Do You Stop and Listen in the Supermarket Aisles?
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Ah, it happened to me again this morning. I took a drive to the local supermarket and while I was shopping, a song started playing, and...I did not know the name of it or the artist. But it was the second time that I encountered this particular song while walking though the supermarket aisles. And it sounded pretty good to me. So I started paying attention to it, listening for specific unique lyrics that I could remember later. At first as is usually the case, I could hear the melody, but I could not make out the words at the far distance of the supermarket's speakers. So I then moved around to find a speaker with "a direct line of sight to my ears", and when I found one, I stood there with my head tilted towards the ceiling. Sometimes I can be seen doing this for the entire length of the song. And so, when I returned home, I Googled the lyric phrase in quotes. This morning I Googled for ("when I lose control, I can only breathe your name" + lyrics). By adding the + lyrics after the quoted lyrics, Google will usually pull up a list of songs that have the quoted lyrics. In this case, Google returned the song, "Breathe Your Name" by the group Sixpence None the Richer. I missed that song when it was new. I often find myself playing Name That Tune with unknown But Excellent songs that are played over the supermarket intercom system. Last year at this time, I heard one that at first baffled me. It was a pleasant folksy tune. And later in the same tune, the singer started sounding like Sir Paul. So I walked around the store, looking for that sweet zone, and when I found it, I heard what sounded like "Sweep over the heather". But my apologies. I had forgotten the precise lyrics. So Google failed me when I checked. I spent the next three hours trying variations on a theme, until I came up with "Mull of Kintyre"...by Celtic Thunder! Do you find yourself doing this at the supermarket when the music plays??
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Done this myself........... In the past few years caught both My Brave Face and No More Lonely Nights in a supermarket and walgreens respectively. I find myself sometimes lingering if it's a song I like.
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You are describing me
However, I have an app called sound hound that can usually pick up some of the tune and lyrics and then start following the song in actual time with the lyrics... so I am the one you will see in the store aisle, with my arm straight up in the air, with my phone reaching up toward the speaker, trying to catch the song. I have all the speakers scoped out in my store... Have had a few stares doing this 
There is no pride in getting the name of the song!! 
I also do this in bars too!! So I insist on the seats nearest the loudest speaker! Luckily my girlfriend that I usually go with knows a lot of songs too... but we have to check out new the ones we love!! Have pulled the car over, while driving too, but now that I have XM it tells you the song!! -
most of the time,they dont play anything i like, so nah
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I once heard she loves you played in a thrift shop love doris
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I've heard this song (a number of times) on the radio without anyone giving its title or the band. I sort of liked it ... It wasn't until almost a year ago that the song was playing at a local restaurant that I asked what's the name of this song?? Here it is ... The Fray - How to save a life
here's an acoustic version of the same (which I just found) -
i was in the 99 cents store this morn and they were playing sarah mccglacans adia good gah,this stupid song was making me yawn and putting me to sleep i thought of this thread gah
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i think its funny listening to a mom asking a kid what they want and the kid answering everything in the store because she is rich and just got paid love doris
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My Supermarkets here, are marketing to Older folks here. by playing a lot of 60's tunes, and 70's tunes, thru it's speakers their. to keep me in the store to buy more groceries! its a great Marketing tool. I just go down every aisle singing Another Day, don't say Goodnight tonight. I just have so much fun at the Market now, smiling and picking out good things to make and eat for the Week-end. they play lots of Beatles too. it is great social place to go as well. most smile back when I smile at them.
