| Alanis Morissette – Right Through You Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| ^^^ Why not? He fooled around with her. Even though he was never planning on advancing her career, I'd imagine he would be the type of fellow to want credit anyway. Take just about any celebrity and when reporters go to their hometown getting interviews, people will line up and say what great friends they were and spill gospel about the celebrity as if they were personally friends. A lot of the time, it's all garbage. The "friend" was just someone who wanted to be recognized, wanted to be noticed. In a similar way, I could see this record executive expecting credit once Alanis became popular even though in reality he didnt deserve any of it (other than of course being the inspiration for this kick ass song). | |
| Alanis Morissette – Offer Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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When I listen to this song, I think back to events like Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, the tsunami of 2004, the earthquake in China and so many other natural travesties, not to mention all the day to day charity work that needs to be done- donating blood, providing food and clothing for the homeless, saving the rain forests and polar ice caps, donating money to cancer research etc, or just a normal everyday good deed like helping out a friend when they need someone to talk to or helping a disabled person get from point A to point B etc. Sometimes I just feel like I'm on overload- I KNOW I should do more. I know I'm CAPABLE and ABLE to do more. Then I feel tremendous guilt because I'm not, like I should already be expected to be active in helping all these causes. And then I get into if it's really genuine of me to do something even though I am practically feeling forced to do it. There really is only so much one person can do (unless you're Bono or Angelina Jolie or one of those celebrities that has the money, influence and the world at their fingertips) and I really just need to keep telling myself that. That and listening to this song, because really, if Alanis- a huge giver herself and someone to really be admired for their passion on giving back- feels this way sometimes, I know it's ok that I do too. |
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| Alanis Morissette – Spineless Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Yup I agree. She's being sarcastic and facetious. | |
| Alanis Morissette – Right Through You Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I agree with all those who say this is a big shot record exec. I dont see how it could possibly be about a boyfriend. She is talking about a specific executive who didn't think she'd amount to anything and just saw her as a naive piece of ass who would do as he says, even if at the end of it all he wasnt going to give her what she wanted the most. The ultimate "stick it to the man" song! ilovekelly: She says "Your shake is like a fish" meaning he's a slippery fellow- dishonest, slimy, can't trust him etc. |
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| Alanis Morissette – Bent 4 U Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I've just recently discovered this song and I LOVE it!! I think it's very similar to "Wake Up" and "Not the Doctor" from Jagged Little Pill where he was ambitious-less and relied to heavily on Alanis for love and support. But she realizes that she cant fix him and cant change who he innately is. I love these lines: it won't take long and I'll be on path again it won't be easy for us to disengage I'm at the end of self-deprivation stage She's telling him I'll be fine without you. I've had enough of your crap and what it's doing to me. At first I thought "inner workings" was alluding to his virginity (because she also talks about him being too young like he's not ready, or too old that he cant get it up in time, or not inclined because that's just the way he is), but now I think it more has to do with an emotional commitment, the "inner workings" being afraid of getting too close or dealing with the feelings that result. |
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| Alanis Morissette – Giggling Again For No Reason Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I dont think it's 'net'. At least I dont hear that. | |
| Alanis Morissette – Forgiven Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think people gave some really insightful comments. I dont have much more to add in my own interpretation of the song's meaning, so instead I just want to mention what I think are some of the most brilliant lines of all time: "What I learned I rejected but I believe again I will suffer the consequence of this inquisition If I jump in this fountain, will I be forgiven" First, I LOVE the "jump" line. First the fact that she uses the word "jump" in the first place in reference to a holy baptism, as if there really isnt that much meaning behind the ritual in the first place. So she'll do it, just to be 'forgiven' or to prove she's remorseful, rather than because she believes it will actually cleanse her. But also how she says the word. She says it almost violently. And I just love the phrasing of "I will suffer the consequence of this inquisition". I listen to this stanza alone about a dozen and a half times before I can get through the rest of this song. I just love it. |
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| Alanis Morissette – Not The Doctor Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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PutTheLightsOn: That's exactly it, at least from how I understand the song. Although from my understanding, I think HE was the co dependent of the relationship. And she's talking about not wanting to be the one to enable the dependency. As for the "I dont want to live on someday" line, I just interpret it as not wanting to live her life for something that MAY happen one day in the future. That she is who she is today because of what's happened to her in the past. |
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| Chantal Kreviazuk – Wayne Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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My second favourite Chantal song! Interesting interpretations! I've ALWAYS understood it as a child's perspective BECAUSE of the "hot air balloon" and "cotton candy", so it's interesting for me to see others see it that way too. Also, I saw it as a father-daughter type relationship and never once assumed this man was an older lover or something. Why else would she say "When I know youre not my mommy". The only person she COULD say that too would be a father type figure. I loved that there is this contrast of the child, with this more mature, more sophisticated orchestra playing in the background. I thought they complimented each other very well. And let me just say, the orchestra and the piano playing are by far the most beautiful contributions to the song. The chorus, while others may think she's screaming, I interpret it as praying. Pleading and begging for "Wayne" to wait for her. "Make me as fresh as flowers under these rocks and stones". I get shivers. That one line has so many layers to it. I think of it as "Wayne" being able to make her feel beautiful, even when she didnt feel beautiful about herself. When I listen to this song, I think about a second cousin of mine who who has a strange girlfriend, lives in his brother's dank, crowded and smelly basement (which I visited for the first time when I was younger). But there was one time where he just made me feel so good about myself. And said such kind and comforting words. Listening to this song, I think of him. |
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| Chantal Kreviazuk – Time Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Dont waste the time you have. Take what you have been given and take full advantage of it. | |
| Chantal Kreviazuk – Surrounded Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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musicbuff: in the box as you post a comment, the question is asked "What does this song mean to YOU?". You're right, you have the correct interpretation as the artist intended, but art of any kind (and that includes music) is always subjective, whether there was an exact purpose or not. Anyway, I just want to say that I listen to a lot of music. This song, is my anthem. I call it "MY" song. I cant relate to it on the level Chantal K wrote it in, but it gets to me like no other song out there. I could write a dissertation on her specific choice of words, the structure of her sentences, the voice modulations, the piano playing, the piano against the drums, the way the chorus at the end becomes so much more layered than merely saying "It's all around me...". I've probably spent more time listening to this song than I would ever be willing to admit to. This is the most breathtaking song I've ever heard. Period. |
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| Chantal Kreviazuk – Grace Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Such a beautiful song! I do such stupid things but you always stand by me. | |
| Chantal Kreviazuk – God Made Me Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Love the sarcasm in this song. Yes you're wonderful and perfect and I'm this little nothing who should thank you for even giving a damn. At the end- "my excuses are so lame"- it's like the entire song she was jokingly trying to excuse his behaviour and then realized nope, I'm not going to do it anymore. It really is YOU and not me. |
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| Chantal Kreviazuk – Boot Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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The choruses are obvious to me about abuse. I think her voice is so sharp in the chorus, you really feel the anguish in her tone. And I also love the piano. However, the verses...I have no idea what they are alluding to. Any thoughts to what "the fall" is alluding to? Or what's "like the others"? Had she been in an abusive relationship prior to this one? Usually Chantal's songs are less ambiguous than this. I like that it doesnt straight out tell what she's talking about and leaving things up to interpretation, but I cant seem to even venture an interpretatipn without understanding the verses. |
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| Alanis Morissette – Madness Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| After hearing it for the 5667787th time today, I just wanted to add that she has learned more about herself now that he's gone and she thanks him for opening up her eyes and exposing her to herself. | |
| Alanis Morissette – Giggling Again For No Reason Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Question: The last time she sings the chorus, does anyone else hear Alanis say- "Oh this state of ecstasy Nothing but MAN could ever give to me" Or maybe she says "LAND". Anyone know? |
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| Alanis Morissette – Madness Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I adore this song. Such a contrast compared to the rest of the songs on the album. This is Alanis realizing that her uncontrollable emotions can now be controlled because she understands where they come from and what can trigger them. It's like coming face to face with an addiction- you cant change without acknowledging your problem and finding the root cause. Alanis thought the madness was because of him, that it was something he would do or say to bring it on. But has come face to face with the reality that it was in her all along. So she thanks him for revealing the triggers and thus allowing her to manage her madness. |
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| Alanis Morissette – Tapes Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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One more thing I forgot to add, I wish the chorus would have repeated a second time at the very end. I think it would have reemphasized the "tapes swirling around", really driving the point home and make the song feel a little more complete. Although like I said I love this song and it's probably my favourite off her new album, everytime I hear it, I'm expecting a repeat of the chorus at the end and it never comes, and somehow it feels a little unfinished. But that's JMO. |
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| Alanis Morissette – Not The Doctor Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I never understood this as a guy who was a drug user or a cheater. I simply saw it as a man who was dependent on Alanis and putting too much pressure on her to live up to these expectations (I cant be your mother, I cant be your other half, I cant be the food or the light from the fridge, I cant be your idol, I cant be the glue etc etc). All these things are "too much to ask for", and she couldnt be the doctor to fix everything that was wrong with him. And since she really cant be all these things for him, she asks "What do you thank me for", as if in a stance against being any of these things for him, so what else does he want from her. |
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| Alanis Morissette – All I Really Want Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Probably my second favourite song of Alanis's after You Oughta Know. I'm not sure if I ever really saw it as being misunderstood as others have pointed out. Perhaps that played into it, but I always saw this as a stream of consciousness kind of song. I mean lines and thoughts dont connect. It's like artwork in the written form. Getting all her cards on the table so to speak. I feel like I've had conversations with my own mother dozens and dozens of times where it always ended with her saying "I dont get you" or "What do you mean" and I always related to this song because I always felt THIS, THIS is what I mean. THIS is what I want. Get it now? Just about EVERY line is the best line. I cant select a favourite, theyre all just too damn good. |
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| Alanis Morissette – Giggling Again For No Reason Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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After a tumultuous year, this song is Alanis finally back at peace in her life. She can finally feel uninhibitedly happy with no emotional baggage. She obviously took off one day and freed herself from all responsibility, sat back in her convertible and just let herself be happy again for no reason. |
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| Alanis Morissette – Tapes Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think this is the "rock bottom" Alanis had said she hit when writing this album. For me, all the quoted phrases are ones that kept repeating over and over again in her head "keeping [her] vibe down". This constant negativity she couldnt let go of and it affected her externally as well as internally. The last stanza seems to be a reference to a recent public breakup specifically, and how either she shut down so completely as to tell him to leave, or once again, these are just things she was telling herself in her head essentially blaming herself for the breakup. I love this song. And I think the chorus is so catchy and beautifully sung. It's a nice contrast to the more techno-ish side to this album. |
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| Alanis Morissette – In Praise of The Vulnerable Man Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I love this song off her latest album! For me, the song is precisely what she says she does in the title- praising the vulnerable man. By calling males calvary, and therefore equating them to a species I think she is referencing the notion of "vulnerable species", where, according to wikipedia is: a species which is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve. She is saying how few vulnerable men there are left and how she wishes this one vulnerable man would set the example for all men to follow. |
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