music to shop by

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WFMU's wonderful "Beware of the Blog" is a fantastic, eclectic mix of just about everything except classical music (and even dips into that once in a blue moon). One sort of music they return to again and again is the "Industrial Musical," where whole albums of commercially oriented songs are often posted (and once posted, they remain available).

Dance the Slurp (7-11) -- mp3

Sometimes they are commercial jingles, tie-in albums, giveaways. Perhaps more often, they are recorded for sales meetings and annual events. They motivate salesmen and give them a party line to push.

He's a Penney Man -- mp3

Here is an album they've assembled with 20 tracks, in the hippest, coolest, most happenin' idioms of their day. Well, that was the intention, anyway. Results may vary, "daddy-o."

The Frito Twist -- mp3

The post gives links to more... and more... including an entire 50s musical presented at in-house company meetings. The enterprising listener can find even more by typing the words "industrial musical" in the search box on the left of the blog's front page.

The Eight Seasons of Chromalox -- mp3

Off the topic, they also have song-poems (people answered those magazine ads that say "HAVE YOUR POEMS SET TO MUSIC" and these are the result), strange evangelical music, obscure hits from other lands, and of course, present-day cutting edge music that I don't have time to look into. Without WFMU, it's possible I would go sane.

My Bathroom is a Private Kind of Place (American Standard) -- mp3

Too many to pick from.

My VIP - Tribute to Salesmen (Clark Equipment) -- mp3

Must. Stop.

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