Nellie Mckay - Ding dong (live)

Another live performance of Nellie Mckay

[@maidovseysans]

I feel she is one of the most profound, creative, innovative artists of our day. Her songs were some of the only things that helped me get through depressing times in college. It's great to great that she has been a light to you wonderful people in the world. I'm thankful I discovered her music including this favorite of mine. Good vibes to her and to everyone. It's awesome.

[@neatcats]

She is such a great talent. Saw her twice last week in Ky. and she was great. Got to meet her also, quite an amazing person.

[@maxedwellseven6724]

I first heard her as a guest on Prairie Home Companion in 2015. She is an absolute hoot to listen to when she is talking! Very eclectic and unusual songs. Nice voice!

[@maidovseysans]

I accidentally wrote "it's great to great" on my other post, but if this were a real phrase, contextually, I could say this to mean listening to her songs leads from one great occurrence to another, exponentially helping people find hope and happiness in life. Her music causes a chain reaction of beautiful moments. and I can attest to this. best of luck to her and to everyone. ~riss g

[@InVaDeRsOfThEeArTh]

SHE IS SOOO AMAZING! I just heard about her recently, and now, I've memorized allll her songs and sing them constantly! she's just so different! I love it! Nora Jones is really good too.

[@MGMLV]

This girl is the next Rosemary Clooney..Nellie we love your voice!!!And shes gorgeous!!

[@HudsonWI2057]

Love you Nellie! I'm bored with being sick..and I finally have enough energy to spend time listening to your awesome cache of amazing songs.. So I must be getting better.. Hope to get back out on the important work to be done.. Very soon.. Wish I could be there with you today.. Keep up the good work...xxoo

[@dsterry]

It's rare when you see someone who lives the music. What I mean by that is, when you see her play/sing it's impossible to think that she's anywhere but in the song. If she's thinking of anything at all during performance, she's great at not showing it. It's got to be a natural gift to *be* the performance.

[@shinesilently]

Watching this clip live was he first time I heard Nellie McKay. She has written lots of great songs and if you like this you should definitely buy her albums. Thanks Jools!

[@morgankitty1]

first time to hear her.......this girl is a sure bet to go far

[@eeli1]

O_O I've never heard of this girl, but she's brilliant!

[@Schadenfreude17]

I absolutely LOVE her voice. Not too bad on the eyes either :d

[@royalicecream]

i love this song so much

[@ToiletWeek]

We once saw her by a port-o-san at South Street Seaport in NYC. She put on a concert that night -- was like a young Bob Dylan.

[@vrutty]

LOVE IT! She is amazing!

[@stephenverchinski409]

She is smart and with a wonderful wit. Watch those JTRs out there!

[@KitsuneBozu1]

This girl was in the movie P.S. I Love You, played a tiny part, but I totally fell in love with her.

[@sugarbunni]

simply beautiful.

[@darthzach]

One of the most cheerily depressing songs I have ever heard. I remember seeing this on TV and falling in love with the song. But sadly it remains one of the only Nelly Mckay songs I can stomach

[@firegrrrrl]

in love with this....

[@Dr.Twat.Waffle]

Wow... that is intense and very sad. I'm glad you made it out alive and you never gave in to their awful ways.

[@MrSystane]

Awesome comedian/singer, I enjoyed her Ted talks lol. Played te younger sister in P.S. I Love You

[@Mattteus]

young, talented, beautiful, quirky songs with heady lyrics... yes

[@maxedwellseven6724]

Quirky - Absolutely!

[@djs61909]

a class all her own!

[@MsCodru]

She is amazing:X:X

[@runningforamsterdam]

this is the version on ondemand i watched this morning!

[@toastnuances]

Oh. Ah. What a crazy sitcom-style mix-up! womp womp wooomp

[@Nemobaby411]

im gonna be dancing all day

[@parrotsnest]

awesome performance

[@toastnuances]

Nellie McKay wrote "Ding Dong", sir, and when she opened for BNL and Alanis Morrissette a couple years ago she prefaced this song with "This is a cheery little ditty about suicide."

[@imjustapril21]

this is really cool its really different but i like it a lot. xD

[@slessorpr]

comparisons with Joni Mitchell are inevitable. comparisons are odious - i say they're both geniuses. love u nell!

[@gaoyusi85]

happy new year Nellie.

[@nblumer]

Cabaret punk - very well done!

[@DrDaveElliott]

Ah, I know that now. When I've seen her before, she was completely Americanized. Regardless, she's brilliant! :)

[@buzzybrooks]

im smitten....wow she is rad....i'm so in love ....again....hate when this happens...aha

[@royalicecream]

beautiful song, i like live much more

[@limolnar]

The more accurate comparison would probably be Tori Amos. But one could say Cyndi Lauper, as well. Hell, they're all geniuses!

[@TheZeldaBoy]

She is amazing. Forget Avril lavigne and all these other pop no talent whores... Nellie is the real deal. She should be all over the radio and tv. Her talent is real.

[@jl62398]

cool song

[@JoshSitar]

I thought you were talking about the Queen song. And the blatant lyrics about cat death in this song are what I was referring to.

[@JoshSitar]

No it's not. Brian May himself said it was about a stray cat in an interview.

[@pgrek]

hm, she realy seems "smarter than you think" :> i'm impressed.

[@royalicecream]

exactly what i was thinking

[@MoorlandMoss]

Baby, watch your back plays in my mind next....

[@subgerocallidus]

@aprilen2u You should like it because it's different not despite it is.

[@xxmrrickxx]

I wunt be dinied... I'm leu-king fur sum luuuve!

[@ScarletDavies]

@LivefromtheCHF Wow. You're brave :)

[@thejackiewebb]

she's saying "chop your head off" that's what it says in her lyrics. this is such an odd song...but i like it. =).

[@terminalmf]

Does she EVER play with a band backing her?

[@JoshSitar]

Good song here. Queen also has a song about the death of a cat called "All Dead All Dead". Great song, although it's actually better if you listen to it NOT knowing it's just about a cat, but oh well.

[@Alexis6779]

o snap i tought i was on katy pery :P but yhu sing good

[@DorisDayFanatic]

@92peanutbutterpop What are you talking about?

[@dk15623]

i know right........

[@kusstav]

HOT

[@vforvendetta128]

it was a decision? or are you saying that "coming out" was the best decision?

[@DrDaveElliott]

When did she get a British accent?

[@overlypassonate]

did i say the stuff in the song was true? of course know that she isnt a boozer or on drugs. Don't u think i would have noticed if she looked like she was on drugs? or if she was dead? and who's to say every song is always fictional? How bout I look up 'song' in the dictionary, will I find the word fictional anywhere in the context? I love this song, and nellie mckay, they are of course both the best. I was just stating a fact about the song, my point of view. And im not trying to fight here.

[@djvbb12]

Never know it's a song about suicide until you think about it for a while.

[@yishaqdavid2029]

Recorded on a potato??

[@Unkreativhoch10]

she was so much better than green day and robby williams together

[@mswcky]

my cat died too

[@imjustapril21]

@subgerocallidus say what. ok... what are you trying to say

[@yvonnecarns7603]

Nellie, I want to buy you a bottle of vodka.

[@Mattteus]

she's like a Kate Bush for another generation

[@xxmrrickxx]

Men in white, MAN in red and man in black. I thought the man in red was the "seductionist." "He'll get you into bed," and "maybe that smooth jet-setter lied." She escapes her pain through drug, sex, then death!!

[@pk4882]

Is she that sweet? Or is she diabolical? Both, thinks I.

[@reivilo]

she is more of a Suzanne Vega.

[@unqtious]

Really? Kate Bush?! (the exclamation point points to incredulousness)

[@overlypassonate]

just because your cat died? I mean, yea, im really close to cats, and i love them, but i wouldnt turn to drugs and death if they died!

[@TheWeaslette]

She vaguely reminds me of JK Rowling for reasons unknown.

[@sarahccc1]

She didn't get a British accent.

[@TheZeldaBoy]

hah I was just giving an example of a singer who has no talent and shouldnt be so damn popular.