Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down (2000)

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[2000-2004 Best Songs]  
Billboard Top 100, 2000: #15                                                                      



I was watching the movie Apollo 13 a few weeks ago, and it occurred to me that this song is kind of like Tom Hanks. If you're channel surfing, and a movie with Tom Hanks shows up on your screen - doesn't matter which one - you stop and watch. You've seen The Da Vinci Code, Catch Me If You Can, The Green Mile, or even Joe vs. The Volcano a hundred times before and still, you stop and watch. Why?

Kryptonite is that kind of song. You know every word, every sound, and it's not going to sound any different this time, but you listen, you sing along, you bang your steering wheel... Like Tom, it's got that familiarity, that connection, like an old friend. Still, it's got enough power and pace to get your blood pumping and make  you feel good.

Tom Hanks should've played Superman. That would have really made this comparison work.