Jill Sobule is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless. Her folk-inflected compositions alternate between ironic, story-driven character studies and emotive ballads, a duality reminiscent of such 1970s American songwriters as Warren Zevon, Harry Nilsson, Loudon Wainwright III, Harry Chapin, and Randy Newman. Autobiographical elements, including Sobule's Jewish heritage and her adolescent battles with anorexia and depression, frequently occur in Sobule's writing. An appreciable percentage of her work is also dedicated to detailed accounts of both her own fictional female creations and such troubled but celebrated women as Joey Heatherton and Mary Kay Letourneau, whose stories are usually used to make ironic comments about fame and celebrity.
In 2009, she released an album funded entirely by fan donations, one of the early pioneers of crowdfunding.
Jill Sobule is the second album by the Americansinger-songwriterJill Sobule, released in April 7, 1995. The disc contained the singles "Good Person Inside", "Supermodel" and "I Kissed a Girl".
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Jill Sobule & Robin Eaton, except as noted.
The first release of the album does not contain "Supermodel". After "Supermodel" appeared on the Clueless film soundtrack and was released as a single, the album was reissued with the song.
Katy Perry song
The singer Katy Perry used the title "I Kissed a Girl" for her own song, "I Kissed a Girl", which appeared on her 2008 album One of the Boys. The song received a mixed reception, and was unfavourably compared to Sobule's original by some commentators: Hiponline.com wrote that the song is "not nearly as interesting or exciting as you’d expect. It’s not even half as good as Jill Sobule’s song 'I Kissed a Girl'".Glitterati Gossip wrote that Sobule's song "was ten times better, because there was actual emotional content to her lyrics". Sobule shared her feelings about Perry's song and use of the title in a July 2009 interview with The Rumpus:
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Sad Beauty · Jill Sobule
Things Here Are Different
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Composer Lyricist: Jill Sobule
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Jill Sobule - Sad Beauty
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A guitar and vocal performance | Jill Sobule
Musician Jill Sobule pulls at our heartstrings with this warm guitar and vocal performance.
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Sad Beauty
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Now That I Don't Have You
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Now That I Don't Have You · Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule
℗ 1995 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pedal Steel Guitar: Al Perkins
Recording Engineer: Brad Jones
Guitar, Producer: Brad Jones
Masterer: Greg Calbi
Bass: Jill Sobule
Lead Vocals: Jill Sobule
Assistant Engineer: Robin Eaton
Producer: Robin Eaton
Mixer: Roger Moutenot
Writer: Jill Sobule
Writer: Robin Eaton
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Sad Beauty · Jill Sobule
Things Here Are Different
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1990-01-01
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Sad Beauty · Jill Sobule
Things Here Are Different
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1990-01-01
Composer Lyricist: Jill Sobule
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Sad Beauty · Jill Sobule
Things Here Are Different
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1990-01-01
Composer Lyricist: Jill Sobule
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Musician Jill Sobule pulls at our heartstrings with this warm guitar and vocal performance.
TEDArchive presents previously unpublished talks from TED conference...
Musician Jill Sobule pulls at our heartstrings with this warm guitar and vocal performance.
TEDArchive presents previously unpublished talks from TED conferences.
Enjoy this unedited performance by Jill Sobule.
Filmed at TEDActive 2012.
NOTE: Comments are disabled on this video. We made this difficult decision for the TED Archive because we believe that a well-moderated conversation allows for better commentary from more people and more viewpoints. Studies show that aggressive and hateful comments silence other commenters and drive them away; unfortunately, YouTube's comment moderation tools are simply not up to the task of allowing us to monitor comments on so many videos at once. (We'd love to see this change, YouTube.) So for now, if you'd like to comment on this talk, please use Facebook, Twitter or G+ to discuss with your networks.
Musician Jill Sobule pulls at our heartstrings with this warm guitar and vocal performance.
TEDArchive presents previously unpublished talks from TED conferences.
Enjoy this unedited performance by Jill Sobule.
Filmed at TEDActive 2012.
NOTE: Comments are disabled on this video. We made this difficult decision for the TED Archive because we believe that a well-moderated conversation allows for better commentary from more people and more viewpoints. Studies show that aggressive and hateful comments silence other commenters and drive them away; unfortunately, YouTube's comment moderation tools are simply not up to the task of allowing us to monitor comments on so many videos at once. (We'd love to see this change, YouTube.) So for now, if you'd like to comment on this talk, please use Facebook, Twitter or G+ to discuss with your networks.
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Now That I Don't Have You · Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule
℗ 1995 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA Internati...
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Now That I Don't Have You · Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule
℗ 1995 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pedal Steel Guitar: Al Perkins
Recording Engineer: Brad Jones
Guitar, Producer: Brad Jones
Masterer: Greg Calbi
Bass: Jill Sobule
Lead Vocals: Jill Sobule
Assistant Engineer: Robin Eaton
Producer: Robin Eaton
Mixer: Roger Moutenot
Writer: Jill Sobule
Writer: Robin Eaton
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Now That I Don't Have You · Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule
℗ 1995 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pedal Steel Guitar: Al Perkins
Recording Engineer: Brad Jones
Guitar, Producer: Brad Jones
Masterer: Greg Calbi
Bass: Jill Sobule
Lead Vocals: Jill Sobule
Assistant Engineer: Robin Eaton
Producer: Robin Eaton
Mixer: Roger Moutenot
Writer: Jill Sobule
Writer: Robin Eaton
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Sad Beauty · Jill Sobule
Things Here Are Different
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1990-01-01
Composer Lyricist: Jill Sobule
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Musician Jill Sobule pulls at our heartstrings with this warm guitar and vocal performance.
TEDArchive presents previously unpublished talks from TED conferences.
Enjoy this unedited performance by Jill Sobule.
Filmed at TEDActive 2012.
NOTE: Comments are disabled on this video. We made this difficult decision for the TED Archive because we believe that a well-moderated conversation allows for better commentary from more people and more viewpoints. Studies show that aggressive and hateful comments silence other commenters and drive them away; unfortunately, YouTube's comment moderation tools are simply not up to the task of allowing us to monitor comments on so many videos at once. (We'd love to see this change, YouTube.) So for now, if you'd like to comment on this talk, please use Facebook, Twitter or G+ to discuss with your networks.
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Now That I Don't Have You · Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule
℗ 1995 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Pedal Steel Guitar: Al Perkins
Recording Engineer: Brad Jones
Guitar, Producer: Brad Jones
Masterer: Greg Calbi
Bass: Jill Sobule
Lead Vocals: Jill Sobule
Assistant Engineer: Robin Eaton
Producer: Robin Eaton
Mixer: Roger Moutenot
Writer: Jill Sobule
Writer: Robin Eaton
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Jill Sobule is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless. Her folk-inflected compositions alternate between ironic, story-driven character studies and emotive ballads, a duality reminiscent of such 1970s American songwriters as Warren Zevon, Harry Nilsson, Loudon Wainwright III, Harry Chapin, and Randy Newman. Autobiographical elements, including Sobule's Jewish heritage and her adolescent battles with anorexia and depression, frequently occur in Sobule's writing. An appreciable percentage of her work is also dedicated to detailed accounts of both her own fictional female creations and such troubled but celebrated women as Joey Heatherton and Mary Kay Letourneau, whose stories are usually used to make ironic comments about fame and celebrity.
In 2009, she released an album funded entirely by fan donations, one of the early pioneers of crowdfunding.
I once saw it in a book I had God was by my side My name in lights up there on the marquee And God was very proud I've been a miner for a heart of gold A dreamer who just won't wake up I thought I'd plunge into the deepest vein It wasn't deep enough And I will fall a hundred stories And open up my hand And scatter all my dreams of glory Like seeds upon the land Still have your picture on my wall of faith Next to the grocery list I keep forgetting I should take you down I'm gonna take you down And I will fall a hundred stories And open up my hand And scatter all my dreams of glory Like seeds upon the land And I'll join the league of failures And I will be resigned To fall a hundred stories And leave it all behind And I will promise to forget the ones Who took more than they gave At least I'll have some peace of mind As I dig their graves And on my way down I hope to see The one I hurt the most Perhaps he'll open up his window And we'll fly this ghost And I will fall a hundred stories And open up my hand And scatter all my dreams of glory Like seeds upon the land And I'll join the league of failures I bet that I'll be glad To fall a hundred stories And I'll have peace at last And I'll set this house on fire And burn the whole thing down My laurels turned to ashes