Song of the Week 8/29

Rotation 1

Mason Jennings, 180° South, Conquerors of the Useless - "Machines"

In follow-up to viewing 180° South, Conquerors of the Useless, I spent the rest of the week listening to the soundtrack. And while each song places those fabulous images of Patagonia back into my mind; it was "Machines" by Mason Jennings that stuck with me the most. The ebb and flow of the melody in combination with lyrical questioning, I felt captured the spirit of the film.

"Moonlight upon her face
A story book of empty space
Where you and I feel out of place
Together

Will we remember this?
The way it was or how it is
What we love or what we miss
Forever"





Rotation 2

Mason Jennings, 180° South, Conquerors of the Useless - "Machines"

Yes, its that good of a song. With a hypnotic sound that builds throughout, Jennings culminates the song with a powerful message and wailing.

"One fine morning, one fine morning
The machines are going to cut us down"
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