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Jill Sobule

Jill Sobule (born January 16, 1965 in Denver, Colorado) is 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. An appreciable percentage of her work is also dedicated to detailed accounts of both her own fictional female creations and such troubled but celebrated wo… more »


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If I hadn't always been depressed
I'd climbed that golden ladder of success and if I hadn't been so blue
Thank misery for bringing me to you.

If only I stayed in my home town
Married my old sweetheart, settled down
Watched my belly swell a time or two
Thank misery for bringing me to you.

Thank misery, the years I've lost
The drinks I've served, the friends I've tossed 
Thank misery; she's had enough of me

If I could go back in a time machine
I wouldn't buy a ticket, well maybe
But I'm so happy now I swear it's true
Thank misery for bringing me
God bless the pain that set me free
Thank misery for bringing me to you

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