Semisonic
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Nov 5, 2026
Rachel MaddowHOST
She never came out and said anything at all to the crowd.
Rachel MaddowHOST
Her staff literally put the song Closing Time by Semisonic on the PA system and then just started packing up all the chairs without saying anything.
Rachel MaddowHOST
You know who else lost by seven points? Excuse me.
Rachel MaddowHOST
You know who else won by seven points? Abdul Al Sayed in Michigan.
Rachel MaddowHOST
She never came out and said anything at all to the crowd.
Rachel MaddowHOST
Her staff literally put the song Closing Time by Semisonic on the PA system and then just started packing up all the chairs without saying anything.
Rachel MaddowHOST
You know who else lost by seven points? Excuse me.
Rachel MaddowHOST
You know who else won by seven points? Abdul Al Sayed in Michigan.
Rachel MaddowHOST
She never came out and said anything at all to the crowd.
Rachel MaddowHOST
Her staff literally put the song Closing Time by Semisonic on the PA system and then just started packing up all the chairs without saying anything.
Rachel MaddowHOST
You know who else lost by seven points? Excuse me, you know who else won by seven points? Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan.
Rachel MaddowHOST
This, I should mention, was Abdul El-Sayed six months ago yesterday, promising that if he became the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, and I'm going to quote him exactly here, here's him six months ago promising, quote, I'll smoke him by seven, meaning I will beat Mike Rogers by seven points.
Barbie THOST
minimum age required to become president of the U.S. is 35.
Barbie THOST
And the band that recorded the 1998 hit Closing Time is Semisonic.
DexHOST
Semi-sonic.
DexHOST
Yeah.
Barbie THOST
The minimum age required to become president of the U.S. is 35.
Barbie THOST
And the band that recorded the 1998 hit Closing Time is Semisonic.
DexHOST
Semi-sonic.
DexHOST
Yeah.
DawnHOST
Okay, I'm looking it up.
DawnHOST
Semisonic's Closing Time is nominated for the Grammy at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in 1999.
DawnHOST
Wow.
RuthHOST
And then who is the winner?
RuthHOST
But it's so
DawnHOST
fun to hear Ruth be so nerdy in the very best, most delightful ways about super deep cuts.
DawnHOST
Because he was in a couple bands before Semisonic and she knew him then.
RuthHOST
Yes, that was when I really became a fan.
AjaxHOST
Trick Shakespeare was an alt-rock band from Minneapolis, active from the mid-80s to early 90s, known for their imaginative, power-pop, literate lyrics, and free-ranging instrumentation.
AjaxHOST
And oh, by the way, several of the members, including vocalist Dan Wilson, went on to form the band Semisonic.
AjaxHOST
And I didn't know that until I... researched it and then looked at the picture that's on the youtube video and if that's not dan wilson with a full long over the shoulder
speaker_6UNKNOWN
like set of hair like that is dan wilson what is happening
Will LouHOST
And they finally decide to move out of Monica's apartment.
Will LouHOST
And they each, one by one, put their keys on the table as it plays Semisonic's Closing
Alex WongHOST
Time.
Alex WongHOST
Oh, that's why
Tom JokicHOST
So which song are we going to talk about this time?
Alan CrossGUEST
Well, let's talk about Closing Time from Semisonic, which came out in 1998.
Alan CrossGUEST
And it was a massive hit.
Alan CrossGUEST
It started at Alternative Radio and then crossed over to a bunch of different formats, became a big pop single.
Alan CrossGUEST
And they grew very, very tired of playing that song every single night.
Alan CrossGUEST
They needed something better as a closer.
Alan CrossGUEST
So Dan Wilson, the head of Semisonic, wrote this new song to play at the end of the set, which was basically, hey, it's all over.
Alan CrossGUEST
You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here.
KyleHOST
I noticed this week when I...
KyleHOST
Revise the lyrics to Semisonic's Closing
SteveHOST
Time.
SteveHOST
Oh, there you go.
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