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It’s a little played out, the whole ‘take a pop smash and re-do it earnestly, accompanied by acoustic guitar’ thing. And yet, I can’t stop myself liking it. Travis did it with Hit Me Baby One More Time (and it was good), and Ted Leo did it with Since U Been Gone (and it was good).

And now Israeli-French* singer Yael Naïm (you may know her from the Macbook Air ads**… or not) has done it with Toxic. And hey, it’s good:

MP3: Yael Naïm - “Toxic” (from Yael Naïm, 2007).

And just in case you missed the Britney original:

MP3: Britney Spears - “Toxic” (from In The Zone, 2003).

*For some reason, when talking about Yael, you have to mention her heritage. You have to.

**Here’s the song:

MP3: Yael Naïm - “New Soul” (from Yael Naïm, 2007).

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