You say it, Modern Lovers!

Here's a picture from our photo safari:

When I first came out here, I remember seeing this and thinking, "Oh my god, a real life Stop N Shop!" For some reason I was under the impression that they were convenience stores, like 7-11 or something. Of course my only exposure to them was in the lyrics of a song.

Inspired by the best driving song ever, Roadrunner by Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers(mp3 link):

1 2 3 4 5 6 Roadrunner Roadrunner
Going faster miles an hour
Gonna drive past the Stop N Shop with the radio on
I'm in love with Massachusetts
and the neon when it’s cold outside
and the highway when it's late at night
With the radio on
I'm like the roadrunner –

Awright, I’m in love with modern moonlight, 128 when it’s dark outside
I’m in love with Massachusetts
I’m in love with the radio on
It helps me from being alone late at night, helps me from being lonely late at night
I don’t feel so bad now when it’s on
Don’t feel so alone with the radio on, like the roadrunner, that’s right -

Said hello to the spirit of 1956
Patient in the bushes next to '57
The highway is your girlfriend, as you go by quick
Suburban trees, suburban speed
And it smells like heaven
I say roadrunner once roadrunner twice
I'm in love with rock-n-roll and I’ll be out all night, a Roadrunner-

Well now, Roadrunner, Roadrunner, going faster miles an hour
Gonna drive to the Stop N Shop with the radio on at night
And be in love with modern moonlight
And be in love with modern rock and roll
modern girls and modern rock and roll
Don’t feel so alone with the radio on
OK, you say it, Modern Lovers
(Radio On!) I got the AM (Radio On!) I got the power, got the AM (Radio On!) Got the AM sound (Radio On!) I got the rockin’ rockin’ neon sound (Radio On!) I got the car from Massachusetts (Radio On!) I got the power from Massachusetts when it’s late at night (Radio On!) I got the modern sounds of modern Massachusetts (Radio On!) I got the world, I got the turnpike (Radio On!) I got the power of the AM (Radio On!) Rock and roll late at night (Radio On!) I got the neon sign, modern sound, awright [etc.] Bye, bye bye.