Nellie McKay: "The Dog Song"

[XxjoelispxX]

that dog sound was anoying

[pumpkinseedage]

I can't stop singing this - I love the quirkiness of her and her tune

[jeschinstad]

She's such a wonderful woman. And look at her eyes; they look so wacky and wise! I think she is.

[DougglesMagnificent]

@jeschinstad oh totally! first time i saw an image of her on her cover art i told a friend how very sharp a look she had. this was before i heard the music - that face just looks whipsmart

[phoenixcorrs]

i missed my dogs...... : (

[ManicPanic32]

Ahh so catchy. I can't get it out of my head. This girl has it goin on. Will definitely pick up the album next chance I have.

[czarusisko]

NIRVANA ON THE ROCKS!!!

[XforeverforgottenXxx]

its catchy..... *humming* im just a walkin my dog

[SCOTTKIBITT]

I have loved this song for many years.  I wish the best for her and wish sh became more popular and mainstream...

[Treemeadow]

I'm gonna adopt a pound dog :)

[JerichoDitch2]

creative, original and intelligent ..... a rarity in a world of cookie cutouts.... this woman is a breath of fresh air... more Nellie please.

[edgepunkhead21]

Just a sweet little girl who sings and plays piano. She's fantastic. Love her... <3

[CarolineFroberg]

She is so petite and adorable, so innocent, and you would really just think she is a beautiful voice, but she is also smart!

I love her!

[ROBIBLOOM]

I LOVE HER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Scared314]

:D <3

[boulehead]

I first heard about Nellie when PETA emailed me 'Columbia is Bleeding'. I immediately after more songs and wasn't let down! I love her music!

[Ritoruririi]

this is a great song, truly

[kartoun]

Very cool...!

[0s0j0radford0]

love her shoes!

[kathyd6969]

very nice... happy song... sorry for the lose of your dog... wonderful memories to keep... yea song happy

[Themamut16]

at the beginning seemed a little sad.

[normanthepig]

She can do this. she can pay some sweet jazz shit. And she can RAP. I mean it. this woman is the REAL DEAL.

[viralcode]

i'm just walkin my dog, suckin my dog

[selym9]

@viralcode Idiot.

[killians57]

Aw,wot a sweet tribute!

[VonAusfern]

so adorable

[WatZitTooya1]

ummm

[insertcoolnamehere]

she has amazing range and her voice quality is exquisite. she's a little "out there" but thats what makes her special. she is very talented. i love her style; very old fashioned that appeals to the modern listener. i wish she was more popular.

[Anicrit]

interesting

[harryogre]

well...

On the up side, the song was only 3:30 long then you get that cool extended commercial at the end.

Sorry folks, only 2 stars from me for this one.

[semiliteratedgod]

Fuck you fucking hater loser morons, fucking scum of the earth!

Here at least you know what's this all about right away.

It's not like when a guy has been talking total fucking B/S about a serious subject for fucking ten minutes and then you suddenly realize that the remaining ten minutes are bullshit too (and there are usually your fucking comments like "AWESOME!","AMAZING! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!", "I WOULD SUCK YOUR COCK ANYTIME!" etc)

fucking losers!

I so fucking hate idiots...

[uzumakifoxtube]

Nellie McKay is sick, ya'll. I heard her on public radio about 2 years ago and Immediately bought her double cd. This isn't her "best" song but I really suggest you listen to more of her music. It's fun, sharp, and intelligent. She covers a wide range of topics in her music. my only complaint is that they didn't show the whole concert! have some trust that TED thinks she has value, you guys.

[Anonyfication]

@uzumakifoxtube Definitely. This song, however, embodies her character. She is a musician who actually HAS a message! It's amazingly refreshing to stumble across artists who are talented but also have a message in terms of politics or human rights and whatnot. 'Ke$ha' released her 'We R Who We R' in lieu of the recent gay suicides, or so she says. There's literally NOTHING about that song that even remotely relates to being gay or the suicides, aside from the titel itself.

[velorek88]

I find this video very emotional and original.

One can also find "memes" in the arts as well. Not all human knowledge is reduced to Science.

[LikeAPossum]

Crap, I subscribe to it because I expect something interesting. Since when singing about a dog is a great idea?

[potatolover44]

ray charles?

[spinypine44]

wow that was pretty bad

[laxhockfiendmb]

thats a good hobby for her, definitely... but it will have to remain a hobby, one her family should be proud of. at least she has made me curious to see how her other songs are.

[alosii]

huh?

[OXMMadman]

Pointless much?

[nestorrfortuna]

ouch. that was bad.

[Arghira]

so bad

[TheWiseCommenter]

stupid. TED needs to change its name to TD.

[nine9s]

TED would do very well to eliminate the music from their program. Every musician I've seen them present is of the I-don't-get-it-but-they-say-it­'s-art variety.

[PopeColbert]

thats what its all abow-wow-wow

[iurak6868]

sweet

[ratholin]

Normally the ted talks give me something to think about. But this one actually makes me feel dumber.

[SaganAppreciationSoc]

Sometimes wisdom comes from unexpected places. ;-)

[ratholin]

And sometimes some amie mann victoria teng wannabe ends up in a series of lectures with the stated goal of spreading ideas and knowledge and makes dog noises. Not that there isn't a place for that in some other venue but it seems to go counter to the purpose of the TED lectures. then again it was only five minutes maybe it was an intermission between interesting things or some sort of brain relaxer for people who'd just had their minds blown.

[SaganAppreciationSoc]

That's like calling Tori Amos a Kate Bush wanna-be.

[ratholin]

what the hell's a kate bush? Tori amos would probably actually give a lecture on something if she went to TED. She wouldn't devolve to whiney nose singing and dog noises.

[SaganAppreciationSoc]

>what the hell's a kate bush?

I rest my case.

[ratholin]

You're case being that dog whimpers and childish rambling is equivalent to intelligent thought, and should share a forum with it?

Or that some obscure person that is meaningful to you is meaningless to me?

[SaganAppreciationSoc]

>Or that some obscure person that is meaningful

>to you is meaningless to me?

Bush is hardly obscure pup. You entirely missed the point. Which is amusing. Rant on.

[emokowsky]

cute style

[iamjezuzchrist]

OMG!!! I LOVE NELLIE!!!!

[JohnDeBunkTest]

gotta luv Nellie.

[AuthenticPunkDance]

I like her. She's original.

[CrashGames2108]

Idiotic.

[ArchieAA]

Somebody at TED has a hard on for this chick.