T.Rex: "Cosmic Dancer" at Kroger.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 3 February 2019 19:21 (five years ago) link
Tom Petty: "Too Much Ain't Enough" at Kroger.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 05:02 (five years ago) link
The Showmen: "39-21-46" at HEB.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 11 February 2019 00:53 (five years ago) link
James Brown: "Get On The Goodfoot" and Kinks: "Waterloo Sunset" at Jack-In-The-Box.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 13 February 2019 01:38 (five years ago) link
Bryan Ferry: "Kiss and Tell" at HEB.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 14 February 2019 05:23 (five years ago) link
School of Seven Bells, "Ablaze" at LCBO
― jmm, Sunday, 17 February 2019 20:30 (five years ago) link
oh that reminds me of the one time i heard "ilu" by school of seven bells (which i first heard via ilm) at a which wich
― dyl, Sunday, 17 February 2019 21:27 (five years ago) link
Fleetwood Mac: "Save Me" (their last Top 40, from '90) at Kroger.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 17 February 2019 21:41 (five years ago) link
By now, I shouldn't be surprised, but hearing freaking "Kiss Me On the Bus" by the Replacements at Kroger was crazy.
I mean, if I heard "I'll Be You" I'd be "Well, strange hearing the Replacements at Kroger, but this was a minor Top 40 hit, I guess."
And if heard "Can't Hardly Wait" - like I did a few months ago - I'd be surprised, but again, it might be the band's most notable song, off a major-label album, at that.
But "Kiss Me On the Bus"? I get that Kroger might be hesitant to play a song called "Bastards of Young" over its P.A. system, but I would've expected to hear "Left of the Dial" or "Hold My Life" before KMotB. And yet, I pretty much would not have expected to hear anything from the Bob Stinson era over those speakers.
If I go in there next week and hear "I'M A CUSTOMER", I'm gonna flip out.
― pplains, Monday, 18 February 2019 14:29 (five years ago) link
that would be awesome. i too would flip out if i heard "customer" while i was a customer, anywhere but a record store
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 18 February 2019 14:37 (five years ago) link
Camera Obscura: "Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken" at Food 4 Less.
― Real Compton City G, Monday, 18 February 2019 21:42 (five years ago) link
haha! i've never heard camera obscura but i know lloyd cole's "are you ready to be heartbroken" and that song title cracks me up
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 18 February 2019 22:58 (five years ago) link
Gary Wright: "Got The Feelin'" at Randall's
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 23 February 2019 04:48 (five years ago) link
ok where do you live, because i'm not sure i believe you anymore
― mookieproof, Saturday, 23 February 2019 04:54 (five years ago) link
Houston-area, many of these come from places in the western 'burbs.
I had to Shazam that Gary Wright, initially thought it was some '80s Rod Stewart thing.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 23 February 2019 06:15 (five years ago) link
hmm
― mookieproof, Saturday, 23 February 2019 06:24 (five years ago) link
Mark Lindsay: "Arizona" at Walmart.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 24 February 2019 03:10 (five years ago) link
yesssssss
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 24 February 2019 13:21 (five years ago) link
Guns N' Roses"Welcome to the Jungle"Appetite for DestructionGeffen Records, 1987KROGERDec. 8, 2018 | 2:34 pm CST― pplains, Saturday, December 8, 2018 5:20 PM (two months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
KROGERDec. 8, 2018 | 2:34 pm CST
― pplains, Saturday, December 8, 2018 5:20 PM (two months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
THIS JUST HAPPENED AT MY USUAL KROGER.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 1 March 2019 02:05 (five years ago) link
i know that song is unlistenable noise, but it's really not that unusual to hear it in a public place. even my city's dull, generic classic hits station that plays virtually the same playlist every single day will spin it
― dyl, Friday, 1 March 2019 02:44 (five years ago) link
BUT IN KROGER.
STANDING IN THE CAT FOOD AISLE NEXT TO SOME LADY WHO WAS 37 WHEN THAT SONG CAME OUT.
WE BOTH HEAR A MAN SCREAM OVER THE P.A. "BRING YOU TO YOUR KNEES! I'M GONNA WATCH YOU BLEED!"
HER MOUTH OPENS IN HORROR. THE LIDS ON THE CAT FOOD TINS START RIPPING OPEN BY THEMSELVES, RAZOR BLADES SLICING THROUGH THE AIR.
― pplains, Friday, 1 March 2019 03:23 (five years ago) link
Christine McVie - "Love Will Show Us How" at Walgreens
― Hideous Lump, Saturday, 2 March 2019 07:00 (five years ago) link
I just heard ‘Change Of Heart’ from Cyndi Lauper’s 2nd album in a shopping plaza in upstate NY. But I was surprised to see that it made it to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987.
― christopher.ivan, Saturday, 2 March 2019 17:57 (five years ago) link
this is one of my favorite threads
― ⅋ (crüt), Saturday, 2 March 2019 18:54 (five years ago) link
White Town: "Your Woman" at Kroger.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 4 March 2019 22:39 (five years ago) link
brand new heavies 'dream on dreamer' at CVS
― mookieproof, Monday, 4 March 2019 23:59 (five years ago) link
kylie minogue "slow" at the grocery store
(apparently it was a big hit in australia and europe but in the usa it barely charted and i literally never heard it on the radio)
― dyl, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 03:46 (five years ago) link
Bananarama: "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" at Jack In the Box.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 21:50 (five years ago) link
Belle & Sebastian: "The Blues Are Still Blue" at Which Wich.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 9 March 2019 21:56 (five years ago) link
X: "Los Angeles" and Mothers of Invention: "Hungry Freaks, Daddy" at Freebirds
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 10 March 2019 19:53 (five years ago) link
RL Burnside: "It's Bad You Know" at Jack In The Box.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 21:19 (five years ago) link
U2: "Instant Karma!" at Jason's Deli.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 18 March 2019 22:26 (five years ago) link
When I moved to the US from UK 10 years ago I heard that EVERYWHERE! In shops. Not on radio or anything.
― kinder, Monday, 18 March 2019 22:43 (five years ago) link
^^Same thing w/"French Navy".
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 18 March 2019 23:52 (five years ago) link
Olivia Newton-John's "Twist of Fate" at Wal-Mart.
Do we deserve a second chanceHow did we fall into this circumstanceWe weren't so straight and narrowThis is much more than we deserve
― Irradiated Rosary Beads (I M Losted), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 11:09 (five years ago) link
Neko Case: "Man" at Jack In The Box.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 20:06 (five years ago) link
Hilary Duff: "So Yesterday"* & The Band: "The Shape I'm In" at Randall's
Also heard the not as obscure but still totally random Hard Rock selection of "Jailbreak" by Thin Lizzy (Maguire)
*I think this is another one of those tracks that just lives on in in-store audio networks.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 20 March 2019 19:53 (five years ago) link
I was working "in radio" when "So Yesterday" was released; I still think about it randomly sometimes (and yes, I think I've also encountered it sporadically in supermarkets, etc. over the intervening years).
― What's that Phish song that goes "Bag it, Tag it"? (morrisp), Wednesday, 20 March 2019 20:05 (five years ago) link
Slade: "Run Runaway" at Wendy's
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 22 March 2019 19:08 (five years ago) link
Sir, this is a Wendy's
― What's that Phish song that goes "Bag it, Tag it"? (morrisp), Friday, 22 March 2019 19:14 (five years ago) link
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, March 22, 2019 2:08 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I heard that at Kroger too. Seems like we were just talking about it.*
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*"we were just talking about it" = I was talking about it somewhere on ILX.
― pplains, Saturday, 23 March 2019 02:48 (five years ago) link
Such a weird song and video
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 23 March 2019 02:49 (five years ago) link
"These guys wrote 'Cum On Feel the Noize'?"
― pplains, Saturday, 23 March 2019 02:52 (five years ago) link
I encountered the video on MTV as a child, and was completely baffled as to why they existed, having no awareness of anything that occurred in music in the 70s.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 23 March 2019 03:04 (five years ago) link
The Hollies: "On A Carousel" at Goodwill.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 24 March 2019 21:17 (five years ago) link
Sweet: "Little Willy" at HEB.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 21:11 (five years ago) link
Robin Trower: "Day of The Eagle" at Randalls
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 March 2019 21:30 (five years ago) link
Jason Collett - “These Are The Days” at Whole Foods
― john. a resident of evanston. (john. a resident of chicago.), Saturday, 30 March 2019 00:42 (five years ago) link
Sheena Easton's "Telefone" at the same WalMart.
― William Wants a Doll (I M Losted), Monday, 1 April 2019 04:45 (five years ago) link
Delta 5: "Mind Your Own Business" at Freebirds.
While there I also heard "On The Run" by Pink Floyd, which sounded really odd out of context.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 19:22 (five years ago) link