Nellie McKay Lyrics
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From the Single
The Dog Song
Other Songs Adios Baby Watch Your Back Bb Blues Beecharmer Beneath The Underdog Black Hills Of Dakota Black Sheep Bluebird Bruise On The Sky Caribbean Time Change The World Clonie Close Your Eyes Columbia Is Bleeding Coosada Blues Crazy Rhythm Cupcake David Dig It Ding Dong Dispossessed Do Do Do Face Of A Faith Food Galleon G.E.S. Gin Rummy Gladd How About You I Am Nothing I Concentrate on You I Remember You I Wanna Get Married I Will Be There Identity Theft If I Ever Had A Dream If I Fell If I Needed Someone Ill Never Smile Again Inner Peace Its A Pose Late Again Livin Long and Lazy River Mama and Me Mama & Me Manhattan Avenue Mean To Me Meditation Mother Of Pearl My Buddy No Equality Old Enough One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) Our Life Oversure Pasadena Girl Pink Chandelier Please Politan Pounce P.S. I Love You Real Life Really Respectable Sari Send Me No Flowers Sentimental Journey Suitcase Song Swept Away Testify The Big One The Down Low The Portal The Very Thought Of You There You Are In Me Tipperary Toto Dies Unknown Reggae Waiter We Had It Right Wonderful Guy Wont U Please B Nice Work Song Yodel Zombie
Other Songs Adios Baby Watch Your Back Bb Blues Beecharmer Beneath The Underdog Black Hills Of Dakota Black Sheep Bluebird Bruise On The Sky Caribbean Time Change The World Clonie Close Your Eyes Columbia Is Bleeding Coosada Blues Crazy Rhythm Cupcake David Dig It Ding Dong Dispossessed Do Do Do Face Of A Faith Food Galleon G.E.S. Gin Rummy Gladd How About You I Am Nothing I Concentrate on You I Remember You I Wanna Get Married I Will Be There Identity Theft If I Ever Had A Dream If I Fell If I Needed Someone Ill Never Smile Again Inner Peace Its A Pose Late Again Livin Long and Lazy River Mama and Me Mama & Me Manhattan Avenue Mean To Me Meditation Mother Of Pearl My Buddy No Equality Old Enough One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) Our Life Oversure Pasadena Girl Pink Chandelier Please Politan Pounce P.S. I Love You Real Life Really Respectable Sari Send Me No Flowers Sentimental Journey Suitcase Song Swept Away Testify The Big One The Down Low The Portal The Very Thought Of You There You Are In Me Tipperary Toto Dies Unknown Reggae Waiter We Had It Right Wonderful Guy Wont U Please B Nice Work Song Yodel Zombie
Nellie McKay is an American singer-songwriter, actress,
and former stand-up comedian, noted for her critically acclaimed albums,
and for her Broadway debut in The Threepenny Opera.
Nellie McKay was born in London to an English father, writer-director Malcolm McKay, and an American mother, actress Robin Pappas. While growing up, she lived with her mother in Harlem, Olympia, Washington, and rural Pennsylvania, among others. She studied jazz voice at the Manhattan School of Music, but did not graduate.-Wikipedia
Birth Name: Nell Marie McKayNellie McKay was born in London to an English father, writer-director Malcolm McKay, and an American mother, actress Robin Pappas. While growing up, she lived with her mother in Harlem, Olympia, Washington, and rural Pennsylvania, among others. She studied jazz voice at the Manhattan School of Music, but did not graduate.
Born: April 13, 1982 (age 42)
From: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Genre(s): Rock, pop, jazz, reggae, rap, funk, disco
Instrument(s): Vocals, piano, ukulele, cello, xylophone, glockenspiel
Occupation(s): Singer-songwriter, actress
Active From: 2002present
Did You Know:
• Nellie is an avid supporter of PETA
• She has performed at events for the progressive radio station WBAI, Planned Parenthood, Farm Sanctuary, and the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages, among many groups.
• McKay was one of several musicians to write a song in support of Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis.
Quotes:
Well, when I was little I used to be advanced for my age--in kindergarten I was reading books for sixth graders.
My mom. She really encouraged me. That's the trouble with education: Unless you have a really supportive parent, you get left behind.
It was very exciting. The fact that it was a handwritten manuscript makes it unique. Everything else that we have recovered had already been printed. This is a first.
It ain't no use to sit and wonder why - they kept the coffee pot, I got the dog. All that matters to me is that I can continue to make irritating music which will baffle and enrage.
I've only been in the business, like, six months, but already I'm considered "difficult." It's hard living a life where you have to fight for what you want and what you believe.