I guess "Against the Wind" would've been more appropriate.
― pplains, Wednesday, 21 June 2023 16:07 (ten months ago) link
Or maybe "Shame on the Moon".
― pplains, Wednesday, 21 June 2023 16:08 (ten months ago) link
"Lookin' Back"
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 21 June 2023 16:36 (ten months ago) link
The Fire Down Below
― the manwich horror (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 21 June 2023 16:38 (ten months ago) link
“30 Days in the Hole”
― Bittern Storm Over My Hammy (morrisp), Wednesday, 21 June 2023 16:59 (ten months ago) link
Took my dad out for dinner on Father's Day and the restaurant was playing "Jack of Speed" by Steely Dan when we walked in. My dad and I listened to Two Against Nature together a lot when it first came out, so this felt astonishingly well targeted.
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Wednesday, 21 June 2023 17:16 (ten months ago) link
"Pretty Woman"
the Van Halen version
― the manwich horror (Neanderthal), Thursday, 22 June 2023 15:31 (ten months ago) link
Throwback jams at Fuddruckers
James Brown "Superbad Pts. 1&2"Coolio: "1234 (Somethin' New)" (Timber Mix)Bad Brains: "The Man Won't Annoy You"LL Cool J: "I Can't Live Without My Radio"Ike & Tina Turner: "I Idolize You" (a later rerecord, late ''60s or early '70s))Gloria Jones: "Tainted Love"
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 23 June 2023 21:29 (ten months ago) link
Bruce Springsteen: "Badlands" at Walmart
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 25 June 2023 22:25 (ten months ago) link
Siouxsie & The Banshees version of Dear Prudence at CVS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6rrTROoZIw
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 4 July 2023 03:26 (ten months ago) link
Roxy Music "Remake/Remodel" at Trader Joe's
― Kim Kimberly, Tuesday, 4 July 2023 03:38 (ten months ago) link
More odd than obscure, but heard 212 blasting from one of the gentrifying "vintage shops" in the city centre.
― vexingvexillologist, Monday, 10 July 2023 11:41 (nine months ago) link
My partner works at Savers, and their playlist is all over the place. Apparently they just played "This Night Has Opened My Eyes". Why yes, Morrisey singing about murdering babies totally gets me in the mood for some bargains!
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 18 July 2023 15:57 (nine months ago) link
“That’s Us/Wild Combination” at Leon in Paddington Station
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Friday, 21 July 2023 18:05 (nine months ago) link
"I have forgiven Jesus" recently in a Walmart in Mexico
― /asarco (AcnalbasacNoom), Friday, 21 July 2023 18:43 (nine months ago) link
The Traveling Wilburys: "Last Night" on a Pandora Oldies channel at a burger place.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 14 August 2023 22:35 (eight months ago) link
at the gym, which usually plays classic rock or mid-2010s pop, someone (one of the kids) put on an indie playlist and “Best of Jill Hives” came on and i about lost it.
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Monday, 14 August 2023 22:39 (eight months ago) link
"Last Night" on a Pandora Oldies channel
Didja know 10 add'l years have passed btw that song and now, as had passed btw the year of that song and "Oh, Pretty Wom——"DON'T SAY IT!!
― Nonhuman biologics enthusiast (morrisp), Monday, 14 August 2023 23:28 (eight months ago) link
Not CVS-specific, but: I want to know the odds of, in 2023, listening to 'Rhythm is Gonna Get You' in a car, getting out of the car, walking into a grocery store and hearing 'Rhythm is Gonna Get You' over the grocery store PA. And depending on the odds of that incredible freak occurrence, should I play the lottery today, Y/N
― Prop Dramedy (Old Lunch), Sunday, 20 August 2023 22:20 (eight months ago) link
I’d worry about what happens, horror-movie style, when the rhythm gets you.
― Cone of uncertainty (morrisp), Sunday, 20 August 2023 22:28 (eight months ago) link
all 20th century moral panic, first they said the rhythm would get us, then X was gonna give it to us, nothing fuckin happened
― earosmith (Neanderthal), Sunday, 20 August 2023 22:34 (eight months ago) link
Hound Dog Taylor: "Gimme Back My Wig" & Rufus Thomas: "Can Your Monkey Do The Dog?" at Slim Chickens
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 20 August 2023 22:49 (eight months ago) link
NGL, I honestly did start feeling a little concerned about the encroaching rhythm and what it might do once it got me
― Prop Dramedy (Old Lunch), Sunday, 20 August 2023 22:59 (eight months ago) link
Not obscure, but it seemed the playlist was “Gay 80s Hits” this morning at the Giant— Erasure’s “A Little Respect,” “West End Girls,” and then (most shockingly) Paul Parker’s “Right on Target.” I was having a great time and my husband was like “i know we’re big homo but people are staring at us because yr dancing” lmfao
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 15:53 (eight months ago) link
the McDonald's near me regularly plays Paul Carrack's "Don't Shed a Tear"
― I can't turn a fart into a question (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 29 August 2023 20:34 (eight months ago) link
Garbage: "Special" at Whataburger
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 30 August 2023 15:50 (eight months ago) link
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/08/30/passionate-kisses-the-soundtrack-at-cvs/
― BlackIronPrison, Thursday, 31 August 2023 15:09 (eight months ago) link
Pavement’s “here” at StarbucksDoes this count? Feel like it’s a borderline case
― calstars, Saturday, 2 September 2023 20:01 (eight months ago) link
Unf not the live version with the line about being dressed to suck lol
― calstars, Saturday, 2 September 2023 20:02 (eight months ago) link
I think that counts… def not something I would expect to hear at Starbux (or any corporate/chain retail or foodservice environment really).
― Stoned Wheat Thing (morrisp), Saturday, 2 September 2023 20:03 (eight months ago) link
The song after that was that Mariah’s “fantasy” which felt more on-brand
― calstars, Saturday, 2 September 2023 20:05 (eight months ago) link
Maybe they’re browsing Pfork’s “greatest songs of the ‘90s” playlist
― Stoned Wheat Thing (morrisp), Saturday, 2 September 2023 20:19 (eight months ago) link
Maybe. Manager was of that age
― calstars, Saturday, 2 September 2023 20:53 (eight months ago) link
Not really surprising as it was 100% on brand, but yesterday I heard “Not the Only One” by Bonnie Raitt in the titular CVS. I found myself singing along, anticipating the melody and chord changes, despite having no idea what it was and probably not having heard it in 30 years. Kept waiting for the big singalong chorus to hit that would help me identify it, and when it never did I had to Shazam it. Really nice song despite the total absence of said chorus though. Good job, CVS!
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Saturday, 2 September 2023 21:38 (eight months ago) link
Let’s give ‘em something to snack about
― calstars, Saturday, 2 September 2023 21:45 (eight months ago) link
I was thinking about Bonnie earlier, wondering if she ever played around with the lyrics to “can’t make you love me” during soundcheck at shows…”turn off the bed” etc
― calstars, Saturday, 2 September 2023 21:58 (eight months ago) link
Night Ranger “When You Close Your Eyes” 11:30pm in the Ralphs supermarket
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 7 September 2023 06:33 (eight months ago) link
so weird, the McDonald's near me had this one on a rotating playlist last week, heard it twice in three days
― Make the chats AI (Neanderthal), Thursday, 7 September 2023 17:28 (eight months ago) link
is Night Ranger making a comeback?
America: "Riverside" at Jason's Deli
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 11 September 2023 20:16 (seven months ago) link
Today they were playing “wolf tickets” by THE CLICK at the chevron mini mart on telegraph and ashby
― brimstead, Sunday, 15 October 2023 23:30 (six months ago) link
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 16 October 2023 12:27 (six months ago) link
WE'VE BEEN SEEN
― hat trick of trashiness (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 16 October 2023 12:42 (six months ago) link
Six months ago i heard a song while at a local grocery store, totally knew it but had no idea who did it or what it was called. It had a vaguely late 80s eagles vibe to to it so I went as far as listening to shit off glenn fry and don henely and even goddammn timothy b schmit records but could not place it and it was driving me crazy.
Last weekend at the same grocery store at the exact same checkout I was talking to a coworker I had run into when it came on and I fucking freaked out and busted out my phone while explaining the story to her.
FUCKING POCO. I knew the name but realized I never actually knew what exactly they did but weirdly timothy b schmit used to be the bass player pre-eagles so I wasn't that far off I guess:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGEBXL11THc
― joygoat, Monday, 16 October 2023 19:06 (six months ago) link
timothy b schmit used to be the bass player pre-eagles
As did Randy Meisner.
― The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Monday, 16 October 2023 19:56 (six months ago) link
Man, I have heard that song 10,000 times and never even once thought about who sang it.
How many more songs must there be like that one? In one ear, out the other.
― pplains, Monday, 16 October 2023 20:26 (six months ago) link
Some real late-era Henley Buckingham.
― pplains, Monday, 16 October 2023 20:27 (six months ago) link
lol that video - it’s hot! We get it!
― calstars, Monday, 16 October 2023 20:33 (six months ago) link
Human League: "Mirror Man" at Whataburger
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 21 October 2023 11:57 (six months ago) link