“Break It Down Again,” by Tears for Fears, at an Italian restaurant in Guatemala City.
― Stockton Asparagus Festival (morrisp), Sunday, 7 July 2024 00:41 (two months ago) link
CSNY's "Carry On" at the coffee shop--likely the first time I've ever heard that in a public setting--followed by Fleetwood Mac's "Gold Dust Woman." I'm wondering if the shop is just a front for a cocaine operation.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 9 July 2024 16:43 (two months ago) link
Ariana Grande album cut “Daydreamin’,” at a Pollo Campero in Panajachel, Guatemala (…following up a tropical remix of Taylor Swift’s “Paper Rings”).
― Stockton Asparagus Festival (morrisp), Friday, 12 July 2024 00:41 (two months ago) link
Slim Chickens (last week, note on phone):
Animals: "Dimples"The Band: "Rag Mama Rag"SRV: "I'm Cryin'"Drive-by Truckers: "Surrender Under Protest"Albert King: "Searching For A Woman"
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 12 July 2024 00:56 (two months ago) link
UPS Store
The Smithereens: "A Girl Like You"Melissa Etheridge: "Similar Features"
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 12 July 2024 01:30 (two months ago) link
(last week, note on phone)
lol
― mookieproof, Friday, 12 July 2024 01:51 (two months ago) link
Can’t remember which grocery store, maybe QFC: R Dean Taylor - “Indiana Wants Me”
― JoeStork, Friday, 12 July 2024 04:35 (two months ago) link
Always liked that one, such great cheesy melodrama. Though it's now forever linked to this post:
Without the siren, you'd think that maybe Indiana wants to give him a basketball scholarship.― Heidy- Ho, Sunday, April 10, 2005 12:54 AM bookmarkflaglink
― Heidy- Ho, Sunday, April 10, 2005 12:54 AM bookmarkflaglink
― the last visible dot (Doctor Casino), Friday, 12 July 2024 13:39 (two months ago) link
17 - Ladytron, at Pröst brewery
― well below the otm mendoza line (Hunt3r), Friday, 12 July 2024 18:48 (two months ago) link
No umlaut
― well below the otm mendoza line (Hunt3r), Friday, 12 July 2024 19:04 (two months ago) link
Clemenza doesn't live here anymore: "All the Way from Memphis" playing at the coffee shop. (Sorry for the Bo Jackson/Bob Dole flourish.)
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 July 2024 17:47 (two months ago) link
Followed by Foghat's "Slow Ride," which at least makes sense on a calendar, but in so many ways not.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 July 2024 17:54 (two months ago) link
Rolling Stones: "Mona" at Tacos A Go Go
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 20 July 2024 18:06 (two months ago) link
Coffee shop: "California Man." I think it was Cheap Trick, but the volume's low and I'm not by a speaker, so possibly it was the Move--that would be even more impressible.
― clemenza, Thursday, 25 July 2024 17:41 (two months ago) link
Uh, impressive.
If it's big guitars and rocking, it's Cheap Trick
If it's big honking horns and pounding pianos (all rocking), it's The Move.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 25 July 2024 19:14 (two months ago) link
It was low and on the other side of the room...I'm going to assume Cheap Trick, because even on the greatest satellite radio feed or whatever, the Move are close to entirely forgotten. (Plus, the next three songs were "Lola," "Sweet Child O' Mine," and "What I Like About You.")
― clemenza, Thursday, 25 July 2024 20:15 (two months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/UJW8CCC.jpeg
― mookieproof, Sunday, 11 August 2024 02:28 (one month ago) link
Coffee shop: "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight" (preceded by "Every Picture Tells a Story," which I've noted here before).
― clemenza, Wednesday, 21 August 2024 17:08 (one month ago) link
Ultravox's "Lament" (?!)
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 31 August 2024 14:48 (one month ago) link
Fastball "Fire Escape" at the grocery store
― Hideous Lump, Sunday, 1 September 2024 13:08 (one month ago) link
Ok it's Portland but today I was surprised at hearing "Sports Men" by Haruomi Hosono at Lucky Labrador pub.
― Kim Kimberly, Sunday, 8 September 2024 03:45 (four weeks ago) link
Rod Stewart: "The Motown Song" at CVS.
Seems like this one has existed only on in-store audio networks since like 1994.
― Charlie Hair (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 12 September 2024 00:49 (three weeks ago) link
I hear that execrable thing in the wild more than any post-1980 Rod besides "Forever Young."
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 September 2024 00:50 (three weeks ago) link
Don Henley: "Driving With Your Eyes Closed" at Which Wich
― Charlie Hair (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 14 September 2024 19:32 (three weeks ago) link
I used to love Which Wich. They’ve all moved out of Minnesota now.
― Glam conspiracist (Dan Peterson), Saturday, 14 September 2024 20:43 (three weeks ago) link
Covid really did a number on them. Most of the ones here didn't make it into 2021. I was up in the extreme northern suburbs for an event today, and one of the few remaining ones was nearby. Tasty!
In other news:
Siouxsie & The Banshees: "Spellbound" at BIG LOT'S
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?
― Charlie Hair (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 14 September 2024 23:18 (three weeks ago) link
Sniff'n'the Tears - "Driver's Seat" at Whole Foods
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Sunday, 15 September 2024 15:55 (three weeks ago) link
Floyd Gondoli or the Colonel anywhere nearby?
― clemenza, Sunday, 15 September 2024 17:01 (three weeks ago) link
Freedom 90 george michael at prost.hey it’s obscure _now_ imo
― well below the otm mendoza line (Hunt3r), Friday, 20 September 2024 20:07 (two weeks ago) link
― Charlie Hair (C. Grisso/McCain
Weird -- I heard "You Can't Make Love" this morning
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 20 September 2024 20:27 (two weeks ago) link
Building The Perfect Beast turns 40 in November.
Timely bump as I got a Which Wich coupon and found the nearest one to me today. Ended up hanging out for a bit to stay out of the heat. I heard:
Tremeloes: "Here Comes My Baby"Rolling Stones: "Angry" (too soon? I see this one having legs with In-store Audio Networks)Bruce Hornsby: "Across The River"Talking Heads: "Stay Up Late"Ramones: "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" (45 version)
― Charlie Hair (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 20 September 2024 21:29 (two weeks ago) link
When I was looking up that Bruce Hornsby song on his singles wiki, I noticed he's got a number of (well, three or four) big at the time songs I've only ever heard in stores.
― Charlie Hair (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 20 September 2024 21:33 (two weeks ago) link
otm. I heard "Across the River" last month at Publix
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 20 September 2024 21:37 (two weeks ago) link
Burger place with Beatles/'60s Pandora:
Janis Joplin: "Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)"Jimi Hendrix: "Can You See Me"Dave Berry: "My Baby Left Me"Mose Allison: "If You Live"
― Charlie Hair (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 28 September 2024 23:30 (one week ago) link
how is "freedom 90" obscure 'now' when it has actually endured on radio and in the public consciousness in general much better than other songs of his that were bigger hits at the time
― dyl, Saturday, 28 September 2024 23:52 (one week ago) link
lol i dont even own a radio or a consciousness
― i dunno, you can just read them (Hunt3r), Sunday, 29 September 2024 04:03 (one week ago) link
Just remembered that "Sunday Morning" by the VU was also heard this afternoon, and it fit in seamlessly next to the Peter & Gordon and mellow Beatles sides.
― Charlie Hair (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 29 September 2024 06:17 (one week ago) link
was also heard
reported, banned
― mookieproof, Sunday, 29 September 2024 07:02 (one week ago) link
― dyl, Saturday, September 28, 2024
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 29 September 2024 12:28 (one week ago) link
Still amazed it peaked at no. 28 in the UK. Must have been an 'inside job' at Sony
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 29 September 2024 15:00 (one week ago) link