There’s a scene in the beginning of Practical Magic , where a young Sally Owens (Sandra Bullock’s character, played by Camilla Belle) casts a spell on herself to ensure she’ll never fall in love. She retrieves herbs and white flower petals, putting them into a wooden bowl that she holds up to the evening sky. As the ingredients magically rise and fly towards the full moon, Stevie Nicks ’ “Crystal” begins to play, the hypnotic violin swirling through the darkness.

By the time Practical Magic hit theaters in October 1998, “Crystal” was 25 years old, and had lived more lives than most witches. It’s been recorded three separate times: in 1973, with Nicks’ then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham , on their joint album Buckingham Nicks ; a second time in 1975, with Fleetwood Mac , a

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