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Re: Grow up.
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Sun, 2 Dec 2001 01:57:38 GMT
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> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Shiri Dori writes:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jude Beaudin writes:
> > > Not since Alanis wrote a song about it. :-)
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> > I object!! Jude, I've known you to be very ironic and I've only met you in
> > '99 (maybe even 2000). And Alanis' song was published in '96.
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> > -Shiri
> > "...it's like raaaaayyyyyaaaaiin..."
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> Rain on your wedding day isn't ironic, it just sucks. In fact,
> very little of that song is actually *about* ironic things.
Does it really matter? It's still a great song. And a ground-breaking album.
> That's why I generally hate Alanis, and feel that Canadians
> should hang their heads in shame over her (and Jim Carrey, while
> we're at it).
Egad! Are you insane? I do hope you're kidding. Here are two examples of
Canadians who weren't afraid to be successful and remind us of just what's
possible. You're kidding on this one, right?
Regards,
Allan B.
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| (...) Are you talking about Jagged Little Pill? Ground-breaking for Alanis' bank account, perhaps, but musically and lyrically it was nothing new. Though I'll admit her shrill caterwauling was grating in an all new way. Dave! (23 years ago, 2-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Nah, I can't agree. It's an important album, but she was hardly the first to sing in angst-style. Why shouldn't it matter whether or not a song makes sense? If it didn't matter, it wouldn't need words. To each their own, however. (...) I'm not (...) (23 years ago, 2-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Rain on your wedding day isn't ironic, it just sucks. In fact, very little of that song is actually *about* ironic things. That's why I generally hate Alanis, and feel that Canadians should hang their heads in shame over her (and Jim Carrey, (...) (23 years ago, 1-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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