elevator music

Related to elevator music: Background music

elevator music

Soft, usually jazzy recorded music played in public places. The phrase is often used derisively. Sorry, but this sounds like elevator music to me. Let's put on some real jazz.
See also: elevator, music
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

elevator music

n. dull, uninteresting music of the type that can be heard in elevators or shops. (see also ear candy.) Elevator music is better than listening to someone chewing food.
See also: elevator, music
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

elevator music

Light instrumental music considered “easy listening.” It is played not only in elevators but shopping malls, grocery stores, doctor’s offices, telephone systems (when the caller is on hold), and similar venues. Simple and unobtrusive, it serves purely as a background. It is also called Muzak, because the Muzak Corporation originally supplied such music. The New Yorker magazine (April 10, 2006) carried a piece by David Owen entitled “The Soundtrack of Your Life,” describing the matching of such music to the venues where it is played.
See also: elevator, music
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • grunch
  • grunge
  • throw (some) shapes
  • blare out
  • by ear
  • ethnic music
  • stop the music
  • Stop the music!
  • Stop the music! Hold everything!
  • sing the blues
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