Hipsway, "Honeythief" at Walgreen. I almost knocked over an display 'cause I started dancing.
― The Velvet Fog called me a motherfucker (Sandy), Friday, 19 September 2014 01:39 (nine years ago) link
"a" display, not "an" display, ugh this phone
― The Velvet Fog called me a motherfucker (Sandy), Friday, 19 September 2014 01:42 (nine years ago) link
was picking up prescription for antidepressant at walgreens and they were playing "i wanna be sedated." no lie.heard this last week too.
― tylerw, Friday, 19 September 2014 01:51 (nine years ago) link
heard a weird muzaky cover of "I'm Looking Through You" by the Beatles the other week when i was buying pills
― i also enjoy in line skateing (spazzmatazz), Friday, 19 September 2014 02:36 (nine years ago) link
Jack In The Box: The Go-Gos--"Cool Jerk" from the '90 Greatest Hits.
― You and Dad's Army? (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 20 September 2014 23:46 (nine years ago) link
Cvs yesterday: the bangles "if she knew what she wants"
Not obscure in its day but I'd completely forgotten this track
― Gar Tooth (Jon Lewis), Saturday, 20 September 2014 23:57 (nine years ago) link
XTC: "Generals and Majors" at Wendy's
― You and Dad's Army? (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 23 September 2014 20:45 (nine years ago) link
β Gar Tooth (Jon Lewis),
beautiful cover
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 23 September 2014 21:03 (nine years ago) link
also at Jack In The Box: The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard
― π€πππππ π ’ (+ +), Tuesday, 23 September 2014 21:06 (nine years ago) link
Dairy Queen: Rodney Crowell - "Lovin' All Night", his last big Country hit from '92. I assume it hasn't got much radio love since.
― You and Dad's Army? (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 3 October 2014 21:15 (nine years ago) link
Marshall Crenshaw: "Someday Someway" actually at CVS (and interrupted at least twice for ads)
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 14 November 2014 01:19 (nine years ago) link
i heard "cosmic dancer" by t-rex at walgreen's a while back
― punk rocketeer (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 14 November 2014 01:20 (nine years ago) link
Aztec Camera's "Walk Out to Winter" at Ocean State Job Lot
(part of their Christmas programming, presumably)
― GYBE ALFOTHAD download from mediafire - Type: .rar Size: 53.25 MB (unregistered), Friday, 14 November 2014 01:39 (nine years ago) link
T Rex's "The Slider" playing in a hardware store in Agawam, MA
― col, Friday, 14 November 2014 01:45 (nine years ago) link
heard Building Steam With A Grain of Salt at an airport yesterday, was real confused, looked around realized it was a Chevy commercial on a nearby TV
― less paul (lukas), Friday, 14 November 2014 01:54 (nine years ago) link
I caught Steppin' Out in CVS last week!β how's life, Saturday, May 17, 2014 5:24 AM (5 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
β how's life, Saturday, May 17, 2014 5:24 AM (5 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I've heard this twice in the last couple weeks, first at a restaurant and the second at a grocery store.
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 14 November 2014 02:28 (nine years ago) link
Swing Out Sister's "Breakout" playing in a supermarket this evening
― col, Saturday, 15 November 2014 01:53 (nine years ago) link
that's enough to revive the thread
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 15 November 2014 02:24 (nine years ago) link
I too have heard "Someday, Someway" at CVS. Also heard "IGY" by Donald Fagen.
― ablaeser, Saturday, 15 November 2014 03:45 (nine years ago) link
IGY is on a lot of retail playlists in my experience
― ciderpress, Saturday, 15 November 2014 04:21 (nine years ago) link
True. Same goes for "The New Frontier" and the "Ruby Baby" cover.
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 15 November 2014 04:25 (nine years ago) link
i would love to read a piece about how these happen.
― mattresslessness, Saturday, 15 November 2014 05:26 (nine years ago) link
i mean it's probably just licensing + a mood analysis algorithm or something.
― mattresslessness, Saturday, 15 November 2014 05:28 (nine years ago) link
The Police: "Driven To Tears" at Wendy's
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 26 January 2015 22:16 (nine years ago) link
I swear, I hear "King for a Day" by XTC at least once a year in pharmacies or grocery stores
― Poliopolice, Monday, 26 January 2015 23:19 (nine years ago) link
And I hear Thompson Twins' "King for a Day" often at CVS!
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 26 January 2015 23:40 (nine years ago) link
i heard celine dion's "that's the way it is" while i was at CVS a few days ago and it was quite thrilling
― j. winters (josh), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 06:54 (nine years ago) link
My sister just told me she heard "Three Strange Days" by School of Fish at Walgreen's.
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 04:19 (nine years ago) link
I just heard "She Bangs the Drums" by the Stone Roses in Walgreens. Last week, I heard "Kookie, Kookie, Lend me Your Comb."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiYj9Ods4OQ
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 04:28 (nine years ago) link
^^^ the very utmost.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 05:28 (nine years ago) link
If 6 was 9 by Hendrix in a Monoprix (sort of like the french CVS)
― βββ (Moka), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 08:40 (nine years ago) link
Blondie: "(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear" at Wendy's
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 9 February 2015 23:03 (nine years ago) link
Indio - "Hard Sun" heard at Walgreens tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1tVvQUAcf4
Was this song a hit anywhere? It really should have been.
― Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 02:28 (nine years ago) link
At Kroger last weekend, I heard a remix of Emma Bunton's "Crickets Sing for Anamaria." Which, for a supermarket in the southern US, was a shock.
― jon_oh, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 02:50 (nine years ago) link
I discovered this song in a Chipotle kind of late one worknight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzLiekI_zQg
I actually used the shazam/siri thing to ask what it was because I found it oddly compelling
― walid foster dulles (man alive), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 02:57 (nine years ago) link
According to Wikipedia: "Hard Sun" was a top 10 hit in Canada, peaking at #10 in September, 1989
― Poliopolice, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 03:17 (nine years ago) link
The Cars: "Touch and Go" at Wendy's
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 16 February 2015 22:34 (nine years ago) link
Haircut 100 - "Favourite Shirts" (Boy Meets Girl) in a Savers thrift store.
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Monday, 16 February 2015 22:41 (nine years ago) link
Heard the Kinks' "Juke Box Music" in a grocery store a couple of years ago. Barely a hit in the US in 1977, never played on "classic rock" radio.β Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, January 15, 2014 12:51 PM (1 year ago)
β Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, January 15, 2014 12:51 PM (1 year ago)
Heard the Burrito Brothers cover of "Wild Horses" at lunchtime sandwich shop the other day.
― Up the Junction Boulevard (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 16 February 2015 22:42 (nine years ago) link
This happened to me today and I thought immediately of this, as I'd kind of thought this might not be real. Then lo and behold, Ivy's 'I've Got A Feeling' makes my CVS trip.
― campreverb, Monday, 2 March 2015 19:40 (nine years ago) link
Aretha Franklin: "Day Dreaming" at Wendy's
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 3 April 2015 22:44 (nine years ago) link
I heard eno/cale "spinning away" at one of these in 2009 & had to take a moment
― Finn McCoolit (wins), Friday, 3 April 2015 22:56 (nine years ago) link
Thompson Twins' "Doctor Doctor," which I don't think I've heard since it was new. Really hit the spot. My local Savers thrift store has a great, mostly 80s soundtrack.
― The job killing and likely illegal (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 7 April 2015 18:49 (nine years ago) link
C. Grisso what's your Wendy's order
― example (crΓΌt), Tuesday, 7 April 2015 20:08 (nine years ago) link
Chicken Nuggets and Raspberry Tea, usually.
The Knack-"Good Girls Don't" at Fuddrucker's
― Love, Wilco (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 31 May 2015 19:13 (nine years ago) link
Television - See No Evil, at Walgreens.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 4 June 2015 16:55 (nine years ago) link
^^^ hahaha, what the hell?! Lock thread.
― Little Latin Lupe Feebfiasco (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 4 June 2015 17:06 (nine years ago) link
It sounded pretty good. Peppy, kinda "indie." Went well with the hair care products.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 4 June 2015 17:08 (nine years ago) link
INXS & Jimmy Barnes: "Good Times" at Denny's
― Love, Wilco (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 27 August 2015 02:28 (eight years ago) link
damn!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 27 August 2015 02:32 (eight years ago) link