Karen O Wrote New Song “Oh, Nellie” for Google Doodle About Nellie Bly

Google enlisted Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O to provide the music for their latest “Google Doodle” honoring what would’ve been Nellie Bly’s 151st birthday.

Bly is perhaps most renowned for convincing the staff at a Women’s Lunatic Asylum that she was insane to expose their mistreatment of patients, as well as for traveling around the world in a then-record-breaking 72 days.

Karen O’s song is a pretty little acoustic tune that perfectly capture the spirit of Bly and her achievements. Check out the Google Doodle above.

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