Obscure Singles Heard at CVS

Talking Heads — Girlfriend is Better (live)

The Style Council — A Solid Bond in Your Heart

Split Enz - Six Months in a Leaky Boat

Talking Heads: "Uh Oh Love Has Come To Town" at Kroger.

Pretenders: "Mystery Achievement" at Jack In The Box

Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions

i wish we had this playlist at the cafe where i work

Not really obscure but I certainly didn't expect to be bopping along to it down the aisle at Foodtown last night: Velvet Underground "Sweet Jane"

similar: "caught a lite sneeze" by tori amos at pret a manger (sandwich to-go place)

The Dukes of the Stratosphere - Vanishing Girl

Dave Matthews Band - Satellite

Translator - Everywhere that I'm Not

Dammmn, nice one. I know that from exactly one playing of it on my local alt-rock station in the late 90s. Was years before I tracked down an MP3 even.

Yes, I was rather pleased to hear it.

That is probably my all-time least favorite song from my local alt-rock station (early 90s), but still really impressed that it made your in-store play.

Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Stone Free" at Freebirds World Burrito

...and now The Doors: "20th Century Fox"

"Help Me," Joni Mitchell at a CVS in Chicago this morning

Oh, come on, that's not obscure at all!

(but definitely a winner of a tune though)

Dire Straits: "Calling Elvis" at Randall's (grocery store)

...and Cowboy Junkies: "Common Disaster"

Ryan Adams: "Chin Up, Cheer Up" & Grateful Dead: "Ripple" at Jason's Deli.

Kaiser Chiefs _I Predict A Riot_

Possibly the worst thing I've ever heard in supermarket.

People -I Love You

Wire Train - Chamber of Hellos

Dave Alvin: "King of California" & 10,000 Maniacs: "About The Weather" at Jack In The Box

The Kinks - Victoria

They Might Be Giants: "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" at Kroger's.

Also because of this thread I bought a Translator vinyl comp for $1 today.

Ugh I heard that at the grocery store awhile back and it made me want to knock items off of shelves

Kate Bush — Hounds of Love

Beck: "Sexx Laws" at Freebirds

"We Don't Talk Anymore" by Cliff Richard in a Trader Joe's.

Waiting for Somebody - Paul Westerberg

Tom T. Hall: "The Homecoming" at Jason's Deli

...and going way deep for The Kinks: "Pictures in The Sand"

Real Life: "Send Me An Angel" at Denny's

Devo — Girl U Want

Huey Lewis & The News: "Walking On A Thin Line" at Denny's

Eh?

During some live performances, ESPN personality Chris Berman, who is a fan of the band, has shown up as a surprise guest, singing the song with the band.[7][8] Berman, who met the band at an ESPN tenth anniversary party,[8] when describing football highlights on NFL Live, will sometimes reference the chorus to the song.[9]

The selection at the local Giant has been so consistently good lately it feels like cheating to even post on this thread. Sunday morning at about 7 a.m.:

KISS - Detroit Rock City
Alice Cooper - Hello Hooray

DRC is obscure?

I've never heard it on the radio.

Fair enough

I mean, I'm sure it's been played, but the KISS selection at any classic rock station I've ever listened to has been limited to Rock and Roll All Night, Shout It Out Loud, I Was Made For Loving You, and Crazy Crazy Nights.

...and "Beth" (which, ime, could replace a few of the numbers you've mentioned).

Kiss is such a strange case: for a band that's such a commercial institution, you're more likely to hear multiple tracks from Kansas or Deep Purple or Foghat on the radio before one of theirs.

I've only ever heard "Rock & Roll All Night" and "Beth" on the radio -- and I haven't heard "Beth" on the radio since 1976.

I've heard Beth once on the radio and it was in the last year.

Huh, I definitely remember hearing "Beth" on classic rock radio growing up in the 90s. Maybe it was just played once or twice and I happened to be taping songs from the radio? My younger sister loved it.

late 80s/early 90s anyway