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Elevator Music: A Surreal History Of Muzak, Easylistening, And Other Moodsong; Revised And Expanded Edition,New Margo Recommended Further Readings And RelevantIt'S Campy, It'S Cool, Empty, Intrusive, Trite, And Treacly. It'S Big Brother Singing. Call It What You Will Elevator Music, Moodsong Easy Listening, Or Muzak . For A Musical Genre That Was Supposed To Offend No One, It Has A Lot Of Enemies. Musical Cognoscenti Decry Its Insipid Content; Regular Folk If They Notice Bemoan Its Pervasiveness; While Hipsters And Campsters Celebrate Its Retro Chic. Mindful Of The Many Voices, Joseph Lanza'S Elevator Music