Obscure Singles Heard at CVS

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"Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones after the medical clinic put my call on hold - "It's not easy facing up, when your whole world is black"

aworks, Wednesday, 21 October 2020 02:30 (four years ago)

two weeks pass...

Thompson Twins “King for a Day” which subsequently got stuck in an endless loop in my head for a week thereafter.

epistantophus, Saturday, 7 November 2020 14:08 (four years ago)

Stone Roses "Elephant Stone" at REI

j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Monday, 16 November 2020 04:48 (four years ago)

Finally updated the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Qvc8uzVk4bDpMeW6p2lc6?si=9k_3qW1OSqyPEvC6ZgpsWw

"what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 19 November 2020 21:08 (four years ago)

two weeks pass...

Not terribly obscure, but I just remembered hearing Joe Jackson's "Breaking Us in Two" at Walgreen's when buying masks and sunscreen and while it's fantastic, it's also inappropriate and depressing in that context.

Totally Insane Police State, 90210 (I M Losted), Monday, 7 December 2020 13:19 (four years ago)

I still don't know how/why Badfinger (or whoever controls their copyrights) didn't sue Joe Jackson.

Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 7 December 2020 15:26 (four years ago)

for what, making them upset in a Walgreens?

Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Monday, 7 December 2020 15:41 (four years ago)

I still don't know how/why Badfinger (or whoever controls their copyrights) didn't sue Joe Jackson.

― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, December 7, 2020 9:26 AM bookmarkflaglink

Ha, I was just about to add "Same with 'Day After Day'!" to IML's post.

pplains, Monday, 7 December 2020 16:26 (four years ago)

It feels borderline for this thread, but it was definitely weird to hear Elton John’s “Can’t Stay Alone Tonight” in a grocery store during the lead up to Christmas.

sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Sunday, 13 December 2020 00:51 (four years ago)

It counts...a definite subset of this whole thing is "Album Cuts Off Recent-ish Releases From Legacy Artists".

"what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 13 December 2020 05:50 (four years ago)

one month passes...

Out of all the Blondie tracks, this is the ONLY one I knew before hand would be a hit. The original is amazing and we were in a position wherein I knew if we released a decent version it would succeed.
I had no idea I'd be hearing it in CVS forty years later https://t.co/cCqhrpT8b1

— Chris Stein (@chrissteinplays) January 31, 2021

"what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 1 February 2021 01:04 (four years ago)

"Flying High Again" by Ozzy Osbourne

"Midnight Blue" by Lou Gramm

"She's A Lot Like You" by The Cars

In that order.

pplains, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 00:02 (four years ago)

i been a baaaad baaaad boy

Wrong Screamed Barney (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 2 February 2021 01:59 (four years ago)

Billy Joel "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" at the dentists office.

justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Monday, 8 February 2021 19:19 (four years ago)

more like "leave a tender molar alone" amirite

pplains, Monday, 8 February 2021 19:40 (four years ago)

three weeks pass...

Playing just now at the Home Depot - Charlotte Sometimes (?!)

epistantophus, Thursday, 4 March 2021 00:23 (four years ago)

that is amazing, i don't think i have ever heard that song out in the wild before.

Bee OK, Thursday, 4 March 2021 00:33 (four years ago)

one month passes...

Not at all obscure, but as I stepped on the stair machine at a local gym where the majority of my gym mates are black women, "Brown Sugar" by the Stones was playing.

Cancel "Orangina", Please (I M Losted), Saturday, 10 April 2021 13:09 (four years ago)

gay people love to tell you what song from 2002 was playing at CVS

— Jill Gutowitz (@jillboard) April 20, 2021

peace, man, Wednesday, 21 April 2021 11:04 (four years ago)

god "brown sugar" reeeeeally needs to disappear

might beat my all time worst gym playlist experience with "Tears in Heaven"

Bobo Honk, real name, no gimmicks (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 21 April 2021 11:54 (four years ago)

I would be tempted to use weights as a discus to throw at someone's head if I heard that Clapton while working out

P-Zunit (Neanderthal), Thursday, 22 April 2021 00:44 (four years ago)

The first three lines from Modern Love hit pretty hard when heard in a Lowe‘s

— Holy Mountain (@Holy_Mountain) April 22, 2021

blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 22 April 2021 17:32 (four years ago)

Playing just now at the Home Depot - Charlotte Sometimes (?!)


This is fabulously waldeinsamkeit... just picturing this beautiful atmospheric song echoing through the giant space amongst towers of building materials and stuff

brimstead, Thursday, 22 April 2021 19:57 (four years ago)

two weeks pass...

Us3: "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" at Fuddruckers

blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 6 May 2021 19:59 (four years ago)

wait

why are you at Fuddruckers

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 6 May 2021 20:00 (four years ago)

Because it was there.

(FWIW, it wasn't my pick, and based on today I probably won't be back soon.)

blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 6 May 2021 20:05 (four years ago)

probably have not eaten at a Fuddruckers since 1999 or so, but i have fond memories of the steak fries and especially the shakes. bear in mind i was a teenager at the time so my palate was not super sophisticated even when it came to evaluating fries and shakes.

Bobo Honk, real name, no gimmicks (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 6 May 2021 21:00 (four years ago)

I spent just about every Saturday night with my folks b/w 1984 and 1990 at Fuddruckers.

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 6 May 2021 21:05 (four years ago)

the Fuddruckers near me now is basically you walk up to a kiosk and put in your order electronically, you can see some of the people making your burger but it wasn't like that big clear glass window most Fuddruckers had in the 80s. and you can order like Bison burger and shit now

Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Thursday, 6 May 2021 21:06 (four years ago)

It def feels like a heavy piece of 1980s culture that somehow has persisted as an actual place instead of a meme.

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) stan (morrisp), Thursday, 6 May 2021 21:13 (four years ago)

their milkshakes were legit good!

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 6 May 2021 21:22 (four years ago)

Oh, I loved it as a kid. I can still smell that smell

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) stan (morrisp), Thursday, 6 May 2021 21:28 (four years ago)

Their hot dog bread was the most...generous I'd ever seen. I'm sure it had more calories by itself than the side o' beef on display behind the glass.

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 6 May 2021 21:29 (four years ago)

I have a Berenstein Bears moment any time someone brings up Fuddruckers, since my family's eating establishment of choice on vacations was Fudpucker's.

pplains, Thursday, 6 May 2021 22:02 (four years ago)

Such a ridiculous question. I’m vaccinated and when I walk into a grocery store or CVS, I still wear a mask out of respect to my fellow citizen. I also walk into both mostly to hear my songs but that’s another topic. https://t.co/SVKnalkk1q

— Richard Marx (@richardmarx) May 7, 2021

blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 8 May 2021 18:21 (four years ago)

Funny guy (and not just “for a musician”)

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) stan (morrisp), Saturday, 8 May 2021 18:23 (four years ago)

I like Marx

Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Saturday, 8 May 2021 18:51 (four years ago)

Walk of Life is, at minimum, a top three grocery store song. https://t.co/mkpQkaAj5H

— Kaleb Horton (@kalebhorton) May 11, 2021

blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 11 May 2021 17:25 (four years ago)

Dire Straits are fine, but this is a hard disagree for me

Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Tuesday, 11 May 2021 17:43 (four years ago)

Just because BOSE salesmen used CDs of both bands to showcase their speakers doesn't mean that the two bands are in any way equal to each other.

pplains, Tuesday, 11 May 2021 18:01 (four years ago)

One unique way they are related is that I was first exposed to a ton of their album tracks on store and restaurant Muzaks.

blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 11 May 2021 18:07 (four years ago)

i heard a good one just yesterday in the grocery store but i've already forgotten what it was

dyl, Wednesday, 12 May 2021 03:26 (four years ago)

i remember now! it was "shine" by years & years... which i know was a big hit in the uk, but i live in the states so i was v surprised to hear it in the wild like that

dyl, Thursday, 13 May 2021 02:51 (four years ago)

how can someone even enjoy music if they think “walk of life” is a top 3 anything

brimstead, Thursday, 13 May 2021 03:30 (four years ago)

dedication, devotion

kinder, Thursday, 13 May 2021 06:39 (four years ago)

Us3: "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" at Fuddruckers

fuddy fuddy fudd (RUCKY RUCKY)

Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 20 May 2021 19:31 (four years ago)

I dunno, hearing "Walk of Life" in a really bleak Costco in rural Indiana while scanning the bread might just make my day.

Loud Tsu (I M Losted), Thursday, 20 May 2021 23:16 (four years ago)

“Walk of Life” was playing in the grocery store earlier, and I was enjoying it so much I felt a flash of annoyance when someone cut through on the PA to make an announcement.

like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Monday, 31 May 2021 20:45 (four years ago)

I wish it were obscure!

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 31 May 2021 21:00 (four years ago)

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blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 31 May 2021 21:03 (four years ago)


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