For those like me who don't listen to Alanis
You oughta know:
I want you to know
That I'm happy for you
I wish nothing, but
The best for you both
An older version of me
Is she perverted like me?
Would she go down on you in a theatre?
Does she speak eloquently?
And would she have your baby?
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother
'Cause the love that you gave that we made
Wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide
No, and every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told
Me you'd hold me until you died?
'Til you died, but you're still alive
And I'm here, to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair, to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know
You seem very well
Things look peaceful
I'm not quite as well
I thought you should know
Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity?
I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner
But it was a slap in the face
How quickly I was replaced
And are you thinking of me when you fuck her
'Cause the love that you gave that we made
Wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide
No, and every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me
You'd hold me until you died?
'Til you died, but you're still alive
And I'm here, to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair, to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know
'Cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me
And I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes
And you know it
And every time I scratch my nails
Down someone else's back, I hope you feel it
Now can you feel it?
'Cause I'm here, to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know
Why I'm here, to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair, to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know
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I’ve heard this song a thousand times growing up and never actually listened to the words. Wild. Good stuff.
Important note: she's singing to Dave Coulier, Uncle Joey from Full house, who used Alanis to cheat on his wife.
Sometimes I wonder how many millennials have attachment disorders simply because we grew up with this song being pretty much inescapable for almost a decade.
Like, yeah, she’s talented but has anyone ever studied what it does to a young mind when you grow up in a culture that blasts its relationship drama in song format 24/7 everywhere from the car radio to the supermarket, followed by The Offspring’s The Kids Aren’t Alright and Linkin Park’s Crawling?
In chronological order, it reads like a descent into madness if you ask me.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say none. Being abandoned by my parents gave me attachment issues, this is just a song.
Being abandoned into a world that processes its relationship drama for profit by playing it 24/7 in all public areas
People outside the anglosphere were/are being blasted with American pop music just the same, with only a fraction of them understanding anything beyond the hook of any song. And those are simarly fucked up, so my guess is the effect is zero.
I am reasonably certain I have been to the theatre where she went down on that guy.
This is the most interesting fact about my life.
"Did you know? This seat is the only one in Ottawa to feature in an Alanis Morissette song.
This plaque is here to remind you."
[God I wish I knew how to Photoshop]
Nah, that's the stains and popcorn pieces on the floor they spackled over for preservation.
They look like jagged little pills now.
I am reasonably certain I have been to the theatre where she went down on that guy.
When contacted for comment, Morissette responded:
"Can confirm! I was giving him the side-eye."
This song was the absolute bomb to play on drums in Rock Band. I really loved the snare / bass drum flow with the hats.
Saw Alanis Morisette on Austin City Limits recently. She's still got it. And the Jagged Little Pill musical was amazing. Definitely what some would consider very "woke", but Broadway doesn't usually attract the anti-woke crowd.
Remind me what Uncle Joey is doing now?
Broadway doesn’t usually attract the anti-woke crowd.
The absolute shit show that occurred when my city's local theater group (of which I am a part) decided to hold auditions for Rent...
People who had been happily performing side by side with openly gay and trans cast members were suddenly pulling out bibles to quote scripture during meetings and getting "prayer circles" to surround the theater when they rehearsed...
Many friendships ended that year. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Edit: I agree with you, this just gave me a chuckle due to my own personal experience with a small number of people that are not representative of a whole.
I'm afraid so.
Edit response: lemmy doesn't strike me as a place for tons of people knowing lines or lyrics to musicals, and isn't quite big enough for a lot of outliers... Could be wrong though. Although even if I didn't know all the words by heart, I'd have just taken your question as genuine concern with my mental state, given the people who were around me.
Same reason why some gamers are okay with women and people of color being side characters but snap when they're in the leading role
But everyone knows a wamen cannot into strength!
Black people didn't exist until the 1700s!
STOP EMJOYING THINGS I DON'T LIKE
Or something like that. Almost every argument for fantasy-type settings where "that character wouldn't be black/is described as X" but honestly if it doesn't affect the story, who gives a shit.
Yeah, sure. Plenty of characters are described in books as "alabaster/cream/other word for pasty ass white" but not once does it come up in the story. Nobody is racist against other colors. Slavery is for everyone including royalty. So why bother making a fuss about skin color or hair color when there are MOTHERFUCKING DRAGONS FLYING AROUND. If you're looking for realism, that wyvern fucked off a long time ago.
Almost every argument for fantasy-type settings where “that character wouldn’t be black/is described as X” but honestly if it doesn’t affect the story
What shits me is that this so often happens with adaptations, and when the adaptation that did this ends up terrible they end up claiming it's proof they were right all along. As though the inclusion of a minority character is somehow the cause of terrible writing, set/prop/costume design, effects, acting (including from the cishet white actors), and direction. No, it couldn't possibly be because most adaptations are terrible regardless, it must be tHe gAYs.
Bible belt city in the US, but in a purple area.
They're oh so magnanimously okay with the gays when they'r not being "in your face about it" (aka literally just showing as much affection for a partner as any straight couple, or mentioning it in passing, or doing anything that could call attention to them being gay/trans/etc)
But having a musical that revolves around a trans woman, a gay couple, and involves AIDS? That was simply too much for their (self)righteous sensibilities, and must be protested!
I mean, they could have just not participated, kept their mouths shut, and ignored everything about it, but at least now we know who the secret garbage people are.
I also love the cartoon The Great North where the daughter has the imaginary best friend Alanis.
My first thought, when hearing about Alanis Morissette is, "Oh! God!"
And then immediately after that, "Maybe I should go play some skeeball."