KEXP recorded the exclusive confessions of a Retail DJ. Here’s the low-down. She can’t tell you her name. She can’t tell you where she works. What she can tell you is this: she will infect you with music. Her tunes will make you buy those jeans. Even if they’re too expensive.
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Selections from Anonymous’ retail playlist:
| Song | Band |
| Lovefool | The Cardigans |
| Skinny Genes | Eliza Doolittle |
| These Boots are Made for Walking | Nancy Sinatra |
| Hoodie | Lady Soverign |
| I Kissed a Girl | Katy Perry |
| Hunter (for sale on “Hunter boots”) | Bjork |
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Making this story we were fascinated to find there’s a movement against music in retail stores in the UK.
Music used in this piece: “Crime Lab” by APM Music, “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story, “Lovefool” by The Cardigans.
What?! There are more stories in the Why Music Matters story series? Yessss!
Produced by Anna Boiko-Weyrauch, 2010 AIR Live Interactive Resident. Editorial oversight by Kevin Cole. Engineering help from Matt Ogaz. Live Interactive is a collaboration of KEXP and AIR, the Association of Independents in Radio with financial support from AIR members worldwide, Recovery.gov, and the National Endowment for the Arts which believe a great nation deserves great art.
One Comment
Having worked in retail I can say that the music doesn’t just inspire the customers. Sometimes, after a loooooooong day on the floor, the right song gives you that pep in your step until closing time.