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"

ג'יל סוביול שרה לאל גור

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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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Okay.
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אוקיי.
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Strollingמטייל alongלְאוֹרֶך in Centralמֶרכָּזִי Parkפָּארק
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♫ מטיילת בסנטרל פארק ♫
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Everyone'sכולם out todayהיום
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♫ כולם בחוץ היום ♫
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♫ The daisiesחינניות and dogwoodsדבק are all in bloomלִפְרוֹחַ
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♫ כל הפרחים פורחים ♫
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♫ Oh, what a gloriousמְפוֹאָר day ♫
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♫ או, איזה יום נפלא ♫
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♫ For picnicsפיקניקים and Frisbeesפריסבי and rollerמַכבֵּשׁ skatersמחליקים, ♫
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♫ לפיקניק וצלחת מעופפת וסקטים,♫
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Friendsחברים and loversמאהבים and lonelyבּוֹדֵד sunbathersשמש
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♫ חברים ואוהבים ומשתזפים בודדים ♫
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Everyone'sכולם out in merryעליז Manhattanמנהטן in Januaryיָנוּאָר
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♫ כולם בחוץ במנהטן השמחה בינואר ♫
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(Laughterצחוק) (Applauseתְשׁוּאוֹת)
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(מחיאות כפיים)
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♫ I broughtהביא the icedקָפוּא teaתה; ♫
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♫ אני הבאתי את האייס תה; ♫
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♫ Did you bringלְהָבִיא the bugחרק sprayתַרסִיס? ♫
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♫ הבאתם את הספריי נגד חרקים? ♫
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♫ The fliesזבובים are the sizeגודל of your headרֹאשׁ
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♫ הזבובים בגודל היד שלכם ♫
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Nextהַבָּא to the palmכַּף הַיָד treeעֵץ, ♫
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♫ לצד הדקל, ♫
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♫ Did you see the 'gators"גורמים
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♫ ראיתם את התנינים ♫
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♫ Looking happyשַׂמֵחַ and well fedהאכיל? ♫
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♫ נראים שמחים ושבעים? ♫
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Everyone'sכולם out in merryעליז Manhattanמנהטן in Januaryיָנוּאָר
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(Whistlingשְׁרִיקָה)
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(שריקות)
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Everyoneכל אחד!
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כולם!
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(Whistlingשְׁרִיקָה) (Laughterצחוק)
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♫ My preacherמַטִיף said, ♫
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♫ הכומר שלי אמר ♫
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♫ Don't you worryדאגה
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♫ אל תדאגי ♫
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♫ The scientistsמדענים have it all wrongלא בסדר
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♫ המדענים טועים ♫
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♫ And so, who caresאכפת it's winterחוֹרֶף here? ♫
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♫ וכך, למי אכפת שחורף כאן? ♫
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♫ And I have my halter-topהעליון on ♫
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♫ ואני לובשת את הגופיה הקצרה ♫
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♫ I have my halter-topהעליון on ♫
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♫ אני לובשת את הגופיה הקצרה ♫
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Everyone'sכולם out in merryעליז Manhattanמנהטן in Januaryיָנוּאָר. ♫
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♫ כולם בחוץ במנהטן השמחה בינואר ♫
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(Applauseתְשׁוּאוֹת)
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Chrisכריס Andersonאנדרסון: Jillג'יל Sobuleסובולה!
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כריס אנדרסון: ג'יל סוביול!
Translated by Ido Dekkers
Reviewed by Sigal Tifferet

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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