The song ended. He punched . The 1970s: “American Pie” – Don McLean
The song faded. The diner was silent.
Next: . The 1990s: “Smells Like Teen Spirit” – Nirvana The.best.singles.of.all.time.60s.70s.80s.90s.no1s.1999
December 31, 1999. Billboard’s final #1 of the millennium. A song that mashed up Carlos Santana—a relic from Woodstock, Leo’s lost youth—with a new voice from Matchbox Twenty. It was a bridge. Old and new. Spanish guitar and rock radio. The world was about to click over to 2000, terrified of computer crashes and the unknown. But Leo just swayed. “Smooth” was velvet and fire. It was the last perfect single of a century that had given him love, loss, war, peace, and a jukebox full of memories. The song ended
A Latin guitar lick, a shuffling beat, and a voice that oozed summer heat. “Man, it’s a hot one…” The diner was silent
He slid a quarter into the Wurlitzer. The first button glowed: . The 1960s: “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – The Rolling Stones