Hanley was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. She was a member of Letters to Cleo from 1990 to 2000 (the length of the band's existence). She came up with the band's name (she had a pen pal named Cleo when she was younger). In 1997, she started to work on other projects than the band, starting with a role in the Boston Rock Opera's performance of Jesus Christ Superstar as Mary Magdalene.
In 1999, Hanley made a cameo as herself in the film 10 Things I Hate about You, singing a cover version of Nick Lowe's "Cruel to be Kind" at the movie characters' high school prom. Towards the end of Letters to Cleo's career, she began performing with her husband and fellow Letters to Cleo member Michael Eisenstein outside of the band. Around the same time, she gave birth to their daughter, Zoe.
Starting her own solo career, Hanley started doing music for the cartoon Generation O. She also provided the singing voice for Rachael Leigh Cook's character Josie in the movie Josie and the Pussycats. In 2002, she released her first solo album, Cherry Marmalade. That same year, she appeared on the Dropkick Murphys/Face to Face split cd, providing guest vocals on the original version of the Dropkick Murphys song "The Dirty Glass". She also performed the song "Follow Me" for the video game Sonic Heroes in 2003. In 2004 she released a follow up to Cherry Marmalade, The Babydoll EP. She is very involved with the Boston based charity "Hot Stove, Cool Music." She is currently in the Los Angeles-based girl band, The Dilettantes, with New York native Michelle Lewis. In 2004, she and her husband Michael Eisenstein had their second child, Henry Aaron, the name given in honor of baseball player Hank Aaron and their love for baseball.
In August 2005, Hanley announced on her website's message board that she would be recording a cover of Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life" for the soundtrack of the Reese Witherspoon film Just Like Heaven In September 2005, she appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as part of a pretaped man-on-the-street segment, singing a song about falling in love at Starbucks.
The internet radio station KGRL featured her as their Flower-Powered Artist for September of 2006. The feature includes an exclusive interview, CD Review of Cherry Marmalade, Review of Babydoll EP, and an on-demand video stream of the whole Hotel Cafe performance last July 2006.
She's also quite popular with fans of the New England Patriots, as every time she has sung the National Anthem for them at Gillette Stadium the Patriots have won. She has sung eight times as of January 2007 with as many wins, including the only home playoff games for the Patriots in 2006 and 2007.
She sings the main theme song for My Friends Tigger and Pooh, a half-hour Disney Channel TV show that premiered on Playhouse Disney on May 12, 2007 and "We Are The Care Bears" from Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!.
On Thanksgiving Day 2007, Hanley sang a song called "Caring Changes The World" in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the Care Bears Float. Hanley toured as a back up singer with Miley Cyrus on her Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus : Best of Both Worlds Tour.
Trans-Neptunian Object #1
Kay Hanley Lyrics
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You`re a chapter
And I'm a page
And it sends me so stratospheric
I gotta hear it anyways
Nothing could be jaded
I will orchestrate
I'm beyond trans-neptune object number one
Starry eyes ever after
You`re a chapter
I'm a page
And it sends so me stratospheric
I gotta hear it anyways
Nothing could jaded
I will orchestrate
I'm beyond trans-neptune object number one
So anywhere you go
From the depths up to the stars
I'm a moonlit window
So getcha gotcha good
Don't you never ever worry cause her momma tells her
She's interstellar
She's interstellar
Starry eyes ever after
I'm a chapter
You`re a page
And nothing to be jaded
I could orchestrate
I'm beyond trans-neptune object number one
So anywhere you go
From the depths up to the stars
I am a moonlit window
Getcha gotcha good
Don't she never ever worry cause her momma tells her
She's interstellar
She's interstellar
The lyrics of Kay Hanley's song Trans-Neptunian Object #1 speaks about a deep love that takes the form of a cosmic journey. The singer compares her love interest to a chapter while she is just a page in their story. Their connection is so intense that it sends her skyrocketing into the stratosphere. She orchestrates her love to be so pure and beyond any physical realm. The singer is so transcendent that she is beyond Trans-Neptunian Object Number One, which is a heavenly body found beyond the planet Neptune's orbit.
The song's lyrics suggest that the singer's connection with her love interest allows her to transcend the physical boundaries of space and time. The phrase "moonlit window" represents a portal through which the singer and her lover can travel anywhere in the universe from the depths up to the stars. The singer's mother affirms her daughter's interstellar identity, making her feel secure in her cosmic journey. The song's mood is dreamy and whimsical and suggests that true love can cross even the most impossible boundaries.
Line by Line Meaning
Starry eyes ever after
Forever enchanted by this person, always looking at them with admiration.
You're a chapter
You are a significant section in my life story.
And I'm a page
I am a smaller part of their story.
And it sends me so stratospheric
Their presence makes me feel elated and exhilarated.
I gotta hear it anyways
Even if it hurts or it's bad news, I still want to know what they have to say.
Nothing could be jaded
Their effect on me is so strong that I cannot become jaded or disenchanted with them.
I will orchestrate
I have control over the situation and will make it happen according to my plans.
I'm beyond trans-neptune object number one
My feelings and emotions for them are so strong that not even the furthest planet can compare to them.
So anywhere you go
No matter where they are, I am there with them in spirit.
From the depths up to the stars
From the bottom of the earth to the highest point in the sky.
I'm a moonlit window
I am a source of light and guidance for them, shining on their path.
So getcha gotcha good
I have a hold on them, and they are under my spell.
Don't you never ever worry cause her momma tells her
Their mother reassures them that they are special and unique, and nothing can diminish that.
She's interstellar
She is out of this world and one-of-a-kind.
Starry eyes ever after
Forever bewitched and enthralled by them.
I'm a chapter
I am a significant section in their life story.
You're a page
They are a smaller part of my story.
And nothing to be jaded
They are so important and special to me that I could never become jaded or tired of them.
I could orchestrate
I have the power to control the situation and make it happen according to my plans.
I'm beyond trans-neptune object number one
My feelings for them are so strong that not even the furthest planet in our solar system can compare.
So anywhere you go
I am with them always, no matter where they may be.
I am a moonlit window
I provide them with guidance and light, illuminating their path to success or happiness.
Getcha gotcha good
I have them under my control or influence, and they are powerless to resist.
Don't she never ever worry cause her momma tells her
Their mother assures them that they are unique and special, and nothing can change that.
She's interstellar
She is beyond comparison, out of this world, and unique.
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