Leon Haywood: "It's Got To Be Mellow" at Freebirds.
― Infidels, Like Dylan In The Eighties (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 18 January 2019 20:26 (five years ago) link
not that obscure, but i still wasn't expecting to hear the sundays' 'here's where the story ends' in a cvs
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 January 2019 22:38 (five years ago) link
that's too much!!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 19 January 2019 01:25 (five years ago) link
Bob Seger: "Sunspot Baby" at Walmart.
― Infidels, Like Dylan In The Eighties (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 19 January 2019 03:59 (five years ago) link
Robin Trower: "Lady Love" at Randall's.
― Infidels, Like Dylan In The Eighties (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 19 January 2019 19:29 (five years ago) link
Big Star “When My Baby's Beside Me” at Trader Joe’s
― john. a resident of evanston. (john. a resident of chicago.), Sunday, 20 January 2019 04:17 (five years ago) link
Big Star and The Sundays both lovely and unexpected
― resident hack (Simon H.), Sunday, 20 January 2019 04:22 (five years ago) link
I hear that Sundays song in retail situations frequently, always a treat.
― spastic heritage, Monday, 21 January 2019 00:05 (five years ago) link
Robert Palmer: "Jealous" at IHOP.
― Infidels, Like Dylan In The Eighties (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 21 January 2019 00:09 (five years ago) link
Fleetwood Mac: "As Long As You Follow"John Mellencamp: "Key West Intermezzo"The Cars: "You Are The Girl"*
All at Denny's.
*Seems like I hear this one more often than almost any other Cars out in the wild.
― Infidels, Like Dylan In The Eighties (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 25 January 2019 03:27 (five years ago) link
Pretenders: "Kid" at Jason's Deli.
― Infidels, Like Dylan In The Eighties (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 25 January 2019 18:28 (five years ago) link
Steve Miller: "Wide River" & English Beat: "Save It For Later" at Randall's.
― Infidels, Like Dylan In The Eighties (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 26 January 2019 22:51 (five years ago) link
Fastball: "You're An Ocean" at Fuddrucker's
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 28 January 2019 02:19 (five years ago) link
Dead or Alive: "Lover Come Back To Me" and Corinne Bailey Rae: "Put Your Records On" at Randall's.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 03:00 (five years ago) link
ime "Put Your Records On" and "You're an Ocean" both quietly entered standard CVS-and-adjacent rotation some time ago, after their respective periods of exile.
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 04:41 (five years ago) link
I've noticed that too. Checked wiki and was genuinely shocked the CBR only made #68 Pop (and #64 on the Hot 100). It was inescapable when it was new.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 05:27 (five years ago) link
It peaked at #6 on Adult Contemporary, which maybe is more revealing. I think she was being pushed through VH1 type channels, so it seems totally natural that she'd be soundtracking drug stores in addition to coffee shops and Barnes & Nobles.
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 05:43 (five years ago) link
"Beach Baby" by First Class.
― I don't come off well (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:30 (five years ago) link
Steve Winwood: "Freedom Overspill" at Steak & Shake.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:46 (five years ago) link
i guess "beach baby" is pretty obscure! i think of it as well-known but i think that's only because of its inclusion in the inescapable SOUNDS OF THE SEVENTIES commercial from the early 90s. i can't remember the last time i ever heard it out anywhere.
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:07 (five years ago) link
The Replacements, "I'll Be You" at Target.
Haven't heard it in the wild since 1989. It was released 30 years ago tomorrow!
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:16 (five years ago) link
“Beach Baby”! For a hot second it felt like the most exciting song in the world, ever, to me as an as-yet pretty much contextless kid.
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 22:13 (five years ago) link
T.Rex: "Cosmic Dancer" at Kroger.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 3 February 2019 19:21 (five years ago) link
Tom Petty: "Too Much Ain't Enough" at Kroger.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 05:02 (five years ago) link
The Showmen: "39-21-46" at HEB.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 11 February 2019 00:53 (five years ago) link
James Brown: "Get On The Goodfoot" and Kinks: "Waterloo Sunset" at Jack-In-The-Box.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 13 February 2019 01:38 (five years ago) link
Bryan Ferry: "Kiss and Tell" at HEB.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 14 February 2019 05:23 (five years ago) link
School of Seven Bells, "Ablaze" at LCBO
― jmm, Sunday, 17 February 2019 20:30 (five years ago) link
oh that reminds me of the one time i heard "ilu" by school of seven bells (which i first heard via ilm) at a which wich
― dyl, Sunday, 17 February 2019 21:27 (five years ago) link
Fleetwood Mac: "Save Me" (their last Top 40, from '90) at Kroger.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 17 February 2019 21:41 (five years ago) link
By now, I shouldn't be surprised, but hearing freaking "Kiss Me On the Bus" by the Replacements at Kroger was crazy.
I mean, if I heard "I'll Be You" I'd be "Well, strange hearing the Replacements at Kroger, but this was a minor Top 40 hit, I guess."
And if heard "Can't Hardly Wait" - like I did a few months ago - I'd be surprised, but again, it might be the band's most notable song, off a major-label album, at that.
But "Kiss Me On the Bus"? I get that Kroger might be hesitant to play a song called "Bastards of Young" over its P.A. system, but I would've expected to hear "Left of the Dial" or "Hold My Life" before KMotB. And yet, I pretty much would not have expected to hear anything from the Bob Stinson era over those speakers.
If I go in there next week and hear "I'M A CUSTOMER", I'm gonna flip out.
― pplains, Monday, 18 February 2019 14:29 (five years ago) link
that would be awesome. i too would flip out if i heard "customer" while i was a customer, anywhere but a record store
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 18 February 2019 14:37 (five years ago) link
Camera Obscura: "Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken" at Food 4 Less.
― Real Compton City G, Monday, 18 February 2019 21:42 (five years ago) link
haha! i've never heard camera obscura but i know lloyd cole's "are you ready to be heartbroken" and that song title cracks me up
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 18 February 2019 22:58 (five years ago) link
Gary Wright: "Got The Feelin'" at Randall's
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 23 February 2019 04:48 (five years ago) link
ok where do you live, because i'm not sure i believe you anymore
― mookieproof, Saturday, 23 February 2019 04:54 (five years ago) link
Houston-area, many of these come from places in the western 'burbs.
I had to Shazam that Gary Wright, initially thought it was some '80s Rod Stewart thing.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 23 February 2019 06:15 (five years ago) link
hmm
― mookieproof, Saturday, 23 February 2019 06:24 (five years ago) link
Mark Lindsay: "Arizona" at Walmart.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 24 February 2019 03:10 (five years ago) link
yesssssss
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 24 February 2019 13:21 (five years ago) link
Guns N' Roses"Welcome to the Jungle"Appetite for DestructionGeffen Records, 1987KROGERDec. 8, 2018 | 2:34 pm CST― pplains, Saturday, December 8, 2018 5:20 PM (two months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
KROGERDec. 8, 2018 | 2:34 pm CST
― pplains, Saturday, December 8, 2018 5:20 PM (two months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
THIS JUST HAPPENED AT MY USUAL KROGER.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 1 March 2019 02:05 (five years ago) link
i know that song is unlistenable noise, but it's really not that unusual to hear it in a public place. even my city's dull, generic classic hits station that plays virtually the same playlist every single day will spin it
― dyl, Friday, 1 March 2019 02:44 (five years ago) link
BUT IN KROGER.
STANDING IN THE CAT FOOD AISLE NEXT TO SOME LADY WHO WAS 37 WHEN THAT SONG CAME OUT.
WE BOTH HEAR A MAN SCREAM OVER THE P.A. "BRING YOU TO YOUR KNEES! I'M GONNA WATCH YOU BLEED!"
HER MOUTH OPENS IN HORROR. THE LIDS ON THE CAT FOOD TINS START RIPPING OPEN BY THEMSELVES, RAZOR BLADES SLICING THROUGH THE AIR.
― pplains, Friday, 1 March 2019 03:23 (five years ago) link
Christine McVie - "Love Will Show Us How" at Walgreens
― Hideous Lump, Saturday, 2 March 2019 07:00 (five years ago) link
I just heard ‘Change Of Heart’ from Cyndi Lauper’s 2nd album in a shopping plaza in upstate NY. But I was surprised to see that it made it to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987.
― christopher.ivan, Saturday, 2 March 2019 17:57 (five years ago) link
this is one of my favorite threads
― ⅋ (crüt), Saturday, 2 March 2019 18:54 (five years ago) link
White Town: "Your Woman" at Kroger.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 4 March 2019 22:39 (five years ago) link
brand new heavies 'dream on dreamer' at CVS
― mookieproof, Monday, 4 March 2019 23:59 (five years ago) link
kylie minogue "slow" at the grocery store
(apparently it was a big hit in australia and europe but in the usa it barely charted and i literally never heard it on the radio)
― dyl, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 03:46 (five years ago) link
Bananarama: "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" at Jack In the Box.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 21:50 (five years ago) link