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John’s 300 favorite songs: 30-21

30. Sarah McLachlan — “Full of Grace” — This song was not written for the sequence in “Becoming Part 2” that follows Buffy’s painful choice to send

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John’s 300 favorite songs: 40-31

40. Camera Obscura — “Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken” — I was a few albums late to the party, but I loved Camera Obscura the moment

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John’s 300 favorite songs: 50-41

50. The Bee Gees — “Alone” — I never cared for most the Bee Gees catalogue, but on this tune, the voices and instruments blend beautifully to

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How many times have you seen ‘Inception?’ (Movie review)

2010 finally has its first great movie, and it’s Christopher Nolan’s “Inception.” That shouldn’t be surprising since — now that I think about it — I’ve liked

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John’s 300 favorite songs: 60-51

60. Keane — “Everybody’s Changing” — Listening to this song, you feel like you could climb those piano notes straight up to heaven. 59. Buffalo Tom — “Scottish

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John’s 300 favorite songs: 70-61

70. Hall & Oates — “You Make My Dreams Come True” — I admit it: It’s on my list totally because of how it was used in

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John’s 300 favorite songs: 80-71

80. The Beach Boys — “Kokomo” — This was such a ubiquitous hit in 1988 that fourth-grade classmates of mine knew all the words. Overplayed or not,

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John’s 300 favorite songs: 90-81

90. Sheryl Crow — “I Shall Believe” — I think this song was played during romantic moments on every WB show in the late-’90s. But to me,

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John’s 300 favorite songs: 100-91

100. The Corrs — “Breathless” — A hook you can’t get out of your head + Three-part Irish sister harmonies = Pure pop bliss. 99. Rehab — “Bartender

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John’s 300 favorite songs: 110-101

After a slight delay for technical difficulties with my Internet connection, let us resume the countdown … 110. Joey Ramone — cover of “What a Wonderful

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