By 
Nellie McKay
 | 
TED Stage Talk

"Mother of Pearl," "If I Had You"

The wonderful Nellie McKay sings "Mother of Pearl" (with the immortal first line "Feminists don't have a sense of humor") and "If I Had You" from her sparkling set at TED2008.

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