So I found this message on an old answering machine cassette my wife saved from college. It was pretty predictable, her Mom calling, a friend inviting her to come over and then John comes on. At first his message was as predictable as the rest, a guy (with a little crush) calling to see what she's up to. She's not home, oh well. But then he pulls a Jon Favreau in Swingers and calls back and the message quickly launches into strangeness, the machine cuts him off, he calls right back and keeps going and once he's committed to the silliness you (and every guy who's ever had an awkward exchange with a girl) can feel the unhinged nuttiness, and the "wow I should not have done this but I can't turn back" just burning in his veins. So of course I had to set it to music and post it on the web! Sorry John. For the record, I made ZERO edits to the audio, his messages appear in the song in the exact timing and order they were on the tape. Enjoy.

"The Machine (Blow Things Up)" download

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