we're never gonna survive.

[deathboy]

Die, Alanis.

My friends have long told me that Alanis is the very heart of all darkness on this earth, but having quite enjoyed Jagged Little Pill (which she carefully avoided tarnishing by writing any other music to speak of in a decade) while I was at university, and grinning at her appearance as god in Dogma, I was OK with even her haphazard understanding of the word 'ironic'.

I hadn't realised she'd covered "Crazy" by Seal.

The original (from about 15 years ago).

Her version.

The gratuitous auto-tuning. The "quirky" timing changes. The "poppy" arp synth. The "edgy" distortion on the vocal before the last chorus comes back in. My air-quote fingers are cramping up already.

and... OH LOOK! HAHAHA AT THE END THERE'S A TWIST RIGHT BECAUSE ALANIS IS REALLY A LEZZER AND SHE@S ALL ANGRY COZ ITS THE BIRD SHES AFTER HAHAHAHA!!!oen SO CLEVERRRR!1111

I think that particular twist worked better in the Prodge video for Smack My Bitch Up (also a decade old) - which, coincidentally, is what I want to do to Ms Morissette now.

Anyway. Enjoy the original version, as I do, as a fucking classic, iconic early 90s video and remember (if you didn't already) to spit and cross yourself if anyone mentions the A-word in future.

Comments

[mog-warbeast.livejournal.com]

The gratuitous auto-tuning.

YOU SEE?!!

;-)

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

She can not only sing, she's paid to, that's her job, her entire life and point in existence. She has the time to get it right.

I, sadly, have neither the time nor the voice.

[lineoutrecords.livejournal.com]

I lasted a minute and 15 seconds, why did you make me watch that, why?

[notagod.livejournal.com]

What'sh up with thoshe eshesh she keepsh lishping too? Really doesn't do a god damned thing for the song.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

All canadians speak like this. Their mouths are full of mooses and their tongues made of poutine.

[siani-hedgehog.livejournal.com]

i think you'll find that's "putain". :P

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

shutyernoisehole.

;)

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

starts off with a bit of promise... notably until she opens her trap.

[feuermaus.livejournal.com]

Bit like Bonnie Langford then...

[markeris.livejournal.com]

steady on chap. It`s not like she`s done anything *really* bad, like ballsing up Future Love Paradise or something.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

I assume this is sar-carsm? ;)

[markeris.livejournal.com]

I wish she had now actually, I`ve just discovered thats a standard for nice preppy boys at Ivy league colleges to imagine they are in N Sync to (or something, I don`t fully understand the US education system, I just know what I like to hit).

[flemco.livejournal.com]

I still say this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhu8Aj-bgHY) is the best Crazy cover ever.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

Far superior to Alanis'...

fuck it, I'm doing me own. that'll learn 'em... :)

[drcuriosity]

IAWTC. G'wan, then :-)

[siani-hedgehog.livejournal.com]

HA! i knew you'd see this my way in the end. VICTORY! vicotry for those of us who already knew she was just a spoilt bitch of a washed up child star with a producer who realised that feminism was trendy!

[feuermaus.livejournal.com]

But she looks good in leather trousers, damn it! ;)

[oddlystrange.livejournal.com]

I have a funny story about someone I know who sat across from her in a restaurant once. She kept asking people if they knew who she was. Not a single one did. She apparently left all pissed off.

Ha!

[deviantsaint.livejournal.com]

I had a plot once to use one of those huge three person crew served water ballon launchers to toss greenslime laden projectiles at her when she was doing the jagged little pill tour in my hometown.

but alas, operation "you can't do that on stage" had to be aborted.

that aside, if you have a chance check out her cover of "my humps" by the black eyed peas. It's funny and disturbing.

-DS

[siani-hedgehog.livejournal.com]

I had a plot once to use one of those huge three person crew served water ballon launchers to toss greenslime laden projectiles at her when she was doing the jagged little pill tour in my hometown.

i am so delighted to hear that i was not the only person who wanted to do that. i just wanted to ask her questions where the answer might be "i don't know", first. you know, "Hey, Alanis! What's the definition of irony?" or something...

she did get greenslimed from the audience at something, eventually, didn't she? i'm sure i remember reading and laughing...

[wererogue.livejournal.com]

I agree entirely about the "My Humps" cover, and I reckon it makes up for the Seal thing, putting her at about average.

Then again, I wasn't that hot on Seal anyway.

[princealbert.livejournal.com]

So not seen Peaches version My Dumps:
very scatalogical:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFXzJbMsows

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

thaaaaaaaat's what I was searching for. you win at life, my friend.

[wererogue.livejournal.com]

I haven't, no - but Peaches is ace and I'll take a look at that when I get home.

[oddlystrange.livejournal.com]

OK. Even I have to admit that the "My Humps" cover redeemed her just a hair in my book.

I have decided that when she dies and goes to hell, she will only be forced to listen to her first couple of albums, instead of all of them.

hope these help ...

[btripp.livejournal.com]

"My air-quote fingers are cramping up already."

You mean, you don't have handy-dandy good-to-go VIRTUAL QUOTE FINGERS yet?

Well, with a little cut-and-pasting you'll be all set now!


(http://www.btripp.com)

Re: hope these help ...

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

ahahahahah! that's a classic, man!

Re: hope these help ...

[feuermaus.livejournal.com]

Your comment! It's full of Finger Bunnies! Arghhh!!!

[gaius-octavian.livejournal.com]

It all went wrong when she cut her hair.

so many wrongs in one posting

[princealbert.livejournal.com]

[siani-hedgehog.livejournal.com]

She's a smart woman

citation needed.

[siani-hedgehog.livejournal.com]

local sources say album largely written by her producer, Glen Ballard. this is supported by her utter failure to write anything even halfway worthwhile without him, as demonstrated by her other albums "Alanis" and "Now is the Time".

[feuermaus.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but wasn't he something to do with Bryan Adams at some point? I mean, that would explain a hell of a lot really.

[witchywillow77.livejournal.com]

As a fan of both the original and JLP, I can say I'm appalled at this cover. I'm staring at her and going... OH. MY. GAWD., is that Janice from Friends????

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

OH.

MY.

GAHHHHHHD

:)

[shiftplusone.livejournal.com]

Check out her cover of 'my lumps' by Black eyed peas, it's beautiful. think the Vids still on my myspace page, or just google it.

Seriously, do it.

[redcountess]

I still like her for taking the piss out of herself (the whole thing about opening her mouth) in "Dogma", and the whole "beep" thing with the nose she does in that has become F's favourite game :)

[misterfallen.livejournal.com]

Could be worse. It could be the bird from the Dresden Dolls deciding that what one of the slowest songs Death Cab For Cutie have ever done (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfBw0IWwO5U) really needs, is to be played at half-tempo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTEG1GwgSZY)

[princealbert.livejournal.com]

Oi, thats me fiance you're talking about!

[misterfallen.livejournal.com]

Really? Well then you can punch her for ruining my favourite song.

[smarriveurr.livejournal.com]

Wow, take me back to my teens, why don't ya...

Gimmick note: The Prodigy also get bonus points for teh topless wiminz. No competition.

[oddlystrange.livejournal.com]

It took you this long to realize Alanis is a twat?

*sigh*

I am disappointed.

Alanis Morrissett and Celine Dion are Canada's attempts at WMDs if you ask me.

Now Smack My Bitch Up is one of my all-time favorite workout songs!

[oddlystrange.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, and she did release a second album, you know the video where she's naked and thanking people?