I like Afterburner but yeah outside of "why am I hearing Sleeping Bag at CVS?" insanity I don't know why anything from it would make regular rotation on rock radio now
― da croupier, Thursday, October 11, 2012 2:32 PM
I tweeted this a few days ago. Recently:
Duran Duran - Do You Believe in ShameMichael Penn - This and That
― the ones that I'm near most: fellow outcasts and ilxors (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 October 2012 18:50 (four years ago) Permalink
Semisonic: All About Chemistry
― 50 Shades of Greil (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 11 October 2012 18:56 (four years ago) Permalink
Grocery store, not CVS, but "Echo Beach" by Martha and the Muffins.
― Baked. And yet so soupy. (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 11 October 2012 19:03 (four years ago) Permalink
Not a CVS but I recently heard "I Am The Slime" by Zappa when I was getting my hair cut
― chr1sb3singer, Thursday, 11 October 2012 21:19 (four years ago) Permalink
once heard the entirety of they might be giants' flood on the walmart radio station.
― balls, Thursday, 11 October 2012 21:24 (four years ago) Permalink
jesus buddy were you waiting for an oil change or something?
― there is no dana, only (goole), Thursday, 11 October 2012 21:24 (four years ago) Permalink
ie it wasn't some worker blasting flood thru the store pa, it was the corporate radio station piped into walmarts coast to coast for some reason doing a 'showcase' on flood.
― balls, Thursday, 11 October 2012 21:25 (four years ago) Permalink
haha i think (dear god i hope) it started soon after i arrived and i may have indeed lingered to take it in, hear 'twisting' for the first time in however many years, take half an hour to decide whether or not i want poptarts, etc. something very fucked about hearing this blasting at walmart though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zNoxjUUyec
― balls, Thursday, 11 October 2012 21:28 (four years ago) Permalink
hahaha that's better than what I was guessing, which was "Your Racist Friend"
― The Owls of Ja Rule (DJP), Thursday, 11 October 2012 21:29 (four years ago) Permalink
I heard Cracker's cover of "Shake Some Action" in CVS just two nights ago.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 11 October 2012 21:32 (four years ago) Permalink
Others:
Boz Scaggs - Miss Suna-ha - The Sun Always Shines on TVTyler Collins - Girls Night OutToni Childs - Don't Walk Away
― the ones that I'm near most: fellow outcasts and ilxors (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 October 2012 21:34 (four years ago) Permalink
Huh I heard echo beach at Barnes & noble last week.
― we fed him, now he's an 8 million pound troll all over our board (Hunt3r), Thursday, 11 October 2012 23:47 (four years ago) Permalink
weirdest one i remember was "change your mind" by neil young while i was standing in line to get painkillers a few years ago. must've been a radio edit. felt appropriate.
― tylerw, Friday, 12 October 2012 00:37 (four years ago) Permalink
Michael Penn - This and Thatalso, this song is so classic
― tylerw, Friday, 12 October 2012 00:38 (four years ago) Permalink
Heard "Let's Hang On" which was a minor Top 40 for Barry Manilow at a Rite Aid once.
― jetfan, Friday, 12 October 2012 02:27 (four years ago) Permalink
Sunrise by Duran Duran at Papa Ginos a month or so ago.Why would THAT happen?
― mr.raffles, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 03:21 (four years ago) Permalink
lite rock cover of Catch the Sun by Doves @ my bank
― suggest butt (Pillbox), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 04:19 (four years ago) Permalink
"Heaven's on Fire" by KISS was playing on at least two separate occasions at the CVS by my college
not an obscure single really but jarring in the soft-rock context, heard "More Bounce to the Ounce" at the local grocery store a few months ago
― no love spud webb (fadanuf4erybody), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 04:36 (four years ago) Permalink
REM - "All The Way To Reno"
― da croupier, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:53 (four years ago) Permalink
― balls, Thursday, October 11, 2012 5:25 PM (6 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
That is exceptionally weird and now I want to listen to that album which I haven't done in years.
― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:55 (four years ago) Permalink
It's not obscure but I was euphoric when I heard Amy Grant's "I Will Remember You" yesterday.
― the ones that I'm near most: fellow outcasts and ilxors (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 16:09 (four years ago) Permalink
was picking up prescription for antidepressant at walgreens and they were playing "i wanna be sedated." no lie.
― andrew m., Wednesday, 17 October 2012 16:13 (four years ago) Permalink
heard velvet underground - oh! sweet nuthin' at walgreens last week
― Anime Mann (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 16:16 (four years ago) Permalink
Sugar Ray's "Chasin You Around" at Met Foods. The second single off In Pursuit Of Leisure, the album after the last one anyone cared about
― da croupier, Sunday, 28 October 2012 13:52 (four years ago) Permalink
not obscure but heard like a 10-minute Tool deep cut in a 24 hour kroger once. it was weird because there was usually just soft rock & r&b playing there
― turds (Hungry4Ass), Sunday, 28 October 2012 16:07 (four years ago) Permalink
a couple visits to shop rite ago i heard the 12-inch edit of "she's always in my hair"
― charlie the luna (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Sunday, 28 October 2012 16:10 (four years ago) Permalink
I'm just gonna use this thread for obscure songs heard in any retail setting:
Roxy Music - 2HB in Noodles and Company yesterday.
― German Disco Songsmith (Dan Peterson), Monday, 13 January 2014 22:18 (three years ago) Permalink
The other week in Morrisons they were playing 'If I Could Talk I'd Tell You' by the Lemonheads (a #39 smash in 1996).
― Gavin, Leeds, Wednesday, 15 January 2014 16:18 (three years ago) Permalink
Heard the Kinks' "Juke Box Music" in a grocery store a couple of years ago. Barely a hit in the US in 1977, never played on "classic rock" radio.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 15 January 2014 17:51 (three years ago) Permalink
lol i heard donna lewis's flop second single "without love" in a cvs once
― dyl, Wednesday, 15 January 2014 18:22 (three years ago) Permalink
Heard "For What It's Worth" by The Cardigans in the grocery store the other day.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Wednesday, 15 January 2014 18:30 (three years ago) Permalink
not that obscure really but heard dennis deyoung's "desert moon" followed by madonna's "this used to be my playground" on KRGR kroger radio last night, the algorithm was feeling some super intense nostalgia apparently
― balls, Wednesday, 12 February 2014 21:06 (three years ago) Permalink
Thought this was a revival of this thread: albert hammond, "it never rains in southern california"
― The Crescent City of Kador (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 12 February 2014 21:07 (three years ago) Permalink
Not obscure, but I really enjoyed hearing Scritti Politti at CVS yesterday.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 12 February 2014 21:20 (three years ago) Permalink
I heard the song 'On the Beach' by Neil Young at the grocery store once.
― Austin, Wednesday, 12 February 2014 23:46 (three years ago) Permalink
Heard "Couple Days Off" by Huey Lewis & The News last night at Whataburger.
― ...out of that weakness, out of that envy, out of that fear.. (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 13 February 2014 03:17 (three years ago) Permalink
Heard "Emerge" Fischerspooner at a Florida water-park
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 February 2014 07:14 (three years ago) Permalink
https://soundcloud.com/hennessyyoungman/cvsbangers
― 龜, Thursday, 13 February 2014 07:21 (three years ago) Permalink
haha thank you, a classic
― raggett neds of your summer dress (The Reverend), Thursday, 13 February 2014 07:44 (three years ago) Permalink
Jack In The Box is good for these. Today it was "Wild Wild Life" by Talking Heads, and last time a couple weeks ago I heard "Canary In A Coalmine" by The Police.
― Interior. Ibiza Bar (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 26 March 2014 21:07 (three years ago) Permalink
alfred i'd start straight up bawling
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, 26 March 2014 22:04 (three years ago) Permalink
I heard that really sterile, generic, terrible ballad by "Sergio Mendes" from the 80s...."Never Gonna Let You Go"...in a Zaxby's.
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 26 March 2014 22:06 (three years ago) Permalink
whenever i'm in cvs i hear "shattered dreams"
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, 26 March 2014 22:06 (three years ago) Permalink
I heard Jack Wagner's "All I Need" and Richard Marx's "Hazard" once in an Albertsons during a 4 hour shift. I remain convinced that they had not changed their Muzak since my childhood.
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 26 March 2014 22:09 (three years ago) Permalink
and whenever I hit the "from this empty heart" falsetto several mothers in the cold medicine section scowl
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 26 March 2014 22:10 (three years ago) Permalink
hahaha. I can't help not singing along to that tune either. that or "All I Need is a Miracle".
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 26 March 2014 22:11 (three years ago) Permalink
haha otm
― goole, Thursday, 27 March 2014 14:39 (three years ago) Permalink
Shopping for pencils and invisible tape at CVS this morning I heard "Soul Drifter" by Lindsey Buckingham!
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 15 April 2014 14:49 (three years ago) Permalink
^^^^ I've heard it at CVS too
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 15 April 2014 14:49 (three years ago) Permalink
Manu Dibango - "Soul Makossa," in H.E.B. yesterday (though for some reason, in that store, the only place you can usually hear the music without straining your ears is in the restroom)
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 18:16 (three years ago) Permalink
Holy Shit!
Big Star: "September Gurls" at FUDDRUCKERS
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 10 March 2017 21:51 (six months ago) Permalink
the fuck are you doing at a Fuddruckers
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 10 March 2017 21:55 (six months ago) Permalink
Elton John "Tower of Babel" at Foodtown
― Hideous Lump, Saturday, 18 March 2017 04:00 (six months ago) Permalink
ok woah.
― tales of a scorched-earth nothing (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 18 March 2017 05:51 (six months ago) Permalink
Lyle Lovett: "Private Conversation" at Randall's
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 23 March 2017 04:21 (six months ago) Permalink
INXS: "Disappear" at Fuddruckers
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 13 April 2017 21:37 (five months ago) Permalink
very austin
― 1staethyr, Friday, 14 April 2017 03:53 (five months ago) Permalink
...except I was in Houston, but yeah...
I actually used to hear that track a lot in stores late '90s/early '00s.
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 14 April 2017 03:57 (five months ago) Permalink
whoops, i don't know why i always thought randall's was only in central texas
― 1staethyr, Friday, 14 April 2017 04:11 (five months ago) Permalink
Not exactly obscure, but the huge at the time and now forgotten David Gray: "Avalon" at Jason's Deli
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 20 April 2017 21:42 (five months ago) Permalink
Squeeze: "Pulling Mussels (From A Shell)" at Which Which (not that obscure, but still somewhat surprising on a non-80s only muzak)
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 28 April 2017 20:53 (four months ago) Permalink
Happy Mondays - 'Step One
In Guitar Center.
― Austin, Friday, 5 May 2017 19:26 (four months ago) Permalink
*'Step On'
― Austin, Friday, 5 May 2017 19:27 (four months ago) Permalink
OMD - 'Souvenier'
In Starbucks.
― Austin, Friday, 5 May 2017 20:08 (four months ago) Permalink
Two different days, two early Elvis Costello's
"Crawling To The USA" at a pizza place"No Action" at Fuddruckers
And this shouldn't count, but I had an extended project meeting at a local coffee house yesterday that was bringing the Punk/Post-Punk with full album airings of Pink Flag and Entertainment!.
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 5 May 2017 20:54 (four months ago) Permalink
Also at Fudds: Talking Heads: "Love-->Building On Fire"
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 5 May 2017 21:13 (four months ago) Permalink
local coffee houses absolutely do not count although that was probably pretty good listening!
― ✓ (Doctor Casino), Friday, 5 May 2017 22:44 (four months ago) Permalink
It was! The amazing thing to me is this place isn't in some hipster enclave, but rather a strip mall wedged between two fairly large and untrendy subdivisions. I think some of the staff are punks, because I've heard similar stuff in there before, but not to the degree of full albums.
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 6 May 2017 01:44 (four months ago) Permalink
Yesterday the gas station I work at played Reel Big Fish's cover of "Take On Me." I have that on CD and I hadn't even thought about it in fifteen years.
― Guy Pidgeotto (Tom Violence), Saturday, 6 May 2017 02:24 (four months ago) Permalink
Nirvana: "Molly's Lips", Rolling Stones: "Rip This Joint", and Black Crowes: "Sting Me" at Freebirds
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 10 May 2017 22:11 (four months ago) Permalink
ZZ Top: "Doubleback" at Randalls
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 14 May 2017 00:23 (four months ago) Permalink
Galaxie 500 - Tugboat - IKEA parking lot
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Friday, 19 May 2017 02:50 (four months ago) Permalink
wow that's a good one ^
― austinb, Friday, 19 May 2017 06:25 (four months ago) Permalink
^ Impressive.
Not impossibly obscure, but Morrissey's "Suedehead" is exactly what I didn't expect to hear in Bunnings [massive blokey hardware warehouse in Australia] recently.
― Maximum big surprise! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Friday, 19 May 2017 07:38 (four months ago) Permalink
Go-Go's: "Speeding" at Kroger
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 23 May 2017 04:14 (four months ago) Permalink
Badfinger "Maybe Tomorrow" at Foodtown
― Hideous Lump, Thursday, 1 June 2017 05:07 (three months ago) Permalink
Liz Phair: "Supernova" at Fuddruckers
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 2 June 2017 22:29 (three months ago) Permalink
...and Split Enz: "Six Months In A Leaky Boat"
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 2 June 2017 22:50 (three months ago) Permalink
Classic Gold for this thread:
Lisa Loeb: "I Do" at Taco Bell
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 12 June 2017 00:11 (three months ago) Permalink
Followed up by Carole King: "Jazzman"
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 12 June 2017 00:14 (three months ago) Permalink
Just heard Icicle Works — 'A Whisper to a Scream' in Albertson's.
― Austin, Wednesday, 14 June 2017 16:49 (three months ago) Permalink
Georgia Satellites: "Battleship Chains" at Kroger
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 15 June 2017 03:58 (three months ago) Permalink
I heard "Don't Pay the Ferryman" in Safeway.
― croque monsoon (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 15 June 2017 04:00 (three months ago) Permalink
Otis Redding: "(I've Got) Dreams To Remember" at Fuddruckers
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 23 June 2017 21:32 (three months ago) Permalink
Not sure where else to put this, but I just heard 'Luchini (aka This is It)' by Camp Lo in Starbucks.
― Austin, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:36 (two months ago) Permalink
"Don't Pull Your Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds. Huge hit in 1971 but I've not heard it much since.
― smug dinner-jazz atrocity (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:29 (two months ago) Permalink
Really? I grew up hearing that. At least with the advent of the U.S. oldies radio format around the mid-'80s.
― timellison, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 18:20 (two months ago) Permalink
Heard that one on the radio yesterday.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 18:32 (two months ago) Permalink
My local oldies station has redefined oldies to skew more late 70s/80s. Much more likely to hear The Eagles and Phil Collins than early 70s Grass Roots/Guess Who/3 Dog Night-type stuff.
― smug dinner-jazz atrocity (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 19:24 (two months ago) Permalink
Talk about obscure! A version of "Don't Pull Your Love" was one of the final Sam & Dave singles on Atlantic (#36 R&B, #102 Pop in late '71).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqpDmOzrLbk
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 23:38 (two months ago) Permalink
I had that on some Edsel or Demon or Ace collection, but yeah never heard it over a public PA
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 23:40 (two months ago) Permalink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhwOwl1KfSU
― ﴿→ ☺ (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 04:32 (two months ago) Permalink
I remember my mom singing it as "Don't throw your love out on the table," but whether this was her mishearing, her mocking one of ours, or just her making fun of the song I cannot say.
― ﴿→ ☺ (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 04:35 (two months ago) Permalink
Wilco: "Born Alone" at WalMart
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 16 July 2017 05:47 (two months ago) Permalink
Lenka: "The Show" at El Pollo Loco
I've heard this at a few places in the last year or so. Thought it was a bigger hit (only got to #25 on the "Billboard Adult Pop Songs Chart"--whatever that is)
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 23 July 2017 23:41 (two months ago) Permalink
Humble Pie: "I Don't Need No Doctor" at Burger King
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 27 July 2017 23:01 (one month ago) Permalink
"The Wire" by Haim at Vons.
such a great change of pace. loved this album and have yet to even play the new one.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 26 August 2017 02:29 (four weeks ago) Permalink
"Allison Road" by Gin Blossoms at Vons
― timellison, Monday, 11 September 2017 03:51 (one week ago) Permalink
adore that one, changes my whole day any time i hear it
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 11 September 2017 04:49 (one week ago) Permalink
Just heard "4th of July" by X at Whole Foods, made my day.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 September 2017 19:49 (one week ago) Permalink