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"

Η Τζιλ Σόμπιουλ τραγουδάει για τον Αλ Γκορ.

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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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StrollingΜια βόλτα alongκατά μήκος in CentralΚεντρική ParkΠάρκο
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♫ Περπατώντας στο Σέντραλ Παρκ ♫
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Everyone'sΤου καθενός out todayσήμερα
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♫ Όλοι είναι έξω σήμερα ♫
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♫ The daisiesΟι μαργαρίτες and dogwoodsDogwoods are all in bloomανθίζω
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♫ Οι μαργαρίτες και οι κρανιές είναι ανθισμένες ♫
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♫ Oh, what a gloriousένδοξη day ♫
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♫ Ω τι υπέροχη μέρα ♫
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♫ For picnicsπικ-νικ and FrisbeesFrisbees and rollerκύλινδρος skatersσκέιτερ, ♫
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♫ Για πικνίκ και φρίσμπι και πατίνια ♫
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FriendsΦίλοι and loversεραστές and lonelyμοναχικός sunbathersλουόμενους
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♫ Φίλους και εραστές και μοναχικούς παραθεριστές ♫
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Everyone'sΤου καθενός out in merryεύθυμος ManhattanΜανχάταν in JanuaryΙανουάριος
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♫ Όλοι στο χαρούμενο Μανχάταν είναι έξω το Γενάρη ♫
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(LaughterΤο γέλιο) (ApplauseΧειροκροτήματα)
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♫ I broughtέφερε the icedπαγωμένο teaτσάι; ♫
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♫ Έφερα το παγωμένο τσάι ♫
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♫ Did you bringνα φερεις the bugέντομο sprayσπρέι? ♫
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♫ Έφερες το αντικουνουπικό; ♫
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♫ The fliesμύγες are the sizeμέγεθος of your headκεφάλι
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♫ Μύγες μεγάλες σαν το κεφάλι σου ♫
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NextΕπόμενη to the palmπαλάμη treeδέντρο, ♫
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♫ Δίπλα στη φοινικιά ♫
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♫ Did you see the 'gators«gators
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♫ Είδες τους αλιγάτορες ♫
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♫ Looking happyευτυχισμένος and well fedτάισα? ♫
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♫ Ευτυχισμένους και καλοθρεμμένους; ♫
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Everyone'sΤου καθενός out in merryεύθυμος ManhattanΜανχάταν in JanuaryΙανουάριος
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♫ Όλοι στο χαρούμενο Μανχάταν είναι έξω το Γενάρη ♫
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EveryoneΟ καθένας!
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Όλοι!
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♫ My preacherιεροκήρυκας said, ♫
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♫ Ο ιερέας μου είπε ♫
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♫ Don't you worryανησυχία
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♫ Μην ανησυχείς ♫
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♫ The scientistsΕπιστήμονες have it all wrongλανθασμένος
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♫ Οι επιστήμονες κάνουν λάθος ♫
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♫ And so, who caresφροντίζει it's winterχειμώνας here? ♫
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♫ Επομένως, ποιος νοιάζεται που είναι χειμώνας εδώ; ♫
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♫ And I have my halter-topεφαρμοστό on ♫
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♫ Και φοράω κοντομάνικο ♫
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♫ I have my halter-topεφαρμοστό on ♫
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♫ Και φοράω κοντομάνικο ♫
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Everyone'sΤου καθενός out in merryεύθυμος ManhattanΜανχάταν in JanuaryΙανουάριος. ♫
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♫ Όλοι στο χαρούμενο Μανχάταν είναι έξω το Γενάρη ♫
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ChrisChris AndersonΆντερσον: JillJill SobuleSobule!
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Τζιλ Σόμπιουλ!
Translated by Leonidas Argyros
Reviewed by Spispi Met

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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