Pop Burger was the original burger joint–cum–party spot, so when partner Kevin O’Connell opened Burger Shoppe in the financial district a couple weeks ago, we were curious to see what would be on the house sound system. Would the soda-fountain motif carry over into personal jukeboxes playing Perry Como, or would top 40 rule the roost? To find out, we settled down with some bone-marrow toasts and a burger made from pork belly. (According to our waitress, no one has gone for the $150 Kobe beef, foie gras, and truffle burger, and we weren’t about to be the first ones to splurge.)
1. “Desire,” U2
2. “The Warrior,” Patty Smyth
3. “Back in Black,” AC/DC (cut off)
4. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” Tears for Fears
5. “Bad to the Bone,” George Thorogood
6. “Talk to Me,” Stevie Nicks
7. “Rag Doll,” Aerosmith
8. “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” U2
9. “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” Simple Minds
10. “Just the Same Way,” Journey
