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
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/08/30/passionate-kisses-the-soundtrack-at-cvs/
― 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
Positve K: "I Got a Man" at Whole Foods
― joygoat, Monday, 23 October 2023 18:05 (six months ago) link
WHAT'S YA MAN GOT TO DO WITH ME
― real warm grandpa (Neanderthal), Monday, 23 October 2023 18:07 (six months ago) link
That's the original line-up of Poco too but it's a long long way from "Pickin' Up the Pieces". Richie Furay looks like he's standing at the back trying not to be seen.
― The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Monday, 23 October 2023 18:15 (six months ago) link
Xp lol
― calstars, Monday, 23 October 2023 18:17 (six months ago) link
love that Poco song, had never heard it before
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Monday, 23 October 2023 23:25 (six months ago) link
Richard Marx produced and co-wrote one of those Poco tracks.
― hat trick of trashiness (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 23 October 2023 23:33 (six months ago) link
Peter Murphy: "Cuts You Up" at Kroger
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 9 November 2023 04:49 (five months ago) link
Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
Had no idea who did this song but have heard it many times.
― Bee OK, Friday, 10 November 2023 21:52 (five months ago) link
@Vons
― Bee OK, Friday, 10 November 2023 21:53 (five months ago) link
If we're doing hiding-in-plain-sight classics heard at Vons – for me it was ELO's "Livin' Thing" (the other night)... I had never really focused on the song (beyond knowing it from "Boogie Nights," and hearing it here and there), but went home and really listened to it... goddamn!
― Phair · Jagger/Richards · Carl Perkins (morrisp), Friday, 10 November 2023 22:59 (five months ago) link
In my dreams I’m walking in slow motion down an endless CVS aisle with a Michael McDonald supermix on at half speed
― calstars, Friday, 10 November 2023 23:24 (five months ago) link
ELO's "Livin' Thing" is great, in fact I love a lot of their singles. The only album I bought from them was Xanadu but that was really only for Olivia Newton-John. I really need to explore their albums one day as most of their stuff is before my time.
Xpost
― Bee OK, Friday, 10 November 2023 23:56 (five months ago) link
"The Killing Moon" by Echo and the Bunnymen at Fred Meyer.
― visiting, Thursday, 16 November 2023 01:44 (five months ago) link
Sorta relevant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7r27hWIefk
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 23 November 2023 18:34 (five months ago) link
"Broken Wings" is, alas, not obscure nor forgotten. It's never gone away.
― stuffing your suit pockets with cold, stale chicken tende (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 23 November 2023 18:48 (five months ago) link
Tupac giving it new legs helped
― a very very unfair (Neanderthal), Thursday, 23 November 2023 19:06 (five months ago) link
"In a Big Country" at Trader Joe's, is that an obscure song in the US?
― sophie glanced up, looking concerned (Matt #2), Thursday, 23 November 2023 19:43 (five months ago) link
Not really, tho I guess I haven’t heard it in a while…
― This field is required (morrisp), Thursday, 23 November 2023 19:52 (five months ago) link
"Honey" by Robyn at Target
― omar little, Thursday, 23 November 2023 19:57 (five months ago) link
“Big country” is absolutely obscure in the US
― calstars, Thursday, 23 November 2023 21:52 (five months ago) link
Really?
― Shifty Henry’s Swing Club (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 November 2023 21:53 (five months ago) link
It hit No. 3 on the Top Rock Tracks chart and No. 17 on the Hot 100… I definitely knew it as a kid, at the time.
― This field is required (morrisp), Thursday, 23 November 2023 21:55 (five months ago) link
(I think the video also got a lot of play, but we didn’t have MTV yet)
― This field is required (morrisp), Thursday, 23 November 2023 21:56 (five months ago) link
Loads of MTV play, plus they performed it live on SNL. It wouldn’t surprise me to hear it now, though it hasn’t had quite the traction of a “Don’t You Want Me” or something of that ilk.
― Josefa, Thursday, 23 November 2023 21:59 (five months ago) link
It’s not obscure in the US
― brimstead, Thursday, 23 November 2023 22:47 (five months ago) link
not obscure but never played on current 80s radio, in my experience. feel like there has been a great culling of the canon. i don't remember 80s radio of even ten years ago being as limited as it is now.
― slugbuggy, Friday, 24 November 2023 10:01 (five months ago) link
like, i don't expect to hear shock the monkey or switching to glide but they don't play any duran duran other than hungry like the wolf or rio or any culture club other than karma chameleon or any inxs other than need you tonight. under these conditions everything she wants would be considered obscure because i've never heard my local 80s radio station play it so i assume it's dropped out of what anyone under 45 or so would be familiar with.
― slugbuggy, Friday, 24 November 2023 10:08 (five months ago) link
I hear "In a Big Country" fairly often in the wild. ymmv
― stuffing your suit pockets with cold, stale chicken tende (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 24 November 2023 10:39 (five months ago) link
And I hear "Everything She Wants" on A/C radio, not "eighties radio" fwiw
― stuffing your suit pockets with cold, stale chicken tende (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 24 November 2023 10:40 (five months ago) link