My Top 2000 Songs #1053: Enchanted Sky Machines

The late Judee Sill remains the quintessential insider artist, with a devoted but inexplicably undersized following. I'd kinda hoped the documentary they made about her last year, Lost Angel (as painfully tragic as anyone familiar with story would imagine), would expose her to a new audience, but it seems nothing short of a helpful placement on Stranger Things will make that happen. Ah well. If you know you know. 

"Enchanted Sky Machines," off Sills' 1971 self-titled debut, breaks a bit from the acoustic folk that dominates her work, instead a piano-driven jaunt that feels akin to early Elton John, firmly in the early 70s singer-songwriter style but with a jazzier pop flair. There's a touch of gospel to the music, appropriate to Sill's spiritually-oriented lyrics, and it can't help but stir up something in your soul The track is relatively brief, but makes a lasting impression.

Live:

Nice cover version I found on YouTube: