Oblivious to Oceans

They’ve bought the bullets and there’s no one left to shoot …

“Oblivious,” Aztec Camera
“Obsession,” Animotion
“Occasionally,” Melissa Etheridge
“The Ocean,” The Choir
“The Ocean,” Tegan & Sara
“Ocean and Atlantic,” Mayday Parade
“Ocean Breathes Salty,” Modest Mouse
“Ocean Size Love,” Leigh Nash
“Oceans of Venus,” Dengue Fever

This is a pretty narrow range, so let’s also include every “Ocean” song we’ve got, whether or not it’s the first word in the title. For me that adds:

“1000 Oceans,” Alison Crowe
“Blue Blue Ocean,” Echo and the Bunnymen
“Rolling Ocean,” Johnny Clegg

This is what I’d like to do with the Dengue Fever song “Oceans of Venus.” I would need a large shopping mall that has both a comprehensive PA system and security cameras everywhere. Pick some random, unassuming-looking shopper. The song starts playing as soon as they walk into the mall. It plays along whenever they’re walking. When they stop, it stops. When they start walking again, it starts playing again. I want to see how long it takes them to notice, and how they respond once they do.