Published at 8:25 AM on November 21, 2008

By Steve LaBate

Let's Get (Meta) Physical: Top 5 Top 5 Lists in John Cusack film High Fidelity

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3. Top 5 Track 1, Side 1's
Rob, Barry and Louis discuss this classic Top 5 topic at the record store and a heated argument ensues. Below are Rob's picks. Of course, like Barry suggests, you could always be a little more obvious: "How about 'Point of No Return' on Point of No Return? ... How about The Beatles, how about fucking Beethoven, Track 1, Side 1 of the Fifth Symphony?"

• "Janie Jones" - The Clash, from The Clash (this, of course, is the lead track on the British, not the American release)
• "Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye, from Let's Get It On
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana, from Nevermind 
• "White Light/White Heat" - Velvet Underground, from White Light/White Heat 
• "Radiation Ruling the Nation" - Massive Attack, from No Protection

2. Top 5 Things Rob Misses About Laura
Rob shows that, while he's a "fucking asshole" sometimes, deep down he's a pretty good guy, and he means well.

Sense of humor - "Very dry, but it can also be warm and forgiving. And she's got one of the best all-time laughs in the history of all-time laughs. She laughs with her entire body."
•  She's got character - "She's loyal and honest, and she doesn't even take it out on people when she's having a bad day."
Her smell, and the way she tastes - "It's a mystery of human chemistry, and I don't understand it, some people, as far as your senses are concerned, just feel like home."
How she walks around - "It's like she doesn't care how she looks or what she projects, and it's not that she doesn't care, it's just, she's not affected I guess, and that gives her grace."
This thing she does in bed when she can't get to sleep - "She kinda half moans, then rubs her feet together and equal number of times—it just kills me."

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