Obscure Singles Heard at CVS

i was getting some groceries and heard Television's "See No Evil" in the middle of a mix of more expected supermarket music like Justin Timberlake and Post Malone, a nice little surprise

— Al Shipley (@alshipley) July 26, 2019

Television - See No Evil, at Walgreens.

― Doctor Casino, Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:55 PMbookmarkflaglink

^^^ hahaha, what the hell?! Lock thread.

― Little Latin Lupe Feebfiasco (Dan Peterson), Thursday, June 4, 2015 1:06 PM bookmarkflaglink

It sounded pretty good. Peppy, kinda "indie." Went well with the hair care products.

― Doctor Casino, Thursday, June 4, 2015 1:08 PMbookmarkflaglink

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Spoon, “Don’t You Evah,” at Nordstrom Rack.

It's hardly CVS, but the local family diner is playing tracks from the Portishead s/t album, and I'm finding it extremely incongruous.

New Order's "Age of Consent" at Whole Foods.

"Bizarre Love Triangle", I would have expected. Maybe even "Blue Monday", if they had the edgier Sirius station on. But "Age of Consent" brought a smile to my face.

And the shopper next to you was all, "Oh, I haven't heard this R.E.M. song in years!"

Adult Alternative motherlode at Jack-In-The-Box:

Pretenders: "Show Me"
Crowded House: "Weather With You"
Collective Soul: "No More No Less"
10,000 Maniacs: "Few and Far Between"

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings: "100 Days, 100 Nights" at FedEx Office.

Not obscure, but my Foodtown hit me with a stealth Michael McDonald three-fer last night:

Steely Dan - Peg
Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes
Carly Simon - You Belong to Me

Which makes me wonder once again where they get their music--no algorithm would have come up with that.

Once went to a restaurant where the playlist was weirdly similar to my wife's main playlist. We asked about how they chose the music and they told us they usually just choose a sing they like and then dial up the Spotify radio for that song. Maybe you encountered something similar.

Eisley: "Golly Sandra" at James Coney Island.

R.E.M. - "Carnival of Sorts" at the coffee shop

Not to be the obscurity police, but isn't early REM pretty on-brand for a coffee shop?

Valid question. When I heard it, this thread was the first thing I thought of. Like, deep cut for 2019. Can't remember what came on next, but def was not thread-worthy.

There should be an alternative thread to this where we say "I heard 'More Than a Feeling' at Sufficient Grounds!"

Friend & Lover: "Reach Out Of The Darkness"
Hollies: "Here I Go Again"
Moody Blues: "Question"

All in almost that order at Goodwill.

Almost because there was possibly a non-obscure album track snuck in between somewhere?

The not-obscure enough "She's About A Mover" came after the Hollies.

Talking Heads: "(Nothing But) Flowers"* and Elliott Smith: "Waltz #2 (XO)" at Jack-In-The-Box.

*Actually have this a lot whilst out and about over the years.

Madonna’s “Deeper and Deeper” sounds good early in the morning at Whole Foods.

Rolling Stones: "Heart of Stone" & (Young) Rascals: "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" at Goodwill.

Blondie: "Atomic" and Three Dog Night: "Shambala" at Fuddruckers.

Carol Douglas - "Doctor's Orders" at White Castle

Im more surprised fuddruckers still exist?

They've, rebooted a number of times.

1988-91: peak flair era

94: email stations!

96: internet stations!

97-99: visors are hip on waitrons

01-03: flipflop-friendly-fridays (get bottomless fries)

09-11: Craft Beer theme nites

14: weed joekz “hidden” in menu (discontinued after Foxnews story/boycott)

17: IPA TIL U PUKE fridays

They also have 95% less crazy crap on the walls!

Simple Minds: "Sanctify Yourself" at Wendy's.

Michael Penn: "No Myth"
English Beat: "Tears of A Clown"
Bangles: "Going Down To Liverpool"

All at Jack-In-The-Box.

Awww, I love "No Myth"

Simple Minds: "Sanctify Yourself" at Wendy's.

― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain)

I'm surprised Wendy's didn't ask'em to rewrite it as "Satisfy Yourself"

New York Dolls: "Personality Crisis" at Freebirds

My wife reports hearing "Boris The Spider" at Starbucks yesterday.

The Raincoats version of “Lola” at Chipotle

Lenny Kravitz: "Dig In" and Beck: "Think I'm In Love" at Jack-In-The-Box.

Red Right Hand by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds at Party City.

Presumably part of some seasonal Halloween playlist. I should have stuck around to see what else they had on, but I just dropped in real quick for a Moana piñata.

James Brown, "I'll Go Crazy" at the supermarket last week.

Opus - "Live is Life" at the Verizon Store

Television - See No Evil, at Walgreens.

― Doctor Casino, Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:55 PMbookmarkflaglink

^^^ hahaha, what the hell?! Lock thread.

― Little Latin Lupe Feebfiasco (Dan Peterson), Thursday, June 4, 2015 1:06 PM bookmarkflaglink

It sounded pretty good. Peppy, kinda "indie." Went well with the hair care products.

― Doctor Casino, Thursday, June 4, 2015 1:08 PMbookmarkflaglink

Add me to the list! I was in the grocery store trying to find some falafel mix. I had to resist the urge to rock right out there in the natural foods aisle. It segued into some Fastball song.

Heard the incredibly popular and well-known "Love Will Tear us Apart" at Kroger.

Like "Welcome to the Jungle," no, it's not some underground hit. But again, watching the Boomers inspect packaged cheese while Ian Curtis has it out on the P.A. was some crazy shit for 8:35 on a Saturday morning.

Til Tuesday: "Why Must I" and Best Coast: "The Only Place" at Jack-In-The-Box.

Sheena Easton: "Strut" at HEB.

My local Dairy Queen must use an OMD Pandora channel for Muzak, because I dropped in for an Orange Julius and heard both "Sailing On The Seven Seas" and "Pandora's Box" in the 15 or so minutes I was there.

― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, May 20, 2019 6:07 PM (four months ago) bookmarkflaglink

Did this again yesterday, and heard "Walking On The Milky Way" plus "Time and Tide" by Basia.

Carly Rae Jepsen: "Julien" at Taco Cabana.

^^Possible obscure single of the future.

Another Possible Obscurity of The Future--Zedd & Katy Perry: "365" at Taco Bell.

Chuck Willis: "C.C. Rider" at Walmart.

What ya talking about, "C.C. Rider" plays every time I walk into a Walmart.

At least in my head.

'switchin to glide' at gourmet fresh