Semisonic
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Sep 19, 2026
JerryHOST
You know, fitting enough, the song before the Dirt Bombs was Sugar Sugar, but not from the Archies.
JerryHOST
Oh no, that was Mary Lou Lord and Semi-Sonic with their cover of that bubblegum classic.
JerryHOST
Took that from the green vinyl pressing of the Saturday Morning Cartoon's Greatest Hits set that came out just last year.
JerryHOST
I believe that was connected to Record Store Day, maybe Black Friday, not sure.
RoulaHOST
And just like my children believe that our closure jingle is an original song to the Rhula Show with Eric.
RoulaHOST
They don't realize it's Closing Time by Semisonic.
KevinHOST
Yeah, the one hit wonder there.
RoulaHOST
Right.
Dan DavidsonGUEST
There w- you know, it's funny, though, 'cause the industry changes so fast.
Dan DavidsonGUEST
When I was first getting into a band, the drummer from that band Semisonic, you know, Closing Time, he wrote a book.
Dan DavidsonGUEST
It's called So You Want to Be a Rock Star, and I, I read it and I loved it, and it was so great.
Dan DavidsonGUEST
But by the time Tupelo Honey was kinda at that stage, nothing was applicable anymore.
Dan DavidsonGUEST
I've already made all the mistakes.
Dan DavidsonGUEST
I know what to do.
Joel MartinHOST
You mentioned the drummer from Semisonic.
Joel MartinHOST
Did you know that the singer from Semisonic, Dan Wilson, is, like, one of the biggest songwriters in the world? He wrote a bunch of the Adele 21 album, which is the best-selling album of the 21st century.
Alicia StellaHOST
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Alicia StellaHOST
Semisonic's Closing Time, you know? [laughs]
IanHOST
We hit a lot of, uh, alternative and emo-y music.
Alicia StellaHOST
It's mostly alternative.
Mosheh OinounouHOST
This is, this is our playground," uh, if you will.
Mosheh OinounouHOST
Uh, but we could go back and forth with over Eagles and who sang Closing Time? Is that Semisonic? Why do I know that? [laughs]
Jill WagnerHOST
It is.
Jill WagnerHOST
I goo- I just Googled it.
Paul WiegeHOST
request.
Paul WiegeHOST
You can request Semisonic during my time.
Paul WiegeHOST
I'll play that for you.
SaharaHOST
Or, you know, it's true though.
Bill ChildsGUEST
I don't remember exactly who was who, but it was just this incredible all-star band, just a free show.
Bill ChildsGUEST
Like that stage, they've had Arrested Development, they've had Semisonic, they've had like, they have a bunch of local stuff.
Bill ChildsGUEST
Margo Price played that stage this year for just a free stage in the middle of the fair.
Bill ChildsGUEST
That's cool.
Larry PerelHOST
But before that, I worked in film production, much of that time spent as an executive producer, representing directors who put their images and stories to the most popular music of the day.
Larry PerelHOST
On this episode, it's a look back at the music video for Closing Time with Semisonic's Dan Wilson and the video's director, Chris Applebaum.
Dan WilsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Let you out into the world.
Larry PerelHOST
Multi-Grammy award-winning songwriter Dan Wilson has written or has co-written with arguably some of the most influential shapeshifting, I would say, artists in the world.
Larry PerelHOST
Carole King, Adele, Taylor Swift, Chris Stapleton, the list goes on.
Larry PerelHOST
He is also a member of the band Semisonic.
Larry PerelHOST
Wrote the song Closing Time.
Larry PerelHOST
You may have heard this a couple of times.
BradHOST
Mbop by Hanson.
BradHOST
Sex and Candy by Marcy Playground, Closing Time by Semisonic, and then W.A.Y. Moby Polka by Weird Al Yankovic.
BradHOST
And as I said on the previous album, these always work, again, as long as he chooses the right songs.
BradHOST
Next, your horoscope for today, style of Real Big Fish, which, again, I've heard of them, but couldn't name anything else.
RoulaHOST
Closing Time-
Special KHOST
Semisonic or whatever
RoulaHOST
...
RoulaHOST
Semisonic, yeah.
RoulaHOST
Closing time.
RoulaHOST
Okay, so y'all call us at 833-390-KRBE and, uh, you know, it's time to strap up there, kids.
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