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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Nellie McKay: "Clonie"

Nellie McKay zingt "Clonie"

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Zangeres en tekstschrijfster Nellie McKay brengt het semi-serieuze lied "Clonie" ten gehore -- over het creëren van het ultieme maatje.
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Maar goed, dit gaat over de kwaadaardige wetenschap, dus ik denk dat het perfect is.
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♫ My oh my, walkingwandelen by, who’s the appleappel of my eyeoog? ♫
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♫ Mij oh mij, loopt langs, wie is mijn oogappel? ♫
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♫ Why, it's my very owneigen ClonieClonie. ♫
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♫ Het is mijn eigen Clonie ♫
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♫ Oh, if I should strollwandeling the hoodkap, who knewwist I could look so good ♫
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♫ Oh, als ik rondloop, wie wist dat ik er zo goed uit zag ♫
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♫ just talkingpratend on the phonetelefoon to ClonieClonie. ♫
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♫ telefonerend met Clonie ♫
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♫ We are palspals, it's coolkoel, 'causewant we're not lonelyeenzaam, ♫
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♫ We zijn vrienden, dat is cool, want we zijn niet eenzaam, ♫
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shallowOndiep genegen poolzwembad is nothing to my only ClonieClonie. ♫
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♫ beperkte genenpoel is niets voor mijn Clonie ♫
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♫ Me and you, hustlinghosselen throughdoor, holdingbezit on throughdoor thickdik and thindun, ♫
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♫ Ik en jij, houden vol door dik en dun, ♫
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♫ just day by day, our DNADNA, so the OlsonOlson twinsTwins got nothing on us. ♫
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♫ gewoon dag voor dag ons DNA zodat de Olson tweeling ons niks kan maken. ♫
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We'llWe zullen surviveoverleven, sidekant by sidekant. MotherMoeder NatureNatuur, donDon’t you call her phonynep, she’s my ClonieClonie. ♫
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♫ We zullen overleven, naast elkaar, bel haar niet op, moeder natuur, ze is mijn Clonie ♫
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♫ Was wealthyrijk, but not healthygezond, had no one to dwellDwell with me, ♫
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♫ Ik was rijk, maar niet gezond, ik had niemand om mee rond te hangen, ♫
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♫ so look who I got borngeboren -- ClonieClonie. ♫
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♫ dus kijk eens wie er geboren werd -- Clonie. ♫
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FarVeel from brokekapot gegaan, boredverveeld, richrijk folkFolk, we don't need no naturalnatuurlijk yolkdooier -- ♫
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♫ Verre van blut, verveeld rijk volk, we hebben geen natuur nodig -- ♫
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♫ our babiesbabies come full-formedvolledig gevormde, ClonieClonie. ♫
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♫ onze baby's komen volledig ontwikkeld ter wereld, Clonie. ♫
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We'llWe zullen be huggableHuggable, get a publicistpublicist
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♫ We zullen knuffelbaar zijn, nemen een uitgever ♫
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♫ and showtonen them, be the mostmeest lovablelief thing sincesinds fuckingneuken EminemEminem. ♫
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♫ en laten ze zijn, zullen het meest geliefde ding zijn sinds Eminem. ♫
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♫ Oh my friendvriend, multiplyvermenigvuldigen, we’reRe a franchisestemrecht, like WaltWalt DisneyDisney or HannibalHannibal LecterLecter. ♫
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♫ Oh mijn vriend, vermenigvuldig, we zijn een keten zoals Walt Disney of Hannibal Lecter. ♫
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♫ We can tell our cancerkanker cellscellen are more benigngoedaardig than oldoud PhilPhil SpectorSpector. ♫
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♫ We zien dat onze kankercellen charmanter zijn dan Phil Spector. ♫
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♫ We’llll surviveoverleven sidekant by sidekant, should have signedondertekend with VerveVerve insteadin plaats daarvan of SonySony. ♫
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♫ We zullen overleven, naast elkaar, hadden moeten tekenen bij Verve in plaats van Sony. ♫
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♫ You’reRe my ClonieClonie. ♫ "Oh ClonieClonie, how I love you."
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♫ Jij bent mijn Clonie. ♫ "Oh Clonie, ik houd van je."
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"HaHa, I'm the only personpersoon I ever lovedgeliefde."
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"Ha, ik ben de enige persoon van wie ik ooit gehouden heb."
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GeeGee, that's swelldeining. I guessraden you're just my fataldodelijk attraction-ieattractie-ie. You’reRe my ClonieClonie. ♫
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♫ Jee, das leuk. Ik denk dat je mijn fatale aantrekking bent. Je bent mijn Clonie. ♫
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Thank you.
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Dankuwel.
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(ApplauseApplaus)
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(Applaus)
Translated by Erik Mulder
Reviewed by Pascal Lacroix

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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

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