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Kelly Clarkson & Alanis Morissette Sang "You Oughta Know" Together and It Was Epic
Clarkson compared the tune to her hit "Since U Been Gone."
Kelly Clarkson is a mega Alanis Morissette fan, so who better to bring on The Kelly Clarkson Show to sing one of her greatest hits than Morissette herself?
During Morissette's appearance on the show, the two discussed the emotions behind the alt-rock song "You Oughta Know."
"I feel like this song is like my 'Since U Been Gone.' Like everywhere I go they want to hear this song. Cause the entire audience went crazy on tour. I mean you saw everyone unleash every bad relationship they've ever been through and channeled it," Clarkson said. "So what do you love about 'You Oughta Know' now? Its been so long since it was released. Do you still love singing it as much?"
"I do," ," Morissette responded. "I remember just having a vision of my landlord before Jagged Little Pill came out. [She] was lovely enough, we had a great interaction. And after 'You Oughta Know' was released, I came by to pick up some stuff, and she ran into me and she said 'I just that to tell you that I didn't like your music when it first came out, but and I got divorced, and now I love you."
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Then, the two performed a stripped-down version of the song, with Clarkson harmonizing the high parts at the chorus.
The crowd cheered as a star-struck Clarkson dropped to her knees when the song was over. "Oh my god! That just happened!" she exclaimed.
What to know about "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette
Released off of Morissette's iconic 1995 album Jagged Little Pill, the song reached the number 6 position on the Billboard US Hot 100. It also won two Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. In 2021, Rolling Stone put it on the 103rd spot on its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.
"It’s a devastated song, and in order to pull out of that despondency, being angry is lovely. I think the movement of anger can pull us out of things," she told Entertainment Weekly in 2015.
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The lyrics to "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette
I want you to know, that I am 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
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 are you thinking of me when you f**k 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
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
'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?
Well 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
Well 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
