# Song ID: 1970s Philadelphia soul song heard in grocery store **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 29, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671 "2020-06-29T16:29:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671/21 "2020-06-30T16:24:19Z")
Could it be, The Floaters - Float On I doubt that’s it, just making a crazy guess. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671/22 "2020-06-30T16:50:29Z")
Not a bad guess at all, but not “Float On”. If I ever hear it in a grocery or retail outlet again, I’ll go into the bathroom and listen carefully to the lyrics. Usually, the acoustics in a bathroom are a lot better than in the rest of a store. ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671/23 "2020-07-02T22:23:33Z")
That’s what I was thinking… Maybe The Dramatics? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671/24 "2020-07-02T22:40:37Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > If I ever hear it in a grocery or retail outlet again, I’ll go into the bathroom and listen carefully to the lyrics. Usually, the acoustics in a bathroom are a lot better than in the rest of a store. Heck, if you hear it again, take out your phone and record it. Then either post that here or use one of those sites/apps that recognizes music. We have the technology! ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671/25 "2020-07-05T17:12:44Z")
Any news ? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671/26 "2020-07-05T19:55:23Z")
I wonder if it depends on the bassline, because there are 14 kinds of grooves in a funky Philadelphia ditty. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671/27 "2020-07-05T21:49:13Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > Any news ? Nah … I tried to suss it out for several days, but I’ve thrown in the towel for now. I go to the same store about once per week … hopefully they’ll play it again eventually. I really need to catch more of the lyrics, and I need to catch them in a part of the store with less ambient noise. What’s weird about it there’s practically no chance that it’s _not_ a Top 40 hit from the 1970s or early 1980s – and probably more like a Top 15-20 hit. Every other song they play in the store is an instantly-familiar big pop hit. There are no deep tracks slipped in anywhere. I am starting to think that though the song’s sound is very reminiscent of 1970s Philadelphia soul, the song itself is not a Philadelphia soul act. I’ve combed over that ground pretty thoroughly and have come up empty. Maybe it’s a one-hot wonder act. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671/28 "2020-07-05T21:58:58Z")
Wow – just had a flash of inspiration, and I found the song! **[“Jack and Jill”, by Raydio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha1j2Gqj_xg)** (#8 US Hot 100 Singles, #5 US R&B Singles, 1978) I was mis-hearing the lyric “_Love he couldn’t get from Jill_” Thanks for the replies, everyone. Phew – one more earworm conquered! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671/29 "2020-07-05T23:55:24Z")
WHEE!! I was hoping for a bit of good news today! Now we can all get a good night’s sleep, eh? 🤩 ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671/30 "2020-07-06T01:51:45Z")
😊 ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671/31 "2020-07-06T10:35:11Z")
😃 ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671/32 "2020-07-06T15:01:35Z")
I probably heard that song if it played on AM radio in Philly in the 70s. I wouldn’t be able to identify it but that is definitely the sound of the time. Since I was living there I didn’t realize there was a Philadelphia sound until later, but this song is certainly representative of that. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671/33 "2020-07-06T15:33:58Z")
I had totally forgotten about that song! I didn’t even recognize the title but when I put on the video it came back to me immediately. I love rediscovering songs from the past. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671/34 "2020-07-06T21:46:28Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > I love rediscovering songs from the past. Same here. I’ve started several similar threads over the years, and resolved all kinds of earworms from my childhood. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671.md?page=1)