We’re going to go stand in line at 3 in the morning to buy shit we dont need or want, but it’s going

These are songs that I imagine would play on the way to the store, in the store, and back home from whichever store you are waiting in line in. Since I think the best time to experience music is when you don't have to be in control of what's playing, these songs ride the line between the possibility of being played on a muzak/car radio and tracks that should be played over the waves in a more perfect alternate universe

01. Phoenix - "Definitive Breaks" (United)
02. Van Halen - "Runnin' With The Devil" (Van Halen)
03. The Nerves - "Hangin On The Telephone" (The Nerves)
04. Roxy Music - "More Than This" (Avalon)
05. XTC - "Making Plans For Nigel" (Drums & Wires)
06. Gene Pitney - "Every Breath I Take" (Back to Mono (1958-1969))
07. Plastic Bertrand - "Ça Plane Pour Moi" (Ça Plane Pour Moi)
08. Trashcan Sinatras - "Obscurity Knocks" (Cake)
09. Cheap Trick - "Surrender" (Heaven Tonight)
10. Julee Cruise - "Floating" (Floating Into The Night)
11. Alton Ellis - "You've Made Me So Very Happy" (Trojan Box Set: Jamaican Superstars)
12. Brian Eno - "Some Of Them Are Old" (Here Come The Warm Jets)
13. Bruce Springsteen - "Jungleland" (Born To Run)

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