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Jill Sobule

g, voc, *1961 US, Denver
Singer / Songwriter of Rock and Pop

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 u

     
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
  • Drums
  • Banjo
Genres
  • Rock
  • Pop
  • Folk
  • World
Popular Tracks   
Supermodel on Jill Sobule by Jill Sobule
I Kissed a Girl on Jill Sobule by Jill Sobule
Rock Me To Sleep on Pink Pearl by Jill Sobule
Don't Let Us Get Sick on Nostalgia Kills by Jill Sobule
Bitter on Happy Town by Jill Sobule
Lucy At The Gym on Pink Pearl by Jill Sobule
I've Got Your Number on The Best Is Yet to Come - The Songs of Cy Coleman by Various Artists
Karen by Night on Jill Sobule by Jill Sobule
Resistance Song on Jill Sobule by Jill Sobule
Houdini's Box on Jill Sobule by Jill Sobule

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Band Members
Discography


Title Artist Year Type
Nostalgia KillsJill Sobule2018Album
Dottie's CharmsJill Sobule2014Album
Junior Executive Pinko SamplerJill Sobule2013Album
A Day At The PassJill Sobule & John Doe2011Album
California YearsJill Sobule2009Album
Rainy Day Parade / Lucy At The GymJill Sobule2004Single
Underdog VictoriousJill Sobule2004Album
Cinnamon ParkJill Sobule2004Single
The Folk YearsJill Sobule2003Album
Live In PittsburghJill Sobule2003Album
Stoned Soul PicnicJill Sobule2001Single
I Never Learned To Swim: 1990-2000Jill Sobule2001Compil.
One Of These DaysJill Sobule2000Single
Rainy Day ParadeJill Sobule2000Single
Pink PearlJill Sobule2000Album
When My Ship Comes InJill Sobule1997Single
Happy TownJill Sobule1997Album
BitterJill Sobule1997Single
The Secretive LifeJill Sobule1996Single
SupermodelJill Sobule1995Single
Good Person InsideJill Sobule1995Single
I Kissed A GirlJill Sobule1995Single
The Jig Is UpJill Sobule1995Single
Jill SobuleJill Sobule1995Album
Things Here Are DifferentJill Sobule1990Album
Living ColorJill Sobule1990Single
Too Cool To Fall In LoveJill Sobule1990Single
Things Here Are DifferentJill Sobule1990Album
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