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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 (not to be confused with the 2008 Katy Perry hit song of the same name) and for

Supermodel from the soundtrack of the hit 1995 film Clueless. In 1990, she released her debut album Things Here Are Different. 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 many of her songs, she incorporates humor into a narrative, some tracks ultimately becoming catchy anecdotes. Generally, her songs are unconventionally folk-like, using horn arrangements not found in tracks recorded by mainstream artists. Sobule also uses both satire and experience to sing about sexuality, depression, war, abandonment, and creed.

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female vocalists, singer-songwriter, pop, folk, alternative
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1	I Kissed a Girl full track	292
2	Rainy Day Parade full track	197
3	Where Do I Begin	174
4	Supermodel full track	120
5	Too Cool to Fall in Love full track	89
6	Pilar (Things Here Are Different) full track	88
7	Evian full track	63
8	The Gifted Child full track	60
9	Life Goes on Without You full track	59
10	Living Color full track	49
11	San Francisco full track	34
12	Sad Beauty full track	30
12	Lucy At The Gym full track	30
14	So Kind full track	22
15	Heroes full track	21

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cmcenerney wrote:
November 2009

Hi, all...I just posted an audio interview I did with Jill and Erin McKeown about new models for the music industry. It's a fun listen and features highlights from both Hundreds of Lions and California Years: http://www.wellroundedradio.net Enjoy, Charlie

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la_de_da wrote:
October 2009

New Album is Super!!

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maskedman101 wrote:
August 2009

I love 'Karen By Night'!

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Bayou16 wrote:
April 2009

new album is great!!!

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zhimbo wrote:
March 2009

It's baffling to me why some folks aren't frakkin' SUPERstars.

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petrnotail wrote:
February 2009

katy perry sucks

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mjf2001 wrote:
January 2009

LOVE Jill, haven't seen her live in a while... it's really the best way to experience her. Carry on, Ms. Sobule! You rock!

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Bloottoon wrote:
January 2009

i love rock me to sleep :D she is fantastic singer :D

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ED-WARD wrote:
October 2008

i love her

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JonasLa wrote:
September 2008

You cant compare Jill Sobules version with the one of Katy Perry thats foolish They are complete different songs..

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tatteredreverie wrote:
August 2008

Jill Sobule > Katy Perry

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syedsobrie wrote:
August 2008

Love is never equal is so about me...

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rigoisphat wrote:
July 2008

i pissed on a girl

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hattertim wrote:
March 2008

Looks like a lot of the listeners on here don't have Jill's first album Things Here Are Different...if not, you need to check it out as it's excellent!

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straea wrote:
February 2008

jill has continued to sporadically post songs at the link posted last year: http://jillsobule.com/showandtell.html they are generally a mix of released, unreleased, and live songs, usually 4-5 in a batch.

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liquiddatura wrote:
February 2008

LP Version ... Last.fm, you've fucked it up.

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calicocat wrote:
February 2008

In case anyone’s interested, here’s Jill’s “Manhattan in January,” described as “a happy song about global warming.” You can download it at http://tedblog.typepad.com/tedblog/files/ManhattanInJanuary.mp3

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Emaleth wrote:
October 2007

Happy Town was one of my favorite albums in college :)

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rtreynor wrote:
May 2007

then vote for one of the other pics! :)

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adreamtonight wrote:
April 2007

i don't like the main pic :\

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Mar 2 Jill Sobule The Troubadour, London, United Kingdom
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Mar 3 Jill Sobule Junction 2: The Shed, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Mar 9 Jill Sobule The Crooked Billet, Henley On Thames, United Kingdom
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