diff --git a/crates/eww/src/app.rs b/crates/eww/src/app.rs
index 99e7692..05b4f6d 100644
--- a/crates/eww/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/eww/src/app.rs
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ impl App {
 
         self.open_windows
             .remove(window_name)
-            .with_context(|| format!("Tried to close window named '{}', but no such window was open", window_name))?;
+            .with_context(|| format!("Tried to close window named '{}', but no such window was open", window_name))?
+            .close();
 
         self.eww_state.clear_window_state(window_name);
 
diff --git a/examples/eww-bar/eww.yuck b/examples/eww-bar/eww.yuck
index 346661c..7593ed6 100644
--- a/examples/eww-bar/eww.yuck
+++ b/examples/eww-bar/eww.yuck
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
        :orientation "h"
        :space-evenly false
        :halign "center"
-    '🎵${music}'))
+    {music != "" ? "🎵${music}" : ""}))
 
 
 (defwidget metric [label value onchange]
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
 
 
 
-(defpoll music :interval "5s"
-  "playerctl metadata --format '{{ artist }} - {{ title }}' || true")
+(deflisten music :initial ""
+  "playerctl --follow metadata --format '{{ artist }} - {{ title }}' || true")
 
 (defpoll volume :interval "1s"
   "scripts/getvol")
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@
 (defwindow bar
   :monitor 0
   :windowtype "dock"
-  :geometry (geometry :x "0%" :y "0%" :width "100%" :height "4%")
+  :geometry (geometry :x "0%"
+                      :y "0%"
+                      :width "90%"
+                      :height "10px"
+                      :anchor "top center")
   :reserve (struts :side "top" :distance "4%")
   (bar))