What is the duration of John from Cincinnati?

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There's so much going on in these three episodes, it's hard to put in one post, but here's some of the highlights. First and foremost is the opening credits, which are a mesmerizing montage of old surf film clips cut beautifully together with Joe Strummer's "Johnny Appleseed." In this regard, JFC dutifully fills The Sopranos shoes as opening credits that you relish watching again (see it here.) I'm not sure if it's intentional or not, but Strummer's lyric about "don't go killing all the bees" feels especially ominous with recent news and all John's talk about "the end is near." The music grows as a storytelling method throughout the series. When the second episode ends with a 'resurrection,' TV On The Radio's "Staring at the Sun" plays with the opening lyrics "cross the street from your storefront cemetary..." and goosebumps instantly appear. In the surf tent, just before Shaun's accident the soundtrack introduces the wonderful sounds of English band Kava Kava and their song "Tic"

By the third episode, we're inundated with musical references. As Freddy "the ice cream man" (Deadwood's Dayton Callie) talks to himself in his car parked outside the hospital, he's listening to the Sarah Brightman duet with Andrea Bocelli of "Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" Freddy must assume the worst about Shaun to be listening to a song like this (especially considering his brutish nature.) "Aww. That's where the blind dago was supposed to come in. What's this, a different version?" No, Freddy, Bocelli actually comes in later. Some may remember once upon a time this song served as a sort of theme for Carmela on The Sopranos. Then, in a very Twin Peaks-like scene back at the 'haunted' hotel room, Barry says, knee-deep in Milchspeak: "I alone, then, am favored by that jovially croaking postcoital falsetto winsomely caricaturing Debby Boone?" To which he starts to sing "You Light Up My Life," (did anyone else flashback to Todd Solondz' Happiness here?) When Barry later mutters the seemingly non-sequiter "black bobby socks," I find myself eerily looking forward to a Lynchian flashback that involves said song and socks. Later in the episode, John makes Kai "see God," set to Buddy Guy's rendition of John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen." NEW COMMENT

In addition to your great music review, there was also the first song that I heard in the Van when he picked up John. Canned Heat's "Going to the country" played. Bring back memories? Joe Strummer "appleseed" has to be one the summer of 2007 sounds. It's an award-winning opening music/vid sequence. JOHN FROM CINCINNATI 10 EPISODE SEASON SOUNDTRACK:

1. "Johnny Appleseed" - Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros - Main title/theme song

2. "The Perfect Ending" - Harriet Street

3. "Goin' Up The Country" - Canned Heat - Episode 101: Vietnam Joe in van

4. "Sun/Rise/Light/Flies" - Kasabian - Episode 101: Closing credits

5. "Tic" - Kava Kava - Episode 102: Shaun prepares for competition

6. "Staring at the Sun" - TV On The Radio - Episode 102: Closing credits

7. "Time To Say Goodbye" - Sarah Brightman - Episode 103: Freddie in his car outside the hospital

8. "You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone - Episode 103: Barry recalls what happened in Room 24

9. "Boogie Chillen" - Buddy Guy - Episode 103: John says "See God Kai" and trippy montage ensues

10. "Feeling Good" - Muse - Episode 103: Closing credits, Shaun on halfpipe after Dr. Smith says "I'm so...happy!"

11. "Unisono" - Control Machete - Episode 104: John gets in the van before 'the stare-down'

12. "Un Di Felice, Eterea" - David Byrne - Episode 104: Vietnam Joe finds John, John signals Cass

13. "In Your Eyes" - Peter Gabriel - Episode 104: Kai reminds Butchie of their Jr Prom

14. "Over, Under, Sideways, Down" - The Yardbirds - Episode 104: Closing credits

15. "Tonights The Night" - The Shirelles - Episode 105: Butchie and Tina in diner

16. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" - Elvis Costello - Episode 105: Closing credits

17. "And When I Die" - Laura Nyro - Episode 106: Freddie & Bill

18. "My Favorite Things" - John Coltrane - Episode 106: Closing credits

19. "Watching The Wheels" - Matisyahu - Episode 107: Closing credits

20. "Tennessee Waltz" - Patti Page - Episode 108: Barry has vision in bar

21. "When Love Comes To Town" - U2 - Episode 108: Closing credits

22. "Hold On, I'm Coming" - Sam & Dave - Episode 109: Closing credits

23. "Series of Dreams" - Bob Dylan - Episode 110: Opening scene w/clouds and John & Shaun's return, Surfing in together

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The series' theme song is "Johnny Appleseed", performed by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. A diverse soundtrack includes "Tic" by Kava Kava and songs from TV on the Radio, Muse, Buddy Guy, Kasabian and the Yardbirds.

JOHN FROM CINCINNATI 10 EPISODE SEASON SOUNDTRACK:

1. "Johnny Appleseed" - Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros - Main title/theme song

2. "The Perfect Ending" - Harriet Street

3. "Goin' Up The Country" - Canned Heat - Episode 101: Vietnam Joe in van

4. "Sun/Rise/Light/Flies" - Kasabian - Episode 101: Closing credits

5. "Tic" - Kava Kava - Episode 102: Shaun prepares for competition in the surf tent