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Next: . The 1990s: “Smells Like Teen Spirit” – Nirvana

The song faded. The diner was silent.

The song ended. He punched . The 1970s: “American Pie” – Don McLean The.best.singles.of.all.time.60s.70s.80s.90s.no1s.1999

He slid a quarter into the Wurlitzer. The first button glowed: . The 1960s: “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – The Rolling Stones The song ended

The clock read 11:58 PM. Leo had one song left. The first button glowed:

Leo’s Diner sat at the dusty crossroads of two highways, a chrome-and-red-leather time capsule where the coffee was always stale but the jukebox was immortal. On New Year’s Eve 1999, as the world held its breath for Y2K, old man Leo decided to close for good at midnight. But first, he wanted to hear the best songs of his life—one last spin through the decades.

Then he turned out the lights.