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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 – 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 – 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 – You Learn (MTV Unplugged)
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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 – 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 – Thank U
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After the massive success of her breakthrough album Jagged Little Pill, Morissette was considered one of the biggest music stars in the world, and many fans anxiously awaited a
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Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill (Ft. Antonio Cipriano, Celia Rose Gooding, Derek Klena, Elizabeth Stanley, Kathryn Gallagher, Lauren Patten & Sean Allan Krill) – You Learn
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[MARY JANE] / I, recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone, yeah / I, recommend walking around naked in your living room, yeah / Swallow it down / [FRANKIE] / What a
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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 – 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 – All I Really Want
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On one of the grungiest cuts off Jagged Little Pill, Alanis confrontationally vents about the dissonant, frustrating, and often constrictive nature of a relationship. Touchstone
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Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know (Live)
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[Verse 1] / 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
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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 – No Pressure Over Cappuccino
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This song is allegedly about and dedicated to Alanis Morissette twin brother Wade.
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Alanis Morissette – Closer Than You Might Believe
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“Closer Than You Might Believe” is a demo from the recording session of Jagged Little Pill. The track premiered on Rolling Stone on September 30th, 2015.
About the track, Alanis
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Kaylee Bell – You Learn
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[Intro] / Ooh, ooh, yeah / Ooh / [Verse 1] / I recommend gettin' your heart trampled on / To anyone, yeah, oh / I recommend walkin' 'round naked / In your livin' room, yeah / [Pre-
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Alanis Morissette – Wake Up
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[Verse 1] / You like snow, but only if it's warm / You like rain, but only if it's dry / [Pre-Chorus] / There's no sentimental value to the rose / That fell on your floor / There's
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Alanis Morissette – Comfort
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[Verse 1] / We spent our days in contemplation / Too much too soon / And though it hurts to let it linger on and on / You're all I need / What will my heart allow / When loneliness
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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 – You Oughta Know (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Verse 1] / 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
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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 – Uninvited
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Uninvited was released as the lead single from the 1998 film City of Angels. It was written by Alanis Morissette (who also produced the song with Rob Cavallo).
The song became
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Alanis Morissette – Orchid
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[Verse 1] / Me, and my helmet, such an un-conventional kid / All intense and kinetic, at best tolerated from afar / Not yet arrested, and by that I mean betrothed / Though a start
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Alanis Morissette – Not the Doctor
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Alanis eloquently demands equality, freedom and an individual identity, not merely an existence as an extension of someone else.
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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 – 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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