 The majority of " Cog " takes place in complete silence , the only sounds coming from the collisions of the pieces themselves . This is broken with the activation of the CD player from the Accord , which begins playing The Sugarhill Gang 's 1979 single " Rapper 's Delight " . The sequence ends when the button of an electronic key fob is pressed , closing the hatchback of a fully assembled Honda Accord on a carefully balanced trailer . The car rolls off of the trailer , and stops in front of a tonneau cover bearing the " Accord " marque , while narrator Garrison Keillor asks " Isn 't it nice when things just work ? " . The screen fades to white and the piece closes on the Honda logo and the brand 's motto , " The Power of Dreams " . 
