The single also became a pop-culture staple, popping up everywhere from The Office to The Simpsons. The catchiness and sincerity of “Closing Time” caught mainstream attention, topping Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart and earning a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Song. I had birth on the brain, I was struck by what a funny pun it was to be bounced from the womb.” My wife and I were expecting our first kid very soon after I wrote that song. If taken at face value, “Closing Time” is indeed a “last call” anthem, but Wilson intended for a double meaning: “It’s just, ‘Okay, you’ve got to go out into the light, make your way home, or wherever you’re going to be.’ Partway into the writing of the song, I realized it was also about being born. “Because all the bars that I would frequent in Minneapolis, they would yell out ‘closing time.’ There was one bar where a guy always would scream really loud, ‘You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here,’ and I guess that always stuck in my mind. So I set out to write a new closer for the set, and I just thought, ‘Oh, closing time,’” Wilson told American Songwriter in 2019. John and Jake were always impatient with ending the show with the same song. “We had always ended with a song called ‘If I Run,’ and I really liked it a lot. The song grew out of a much-needed change to the band’s setlists.
Soon, the drums come crashing down on the singalong-ready chorus: “I know who I want to take me home!” Tolkien said, “Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.“Closing Time” begins as an inconspicuous ballad, with Wilson’s modest vocals pouring over a tinkling guitar riff. But that can sometimes be overwhelming, and it’s equally important not to rush things and to take your time.Īnd as J.R.R. In the end, many songs suggest making the most out of every moment. However, we hope you enjoyed our playlist and that you came across some new perspectives on the concept of time. It wasn’t easy to pick the 30 best songs about time since time is one of the most common themes in music. “Reckoning Song (One Day)” by the talented Israeli artist Asaf Avidan depicts these thoughts perfectly.Īnd think of all the stories that we could have told. But that’s also the reason why you strive to make the most out of it, in order to avoid regrets. Hans Zimmer – “Time”Īlthough you can say that time is relative, one thing is for sure: one day we’ll be old.Īnd that’s why people are so preoccupied with time – it’s limited.
Asaf Avidan and The Mojos – “Reckoning Song (One Day)”ģ0 Songs About Time 1. Chicago – “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” Green Day – “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” BADBADNOTGOOD and Sam Herring – “Time Moves Slow” Culture Club – “Time (Clock Of The Heart)” The Rolling Stones – “Time Waits for No One”
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