Jill Sobule dies, singer of “I Kissed to Girl” who had a long fight with Katy Perry; We know this
The music scene is mourning after the sudden and tragic loss of the renowned composer and interpreter Jill Sobule. At 66, the United States originalist and who maintained a long fight against Katy Perry At some point, he was on the eve of the premiere of his new theater project, he perished in an unfortunate Fire that occurred at your residence Located in Woodbury, Minnesota.
Within the recognition that Jill left over for his 1995 song, “I Kissed to Girl”, a dispute arose that captured the attention of the music industry and its followers. This issue, which became a Hymn for the LGTB community When narrating the experience of a woman kissing another, paradoxically became the center of a controversy more than a decade later.
Who was Jill Sobule, singer of “I Kissed to Girl”?
Throughout an artistic trajectory that covered three decades, Sobule left an indelible mark on the music industry with the launch of twelve record productions. Her creative talent led her to achieve fame thanks to two melodies that resonated widely: “Supermodel “ and “I kissed to girl”.
This last song, released in 1995, transcended its musical character to become a LGTB community symbol. However, this same issue placed it in the center of a public controversy.
In 2008, the then emerging artist Katy Perry launched a song with exactly the same title: “I kissed to Girl”. This coincidence did not go unnoticed by Jill Sobule, who did not hide his surprise and subsequent discomfort in the situation. In various interviews, Sobule expressed his feeling, stating that he did not feel precisely “honored” by the reuse of the name of his song.
This is known about the fire where Jill Sobule died
The causes that originated the incident still remain under investigation. According to information disseminated by an American magazine, the interpreter born in Denver was temporarily residing in this property while carrying out the rehearsals of her unipersonal musical show entitled “F*CK7thgrade.” The premiere of this work was scheduled for next Friday at the Swallow Hill Music enclosure, located in its hometown.
The painful news of the death was confirmed by both the artist’s representative and the Woodbury Public Security Department. The official reports indicate that the Fire Bodies responded to an emergency call at 5:30 in the morning, finding the house wrapped in flames and, inside, the singer’s lifeless body.
“I Kissed A Girl”: The dispute for authorship between Jill Sobule and Katy Perry
He Jill Sobule’s homonymous album, released in 1995, included the song “I Kissed to Girl”, a narrative about the Intimate encounter between two friends. At that time, Sobule commented that the song arose in a context where being an openly queer musician represented a risk, but despite this, he achieved remarkable popularity, reaching the top 20 of the Billboard list.
In an interview granted in 2008, the singer -songwriter expressed her feeling to the coincidence of the title with Katy Perry’s song, questioning that the young artist used the same name after declaring that the idea “had occurred to her in a dream.” The controversy climbed in 2009, when Sobule went to the medium The Ryspus with direct statements towards Perry, qualifying it derogatory.
In his statements, Sobule said that Perry’s song was written with the collaboration of a team of professionals and under the representation of the same person who had hired her in 1995. Despite this, he expressed his desire not to sound resentful, but launched a forceful criticism of Perry for the reuse of the title, questioning his artistic talent.
Although their subsequent record work did not achieve the same level of commercial success, Sobule received praise from criticism for adding frankness a diversity of political and cultural issues, including capital punishment, the anorexia and the LGBTQ community, which earned him the faithfulness of an admirer audience.
