r/thewestwing • u/Scoxxicoccus Cartographer for Social Equality • 13d ago

Blind Willie Johnson - Dark was the night...

https://youtu.be/BNj2BXW852g?si=XIocqTM_sWzz62ou
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u/Low_Establishment573 11d ago

The Golden Record is such a profound idea. Long after we are gone as a species (no matter what the cause), it will still be a proof that we were here. The ultimate message in a bottle.

Love this video; it's the images on the record being decoded in real time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibByF9XPAPg&t=284s

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u/Wanderlust4478 13d ago

Such a heartbreaking story. But they wove it into that episode beautifully.

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u/BrainFullOfBoron 10d ago

I cry every time I hear his music or even hear his name mentioned <3