I've paid for you with tearsAnd swallowed all my fries
Da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, dumPhilly Cheese Steak Stacker
― Reese's Pisces Iscariot (morrisp), Thursday, 17 November 2022 22:36 (one year ago) link
Not obscure, but I heard Bryan Adams's "Straight from the Heart" at CVS this morning and thought it really was the essential shopping background song.
― The self-titled drags (Eazy), Saturday, 17 December 2022 18:31 (one year ago) link
Forlorn chemical lovesick vapors waft the clearance Halloween nightmare shelf while Santa sits with malicious windows in the bathroom
― | (Latham Green), Sunday, 18 December 2022 01:03 (one year ago) link
Willie Dixon: "The Seventh Son"Georgia Satellites: "I Dunno"Wilson Pickett: "Fire and Water"Big Momma Thornton: "Hound Dog"
All at Slim Chickens
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 28 December 2022 23:32 (one year ago) link
Joe Jackson - “You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)” in an actual CVS rn.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 30 December 2022 00:41 (one year ago) link
Thai restaurant I'm in right now has played back to back singles by Michael Learns to Rock
― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 January 2023 01:59 (one year ago) link
Correction, everything has been Michael Learns to Rock for 20 minutes
― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 January 2023 02:07 (one year ago) link
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, December 29, 2022 7:41 PM (
I hear this at Publix at least once a week.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 13 January 2023 13:58 (one year ago) link
Probably doesn’t count because Whole Foods has been playing “edgy” music in its stores for a while now, but I was surprised when the ‘Mats’ “Swingin Party” came on yesterday as I waited for the oyster man to bag my oysters. (Here in Philly, at least, Fridays are 12 for $12 oysters at WF, great treat when one can swing it)
― Goose Bigelow, Fowl Gigolo (the table is the table), Saturday, 14 January 2023 12:55 (one year ago) link
If being strong is what you want, I need help here with this oyster
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Saturday, 14 January 2023 14:21 (one year ago) link
Gary's Got An Oyster
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 14 January 2023 16:25 (one year ago) link
Dwight Twilley’s I’m on Fire used to often (like I heard it more than once) be played at the Taco Bell on Claiborne in New Orleans
― zacata, Saturday, 14 January 2023 18:01 (one year ago) link
^^Dwight Twilley Band -- formally known as Oister
SPOOKY
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 14 January 2023 18:19 (one year ago) link
Billy Joel: "Until The Night" at a local seafood place.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 January 2023 05:13 (one year ago) link
In CVS earlier, heard Chris Cornell (RIP) doing a godawful rendition of GNR‘s “Patience.”― west coast heat dome blues (morrisp), Saturday, September 10, 2022 5:44 PM (four months ago)Heard it again, same CVS, it irritated me almost to an irrational degree; forgot I had encountered it previously until searching this thread.
― Vexatious litigant (morrisp), Monday, 23 January 2023 05:19 (one year ago) link
this is what you ppl get for going outside imo
― mookieproof, Monday, 23 January 2023 05:40 (one year ago) link
🖤
― Bee OK, Monday, 23 January 2023 05:49 (one year ago) link
My local WalMart turned up the music in the store and parking lot.
I like the serendipity of shopping to music, but all they play is butt rock in a mostly black neighborhood - i.e., no JAMS.
The other supermarket that closed played Motown.
― Picture of Chairman Mao (I M Losted), Tuesday, 24 January 2023 04:03 (one year ago) link
the moment I hear Black Betty in a store of any sorts, i immediately vandalize the place no questions asked
― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 24 January 2023 04:16 (one year ago) link
Bam a lam, thank you ma'am
― got it in the blood, the kid's a pelican (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 24 January 2023 12:20 (one year ago) link
As I've mentioned here before, I hear butt rock all the time in my racially-diverse grocery store.
What, are they supposed to play "Flash Light" 24/7? Of course not. But I'm not sure why I hear "Battle of Evermore" or "Slow Ride" in there either.
Late-70s Yacht Rock/Hot Soul Singles. George Benson. Bob Welch. Commodores. This isn't rocket science.
― pplains, Tuesday, 24 January 2023 14:49 (one year ago) link
Gotta say that one advantage of living in Philly is that the local chain grocery stores only play the most astounding music. I heard “The Grunt” in my closest store a few months ago, nothing like hearing James Brown yell “MACEO” while looking at the chip selection
― Goose Bigelow, Fowl Gigolo (the table is the table), Wednesday, 25 January 2023 21:56 (one year ago) link
Just heard Peggy Gou's "Starry Night" in KFC on Tottenham Court Road.
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 13:42 (one year ago) link
Margo Price: "Hurtin' (On The Bottle)" at Smokey Mo's BBQ
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 17 February 2023 23:51 (one year ago) link
Beach Boys: "When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)" in the lobby at Fairfield Suites
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 18 February 2023 18:36 (one year ago) link
I'm waiting to donate blood at the local synagogue, and the Red Cross is playing classic rock. it's wild to think that I could be hearing the clash and the velvet underground alongside traffic and free, especially in this context.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 21 February 2023 20:36 (one year ago) link
Just heard Tenacious D - "Tribute" in a Thai restaurant.
― obvious, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 00:14 (one year ago) link
OK, that's kind of a winner...
― unknown blues singer (morrisp), Wednesday, 22 February 2023 00:18 (one year ago) link
what is it with Thai restaurants playing less commonly expected music lately
― waiting for a czar to fall (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 22 February 2023 00:30 (one year ago) link
I think the Thai place I went to a few weeks ago just like plays nothing but Michael Learns to Rock, that wasn't just a one time thing, from what my friend who went there told me
I once asked at our local Trader Joe's who picks the playlist, and iirc they said they just picked from the options of the neighboring gym's open streams.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 00:54 (one year ago) link
We were puzzling over what station they were playing—or maybe it was a personal collection on shuffle. Selections also included:
Inner Circle - Bad BoysThe White Stripes - Seven Nation ArmyElvis Presley - Viva Las VegasDolly Parton - 9 to 5
Along with some dancehall, modern folk rock, and Imagine Dragonsy stuff.
― obvious, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 01:05 (one year ago) link
JackFM XXTreme
― unknown blues singer (morrisp), Wednesday, 22 February 2023 01:08 (one year ago) link
I heard "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister in a chicago liquor store the other day which felt weird because earlier that day one of the overpasses on the freeway into town had "mr. mister" spray painted on it.
― joygoat, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 16:06 (one year ago) link
R.E.M. “7 Chinese Bros.” at Nordstrom Rack
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Saturday, 4 March 2023 00:01 (one year ago) link
Not obscure, but was at CVS and heard Matchbox Twenty's "Real World" for the first time in years and realized how much I hate Matchbox Twenty's "Real World."
― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Monday, 13 March 2023 16:11 (one year ago) link
“Crazy Music” by disco duo Ottawan, at an Italian restaurant I’m eating at now
― Josefa, Friday, 17 March 2023 17:14 (one year ago) link
*I mean an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn
― Josefa, Friday, 17 March 2023 17:16 (one year ago) link
"Atlantis" by Donovan & "Psychotic Reaction" by the Count Five at Goodwill Select
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 22:54 (one year ago) link
Not obscure but waiting to get a steroid in the pharmacy is not where I expected to hear T-Pain "I'm in Luv with a Stripper"
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 23:14 (one year ago) link
Methylprednisolone? I just finished a course…
― chemtrails over the turkey club (morrisp), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 23:52 (one year ago) link
Yep!
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 23:53 (one year ago) link
Got a non-COVID viral sinus infection that fucked up my throat
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 23:54 (one year ago) link
Feel better! (I had a cough that wouldn’t quit, the med really helped.)
― chemtrails over the turkey club (morrisp), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 00:02 (one year ago) link
Full version of “Sweet Jane” (w/intro & bridge) @ Finney’s Crafthouse
― Xennial’s School for Jaded Oldsters (morrisp), Monday, 27 March 2023 01:48 (one year ago) link
“Beds are Burning” at a local brewery. Don’t know if that’s obscure, but I haven’t heard Midnight Oil in ages. Followed by Bowie “Heroes” which was a nice segue.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Friday, 31 March 2023 23:59 (one year ago) link
The Cars song I hear in the wild after "Drive" and "Just What I Needed" is..."You Are the Girl."
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 1 April 2023 09:29 (one year ago) link
new order "temptation" in stater brothers the other day. the 1982 original, not the redo from substance.
― ''i am the kanye west kanye west thinks he is.'' (Austin), Saturday, 1 April 2023 13:52 (one year ago) link
The Strokes, “You Only Live Once,” at Finney’s Crafthouse
― morrisp.fandom.com (morrisp), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 00:20 (one year ago) link
I was a bit surprised to hear "No One Dies From Love" by Tove Lo at my local grocery store today.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 03:07 (one year ago) link