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Alanis Morissette – Perfect
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The song is from the perspective of a parent attempting to live vicariously through their child, who they push hard to achieve to the point it’s having a negative impact on the
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Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill (Ft. Derek Klena) – Perfect
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Nick has gotten into Harvard University, which is his parents' dream. They’ve been pushing him toward it his whole life, but Nick is unsure. In “Perfect”, we see how Nick feels
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Alanis Morissette – Perfect (Acoustic)
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[Verse 1] / Sometimes is never quite enough / If you're flawless, then you'll win my love / Don't forget to win first place / Don't forget to keep that smile on your face / [Chorus
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Alanis Morissette – Perfect (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Verse 1] / Sometimes / Is never quite enough / And if you're flawless / Then you'll win my love / Don't forget to win first place / Don't forget to keep that smile on your face
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Alanis Morissette – Precious Illusions
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[Verse 1] / You'll rescue me, right? / In the exact same way they never did / I'll be happy, right? / When your healing powers kick in / You'll complete me, right? / Then my life
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Alanis Morissette – You Learn
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“You Learn” is a song by Alanis Morissette, released as the fifth single from Morissette’s album Jagged Little Pill. The song became her third single to reach the top 10 on the US
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Alanis Morissette – Celebrity
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[Verse 1] / I have tasted stardom since before I breathed / My well-known hungry daddy modeled it for me / And I have never left this ambitious city / And I've only known a lust
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Alanis Morissette – Not All Me
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[Verse 1] / I wear their face on top of my face / I am the perfect target screen / For your blindly fueled rage / [Verse 2] / I bare the brunt of your long buried pain / I don't
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Alanis Morissette – Joining You (Melancholy Mix)
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[Verse 1] / Dear darlin', your mom, my friend / Left a message on my machine / She was frantic, saying you were talking crazy / That you wanted to do away with yourself / Guess she
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Alanis Morissette – Hands Clean
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“Heads Clean” was the lead single from Alanis Morissette’s fifth album Under Rug Swept.
With the verses written in the voice of an older man she had an affair with when she was
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Alanis Morissette – Joining You (MTV Unplugged)
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[Verse 1] / Dear darlin', your mom, my friend / Left a message on my machine / She was frantic, saying you were talking crazy / That you wanted to do away with yourself / Guess she
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Alanis Morissette – Ironic
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Written by Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill’s producer Glen Ballard, “Ironic” describes some peculiar and unfortunate situations and went on to be nominated for Record of
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Alanis Morissette – Hand In My Pocket
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“Hand in My Pocket” is song by artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette, released as the second single from Jagged Little Pill. According to Morissette herself, the final version of
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Alanis Morissette – Forgiven
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[Verse 1] / You know how us Catholic girls can be / We make up for so much time, a little too late / I never forgot it, confusing as it was / No fun with no guilt feelings / The
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Alanis Morissette – Joining You
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[Verse 1] / Dear dar', your mom, my friend / Left a message on my machine / She was frantic, saying you were talking crazy / [Verse 2] / That you wanted to do away with yourself
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Alanis Morissette (Ft. Elizabeth Stanley) – Smiling (Bil Bless Remix)
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[Verse 1] / This is a life of extremes / Both sides are slippery and enticing / These are my places off the rails / And this, my loose recollection of a falling / I barely remember
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Alanis Morissette – London
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[Verse 1] / Bougainvilleas fall into the pool / The hard shelled bugs bite my forearm / My right index fingernail chewed to the quick / My cervix is alarmed, scared even / [Verse 2
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Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill (Ft. Lauren Patten) – You Oughta Know
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After Frankie finds herself lost in New York with no money for a train home, she calls Jo to pick her up. Even though she’d recently cheated on her, Jo picks her up anyway. Through
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Alanis Morissette – Sorry 2 Myself
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[Verse 1] / For hearing all my doubts so selectively and / For continuing my numbing love endlessly / For helping you, and myself, not even considering / For beating myself up and
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Alanis Morissette – Head Over Feet
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“Head Over Feet” tells a tale of a couple who are best friends as well as lovers, in which the protagonist thanks a friend for his manners, love and devotion.
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Alanis Morissette – Superstar Wonderful Weirdos
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“Superstar Wonderful Weirdos” was written during the time Jagged Little Pill was and it’s going to feature on the 20th Anniversary Edition of the album.
According to Alanis
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Alanis Morissette – Gorgeous
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[Verse 1] / Testosterone in large amounts / Your little sister got kicked out of / God you can't shave your head / Come to the show, the boys they rock harder / Your mother lent
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Alanis Morissette – No Avalon
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[Verse 1] / I'm just a white girl from a small, safe town / What could I possibly know about destruction? / My lawn sure looks green today / Underneath these suburban skies / But
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