You Oughta Know About Music

Alanis Morissette
“You Oughta Know”

I want you to know 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 a theater
Does she speak eloquently
And would she have your baby
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother

'Cause the love that you gave that we made
wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, 'til you died
But you're still alive

Chorus
And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know

You seem very well, things look peaceful
I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know
Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity
I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner
It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced
And now you're thinking of me when you fuck her

'Cause the love that you gave that we made
wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, 'til you died
But you're still alive

Chorus

'Cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me
And I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes
And you know it
And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back
I hope you feel it...well can you feel it

Chorus (2x)

The Canadian born alternative music singer, songwriter and actress, Alanis Nadine Morissette was born June 1st (sharing with Happy Gawai Dayak Day in Sarawak), 1974 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to a French-Canadian father, Alan and her Hungarian mother Georgia. In 1986, Morissette had her first stint as an actress: five episodes of the children's television show You Can't Do That on Television. Using money she saved from that role, she released an independent single "Fate Stay with Me" with a B-side, "Find the Right Man". She appeared onstage with the Orpheus Musical Theatre Society in 1985 and 1988. She had attended Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa during her high school years. At a New York City audition, Morissette landed a spot on Star Search, a popular American talent competition on which she used her stage name, Alanis Nadine. She flew to Los Angeles to appear on the show, but lost after one round. In 1990, Alanis had signed with MCA Records Canada and was an opening act on the Canadian leg of rapper Vanilla Ice's tour. Leslie Howe produced her full-length debut album, Alanis, which was released in 1991. At the time, she dropped her stage name and was credited simply as Alanis. The dance-pop album, which was only released in Canada, went double platinum, and its first single, "Too Hot", reached the top twenty on the Canadian RPM singles chart. Subsequent singles "Walk Away" and "Feel Your Love" reached the top 40 and were played frequently on CHR radio stations. During the ages 14 to 18, Alanis had suffered from anorexia and bulimia nervosa, catalysed by "hardcore" professional pressure and managerial demands from her work towards making her 1st album.

In 1993, She had moved from Ottawa to Toronto. Living alone for the first time in her life, she met with a bevy of songwriters, but the results frustrated her. Alanis began making trip to Los Angeles working with as many musicians as possible, in the hopes of meeting a collaborator. During this time, she met producer and songwriter Glen Ballard. Ballard and Alanis penned their first song together, called "The Bottom Line". The turning point in their sessions was the song "Perfect", written and recorded in 20 minutes. She improvised the lyrics on the spot, while Ballard played guitar. The version that appeared on Jagged Little Pill, Morissette's next album, was the only take the pair recorded. Ballard and Alanis recorded the songs on Jagged Little Pill literally as they wrote the tunes. According to her, Ballard was the first collaborator who encouraged her expressing her emotions. By the spring of 1995, she had signed a deal with Maverick Records. Maverick Records released her 1st international album, Jagged Little Pill, in 1995. Scott Welsh, Alanis’s manager and long-time friend, and executives at Maverick expected the album to sell at very best around 250,000 copies. The album debuted at #118 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, but the situation changed quickly when a Los Angeles DJ from an influential radio station began playing "You Oughta Know", the album's 1st single. The song instantly garnered attention and a subsequent music video went into heavy rotation on MTV and MuchMusic. Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers plays bass on the track, along with then-bandmate Dave Navarro on guitar.

* This song I would like to dedicate to Laura. She loves this singers very much. Without her I never knew there was another world of music. Thank you for that although, we’re the perfect enemy.