Word: oughta
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...without the radio-friendly melodies of Pill. Alanis' voice simply isn't strong enough to carry us through five minutes of "These Are My Thoughts," the actual title of one of the new songs. Stronger efforts include the versions of "Ironic" (with a completely reinvented melody), the orchestral "You Oughta Know," the fantastic "Uninvited" and the simply beautiful "No Pressure Over Cappucino," which has the fascinating chorus, "And you're like a '90s Jesus...
agro: (adj.) Californian, meaning annoyed and aggravated: "Uh, Jenny's going agro on me. You think we oughta call an outreach hotline...
Ironically, for a singer who supposedly becamefamous for her unfettered anger, Alanis' best workis her most subtle. "You Oughta Know" might be thesong that made her famous, but tracks like "AreYou Still Mad" will provide her with careerlongevity and new creative outlets. Much like thehidden number on Jagged Little Pill, thesong asks seemingly apologetic questions to aformer lover: "Are you still mad that I kicked youout of bed? / Are you still mad I gave youultimatums? / Are you still mad I had an emotionalaffair?" After a series of these soft,rhythmically soothing questions, she answers themwith a reverberating "Of course...
...Happy Fourth of July! Sure, it's a free country, but sometimes there oughta be a law against laws. Some don'ts, sensible to silly, from around the nation...
...White House sex scandals are one thing, but how can anyone avoid Viagra and virility? Or public discussions of sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS and herpes? Young girls have lip-synched often enough to Alanis Morissette's big hit of a couple of years ago, You Oughta Know, to have found the sex nestled in the lyric. But it's more than just movies and television and news. Adolescent curiosity about sex is fed by a pandemic openness about it--in the schoolyard, on the bus, at home when no adult is watching. Just eavesdrop at the mall one afternoon...