Go, boys, go

[venta]

Quite often, when I phone my parents, there's some sort of breathless scramble at their end as they turn off whatever music they're listening to. I nearly always have music on when I'm at home, and my parents do too... I always assumed that was just what people did, but apparently not

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[susandennis]

Interesting about music playing. Growing up, if we had music on, we were sitting down listening to it. It was never background music. I always try and rarely remember to turn it on in the background in my house. I'm better about remembering to turn it on in the car. On the way home from the pool this morning, Google Music tossed up a Judy Collins tune I hadn't heard in years and I actually had the thought that I need to remember to turn this on in the house more often!

[venta]

There's something strangely lovely about having the radio, out modern day equivalents) suddenly playing you a song you've not heard in ages.

[pseudomonas]

I know that song as well - heard it as a kid, I think - but you identified it so I'm denied a kudo.

[pseudomonas]

You seem like an honest sort, you may have a kudo anyway.

[venta]

Bloomin' LJ login handling.

[lathany]

I like playing music but my hearing issues mean I can't have it on in the background to conversations. This is because my ears don't filter it out properly (and therefore is like several people trying to talk to you at once). So I'm less inclined to play it in the house unless I'm not expecting company.

[venta]

They seem very sound reasons for not having music on! It's not that I think people should, just that I regard it as very much the norm - and actually, it isn't.

[exspelunca]

The Dad was not winding you up about buying records and the first time you were aware of Muzak (or similar) in a shop you went to look for the musicians because music in a public place, in your experience, was live. If the BBC even needs a recording of The Boars Head Carol, it's Ron that they play.