"Family Affair" in Morrisons. Sweet.
― Angry Question Time Man's Flute Club Band (Tom D.), Monday, 1 April 2019 17:29 (five years ago) link
Wizkid’s “Master Groove” blasting out of a shop in the Xiaobei area of Guangzhou. Good times!
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 2 April 2019 13:21 (five years ago) link
Morrisons again. "Respect Yourself" by the Staples Singers. They play some good music in that shop.
― Do you like 70s hard rock with a guitar hero? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 16 April 2019 09:24 (five years ago) link
... and today, The Who, "Magic Bus".
― Do you like 70s hard rock with a guitar hero? (Tom D.), Friday, 19 April 2019 16:47 (five years ago) link
Local shopping centre, ironically, Jessie J's 'Price Tag'.
― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 28 September 2019 21:05 (four years ago) link
Forgot to mention "One Nation Under a Groove" in Morrisons (again).
― Let them eat Pfifferlinge an Schneckensauce (Tom D.), Saturday, 28 September 2019 21:49 (four years ago) link
Delighted to hear Gang of Four in a genteel, single-origin-bags-for-decor, popup cafe.
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Saturday, 28 September 2019 22:05 (four years ago) link
How high are the ceilings in the supermarket?Do they play music in there?
These are questions I should know the answers to, but genuinely can't answer
― frame casual (dog latin), Wednesday, 9 October 2019 12:59 (four years ago) link
Fools Gold by the Stone Roses in American Eagle. I had no idea they were at all known in the US.
― AlanSmithee, Friday, 11 October 2019 23:21 (four years ago) link
"Teenage Kicks" in Morrisons.
― Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Friday, 8 November 2019 19:57 (four years ago) link
7:30am in the Tesco's I often drop in to on my way to work: Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire'. I reached the self service checkout area just in time to hear William bellowing "BRITISH POLITICIAN SEX!" through the cranked in-store PA system. Just the thing to get people awake on a Monday."JFK! BLOWN AWAY! WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE TO SAY!!!"
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 18:40 (four years ago) link
Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Sweet Home Alabama' - in a shopping centre in the deep south... of England
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Friday, 27 August 2010 10:21 (nine years ago)
Yep, they're still playing that song.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Saturday, 29 February 2020 20:11 (four years ago) link
― AlanSmithee, Saturday, 12 October 2019 00:21 (five months ago)
'Fools Gold' then straight into Mark Morrison's 'Return Of The Mack'.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Sunday, 15 March 2020 20:14 (four years ago) link
'Word Up' - Cameo
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Sunday, 1 November 2020 10:02 (three years ago) link
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― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Sunday, 1 November 2020 10:03 (three years ago) link
"The Return of the Los Palmas 7" - Madness"Fools Gold" - The Stone Roses"Twist & Shout" - The Beatles"The One & Only" - Chesney Hawkes (especially weird because I was thinking about this song while walking to the shopping centre only to hear it playing when I walked in)
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Saturday, 22 May 2021 11:29 (two years ago) link
"Angels" - Robbie Williams (played horrendously out of tune by a busker on saxophone)"Teenage Kicks" - The Undertones (a different busker playing an acoustic guitar)"Chelsea Dagger" - The Fratellis"Sugar" - Maroon 5
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Sunday, 1 August 2021 11:19 (two years ago) link
May be coincidence, or maybe whoever picks the music for Co-Op in-store radio subscribes to this channel...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfJIgsFHX0Q...because Lulu's version of 'The Man Who Sold The World' was playing.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Sunday, 7 November 2021 14:29 (two years ago) link
Songs heard while shoppin' waiting to get your COVID vaccine booster
'Merry Christmas Everyone' by Shakin' Stevens'Dancing In The Moonlight' by Toploader
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Friday, 17 December 2021 18:39 (two years ago) link
yesterday in the shopping centre, 'Wombling Merry Christmas'
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Saturday, 25 December 2021 14:56 (two years ago) link
I was in Saisbury's but this is a very Co-Op kind of track - Bryan Ferry's 'Let's Stick Together'.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Saturday, 1 January 2022 13:55 (two years ago) link
It was like seeing a stiff and starchy relative get loose at a Christmas party.
Lol
― A Little Bit Meme, a Little Bit URL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 1 January 2022 13:56 (two years ago) link
Today in the shopping centre: Endor - 'Pump It Up'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfnjX88Va4Yfollowed by Majestic x Boney M. - 'Rasputin (2022 Remix)'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8XADglx9z4
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Friday, 22 July 2022 19:55 (one year ago) link
Not shopping but sitting in an empty pub in Paisley in the late afternoon and "Simon Says" by the 1910 Fruitgum Company is playing.
― Apologies to any lip readers (Tom D.), Monday, 1 August 2022 13:37 (one year ago) link
... "Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day" by Gilbert O'Sullivan. Makes "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da" sound like "Helter Skelter".
― Apologies to any lip readers (Tom D.), Monday, 1 August 2022 14:20 (one year ago) link
Yesterday I heard...Tracy Chapman, 'Fast Car' in a shopping centre,Billy Joel, 'Uptown Girl' in a DIY store,Craig David, 'Re-Rewind' and Dizzy Rascal, 'Bonkers', both in a computer store.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Tuesday, 6 September 2022 18:12 (one year ago) link
Probably the most unexpected one for me was "How to Disappear Completely" at Home Depot.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 6 September 2022 18:56 (one year ago) link
A very unexpected song to hear in a supermarket in the South East of England - Neil Young's 'Harvest Moon'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2MtEsrcTTs
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Thursday, 13 October 2022 18:35 (one year ago) link
An odd set of songs to hear one after the other:
'Miss You', The Rolling Stones'The Man Who Sold The World', Lulu'September', Earth, Wind & Fire'Boys Don't Cry', The Cure
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Wednesday, 2 November 2022 23:21 (one year ago) link
Filtered through the PA system of a store is probably the optimal way to hear miss you as it blows, particularly if you watch the video at the same time.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hic-dnps6MUI wonder whose bright idea it was to remove the guitar riff from Lulu's version and replace it with a flatulent sax?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyFAnA9oPRE
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Wednesday, 2 November 2022 23:28 (one year ago) link
In a shopping centre on my way to the food court:
'Groove Is In The Heart' - Deee-Lite'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' - Kylie Minogue
In an outdoor equipment store shortly after lunch:
'Stay Together' - Suede
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Monday, 2 January 2023 19:14 (one year ago) link
I've just remembered, when I was in Lisbon, I went for a meal and the kinda hippyish waiter played all sorts of good music but I especially remember he played "Maggot Brain", which was cool.
I was visiting my sister in Scotland at the weekend and we were in her local pub in the village she lives in, on a busy Friday night, and "Maggot Brain" was played!
― Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 January 2023 23:24 (one year ago) link
In the supermarket, Axl Rose's favourite Pet Shop Boys song, 'Being Boring'.
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Friday, 31 March 2023 09:40 (one year ago) link
In Tesco's, while picking up my morning dose of mind-rotting energy drink: George Michael's 'Careless Whisper'.In the Co-Op, while picking up my evening dose of mind-rotting energy drink (it's Friday, weekend gotta start somewhere): Kim Wilde's 'You Came'.
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Friday, 21 April 2023 17:44 (eleven months ago) link
You can tell it's the Friday evening before a Bank Holiday weekend because the supermarket was rowdy and full of teenagers, including one 14 year old lad riding a bicycle down the aisle until I eyeballed him and then he was just wheeling it down the aisle. Soundtrack: Belinda Carlisle's 'Live Your Life Be Free' at even louder volume than normal.
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Friday, 28 April 2023 17:13 (eleven months ago) link
my doc's office has generic muzak playing pop songs in maudlin solo piano form.
the funniest version I heard today was Train's "Hey, Soul Sister" performed if it was a funeral
― Cthulhu Diamond Phillips (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 17:32 (eleven months ago) link
Kate Bush, 'Babooshka'.
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 17:58 (seven months ago) link
ABC, 'When Smokey Sings' ("when Smokey sings... I buy onions")
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Friday, 6 October 2023 17:41 (six months ago) link
Surprised this morning to hear a deep track, "I Dream of Sleep", from last year's Sloan album. I guess it would have been more surprising if I were not in Canada.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 6 October 2023 20:31 (six months ago) link
Horrorpops, 'Walk Like A Zombie'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RKZpKkgWMM
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Sunday, 29 October 2023 14:25 (five months ago) link
This kind of downbeat selection of Christmas tunes in a shopping centre:
Wings - 'Mull Of Kintyre'Wham! - 'Last Christmas'Alexandra Burke (UK X Factor 2008 winner) - 'Hallelujah'
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Thursday, 14 December 2023 18:48 (four months ago) link
Last Sunday at 2pm in the afternoon in the Co-Op: 'Broken Wings', Mister MisterLast Sunday at 2pm in the afternoon in the Co-Op: 'Babooska', Kate Bush
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Sunday, 28 January 2024 14:46 (two months ago) link
This Sunday at 2pm in the afternoon in the Co-Op: 'Babooska', Kate Bush
This is an unlikely one. "Aren't You Glad", from "The Family That Plays Together" by Spirit, in an extremely un-hipsterish pub in Paisley. Also it's literally the only music that's been played.
― Tom D (the first British Asian ILXor) (Tom D.), Saturday, 23 March 2024 15:34 (four weeks ago) link
Day off work so I was in town - in particular eating lunch in a McDonald's in a shopping centre - and heard this startling selection back to back:
Madonna, 'Vogue'Kate Nash, 'Foundations'Robin S, 'Show Me Love'Elle King, 'Ex's & Oh's'Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, 'Uptown Funk'
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Monday, 25 March 2024 19:47 (three weeks ago) link