Strangest song you've heard in a public location

[krisko]

What's the strangest or most unexpected song you've heard in a public location? I ask this after two recent occurences of this:

First, today I was sitting in an establishment that serves gourmet fries/dipping sauces, and as soon as I sat down to begin eating, I heard "My Girls" from Animal Collective come in over the speaker. I never expected to hear that anywhere out in public.

Second, I was sitting in a cafeteria at my college, and I heard this speedy, thrash-like metal song(don't know the name) over the speaker. Most of the time, this cafeteria mostly plays top-40 hits over the speaker, so someone was obviously messing around.

[Wiiman95]

Some song By Here Comes the Kraken. Where? At school during the morning announcements. They tried to give every day of the week it's own theme. That particular day was Heavy Metal Monday.
Needless to say, themed days were a failure.

[afterstasis]

haha, i used to manage the processing department of a goodwill store and had control of the radio...

my run was fairly brief, but i played everything from lightning bolt to terry riley to burzum to daniel johnston and so on during those years, oftentimes met with complaints from employees and customers alike.

[krisko]

My high school did that for about a semester, but they got rid of morning announcements soon after. I remember hearing "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath, "Do it Again" by Steely Dan, a song from Matisyahu, a song from the Beastie Boys before they went hip-hop, and countless other things I can't remember off the top of my head.

[back_blows]

haha, i used to manage the processing department of a goodwill store and had control of the radio...

my run was fairly brief, but i played everything from lightning bolt to terry riley to burzum to daniel johnston and so on during those years, oftentimes met with complaints from employees and customers alike.

I'd love to see this.

[DrifterUK]

A while ago, I went into the Subway near my college and a completely uncensored version of DWTS was being played over the loud speaker
What made it even better was that some of the staff were singing it

[Dragonheart1991]

In all honesty. Painkiller in a record store not a few hours after i beat The Endless Setlist.

[trueguitarist88]

In my bus i heard Cyanide by Metallica and Would? by Alice in Chains (both on sperate days). Usually the bus plays sh1t rap music and top 40 stuff. So i was very pleased

[SonicRocker15X]

I once got Rickrolled at a supermarket around Halloween. Does that count?
(I mean this as in Never Gonna Give You Up randomly started playing on the music system)

[Wiiman95]

Once I was at a summer camp and one day we were hiking up a mountain. Someone was carrying a Radio and after about 3 hours of hiking it started playing the Rick Roll Song.
I got Rick Rolled. Miles away from Civilization. On a Mountain.

[Kariodude]

I was at a Buffalo Wild Wings and heard a Porcupine Tree song. I don't remember which song, but it really surprised me.

[krisko]

The syndicated morning show on one of my mother's syndicated "soft rock" stations used the intro from I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas- an artist I'm pretty sure would never recieve airplay on that station EVER. My mother never liked that morning show, and quickly went for the dial.

[topperharley]

I heard a ten year old girl singing "My Humps" in Target once. That was pretty strange.

[Chuck_Fiasco]

There's a Kroger by my house that is constantly ROCKIN' that mother trucker! My GF and I noticed it after like the third time going there. Boston, Bowie, The Who and CCR just to name a few off the top of my head.

[Pwnz0r3d]

Millionare by Queens of the Stone Age

It was an electronics store with a TV showing off that BC2 commercial.

I was surprised and pleased.

[Lawdog1521]

I once got Rickrolled at a supermarket around Halloween. Does that count?
(I mean this as in Never Gonna Give You Up randomly started playing on the music system)


Once I was at a summer camp and one day we were hiking up a mountain. Someone was carrying a Radio and after about 3 hours of hiking it started playing the Rick Roll Song.
I got Rick Rolled. Miles away from Civilization. On a Mountain.

You know, Rick Astley was popular in the 80's before the whole "Rickroll" crap came about. :rolleyes:

[SteveoKnievo]

I was eating at the Vortex in Atlanta and The Suffering by Coheed came on the speaker. It was awesome!

[someone180]

Slipknot in a Kroger. I dont like that music, but it was funny over speaker hearing The Heretic Anthem and Duality

[Lameboy19]

I heard Tegan and Sara being played at a Bj's restaurant

took me off guard, and I was compelled to sing loudly

[trench762]

not exactly public place, just odd for public media imo. CNN and the weather channel have been playing better music than mtv/vh1 here lately. I heard temple of the dog - hungerstrike, as well as a few other good songs on cnn a few times, and the weather channel suprised me today with Sublime - what I got, just the instrumental version, but still cool.

[DrifterUK]

When I went to buy FFXIII this morning, GameStation was playing the KSE cover of Holy Diver, which was pretty awesome

[Dr.stupid]

haha, i used to manage the processing department of a goodwill store and had control of the radio...

my run was fairly brief, but i played everything from lightning bolt to terry riley to burzum to daniel johnston and so on during those years, oftentimes met with complaints from employees and customers alike.

You had me at "lightning bolt" and "goodwill."

[bood-boy]

"Run Like Hell" by Pink Floyd in a jewish deli in Kalamazoo, MI.

[RidethePiggy]

I once got Rickrolled at a supermarket around Halloween. Does that count?
(I mean this as in Never Gonna Give You Up randomly started playing on the music system)

I got RickRolled in Applebee's.

[BuRn7 CaK3]

Some metal cover of a britney spears song. It was strange, but awesome at the same time.

[DrumStix]

Once I was at a summer camp and one day we were hiking up a mountain. Someone was carrying a Radio and after about 3 hours of hiking it started playing the Rick Roll Song.
I got Rick Rolled. Miles away from Civilization. On a Mountain.

Ain't that a b**ch?

In afternoon Gym Class, my teachers would play the M.A.S.H Theme.

I was like "wtf?"

[bermuddy]

red red wine by UB40 at an AA meeting.

[DrumStix]

red red wine by UB40 at an AA meeting.

I'm sorry, but thats just cruel.

[WiiLOL11235]

That "Under The Sea" sing from The Little Mermaid at lunch in my class. I'm not complaining.

[kingtonyx]

Some metal cover of a britney spears song. It was strange, but awesome at the same time.

Do you mean this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AblYul4E36g)?

or maybe this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xwXOj55nIY)?

[DrifterUK]

Do you mean this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AblYul4E36g)?

or maybe this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xwXOj55nIY)?

Or this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d7-2wooB9g)?

[wreckem279]

Mystic Rhythms at a Kroger one day. Hah. Really random (although good) Rush song.

[MrFruitLord]

My school allows students to play stuff in the school before school starts, you just have to wait your turn. I'll be old enough to do so in a year, and I plan on playing Sunn O)))

[Ryuzaki]

I was at my school on a Saturday, sorta nearing night, helping out the clubs I'm in at the annual school festival.
So I was walking through the hallways, completely empty. Only a few lights were on, so it fairly dark. I was fine with that until our school's PA system suddenly crackled, and 50s music began to play.
Then, I swear, I had a moment of Bioshock-induced panic.

[Lameboy19]

My school allows students to play stuff in the school before school starts, you just have to wait your turn. I'll be old enough to do so in a year, and I plan on playing Sunn O)))

merzbow, or burzum


or find a mashup of all 3

[lvmathemagician]

Detachable Penis by King Missile.

[krisko]

Where at?

[BuRn7 CaK3]

Where at?

I heard the song I heard in Hot Topic.

[Dragonheart1991]

Free Fallin' by Tom Petty in my local electronics store while i was looking for splitters for my Dazzle.

Funny enough i heard someone say "Rock Band" when it came on.

[The Highway To Hell]

I heard Toxicity last year when I was at Denny's. It was strange yet awesome at the same time.

[Renrock]

I always remember scratching my head when I heard "Regulate" by Warren G and Nate Dogg playing in a Kroger grocery store.


Main Drags "Jagged Gorgeous Winter" coming on while waiting in line at an Arby's was pretty cool and unique at the time too since I'd only heard them in Rock Band before. (and yeah, of course I yelled "Hey!")

[folkeye]

I'd have to say a song by 'Garbage' forgot the name, that plays frequently here at work...elevator style...over the crappy musak or whatever it's called.

[ncspacemonkey]

At a Wendy's in Japan, every time I'd go there they'd always be playing nothing but gangsta rap. Uncensored, too. But that wasn't the only odd thing. Even with that music, the only people who seemed to frequent that particular restaurant were middle aged to elderly Japanese business men all dressed in suits. It was quite a surreal situation.

[Wiiman95]

I was at a car dealership waiting for for my parents to finish up all the paperwork for the new car, and I heard the song 2112 - Rush. The whole song. Not just the Overture and Temples of Syrinx, the whole song.

And another time I was with my dad driving my Grandma to the store and the song F*king Hostile - Pantera came on the radio. My grandma actually enjoyed and told my dad not to change it.

[fuselage321]

America **** Yeah! at Wal-Mart, I swear.