Jill Sobule

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Jill Sobule and Lloyd Cole during a concert in Seattle
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Jill Sobule and Lloyd Cole during a concert in Seattle

Jill Sobule (born January 16, 1961 in Denver, Colorado) is an American singer-songwriter best known for the then-controversial song, "I Kissed a Girl", and for "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the hit 1995 film Clueless.

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[edit] History

She released her debut album, Things Here Are Different, in 1990. Over the next sixteen years, she would go on to record five more records, three EPs and a greatest hits compilation. Though her albums are often critically acclaimed, Sobule remains more of an underground artist, playing for fans across the United States in smaller, more personal settings.

In 2000, Sobule joined Lloyd Cole's short-lived band The Negatives.

In late 2003, Sobule joined the "Tell Us the Truth" tour, an anti-war, anti-Bush administration collaboration with Billy Bragg, Tom Morello (as The Nightwatchman), Mike Mills, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Earle, and Boots Riley.

In 2004, she played one of the five leads in the film Mind The Gap.

In recent public appearances, Sobule has expressed interest in compiling a live album, in addition to releasing a new studio disc.

[edit] Music

Sobule uses both satire and personal experience to sing about sexuality, depression, war, abandonment, and creed. Many of her songs incorporate humor into their narrative. Generally, her songs are unconventionally folk-like, using horn arrangements, for example, not usually found in tracks recorded by mainstream artists.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] Independent releases

[edit] Compilations

[edit] Singles

  • 1990: "Too Cool to Fall in Love"
  • 1990: "Living Color"
  • 1995: "I Kissed a Girl"
  • 1996: "Good Person Inside" (Radio Version)
  • 1996: "Supermodel" (Radio Remix)
  • 1997: "Bitter" (PG-13 Edit)
  • 1997: "When My Ship Comes In"
  • 2000: "One of These Days" (Radio Version)
  • 2000: "Rainy Day Parade"
  • 2001: "Stoned Soul Picnic"
  • 2004: "Cinnamon Park" (PG Edit)

[edit] Soundtrack appearances

[edit] Various artist compilations

  • 1992: "Too Cool to Fall in Love" from An Elpee's Worth of Productions
  • 1995: "The Jig Is Up" from Grooves: Volume 8
  • 1995: "Good Person Inside" and "The Man in the Boat" from Spew
  • 1995: "Merry Christmas from the Family" from You Sleigh Me
  • 1997: "Stoned Soul Picnic" from Time and Love: The Music of Laura Nyro
  • 1997: "I Will Survive" from In Their Own Words and from Hard Rock Live
  • 1998: "Saddest Day of the Year" from A Christmas to Remember
  • 1999: "Just a Little Lovin'" from Forever Dusty
  • 1999: "Sunrise, Sunset" from Knitting on the Roof
  • 2000: "Rainy Day Parade" from New Talent Spotlight Volume 2
  • 2000: "I Kissed a Girl" from K-TEL Pop Alternative
  • 2004: "Don't Let Us Get Sick" from Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon

[edit] Other

  • Clouds Over Eden (1994) -- Richard Barone
  • The Negatives (2000) - Lloyd Cole and The Negatives
  • Unfabulous -- TV show soundtrack

[edit] B-sides & Unreleased

  • 1995: Queen of Spades (from the Supermodel single)
  • 1997: Loveless Motel (from the Bitter single, later included on album Pink Pearl)
  • 2000: Lucy at the Gym (from the When My Ship Comes In single, later included on album Pink Pearl)
  • 2003: Nothing I Can Do" (from the Off-Broadway production Prozac and the Platypus
  • 2004: Bobbie Gentry (from the Underdog Victorious recording sessions)
  • 2004: Perry St." (from the Underdog Victorious recording sessions)
  • ????: While You Were Sleeping
  • ????: Mom
  • ????: Texas
  • ????: "Everybody's Queer" with Richard Barone

[edit] External links

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