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Source: www.ew.com 100. STAY (I MISSED YOU) (1994)by Lisa Loeb Every summer needs its lovelorn ballad along with its roof raisers, and Loeb's winsome plea fit the bill. Download 99. TENNESSEE (1992)by Arrested Development Yes, technically, it's a hip-hop meditation on the troubling history of the South. But only out of the classroom could a history lesson sound so smooth and intoxicating. Download 98. WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND (1973) by Grand Funk Railroad A paean to that greatest of summer road trips: the pavement-grabbin', money-grubbin', groupie-gropin' rock tour. Thirty-five years later, a few fathers still have their daughters locked up. Download 97. RADAR LOVE (1974) by Golden Earring Before cellulars — before the peak of the CB craze, even — these Dutch boys had road telepathy to keep in contact with their honeys. Which was almost as cool as a fuzzbuster. 96. THE LOVE YOU SAVE (1970) by The Jackson 5 There's no better ...