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Jill Sobule

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Jill Sobule

Jill Susan Sobule ( SOH-byool; January 16, 1959 – May 1, 2025) was 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. In 2009, Sobule released California Years, an album funded entirely by fan donations, making her an early pioneer of crowdfunding.

Infobox

Born
Jill Susan Sobule(1959-01-16)January 16, 1959Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died
May 1, 2025(2025-05-01) (aged 66)Woodbury, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres
Folk-pop
Occupations
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Instruments
Vocalsguitar
Years active
1986–2025
Labels
MCAAtlanticArtemisBeyond MusicPinko
Website
jillsobule.com

Tables

List of singles, with selected chart positions · Discography › Singles
Title
Year
Peak chart positions
Album
US
USRadio
USAdult
AUS
"Too Cool to Fall in Love"
1990
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17
—
Things Here Are Different
"Living Color"
—
—
—
—
"I Kissed a Girl"
1995
67
74
—
36
Jill Sobule
"Supermodel"
—
—
—
53
"Good Person Inside"
1996
—
—
—
—
"Bitter"
1997
—
—
—
74
Happy Town
"When My Ship Comes In"
—
—
—
—
"One of These Days"
2000
—
—
—
—
Pink Pearl
"Rainy Day Parade"
—
—
—
—
"Stoned Soul Picnic"
2001
—
—
—
—
I Never Learned to Swim: Jill Sobule 1990–2000
"Cinnamon Park"
2004
—
—
—
—
Underdog Victorious
"San Francisco"
2007
—
—
—
—
California Years
"Island of Lost Things"
2018
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—
—
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Nostalgia Kills

References

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    https://www.allmusic.com/album/r473071
  2. TheBuzzAbout.com
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyegRz810FU
  3. CNN
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170329004603/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/24/jill.sobule.album/
  4. Cleveland.com
    https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-16-2023-includes-celebrities-lin-manuel-miranda-kate-moss.html
  5. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/arts/music/jill-sobule-dead.html
  6. Lilith
    https://lilith.org/2023/02/jill-sobule-is-still-laughing-at-the-world/
  7. Freedom From Religion Foundation
    https://ffrf.org/publications/day/jill-sobule/
  8. Colorado Music Experience
    https://colomusic.org/profile/jill-sobule/
  9. Pink Pearl,
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140904192517/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Jill+Sobule+Handpicked+by+Legendary+Artist+Don+Henley+to+Open+on+His...-a065687591
  10. IMDB
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112697/soundtrack
  11. Review of 'Happy Town' in The Advocate
    https://books.google.com/books?id=T2QEAAAAMBAJ&q=sobule+%22happy+town%22+advocate&pg=PT48
  12. "A 'bitter' Jill to swallow"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20181006000900/http://pdc-connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9703311046/a-bitter-jill-swallow
  13. jillsobule.com
    https://www.jillsobule.com/thecaliforniayears
  14. The Forward
    https://forward.com/culture/music/717262/musician-jill-sobule-obituary-queer-jewish-icon/
  15. Trouser Press
    https://trouserpress.com/reviews/jill-sobule/
  16. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/25/arts/music/always-up-and-coming-a-singer-arrives.html
  17. Westword
    https://www.westword.com/music/denver-musician-jill-sobule-passes-away-at-age-66-obituary-24425531
  18. Variety
    https://variety.com/2025/music/news/jill-sobule-i-kissed-a-girl-dead-1236384525/
  19. Mission Accomplished!. August 3, 2008. Jill Sobule. Archived February 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
    http://www.jillsobule.com/whatsnew.asp?item=080308
  20. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/18/arts/music/jill-sobule-finds-seeds-of-dotties-charms-in-a-drawer.html
  21. Kickstarter
    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/782492636/im-making-my-first-record-in-8-years-im-back-and-i
  22. Rollingstone.com
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country-lists/10-best-country-and-americana-songs-of-the-week-luke-combs-kacey-musgraves-and-more-667056/
  23. BroadwayWorld
    https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/FCK7THGRADE-Returns-to-Wild-Project-20230517
  24. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/theater/review-retracing-the-path-from-middle-school-nerd-to-rock-goddess.html
  25. Asbury Park Press
    https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/07/27/jill-sobule-lgbtq-fundraiser-rustin-center-princeton/8069262002/
  26. ABC
    https://www.abc.es/cultura/musica/muere-incendio-jill-sobule-cantante-himno-gay-20250502124453-nt.html
  27. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/03/14/smart-funny-sobule/30ce176b-115e-4f64-9dfb-37e5446d073d/
  28. www.jillsobule.com
    https://www.jillsobule.com/post/2017/04/03/jill-comes-alive-homemade-bootleg
  29. Trouser Press
    https://trouserpress.com/reviews/richard-barone/
  30. Magnet
    https://magnetmagazine.com/2010/10/11/qa-with-richard-barone/
  31. E!
    https://www.eonline.com/news/1416985/jill-sobule-i-kissed-a-girl-singer-dead-at-66
  32. Tunefind
    https://www.tunefind.com/show/felicity/season-2/22005
  33. richardbarone.com
    https://richardbarone.com/RichardBarone/Press_2.html
  34. PopMatters
    https://www.popmatters.com/jill-sobule-nostagia-kills-2607151334.html
  35. MTV News
    https://web.archive.org/web/20180513152351/http://www.mtv.com/news/509995/lloyd-cole-jill-sobule-out-to-prove-two-negatives-make-a-positive/
  36. Salon
    https://www.salon.com/2003/12/05/tell_us/
  37. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2025/05/jill-sobule-dead-i-kissed-a-girl-singer-1236383414/
  38. "Unfabulous soundtrack"
    https://www.allmusic.com/album/unfabulous-and-more-mw0000390743/
  39. HuffPost.com
    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fearless-the-song_b_29294
  40. "Various Artists-Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young for Charity"
    https://www.allmusic.com/album/cinnamon-girl-women-artists-cover-neil-young-for-charity-mw0000495973
  41. "Don Was − Jill Sobule − Dance Party I"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBvu9V-0_cs
  42. NPR
    https://www.npr.org/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5385200/jill-sobule-dead-singer
  43. margaretcho.com
    https://margaretcho.com/2010/04/01/the_bear_song/
  44. Iomusic News
    https://web.archive.org/web/20111006053801/http://iomusic.com/Bands_and_Artists/S/Sobule__Jill/
  45. npr.org
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080227084223/http://blog.ted.com/2008/02/jill_and_julia.php
  46. NPR
    https://www.npr.org/2013/10/29/241601710/the-jill-julia-show-on-mountain-stage
  47. mountainstage.org
    https://mountainstage.org/mountain-stage-remembers-jill-sobule/
  48. EW.com
    https://ew.com/article/2015/08/27/jill-sobule-david-hajdu/
  49. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/18/magazine/queer-as-folk.html
  50. FOX Local
    https://www.livenowfox.com/news/jill-sobule-death-house-fire
  51. australian-charts.com
    https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jill+Sobule
  52. theejohndoe.com
    https://www.theejohndoe.com/a-day-at-the-pass
  53. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/304614/jill-sobule/chart?f=379
  54. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/304614/jill-sobule/chart?f=350
  55. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/304614/jill-sobule/chart?f=341
  56. Bandcamp
    https://sweet-penny-and-the-lion.bandcamp.com/track/sweet-penny-and-the-lion
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