Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean (Official Video)

[@Mercutiossword]

The older i get the more i love her

[@lucaspirula2324]

me too

[@slim.slvtty]

Same, been listening since I was 3 years old, 30 now. She will always be a staple in my playlists.

[@sisofphil]

This song so perfectly captures the pain of being a teenage girl that is exploited. Nearly a decade before the me-too moment, Alanis was so ahead of her time

[@loristoneking5711]

Yes but Alanis had an edge over her older lover. She was not a victim.

[@sheckygagstein8966]

I guess her parents should have taught her better, when she was a child. I know I would have, WATCH OUT FOR DEVIANT PEDO MONSTERS!!

[@gobbytaurusxx1456]

You're unwell

[@andymack75]

@@loristoneking5711 she was a kid.

[@maritaaracena980]

Beautiful song 🙌🥹 wonderful memories 🥹🙌 Greetings From Argentina 🇦🇷🙌

[@BluePedal]

"I have honored your requests for silence." - I love that line.

[@pablo-zw8fw]

my beautiful

[@FabianaFerreira-h2j]

Ela sofreu pedófila, não significa uma coisa boa não 😢

[@suzannerossiter1271]

“ that’s not lip service “ is mine.

[@lindaresiato158]

Beautiful...❤

[@nigeldiaz7726]

.....big line

[@tobyargall8202]

I wonder......alanis cant sleep....does she log on and read comments at 4am while eating left over pizza in her downtime. I often wonder if she realises at all or how much she spoke to an entire generation of pre emo people. How much her art resonates still to this day......alanis if its 4am and youre eating cold pizza just know youre a poet xo

[@peternewturkey]

yes to all of this!!!

[@CallmeA_B]

Never thought about it, but I love the idea completely now lol 🥱🍕🤳😄

[@okiguess8103]

Wtf I'm was jus eating pizza

[@tobyargall8202]

@@okiguess8103 what kind of pizza?

[@okiguess8103]

@@tobyargall8202 pepperoni and beef

[@truestorybro6639]

What a girl, what a woman

[@RhiannaBarr]

For those interested, Alanis wrote this about a clandestine sexual relationship she had with her producer Leslie Howe from ages of 14-19. This was her way of healing, writing this song.

[@Janewomanpower]

Yes you daid it better than i. She was in the #metoo long ago. Thank you for naming him.

[@Janewomanpower]

I love the video because she's talking about the secret and showing the song being sent all over the world. Love the line "ohh this could get messy" (but she is exposing it regardless) I love it! I love her.

[@GreetingsFineCitizen]

A more detailed story: It is about Alanis' relationship with her former manager, Leslie Howe. Alanis was 14 and he was 29. He manipulating her into thinking that if she slept with him, she would become famous. It lasted until she was 19. The verses are told from Leslie's perspective while the chorus is from Alanis' perspective.

[@NoOne-us9xv]

I've looked into this. I haven't seen any confirmation, from her or anyone else, that Leslie Howe is the subject of the song. In fact, I haven't even been able to find anything tangential. At best, some people have speculated about it, but I have yet to see anything remotely resembling a concrete link. If I'm being frank, I could very well see it being him. It sounds perfectly plausible, and I wouldn't be surprised. That said, if you don't have anything more than conjecture, that's a pretty serious allegation to be making.

[@giardinodisraele-istitutol1761]

Are you sure she’s not talking about a friend of her father ?

[@stormy32316]

I was one of those teenagers singing along to this radio hit back then, not understanding. Alanis, I understand now and I’m sorry. Thank you for sharing your story and art.

[@ember-brandt]

Same here... I was a VERY sheltered 14-year old when this album came out (2002), and while I LOVED that album overall (and it holds up incredibly well, to tis day) - the lyrics to this particular just flew over my head, and while it's obviously a blessing that it wasn't something I could instantly relate to and understand back then... I'm also sad that I didn't understand what she was really trying to say. I also didn't have cable TV (and KZbin didn't exist until 2006, for any younger gens reading this lol), so I also didn't see the music video until Covid happened - which I'm sure would've opened my eyes a bit more to how dark the song actually was... but because I didn't see that, I just didn't "get" the song - in fact, I remember feeling weirded out about it because I took the song at face-value and thought she was singing from her own pov about a relationship with a younger man (I didn't pick up on the p*do implications in the song, so I thought she was singing about some younger man in a more... really creepy, shallow, immature, power-dynamic-sounds-like-a-lawsuit-about-to-happen kind of way that still made me wildly uncomfortable all on its own), which VERY much confused me because that _seemed_ so out-of-character for her...? But, yeah... the backstory and real meaning of the song was just totally lost on HS freshmen me, unfortunately, so I almost always skipped this song... I feel really bad about how I misinterpreted that song (and, by extension, her character) now, even though I was wise enough to kept those _very_ unverified assumptions to myself (in fact, this is the first time I've ever said any of that to literally anyone). Literally 20 years later and finally knowing what I know about it now, this song is *_incredibly_* well done.

[@stormy32316]

@@ember-brandt I agree and I HAD seen the video back then! It’s amazing how our perspective changes with time. I finally got to see Alanis last summer and it meant the world to me.

[@johnthomas8589]

You’re a big girl. Just say the word. “Pedophile.”

[@claudiadelarosa270]

Me too! I remembered this song yesterday and I used to sing it back then…but now I know what this is about now and damn :/

[@davidbraybrooke8732]

It’s too late for sorry duckies. Alanis wants compensation. Oh the disrespect

[@ITSDABLIEN]

Alanis Morissete, I know you will probably never see this comment, but you have saved my life. You are an inspiration

[@stephenpink758]

And 💎 diamond 💎 , you are an inspiration, and you are saving life...

[@SonsOfAlan]

We see you❤️

[@personanullgrata]

U probably saved yourself, listening to Alanis. ❤

[@amberconway9020]

@@stephenpink758❤

[@CMONCMON007]

she is wonderful and so are you

[@milouribe4082]

If you search this song by yourself you're a legend ☺️✨

[@ravensbigtrusss7905]

Thanks Iam a legend

[@PabloGarcia-PelayoAlvarez]

PUTA PROFECÍA QUE MANDABA A MI AMIGA AL ABISMO

[@Vivarius_RLPBY]

Word.

[@Spiritualandpsycho]

This song has helped me heal from my ex husband. He was 16 years older than and I loved him so much. He was abusive, and I kept it to myself until we divorced. I love her so much. Thank you for helping me heal, Alanis.

[@wantingthesky]

good luck

[@brianwesley28]

It's not quite what the song was about, but I'm glad that you were able to find meaning to apply to your own life.

[@daninabeasley8959]

Great Job Spiritual and Psycho! Way to move forward! 🎉

[@MrsDaniellaEckardt]

I am so sorry you experienced something so terrible . Hope your life is going better .. God Bless

[@swankhood]

I've been in this type of relationship at 15, he was 45. I survived, Thanks for being autobiographical, Alanis ❤

[@tylerp3327]

15-45??? 😱 what even makes anybody do that..?

[@gasmith7486]

@@tylerp3327Hormones my genius. Hormones.

[@Irish-juju]

I feel you…my 1st, I was 15 he was 29. He still talks to me like a child when I have to deal with him because of our kids

[@swankhood]

​@@tylerp3327ask the 45 year old!

[@ygm_dom6702]

I was 20 and he was 49😮

[@juliepritchard1617]

20 years ago maybe when this came out? Havent looked it up for years. Still pretty good in 2024🎉 whos listening now!!!

[@nym_r0dd]

I just thought about it too!!!! timeless classic

[@jaydoubleu4575]

Yes

[@ygm_dom6702]

My daughter is at her concert in Tampa right now and just sent me a clip of this!😊😊

[@trindellbrown]

22 years ago in 2002 when this song was released.

[@JenX_1973]

Came out in 2002, so it’s 2024 now, so it’s 22 years old!

[@Yungwutang]

This song helped me heal from my past trauma.

[@K_PAC]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@cb_2887]

When I was younger, I just listened to this. Now that I'm older, I feel it.

[@gilsonjunior6963]

If only I could tell you how much your comment hurt on me as well... Just hope that things may work out in your heart and your mind! Peace!

[@Lorrrnah]

So very, very true.

[@nikkiberetta9969]

Yes, I know exactly what you mean

[@joet.6019]

Amen

[@bazarleam2593]

When I was younger I knew I never wanted to feel it... I was right.

[@Burty_YT]

anyone else wish they could hear this song for the first time again?

[@joshuavgc4160]

I see you in the comments of all the good music. Excellent taste in music 🙂

[@cmooneyification]

@@joshuavgc4160 aaaaqqà

[@cese2024]

Me

[@raychelnixxx.1035]

@@cese2024 🤟🏼

[@louiseb3146]

It was my first time. Or at least I don't remind from 15 years ago...

[@MrCaptainsmartass]

15 year old me absolutely understood the synopsis.thank you alanis. It happened to me too💐🫂

[@hayley2218]

This has to be my favourite Alanis song. I don’t care whatever anyone else has to say

[@brianwesley28]

I agree.

[@dylanpilcheruniverse6515]

So good

[@MidnightMike71]

Totally agree‼️

[@seanvillalta8109]

As we get older, these songs get deeper and deeper. Enjoy the past :)

[@robertbruce7772]

Pure nostalgia, a great song and a great artist!!!! Will we see anything resembling this ever again is the question I have.

[@seanmurray9528]

EXACTLY

[@miltongarciacoles7469]

Agree.

[@MissAmericarules]

Xoxo

[@reneebatson9]

yup..totally agree

[@mor9361]

Masterpiece

[@ericday4505]

Yeah, but the sound tech was not very masterful, horrible sound and it comes from the right channel mostly, terrible. Great song though..

[@clancycreations]

I adored you and wish I would have followed your music, Alanis… the men I found were always threatened by your songs… I chose wrong and now my youth is gone 💜

[@nova4005]

She talked about this song in a video as a conversation back and forth between her and the man who committed statutory rape. So some of the lyrics are what he said to her and some are what she said/ would say to him. Incredible song really.

[@JJ-vg9du]

The biggest, and most typical part is, that when it was released - This was a brilliant good song plus great video! Yet, no one really got the words she said. This had heavy rotation!

[@gaile3765]

​@@JJ-vg9du not really true. When came out I knew exactly what sing was about. How someone in industry attacked her when under age.. she never said who person was or if still in industry. Coming out the last few yrs or so how a lot of these men in power were creeps. How others turned blind eye to their *Supposed * crimes. .

[@JJ-vg9du]

@@gaile3765 Doesn't change the fact she didn't got help, so on a global scale most people sang allog with a nice video.

[@aaronpuglisi3505]

It was about Ryne

[@whatoncewas8480]

@@gaile3765 same. It was clear as day. The confirmation was just nice

[@NastassyaCarretti]

damn, I can't imagine how much is difficult for her to repeat his words while singing in front of everyone... maybe it's like a therapy. A great songwriter and a strong woman.

[@edsonferreira2136]

Eu tb , como deve ser difícil, adoro ela

[@AlexandreBorges-vl9ir]

Magnifik

[@AlexandreBorges-vl9ir]

guud nayth

[@AlexandreBorges-vl9ir]

Olivia Rodrigo develjrs License

[@AlexandreBorges-vl9ir]

Morrissei sueddem

[@OnTheGo78]

The greatest female artist off all time.

[@nagib_p]

I have to agree

[@jayxtacee5695]

💯

[@thedappercook]

That title is reserved for one lady only, Celine Dion

[@nagib_p]

@@thedappercook maybe, but not the title of "best singer/songwriter/musician/fabulous freak of nature!

[@laragutbrod9731]

If you like her music, I recommend checking out Tori Amos as well!

[@stephenniehaus8635]

By far, her greatest song.

[@u.mgalappaththi2892]

You were right the whole time.

[@sab3295]

My favorite of hers... for sure. I just went to copy the link but I listened to the whole thing

[@lucystoner]

She pulled no punches with these lyrics.

[@sab3295]

@@lucystoner I was like is this about Joey too so I googled it.... nope

[@pepengpantal1363]

the craftiest for sure

[@mistersurrealist]

I loved this song back when it came out. I never paid too much attention to the lyrics when I heard it as a 16 year old, but now I'm definitely LISTENING. Her ability to write about really DARK subject matter and frame it with really light pop melodies is pretty unique. She's always so raw and honest.

[@petruspinotti4507]

She always has such strong messages in her songs.

[@kassiorosa6248]

If Just tell of your secret silence in brazil, if guy is a motherfucker

[@normandale1987]

I hope Alanis is having a good day

[@joesoldaccount1515]

I never listened to this song before, or knew what it was about. But I had two abusers, one my biological father and one online that lasted for 19 years. Should I have seen the abuse before? Yes. Should I have stopped it before, yes. What matters most is at 32 I know now. I'm only own journey. I don't know who out there needs this: Keep going, hell is no place to stop. It wasn't your fault and no matter how much you doubt yourself or think of ways you could have stopped it. Know you did what you could at the time. You are doing great now, just keep that head up.. as hard as that gets sometimes. Smile, because you deserve a bright future. They don't.

[@twanphanijphand6429]

These lyrics are hard to sing at the speed that she sings them, and she does it with such clarity that all the words come out clearly and distinctly, on top of being an incredible lyricist. Her lung capacity must be unreal

[@SonsOfAlan]

Agree. I once sang this live and I was utterly terrified of mispronouncing the lyrics!

[@NateSean]

I secretly believe Alanis is the human embodiment of Terpsichore.

[@kittycatuser]

No one should be able to squeeze this many words into one line, but Alanis does it so seamlessly. Lyricists: Alanis you can't do that. Alanis: Watch me.

[@herbertrichard614]

Unquestionable genius, now would tell her to shut up and go away and not come back? Thanks chief.

[@Herbalizer28]

I think we didn't realize how much Alanis was a gem !

[@HumanBeingYoga]

This song is so sad and heartbreaking for real. I was so young and naive when this came out that I didn’t realise what it was really about.

[@AXharoth]

me neither!!!!!! :o

[@elizabethsnow8939]

Right?!? I had NO IDEA what this song was actually talking about when it camd out.

[@RealMonoid]

@@elizabethsnow8939 What is it about??

[@Dwainegnd]

@@RealMonoid it’s about her relationship with an older man when she was 14. The song is from his perspective. Basically him grooming her.

[@RealMonoid]

@@Dwainegnd Cool, seems like a great way to become a rich pop star

[@nevergonnaletudown]

Though Jagged is her best album, "Hands Clean" is definitely her best song.

[@ankihansen2489]

I disagree, Wake Up is her best song

[@jruberte]

@@ankihansen2489 i disagree, Forgiven is her best song. 😉

[@edwardbaker3897]

@@jruberte Forgiven is definitely her best song. This is her second best.

[@gregb4395]

Definitely. No question or debate. According to you.

[@omarel-jishi3831]

@@ankihansen2489 ⁶ 0121

[@ghostface7107]

I heard this song after I got molested and blasting it was the only way I was able to cope. I was a 16 year old girl trying to make it in the music industry, he was a 50 year old manager. Every single lyric in this song hit me like a hammer because it was so insanely relatable.

[@hiroyama4757]

彼女の曲の中では1番好き。 2024年の今でも通勤中の車内で聴いてます。

[@davidwilson9718]

This song makes me feel alive,I need that.

[@teresas122]

Just heard this on the radio again after so long. How is it sooo good? ❤❤❤❤

[@teresas122]

😭

[@copacetic182]

Good morning.

[@masterj2682]

Her first 3 albums are masterpieces. I live for all those 90s female singer/songwriters.

[@mindriot91_96]

There are SO many great 90's women singer/songwriters. Now, it's mostly barren.

[@misticollom2159]

@@mindriot91_96 Tori!

[@Carnivalihq]

I get chills at the brilliance of this song. Everytime that elevated chorus kicks in. ⭐️✨

[@trilionariobilionario3564]

The guitar *.*

[@Carnivalihq]

@@trilionariobilionario3564 Absolutely. The whole vibe.

[@trilionariobilionario3564]

@@Carnivalihq Yeah :)

[@sean5990]

Reminds me of good times.

[@AndyTomlins]

I sort of always liked the mixed feelings this song gives me. It's so beautiful but with an unsettling story. Its so mixed up. I was madly in love with a girl for 10 years but I did get with her when she was a year underage and I was 2 years older. She was mature and smart and I get that part of the song but I knew it was still wrong.

[@bayarangiyotero4648]

In my opinion, the best song Alanis has ever written. More melodic, more mature, and certainly more poignant than "Right Through You" from Jagged Little Pill.

[@jacobotter708]

i mean, is that really true for you? Right Through You was a scathing no-holds-barred indictment, Hands Clean is a fairly passive-aggressive confession. it packs one of of my favorite punches, but i wouldn't view the latter to be more 'mature' than the former, psychologically speaking. screaming the monkey off your back certainly feels better than a decade of therapy about what you subtly slipped in under a pristine pop radar. the melody tho? oh god yes. i think Hands Clean is one of pop music's most underrated true gems.

[@cloudambient]

I won't deny that the melody matched with the rhythm is incredibly catchy, but why is no one mentioning that this song is clearly about an older woman's relationship with a younger/underage boy? Lol

[@jessicam8112]

@@cloudambient cause it isn't? Its about a young girl and an older man.

[@cloudambient]

@@jessicam8112 that's kinda interesting that we both listened to the same thing and had different reactions. I wonder why this is called art and not math?

[@psycherevivedby]

@@cloudambientThis isn’t interpretive. This song IS about a grown adult man grooming and abusing a little girl (Alanis herself).

[@kevinjackman4026]

I can't put into words how much I feel about this. I want to go into detail but I can't because this is not the platform And it's too personal to talk about. Men can be taken advantage of at a young age and never learn how to cope. This song helps me know I'm not alone.

[@keelahrose]

I’m sorry for what you endured and I hope you have people in your life who helped you heal.

[@wendellshu]

This just hits so much harder now. Such grace.

[@FoolyLiving]

I dont think listening to this as a girl, you understand what this song is about until later on in life. Thank you for your powerful and meaningful music! It's helped me more than a few times in my life.

[@carolederent7638]

Patje Yashara A married producer using his power in the music industry to take advantage of an underage girl

[@camisnyder3460]

I literally was JUST thinking that. Wtf.

[@jamesrainwater9742]

@@U0AO talk

[@raychelnixxx.1035]

@@jamesrainwater9742 😻👍🏼

[@pancakeface2570]

Unfortunately some of us did understand what this was about when we were young.

[@BusterMSC1]

My favorite song of one of the most underrated artists who has ever lived. Legendary

[@babieskids-t4f]

So true

[@evamaeodiver5725]

She's amazing but I don't really think she's "underrated". She sold millions of albums worldwide. And she's still pretty popular until today.

[@Asphodellife]

UNDERrated? haha, she's quite legendary actually. According to Warner Music Japan, she sold over 60,000,000 albums worldwide, including 20,500,000 in the United States and 3,820,000 in the United Kingdom. The best-selling album by her is 'Jagged little Pill', which sold over 33,000,000 copies . That is not even CLOSE to anything underrated

[@tarimap3473]

She's not underrated, she was one of the biggest female artists of the late 90s. She's not much into the spotlight nowadays because music preferences have changed.

[@filmaker256]

Um she wasn't underrated when this album came out, I remember from my High School days people couldn't wait to see her in concert .

[@fredhominal5029]

J'aime bien la vidéo .. à une époque où cela ce passait comme cela !! . 👍 Moi j'adore .

[@robertortega3548]

Oh, hands clean, probably my favorite song of Alanis.

[@fredhominal5029]

Tellement .. de chefs d'œuvres ! .

[@nattywp8118]

Alanis, I always heard this song, but now I feel it. I feel really sad that you had to go through such suffering. If you ever read this: We wish you the best.

[@personanullgrata]

She is just fantastic. What energy, what feelings, what awareness and presence! She's just beautiful.

[@slim.slvtty]

This song got me through being abused in high school, and then getting roofied and seeing no justice later in adulthood, so thank you. ❤

[@krystalbentley1504]

Any girl that was ever groomed by an older man feels this in their bones. Thanks Alainis for saying it much more eloquently than i ever could ❤

[@Folker46590]

Groomed is a harsh word. It's only a bad thing if it's just for sex; being with a younger woman can really make an older man feel like life is still worth living. But yeah, if he's just using her, it's bad.

[@krystalbentley1504]

@Folker46590 no bro. It's gross. Most if not all of men like that are in it for nefarious reasons. If what i said made you feel some type of way then you probably need to talk to a professional

[@joannawilson-rhodes9225]

An introduction to Gaslighting

[@MissAmericarules]

sending love xo men r aweful waving the I LOVEYOU Lie to get in our panties.........

[@stevelafarga3296]

It’s only rock n roll! Lol!

[@marconiemann8622]

For me this is still one of the greatest Songs about abuse. With this Song she gives many many people a voice.

[@danagraslie5718]

She actually gives her abuser credit for what he had done for her & her career but at what cost??? Power can take away human decency I swear...

[@scottlosey4978]

@@danagraslie5718 And, often, the true impact of the abuse may not manifest for many, many years!

[@danagraslie5718]

@@scottlosey4978 This is very true...

[@ember-brandt]

@@scottlosey4978 Indeed. Alanis herself said in an interview that it took years of therapy to even admit that she was the victim of grooming and SA because she never wanted to feel like a victim. That shit is *hard* to come to terms with, let alone unpack and heal properly :/ 💚

[@simsey33]

​@@danagraslie5718 no she doesn't, those words are from the point of view of the abuser, something he might have said to her

[@AliceMoore-oq2nq]

Crazy how one video can predict the past present and future she was spot on amazing

[@DanteRosser]

This songs makes me cry 😭 rivers for some reason I channel my energy with her voice and music 🎶🤯

[@tiffanypearson5857]

Patience is a virtue.

[@fluorescentFrequencies]

She was such a queen for her time. Without doubt a 90’s queen 👏🏼😇

[@AlexandreBorges-vl9ir]

Magnifik🤪🥳🥳🥳

[@tonyaingram8507]

She still a queen in my eyes 🥰

[@ember-brandt]

Alanis shattered *so* many glass cielings at a time when the music inudstry was still *massively* male-dominated and she inspired generations after her to shamelessly speak their truths. As a child of the 90s, she felt like a spiritual older sister who taught me that my voice had value and power. I'm 36 now, and I can't even describe what *IMMENSE* pride I feel when I hear incredibly talented and popular artists of this era like Taylor Swift say in front of sold-out stadiums that if it weren't for Alanis, _specifically,_ she wouldn't be there, and for artists like Halsey to collab with her on an album centered on the theme of female empowerment. She's still _so_ beloved today, especially by women in the industry, and I couldn't be prouder of her legacy.

[@fluorescentFrequencies]

@@ember-brandt I love this ❤️

[@brianwesley28]

It was a time before queens became "queens." She didn't need to hear that she's a queen. Queen is tossed around like a tethered balloon in a hurricane today.

[@Q2131]

When I heard this song, it resonated with me for some reasons as I thought Alanis was confessing. After watching the video and realizing she was the victim I actually felt my heart hurt. I honored a former bosses silence, as she certainly washed her hands clean of me. I felt embarrassed as a man for letting myself be taken advantage of on such a way. Thank AM for help me move past the shame and realizing my own self worth!

[@katkatkatkat463]

❤️❤️❤️

[@lisav8797]

Eyeroll

[@antoinegamble4life]

Stay Strong Q2131

[@NaomiDollxoxo]

I get it but don’t feel ashamed. I’m glad it’s more understood & socially accepted fact that men get abused as well. Men like yourself speaking up makes it safer for our sons as well a daughters. I think that makes you a good man

[@janxander6535]

​@@lisav8797When you wonder why your life sucks, it's your karma. You have no empathy for others.

[@KO-Kuy]

I growth up with this song. Why this lyrics so relate We'll fast forward to a few years later and And no one knows except the both of us I've more than honored your request for silence

[@ericprentice3032]

20 years later this song still holds up!

[@daniellecoutinho2001]

👏

[@ds2476]

This is 20 yrs old? I wasted so many ear years! XD Love it

[@ericprentice3032]

@@ds2476 yup it was released in 2002. The record it is on Under Rug Swept is a great album.

[@raisa_cherry35]

Really?! 😮😮

[@leogama7022]

Te amo ❤

[@blakeclark1133]

A very sad part of the film and music industry. Love you Alanis and thank you for addressing this issue.

[@Muirmaiden]

Great song, but the lyrics are extremely powerful. An older man tells her that without him, she wouldn't have amounted to anything, yet he washes his hands clean (absolves himself of responsibility) for having a relationship with a minor. He puts it all on her for "tempting him" and expects her silence so he won't get in trouble. When Alanis came forward recently about being a victim of statutory rape as a teenager it really put this song in perspective.

[@lestersmith493]

REGARDLESS ITS NOT RIGHT DEAR GOD HAVE MERCIE

[@Muirmaiden]

lester smith, when did I say it was right? I didn't. I'm talking about the meaning behind the song.

[@samberg8181]

Sounds like it might have been a little more than statutory and pretty damn coercive

[@PetOwner678]

M

[@_yuri___]

Yeah never knew she came forward about that. This song always came off like that for me theres literally no other interpretation.

[@arien4042]

Sexual abuse …whoever it is, the world knows you exist. To all victims and survivors of sexual abuse, I pray for your healing and May God ease your trauma. Stand Strong. You are not alone. You are beautiful. You are worthy. Honour your bravery and willpower. We cannot and should not accept violations of human dignity Nor can we live empty lives waiting for an “apology” that may never come. Acceptance is a key to moving on. You are a victim. It is not your fault. Allow yourself to rebuild “You” at your own pace. I hope your soul finds peace. #AlanisMorisette #HandsClean #SexualAbuse #Survivors

[@sean5990]

My early 20's... when life was good. What the hell went wrong?

[@Imjustsaying1966]

Biden and Obama.

[@MsAdjua]

And now I am 42 I finally understand the lyrics

[@genicleciosouza902]

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[@errolglenn4548]

Same.

[@danilolopes534]

Me too

[@harryt988]

This woman is so talented Thank you Alanis for being you !

[@CREATE14]

Innocence stolen. So sad and true for many of us. Love this song!

[@nethervortex]

Ive heard this for 20 years and never paid attention to the lyrics, its like hearing it for the first time.

[@janetokareva]

Real woman with real songs... I miss those times ( 90"s):(

[@tennismax985]

This is 2002. but I got your point sister.

[@IAmGeorgeLucas]

@@tennismax985 I too get the point, comrade

[@tennismax985]

@@IAmGeorgeLucas dear friend, Alanis is divine in music industry, clever woman.

[@torstenscholz6243]

The 90s and early 2000s really were the greatest time for female vocalists in alternative rock: Alanis, Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, Gwen Stefani, Melissa Auf der Maur, Veruca Salt, Skunk Anansie, etc. - those were real women with attitude and real music, not today's plastic dolls.

[@ViniciusSilva-qv3bn]

2024 ouvindo essa música q marcou minha adolescência!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@Sandra-lb5pu]

So so proud she’s Canadian! Ya baby you rock 🤟

[@Msciwoj-j4x]

Alanis is a profound lyricist with great rhetoric! I've endeared her since the 90s

[@iamJuxen]

+Ave Satanas Ave Domini Inferni what does rhetoric mean i know what lyricist means

[@JaesadaSrisuk]

+Cloo Lcoo It means she has is clever and has a great skill with words.

[@claribel2829]

+Cloo Lcoo alanis was in a relationship with leslie hope her manager he was in his 30s and she was 14 or 15!! Underage,he took his virginity in 1988 the affair lasted 5 years. She is confronting him in this song with the way he manipulated her,hepromised her the world in exchange for sex. He continuosly tried kissing her,molesting her,harassing her,in some way she agreed to not sue and he agreed to let her out of the contrat.

[@valentinag.7633]

+Jc melibel what the f does that have to do with the question asked?

[@drugz420]

+Valentina G. thought it was about deadpool

[@DD-hy1nl]

Only Alanis can make a sad song, sound so beautiful. "What doesn't kill you makes you only stronger"....

[@carnivalimusic]

My favourite Alanis song. Lyrically an emotional masterpiece.

[@stephanieharrison1241]

Me too ! My favorite ❤

[@loulouvi]

I'm here after watching the segment about this song on the Kelly Clarkson Show. I was 15 when JLP came out, one of my very first CDs (not albums) and I listened to that to death. I have been an Alanis fan since. I was too naive to understand what this song meant but heartbroken to listen to it now. Her lyrics on You Oughta Know "an older version of me..." makes sense now, not that I claim that I know she's referring to the same person.

[@setaside2]

Perhaps her most timeless song. The one that could hit anyone, at any time, in any era.

[@eduardogomez7149]

the level of genius this song reaches when you know the backstory and watch the music vid omg

[@juancarlosdelascuevas8765]

Her most underrated song also happens to be her best

[@dirkdisco2316]

Reminds of the beautiful woman I dated in my 20's who turned out to be married. She met my friends. She met my family. I thought it was real, It devested me.

[@murtlegraner1056]

The lyrics make me cry every time I listen to it.

[@michaelgallagher4221]

Her music is amazing even after all these years. She is one of the best women singers of all time

[@derekrasmussen4707]

Alanis you fucking rock how fortunate I am to be alive when you are as well

[@TheVanillatech]

Derek Rasmussen That is a fucking awesome compliment :D :D:D:D well done man! Well Done!

[@coreystack5655]

Fuck yeah dude your the man

[@coreystack5655]

Sorry guys I was like number 70 :/

[@LeonardoOliveira-858]

I listened to this on the radio as a kid and never paid attention to the lyrics. Very sad and disturbing stuff. I would like to send my love and support to anyone who's endured any kind of abuse.

[@MsKariLola]

I was one of those teens going through the same thing but not realizing what she was saying in this song. Brilliant song.

[@PollyGammy]

I didn’t get this song until I was in my 30s and realized I had a pretty fucked up relationship with a 15 year older, married man when I was 22. I damn sure honored requests for silence.

[@frijolesmolidos]

Me too, now this song is hard yo me

[@irenemossa399]

Same experience. I understand you.

[@katesymes6343]

Me to, I was 15 and he was 23 Some people just abuse the trust

[@syrainwar2994]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/laKbooWEeJWJbtU kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGapk4CPrLeUprc she shines in a world of ugliness

[@revondacolbert7775]

Same here. I realized only a few years ago that this was about a pedo. Coupled with her songs "Perfect," and "That I would be good," it's plain to see.

[@Estframa]

I recently remembered this song out of the blue and decided to listen to it. I never realized what this song was about until now! The popish sound completely took away the seriousness of the topic but thats not a bad thing at all, its incredibly smart songwriting

[@alixxc8156]

Alanis is a very sophisticated songwriter. Lots of meaning in her songs. Absolutely adore her.

[@willieferguson8286]

Alixx Richardson yes right. .Atlantis music I always loved because of the meaning of her songs and most of them have me on 10 wen listening to them.

[@NineEyedOracle]

I also just realized what this song was about. Just sitting here listening to it for the millionth time and it hit me. Powerful.

[@alferbox]

What is it about?

[@NineEyedOracle]

alferbox basically a woman dating an older, mentally and emotionally abusive man who tells her to keep quiet about it so no one finds out.

[@caseyboone5792]

I was a kid in the early 90’s but my Dad had her CD. And I’m here going on down memory lane.

[@daliamolina5832]

Profound expression of a unfortunate experience yet Eloquently sung

[@daytripperarrabal]

After all these years, these lyrics make so much more sense...

[@doobiesoda3873]

I have this song tattooed on my arm. Reminds me that my hands are clean through all the bad things (trauma, depression) I've experienced. Her music always helps me through, though.

[@judahsoremy9857]

Not what this song is about though...

[@monicat9683]

hey, not all inspiration has to be literal, judah.

[@kirstanbuxton1368]

Emily Kosovik i understand that so much x

[@doobiesoda3873]

Monica T why does my happiness bother you so much?

[@doobiesoda3873]

Judah Soremy does it matter? the lyrics helped me through what I needed. why does my inspiration bother you?

[@wihe80]

when I was young, I just sing and enjoy this song. Now I get it. What and akward situation. Anyway, she transform this into a beutiful peace of art. MY favorite singer

[@jrc1156]

this is such an underrated song from Alanis, typically overshadowed because of the success of jagged little pill.

[@convarHUN]

Exactly!

[@TheCorporatePlayers]

Nothing treats my ears like this woman's voice does.

[@UnimatrixOne]

Of course, it´s the voice of God! That´s not a Dogma! :-)

[@nirvanalives23]

Something that I never noticed is that the voices from the verses sections (old guy- young woman) can be exchangable. Althought it seemed very obvious that is the voice of an older guy, I always listened as how the young girl saw herself as "powerful" at the moment. To me, it sounds like she is singing from her own "inmaturity", as how she felt that it was her giving him power. That, to me, give the chorus much more power and even a sarcastic tone of superiority. Damn, this is a killer song.

[@spankynater4242]

The title popped up on my KZbin, I recognize the title, but couldn’t remember the song. I forgot how great it was.

[@sergiourena9280]

Here i am realizing what this song was truly about, 20 years later. Damn. I almost feel guilty for loving it without really understanding it.

[@michael85225]

I remember hearing this song a lot when I was 11 years old and not knowing what it was about. A few years ago I heard it again on the radio and listened to the lyrics and understood. An amazing song which tells a bad story.

[@AaronSaltzer]

This woman is so beautiful. Especially her hair

[@ma.claraysabelgarrucho8713]

I've always respected Alanis Morisette as an artist in her own right. It's 2020 now but i'll never tire of listening to her. all her songs connect deeply to people in many different ways.

[@PradeepMenon666]

I’m in my 30s and her music has become almost personal. Strange because I’m just a brown dude in a third world country but her voice and lyrics transcend a lot of universes

[@AlexandreBorges-vl9ir]

cosmic Magnifik🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@AlexandreBorges-vl9ir]

magnifik cosmic

[@johngregory9389]

I was in love when this came out. It’s a beautiful song by a beautiful woman.

[@memye288]

Jesus I am her age, and I loved her music at the time it came out- but I didn't truly understand the meaning of so many songs until now. Wow I love her so much more now!!!

[@LinchZhang]

The best song to listen to while self-isolating and worried about the coronavirus!

[@Unavailable_UserId]

Exactly, and don't forget to keep your hands clean

[@fluffybunny3178]

as Gandalf said "This too shall pass"

[@danyielsays4621]

"if you washed your hands clean off this!"

[@TakatofanAgain]

On facebook a week or so ago, Alanis did a "How long to wash your hands" thing with the lyrics of Hand In My Pocket, and I'm like, BUT HANDS CLEAN!!!!

[@JoeMandell-]

@SolGreat Play list. My suggestion: Blue Oyster Cult - Don't fear the Reaper

[@arresteddevelopment2158]

A song warning us how to look out for the predators of sexual abuse and harassment. And the psychological power games by the perpetrator on the victim.

[@theresa215]

She wrote this about a former employee of hers. It doesn't sound predatory.

[@starpretty112]

Alanis has a way of connecting to us all with her beautiful voice!!! Sometimes we are silenced by the sheer recklessness of people in power and deemed liars or crazy when we speak up!!! But then along comes hands clean or uninvited and you understand automatically YOUR NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!