Music and the Market

I'm continuing to be tickled by the use of music on Marketplace (despite David's absence this last week). Marketplace plays music, without lyrics, between segments. Usually I don't think about it too much, but my ears pricked up last night as I heard them playing "White America" by Eminem. After a piece about how business leaders should be disclosing their stock purchaces real time to the public, I found myself humming along to Luscious Jackson's "Why Do I Lie." Finally, they "did the numbers" to "It Don't Mean a Thing if You Ain't Got that Swing," reporting out a lackluster day due to a dip in consumer confidence. I have an instant connection to anyone who listens to Luscious Jackson, but it's the diversity and sense of humor of the selections that makes Marketplace so great.