| Five things you, you, you oughta know about Alanis Morissette's '90s-defining album before next weekend's Jagged Live in NYC: A Broadway Reunion Concert livestream. |
One of the most inescapably catchy albums of the '90s has become this year's most Tony-nominated musical. And now that members of the Broadway show's cast and band are returning to the New York City stage for next week's Jagged Live in NYC: A Broadway Reunion Concert, it's the perfect time to put your Alanis Morissette knowledge to the test.
So put one hand on your keyboard, and the other one — well, just don't use it to Google any of the answers! |
| *The answer key below the quiz is here ... to remind you ... of any Alanis facts you're not totally sure about.* |
 |
| 1. "It's a black fly in your Chardonnay" is one of the more memorable lines in Morissette's 1996 hit "Ironic" — but it wasn't the original lyric. Can you guess what she sang on the song's demo? |
| A. It's like ice cream on a freezing day |
| B. It's a new suitcase for a trip you won't take |
| C. It's like a Christmas gift that you already own |
| D. It's a black cat on your luckiest day |
| 2. Two members of which popular '90s rock band were brought into the studio to play on Jagged Little Pill's lead single, "You Oughta Know"? |
| A. Stone Temple Pilots |
| B. The Smashing Pumpkins |
| C. Foo Fighters |
| D. Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 3. Speaking of "You Oughta Know," Morissette's breakup anthem has long been rumored to have been inspired by her split with Full House star Dave Coulier, though both have stayed relatively mum on the subject. Which line did Coulier once reveal he thinks is directed at him? |
| A. Did you forget about me, Mr. Duplicity? |
| B. It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced |
| C. I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner |
| D. Does she know how you told me you'd hold me until you died? |
| 4. Morissette and her Jagged Little Pill co-writer Glen Ballard say the songs "Hand in My Pocket" and "Perfect" each took approximately how long to write? |
| A. Less than 1 hour |
| B. Less than 1 day |
| C. Less than 1 week |
| D. More than 1 year |
| 5. Alanis Morissette was just 21 years old when Jagged Little Pill won Album of the Year at the 1996 Grammys. She was the youngest artist to take home the honor until which up-and-coming young artist took home the prize? |
| A. Adele |
| B. Taylor Swift |
| C. Lady Gaga |
| D. Alicia Keys |
| |
| Answers: |
| 1. A. "It's like ice cream on a freezing day" was the only original lyric that didn't make the song's final cut. If you're curious what "Ironic" would have sounded like with more ice cream and less Chardonnay, take a listen to Alanis's original demo |
| 2. D. "You Oughta Know" features the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea on bass and Dave Navarro on lead guitar. "When I first heard the track," Flea told Bass Player magazine in 1996, "it had a different bassist and guitarist on it. ... It was no flash and no smash! But the vocal was strong, so I just tried to play something good." |
| 3. C. "The one that got me was, 'I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner,' Dave Coulier once revealed in a HuffPost Live interview. "That was because we had already broken up and she had called, and I said, 'Hey, I'm right in the middle of dinner, can I just call you right back?' I remember that line when I heard 'You Oughta Know,’ and I just went ... uh-oh." |
| 4. A. Less than 1 hour. "I saw her write that in front of me, like, in an hour," Ballard says of the "Hand in My Pocket" writing process. "And 'Perfect' truly was delivered just right out of her brain and into the microphone. We did it in like an hour, that one." |
| 5. B. A 20-year-old Taylor Swift won four Grammys in 2010, including Album of the Year and Best Country Album (remember when she was *country*?) for her second studio album, Fearless. |
.jpg?w=960&h=540&c=1&q=60)
No comments:
Post a Comment