Maladjusted In This Land

Jyoti “Orgone”

The first two minutes of “Orgone” is slow and pensive, with Georgia Anne Muldrow singing about feeling lost and ill at ease, and dreaming of living in Africa. Her piano chords are halting, but her voice is steady and certain – there is no question in her mind that getting to Africa is the only way she may ever feel complete. The final third of the song is more overtly soulful, starting with her addressing the listener – “I don’t think you heard me” in a sorrowful shout, and climaxing with her wailing “take me back, take me back” like she’s in total agony. It’s a brilliant conclusion to the song, paying off on the abstract ideas of the first section with the raw emotion and urgency of the feeling at the core of it all.

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