I fell in passion with Aloe Blacc ’s “ I require a Dollar ” ever since I pick up it in the background of a random episode of This American Life a while back , so when this live reading of it thump its capitulum outon Reddittoday , it was both a swell reminder of the original , and also a sweet young take .
This bouncy version , performed at MADE last year with violinist and composer Mihalj “ Miki ” Kekenj , is definitely a great take on the air , even if it is pretty different from the original . Apart from the ( awesome ) orchestration , it sounds like , but something about seeing a super - debonaire Blacc sit down on a stool in a tuxedo form of takes the edge off the whole “ I need a dollar bill ” matter . But what it have away in edge , it gives back in pure , unadulterated style . As good as this version is , I extremely advocate check out out the orignal if you ’ve never discover , or even if you have . And please , just give the man a dollar already . [ Original version : Amazon , iTunes , Spotify , Video : YouTubeviaReddit ]
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