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Singer Offers To Pay Listeners $15 An Hour To Hear His Original Private Songs

The image shows a printed street advertisement poster taped to a public pole, with an added text caption at the top that reads 'i need to book him'. The poster has a large bold header 'I'LL SING FOR YOU', paired with photos of a bald man with his mouth wide open as if mid-performance, and bulleted service terms: sessions are only 1-on-1 with no groups or events, he performs original songs about the moon and stars that have never been heard before, and he will pay the listener 15 dollars per hour to hear him sing. The humor comes from the unexpected reversal of standard performance dynamics, where audiences typically pay artists for entertainment, but this artist offers to pay people to be his audience.
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i need to book him

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I'LL SING FOR YOU; 1 on 1 only (no groups / events); Original songs about the moon and stars; Never Before Heard; I will pay you (15/hr)

Overview

The image shows a printed street advertisement poster taped to a public pole, with an added text caption at the top that reads 'i need to book him'. The poster has a large bold header 'I'LL SING FOR YOU', paired with photos of a bald man with his mouth wide open as if mid-performance, and bulleted service terms: sessions are only 1-on-1 with no groups or events, he performs original songs about the moon and stars that have never been heard before, and he will pay the listener 15 dollars per hour to hear him sing. The humor comes from the unexpected reversal of standard performance dynamics, where audiences typically pay artists for entertainment, but this artist offers to pay people to be his audience.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from an RSS feed of the X (formerly Twitter) account @meme.jpg. The original physical advertisement flyer was posted on a public street by an unknown individual, before a photo of the flyer was taken and paired with the 'i need to book him' reaction caption to be circulated as a viral humorous meme on social media.

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