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Michael's Top 40
Est. 2001
My favorite 40 songs of the week, and other music-related thoughts
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Michael's Number Ones: "Sweetness" by Jimmy Eat World
One thing I find interesting when I look back on my old personal charts is how they don't always fall in line with what the rest of the...

Michael Trimboli
Dec 27, 20235 min read
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Michael's Number Ones: "By the Way" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
What if the Beatles didn't break up? What if Kurt Cobain didn't commit suicide? What if Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, or Jim Morrison...

Michael Trimboli
Dec 17, 20235 min read
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Michael's Number Ones: "No Such Thing" by John Mayer
The nerds usually have the last laugh. By the time you get to junior high school, that notion can seem hard to imagine. You're entering...

Michael Trimboli
Dec 13, 20235 min read
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Michael's Number Ones: "Complicated" by Avril Lavigne
I knew this girl in my Spanish class in high school who liked to wear tank tops and neckties. She looked like a punk rocker, which meant...

Michael Trimboli
Dec 10, 20239 min read
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Michael's Number Ones: "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton
DATE WEEKS May 11, 2002 2 The feeling of riding in a car and singing the hell out of a favorite song is an exhilarating one. Even better when friends are in the front or back seats. Driving songs are fun when they come on the radio because they put you in the moment and make it feel like you can just keep going forever. It doesn't matter if you're on a cross-country road trip, or taking a 15-minute drive to the mall. You want that feeling to last forever simply because yo

Michael Trimboli
Dec 6, 20236 min read
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