Singing Telegram: Aloe Blacc - You Make Me Smile (Take Away Show)
What's up good people! A fews days back, my boy Joshua put me on to the idea of a 'Take Away' performance, or simply a random performance in a public venue, mostly unbeknownst to the patrons of that venue. This one in particular stuck out to me, first of all because it's Aloe Blacc, but also because of how the performance came about. In an atypically organic fashion, David Patrick Neil James Wash-Lovell (Aloe Blacc's government) brings a small band of merry men together in a Parisian train station, and treats commuters to an impromptu performance of his ballad 'You Make Me Smile'. The performance also is great because of how effortless singing seems for Aloe Black. Standing off to the side, while the band plays at a soulfully rhythmic pace, Blacc saunters into the girth of the crowd to bellow out a cherubic melody that enthralls the Parisian crowd, most of whom have no clue who he is. He even breaks out into a cover of Bill Withers' 'Use Me' outside the station in the same fashion. I picked this for the Singing Telegram, finally, because you just don't see this kind of performance any more. Everything is on such a grand scale that people forget how to just enjoy the voices and the music. As simplistic as it is, Aloe Blacc's performance shows just how easily music can bring a crowd to its feet. Check out some well-placed music, and pray that Aloe Blacc finds his way to a train station near you...
