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 cântă cu un umor sclipitor

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Minunata Nellie McKay cântă "Mother of Pearl" ["Mama Perlei"] (cu nemuritorul prim rând "Feministele nu au sensul umorului") şi "If I Had You" ["Dacă te-aş fi avut pe tine"] din sclipitoarea ei serie de la TED2008.
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FeministsFeministele don't have a sensesens of humorumor. ♫
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♫ Feministele nu au sensul umorului. ♫
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FeministsFeministele just want to be alonesingur -- booBoo hooHoo, hooHoo, hooHoo. ♫
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♫ Feministele vor doar să fie lăsate în pace. Bu hu, hu, hu. ♫
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FeministsFeministele spreadrăspândire viciousvicios liesminciuni and rumorszvonuri. ♫
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♫ Feministele împrăştie minciuni şi zvonuri rău-voitoare; ♫
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♫ They have a tumortumoare on theiral lor funnyamuzant boneos. ♫
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♫ au o tumoare pe osul lor amuzant. ♫
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♫ They say childcopil molestationmolestarea copiilor isn't funnyamuzant -- haHa, haHa, haHa, haHa. ♫
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♫ Ele spun că molestarea copiilor nu e amuzantă. Ha, ha, ha, ha. ♫
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RapeViol and degradation'sdegradarea pe just a crimecrimă -- lightenuşura up, ladiesdoamnelor. ♫
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♫ Violul şi degradarea-i doar o crimă -- calmaţi-vă, doamnelor. ♫
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RampantAgresiv prostitution'sprostitutie pe sexsex for moneybani -- what’s wronggresit with that? ♫
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♫ Prostutuţia agresivă-i doar sex pe bani -- ce-i greşit cu asta?♫
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♫ Can't these chickspui do anything but whinese văita? ♫
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♫ Puicuţele astea nu pot face altceva decât să se plângă? ♫
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DanceDans breakpauză! DaDa, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada. ♫
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♫ Pauză de dans. Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta. ♫
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DaDa, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada. ♫
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♫ Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta. ♫
01:29
Woo-hooWoo-hoo! ♫
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♫ Uuu-huu! ♫
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DaDa, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada -- ♫
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♫ Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta ♫
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♫ yeah, take it off. ♫
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♫ Da, dă-o jos. ♫
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DaDa, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dumDum. ♫
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♫ Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, tum. ♫
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♫ They say cheapieftin objectificationobiectivizarea isnNu-i’t wittyplin de duh -- it’s hotFierbinte! ♫
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♫ Ele spun că obiectivizarea ieftină nu-i glumeaţă -- e fierbinte! ♫
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EqualEgal cu work and wagessalarizare worthin valoare de the fightluptă -- ♫
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♫ Munca şi plata egală merită lupta. ♫
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singcânta us a newnou one. ♫
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♫ Cântă-ne una nouă. ♫
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On-demandLa cerere abortionavort everyfiecare cityoraș -- OK, but no gunarmă controlControl. ♫
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♫ Avort la cerere în fiecare oraş -- bine, dar fără controlul armelor. ♫
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WonA castigat’t these womenfemei ever get a life? ♫
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♫ Femeile-astea nu vor avea niciodată altceva de făcut? ♫
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FeministsFeministele donDon’t have a sensesens of humorumor -- poorsărac HillaryHillary. ♫
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♫ Feministele nu au simţul umorului -- biata Hillary. ♫
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FeministsFeministele and vegetariansvegetarieni -- make mineA mea a BigMare MacMac. ♫
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♫ Feministele şi vegetarienii -- eu vreau un Big Mac. ♫
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FeministsFeministele spreadrăspândire viciousvicios liesminciuni and rumorszvonuri. ♫
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♫ Feministele împrăştie minciuni şi zvonuri rău-voitoare. ♫
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♫ They're fardeparte too sensitivesensibil to ever be a hamșuncă, ♫
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♫ Sunt prea sensibile ca să fie vreodată o şuncă, ♫
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♫ that's why these feministsfeministele just need to find a man. ♫
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♫ de-asta feministele astea trebuie doar să-și găsească bărbat. ♫
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DaDa, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada, dada. ♫
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♫ Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta. ♫
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I’m DennisDennis KucinichKucinich and I approvedaprobat this messagemesaj.
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Sunt Dennis Kucinich şi am aprobat mesajul ăsta.
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Thank you.
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Mulţumesc.
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(ApplauseAplauze)
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(Aplauze)
03:01
Thank you.
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Mulţumesc.
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(ApplauseAplauze)
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(Aplauze)
03:06
Thank you.
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Mulţumesc.
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I askedîntrebă my mothermamă, you know, should I say anything in supporta sustine of anyoneoricine?
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Am întrebat-o pe mama, ştiţi, ar trebui să spun ceva în sprijinul cuiva?
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And she said, "Oh no! Just disdis everybodytoata lumea, exceptcu exceptia RalphRalph NaderNelu."
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Şi ea mi-a zis, "Oh, nu! Critică-i pe toţi, în afară de Ralph Nader."
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(LaughterRâs)
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(Râsete)
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♫ I could showspectacol the worldlume how to smilezâmbet, ♫
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♫ Aş putea arăta lumii cum să zâmbească, ♫
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♫ I could be gladbucuros all of the while. ♫
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♫ Aş putea fi fericit tot timpul, ♫
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♫ I could turnviraj the graygri skiescer to bluealbastru, if I had you. ♫
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♫ Aş putea schimba cerul gri în albastru dacă te-aş avea pe tine. ♫
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♫ I could leavepărăsi the oldvechi dayszi behindin spate, ♫
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♫ Aş putea lăsa trecutul în spate, ♫
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leavepărăsi all my palsamicii, I’d never mindminte. ♫
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♫ aş putea lăsa toţi prietenii, nu mi-ar păsa. ♫
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♫ I could startstart my life all anewdin nou, if I had you. ♫
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♫ Mi-aş putea începe viaţa din nou, dacă te-aş avea pe tine. ♫
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♫ I could climba urca the snow-cappedacoperite de zăpadă mountainsmunţi, ♫
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♫ Aş putea escalada munţii înzăpeziţi, ♫
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sailnaviga the mightyputernic oceanocean widelarg. ♫
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♫ naviga în largul măreţului ocean. ♫
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♫ I could crosscruce the burningardere desertdeşert, if I had you by my sidelatură. ♫
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♫ Aş putea traversa deşertul arzător dacă te-aş avea lângă mine. ♫
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♫ I could be a kingrege, deardragă, uncrownedneaglomerată, humbleumil or poorsărac, richbogat or renownedrenume. ♫
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♫ Aş putea fi un rege, drag, neîncoronat, umil sau sărac, bogat sau faimos. ♫
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♫ There is nothing I couldnputeam’t do, if I had you. ♫
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♫ Nu e nimic ce n-aş putea face dacă te-aş avea pe tine. ♫
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Thank you. Well, thank you so much.
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Mulţumesc, Ei bine, mulţumesc foarte mult.
Translated by Brandusa Gheorghe
Reviewed by Magda Marcu

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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