Semisonic - Down In Flames video free download

John6yt

In the context of what was happening musically in the mid 90's, it's no surprise the record company wanted this as the first single. Grunge/alternative was still the thing, although it was dying out. Too bad the band doesn't seem to want to have much to do with the song anymore, because it's good.

LegitViet

This needs 100 million + views 

Marcus Tarriga Gomes

lyrics about a suicide friend?

Alvaro Ramos

This is the kind of song I like to hear when the world purely pisses me the hell off.

cms-gt4

They didn't even put it on their new collected works. Its their best song.

Seth Fisher

I think Falling should have been the single from this CD at least it's my favorite!

Sherban

Sideburn Bill Compton Band

ComradeRichey

A truly brilliant, criminally underated pop group.

turoniner

That drummer really needed to just shave his sad head...

turoniner

@rootandsky Haha I can easily believe it. This song was a bad choice for a lead single. The label guy was trying to fit them into hard rocking alternative music. And that's not what they were. They were adult contemporary easy listening, albeit with distorted guitar. Plus their image was terrible: 33 year old dorks in turtlenecks were never going to appeal to the early/mid nineties MTV generation.

Jon Doeringer

@atticus126 - also reading Jake's book (very good!). The band wanted FNT as their first single, but the MCA head wanted this. The band (via MCA) spent a million dollars to get it promoted (payola), and it went no where. There is an interesting page on how payola works these days - all legal, via 'consultants'

atticus126

they abandoned this song early on. I saw them live in around 1998 and they didn't play it. I just looked and saw it's not on their greatest hits album. Anyone know why they stopped playing it? Maybe because it does seem to be about suicide?

dansig123

is vamprie bill the singer?--kidding--some of the most poetic rock lyrics i have ever heard.

1800Randy

Everytime I hear "Closing Time" on the Radio I shake my head that it wasnt this song that went big.

GeronimosLastStand

THIS IS A GREAT SONG. I HAVE LOVED IT FOR YEARS.

29bpm

@marcusg0th I can't say for sure but that's always been my take on the song... if you look up the lyrics it seems pretty clear to me that it's about a suicide.

marcusg0th

this song is about suicide?

bunnyknows1

@rootandsky It did in certain areas of the country. But sadly, that doesn't mean anything.

D.J. Victrola

honestly, i saw them live with the Verve Pipe @ Irving Plaza NYC and they were AMAZING live.....

D.J. Victrola

w00t #69 like >.<

Semisonic

Semisonic - Singing In My Sleep

Semisonic

Semisonic - Closing Time

Semisonic

Semisonic - If I Run

Semisonic

Semisonic - Secret Smile

Fun Lovin' Criminals

Fun Lovin' Criminals - Fun Lovin' Criminal