One listen for this one.

Just tried to capture the song here. Didn’t aim for more; didn’t aim for less and I think I succeeded to some extent.

Peter Gabriel’s “We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37)” is from So.

I hope you enjoy.

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Murmurings in the quiet like a lullaby of sorts and then the percussion comes in. Those murmurings grow more prominent and then allow a bit of space as something softer, lower, more placid comes in, and though hazy, a form seems to come through. It’s a distance and it seems difficult to discern, but there’s something off about it. There’s a menace of sorts.

Voices come more into view, repeating the same phrase with some sort of bravado and at the same time some sort of despair. The percussion clears and Peter Gabriel’s voice comes in, making firm, yet vague statements. When he reaches “One Dream” the sounds begin to trail off. They grow quiet and the song ends.