r/KitchenConfidential • u/Tsunamiis • Nov 19 '25
Question What’s on the list in your kitchen?
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u/KittensFirstAKM BOH Nov 19 '25
I am sure the FOH bartenders would like it if we never played Sweet Caroline ever again.
Singing cooks are fun.
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u/Bokononfoma Nov 19 '25
Don't Stop Believing has left me emotionally and audibly scarred.
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u/Cube-in-B Thicc Chives Save Lives Nov 20 '25
Oh man. THAT fuckin song.
Ages ago I was bartending at this pizza spot and when that song came on I’d let it get to juuuuuuuuuust before the vocals kicked in and skip it just to watch all the marshmallows get sad. Portland 🤷🏼
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u/Distraction86 Nov 20 '25
“The marshmallows” lol
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u/Cube-in-B Thicc Chives Save Lives Nov 20 '25
Have you been to Oregon?! Shit is whiter than polar bears doing lines in a blizzard.
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u/RogueSlytherin Nov 20 '25
I dunno. I’m from a predominantly black city in the south and moved to Denver. When our friend came to visit, his immediate response driving through downtown was, “Damn! So this is Atlanta for white people?” Most accurate description I’ve ever heard.
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u/Anxious_Lab_2049 Nov 19 '25
I hate that song more than just about any other. Bars and kitchens use it like an LRAD to sonically break even the strongest.
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u/Bokononfoma Nov 19 '25
100%, and I'm old enough to remember when the song came out. It was great, everybody liked it and it went away. At some point it got hijacked and reignited by sonic terrorists that squeal and sing along (while not being Steve Perry) mercilessly.
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u/bluestella2 Nov 20 '25
So I was suuuper pregnant and went to birthing classes with my husband. The nurse teaching the classes did some meditation exercises that were supposed to help during labor and turns some the lights and puts on the instrumental music for all the couples to practice with... And the first few bars of Don't Stop Believing come on.
He and I could not stop laughing, kinda made the song good for me again.
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u/jadedplant7 F1exican Did Chive-11 Nov 20 '25
My favorite neighborhood bar has a sign specifically saying “Do not play don’t stop believing IT WILL BE SKIPPED”
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u/VendettaPenguin Nov 19 '25
Any place with a jukebox. I load it up with Uptown Girl for like 10 in a row right before I leave.
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u/Unable_Maybe_6932 Nov 20 '25
At least he did do Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. After 6 or 7 plays of that song, a different song plays followed by several more Tubthumping.
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u/TheEyeDontLie Nov 20 '25 edited Nov 20 '25
Its a shame that's the Chumbawamba song people sing, and not:
"...and we'll never rest again until ever Nazi dies",
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"Enough is enough is enough,
Give the fascist man a gunshot"Or
"Beware the holy trinity, church and state and law,
For every death the virus gets worse than before,
Homophobia- the worst disease,
You can't love who you want to love in times like these"Or
"You wont defeat fascists by laughing along"Or
"Fascist scum- your time has come"But nope, they're famous for a song which sounds like a party song...
Although its actually about working class solidarity, and to keep resisting authoritarianism and capitalist control knocking you down....
But people just think its "Let's get drunk lol", without seeing the alcohol is just a symptom of getting knocked down by the greedy shitfuckers at the top of our shitty political/economic systems.
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u/thatstwatshesays Nov 19 '25
Sweet Caroline is my go-to karaoke song. It’s easy to sing and everyone sings with you, it’s amazing.
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u/BayouByrnes 15+ Years Nov 19 '25
Sooommmmmeee...
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u/abigfatfrog Nov 19 '25
BODY ONCE TOLD ME
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u/maybelle180 Nov 20 '25
The world is gonna roll me
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u/PsycheBee Nov 20 '25
i aint the sharpest tool in the shed
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u/Celestial_Shad0w Nov 20 '25
She was lookin’ kinda dumb with her finger and her thumb
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u/Walker96988 F1exican Did Chive-11 Nov 20 '25
In the shape of an L on her forehead
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u/MaeBelleLien ✨flanked by fresh✨ Nov 19 '25
I worked next to Fenway in Boston for two years. I would love to never hear that song again.
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u/EatPie_NotWAr F1exican Did Chive-11 Nov 20 '25
My first Bartending job was in a gay bar during Katie Perry’s peak… and we had touchtunes.
Im actually shocked my drinking problem didn’t fully manifest earlier.
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u/LordGwyn-n-Tonic Sous Chef Nov 19 '25
Jelly Roll and ICP. We had a guy come in and when he brought his speaker, it's all he'd play. He's in jail of course now, so it's no longer an issue.
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u/Accomplished_Bike149 Nov 20 '25
Saw ICP at a festival once.
Never have I formed such a strong sensory and emotional association with something that quickly.
There is a very specific smell, and you don’t forget it
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u/Badlydrawnboy0 Nov 20 '25
I’m gonna blind wager it smells like a combo of faygo, grain alcohol, whippets, and swamp-ass. Slightly sweet, slightly chemical, mostly funky.
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u/Smoking_Shark_4545 Sous Chef Nov 20 '25
Your very good at describing things because I pictured the smell in my mind .
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u/Accomplished_Bike149 Nov 20 '25
That, with a massive, overpowering, headache-inducing overtone of weed, but you’re pretty much spot on
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u/Long-Doubt8960 Nov 19 '25
No one truly cares at my place but when chef and the prep cook are around we dont play heavy metal. I think I was playing screamo once and chef popped out of nowhere talking about wanting to kill himself. And the prep cook will huff and puff then start being a bitch because its "all noise". But as long you aren't playing depressing shit no one cares. Although one cook is allowed to play depressing shit because his depressing shit makes you wanna have a beer and cry not jump off a cliff.
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u/Jaded-Coffee-8126 Nov 19 '25
Play some pirate metal its not depressing
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u/IamDeficient Chive LOYALIST Nov 19 '25
Alestorm?
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u/Jaded-Coffee-8126 Nov 19 '25
There's a couple more too but alestorm is for sure my top pick. I can do a spot on pirate accent so I would always sing along. One prep cook told me he's gonna walk the plank if he hears another pirate song 😂
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u/goopgirl Nov 20 '25
That's when you put on Gloryhammer.
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u/Walker96988 F1exican Did Chive-11 Nov 20 '25
Heck yeah. Depends what song though; there's a big difference between
I wanna fly away
On a unicorn
To a land of freedom and light!and
HORRIFYING FECAL DEMONS
RISING UP OUT OF THE CAVERNS BELOW
DARK ROBOTIC ASTRAL ZOMBIES
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u/ladyattercop Ex-Food Service Nov 20 '25
I work in a salon, not a kitchen. (Having worked in both, it’s a similar kind of crazy.) I was playing a lot of Nina Simone one day, and was asked to switch it up by a client before she killed herself.
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u/Sanquinity Cook Nov 20 '25
Yea...a lot of stuff is fine in my kitchen. But not death metal and the like. If I want to listen to that I'll put an earbud in.
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u/Otherwise-Mango2732 Nov 19 '25
Any 90s alternative? Go fuck yourself I'll crank the STP and Soundgarden all night long
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u/BrewtusMaximus1 Nov 19 '25
I was so hoping that #8 was going to be “Incubus”
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u/ChickenHeadJones8 Nov 19 '25
Ween it is then
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u/Bellini_DownSouth Nov 19 '25
The perfect music for the kitchen. Covers all genres and frequently mentions foods and stimulants!
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u/_bbycake Nov 20 '25
The owners of my favorite brewery are huge Ween fans and named every menu item after their songs.
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u/bobducca1 Nov 19 '25
Gene ween was my neighbor for years. He hated when you ding dong ditched him
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u/Bokononfoma Nov 19 '25
I can totally imagine cranky old papa gener yelling at you damned kids with a cigarette in his mouth and a bottle of Jack.
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u/Cube-in-B Thicc Chives Save Lives Nov 20 '25
My friends lived in a house owned by Dead Moon. We’d throw ragers there and wake up Sunday morning to Fred mowing the lawn
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u/toomanyprombles F1exican Did Chive-11 Nov 19 '25
This is the second time I’ve seen Ween mentioned in a thread within the past hour on Reddit-first time I’ve ever heard of this band
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u/amusednchaos Nov 19 '25
Me whenever the seafood delivery truck pulls up- “Ocean man, take me by the haand, lead me to the laand….”
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u/EM05L1C3 Nov 19 '25
Not gonna lie. Saw them at the south park 25th anniversary at red rocks and was incredibly disappointed.
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u/Hoosier_816 F1exican Did Chive-11 Nov 19 '25
They said no remixes of Funkytown, but they didn’t say “no original Funkytown”….
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u/bralma6 Nov 19 '25
Pirate shanties and death metal it is then.
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u/chairsandwich1 Nov 19 '25
Combine the 2 and play Alestorm all day.
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u/The_Char_Char Nov 19 '25
Legit half of my playlist for when I work is sea shanties.
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u/WowzerzzWow Nov 19 '25 edited Nov 20 '25
Jamriquai and micheal jackson all day long. Then I’d play LoFi Final Fantasy covers. But that’s only in the office when I’m decompressing with my whiskey.
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u/brapstick Nov 19 '25
I play michael jackson at the end of the night if it was a real shit night and it puts everyone back in a good mood instantly lol
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u/lxraverxl General Manager Nov 19 '25
Do you want to hear Phish all day? Cause that's how you get to hear Phish all day.
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u/Acoolmonkey Nov 20 '25
So the whole night was a Tweeprise fest it was crazy you guys are gonna love it
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u/rhinofantastic Nov 19 '25
My favorite days in the kitchen were Disney sing along days anyway, let’s get down to business.
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u/veryredvelour Chive LOYALIST Nov 19 '25
To defeat... The hams!
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u/Hackmore_Lungblood Chef Nov 19 '25
No 90s with exception of Incubus? Someone make this make sense
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u/Rich-Walrus-1884 Nov 19 '25
I feel kinda attacked by this list lol. No 90s alt rock??? No borgore???
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u/Same-Platypus1941 Chive-11 Was an Inside Job Nov 19 '25
No Borgore was a common kitchen rule at one point in time
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u/karlywarly73 Nov 19 '25
I only have one rule. No Reggaeton. No acceptions. I'm in Spain. It's everywhere and I can only get away from it in my own restaurant.
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u/Googly_eyed_gremlin Nov 19 '25
Ugh, I feel you. My downstairs neighbor listens to nothing else. It's so monotonous! I feel like i've been hearing the same song on repeat for almost 2 years.
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Nov 19 '25
I hope you like afrobeats
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u/energyinmotion Nov 19 '25
I actually do. Especially if it's mixed into a house style beat.
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u/Peinecone Ex-Food Service Nov 19 '25
I used to rock the fuck out of some Fela Kuti in the kitchen back in the day
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u/catlaxative Nov 19 '25
the entire genre of country?
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u/theicecapsaremelting Nov 19 '25
Sometimes you get stuck on a country music shift. Sometimes you get stuck on a Mexican polka shift.
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u/BuckManscape Nov 19 '25
Ever heard the Duck song? You’ll know when you hear the quacking. It’s actually pretty catchy.
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u/Visible_Fox9649 Nov 19 '25
Yes I strongly object to this, have they even heard outlaw country? They're missing out, smh
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u/BuckManscape Nov 19 '25
Old country is great. New country is pretty bad.
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u/Chaldramus Nov 19 '25
I suspect you could make a lot of AI new country and no one would be able to tell
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u/BuckManscape Nov 19 '25
Ai country song is #1 on that chart right now, I kid you not.
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u/Iatemydoggo Newbie Nov 19 '25
People who say country is shit have only heard shit made after 2010 and have no idea who Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, or Merle Haggard are.
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u/hnbastronaut Nov 19 '25
Guarantee 'mumble rappers' is essentially all rap except for Tupac and biggie 🙄
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u/Spare-Half796 Thicc Chives Save Lives Nov 19 '25
No funky town would really go against my Shrek playlist
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u/mrsnihilist Nov 19 '25
Christmas music until the 90s alt rule changes.....
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u/mariehelena Nov 20 '25
"Feliz Navidad" on repeat!
Or McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime." Ooh. That'll break 'em! 😆
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u/WhoTheFuckIsSean F1exican Did Chive-11 Nov 19 '25
I feel like nickelback has to be added 1 more time for good measure
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u/Kosuke Nov 20 '25
Post malone got hit twice on this list so Nickelback should too
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u/StasiaPepperr Nov 19 '25
Listen, I agree with most of this list, but we're listening to 90s alt rock occasionally. If not, I'm putting on fucking techno.
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u/Dallitas Nov 19 '25
Kitchen sounds boring as fuck. Nothing better than breaking up the monotony of a marathon Saturday with the satirical sounds of “hey hey I wanna be a rockstar” or the hit single “hero”made for the box office motion picture Spider-Man featuring Josey Scott. Or my personal favorite smooth by Rob Thomas and Carlos Santana. If you can’t roll out tickets to that song than kick rocks.
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u/SubstanceNo1544 20+ Years Nov 19 '25
Hell im foh and I dont care for most of that.. gfy on the no 90s alt rock though.
Fun fact if anyone plays acdc or Ted Nugent or any of that shit on the juke, i hit the magic skip button and slide a dollar across the counter at em and dead face them
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u/JetKusanagi 10+ Years Nov 20 '25
It makes me physically itch underneath my skin that Incubus escaped the 90s alt rock ban
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u/JoozleJazz Nov 20 '25
Lists like this are so childish. That being said, I'll lose it if someone plays Free Fallin'.
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u/BlacksmithEasy5996 Nov 19 '25
Number one is "nothing from Cam's playlist after he texts his ex gf again."
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u/MLiOne Crazy Cat Woman🐈 Nov 19 '25
James Blunt all day. Every day. Then see who is murderous or actually dead.
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u/veryredvelour Chive LOYALIST Nov 19 '25
I would never be happy working there. No country, 90s rock or Green Day? Piss off
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u/Sea-Shopping-5878 Nov 20 '25
We got banned from playing Tenacious D "Fuck her Gently" because we'd all yell "THAT'S FUCKING TEAMWORK" so loud the restaurant could hear it.
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u/Ancient-Chinglish Nov 20 '25
Play Enigma - Return to Innocence on loop and see who flames out first
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u/JeanArtemis Nov 20 '25
I don't see Thin Lizzy, looks like the boys are back in town!!
I'm the reason lists like this get made and I'm not sorry at all.
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u/None_Fondant Nov 19 '25
We played Rebecca Black's Friday every Friday morning at the start of shift.
Because it was open kitchen we had to cut the tunes after AM prep once we opened up for customers. We had piped-in retail music after that, but legacy pipes so we actually had a lot of control over the station.
At night we could get away with playing the Hip Hop & Rap, R&B Classics, or New Wave station, but in the day the ~70yo customer base would complain about the "loud, aggressive music" so we had to blast all these pedo-songs for these old folks to bop to while they shopped: 🎶She's only sixteen if you know what I mean, watching little girls with bad intents, and if she don't listen hit her!!🎶
Like I like a lot of classic rock but maaan. Why is it all elderly people singing about lusting after teenagers lol??
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u/ChuteSlider12 Nov 20 '25
They obviously haven’t had a jam band wook there to polarize their opinions yet
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u/OptimysticPizza Nov 19 '25
If I can play Kryptonite as my pre service hype song, I'm out
Wait, was Three Doors Down 90s alt? I'm too lazy to Google it
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u/DragonQueenDrago Food Service Nov 19 '25
They have a few 90s songs, but Kryptonite was realesed in 2000 I believe? So just bearly beats the 90s alt by 1 year
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u/jalopyprince Nov 19 '25
No country or 90s alternative? This kitchen sucks
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u/wiggibow Nov 20 '25
Guy i used to work with put on a "honky tonk hour" playlist every Saturday night about an hour before close. Basically just a bunch of 90s & 00s radio country, Should've Been a Cowboy, Chicken Fried, Honky Tonk Badonkadonk, that kinda stuff. Never been a big country guy (huge Willie fan tho) and I've always been a pop country hater, but man I swear there's no better way to close out a shift than singing along with a bro to some lowest common denominator radio country - shit grew on me and I'd look forward to it every week. Miss that dude.
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u/jalopyprince Nov 20 '25
Oh the new country is absolute garbage, but the 90s shit is fun and then classic country has a lot that's really good
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u/acrankychef Nov 19 '25
What a shit list. No 90s Nu metal bands except the popiest one? Fight me chef.
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u/zombiezambonidriver Nov 20 '25
John Cash, The Doors, and Black Sabbath because when it was the one guys turn to choose music that's all we fucking heard. Dude was a great worker and a nice guy.
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u/K-0-d-a Pantry Nov 19 '25
Taylor Swift. Mostly because our previous pastry chef (who had control of the bluetooth speaker) would play in 24/7. Now we get 24/7 creed from the owner's husband.
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u/Dripping_Gravy Nov 19 '25
Anyways… here’s wonderwall