“Closing Time”—Semisonic

60 Songs That Explain the '90s

The Ringer

Music

4.7 • 849 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2024

⏱️ 88 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

It’s last call for '90s songs and Rob’s memories as the show draws to a close. So there couldn’t be a more fitting moment for Semisonic’s “Closing Time” to be chosen as the episode’s focus. Listen as Rob grapples with his feelings of discomfort with the word goodbye, and stay for a final sendoff to the greatest '60 Songs' guest of all time, Yasi Salek. Host: Rob Harvilla Guest: Yasi Salek Producers: Jonathan Kermah and Justin Sayles Additional Production Support: Chloe Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	I'm Yossi Salik and I'm the host of Bansplain, a show where we explain cult bands and iconic artists by going deep into their histories and discographies.
0:10.1	We're back with a brand new season at our brand new home, the Ringer podcast network, tackling a whole new batch of artists, from grunge gods to power pop pioneers to new metal legends and many, many more.
0:22.4	Listen to new episodes every Thursday, only on Spotify.
0:32.1	You know what that is?
0:34.7	An ice cold beer.
0:36.8	What's different?
0:40.5	It's spot why I saw. Food line. is an ice cold beer what's different it's Budweiser brood longer for a refreshing smooth taste like no other
0:48.9	cheers to that Budweiser, like no other.
0:55.1	Please drink responsibly.
0:56.3	For the facts, visit drinkaware.com.com.
0:57.8	I got this issue with the word goodbye.
1:04.4	I don't care for it.
1:06.0	That's my issue with goodbye.
1:08.4	This word makes me anxious.
1:10.3	It makes me emo. I have a severe, lifelong,
1:14.4	overwrought emotional reaction. Whenever I hear anyone sing the word, goodbye. I discovered this
1:23.4	when I was six or seven years old, and I heard Bruce Springsteen sing it.
1:42.7	Bobby Jean, second song on Side B of Born in the USA, 1984. I'm six or seven years old.
1:51.0	Let's say I'm playing with my Transformers or whatever. I got Optimus Prime in one hand and Soundwave in the other.
1:58.0	Soundwave, the evil, the Decepticon cassette player, super menacing transformer. I found Soundwave at a garage sale for like two bucks, greatest day of my life up to that point. Yeah, I'm playing Transformers and my parents are listening to records and I hear Bruce Springsteen sing the word goodbye and suddenly I am overcome with an arbitrary sadness. This sadness
2:21.1	is unearned and yet frighteningly real to me. Suddenly, I too miss Bobby Jean. I am distraught. I am
2:31.5	inconsolable. I am no fun to be around. Do you know this Portuguese word saudad? I looked up how to pronounce it on the internet. Saudada. It's like a super nostalgic melancholy, an aching yearning, a crushing but also kind of beautiful sense of unrecoverable loss, usually triggered by like poetry or Springsteen. Springsteen is poetry,
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -337 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Ringer, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Ringer and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.