Comments | eramundo: Moment of Zen

eramundo

Moment of Zen

Mar 13, 2009 08:33

Nothing get's your friday started for the weirder like walking into the lobby of your shared corporate type building to hear... The Killer's 'Mr.Brightside' playing over the speakers, re-arranged and performed by... what sounds like Tony Bennet and a old-time Big Band... Yes. Complete with horn solo ( Read more... )

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Skeered kosaginolegion March 13 2009, 13:09:57 UTC

I've never heard of any readily available Muzak but there are radio stations dedicated to it, so you could start there.

*contemplates the David Bowie Muzak version heard years back*

*weeps tears of fear and dread*

tsaiko March 13 2009, 13:21:44 UTC

I think the most horrifying one for me was realizing that I was listening to a Muzak version of Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator" in the middle of a grocery store.

eramundo March 13 2009, 13:26:16 UTC

That's just... I mean... WOW. Other than Mr.Brightside today, I haven't heard anything too brain breaking. Coldplay is already sorta mellow-mellow, so throwing violins at it doesn't hurt too bad. But yeah I don't know what I'd do if I heard "welcome to the jungle" done bing crosby style or the like. Probably scream and run.

kaitou1412 March 13 2009, 13:32:01 UTC

Japan I know does 'music box' versions of the big hits. I think they call it Orgel Music? I actually really liked the version of Utada Hikaru's "Automatic."

I also have a Japanese instrumental cover of Green Day's "When I Come Around" on acoustic guitar. But that's from a tribute album, not muzak, and I honestly love it.

tammylee March 13 2009, 14:11:36 UTC

Mr. Brightside is ALREADY elevator music!
*dodges*

I'd be cringing if they muzakked some heavy metal. OR OFFSPRING!
XDD

flidgetjerome March 13 2009, 15:52:36 UTC

I'd be cringing if they muzakked some heavy metal. OR OFFSPRING!
XDD

Because my best friend secretly hates me, I already have those MP3s.

tammylee March 13 2009, 15:57:32 UTC

BWahhaha!
Which songs?!
I am deeply curious and horror-struck!

flidgetjerome March 13 2009, 16:04:33 UTC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sunny_Side_of_the_Moon:_The_Best_of_Richard_Cheese

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flidgetjerome March 13 2009, 15:39:15 UTC

The Mr Brightside cover is by Paul Anka, I believe, mostly because it doesn't seem to be by Richard Cheese.

Yes, there are several guys working this gag to death.

The Orchestral Viva la Vida maybe Coldplay's fault, though.

eramundo March 13 2009, 15:42:40 UTC

I wonder if he also did the pat bennitar cover...

flidgetjerome March 13 2009, 15:47:41 UTC

If it's the 'Hit me with your Best Shot' one, that was Richard Cheese. Thus spake Wikipedia.

tammylee March 13 2009, 15:57:52 UTC

Oh gawd, I love Richard Cheese.
For a certain value of 'love'.