In the style of the indie rocker’s musings on Crush Songs, “Nellie” is Karen O’s tender ode to groundbreaking journalist Nellie Bly.
It was written in honor of Bly’s 151st birthday to accompany the day’s Google Doodle.
Someone's got to stand up and tell them what a girl is good for
We got to speak up for the ones who've been told to shut up
Oh, Nellie, take us all around the world
And break those rules cause you're our girl
Oh, Nellie, take us all around the world with you
We want to make something of ourselves too
Oh, Nellie, you show us just what you would do
Oh, Nellie, you show us just what you would do