90s VOTW: “Ironic,” Alanis Morissette
Hey, isn’t it ironic how all the lines in this song aren’t really ironies, they’re just bummers? Ha ha! A little 90s humor for yinz…
Another Pop-Up video fav! From what I can recall from those informative little bubbles, the four Alanises are supposed to represent different parts of her personality – red sweater Alanis is the crazy one, yellow sweater Alanis is the childlike one, green sweater Alanis is the weird one (? am I remembering this correctly?), and driver Alanis is the supposedly shy, subdued one.
Let’s pause to simply appreciate Alanis Morissette for a second, can we? I mean, how awesome was she? I love that her hair was always kind of a mess and she looked like she didn’t wear much make-up and she just didn’t care. I love that her most popular song was a big, powerful “fuck you” to a man who had crossed her. (Cousin Joey from Full House! Maybe.) I love that she gave smart interviews and didn’t hide her intelligence and generally just rocked. Alanis, I love you.
This video was pretty cool, in a very low-key way. I like the idea of the different Alanises, I like the total beater car, and I like that fact that it looks like it takes place on some Canadian highway. Overall, thumbs up.
So … if you were cruising down the highway and three of your clones appeared in the car, what song would you sing? What parts of your personality would they represent?
:: May.05.2008 :: 90s VOTW, Daily, NaBloPoMo :: 3 Comments »
Another great VOTW entry. Towards the end of my freshman year of college, I went to Sam Goody, when there was still a location on Forbes Ave, and bought three CDs that sum up the year: Jagged Little Pill, DMB Under the Table and Dreaming, and the current Rusted Root, not sure of the album title. Two of the three had hidden tracks. That lovely a capella version of “Your House” from Alanis & #34 from Dave Matthews. Does anyone still do that?
Hidden tracks? Yup, I think they still do — I see them as a bonus for the people [like me] who are still buying CDs.
Anyway. I might have to think about that ‘what song would you sing’ thing. The first thing that pops into my head is Mandy Moore’s “Candy”, which is only slightly embarassing.
And this song? Totally screwed up the “literary device” portion of English class for a whole generation of kids. Love it.
Hello there, and huge props on your awesome VOTW series. Crossing my fingers that Aerosmith’s “Crying” might make it into a future post. I totally got a belly ring because of that video. Monkey see, monkey pierce. Oh, the joys and pains of coming up as a child of the 90s….