This might have been my favorite story in a while on Escape Pod, perhaps because I like stories where we don't necessarily work our way towards a huge climax, more a meditation on a theme, enhanced by the science fictional elements. Also, the relative subtlety of the message was welcome (although the author couldn't resist giving it on a plate in the comments), it feels more like a short story by a modern fiction writer than a classic science fiction one, perhaps because it focuses on character and psychology, rather than technology. The singing was both good, touching and funny.