Thursday, November 19, 2009

Alanis Unplugged - Alanis Morissette

It would be really surprising if one hasn't come across one of her songs before - Ironic, Hand in my Pocket, You Oughta know... etc are some of the most popular ones. This album as the title tells contains the unplugged versions of her best songs and simply put they are just brilliant!

The music and singing apart, whats really the captivating part is the Lyrics. The songs in this album are one of the best examples for some solid song writing! I always liked this album, but i appreciated it so much more only recently when I was in this weird mood and could so closely empathize with the songs. Guess, thats what actually makes a gr8 song, when you can get the listener to empathize with it.


These R the thoughts -

"These are the thoughts that go through my head
In my backyard on a sunday afternoon
When I have the house to myself and I am not
Expending all that energy on fighting with my boyfriend

Is he the one that I will marry?
Why is it so hard to be objective about myself?
Why do I feel cellularly alone?
Am I supposed to live in this crazy city?
Can blindly continued fear-induced regurgitated
Life- denying tradition be overcome?

Where does the money go that I send to those in need?
If we have so much why do some people have nothing still?
Why do I feel frantic when I first wake up in the morning?
Why do you say you are spiritual
Yet you treat people like shit?

How can you say youre close to god
And yet you talk behind my back as though I am not
A part of you?
Why do I say Im fine
When its obvious Im not?
Whys it so hard to tell you what I want?
Why cant you just read my mind?

Why do I fear that the quieter I am the less you will listen?
Why do I care whether you like me or not?
Why is it so hard for me to be angry?
Why is it such work to stay conscious and so easy to get stuck
And not the other way around?

Will I ever move back to canada?
Can I be with a lover with whom I am a student and a master?
Why am I encouraged to shut my mouth
When it gets too close to home?
Why cannot I live in the moment?"

Verdict: A definite must-have in your collection!