ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jill Sobule - Singer/songwriter
Jill Sobule isn't just another singer-songwriter with catchy tunes and smart lyrics, she's one of the more insightful satirists of our age. Each of her fanciful songs captures an issue or irony, an emotion or epiphany that helps us understand what it's like to live now.

Why you should listen

Jill Sobule first found her place in music history with the controversial 1995 hit "I Kissed a Girl." The song's silly sweetness masked its significance: It broke new ground as the first Top 40 hit to deal with overtly gay themes.

This approach -- packaging hard-hitting social commentary in a wrapper of whimsy -- has defined Sobule's career. Her endearing story-songs veer from fanciful storytelling to forceful satire and back again, covering a wide range of political and social issues from climate change to prostitution; anorexia to anti-semitism. Her winning combination of memorable characters, clever lyrics and catchy tunes has inspired comparisons that range from Burt Bacharach to Gertrude Stein. It also makes her performances and recordings a delight.

Sobule's candy-coated commentary can be found on her Huffington Post blog, as well as in her steady stream of stand-out albums, including Jill Sobule (1995), Happy Town (1997), Pink Pearl (2000) and Underdog Victorious (2004). Lately, Sobule has performed regularly with comedian Julia Sweeney (the two met at TED2006). They put on the "Jill and Julia Show," an utterly endearing evening of stories and songs. She's also recording an album with the string quartet Ethel (another TED2006 match).

More profile about the speaker
Jill Sobule | Speaker | TED.com
TED2006

Jill Sobule: Global warming's theme song, "Manhattan in January"

جیل سبیول برای ال گور می‌خواند

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- Singer/songwriter
Jill Sobule isn't just another singer-songwriter with catchy tunes and smart lyrics, she's one of the more insightful satirists of our age. Each of her fanciful songs captures an issue or irony, an emotion or epiphany that helps us understand what it's like to live now. Full bio

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Okay.
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خوب.
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Strollingقدم زدن alongدر امتداد in Centralمرکزی Parkپارک
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من توی پارک مرکزی در حالِ قدم زدن
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Everyone'sهر کس out todayامروز
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انگار امروز همه از خونه بیرون زدن
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♫ The daisiesسبزیجات and dogwoodsdogwoods are all in bloomشکوفه
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آفتاب‌گردان‌ها و درخت‌های سرخک شکفته‌ان
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♫ Oh, what a gloriousشکوهمند day ♫
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آه؛ عجب روزِ با شکوهی
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♫ For picnicspicnics and FrisbeesFrisbees and rollerغلتک skatersاسکیت بازان, ♫
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برای پیک‌نیک و فریزبی و اسکیت‌بازها
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Friendsدوستان and loversدوستداران and lonelyتنهایی sunbatherssunbathers
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دوست‌ها و عاشق‌ها و آفتاب‌گیرهای تنها‌
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Everyone'sهر کس out in merryجالب است Manhattanمنهتن in Januaryژانویه
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این‌جا منهتنه در ماهِ ژانویه، هر کسی بیرونه و مشغولِ شادیه
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(Laughterخنده) (Applauseتشویق و تمجید)
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♫ I broughtآورده شده the icedیخ زده teaچای; ♫
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من آیس‌تی رو آوردم؛
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♫ Did you bringآوردن the bugاشکال sprayافشانه? ♫
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تو حشره‌کش رو آوردی؟
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♫ The fliesمگس ها are the sizeاندازه of your headسر
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مگس‌ها هر کدوم اندازه‌ی کله‌ی توهستن.
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Nextبعد to the palmنخل treeدرخت, ♫
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کنار درختِ نخل،
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♫ Did you see the 'gators'gators
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تمساح‌ها رو دیدی
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♫ Looking happyخوشحال and well fedتغذیه شده? ♫
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که چه قدر شاد و شکم‌سیراند؟
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Everyone'sهر کس out in merryجالب است Manhattanمنهتن in Januaryژانویه
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این‌جا منهتنه در ماهِ ژانویه، هر کسی بیرونه و مشغولِ شادیه
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(Whistlingسوت زدن)
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(سوت)
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Everyoneهر کس!
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همه!
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♫ My preacherواعظ said, ♫
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خطیب می‌گه
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♫ Don't you worryنگرانی
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نگران نباشید
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♫ The scientistsدانشمندان have it all wrongاشتباه
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دانشمندها مزخرف می‌گن
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♫ And so, who caresمراقب باش it's winterزمستان here? ♫
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پس چه اهمیتی داره که الان زمستونه؟
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♫ And I have my halter-topهاربر بالا on ♫
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و من فقط با یه تاپ اومدم بیرون
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♫ I have my halter-topهاربر بالا on ♫
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من فقط با یه تاپ اومدم بیرون
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Everyone'sهر کس out in merryجالب است Manhattanمنهتن in Januaryژانویه. ♫
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این‌جا منهتنه در ماهِ ژانویه، هر کسی بیرونه و مشغولِ شادیه
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(Applauseتشویق و تمجید)
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Chrisکریس Andersonاندرسون: Jillجیل Sobuleصابون!
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کریس اندرسن: جیل سبیول!
Translated by Safoora Yousefi
Reviewed by Aydin Rajabzadeh

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jill Sobule - Singer/songwriter
Jill Sobule isn't just another singer-songwriter with catchy tunes and smart lyrics, she's one of the more insightful satirists of our age. Each of her fanciful songs captures an issue or irony, an emotion or epiphany that helps us understand what it's like to live now.

Why you should listen

Jill Sobule first found her place in music history with the controversial 1995 hit "I Kissed a Girl." The song's silly sweetness masked its significance: It broke new ground as the first Top 40 hit to deal with overtly gay themes.

This approach -- packaging hard-hitting social commentary in a wrapper of whimsy -- has defined Sobule's career. Her endearing story-songs veer from fanciful storytelling to forceful satire and back again, covering a wide range of political and social issues from climate change to prostitution; anorexia to anti-semitism. Her winning combination of memorable characters, clever lyrics and catchy tunes has inspired comparisons that range from Burt Bacharach to Gertrude Stein. It also makes her performances and recordings a delight.

Sobule's candy-coated commentary can be found on her Huffington Post blog, as well as in her steady stream of stand-out albums, including Jill Sobule (1995), Happy Town (1997), Pink Pearl (2000) and Underdog Victorious (2004). Lately, Sobule has performed regularly with comedian Julia Sweeney (the two met at TED2006). They put on the "Jill and Julia Show," an utterly endearing evening of stories and songs. She's also recording an album with the string quartet Ethel (another TED2006 match).

More profile about the speaker
Jill Sobule | Speaker | TED.com