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Unfortunately, many would consider Semisonic a one-hit-wonder with their 1999 song “Closing Time” (another Grammy winning song). In 2007 he offered up his songwriting skills for the Dixie Chicks, writing six of the songs on the album including “Not Ready to Play Nice,” another award winner that year. No, he doesn’t have a Soy Bomb ability of storming the Grammy stage. Once again, he found himself on the stage surrounded by stars. I had the same Grammy experience only a few years earlier when the Dixie Chicks won “Album of the Year” in 2007.

The instant I saw him, I knew exactly why he was there – he must have written music for Adele. Dan Wilson! (Or as you may know him, the lead singer from the 90s alterna-pop band Semisonic.) I’ve been a fan of the band since I was 17, back then jamming out to “The Great Divide” on what seemed like a daily basis. Something about the guy felt strangely familiar…and then it hit me. There, behind the teary eyed songstress, stood a be-speckled gentlemen with a goofy smile on his face. As I watched Adele accept her Grammy for “Album of the Year,” I had a moment of surprise (the first shocker after three hours of predictable performances, winners, and speeches).

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