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Alanis Morissette – Right Through You
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[Verse 1] / Wait a minute, man / You mispronounced my name / You didn't wait for all the information / Before you turned me away / Wait a minute, sir / You kinda hurt my feelings
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Alanis Morissette – Right Through You (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Verse 1] / Wait a minute, man / You mispronounced my name / You didn't wait for all the information / Before you turned me away / Wait a minute, sir / You kind of hurt my feelings
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Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know
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The ultimate “bad break-up” song. The song discusses the fallout of a breakup and is notable for the raw emotion expressed by Morissette, a trend that was just appearing among
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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 – 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 – Lens
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Discussing this song’s meaning during a webisode filmed for Digital Spy, Morissette explained: “Looking through the lens of love is really looking through the lens of how we can
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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 – 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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Alanis Morissette – Her
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[Verse 1] / I am on the floor / I am in my kitchen / This place is so familiar on my knees / I can hear the footsteps / I can see their back walking out / I don't know who to reach
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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 – Ironic (Acoustic)
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[Intro] / Hey, yeah, yeah / Yeah, ah-ah-ah, yeah / [Verse 1] / An old man turned 98 / He won the lottery, and died the next day / It's a black fly in your Chardonnay / It's a death
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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 – Your House (Acoustic)
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[Verse 1] / I went to your house / Walked up the stairs / I opened your door without ringing the bell / I walked down the hall / Into your room / Where I could smell you / And I
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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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Alanis Morissette – Mary Jane (Acoustic)
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[Verse 1] / What's the matter Mary Jane? You had a hard day / As you place the don't disturb sign on the door / You lost your place in line again, what a pity / You never seem to
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Alanis Morissette – You Learn (Acoustic)
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[Verse 1] / I recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone / Yeah, oh / I recommend walkin' around naked in your living room / Yeah / [Pre-Chorus] / Swallow it down (What a
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Alanis Morissette – Nemesis
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[Verse 1] / So I opened the front door, you walked in all handsome / And ready for something you saw in my eyes / Right here, we sat and we tripped out / Saw celestial mosaics, and
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Alanis Morissette – Your House
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[Verse 1] / I went to your house / Walked up the stairs / I opened your door without ringing the bell / I walked down the hall / Into your room / Where I could smell you / And I
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Alanis Morissette – Uninvited (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Intro] / So, um, thank you all so much for being here / It's been such a pleasure to perform— / Yeah, we love London so much and we're comin' back / And, uh, bless you, thank you
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Alanis Morissette – These Are the Thoughts (Demo)
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[Verse 1] / These are the thoughts that go through my head / In my backyard on a Sunday afternoon / When I have the house to myself and I am not / Expending all that energy on
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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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