


And in this episode, Dan Wilson, the singer and songwriter of the band Semisonic, tells the whole story. But it turns out, there's more to the story. And I always figured I knew what the song was about - closing time at a bar. "Closing Time" by Semisonic is one of those songs for me and I think for a lot of people. HRISHIKESH HIRWAY: There's some songs that you've heard over and over and over again throughout your life. There have, of course, been prominent exceptions "Switched On Pop" and "Song Exploder." But few can make ones about music that actually use the music in question without potentially drawing the ire of music labels. Sure, the cliche remains true that anybody can theoretically make a podcast. NICK QUAH: Music podcasts have a tricky history, primarily for copyright reasons. There's certainly no shortage of podcasts about music, but podcast critic Nick Quah says he found a few casual yet compelling shows in perhaps an unlikely place.
