Ricky O Radio

It has nothing to do with liking these songs; they become characters in our memories, which makes them as personal as family photographs. They’re so deeply embedded in our pasts that we don’t notice they’re there — and then somebody points one of them out, and this makes us laugh.

—We Are All ‘Closing Time’: Why Semisonic’s 1998 Hit Still Resonates - Hollywood Prospectus Blog