Semisonic’s 1998 anthem is a masterclass in the "stealth meaning" song. While it has spent decades as the universal signal for bars to flip the lights and for wedding guests to find their shoes, it is much more than a "last call" ditty. The Dual Meaning
: Beyond the bar scene, the line "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end" has become a standalone piece of modern philosophy, frequently used in graduations and life milestones. Semisonic - Closing Time
: It captures the specific ritual of a bar closing—the anticipation of the "last call," the bright lights, and the classic bouncer-ism: "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here." Semisonic’s 1998 anthem is a masterclass in the
: Though Semisonic is often labeled a "one-hit wonder" in the U.S., the song’s ubiquity has never faded. It reached #8 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and even earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Song. Critical Reception : It captures the specific ritual of a
: The track is a "sticky," "impossibly hooky" piece of late-90s alternative rock. It begins with a recognizable piano-driven melody that builds into a fuzzy, distorted guitar chorus, perfectly capturing the transition from a mellow evening to the final "chaos" of the night's end.
Critics often praise its "folk music simplicity" blended with the "loudness of U2 and Nirvana". While some find its constant radio exposure "annoying" (it landed on Rolling Stone's 2007 list of most annoying songs), most agree it is a "phenomenally talented" piece of songwriting that perfectly matched the "right song for the right time". Dan Wilson - Facebook
Songwriter Dan Wilson famously penned the track with two distinct layers:
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Other prepackaged versions of Basilisk II that I am aware of:
Really old versions for legacy systems:
To download the current version of the repository via Git:
$ git clone https://github.com/cebix/macemu.git
After downloading and setting up the repository you can, for example, try to compile the Unix version of Basilisk II:
$ cd macemu/BasiliskII/src/Unix $ ./autogen.sh $ make