For decades, I've felt strangely satisfied when I can name a tune that not everyone knows. Even when no one was around, I've said, "That commercial is using Spyro Gyra's 'Last Exit' as its background music. That contest promo is using 'Morning Star' by Kool & The Gang."
There's no reason for me to announce such things to no one, but I do. This afternoon, while watching a rerun of "Saturday Night Live," I exclaimed, "Hey, that's Fats Domino's 'Ain't That A Shame' the band's playing, leading into commercials."
There's no prize for knowing any of those songs in those contexts. That doesn't stop me from acting like there is, though.
