the replacements "i will dare" at a fred meyers in seattle
i'm not a local (or an american) so maybe this is normal? threw me for a loop though
― olly, Saturday, February 20, 2016 1:41 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
No, that is not normal. At their commercial peak (such as it was), you couldn't even hear the Replacements on the radio (other than on a college station) in the US. That is absolutely bizarre that they'd be on a major chain store's playlist.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, February 20, 2016 1:45 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I would've been all, Oh Seattle, Don't ever change.
― pplains, Saturday, February 20, 2016 3:02 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
The supermarket (Red Apple) in my Seattle neighborhood seems to mostly play slow jams. Obviously this is a good thing.
― Hey (Extended Mix), Sunday, 21 February 2016 01:20 (eight years ago) link
Senor Coconut's "Neon Lights" in a Dutch supermarket.
― ANML__, Sunday, 21 February 2016 03:33 (eight years ago) link
^^Wasn't that in Y tu mama...? Seems like that another way these slip through--it was in a movie, so it can be in a store too.
― "Damn the Taquitos" (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 21 February 2016 03:43 (eight years ago) link
Right. Replacements might also satisfy this rule.
― Thank You For Cosmic Jive Talkin' (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 21 February 2016 09:38 (eight years ago) link
"Whip Appeal" last night
― Hey (Extended Mix), Saturday, 27 February 2016 00:40 (eight years ago) link
In France They Kiss on Main Street while waiting for my Tamiflu prescription.
― how's life, Saturday, 26 March 2016 01:01 (eight years ago) link
Sometimes Chickie had the flu, or Ron had the flu...
― never ending bath infusion (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 26 March 2016 01:23 (eight years ago) link
Which would go some way toward explaining those nights when Leadfoot Melvin had the car.
― how's life, Saturday, 26 March 2016 12:10 (eight years ago) link
CVS reminds you that it's flu season - come in for your flu shot today! Remember to take extra precautions in cold weather, and avoid kissing under bridges, kissing in cars, and kissing in cafes.
― never ending bath infusion (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 26 March 2016 15:58 (eight years ago) link
Lol. That's pitch perfect.
― how's life, Saturday, 26 March 2016 16:24 (eight years ago) link
Subway blasting "New Attitude"
― ... (Eazy), Saturday, 26 March 2016 16:41 (eight years ago) link
"Glorious" by Natalie Imbruglia at a random McDonald's in the middle of nowhere in Missouri.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Saturday, 26 March 2016 17:47 (eight years ago) link
I rarely go to Chipotle, but in the last few minutes they played "Cool Confusion" by The Clash, "Here to Go" by Cabaret Voltaire, and "Pink Frost" by The Chills, all in a row.
― naus, Tuesday, 29 March 2016 22:31 (eight years ago) link
Wow! Yeah, hipsters are programming my Chipotle too; I've heard The Slits' version of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" more than once.
― Retro novelty punk (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 30 March 2016 00:55 (eight years ago) link
Elsewhere (department store) today, Go-Go's "Can't Stop The World."
― Retro novelty punk (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 30 March 2016 01:22 (eight years ago) link
best song on that album
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 30 March 2016 01:26 (eight years ago) link
Poco's "You Better Think Twice". Not all that obscure, but it's so nice to hear any Poco that isn't "Crazy Love"
― Lee626, Wednesday, 30 March 2016 08:03 (eight years ago) link
i can never contribute to this thread because i don't remember ever hearing music at a cvs
i did however hear mouth & macneal's "how do you do" at bed bath and beyond. not terribly obscure but a weird song to hear anywhere in 2016. now i have it on repeat.
― qualx, Sunday, 3 April 2016 01:34 (eight years ago) link
"Book of Dreams" by Suzanne Vegaat first I couldn't place it and I thought it was Julianna Hatfield
― Immediate Follower (NA), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 19:10 (eight years ago) link
Ha. While totally obscure, it is curiously CVS-ready.
― sisterhood of the baggering vance (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 19:18 (eight years ago) link
It's a good song!
― Immediate Follower (NA), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 19:40 (eight years ago) link
Good song.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 19:43 (eight years ago) link
"Hourglass" by Squeeze, while pumping gas. Hadn't heard it in forever.
― Double Nickels on the Pecunidigm (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 20:42 (eight years ago) link
Bonnie Raitt "Have A Heart" at CVS this week.
― ... (Eazy), Friday, 29 April 2016 22:12 (eight years ago) link
^^^have heard that multiple times at the grocery store
it seems to go on forever
― mookieproof, Friday, 29 April 2016 23:26 (eight years ago) link
Crenshaw - Whenever You're on My Mind. Hear it all the time now in the grocery...
― Jimmy_Chop, Sunday, 1 May 2016 13:59 (eight years ago) link
"Heartbeat" by Annie at a Vons grocery store.
― timellison, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 06:33 (eight years ago) link
Annie - Heartbeat at Giant.http://www.youtube.com/v/f9Wf46tLonM&fs=1&hl=en― how's life, Monday, November 23, 2015 8:04 PM (5 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
http://www.youtube.com/v/f9Wf46tLonM&fs=1&hl=en
― how's life, Monday, November 23, 2015 8:04 PM (5 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
High five!
― how's life, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 08:08 (eight years ago) link
Some lucky people upthread. There's a small supermarket chain in Dublin called Fresh that has its own piped music of knockoff cover versions, presumably because it might be cheaper somehow? They're supposed to mimic the originals, but put you in uncanny valley territory when you hear the intro to, say, Pride (In The Name of Love) by U2, or Maria by Blondie with instruments that feel maybe 5% off, growing to 30% off when the vocals come in.
― the_ecuador_three, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 13:08 (eight years ago) link
live version of Toto's "I'll Be Over You" in a pizza joint, followed not long after by Air Supply "Two Less Lonely People in the World"
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 19:01 (eight years ago) link
The Cult - Revolution
― how's life, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 22:07 (eight years ago) link
Stray Cats: "She's Sexy (and 17)" at Fuddruckers
― Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 12 May 2016 23:10 (seven years ago) link
So I started a new job this week working at a Goodwill retail store and the musical choices are. . . interesting. Most of the time, it's totally nameless/faceless EDM pop garbage, but there's random 70's tune that will occasionally pop up. Some choice selections so far have been:
Yes — Long Distance RunaroundBob Dylan — Buckets of Rain (two days in a row!) and Tangled Up in BlueJoni Mitchell — Carey
And tons of Van Morrison. Seems like I get to hear him at least once every ninety minutes. All the primo stuff, too: everything from 'Caravan' to 'Wavelength.' I think the only of his 70's album that hasn't been repped for thus far is Veedon Fleece.
― Austin, Friday, 13 May 2016 04:34 (seven years ago) link
Londonbeat-Thinking About You
― Neanderthal, Friday, 13 May 2016 21:01 (seven years ago) link
Wow, today I heard Crosby Stills and NASA's 'In my Dreams' at work. That's far and away my favorite CSN tune. I wasn't even aware it was a single.
― Austin, Sunday, 15 May 2016 01:43 (seven years ago) link
*Nash's
Wow again, as I heard Crosby and Nash's 'Southbound Train' today as well. They were really on a roll with the folk rock stuff today.
― Austin, Sunday, 15 May 2016 05:46 (seven years ago) link
ha, pretty good auto correct
"southbound train" is lovely. I don't really know csny's body of work but I dig a lot of that album. I would flip if I heard "immigration man" at cvs.
― sisterhood of the baggering vance (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 15 May 2016 05:48 (seven years ago) link
Austin, you were at CVS three times?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 15 May 2016 11:13 (seven years ago) link
just goes for the music
― Neanderthal, Sunday, 15 May 2016 11:46 (seven years ago) link
No no no, it's the music beamed over the store speakers at the Goodwill retail shop where I work.
Nothing that great or out of the ordinary to report on from today.
― Austin, Monday, 16 May 2016 02:24 (seven years ago) link
Today's highlight was The Moody Blues - 'Timothy Leary's Dead.'
― Austin, Thursday, 19 May 2016 04:08 (seven years ago) link
Heard R.E.M.'s "Talk About The Passion" in the supermarket yesterday. Not a single, never once heard it on the radio, was pleasantly baffled.
(Also, my favorite misheard lyrics: "Minty breath, minty mouth, it's Gumby in reaction. Minty breath, minty mouth, talk about the passion. Gumby in...Gumby in...Gumby into town...")
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 18:30 (seven years ago) link
ha!
― bucyrus ohio, vus cun nus en l’aria (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
Jimmy Cliff: "You Can Get It If You Really Want" at Jack In The Box
― Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 27 May 2016 15:30 (seven years ago) link
not exactly obscure but i was surprised to hear Courtney Barnett's "Depreston" in a CVS today
― flappy bird, Friday, 27 May 2016 19:18 (seven years ago) link
heard that one in a movie theater bathroom last summer, too
― flappy bird, Friday, 27 May 2016 19:19 (seven years ago) link
The Records' "Starry Eyes" at a Chipotle the other day. Sorta surprising.
― geoffreyess, Friday, 27 May 2016 20:37 (seven years ago) link
The Pretty Things: "Get A Buzz" at Freebirds World Burrito
― Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 28 May 2016 20:26 (seven years ago) link
Oooh, and now Bill Withers: "Who Is He (And What Is He To You)?"
― Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 28 May 2016 21:00 (seven years ago) link