If 'Ironic' Was An Emo Anthem (Alanis Morissette)

[@AlexMelton]

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[@blucollarballer]

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There is actually a bunch of peeps on YT doing it. Alex is just one of the more popular ones. Check out Todd Barriage. He’s great too!

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[@colin8150]

Emo? You should check out Matt Cuttshall! Little different than what’s going on here, but you might like the content he puts out

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[@JesseDupuy]

Man, I don't think you get enough credit for the extra little Alicks and riffs you throw into these covers. Especially on the drums and bass! Just wanted to point out how much it adds - as a long-time drummer - to how much I enjoy your work.

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[@francisjo3]

This cover is almost good enough to make me forget how non-ironic the lyrics are - impressive!

[@drsquid8124]

Isn't it ironic?

[@inspectorvoid]

@@drsquid8124dontcha think?

[@atomwatt77]

@@inspectorvoid - A little too ironic? 🤔

[@jackbaxter-williams8059]

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[@chiepah2]

The lack of irony in a song called ironic is very ironic... which is genius if intended.

[@wespapes2054]

Jagged Little Pill goes Emo would be a gem

[@heretic.137]

Jagged little pill goes This bitter pill lol

[@xMcWeenx]

To be fair content-wise it already kinda is emo.

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What you meant to say is that it would be a Jagged Little Gem

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@@heretic.137 Gray Midwestern Pill

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Me too, right?!? 😅 ... ❤🕊

[@robstud699]

My god. The arrangements you bring to these covers are just incredible. Perfectly balanced and thought out whilst being true to the song and the genre.

[@JonathanKillstring]

Can I just say that I deeply appreciate your country emo style? It's recognizably you, and decidedly lovely.

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[@quintinbrown5492]

I know many probably suggested Alanis but I know I did when you asked for ideas before so super pumped to see it. And knew basically any of her songs would work well Emo cuz she had some angst already. Love to see more but thanks for this

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[@jeffwilkins3052]

🙋🏻‍♂️ Damn. That hit me REALLY HARD. Always loved Alanis, but I really FELT this one. 😥 Great Job Alex!!! ❤🕊

[@xocomaox]

I felt that the non-chorus parts were too similar to the original song. It wasn't really hitting "emo anthem". It sounds great (everything Alex does sounds great!), but not titled correctly in my opinion.

[@aj2326]

This was the first album me and my mum bonded over, this song already meant a lot to me but this version just has that extra emotion! Tears were shed! Thank you

[@GarrMatey428]

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[@willm5032]

Well done for not making this sound like the Four Year Strong version. Great work!

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id like to hear you start sneaking some screamo into stuff like this, even if its subtle background stuff. I'd totally buy stuff like that.

[@writerwritesdaily]

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[@adamson1957]

Long time listener and this just took the top spot imo. Great work on the chorus vibes, bass and drum fills.

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[@heretic.137]

Omg this is the perfect song for a cover and done so perfectly. Love it

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Every time it's a banger. Another amazing job by Alex

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You managed to make me love and appreciate and FEEL this song so much more!❤️

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That was amazing. Alex, you have so much talent. Thank you for sharing!

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Topping yourself weekly, as usual. This is one of my favorites so far, fantastic job.

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Good job!!! All your covers and songs ate amazing. You are so talented! Thank you:)

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A masterpiece, Alex!

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Dude. You had me the second you opened your mouth. Excellent work!

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Great rendition, man. You keep pumping out bangers and it's awesome.

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Amazing cover of an amazing song!!! 😄🤘🏻

[@JGHR777]

Another great take Alex. I am always full blast dirty bass effects in my playing, but that last bass subtle bass outro was beautiful and gave me a kick. Sounds great as always. Love your stuff

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You not only have all that amazing musical talent but you have awesome Emo moves as well! Love this version more than the original!

[@Slugger1990]

awesome reimagining of an awesome track. this was one of my favorite songs when it used to get more airtime.

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love those major catches and switches. so hard to do

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guitars sound great! especially great tone. coming in with the harmony of the lead guitar line at 3:41 would have been sick

[@brianwalden4012]

Congrats! You have taken a song that I initially liked when it came out(yeah I’m that old. Lol) and then found annoying, and now I enjoyed it again. You are a true talent my man!

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That was a banging arrangement! Great work on that weaving bassline and sublime layering, everything is crisp and audible!

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what a banger! great stuff, as always.

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I need this album

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Great! I love your drums!

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The best yet, I love it!

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The eight notes kick accent in the final chorus = chef's kiss.

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[@kenshi4296]

Man no matter what cover you do it's just always a banger, Keep at it Alex

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[@TheVigilantStewards]

Captures the song so well, feels like I'm hearing again but I'm actually 11 in the 90s hearing what it sounded like in life back then.... how you can trigger memories from songs that aren't the original recording and somehow trigger how I heard them is really amazing. After the bridge it was like wait this isn't the original why am I having memories and feels from 199x but too deep in the feels to care. I really felt this cover deep somehow, like inside my head. From one musician to another great job!

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best version of this song I've heard. *chef's kiss*

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That's awesome version Alex, thank you for gifting us with all your talent (talent=thousand hours of hard work)

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This is amazing!!! SO good!!

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That little bass run down at the end 🤌

[@Ruthlesshauser]

So many bangers yet to hit the spotify, but you still out here killing it dude

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This scratched a very specific itch I didn't even know was there. The quality of your product keeps going up and I hope you continue to grow.

[@jessedipersio7750]

Half expected to hear background laughter at the third verse as an homage to FYS's cover haha great cover, love what you did with it!

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That bridge melody bro!!

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[@moritzreichelt1698]

For everyone who wants to read the lyrics: An old man turned 98 He won the lottery and died the next day It's a black fly in your Chardonnay It's a death row pardon two minutes too late And isn't it ironic, don't you think? It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought, it figures Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye He waited his whole damn life to take that flight And as the plane crashed down, he thought "Well, isn't this nice?" And isn't it ironic, don't you think? It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought, it figures Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you When you think everything's okay and everything's going right And life has a funny way of helping you out When you think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up In your face A traffic jam when you're already late A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife It's meeting the man of my dreams And then meeting his beautiful wife And isn't it ironic, don't you think? A little too ironic And, yeah, I really do think It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought, it figures And, yeah, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out Helping you out Thank you Alex Melton for that beautiful cover. Love your work.

[@hellomello258]

I'm only a minute in and I think this is easily one of my favorites you've ever done

[@ACGNikki]

Saw the title, said "Heck yes!" Heard, 'lotter-ayyyy' and said, "SHUUUUUTUUUP, bruh...c'mon are you serious?!?" lol... So good. Another cover mashup we didn't know we needed...

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I love this so much.

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Banger after banger. Thanks as always! Missing drinks...you must be parched.

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This was amazing

[@faroff22]

Love the ending when you just keep it going

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Very goood🎉!!!! Thx

[@AugmentedSmurf]

I love the "isn't it ironic" then just silence as the band plays, where the original had her kinda freestyle riffing over it. Well played, Alex and the Meltons!

[@willm5032]

Me too, very Wonder Years I thought

[@domgray7587]

Sick cover Alex great work 🤙

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[@PapaBPoppin]

As written by God Herself and amplified thru Melton's gifted talent

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So Melton is the Metatron! That explains a lot!

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