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The Mystery of the Christmas Song in the Grocery Store
TLDR Brian hears his own Christmas song playing in a grocery store and tries to figure out how it got there and if he should be getting paid for it. The company responsible for choosing the music confirms that they have used Brian's song before, but also suggests that Brian may have misheard his own song.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
A man named Brian hears a version of a Christmas song at a grocery store that he believes is the exact one he made in his living room.
04:38
A man named Brian hears his own version of a Christmas song that he made in his living room playing in a grocery store, and he wants to know how it got there and if he should be getting paid for it.
09:05
Brian and his bandmates try to figure out how their song ended up playing in a Kroger grocery store, but no one at Kroger seems to know where the music comes from or how it is chosen.
13:06
The song that Brian and his bandmates heard in Kroger was not chosen by Kroger, but rather by a company called in-store audio network, which specializes in creating playlists for grocery stores and pharmacies, and it is possible that they chose an obscure song from YouTube to save money on royalties.
17:20
The company responsible for choosing the music for Kroger, Eversong, puts a lot of thought and time into creating playlists that match the pace of shopping and keep people in step with the music.
21:16
The company responsible for choosing the music for Kroger, Eversong, confirms that they have used Brian's song in their Christmas mix before and that the Christmas season keeps getting longer.
25:26
The company responsible for choosing the music for Kroger, Eversong, does not have Brian Dean's song in their database of Christmas songs.
30:34
The possibility that Brian Dean misheard his own song playing in Kroger is more likely than the alternative explanations.
34:20
Brian's ability to recognize music, particularly Star Wars music, is tested and he is able to identify all the songs correctly.
40:13
Brian Dean and corporate Brian both believe that musician Brian's song was played in the supermarket, but it is impossible for both of them to be true.
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