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).

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Jill Sobule | Speaker | TED.com
TED2006

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

Jill Sobule sjunger för Al Gore

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En glad sång om global uppvärmning, av 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. Full bio

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StrollingPromenader alonglängs in CentralCentrala ParkPark
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♫ Vandrar längs Central Park ♫
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Everyone'sAllas out todayi dag
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♫ Alla är ute idag ♫
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♫ The daisiesprästkragar and dogwoodsdogwoods are all in bloomblomma
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♫ Präsktkragar och Hundkex står i blom ♫
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♫ Oh, what a glorioushärliga day ♫
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♫ Oh, vilken underbar dag ♫
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♫ For picnicspicknick and FrisbeesFrisbee and rollervält skatersskridskoåkare, ♫
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♫ För picknik och frisbee och rullskridskor, ♫
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FriendsVänner and loversälskare and lonelyensam sunbatherssolbadare
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♫ Vänner och älskare och ensama solbadare ♫
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Everyone'sAllas out in merryglad ManhattanManhattan in JanuaryJanuari
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♫ Alla är ute på glada Manhattan i Januari ♫
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♫ I broughttog med the icedIced teate; ♫
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♫ Jag tog med isté ♫
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♫ Did you bringföra the buginsekt sprayspray? ♫
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♫ Tog du med myggspray? ♫
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♫ The fliesflugor are the sizestorlek of your headhuvud
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♫ Flugorna är stora som ditt huvud ♫
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NextNästa to the palmhandflatan treeträd, ♫
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♫ Bredvid plamträden, ♫
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♫ Did you see the 'gators' gators
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♫ Såg du alligatorerna ♫
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♫ Looking happylycklig and well fedmatad? ♫
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♫ Så glada och mätta? ♫
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Everyone'sAllas out in merryglad ManhattanManhattan in JanuaryJanuari
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EveryoneAlla!
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♫ My preacherpredikant said, ♫
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♫ Min präst sa, ♫
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♫ Don't you worryoroa
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♫ Oroa dig inte ♫
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♫ The scientistsvetenskapsmän have it all wrongfel
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♫ And so, who caresbekymmer it's wintervinter- here? ♫
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♫ Därmed, vem bryr sig det är vinter här? ♫
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♫ And I have my halter-tophalter-Top on ♫
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♫ Och jag har min Halterneck på ♫
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♫ I have my halter-tophalter-Top on ♫
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Everyone'sAllas out in merryglad ManhattanManhattan in JanuaryJanuari. ♫
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Translated by Johan Cegrell
Reviewed by Matti Jääaro

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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