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"

內爾.麥凱演唱《珍珠之母》與《多想和你在一起》

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由迷人的內爾.麥凱演唱《珍珠之母》(以不朽的“女權主義者沒有幽默感”開場)與《多想和你在一起》閃耀TED2008。
- Singer/songwriter
Nellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim. Full bio

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Feminists女權主義者 don't have a sense of humor幽默. ♫
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♫女權主義者 沒有幽默感。♫
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Feminists女權主義者 just want to be alone單獨 -- boo hoo, hoo, hoo. ♫
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♫女權主義者 只想獨身。Boo hoo, hoo, hoo.♫
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Feminists女權主義者 spread傳播 vicious惡毒 lies and rumors傳聞. ♫
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♫女權主義者 散步惡毒的謊言和謠傳♫
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♫ They have a tumor on their funny滑稽 bone. ♫
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♫在她們的追求快樂骨子裏有一顆毒瘤。♫
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♫ They say child兒童 molestation性騷擾 isn't funny滑稽 -- ha, ha, ha, ha. ♫
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♫她們認為侵犯兒童並不好笑。哈……哈……哈……哈……。♫
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Rape強姦 and degradation's降解的 just a crime犯罪 -- lighten減輕 up, ladies女士們. ♫
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♫強姦和墮落僅僅是犯罪——輕鬆點,女士們。♫
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Rampant猖獗 prostitution's賣淫的 sex性別 for money -- what’s wrong錯誤 with that? ♫
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♫賣淫猖獗, 錢色交易——這有什麼錯呢?♫
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♫ Can't these chicks小雞 do anything but whine抱怨? ♫
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♫難到這些小妞就只能哭哭啼啼嗎?♫
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Dance舞蹈 break打破! Da, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA. ♫
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♫跳舞吧。 噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……♫
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Da, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA. ♫
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♫噠…… 噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……♫
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Woo-hoo真厲害! ♫
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♫喔呼!♫
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Da, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA -- ♫
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♫噠…… 噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……♫
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♫ yeah, take it off. ♫
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♫耶,脫掉♫
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Da, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, dum達姆. ♫
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♫噠…… 噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……當♫
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♫ They say cheap低廉 objectification客觀 isnISN’t witty機智 -- it’s hot! ♫
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♫她們認為卑微的現實生活是無趣的——是艱難的!♫
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Equal等於 work and wages工資 worth價值 the fight鬥爭 -- ♫
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♫平等的工作和工資值得去爭取♫
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sing us a new one. ♫
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♫給我們唱 一首新的。♫
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On-demand一經請求 abortion流產 every一切 city -- OK, but no gun control控制. ♫
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♫每個城市可隨心墮胎——(但)沒有槍械管制♫
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Won韓元’t these women婦女 ever get a life? ♫
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♫這些婦女將永遠得不到生活嗎?♫
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Feminists女權主義者 don不要’t have a sense of humor幽默 -- poor較差的 Hillary希拉里. ♫
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♫女權主義者毫無幽默感——可憐的希拉蕊♫
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Feminists女權主義者 and vegetarians素食者 -- make mine a Big Mac蘋果電腦. ♫
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♫女權主義者和素食主義者——給我做一個大漢堡。♫
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Feminists女權主義者 spread傳播 vicious惡毒 lies and rumors傳聞. ♫
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♫女權主義者散佈惡毒的謊言和謠傳。♫
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♫ They're far too sensitive敏感 to ever be a ham火腿, ♫
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♫她們過於敏感,永遠不能成為一個火腿。♫
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♫ that's why these feminists女權主義者 just need to find a man. ♫
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♫這是這些女權主義者需要找一個男人的原因。♫
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Da, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA. ♫
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♫噠…… 噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……噠……♫
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I’m Dennis丹尼斯 Kucinich庫欽奇 and I approved批准 this message信息.
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♫我是丹尼 斯.庫辛尼奇(美國眾議院議員),我批准了這些言論。♫
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Thank you.
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謝謝!
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(Applause掌聲)
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03:01
Thank you.
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謝謝
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(Applause掌聲)
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Thank you.
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謝謝
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I asked my mother母親, you know, should I say anything in support支持 of anyone任何人?
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我問過我媽 媽,我需要如人們期望的那樣說話嗎?
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And she said, "Oh no! Just disDIS everybody每個人, except Ralph拉爾夫 Nader納德."
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她說: “不!隨意藐視任何人,除了拉爾夫納德。”
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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♫ I could show顯示 the world世界 how to smile微笑, ♫
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♫我可以看到世界是怎麼微笑的。♫
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♫ I could be glad高興 all of the while. ♫
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♫我將永遠快樂。♫
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♫ I could turn the gray灰色 skies天空 to blue藍色, if I had you. ♫
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♫如果有你 我能使灰色天空變藍。♫
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♫ I could leave離開 the old days behind背後, ♫
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♫我將忘卻 過去的歲月。♫
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leave離開 all my pals哥兒們, I’d never mind心神. ♫
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♫離開我所有的夥伴兒,我也在所不惜。♫
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♫ I could start開始 my life all anew重新, if I had you. ♫
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♫如果有你,我將開始我嶄新的生活。♫
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♫ I could climb the snow-capped白雪皚皚 mountains, ♫
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♫我可以攀登雪山。♫
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sail the mighty威武 ocean海洋 wide. ♫
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♫渡過寬闊的神秘海洋。♫
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♫ I could cross交叉 the burning燃燒 desert沙漠, if I had you by my side. ♫
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♫如果有你相伴,我可以穿越火熱的沙漠。♫
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♫ I could be a king國王, dear, uncrowned非正式的, humble謙卑 or poor較差的, rich豐富 or renowned聞名. ♫
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♫親愛的,我會成為無冕的國王,無論尊貴與卑微,無論富有與貧困。♫
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♫ There is nothing I couldncouldn’t do, if I had you. ♫
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♫如果有你,我還有何是事不成呢。♫
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Thank you. Well, thank you so much.
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謝謝!非常 感謝!
Translated by Wang Qian
Reviewed by Zachary Lin Zhao

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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