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It gets personal because when my wife Diane and I were expecting our one and only child, I knew this. instinctively know that as soon as junior arrives on the scene, the next thing that’s going to come is a song about junior, written by the singer, guaranteed to be that singerâ?s favorite song he or she ever wrote Wilson explains to his fellow alumni that when he and his wife were expecting their daughter, he didn’t want to write a cliche song to commemorate the occasion: The song was about a bar’s last call for the night, and what might ensue once the bar-goers left right? Surprisingly, no.Įven more surprising is the song’s Pro-Life message.ĭan Wilson, the band’s lead singer, revealed the song’s meaning at his 25th reunion at his alma mater, Harvard. In a show in which he opened up for Sondre Lerche, Dan Wilson noted that the song was NOT written for the birth of his child in an attempt not to be one of those annoying songs that an artist wrote for the birth of a "jr," he made sure the meaning was abstracted.Â?Remember the Grammy-winning '90s song, “Closing Time,” by Semisonic? Until recently, no one really knew what the song was actually about - although we all thought we knew. This interpretation has additional support. However, the book So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star (ISBN 0-7679-1470-8) by Semisonic's drummer Jacob Slichter indicates that it is, instead, about being born: the place that is closing is the womb, and the mention of alcohol is a reference to pregnant women not drinking. The place that closes seems to be a pickup bar, noted by the lines: It peaked at #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks and #25 on the UK singles chart. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1999. There no mistaking the message: "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here."

According to the Closing Time Songfacts, this remains a popular song at bars when they are ready to pack it up. The band's most popular song, it was written by Dan Wilson and produced by Nick Launay. "Closing Time" is a song by Semisonic from their 1998 album Feeling Strangely Fine.