If we know our stage rear-walls (a proposition far from certain), the Nellie bits in this clip were shot at Joe’s Pub. And the rest? The man-on-the-street Frankenstein trots? Well, a couple of ‘em were shot out in front of Karavas, near the intersection of W. 4th and 6th Ave in the Village. From the audience-perspective camcorder concert footage to the cut’s quasi-campy cabaret and Nellie’s OTT affectations, the whole thing gives Nellie a chance to have a laugh. A protracted, six-minute-and-thirty-six-second long laugh.

The track comes from Nellie’s Obligatory Villagers is out now via Vanguard. ‘Gum Droppers recently received an unreleased bonus track from the session in the Spanish-sung “Me Gusta Mañana.” If you haven’t had a chance, check it here.

Nellie McKay, Super Desserts
nellie-mckay.jpg
Nellie McKay Gets Reanimated -- Vulture
Nellie McKay Biography, Pictures, Images, Movies, Videos - FamousWhy
Nellie McKay brings unique act to ECC
A cabaret act about a death row inmate sounds, to put it bluntly, dead depressing. But Nellie McKay’s death row revue, “I Want to Live!,” is upbeat, she said. Audiences can judge for themselves when McKay brings “I Want to Live!” to Elgin ...
Nellie McKay “I Want to Live!” presented by LEO A Little Off Center
NYC singer/songwriter/actress Nellie McKay brings her latest project, “I Want to Live!” to Louisville. The New York Times calls “I Want to Live!” the “brilliant, zany, film-noir musical biography” of convicted murderess Barbara Graham, the ...
Comments (3)
  1. Anonymouse  |   Posted on Oct 1st, 2007

    She’s really cute. She can eat my brains.

  2. hype  |   Posted on Oct 1st, 2007

    do they have the original playing over the live performance? that’s just weird. but i love her.

  3. too bad the album is rubbish. cute outfit though.

Leave a Reply

Login

You must be logged in to post, reply to, or rate a comment.

%s1 / %s2