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Raw Story: Famed singer-songwriter's last new song posted before death attacked JD Vance: report
Raw Story - Famed singer-songwriter's last new song posted before death attacked JD Vance: report
Sarah K. Burris
May 9, 2025 11:30AM ET
Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule died tragically in a house fire last week, and Rolling Stone reported Friday that the last song she wrote attacked Vice President JD Vance.
The 66-year-old was staying with friends in Minnesota on her way to Denver to perform songs from her "autobiographical coming-of-age musical," NPR reported last week.
However, just a month before her death, "Sobule dashed off a cutting song about the VP that thrust her back into the national conversation," said Rolling Stone.
She had arrived in Los Angeles to write with friend Michelle Lewis and her co-writer Kay Hanley. Sobule had one song ready to play for them: "JD Vance is a ..."
“She played it for us, and we were like, ‘Oh, my God,’” Hanley told Rolling Stone. “Michelle and I came up with background parts and we filmed it and I started a TikTok account for Sugar Tits and just threw it up.”
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Sarah K. Burris
May 9, 2025 11:30AM ET
Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule died tragically in a house fire last week, and Rolling Stone reported Friday that the last song she wrote attacked Vice President JD Vance.
The 66-year-old was staying with friends in Minnesota on her way to Denver to perform songs from her "autobiographical coming-of-age musical," NPR reported last week.
However, just a month before her death, "Sobule dashed off a cutting song about the VP that thrust her back into the national conversation," said Rolling Stone.
She had arrived in Los Angeles to write with friend Michelle Lewis and her co-writer Kay Hanley. Sobule had one song ready to play for them: "JD Vance is a ..."
“She played it for us, and we were like, ‘Oh, my God,’” Hanley told Rolling Stone. “Michelle and I came up with background parts and we filmed it and I started a TikTok account for Sugar Tits and just threw it up.”
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Rest in peace, Jill. That was great!
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She featured it near the front of her performance, and the crowd LOVED it. I can't believe she's gone, but I have no doubt it would make her smile to know this song is what she left us with. 