This is what she said about it herself. "Actually, the idea for that video hit me in my shower - I was thinking about the song and its simplicity and its baring itself, and I just thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if I could just walk around New York City or grocery stores in just a symbolism of being naked everywhere I went?’ Less about overt sexuality and more about the symbolism of being really raw and naked and intimate in all these environments where you’d seemingly need protection, like in a subway and those kinds of places. So that hit me in the shower and then we executed it."
I agree. Like if you could just be completely open and reveal all your secrets, let go of every fear and vulnerability, once it was done you would become fearless, and whole.
When I first saw the video, I imagined that all the people who touched her were the ones who needed to hear what she was saying at that moment. The rest of them didn't see her, but the ones who needed her did.
More Alanis....you ain't seen nothing yet from this artist...she is deep and some songs will scare the crap outta you...but..you will love her. Try ..uninvited and you outta know
Most song lyrics are open to interpretation. To me this is about her spiritual journey. Biographical in that she apparently took a trip to India to meditate as many spiritual pilgrims do. She also came back very sick ("how 'bout getting off of these antibiotics?" ) but came to see the entire experience as a lesson to be learned from. She is saying "thank you" to all of it, pleasure and pain "thank you clarity, thank you terror, thank you silence." Her nakedness represents stripping her normal defenses bare. The touch from others is healing and compassion. Her ecstatic "yeah, yeah" at the end is acceptance of herself and every aspect of the experience. Just my thoughts about it. Very powerful song and video.
Yes, I agree on this and I think it's also a kind of reconciliation of having to sing you oughta know for so many years; a great song that really made her career but still a song of anger, bitterness, jealousy, hurt must be very consuming night after night therefore the lines "how 'bout me not blaming you for everything, how ' bout me enjoying the moment for once, how 'bout how good it feels to finally forgive you" etc letting go of negativity
She was unique and she created her own stlye of singing. Later other pop vocalist tried to mimic her in a way. But her voice is distinct to her style. I love listening to her music. Thanks for the reaction.
I cried the first time I heard this song. The vulnerability, the expression of gratitude for things you might not immediately thank, it's so relieving and peace-bringing.
What I got from this song is she has nothing to hide saying her truth therefore no clothes needed! The people touching her drawing strength from her truth so they can be free. Been following you for a while,love your honest reactions and child like wonder to music! Very refreshing! Stay safe sweetheart!!
She was a real game-changer in the 90s song with a slew of other young female artists like her, with song lyrics like hers, began to emerge on the music scene. I was both a teen (I turned 13 in 1990) and young adult throughout that decade and saw the impact these young female artists had on the music scene back then. I love Alanis.
A beautiful Canadian human being, with a soul that is older than her 46 years. (June 1st) She is healing others and thanking everyone for the honest open and naked privilege to do so, standing there, truthful, serene. Yes, she has lived through her own personal pain. Would love for you to listen to "Hand In My Pocket" from her 1995 release album, *Jagged Little Pill* - her third release I think. This was the first song I heard her sing, and is the one that got me into following her music career. I have loved her for decades and have all her albums. She remains scheduled for touring, in 2020, though the COVID-19 remains the conductor of our time, these days. Great reaction, India. The nudity is not the point - we are all born without clothing. Our society has warped our human being-ness into an overly-modest treatment of the human skin. Think of the male name Alan, then add the snake hiss for "is" - Alanis, is how she pronounces her name. Thanks for this upload!
@@libradragon when I was a kid back in the 80s watching "You Can't Do That On Television" I thought they were calling her Atlantis the first few times they said her name.
@@briangressett902 I was past chronological kid-dom in the 1980's but I did manage to catch a few of those shows on Nick. I missed her though. Might have to take a peek into the Wayback Machine! Thanks Brian! Continue to Be Well.
Probably one of the best albums front to back in the last 25 years was Jagged Little Pill.Im from her home town of Ottawa Ontario Canada and had the pleasure of meeting her a couple times. Cool lady and very respectful. Was never a fan when she first came out to be honest. But over the past 10 years or so really listened to her stuff and she is a legend in her field. She was playing her home town in July for the first time in 10 years and was going. Corona stopped that. Great artist Alanis Morissette. Vanier loves ya baby
Alanis talked with MTV about the break between LPs and the first single: "Basically, I had never stopped in my whole life, hadn't taken a long breath, and I took a year and a half off and basically learned how to do that. When I did stop and I was silent and I breathed... I was just left with an immense amount of gratitude, and inspiration, and love, and bliss, and that's where the song came from, you know." The lyrics document Morissette's spiritual awakenings following her trip to India, as well as other physical and internal journeys. In "Thank U", Alanis expresses the heartfelt gratitude, inspiration, and compassion that she felt at the time she wrote it.[4] According to Jon Pareles of The New York Times, the song has "verses of self-help," such as, "How 'bout no longer being masochistic?, how 'bout remembering your divinity?, how 'bout unabashedly bawling your eyes out?."[5] Liana Jones of Allmusic noticed that "There aren't many artists, let alone everyday people, who acknowledge and pay tribute to life's lessons."
Jagged Little Pill was one of those records EVERYONE had. I was a small town girl who mostly listened to country, and I had that CD. It's so freaking good, up there with the best of all time. It just struck a lot of chords, and then there's that voice...
Yes... even in India... I saw a girl listening to it in college in Kolkata, India. I didnt know her but asked for the album. She lent it to me. I asked which are the good songs? She said all of them. I copied and returned her cassette. No questions asked. No friendships made. Just related by universal music. And yes, all of them it is.
I was into grunge, but every song on this album was amazing. Probably the best album of all time for me because no filler songs and some all time great songs.
Jagged Little Pill is in the Top 10 selling albums EVER in all genres. I wouldn't say she is underrated, back in the 90s she was definitely the biggest name out there..
She was thanking all her trials and tribulations for making her the person she became. When she visited India and was enlightened by the experience. She came away with a different perspective. Exposing herself to herself and finally finding comfort in who she was and how she got there.
She went on a spiritual journey to India after the success of Jagged little pill. So this album was more spiritual and I enjoyed it. If you react to Unsent, it’s a song about writing to all of her exes and what she learned from it. It was a true story. She reached out to all of her exes to let them know she wrote a song about them. I related to this song because we have all done that:). The lyrics are special
This is the best response I've seen so far.. I agree 100% with "How about getting off of these antibiotics" Stop worrying so much about your health, be healthy but not to the point you're making yourself sick. "How about stopping eating when I'm filled up" Stop comforting yourself with food, have control over your life. "How about them transparent dangling carrots" How about buying those diamond earrings you've wanted so bad but not brave enough to buy or wear? "How about that ever elusive kudo" Work on complimenting/praising yourself. (kudo means 'to praise') "Thank you India Thank you terror Thank you disillusionment Thank you frailty Thank you consequence Thank you thank you silence" (thank you india for enlightening me... thank you terror for reminding me life could stop at any time, thank you dissilusionment for being there when i needed to pretend i wasnt unhappy, thank you frailty for reminding me i am strong, thank you consequence for making me think before i act/speak, thank you silence for letting me breathe and feel calm again. "How about me not blaming you for everything" it takes two to tango. i am responsible for things too. "How about me enjoying the moment for once" i need to stop complaining, worrying every second and actually live. "How about how good it feels to finally forgive you" i will let go of my anger and hurt. "How about grieving it all one at a time" i'm going to take one day at a time. "The moment I let go of it was The moment I got more than I could handle The moment I jumped off of it was The moment I touched down" letting go of negativity has helped me feel better. "How about no longer being masochistic" let's stop being perverted. "How about remembering your divinity" and instead remember what God wants from us - to be good. "How about unabashedly bawling your eyes out" let's cry without being embarrassed of it. "How about not equating death with stopping" there is life after death.
The song is listing all the things she can let go of in order to learn who she really is...often things we all learn in our society. Thanking the 'bad' things understanding they aren't really bad, you learn and grow through everything and that is a gift.
Amé muchísimo la voz de la gran Alanis Morissette cuando tenía 14 años y aún hoy que tengo ya 37 creo que marcó una época importantísima en la música en el canto, por su voz única e inconfundible ♥ QUE BELLAS CANCIONES, QUE VOZ ÚNICA ♥ I LOVE SHE VOICE :'-)
I'm glad you reviewed this song. This album is one of the standouts of the latter part of the 90s, and if you can, please review what in my humble opinion is a masterpiece off of it, which is the video for "Unsent". Alanis actually directed it as well.
Its about having a Spiritual Awakening . Her nakedness is about being vulnerable. Being totally honest with herself Baring her soul to all Understanding that humans are perfectly. Imperfect and letting her humanmess show.ànd being freed by the weight of expectations,opinions and judgements .and perfectiomism loving àll parts of herelf unapologetically. To be seen as she is Taking every moment in and experiencing it with appreciatoon and from a place.of gratitude
Now that you dipped into Alanis, check out more of her songs. She has a huge selection and some really well written, hard hitting, emotional pieces of art. The Album Jagged Little Pill, is one of the best albums of all time. It's a life journey.
During a trip to India, in 1997, Alanis wrote some songs, including "Thank U". In 1998, Morissette contributed with the song "Uninvited" for the soundtrack of the 1998 film City of Angels. In September of the same year, "Thank U" was released on radio and Alanis talked with MTV about the break between LPs and the first single: "Basically, I had never stopped in my whole life, hadn't taken a long breath, and I took a year and a half off and basically learned how to do that. When I did stop and I was silent and I breathed... I was just left with an immense amount of gratitude, and inspiration, and love, and bliss, and that's where the song came from, you know." The lyrics document Morissette's spiritual awakenings following her trip to India, as well as other physical and internal journeys. In "Thank U", Alanis expresses the heartfelt gratitude, inspiration, and compassion that she felt at the time she wrote it. According to Jon Pareles of The New York Times, the song has "verses of self-help," such as, "How 'bout no longer being masochistic?, how 'bout remembering your divinity?, how 'bout unabashedly bawling your eyes out?." Liana Jones of Allmusic noticed that "There aren't many artists, let alone everyday people, who acknowledge and pay tribute to life's lessons."
I took it as she was bare and open, she was naming things that we might not think to be grateful for but can bring healing we need. Not being stuck. She's got so many incredible songs. You should try Your House it's just her singing, so powerful. She is an incredible lyricist.
This is her making herself bare. If you listen to Jagged Little Pill it was and angst filled firestorm of an album. This is sounds like Alanis finding peace through her experiences and saying thank you for those experiences, the challenges they brought and the chance to learn from them. That’s just my take.
Her stress and depression she had undergone during the success of her Jagged album made her realize that fame is not the answer and she turned vulnerable.
She is thanking everything, good and bad, for making her aware, more experienced, more of a complete person. For making her realize she can be herself.
One of Alanis best ever songs ,I never tire of it.its about taking control of your own body, and making do with as little as possible ,hence the title, how fitting this song is now in the age of climate change.
She had a tiny cameo after the end credits of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, for like five seconds - almost a blink-and miss appearance (loved her in Dogma - the origin of my avatar, haha).
The way I have always interpreted this video: Alanis standing naked symbolizes being open and vulnerable to others. In order for people to be able to "touch" her (metaphorically), she has to be exposed and vulnerable.
Watching you watch this gave me chills. Reminds me of the first time I saw this and I remember having tears come down my eyes as it was ending, knowing that I was forever touched and my mind had expanded to a new level of understanding of spirituality and song craft that I hadn’t understood as a kid. Ugh so beautiful and powerful. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
The song is complete self-reflection on her part. Fame and celebrity brought forth so many unforeseen consequences for her. It overwhelmed her. She went to India to find out who she really was. I always felt the people hugging her represented the people who offered unconditional love and support. It's a great song and incredibly deep and personal. Her feelings stripped bare for all to see.
She has said in an interview that she had a spiritual trip and it had a major impact on her. She felt able to "let go" of all the materialistic things and allowed herself to see what was important in her life. "How 'bout .......' thi I ab iui it those lines. And the thank you's are what she realised were the important things
It is about being thankful, not an ingrate. It is about realizing the things you complain about are actually able to form your character and strengthen a person. It is all about not what happens to you, but how you react to it. One thing can tear a person down, and the same thing can strengthen another. The Stoic says I cannot control most of what happens, but I can control completely how I react to it, and that determines its impact on me.
the nakedness was about exposing the things that tore you down as the things that built you up and made you stronger- that not until you strip that all away and give it the distance and perspective and exposure can you heal and move on and be stronger
I love the way this song makes you feel calm - whatever else is happening. Thank you is something most of us need to remember to think about our lives. If you want to hear the opposite - listen to You Oughta Know - the angriest song I've ever heard...
@@redletter2008 I listened to Supposed over and over when it came out and always pictured it as a musical and now she wrote a musical around Jagged Little Pill!
