Jan 27 2006

Timing is not on my side

Published by Carter at 12:35 pm under Music, Personal

My local Starbucks (the one that’s 30-feet from my office door) has an obsession with The Rolling Stones. I can’t say which album (or albums) they’re playing but I know this: every time this week that I’ve passed the Starbucks I hear “Time Is on My Side.”

Monday 9 am coffee break:
“Tiiiime is on my side, yes it is!”

Tuesday 10 am coffee break:
“Tiiiime is on my side, yes it is!”

Wednesday afternoon on the way to the restroom:
“Tiiiime is on my side, yes it is!”

Thursday 11:30 am on the way to lunch:
“Tiiiime is on my side, yes it is!”

Friday 9:45 am answering frantic cell-phone call from my wife:
“Tiiiime is on my side, yes it is!”

The Stones are okay, and I used to like that song, but now it’s stuck in my head. The next time I walk by Starbucks and they’re not playing the Stones I’ll think ‘Oh My God! They’re not playing the Rolling Stones! Yes! Time is on my side!’

[tags] Rolling Stones, The Stones, Starbucks[/tags]

6 Responses to “Timing is not on my side”

  1. # KOMon 27 Jan 2006 at 2:48 pm

    Worse yet, when you aren’t in Starbucks and hear that song, you’ll start jonesing like a Pavlovian Juan Valdez.

  2. # Dr. Son 27 Jan 2006 at 3:46 pm

    It must kind of suck to work there, no? Somehow I’m guessing that they aren’t fully behind it, or maybe it’s just that I would rather believe that a corporation is forcing individuals to obsess over that song, rather than the individuals themselves just obsessing.

  3. # Dr. Son 27 Jan 2006 at 3:46 pm

    But I should add that the kids at the local shop here play “Jolene” or “Redemption Song” (if I have that title right) almost every time I’m in for coffee or lunch.

  4. # Lascivious Polyphony » I wanna rock and mott all nighton 27 Jan 2006 at 7:02 pm

    […] Actually, TSW might disagree about the Stones. But that’s Starbuck’s fault. […]

  5. # MGon 27 Jan 2006 at 10:34 pm

    Wow. That is way annoying. Now it is stuck in my head too.

  6. # This Should Work » Coffee Dazeon 21 Apr 2006 at 4:51 pm

    […] I noticed something different at Starbucks today: an eclectic mix of music. Jeff Buckley, Black Eyed Peas, Elvis Costello- trust me, it beats The Rolling Stones hands down (and while they’re no longer promoting the Stones, they are shoving Akeelah and the bee down my throat). […]

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