream. Pistachio. 😊

[@The_Not_So_Great_Cornholio]

TG&Y...I had forgotten about them.

[@jamessheridan4306]

Not to mention Britts, Two Guys, H&L Green, R&S Strauss, Family Circle, Korvettes Orbach's, Stern's. OK I'll stop now.

[@jaybirddee3790]

Which part of the country were you in? These store names are unfamiliar.

[@chetpomeroy1399]

@@jaybirddee3790 Arizona and California.

[@samroof9155]

I'd take this over modern music any day in a store.

[@DAMN_ITS_GOT_SPOTS_ON_THE_TOP]

Absolutely. It's so much more shopper-friendly because it evokes positive feelings!

[@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate]

Modern store music have subliminal messages in it trying to get you to buy more

[@trekkiejunk]

What is "modern music?" There's a LOT of wide-ranging stuff being recorded today.

[@trekkiejunk]

@@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate -- That statement is factually incorrect.

[@samroof9155]

@@trekkiejunk I am referring to music from the 21st century that is typically played in grocery stores in USA metro areas. Some play older music, but desire a wide array of music being made today, grocery stores in metro areas seem to want to play whatever is trending. I haven't heard a trending song I had liked in years.

[@ellenbryn]

I'm embarrassed to say this immediately makes me relax. Sounds of childhood.

[@COBALTGRUV]

Driving around in rush hour traffic with this playing! Lol….

[@ABlackCountryWoman]

Not embarassing at all...not now, anyway...back then, as a teemager, imagine admitting that to your friends?! hahaha Instantly 'uncool'.

[@karateking07]

Me too but from ‘89 😅

[@beevolodddy]

Don’t be. I have to sleep many nights and trust me, it doesn’t take long to. I just hate waking up for some reason and it’s ended. 😴😴😴😲😲😲

[@natepictures]

Why be embarrassed?

[@FragglevisionReturns]

These melodies and chord progressions scratch my brain just right

[@tickledonions9483]

and just enough bass too

[@freeman10000]

This is what the colour brown sounds like.

[@tremoo5987]

@@freeman10000 Top Comment! 100% agree

[@sergpie]

@@freeman10000 I can see that. I associate heavily to the 1970s, yellow and orange. Everything seemed to have a warm tint to it. Not sure, as I came late to the game in 1986. 😅

[@JemiDove]

@@sergpie I came even later into the world in 1997, but I can agree, whenever I visit old malls constructed in the 70's-80's, or watch old footage/shows of them, I do notice the warm tint. I'm guessing it might be the prevalance of yellow incandescent lamps back then (which slowly got replaced by white fluoroscent lamps over the decades)? Along with yellow unbleached paper you'd see in books and everywhere. Everything feels so "clean" and pristine now.

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

I’ve gotten to the age where I am nostalgic for quieter music at stores. There’s too much sensory overload now. 😢

[@nameless646]

I walked into a store that was playing some of Madonna's music from the late 90's and was like "huh, I am officially old as shit now".

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

@@nameless646 That happened to me in 1991 when I heard Stairway To Heaven as music in the mall! I wasn't even 30 yet.

[@lancedurocher-ib7mp]

Yeah, I’m sick of hearing wild side by Motley Crue as I’m just trying to buy some milk and eggs

[@Lila22.11]

@@lancedurocher-ib7mp 😂

[@zxccxz164]

heck you can't even go to sports (i mean entertainment) event without a billion different images flashing over you. it is not healthy for me. I guess the masses love it though

[@larrytate4586]

Here I am in my mid 60’s and find anything alluding to my youth nostalgic and somewhat melancholy. I miss those times.

[@EmilyTienne]

The music itself strikes a melancholic chord. A lot of it is in the minor key. Incredibly beautiful.

[@ivanvampiro9542]

indeed we were blessed ,to be born in such a magical decade. Imagine most of our loved ones were with us when we would listen these sweet melodies. now this music and our loved ones are no more.

[@kayo5291]

A bittersweet comment for sure.

[@Kim63146]

❤😢

[@frankrizzo4460]

Yes I totally agree with you I really believe that we were blessed to have experienced those days. I miss them now more than ever before.

[@BlackQuills]

This comment is truth. 🥺

[@djvintagevincenetpricks1269]

This music was meant to deter young teenagers and juveniles from loitering inside and outside of retail establishments. That was the purpose in mind. Some stores still do this, with outdoor speakers blaring this music at the store's entrance.

[@deborahchesser7375]

UDF plays classical music here, makes sense to me

[@brickhouse7401]

@CollenFlarity HEEHEHEheehee 🤣😂🤣!

[@arsgoeboy]

*thinks about the random 7-11 in Anaheim, CA that played classical music from its outdoor speakers whenever I visited* Homeless adults would still hang about but I never saw them cause problems

[@PneumatinisPlaktukas15]

This music was actually developed to be used in movies and commercials, not in retail.

[@darltrash]

17 year old here, i pretty much listen to this kind of music 24/7 when doing anything lol

[@YoursTrulyMrsMoores]

I'm working a craft fair next weekend, and highly considering playing this through a little speaker at my booth. I think it'd do wonders for business (Just a quick update, I've decided this is just something I do from now on. I know folks during the holidays will play Christmas music, but this adds a fun little layer to the shopping experience. Glad you guys like it!)

[@muziklvr7776]

So, did you play this music?

[@FOJO27]

Did you give it a try?

[@YoursTrulyMrsMoores]

@@muziklvr7776 yep, was a hit! Sold a few sweaters and mittens

[@jude999]

🤣

[@manoman0]

@@spirals7354 Ma'am, you're on to something. Make it work. Brilliant.

[@JimJones-gd2jy]

70’s kid, music of my childhood.. This was played in many establishments. Today’s young people listening 😂 just proves my point, timeless beautiful music 🎶

[@MagisterialVoyager]

Good music is good music!

[@LittleRedRideMeGood69]

I'll fight anyone that bad talks Cardi B.

[@dogeymon83]

And then it became the music on everyone’s Nintendo Wii😊

[@brianeastman3547]

I was born in the '70's

[@ranjittyagi9354]

@@brianeastman3547 i was 2 years old in 1979.

[@davidserlin8097]

All live in the studio professional musicians. Bass player is having a great time. Absolute pleasure for the brain.

[@jeffhenson1123]

I'd like to jump in there with my 335 😀

[@dougfisher1813]

We don't know that for sure. Perhaps his favorite uncle was on life support at the time.

[@AdamFraserTv]

That’d be dope if they had an old 70’s style department store with products of the era that played this music. It’s like a journey through time with sound .

[@Kevinbarnaclejones.]

I would pay big money to go there

[@Thomas828]

Complete with the 1970s prices!

[@christianjon8064]

Would be a super dope museum

[@hs5942]

hopefully it stays in business

[@Braxton-xk5bi]

I would be there every day 😢

[@Etriant]

If I ever somehow end up owning a store of any kind, this kind of music will be playing all hours of the day

[@happyandblessed5640]

Way to go!

[@tjsogmc]

I would 100% shop at your store if you did that.

[@claudiameier666]

just record walmart music. i work there part time. its appalling.......

[@RogueReflections]

​@@claudiameier666 There's music playing at Walmart? I've never heard it, but then again, I try to get in and out of there and it's a good day if I don't interact with anyone while doing so. 😂 😂

[@satyajeetshiraa3185]

My dream to live out

[@SunshineClementine]

If listening to this awesome department store mix can bring back my mom, so be it. x

[@michaelgenchi3026]

I cleaned my entire house with this playing in the background 🤙

[@racerx1189]

What a time to be alive. This music played every time we went shopping for clothes or shoes for church or a wedding and so forth. I miss the relative peace and normalcy we had back then. I turned 14 in 1979. Sigh. 😊

[@kheckl]

100% agree. I turned 13 in 79. We had the very best of times to be kids and young people. We are lucky. We had so much freedom.

[@llamasugar5478]

Do you remember thinking back then “Whoa. In the year 2000, I’ll be *35* and *so old* “?

[@frankrizzo4460]

​@@khecklYeah same here, such a wonderful time to grow up in. I would go back in a heartbeat.

[@northshore1000]

Can’t believe how much I enjoy this music now. Reminds me of some of the background music in my fav 70s TV shows!

[@williamgass9242]

Why do you think? Duh

[@jimkeskey]

Its unfortunate because I play these videos and listen to the music in the background while I work but I always end up missing the cool pictures that go along with them. Man, when I see those images, I just miss those days so much. Things will never be that good again. And it was just NORMAL for us back then.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I remember.

[@rkgaustin]

When quality, comfort, and aesthetics really mattered.

[@nutsackmania]

they are in like 15x20 resolution so you aren't missing much

[@lasarousi]

Put then in a monitor like a frame.

[@elizabethpeterson455]

The stores now play very loud rap stuff...not music as far as I'm concerned. you literally can't hear the salesperson say a word. I generally just leave. This music is what I'm used to hearing and I won't get used to the other stuff😊

[@gingerscott70]

Love this.... You didn't feel all stressed out after shopping back then... tired, maybe, but not full of anxiety and "Omg people are the worst" - like today :(

[@alexwells6876]

I don't understand why the shopping experience changed so much, they could easily bring back Muzak in supermarkets. It's almost like they want to stress people out with the in your face music today.

[@David-eu1ms]

@@alexwells6876 we're getting less and less sophisticated.

[@shaunsteele6926]

@@alexwells6876 it changed because people changed. It used to be most people were decent, polite and considerate. Now those people are rare.

[@thejanellelive1755]

aka Walmart syndrome

[@evezazzle5974]

Absolutely spot on😢☀️🌾🌿

[@thunderbolt2145]

Born in 1967. Remember this quite well. Too bad that world is long gone.

[@Queeniebrass]

67 baby here UK.

[@Vikingvideos50]

If any ever asks me what it was like to grow up in the 1970s, I'll just tell them to listen to this.

[@fudgicle1427]

I WAS JUST THINKING THE SAME THING! There are certain songs from the 70s where I always think, if a young person ever asks me what the 70s were like, I'll tell them, like THIS song.

[@alitlweird]

I play this while working. 🥳 It’s awesome music when you realize that actual people went into a studio and recorded this fantasticalness!

[@williamgass9242]

Yes it's normal music

[@susan3465]

Thank you Fardemark. Your contribution to maintaining sanity cannot be overstated. Feels like things will be alright when this is playing.

[@Honorable_Judge_Mental]

But will they?

[@lads.7715]

@@Honorable_Judge_Mental Well, Tat least this is what I'd prefer to be listening to as I watch those Mushroom Clouds Bloom.

[@dougfredricks2017]

Easy Listening 🎶 are very relaxing

[@anybodyoutthere3208]

@@lads.7715 exactly my thoughts

[@AshleyKristyen]

Lol amen to that! This is the video I'm playing at the office right now! Excellent productivity hack.

[@MalarPaper9666]

0:11 - Split - Nick Ingman 3:04 - Leisure - Jeremy Michael Lubbock 5:22 - Resting place - Steve Gray 7:38 - Lazy Breeze - Nick Ingman 10:18 - Sunshades - Len Beadle 12:20 - Melina - Karl Jenkins 15:15 - Sweet Dreams - Chris Rae & Frank MacDonald 18:18 - David Snell - Fashion Flair 20:48 - Five by Five - Richard Vincent Hill 22:59 - Summer Haze - Ron Rocker & Gerry Shury 25:33 - Woman's World - Ron Aspery 30:12 - Our Song - Roger Webb 33:39 - Helena - Johnny Pearson & His Orchestra 36:06 - Rhapsody In Romance - Roger Webb 39:07 - Hearth and Home - Alan Parker 43:01 - Just Carol - Reg Tilsley 45:30 - You Don't Need Me - Roger Webb 49:09 - Remember When - Roger Webb 52:22 - Country Dreams - Duncan Lamont 55:16 - Loving You - Roger Webb

[@nknguyen2877]

there's a song named "Melina" by Steve Gray, although i'm not productive enough to know where it stands here lol

[@MalarPaper9666]

@@nknguyen2877 I can figure that out. Thank you.

[@MalarPaper9666]

​@@nknguyen2877 It was the song at 12:20.

[@sany7737]

Roger Webb

[@kruth6663]

What's the name of this genre? Some type of jazz? I used to search them by the keyword "elevator music".

[@93Premium_3]

This music makes me feel very classy.....Somewhere in Vegas / Palm Springs in a nice mid century modern home, pouring lemonade and relaxing next to a pool / throwing a nice evening dinner party and dancing with a small group of friends 🥰 very much post mid century modern vibes.

[@63nnymoss]

Anyone else listen to the entire thing and just appreciate / take it all in, or just me?

[@markerives9031]

🖖

[@kaydee4296]

You're not the only one. 💕

[@martymakeupartist]

muzak remnds me of my dad who has long since passed. I feel he is with me whenever I have this playing in the background

[@markbass9402]

I'm 67. I finally found some decent music!

[@FN_FAL_4_ever]

I’m 43 but I can clearly remember this music being played at my local Perry’s department store in the early-mid 80s. Makes me wish I was in the toy aisle with my younger, beautiful mom telling me I don’t need any more toys LOL! I miss you mom.

[@kohedunn]

😪

[@chibang492]

And still even this kind of elevator music is ten times better than the crap music of today.

[@Bronte866]

You sound perfectly miserable.

[@baudobill547]

Music died in the early 2000s

[@snewp_e2139]

@@baudobill547sure it did lol

[@susanbrogan3267]

That's a remarkable comment because it's so true.

[@bubbabiscuitcub]

Sorry but “elevator music” does not include AUTOTUNE so your comment is invalid

[@m0L3ify]

We used to hate muzak back in the day, and now it's a whole genre on KZbin that I'm absolutely here for!

[@a.j.garrett9639]

Born in '76. I only have the scantest of memories of this kind of culture. But I was watching TV with this sort of stuff. It feels familiar and safe. How I'd love to go back in time and wander through the 70's.

[@Jantonov1]

I was shopping with my mom to this. Seven years old. Couldn't wait to get up to the third floor toy department.

[@mr.scottpowell]

"Underrated" is a word that's bandied around a lot, but it truly does apply to this kind of easy listening

[@makucevich]

Back in the day my musician friends and I regarded this stuff as music for the old fuddie duddies. Hearing it again now I can appreciate the excellent production, fine arrangements, impeccable performances, and quality of the compositions. It was just too light for us back then what with Zeppelin, The Who, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, ACDC etc. etc. rockin’ the charts. Sounds pretty good to me now when I’m not in the mood for Extreme Metal. Quite nice. Thanks.

[@markbass9402]

Just shut up and shop!

[@ArianeVan]

​@@troublemagnet1 read it again 🙄

[@steves7896]

Same exact story here, Thomas.

[@Imnotsure0987]

What about nsbm?

[@Vingul]

@@Imnotsure0987 based

[@rlouie05]

An era of no video phones, though walkmans still provided distractions until the iPhone matured.

[@fedecasares]

This type of music also used to be heard in some television series in the 70s. It is listening to this type of music and transporting my childhood. Really fantastic.

[@TheKonga88]

It was used in porn movies 🎅🏻🎈🤭🤭

[@williamgass9242]

That's because this is the music of the time

[@esliet]

I will be replaying this over and over

[@mela6885]

The music for stores sounded so elegant and light compared to today 😭

[@hiker64]

The memories of childhood watching these videos of store interiors from the 1960s and 1970s with the music hit so hard.

[@northshore1000]

Doesn’t it tho? I made sure to spend some time yesterday, my 60th birthday, put this on and take a mental trip back in time.

[@1dollarfrozencokecomments62]

@@northshore1000 good stuff bill happy birthday tho

[@frankrizzo4460]

Yes I agree with you, it's hard to believe how much time has passed by. But I'm glad I was able to experience those days growing up back then. I miss them now more than ever before.

[@LWalks64]

I miss these days. Brings back so many sweet memories of my childhood

[@caneprints]

Attention please, cleanup in aisle six, cleanup in aisle six. Thank you. Love this music and this channel. Hope everybody in the store gets the best bargains. L O L.

[@myothernic09]

1979- made a full 12 months that year. i can truly imagine hearing this sitting at front of the cart while looking up an mom as she pushes forward slowly making her way through the isles while we both hear this. peaceful, carefree and lots of quality time.

[@darianbroomfield8361]

I’m born in the 90’s and I love house music and jazz music it’s satisfying and takes away the depression I wish it were the 70’s I would love to go to the store and listen to this music it would be great

[@kiko485]

As a fellow 90’s baby, I couldn’t agree with you more.

[@bozboz4414]

Born in 70 & love house music too...these tunes are ok but theres better 70s store music than this on KZbin tbh

[@Raelven]

The thing was, Muzak played in the mall corridors, but each individual store also played it's own music. Charlotte Russe would play perhaps the Bee Gees, Spencer's Gifts would blast Led Zeppelin and Chess would play Sinatra for dad as he shopped for a new tie, Sears played Dionne Warwick as mom looked at shoes. It was a cacophony of sound. Top 40, oldies, rock, and always Muzak to bring you back to earth

[@djdissi]

Yes that sounds more like the 1979 shopping sountrack i remember. If that was anywhere at all, it would be in a mall's corridors. Department stores on the other hand, not so much.

[@BakedSalmonNetwork]

I worked at Sears. I remember a very C.S Kresky soundtrack, with top 40 muzak.

[@williamgass9242]

Yeah that's the thing

[@stellardancestudio1330]

Who else remembers getting good at that 2-finger LP flip motion that lets you look thru a whole section of records fast? I flipped thru so many of those bins, looking for the LPs that my friends let me hear at their houses. This music is the soundtrack of my youth.

[@iamjackscompletelackofsurp9606]

Wow the Gemco tv section. In 1977 I remember we bought our first big console tv there with remote control! I remember how excited I was to get it home and watch it! Beautiful memories

[@franzreyes6185]

Im a millenial and I dont have this kind of memory in my malling experience during my younger years. But this music is comfortable it brings such a smile to my face.

[@andrewfilbeck9504]

Thanks Mom! She did some serious shopping and always drug me along! I've had these & variations of these tunes stuck in my head since I was a little kid; it's like my life has a permanent sound track, & I cannot make them stop repeating. I actually never want them to. People assume I'm humming from nervous energy or something. Nope! I'm just enjoying my inner soundtrack. 😊

[@anthonyhosea8780]

". . . Nope! I'm just enjoying my inner soundtrack." I just love how you worded that!! 👏🏾😸✨

[@whiterabbit75]

Nice to know I'm not alone. I swear sometimes, it's like I got a radio stuck in my head. I just call it the soundtrack of my life.

[@a.c.6475]

Ahh yess! J.C. Penny & Montgomery Wards were my favorites as a kid, the smell of fresh popcorn and maple goodies in the air.😁

[@whiterabbit75]

@@a.c.6475 My mom used to work at a K-Mart back when they had their own food court instead of a chain restaurant. I can still smell the boiled shrimp she used to make for me when I would come by.

[@ashleymarkrhodes1571]

Andrew, did your mother force you to take drugs?

[@NicholasShade-eq1ts]

I'm at the recycling center in Muskogee, Oklahoma. We brought a trailer of metal, so maybe we could get a little money. Our neighbor loaned us his diesel truck. I think my brother's other friend loaned him the trailer. There's a lot of metal here. Piles of it. We have clouds in the sky, but no rain. 🌧️ I wish it was raining. 🌠 ☔. KMOD is what we've been listening to. I'm listening to this now. We'll probably stop at Muskogee Casino. I hope we do, and I hope I win. 🤞 🙏 Thanks for this upload. 🙏 I'm extremely grateful.😊

[@cromeo187]

LOVE THIS!! Oh boy, reminds me of Two Guys, Woolworth, Woolco, Bradlees, Kmart and Caldor all rolled into one!! Brings me back to the 60’s and 70’s.

[@wandaslice]

Completely delightful!... A time....A place. Can't help but to have a tearful smile. Le Sigh!

[@ellet.162]

I used to think this type of music was cheesy (at the time) but now that it's back I can't resist it.

[@mikeydeloa7348]

I am in the same boat as you. I know Muzak was the butt of a few jokes back in the day. But as the world gets less friendly and I get older the more I long for simpler and better times.

[@stoppingatthestone5903]

The first day after a really tough year at the University I'm lying on a bed listening to this... I'm fully relaxed, I feel sleepy, I feel good...

[@jonkaminsky8382]

From my perspective as a small child then, I remember cars in the 70’s were massive heavy beasts with unbelievably huge doors that seemed to require the strength of three children to shut properly. When your mother would ask you to close the car door while helping to unload the groceries after returning from store you had to be EXTREMELY careful. I slammed two fingers in the door of my Mom’s 1971 Mercury Cougar once and the pain was mind-numbing! Screaming in blind agony while desperately attempting to work the stubborn door release handle so as to release my smashed digits, it became just another fond memory growing up in the 70’s. I reflect back now and smile. ☺️

[@fireballfireball6962]

takes you back to childhood so it just makes the whole body relax.. awesome

[@kevinluschak5241]

I used to work at Tuesday Morning 2012 they always had pretty nice music when I was working. Made the day so much enjoyable.

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

I feel like this is part of the incremental music in-between scenes for such shows as Mary Tyler Moore, The Bob Newhart Show, Rockford Files, etc.. all the great ones from the early to mid '70s! LOVE IT!

[@mollythorpe1796]

So true!

[@victoriaoliver9958]

Yes! My comment was gonna be that this gives me The Love Boat and Brady Bunch vibes. I was born in 1975 and would watch reruns of those in the early '80's.

[@avioncamper]

@@victoriaoliver9958 I was born in 1966, as a kid the 70's were special along with 80's. Last 25 years or so music and the country is not the same.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Recently I was watching some of the MTM episodes again (I've seen them dozens of times but they always are entertaining and worthwhile), and the music played as bridges when they dissolve between locations--- or when an episode just starts after the opening theme--- is stuff that I would listen to regularly for pleasure. It is really good, and created by someone named Pat Williams. I've listened to some of his music on YT but nothing comes close to what he composed for that sitcom. So you can imagine how much your comment above resonated with me. Very cool.

[@zxccxz164]

i love listening to the incidental music in old shows. very effective. not done so much anymore

[@YT44four]

Ahhhh elevator music of my childhood. Makes me feel happy, relaxed and safe. 😊

[@heatherrogers548]

Exactly my experience 😊

[@Mark-yy2py]

Usually, it’s cheery and uplifting. I like it! I remember shopping in KMart and Safeway in the early 70s, and this what you would hear as you were browsing.

[@LoFiLime]

I just can't even believe this was played in stores. It seems too good to be true. Even at 31 years old I didn't get to hear anything like it growing up. It sounds like ambient PS1 bgm and I'm all for it

[@williamgass9242]

Yeah it went out of style pretty quick

[@AprilJoi5]

This is from a time when people actually browsed and shopped for fun and relaxation! Now people just run in and grab what they need or just order it online. My shopping memories with my mom and her friend and her daughter were some of the best of my life. We were just little girls waiting for our moms to be done. Time seemed to stand still in those days. I really truly miss that. 😢

[@penguin1780]

Wow, as someone who spent toddlerhood with a shopaholic mom in a three story upscale department store, this is really bringing up some memories.

[@DrLauraRPalmer]

YOU GOT IT!! And in that order!! This took me right back to 4yrs old and long days shopping with granny. 😊

[@mundoprogresivo]

Beautiful melodies that invite us to romance, serenity and optimism. Thanks for uploading this music.

[@zxccxz164]

would there be less looting if this was played today?

[@Braxton-xk5bi]

All this only means it evoked every wrong emotion in you 😂

[@sensational_cellar8606]

My blood pressure has gone down listening to this. Remarkable, thank you. Best wishes

[@rosesperfumelace]

This music made you slow down, relax. Take your time browsing the merchandise. I remember Sears had a snack bar where you could get popcorn, candies, drinks and baloons.

[@OldTimeRadioOfficial]

This vintage music makes me feel like I'm in a beautiful dream, where everything is gentle and peaceful. 🌙

[@theoreticalphysics3644]

Okay now this is a mood I didn't know I needed but here we are.

[@sophirichmanfletcher4657]

Ah, those horns with the strings... Watching The Streets of San Francisco and Hawaii 5-0....sweet nostalgia right here. Thank you so much. 💞

[@Gwendys_Nostalgia]

I love "The Streets Of San Francisco" 1970s tv show !!

[@RJPaul-px6vt]

The session musicians who played on these tracks were fantastic pros. That bass on the first track - impeccable!

[@brettpatetto6847]

every one was full of joy back then

[@tensphreak]

ahhh..the soothing sounds of easy listening music to make you stay longer and buy more!

[@eriklindhurst5793]

As the world speedily heads toward hell in a hand-basket, at least we have a pleasant soundtrack to distract ourselves for a bit. Those were the days!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I do that everyday.

[@dar6095]

No truer word's Erik

[@TalkTalk44]

The best of times.

[@SuikodenGR]

Man we been dealing with that crap since the end of WW2 and the beginning till the end of the Cold War with the Fall of the Soviet Union of 1991. 1961 - Cuban Missle Crisis 1971 - Drill Tape accidentally set in NORAD 1980 - Failed Computer Chip in NAADC 1983 - Soviet Missle Sub almost launch warheads due to computer error from solar reflect by clouds There are many more and don't get me started with constant Cyber War we're dealing with every day you don't hear from the NEWS unless you look for it 😅 Music is very false security 😆

[@happydavid13]

Sadly, very sadly, you are so right! Take care.

[@DreamShadow76]

I just put on my headphones while listening to this type of music while shopping. Makes things better 😁

[@Kj16V]

Don't know why but I got this sudden urge to buy a Panasonic VHS recorder...

[@andyorencio6445]

Makes me feel young again. Full of positive energy🙂

[@northernbettygirl]

Hey, they played this in elevators too. As I recall, it played in my dentist office to relax and calm anyone needing a filling or extraction 😱

[@BixbyLBC]

This is absolutely amazing. I couldn't sleep last night, came across this video and I was out like a baby. The music was so soothing and nostalgic. I drifted off, remembering the good old days, shopping at Woolworth's and Newberry with this music playing in the background. I thought of how I miss those times with my mom. We used to shop til we dropped. I think I'll call her and reminisce on those days 🥰🥰🥰 Thanks again for sharing 😁❤

[@jude999]

🤣

[@BixbyLBC]

@@jude999 What's so funny?

[@Julie-ji3nj]

I took your advice and it worked well. Thank you.

[@zxccxz164]

my dog is laying next to me, he likes it too, wag wag..

[@BixbyLBC]

@@Julie-ji3nj You're welcome 🤗 hope you have many more restful nights 😴😴😴

[@SatomiForward]

Perfect way to end my closing shift

[@astralartist4]

Or begin

[@catarianepeta]

Very relaxing.

[@fanatiquemusique]

I am sitting in the library listening to this while a mentally disturbed person next to me rants. I miss the 1970s 😩

[@eonreeves4324]

remember when everything was exciting and something even more exciting was just around the corner?

[@someguy4911]

My mind goes back to being a little kid growing up in CA in the 70s and my mom dragging me off with her for the weekly grocery shopping at the Alpha Beta grocery store. They used to play this music.

[@minosc5949]

It's not just the music. It's all about quality. Effort to make something good. The audio gear you see in some pictures is now sold second hand for thousands, because this gear still works, and will continue to do so. LPs you see there now sell for 100s. "They don't make them like this anymore" in all aspects of our lives. We live the age of cheap

[@tjsogmc]

I recently dusted off my parent's 1981 JVC home stereo and was shocked that 1. it still worked perfectly and 2. how amazing it sounds. In this day and age we hear music from cell phones and 3" speakers mostly. It's of poor audio quality. But man, nothing like some old analog systems with wood box speakers.... heaven....

[@jcasetnl]

Survivorship bias. There was plenty of cheap crap back then. It's just long since dead and gone from our lives and memories. The quality stuff still survives and our brains tell us everything was that good.

[@TheUtuber999]

Not really. Most need to be recapped after around 40 years because the electrolytic capacitors dry out and go bad.

[@sensational_cellar8606]

@@TheUtuber999 …but they can be quite easily serviced unlike some modern equipment. Some of my gear is from the 1950s - specifically a Swiss Thorens TD 124 turntable and British Quad II tube amps - it they’ve been carefully serviced and restored and are just wonderful to use and listen to. All the best

[@shaunsteele6926]

true, everything is cheap and disposable now. Back then things were made to last

[@walkerpantera]

awww i opened this thinking it was gonna be actual footage of a department store and the sounds from that, like the cash register, folks in lines chatting instead of being glued to phones, announcements over the PA system of pop-up sales, the music here is nice and remenescent of days gone by. i was 11 in 79. we LIVED in jcp, sears and kmart. LIVED. lol. i hated wearin toughskins cause the cool kids wore levis, as ive grown up now i want my toughskins again. 😊

[@larrytate4586]

I did as well. I am pleasantly surprised.

[@darylharvey2865]

... And my Jox from Thom McAn. 😊

[@Laine2539]

They should start playing this in the stores again. 😊

[@pamcornelius9122]

I worked in the small appliance department of J. Byron’s in Miami in 1979. They played albums from their music department over the store sound system. I remember hearing Captain and Tennille, and the Beach Boys Christmas album among others. I miss the freedom days of the seventies.

[@fa14fighterjet]

I’m glad the video isn’t taken down anymore!

[@StudlyHunk]

This reminds me of my dad's home appliances shop in the 80 and 90s. He would play the latest songs in VHS tapes to attract customers. And every Saturday he will push the TV outside and switch to the kids channel and the children will gather to watch cartoons. Copyright thingy isn't that strict during those simpler time.

[@britpoppansy]

I would go RIGHT IN to any store playing this. No lies.

[@djdissi]

So would I absolutely. Today... But back then tho, muzak was still sort of everywhere and had been used for generations, specifically and subliminally for consumers, so this would hardly draw you in if you were under 38 in 1979 lol. Aside from considering it as generic and uncreative music (early version of today's mainstream) enforced upon the ears that couldnt choose to escape it when shopping (no earbuds), ppl began to realize muzak's intentions and were insulted by it

[@britpoppansy]

@@djdissi Dude, you know what's funny is that my friend's uncle who is in his 50's or 60's loves muzak so much. He's the "weird black sheep uncle". He even had to move in with her and her husband and kids for a while because he was going through a "difficult time". Not sure what that was about, but when I heard him playing the most stupid muzak "jazz" in his room I almost lost it. My friend told me it was his absolute favorite. I cannot fathom.

[@djdissi]

@@britpoppansy by the same token, muzak was also used to relax anxious early-era elevator riders in the '30s, and employees, while also hoping to stimulate productivity of the latter. Maybe your uncle was onto something 😉... sorry, your friend's uncle

[@FredGSanford.]

This music was actually developed to be played 40 - 50 years later for nostalgia purposes on a yet to be invented format.

[@IronMan-tk8uc]

I believe that 😆

[@williamgass9242]

That's ridiculous and untrue

[@FredGSanford.]

@@williamgass9242 look it up.

[@MelywoodMedia]

Great comment ❤

[@marybazargani6929]

So true!

[@kiko485]

My newlywed mother and father were 21 and 19 respectively during this time. I love hearing them talk about what it was like to live during the 70’s, and this video is yet another peak into that era. Love it! ❤

[@beehappyalways]

I was also newly married, 19, and with a baby boy on the way. Such good times.

[@paulmatulavich7321]

I worked in the retail grocery business for 25 years, and part of my job was producing the taped announcements advertising the weekly sales. To attract the shoppers attention, I made every message as creative and exciting as possible. For example: Shoppers stop where you are, and let me ask you - is your spathyphylum dried and withered? Has it been weeks since anyone showed it any attention? Well now, you can address this embarassing situation in our Flower Department, where we have fresh, vibrant spathyphylums and other lush plants on sale now. TV theme week was another hit with the customers. I would take certain products and promote their virtues while tying in a particular television show that related to the item, with the theme playing in the background.