Who decides...

[wetcamelfood]

I've seen many a thread over time say something like "Hey, I was in (this store/mall) and guess what Mac (or Mac related) song they played on the loudspeakers? ...etc. My one for today was "I'm the one" from Christine's 1984 selftitled WB solo album (heard it in the supermarket) and it just made me think...(not that I'm complaining or anything but...) who decides what songs get played on those things anyways?!

This is probably a stupid question as it's probably just the store/mall managers or something but I admit that I have no idea about how all that works hence why I ask.

I find it interesting because, OK, most of the time it's just "the hits" that are played but I've heard some pretty wacky ones over the years (considering this kind of fare is supossed to be for relatively conservative listeners) like "When it comes to love" (from BTM) and "Never forget" (from "Tusk") among others but those are the ones that came to mind right now.

So, I'm looking forward to any thoughts on who you guys think decides these things, not that it's a big thing, I was just curious. I'll be interested to see what some of you have to say about this and thanks in advance.

John