Nellie McKay
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Nellie McKay is an American singer-songwriter
, actor
, and former stand-up comedienne
, noted for her critically acclaimed albums, and for her Broadway debut in The Threepenny Opera
(2006), for which she won a Theatre World Award
. Her music has showcased different genres, from jazz
to rap
and disco
to funk
.
. While growing up, she lived with her mother in Harlem, Olympia, WA, and rural Pennsylvania.
McKay studied jazz voice at the Manhattan School of Music
, but did not graduate.
Her performances at various New York City music venues, including the Sidewalk Cafe and Joe's Pub, drew attention from record labels. She signed with Columbia Records.
as producer. Emerick was known for working as The Beatles' engineer on such albums as Revolver and Abbey Road. The title is a play on Norah Jones
' Come Away with Me
. McKay is said to be the first woman to release a double album
as her first release. Originally, her contract with Columbia called for 13 songs, but McKay aggressively lobbied her label for a double album, including bottles of wine, a PowerPoint
slideshow, and a mock photo of her threatening Emerick with a gun. (Allmusic).
Get Away from Me was released in February 2004. Jon Pareles of The New York Times called the album "a tour de force from a sly, articulate musician who sounds comfortable in any era." The album was included on several "Best of 2004" lists.
McKay was one of the major breakout artists from the 2004 SXSW Festival and was a finalist in the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize
. She toured amphitheaters across the northern United States in July 2004 as an opening act on the first half of the Au Naturale tour co-headlined by Alanis Morissette
and Barenaked Ladies
.
. The songs were released on the iTunes Store
on 27 December 2005.
. The album was divided into two discs and included a 44-page color booklet. The album included the intended 23 tracks as originally planned. Release of the album in other countries, including Canada, was delayed until 21 November 2006.
After SpinART declared bankruptcy in 2007, Pretty Little Head was released by Sony.
debut as Polly Peachum in the Roundabout Theatre Company
's limited-run production of The Threepenny Opera
, co-starring with Alan Cumming
, Jim Dale
, Cyndi Lauper
, and Brian Charles Rooney
. The role earned her a Theatre World Award
for Outstanding Debut Performance.
, with only nine tracks (ten if purchased from iTunes
), totalling just about 30 minutes was her shortest release to date. The album was produced on Nellie's own label, Hungry Mouse, and released by Vanguard Records
.
The album was recorded at Red Rock Recording Studio, in the Pocono Mountains, where Nellie went to high school. She chose the studio because many of her heroes and teachers record there, and used many of them on the recording.
on Verve Records
. The album contains twelve covers of songs made famous by Day
, as well as one original tune. Barnes and Noble booksellers feature an exclusive edition, packaged with the bonus track "I Want To Be Happy." iTunes also features an exclusive edition with a different bonus track, "I'll Never Smile Again."
released her fifth album. Home Sweet Mobile Home
includes original tracks. It was produced by Nellie and her mother, Robin Pappas, with artistic input from David Byrne
.
, Suzanne Vega
and the Brooklyn Philharmonic
Orchestra for Four Scored, a single performance of reworked songs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
.
McKay played the role of Ciara in P.S. I Love You
, a 2007 film directed by Richard LaGravenese
and starring Hilary Swank
and Gerard Butler
.
She has written two Christmas-themed songs, "A Christmas Dirge" and "Take Me Away," both of which are available on her web site.
McKay is featured in the song "How Are You?" on David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's collaborative concept album Here Lies Love
. The album, which also features such vocalists as Cyndi Lauper, Santigold, Roisin Murphy, Natalie Merchant, and Tori Amos, chronicles the life of Imelda Marcos, the widow of former Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos. The album was released on April 6, 2010.
Nellie, along with violinist Philippe Quint
, starred in and contributed music to an independent film called Downtown Express, directed by David Grubin
.
Her musical show "I Want to Live!" is based on the life of murderess Barbara Graham
, who also inspired a 1958 film with the same name.
" (album notes); her song "Columbia Is Bleeding" dealt with the issue of Columbia University
's cruelty to animals. She also wrote a 2004 song ("John John") about her feelings in favor of political candidate Ralph Nader
.
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.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, and former stand-up comedienne
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
, noted for her critically acclaimed albums, and for her Broadway debut in The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera is a musical by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, in collaboration with translator Elisabeth Hauptmann and set designer Caspar Neher. It was adapted from an 18th-century English ballad opera, John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, and offers a Marxist critique...
(2006), for which she won a Theatre World Award
Theatre World Award
The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season, is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York City stage debut performance, either on Broadway or off-Broadway.-History:...
. Her music has showcased different genres, from jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
to rap
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
to funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
.
Early life
Nellie McKay was born in London to writer-director Malcolm McKay and actress Robin PappasRobin Pappas
Robin Pappas is an American actress. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Acting. Her credits include The Shining and Superman II, as well as an uncredited role in Chariots of Fire. She is the mother of singer-songwriter Nellie McKay...
. While growing up, she lived with her mother in Harlem, Olympia, WA, and rural Pennsylvania.
McKay studied jazz voice at the Manhattan School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
, but did not graduate.
Her performances at various New York City music venues, including the Sidewalk Cafe and Joe's Pub, drew attention from record labels. She signed with Columbia Records.
Career
Get Away from Me
The recording sessions for McKay's debut album Get Away from Me took place in August 2003 with Geoff EmerickGeoff Emerick
Geoffrey Emerick is an English recording studio audio engineer, who is best known for his work with The Beatles' albums Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles and Abbey Road...
as producer. Emerick was known for working as The Beatles' engineer on such albums as Revolver and Abbey Road. The title is a play on Norah Jones
Norah Jones
Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...
' Come Away with Me
Come Away with Me
Come Away with Me is the debut album of pianist and singer Norah Jones, released February 26, 2002 on Blue Note Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at New York City's Sorcerer Sound Studio and Shokan's Allaire Studios in 2001...
. McKay is said to be the first woman to release a double album
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
as her first release. Originally, her contract with Columbia called for 13 songs, but McKay aggressively lobbied her label for a double album, including bottles of wine, a PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint, usually just called PowerPoint, is a non-free commercial presentation program developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Office suite, and runs on Microsoft Windows and Apple's Mac OS X operating system...
slideshow, and a mock photo of her threatening Emerick with a gun. (Allmusic).
Get Away from Me was released in February 2004. Jon Pareles of The New York Times called the album "a tour de force from a sly, articulate musician who sounds comfortable in any era." The album was included on several "Best of 2004" lists.
McKay was one of the major breakout artists from the 2004 SXSW Festival and was a finalist in the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize
Shortlist Music Prize
The Shortlist Music Prize, stylized as , was an annual music award for the best album released in the United States that had sold fewer than 500,000 copies at the time of nomination...
. She toured amphitheaters across the northern United States in July 2004 as an opening act on the first half of the Au Naturale tour co-headlined by Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
and Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
.
Rumor Has It...
McKay wrote and recorded several songs for the motion picture Rumor Has It...Rumor Has It...
Rumor Has It... is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Rob Reiner, starring Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine and Mark Ruffalo...
. The songs were released on the iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
on 27 December 2005.
Pretty Little Head
Pretty Little Head was released in the United States on 31 October 2006 on McKay's own label, Hungry Mouse, and was marketed by SpinART RecordsSpinART Records
spinART Records is a now-defunct New York City-based independent record label that released recordings by artists such as The Apples in Stereo, Clem Snide, Frank Black and Michael Penn....
. The album was divided into two discs and included a 44-page color booklet. The album included the intended 23 tracks as originally planned. Release of the album in other countries, including Canada, was delayed until 21 November 2006.
After SpinART declared bankruptcy in 2007, Pretty Little Head was released by Sony.
The Threepenny Opera
McKay made her BroadwayBroadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
debut as Polly Peachum in the Roundabout Theatre Company
Roundabout Theatre Company
The Roundabout Theatre Company is a leading non-profit theatre company based in New York City.-History:The company was founded in 1965 by Gene Feist and Elizabeth Owens and now operates five theatres, all in Manhattan: the American Airlines Theatre ; Studio 54 ; the Stephen Sondheim Theatre The...
's limited-run production of The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera is a musical by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, in collaboration with translator Elisabeth Hauptmann and set designer Caspar Neher. It was adapted from an 18th-century English ballad opera, John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, and offers a Marxist critique...
, co-starring with Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming, OBE is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy...
, Jim Dale
Jim Dale
Jim Dale, MBE is an English actor, voice artist, singer and songwriter. He is best known in the United Kingdom for his many appearances in the Carry On series of films and in the US for narrating the Harry Potter audiobook series, for which he received two Grammy Awards, and the ABC series Pushing...
, Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
, and Brian Charles Rooney
Brian Charles Rooney
Brian Charles Rooney is an American actor and singer. He is technically a Sopranista , yet he has also sung high Tenor roles in many theatrical productions across the United States, Canada, and parts of Europe...
. The role earned her a Theatre World Award
Theatre World Award
The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season, is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York City stage debut performance, either on Broadway or off-Broadway.-History:...
for Outstanding Debut Performance.
Obligatory Villagers
McKay's third full-length studio release debuted on 25 September 2007. With both of her previous albums lasting over 60 minutes and spanning two discs each, Obligatory VillagersObligatory Villagers
Obligatory Villagers is the third studio album by Nellie McKay, was released on September 25, 2007. The album is brief compared to both of her past releases, which both had total times of around an hour. However, the total time of Villagers is roughly equivalent to that of the individual discs on...
, with only nine tracks (ten if purchased from iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
), totalling just about 30 minutes was her shortest release to date. The album was produced on Nellie's own label, Hungry Mouse, and released by Vanguard Records
Vanguard Records
Vanguard Records is a record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York. It started as a classical label, but is perhaps best known for its catalogue of recordings by a number of pivotal folk and blues artists from the 1960s; the Bach Guild was a subsidiary...
.
The album was recorded at Red Rock Recording Studio, in the Pocono Mountains, where Nellie went to high school. She chose the studio because many of her heroes and teachers record there, and used many of them on the recording.
Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris Day
On October 13, 2009, she released her fourth studio album, Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris DayNormal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris Day
Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day is the fourth album from American singer-songwriter, Nellie McKay. Released by Verve Records, it is McKay's first cover album, composed of songs previously recorded by American singer and actress, Doris Day, minus the track "If I Ever Had a Dream",...
on Verve Records
Verve Records
Verve Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels, Clef Records and Norgran Records , and material which had been licensed to Mercury previously.-Jazz and folk origins:The Verve...
. The album contains twelve covers of songs made famous by Day
Doris Day
Doris Day is an American actress, singer and, since her retirement from show business, an animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years, Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording,...
, as well as one original tune. Barnes and Noble booksellers feature an exclusive edition, packaged with the bonus track "I Want To Be Happy." iTunes also features an exclusive edition with a different bonus track, "I'll Never Smile Again."
Home Sweet Mobile Home
On September 28, 2010, Nellie and Verve RecordsVerve Records
Verve Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels, Clef Records and Norgran Records , and material which had been licensed to Mercury previously.-Jazz and folk origins:The Verve...
released her fifth album. Home Sweet Mobile Home
Home Sweet Mobile Home
Home Sweet Mobile Home is the fifth album from American singer-songwriter, Nellie McKay. Released by Verve Records, it is McKay's first collection of original songs since 2007's Obligatory Villagers, and the followup to her critically acclaimed cover album, Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to...
includes original tracks. It was produced by Nellie and her mother, Robin Pappas, with artistic input from David Byrne
David Byrne
David Byrne may refer to:*David Byrne , musician and former Talking Heads frontman**David Byrne , his eponymous album*David Byrne , Irish footballer*David Byrne , English footballer...
.
Other work
On 1 February 2007, McKay joined Laurie Anderson, Joan OsborneJoan Osborne
Joan Elizabeth Osborne is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her song "One of Us". She has toured with Motown sidemen the Funk Brothers and was featured in the documentary film about them, Standing in the Shadows of Motown.-Biography:Originally from Anchorage, Kentucky, a suburb...
, Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...
and the Brooklyn Philharmonic
Brooklyn Philharmonic
The Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, commonly known as the Brooklyn Philharmonic, is an American orchestra based in the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City...
Orchestra for Four Scored, a single performance of reworked songs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music is a major performing arts venue in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, United States, known as a center for progressive and avant garde performance....
.
McKay played the role of Ciara in P.S. I Love You
P.S. I Love You (film)
P.S. I Love You is a 2007 American drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese. The screenplay by LaGravenese and Steven Rogers is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Cecelia Ahern. The film is dedicated to the memory of producer Molly Smith's sister Windland Smith Rice.-Plot:Holly and Gerry...
, a 2007 film directed by Richard LaGravenese
Richard LaGravenese
Richard LaGravenese is an American screenwriter and occasional film director. He is best known as the writer of The Fisher King.-Personal life:...
and starring Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank
Hilary Ann Swank is an American actress. Swank's film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and then a major part in The Next Karate Kid , as Julie Pierce, the first female protégé of sensei Mr. Miyagi...
and Gerard Butler
Gerard Butler
Gerard James Butler is a Scottish actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television. A trained lawyer, Butler turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies , which he followed with steady work on television, most notably in...
.
She has written two Christmas-themed songs, "A Christmas Dirge" and "Take Me Away," both of which are available on her web site.
McKay is featured in the song "How Are You?" on David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's collaborative concept album Here Lies Love
Here Lies Love
Here Lies Love is a concept album and rock musical made in collaboration between David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, about the life of the former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos along with the woman who raised her—Estrella Cumpas—and follows Marcos until she and her family were forced to leave...
. The album, which also features such vocalists as Cyndi Lauper, Santigold, Roisin Murphy, Natalie Merchant, and Tori Amos, chronicles the life of Imelda Marcos, the widow of former Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos. The album was released on April 6, 2010.
Nellie, along with violinist Philippe Quint
Philippe Quint
-Biography:Quint, whose surname is of Italian origin, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He studied at Moscow's Special Music School for the Gifted with Russian violinist Andrei Korsakov and made his orchestral debut at the age of nine. After emigrating to the United States in 1991, he earned both...
, starred in and contributed music to an independent film called Downtown Express, directed by David Grubin
David Grubin
David Grubin is an American documentary filmmaker, who has produced and directed numerous films, many of which are best-known from airing on PBS.-Filmography:*The Great Air Race of 1924 *LBJ *FDR...
.
Her musical show "I Want to Live!" is based on the life of murderess Barbara Graham
Barbara Graham
Barbara Graham was an American criminal and convicted murderess. She was executed in the gas chamber on the same day as two convicted accomplices, Jack Santo and Emmett Perkins. Nicknamed "Bloody Babs" by the press, Graham was the third woman in California to die by gas.-Early life:Graham was born...
, who also inspired a 1958 film with the same name.
Political views
McKay is a vocal feminist, and wrote a satirical song relating to feminist issues called "Mother of Pearl". McKay also "is a proud member of PETAPeta
Peta can refer to:* peta-, an SI prefix denoting a factor of 1015* Peta, Greece, a town in Greece* Peta, the Pāli word for a Preta, or hungry ghost in Buddhism* Peta Wilson, an Australian actress and model* Peta Todd, English glamour model...
" (album notes); her song "Columbia Is Bleeding" dealt with the issue of Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
's cruelty to animals. She also wrote a 2004 song ("John John") about her feelings in favor of political candidate Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government....
.
She has performed at events for the progressive radio station WBAI
WBAI
WBAI, a part of the Pacifica Radio Network, is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station, broadcasting at 99.5 FM in New York City.Its programming is leftist/progressive, and a mixture of political news and opinion from a leftist perspective, tinged with aspects of its complex and varied...
, 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.
Albums
- 2004: Get Away from MeGet Away from MeGet Away From Me is the two-disc debut album from singer-songwriter Nellie McKay. It was released on February 10, 2004 by Columbia Records. McKay insisted on the two-disc set even though all content could fit on a single-disc...
- 2006: Pretty Little HeadPretty Little HeadPretty Little Head is the second album by singer Nellie McKay. It was released October 31, 2006, on Nellie's own Hungry Mouse label. Initial reports indicated that the album would be released on the Internet in January, with a possible conventional release in February; however, this did not end up...
- 2007: Obligatory VillagersObligatory VillagersObligatory Villagers is the third studio album by Nellie McKay, was released on September 25, 2007. The album is brief compared to both of her past releases, which both had total times of around an hour. However, the total time of Villagers is roughly equivalent to that of the individual discs on...
- 2009: Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris DayNormal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris DayNormal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day is the fourth album from American singer-songwriter, Nellie McKay. Released by Verve Records, it is McKay's first cover album, composed of songs previously recorded by American singer and actress, Doris Day, minus the track "If I Ever Had a Dream",...
- 2010: Home Sweet Mobile HomeHome Sweet Mobile HomeHome Sweet Mobile Home is the fifth album from American singer-songwriter, Nellie McKay. Released by Verve Records, it is McKay's first collection of original songs since 2007's Obligatory Villagers, and the followup to her critically acclaimed cover album, Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to...
Soundtracks and covers
- 2005: Rumor Has It...Rumor Has It...Rumor Has It... is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Rob Reiner, starring Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine and Mark Ruffalo...
: "Pasadena Girl", "Face of a Faith" - 2005: Monster-in-LawMonster-in-LawMonster-in-Law is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic and starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan and Wanda Sykes. It marks a return to cinema for Fonda, being her first film in 15 years after Stanley & Iris. The screenplay is written by Anya Kochoff...
: "Won't U Please B Nice" - 2005: WeedsWeeds (TV series)Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
: "David" - 2007: P.S. I Love YouP.S. I Love You (film)P.S. I Love You is a 2007 American drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese. The screenplay by LaGravenese and Steven Rogers is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Cecelia Ahern. The film is dedicated to the memory of producer Molly Smith's sister Windland Smith Rice.-Plot:Holly and Gerry...
: ""P.S. I Love You" - 2010: Terrible Thrills, Vol. 1Steel Train (album)Steel Train is the third full-length studio album by Steel Train, released on June 29, 2010. The album features an all-female companion album entitled Terrible Thrills Vol. 1, which consists of covers, remixes, and re-imaginings of every song on the album by female artists...
- 2010: Downtown Express
- 2010: Boardwalk Empire : "Wild Romantic Blues"
Collaborations and other appearances
- 2005: "If I Needed SomeoneIf I Needed Someone"If I Needed Someone" is a song written by George Harrison. Versions by The Beatles and by The Hollies appeared simultaneously, both being released in the United Kingdom on 3 December 1965. The Hollies version appeared on a single. Most of the Hollies previous singles had been big top ten hits...
" off the album This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber SoulThis Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber SoulThis Bird Has Flown – A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul is an indie tribute album by a variety of artists that commemorates, as the title suggests, the fortieth anniversary of the release of The Beatles' 1965 album Rubber Soul. It was released on October 25, 2005 by Razor & Tie... - 2010: "How Are You?" off the album Here Lies LoveHere Lies LoveHere Lies Love is a concept album and rock musical made in collaboration between David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, about the life of the former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos along with the woman who raised her—Estrella Cumpas—and follows Marcos until she and her family were forced to leave...
by David ByrneDavid ByrneDavid Byrne may refer to:*David Byrne , musician and former Talking Heads frontman**David Byrne , his eponymous album*David Byrne , Irish footballer*David Byrne , English footballer...
and Fatboy SlimFatboy SlimNorman Quentin Cook better known by his former stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, electronic dance music musician, and record producer. He is a pioneer of the big beat genre that achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s...
Other songs
- "The In Crowd"
- "John-John"
- "Teresa"
- "Late Again"
- "A Christmas Dirge"
- "Take Me Away"
- "The Cavendish"
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | P.S. I Love You P.S. I Love You (film) P.S. I Love You is a 2007 American drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese. The screenplay by LaGravenese and Steven Rogers is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Cecelia Ahern. The film is dedicated to the memory of producer Molly Smith's sister Windland Smith Rice.-Plot:Holly and Gerry... |
Ciara Reilly |
| 2010 | Downtown Express | Ramona |