Airport Muzak Log
By Half-Handed Cloud
Saturday, September 2nd, 2006
Saturday, September 2nd, 2006
Sometimes when i’m flying to a distant location for business, pleasure, or funeral, it’s fun to play a little Name-that-Tune game, and catalog the results in a notebook. A lot of the time, the instruments they choose to act out the melodies are hilarious—that’s kind of the best part. The Oakland Airport is very good for Muzak, especially around
| Date: | Song: | Original Artist: | Lead Inst: |
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Nov. 2004
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"Mountain" | Donovan | ??? |
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"Lowdown" | Boz Scaggs | ??? |
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"When a Man Loves a Woman" | Percy Sledge | saxophone |
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"Dancing Queen" | ABBA | classical gtr |
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"Will You Still Love me Tomorrow" | Carole King | saxophone |
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"The Warmth of the Sun" | Beach Boys | vibes/sax |
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Mar. 2005
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"Here, There & Everywhere" | The Beatles | electric gtr |
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"Don’t Worry Baby" | Beach Boys | flute/sax |
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July 2005
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"Baby It’s You" | Motown | guitar |
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"My Guy" | Motown | saxophone |
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"It’s a Beautiful Morning" | ??? | guitar |
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"One on One" | Hall & Oates | vibraphone |
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Aug. 2005
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"Feel the Earth Move…" | Carole King | saxophone |
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"Give Me One Reason" | Tracy Chapman | organ |
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Same Old Song" | Motown | saxophone |
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Sep. 2005
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"Sugar Sugar" | Archies | electric gtr |
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"Holiday" | The Bee Gees | strings |
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Jan. 2006
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Watching the Detectives" | Elvis Costello | elec.gtr/piano |
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May 2006
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"Darlin’" | Beach Boys | electric gtr |
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July 2006
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"Cherish the Love" | Madonna | classical gtr |
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"Love Will Keep Us Together" | Captain & Tenille | saxophone |
Filed under: experiment
