Nellie McKay - Blueberry Pie

Running Time: 4:40

New Eye Medias Killer Filler series presents Nellie McKay giving Doris Day her due with Normal As Blueberry Pie - A musical and interview Tribute To Doris Day. The perfect filler to celebrate the big band era of the 40s into Doris Days later film career.

Ms. McKay has picked up not just antique musical styles, but also a tone thats even more, exasperating, exhilarating, and altogether uncategorizable. Nellies fresh take on music and life with a curtsy to Doris, a nod to convention, and a unique twist all her own, featuring handpicked songs from over 600 recordings by Ms. Day. Nellie, who plays several instruments, and uses four different old-time mics to evoke various moods (all lovingly engineered and mixed by recording maestro James Farber).

Her music has been heard on Weeds, Greys Anatomy, NCIS and Privileged, and she has dueted with Eartha Kitt, Trey Anastasio, Taj Mahal, and shared the stage with Odetta, Lou Reed, Elvis Costello and other notables in aid of various progressive pursuits.

Doris Day is the # 1 female box-office star of all time, and one of the most prolific recording artists in history. In 1977, she became a leader in the animal welfare movement, an important cause for McKay. Shes pursuing a change in the mind-set that allows human beings to treat other species as objects, says Nellie.

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Music

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• Nellie McKay
• Doris Day

[lucasboden]

what would the world be like if there were more feminists like Nellie and less like Hillary?

[vardogrr]

Beautiful voice goes with a beautiful Lady.. I too have always enjoyed "the squares in life" Wonderful person !! Thank You Nellie :-) ~

[JohnChampagne]

And thank you TED. Nellie is so sweet, so beautiful. She is having a great time. Lucky we are to get to share in that. Thank you, Nellie!

[yak6ex]

Thank you NPR.

[FlaviasCucumber]

@lucasboden are you really that big an idiot? Oh, wait, you're a guy. Nellie and Hillary are too intelligent for your dumb comment.

[pocketcharts12]

outstanding performer--- saw her at CW POST...

I recommend that she sing some Ruth Etting's songs.

Doris Day played the life of Ruth Etting in the film Love Me or Leave Me...

Also, check our Rick Amira, me...I would love her to sing some of my songs--see Youtube (pocketcharts12)

[songplugger]

@lucasboden :I'm happy there are feminists like Nellie...and delighted there are a of a LOT of feminists like Hillary! :-)

[itiswhatitisbitch]

rhinoplasty since this clip?

[wsidechris]

Nellie is one in a million. It is so great that artists like her exist, and that they actually get recording deals. How could someone not be in love with her after watching this?!

[garfunkel5000]

that smile

[tammiedetroit]

@lucasboden not so good