I mean, it wasn't some loony on the PA system reading out the words.
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Thursday, 4 November 2010 13:35 (thirteen years ago) link
good, b/c there is a thread elsewhere for those occurences
― loose jorts (del), Thursday, 4 November 2010 21:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Phil Collins' 'Against All Odds', followed by... 'Sweet Home Alabama' again.
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Monday, 8 November 2010 17:50 (thirteen years ago) link
not shoppin, technically, but rocky raccoon in mcdonald's canal st. and dude is fuckng rocking out to it, man. if there were an upright piano in the restaurant, he would be dancing on top of it, i'm fairly certain
― pluperfect (del), Saturday, 27 November 2010 11:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Are you on 77, del? Cause that information would definitely be welcome in the Whiney/Beatles thread.
― Avatar: The Last SBanner (kkvgz), Saturday, 27 November 2010 12:19 (thirteen years ago) link
no, i guess i need to put in a request for access over there... that was a great moment, though . i'm kinda glad i documented it here. years ago i heard alone again or by love in a mcdonald's but that got a much more subdued response
― pluperfect (del), Sunday, 28 November 2010 17:31 (thirteen years ago) link
I would be surprised like hell to hear either of those in a McD's.
― Avatar: The Last SBanner (kkvgz), Monday, 29 November 2010 10:06 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, i certainly thought it was odd
― pluperfect (del), Monday, 29 November 2010 18:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Little River Band- ReminiscingApollo 100- JoySteely Dan- Do It Again
I never cared much for that Steely Dan tune, but man did it ever sound good this evening when I was strutting through the coffee/tea/cereal aisle. And yes, you better believe I was strutting, basket in hand. NO SHOPPING CART FOR THIS WILD-LIVING BACHELOR!!! dAMN STRAIGHt woo-hoooooooooo
Also, pasta was on sale 3 for a dollar.
― dell (del), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 02:47 (thirteen years ago) link
I Love You Always Forever- Donna Lewis
This woman was walking down the sidewalk this morning talking on her cellphone and I heard her say "Oh really? Well, that's my number one hangover cure-- I have a fatty..." and then poof! She was out of earshot right after that word...so I was left wondering if she meant she chose to smoke a "fatty" to cure her hangovers or if she ate a fatty breakfast. I guess she was probably just advising her friend to eat scrapple.
― dell (del), Sunday, 17 April 2011 15:53 (thirteen years ago) link
I've heard Camera Obscura pretty much every other shopping trip in the past 18 months in the Bay Area. Doesn't matter what shop, I will hear them somewhere.
― Not the real Village People, Sunday, 17 April 2011 18:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Not sure if this counts but I always enjoy hearing "My Ever Changing Moods" when it plays occasionally at work.
― corey, Sunday, 17 April 2011 19:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I like less hearing 10 Jason Mraz songs a day. His music is like that annoying kid you went to high school with who was in all the AP classes and wore sandals with pre-stressed jeans every day of the year.
― corey, Sunday, 17 April 2011 19:12 (thirteen years ago) link
oh man, i want to work at a place like that
i remember my friend texted me once a few years ago to tell me that she was in macy's and that song was playing!
― dell (del), Monday, 18 April 2011 01:38 (thirteen years ago) link
no. i lied. i think it was "you're the best thing".
― dell (del), Monday, 18 April 2011 01:40 (thirteen years ago) link
The Lightning Seeds: some unidentified song - they all sound pretty much the same anyway.
― got a whole lotta gloves (snoball), Thursday, 12 May 2011 06:53 (thirteen years ago) link
the beach boys- do it again
― dell (del), Friday, 10 June 2011 04:52 (thirteen years ago) link
heard at army surplus store: little honda- the beach boys
― dell (del), Saturday, 11 June 2011 13:32 (thirteen years ago) link
strawberry letter #23- the brothers johnson
not shopping atm but can hear the not-so-distant strains of someone performing "paparazzi" on a kazoo
― dell (del), Sunday, 12 June 2011 23:58 (thirteen years ago) link
he won't stop until you love him.
― corey, Monday, 13 June 2011 00:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Fleetwood Mac, 'Dreams'
― You get nothing for a pair, not in this game (snoball), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 15:54 (thirteen years ago) link
this, in a thrift shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUgxRnmuypQ
― corey, Friday, 15 July 2011 23:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Somebody needs to record a special album for thrift stores and charity shops:
'Yes Of Course I Can Give You Change For A £20 Note''Thanks For This Kind Donation Of Betamax Tapes''No We Do Not Accept Clothes Covered In Dubious Stains''Haggling On A £2 Item Is Perfectly Acceptable In A Charity Shop''Just Buy Something Will Ya?'
― Servants of the SBankh (snoball), Saturday, 16 July 2011 08:15 (thirteen years ago) link
heard The Sundays in Walgreens... I think it was "Goodbye"?
― corey, Saturday, 23 July 2011 15:47 (thirteen years ago) link
25 Miles - Edwin Starr
― dell (del), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 04:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)- Looking GlassBeginnings- Chicago
― dell (del), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 01:04 (thirteen years ago) link
recently i was at the supermarket walking down a long empty aisle when a man appeared at the other end and started walking towards me and then the 'the lady in red' started playing and as we drew level we looked at each other and burst out laughing.
― estela, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 01:36 (thirteen years ago) link
:D
― dell (del), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 01:43 (thirteen years ago) link
― estela, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 23:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Today: "bad sneakers" in the liquor store.
At trader joes: Some badass EWF song with a lot of chord changes.
― lol is not enough (blank), Wednesday, 10 August 2011 00:02 (thirteen years ago) link
disappointed not to see any kaiser chief gags tbph
― 10/11 of a dead jesus (darraghmac), Wednesday, 10 August 2011 00:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Also at TJ's: Aztec Camera, "Oblivious."
― bentelec, Wednesday, 10 August 2011 00:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Pat Benetar - "I need a love that don't drive me crazy". Yeah, me too. So classic.
― lol is not enough (blank), Wednesday, 10 August 2011 00:20 (thirteen years ago) link
that's kind of perfect
― dell (del), Wednesday, 10 August 2011 00:41 (thirteen years ago) link
beach baby- first class
― dell (del), Wednesday, 17 August 2011 00:28 (thirteen years ago) link
devil woman- cliff richardguitar man- breadfly, robin, fly- silver convention
and of course,bad, bad leroy brown- jim crotchead
― dell (del), Friday, 19 August 2011 03:16 (thirteen years ago) link
rikki don't lose that number- steely danramblin' man- the allman brothers bandlife's been good- joe walsh
― dell (del), Saturday, 20 August 2011 02:34 (thirteen years ago) link
guess what america?? guess who fcking heard the following songs in the effing grocery store earlier tonight??
lowdown- boz scaggsjet- macca / wings
yeh, effing me, that's who
in your face america
in your face!! :D
― dell (del), Tuesday, 23 August 2011 03:23 (thirteen years ago) link
boz scaggs is one of my top ten grocery store musical artists.
yesterday in a department store i heard:funky cold medina (tone loc) followed by copperhead road (steve earle) followed by you give love a bad name (bon jovi) followed by i don't know because i left but i was braced for anything.
there was a likeable thin middle-aged sales clerk with a handlebar moustache and a glinting ear who became animated and sang a little during copperhead road but then sank into a lugubrious state when bon jovi commenced, i didn't see what he got up to during funky cold medina because he was lurking behind a rack of jackets. he struck me as someone who is skilled at looking busy, which is a talent i envy.
― estela, Thursday, 25 August 2011 04:43 (thirteen years ago) link
hah!
i heard somebody's watching me by rockwell while standing in line earlier tonight
― dell (del), Thursday, 25 August 2011 04:53 (thirteen years ago) link
i like this thread, dell.
― estela, Thursday, 25 August 2011 10:02 (thirteen years ago) link
i am glad to hear that. it's been working out quite well for me, all things considered.
― dell (del), Friday, 26 August 2011 06:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Friday I'm In Love, at 6 in the morning on a Monday at the local Shell station.
― he's the deej, i'm the hipster (kkvgz), Monday, 29 August 2011 16:03 (thirteen years ago) link
ha
― dell (del), Tuesday, 30 August 2011 02:01 (thirteen years ago) link
what's my name - snoop doggy dogg
7pm in the grocery store
― dell (del), Tuesday, 30 August 2011 02:03 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm always waiting with baited breath for this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV3FqJLtjpw
― ███★★★███ (PappaWheelie V), Tuesday, 30 August 2011 02:37 (thirteen years ago) link
my sweet lord- george harrison
i'll be there- the jackson 5
boy am i miffed that "tighter tighter" started playing just as i was walking out the electronic doors. drat.
― dell (del), Wednesday, 31 August 2011 02:54 (thirteen years ago) link
feel like making love- roberta flack with donnie hathaway
still crazy after all these years- paul simon
long tall glasses- leo sayer
low rider- war
yeh it was a pretty good night!!
― dell (del), Friday, 2 September 2011 03:27 (thirteen years ago) link
is donny even involved w/that? fuck if i know
― dell (del), Friday, 2 September 2011 03:30 (thirteen years ago) link
shoeshine boy- eddie kendricks
― dell (del), Friday, 9 September 2011 20:52 (thirteen years ago) link
... "Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day" by Gilbert O'Sullivan. Makes "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da" sound like "Helter Skelter".
― Apologies to any lip readers (Tom D.), Monday, 1 August 2022 14:20 (two years ago) link
Yesterday I heard...Tracy Chapman, 'Fast Car' in a shopping centre,Billy Joel, 'Uptown Girl' in a DIY store,Craig David, 'Re-Rewind' and Dizzy Rascal, 'Bonkers', both in a computer store.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Tuesday, 6 September 2022 18:12 (two years ago) link
Probably the most unexpected one for me was "How to Disappear Completely" at Home Depot.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 6 September 2022 18:56 (two years ago) link
A very unexpected song to hear in a supermarket in the South East of England - Neil Young's 'Harvest Moon'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2MtEsrcTTs
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Thursday, 13 October 2022 18:35 (one year ago) link
An odd set of songs to hear one after the other:
'Miss You', The Rolling Stones'The Man Who Sold The World', Lulu'September', Earth, Wind & Fire'Boys Don't Cry', The Cure
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Wednesday, 2 November 2022 23:21 (one year ago) link
Filtered through the PA system of a store is probably the optimal way to hear miss you as it blows, particularly if you watch the video at the same time.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hic-dnps6MUI wonder whose bright idea it was to remove the guitar riff from Lulu's version and replace it with a flatulent sax?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyFAnA9oPRE
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Wednesday, 2 November 2022 23:28 (one year ago) link
In a shopping centre on my way to the food court:
'Groove Is In The Heart' - Deee-Lite'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' - Kylie Minogue
In an outdoor equipment store shortly after lunch:
'Stay Together' - Suede
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Monday, 2 January 2023 19:14 (one year ago) link
I've just remembered, when I was in Lisbon, I went for a meal and the kinda hippyish waiter played all sorts of good music but I especially remember he played "Maggot Brain", which was cool.
I was visiting my sister in Scotland at the weekend and we were in her local pub in the village she lives in, on a busy Friday night, and "Maggot Brain" was played!
― Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 January 2023 23:24 (one year ago) link
In the supermarket, Axl Rose's favourite Pet Shop Boys song, 'Being Boring'.
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Friday, 31 March 2023 09:40 (one year ago) link
In Tesco's, while picking up my morning dose of mind-rotting energy drink: George Michael's 'Careless Whisper'.In the Co-Op, while picking up my evening dose of mind-rotting energy drink (it's Friday, weekend gotta start somewhere): Kim Wilde's 'You Came'.
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Friday, 21 April 2023 17:44 (one year ago) link
You can tell it's the Friday evening before a Bank Holiday weekend because the supermarket was rowdy and full of teenagers, including one 14 year old lad riding a bicycle down the aisle until I eyeballed him and then he was just wheeling it down the aisle. Soundtrack: Belinda Carlisle's 'Live Your Life Be Free' at even louder volume than normal.
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Friday, 28 April 2023 17:13 (one year ago) link
my doc's office has generic muzak playing pop songs in maudlin solo piano form.
the funniest version I heard today was Train's "Hey, Soul Sister" performed if it was a funeral
― Cthulhu Diamond Phillips (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 17:32 (one year ago) link
Kate Bush, 'Babooshka'.
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 17:58 (one year ago) link
ABC, 'When Smokey Sings' ("when Smokey sings... I buy onions")
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Friday, 6 October 2023 17:41 (eleven months ago) link
Surprised this morning to hear a deep track, "I Dream of Sleep", from last year's Sloan album. I guess it would have been more surprising if I were not in Canada.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 6 October 2023 20:31 (eleven months ago) link
Horrorpops, 'Walk Like A Zombie'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RKZpKkgWMM
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Sunday, 29 October 2023 14:25 (ten months ago) link
This kind of downbeat selection of Christmas tunes in a shopping centre:
Wings - 'Mull Of Kintyre'Wham! - 'Last Christmas'Alexandra Burke (UK X Factor 2008 winner) - 'Hallelujah'
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Thursday, 14 December 2023 18:48 (nine months ago) link
Last Sunday at 2pm in the afternoon in the Co-Op: 'Broken Wings', Mister MisterLast Sunday at 2pm in the afternoon in the Co-Op: 'Babooska', Kate Bush
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Sunday, 28 January 2024 14:46 (seven months ago) link
This Sunday at 2pm in the afternoon in the Co-Op: 'Babooska', Kate Bush
This is an unlikely one. "Aren't You Glad", from "The Family That Plays Together" by Spirit, in an extremely un-hipsterish pub in Paisley. Also it's literally the only music that's been played.
― Tom D (the first British Asian ILXor) (Tom D.), Saturday, 23 March 2024 15:34 (five months ago) link
Day off work so I was in town - in particular eating lunch in a McDonald's in a shopping centre - and heard this startling selection back to back:
Madonna, 'Vogue'Kate Nash, 'Foundations'Robin S, 'Show Me Love'Elle King, 'Ex's & Oh's'Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, 'Uptown Funk'
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Monday, 25 March 2024 19:47 (five months ago) link
I feel like I've unlocked some type of ILX achievement this afternoon by hearing Steely Dan's 'Hey Nineteen' in a shop.
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Saturday, 25 May 2024 13:09 (three months ago) link
Never heard this in a shopping centre before: Thin Lizzy's 'Whiskey In The Jar'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UviREczpKwE
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Saturday, 27 July 2024 12:11 (one month ago) link
Kylie Minogue, 'Better The Devil You Know'
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Tuesday, 10 September 2024 18:58 (one week ago) link