
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” I run into people all the time who tell me, Oh I worked in this one bar for four years and I heard your song every single night. “I really thought that that was the greatest destiny for ‘Closing Time,’ that it would be used by all the bartenders, and it was actually,” Wilson told The Hollywood Reporter. He was right-it’s a great moment in the song.”Īfter its release in 1998, “Closing Time” went on to successfully close out Semisonic tours and countless bars across the country. You need to break up the rhythm of the verses.’ So that line, Gather up your jackets, move it to the exits, I hope you have found a friend is the first time it deviates from the rhythmic pattern.

“There was one little adjustment later, which I credit to our A&R guy, Hans Haedelt. So I thought, ‘OK, I’ll write a song to close out the set,’ and then boom, I wrote ‘Closing Time’ really fast,” Dan Wilson previously told The Hollywood Reporter in 2010.

“My bandmates were tired of ending our sets with the same song, so there was kind of an uprising where they demanded something different to end our nights with.
