The Quarantine Countdown, Part 2: Closing Time (#11)
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (68110)
United States
April 1, 2020 9:12am CST
Happy March 32nd! I like the meme on Facebook that says, “April Fools Day is canceled this year, because NO prank can outdo what we’re really living through.” Here’s another song with a quarantine-appropriate title to hopefully bring a smile to your face (and maybe even your ears).
#11: Closing Time - Lyle Lovett
Andria’s ears won’t smile. This is country, so it’ll make her brain hurt. 
(Joke between two friends.)
Yep, that’s pretty much the world right now. We’re closed. (There’s even a meme on Facebook from National Lampoon’s Vacation that says that.)
And this song? There’s an air of desperation and loneliness in this song, where all the regulars meet and have to be almost physically removed from the bar when it closes (“unplug them people and send them home”).
And JJ will appreciate the joke about the sound man in the second verse. 
The bright spot about this song? The bar reopens eventually...and so will we.
Closing Time
Written by Lyle Lovett
Recorded by Lyle Lovett
From Lyle Lovett, 1986
The night she is a true companion:
(Joke between two friends.)
Yep, that’s pretty much the world right now. We’re closed. (There’s even a meme on Facebook from National Lampoon’s Vacation that says that.)
And this song? There’s an air of desperation and loneliness in this song, where all the regulars meet and have to be almost physically removed from the bar when it closes (“unplug them people and send them home”).
And JJ will appreciate the joke about the sound man in the second verse.
The bright spot about this song? The bar reopens eventually...and so will we.
Closing Time
Written by Lyle Lovett
Recorded by Lyle Lovett
From Lyle Lovett, 1986
The night she is a true companion:
1988 live concert; Kentucky Educational Television's "The Lonesome Pine Specials"; recorded at the Kentucky Center for the Arts; producer Richard Van Kleeck;...
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@FourWalls (68110)
• United States
1 Apr 20
Yes, he was. It didn’t last very long (and a lot of people joked they got married on a bender or something ), but they were married.
), but they were married.1 person likes this
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Apr 20
And when Julia was young! That lucky dog!
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Apr 20
@FourWalls That marriage is still the biggest credit on his resume lol.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Apr 20
He always has a somber expression.
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@FourWalls (68110)
• United States
1 Apr 20
He’s also very dry. Makes things funnier (like his introduction to “L.A. County”: “boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy shoots girl.”)
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@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
1 Apr 20
Even though country makes my ears hurt too, believe it or not I know this song and the artist...but not together.
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