ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nellie McKay - Singer/songwriter
Nellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim.

Why you should listen

Playful, quirky, hilarious, endearing: not attributes of your typical political agitator. But singer-songwriter-producer-activist Nellie McKay merits the description. Her music is whimsical, colorful, catchy and as engaging as it is restless. Toying with antique genres and yet undeniably contemporary, it flirts with multiple styles of delivery while maintaining a sharp social conscience.

For these and other eccentricities, McKay has gained a devoted fan following. On stage and off, she's an outspoken advocate of animal rights, a friend and ally to any arch political quip and -- lucky for us -- artistically uncompromising. After cutting two major-label records, her own indie label, Hungry Mouse, produced her latest, Obligatory Villagers.

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TED2008

Nellie McKay: "Mother of Pearl," "If I Had You"

Nellie McKay canta "Madrepérola"e "Se Eu Tivesse Você"

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A maravilhosa Nelly McKay canta "Madrepérola" (com a imortal primeira linha "Feministas não tem senso de humor") e "Se eu tivesse você" de sua brilhante apresentação no TED 2008.
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♫ Feminists don't have a sense of humor. ♫
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♫ Feministas não tem senso de humor. ♫
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♫ Feminists just want to be alone -- boo hoo, hoo, hoo. ♫
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♫ Feministas só querem ficar sozinhas. Boo hoo, hoo, hoo. ♫
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♫ Feminists spread vicious lies and rumors. ♫
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♫ Feministas espalham mentiras e boatos maldosos; ♫
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♫ They have a tumor on their funny bone. ♫
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♫ elas têm um tumor no senso de humor. ♫
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♫ They say child molestation isn't funny -- ha, ha, ha, ha. ♫
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♫ Elas dizem que abusar de crianças não é engraçado. Ha, ha, ha, ha. ♫
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♫ Rape and degradation's just a crime -- lighten up, ladies. ♫
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♫ Estupro e degradação é apenas um crime -- peguem leve, senhoras. ♫
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♫ Rampant prostitution's sex for money -- what’s wrong with that? ♫
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♫ Prostituição desenfreada é sexo por dinheiro -- que há de errado nisso? ♫
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♫ Can't these chicks do anything but whine? ♫
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♫ Será que essas meninas só sabem choramingar ? ♫
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♫ Dance break! Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da. ♫
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♫ Intervalo de dança. Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da. ♫
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♫ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da. ♫
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♫ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da. ♫
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♫ Woo-hoo! ♫
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♫ Woo-hoo! ♫
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♫ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da -- ♫
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♫ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da ♫
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♫ yeah, take it off. ♫
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♫ Sim, tire isso. ♫
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♫ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, dum. ♫
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♫ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, dum. ♫
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♫ They say cheap objectification isn’t witty -- it’s hot! ♫
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♫ Elas dizem que serem tratadas como objetos não é inteligente -- mas é sexy! ♫
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♫ Equal work and wages worth the fight -- ♫
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♫ Trabalhos e salários iguais valem a briga. ♫
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♫ sing us a new one. ♫
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♫ Cantem outra coisa para nós. ♫
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♫ On-demand abortion every city -- OK, but no gun control. ♫
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♫ Aborto à vontade em todas as cidades -- OK, mas nada de controle de armas. ♫
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♫ Won’t these women ever get a life? ♫
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♫ Será que essas mulheres não podem viver a vida delas? ♫
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♫ Feminists don’t have a sense of humor -- poor Hillary. ♫
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♫ Feministas não têm senso de humor -- coitada da Hillary. ♫
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♫ Feminists and vegetarians -- make mine a Big Mac. ♫
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♫ Feministas e vegetarianos -- faça um Big Mac para mim. ♫
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♫ Feminists spread vicious lies and rumors. ♫
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♫ Feministas espalham mentiras e boatos infames. ♫
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♫ They're far too sensitive to ever be a ham, ♫
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♫ Elas são sensíveis demais para ganharem a vida, ♫
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♫ that's why these feminists just need to find a man. ♫
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♫ é por isso que essas feministas só precisam encontrar um homem. ♫
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♫ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da. ♫
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♫ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da ,da. ♫
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I’m Dennis Kucinich and I approved this message.
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Eu sou Dennis Kucinich e aprovei essa mensagem.
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Thank you.
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Obrigada.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
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Thank you.
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Obrigada.
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(Applause)
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Thank you.
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Obrigada.
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I asked my mother, you know, should I say anything in support of anyone?
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Perguntei a minha mãe, sabem como é, será que eu devo dizer alguma coisa apoiando algum deles?
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And she said, "Oh no! Just dis everybody, except Ralph Nader."
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E ela disse, "Oh, não! Insulte todos eles, com exceção de Ralph Nader."
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(Laughter)
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(Risos)
03:25
♫ I could show the world how to smile, ♫
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♫ Eu poderia mostrar ao mundo como sorrir, ♫
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♫ I could be glad all of the while. ♫
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♫ Eu poderia estar contente o tempo todo, ♫
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♫ I could turn the gray skies to blue, if I had you. ♫
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♫ Eu poderia fazer o céu cinzento ficar azul se eu tivesse você. ♫
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♫ I could leave the old days behind, ♫
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♫ Eu poderia deixar os velhos tempos para trás, ♫
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♫ leave all my pals, I’d never mind. ♫
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♫ abandonar todos meus amigos, não iria jamais me incomodar. ♫
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♫ I could start my life all anew, if I had you. ♫
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♫ Eu poderia recomeçar minha vida de novo, se eu tivesse você. ♫
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♫ I could climb the snow-capped mountains, ♫
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♫ Eu seria capaz de subir as montanhas cobertas de neve, ♫
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♫ sail the mighty ocean wide. ♫
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♫ velejar até o outro lado do oceano. ♫
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♫ I could cross the burning desert, if I had you by my side. ♫
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♫ Eu poderia atravessar o deserto escaldante se tivesse você ao meu lado. ♫
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♫ I could be a king, dear, uncrowned, humble or poor, rich or renowned. ♫
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♫ Eu poderia ser um rei, querido, sem corôa, humilde ou pobre, rico ou respeitado. ♫
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♫ There is nothing I couldn’t do, if I had you. ♫
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♫ Não há nada que eu não poderia fazer se eu tivesse você. ♫
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Thank you. Well, thank you so much.
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Obrigada, Bem, muito obrigada.
Translated by Durval Castro
Reviewed by Sérgio Rodrigues

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nellie McKay - Singer/songwriter
Nellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim.

Why you should listen

Playful, quirky, hilarious, endearing: not attributes of your typical political agitator. But singer-songwriter-producer-activist Nellie McKay merits the description. Her music is whimsical, colorful, catchy and as engaging as it is restless. Toying with antique genres and yet undeniably contemporary, it flirts with multiple styles of delivery while maintaining a sharp social conscience.

For these and other eccentricities, McKay has gained a devoted fan following. On stage and off, she's an outspoken advocate of animal rights, a friend and ally to any arch political quip and -- lucky for us -- artistically uncompromising. After cutting two major-label records, her own indie label, Hungry Mouse, produced her latest, Obligatory Villagers.

More profile about the speaker
Nellie McKay | Speaker | TED.com