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The Perfect Song For... closing time

The Perfect Song For... closing time
Hosts Fred de Vries and Tim Cohen are searching for the perfect song to close off the night.

You own a bar, and things are getting rowdy; it’s time to close. But what song do you put on?

You have a house party, but it’s getting late and the neighbours are complaining, the cops are prowling and you have to close things down. What do you put on the sound system?

You own a club, same thing, last song. Music writers Fred de Vries and Tim Cohen provide some options and choose the perfect song for ... closing time.



The Perfect Song For… is a lighthearted weekly podcast in which journalists, writers and music aficionados Fred de Vries and Tim Cohen banter about a bunch of songs which are perfect for … something. And we have (famous and less famous) guests.

At the end of each show we choose one song which is the perfect song for the theme we picked. Along the way, we agree and disagree, and discuss the structure, character, history and quirks of the songs as far as we know them.



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You can listen and subscribe to ThePerfectSongFor ... podcast about the perfect song on Apple podcasts, Spotify and iono. Full versions of the songs are in Spotify and Apple playlists;  [email protected]

Contact the hosts of the podcast or email us your suggestions and alternatives at [email protected] 

You can also follow the hosts on X: @perfectsongfor Insta: #perfectsongfor 

Tim Cohen is the business editor of Daily Maverick. Fred de Vries is an author, writer, journalist and South Africa correspondent for Elsevier Magazine and De Groene Amsterdammer. He writes regular music columns for Platenblad in the Netherlands and Vrye Weekblad in South Africa.

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