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.
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 RUclips 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.
@@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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
@@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. .
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.
@@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 :/ 💚
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.
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.
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 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?
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.
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.
+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.
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.
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.
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
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.
I guess this is probably one of the only songs you've heard in your whole life. Because as much as I love this song, her voice is nothing special at this part. You opinion is highly subjective.
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.
I'm ashamed to admit that I almost forgot just how fucking stunning Alanis is 😔 Bless you and your family miss Alanis thank you for the beautiful music youve graced us with 💗
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.
She’s so good a catchy bridges. So often bridges are an annoying distraction but hers almost always take everything a level up, and then usually come back in with a nice stop!
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!
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
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!!!
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.
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
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.
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.
Excellent lead single from my favorite Alanis album. The album still had her youthful '90s "alternative" sound, but this time delivered with more balance and beauty.
I hadn't listened to Alanis for while. With the 25th anniversary of "Jagged Little Pill" I have in a way "re-discovered" her. A reminder of how good she is, as a singer-songwritter, performer and true musician. She has matured like fine wine and is even lovelier this time around. Just got her new album "Such Pretty Forks In The Road", and it's like a return to true form. Glad to be back listening to this amazing woman! ❤️👍👍
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.
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
Raw talent, raw emotion.....amazing bass and guitar rifts. This woman puts 98% of the female "artists" to shame. I salute you Alanis. This is my favorite song of Alanis
This song always always makes my tears drop :( the music may be upbeat but the hurt and disappointment expressed in the lyrics and her voice just breaks my heart 💔
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
Alanis was such a trail blazer of the time. She sang brutally honest lyrics and sang from the soul. Been a fan of hers since 1994 and I frequently come back to her music when I’m doing my own soul searching.
there's only one way to describe how i feel about ms. morissette: i love you, alanis. thank you, thank you for all that you have done for me over the last 25 years. you have no idea how much wisdom and solace you have provided, empathy, understanding.
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 💜
Such a big fan of hers! Was lucky to have grown up during all the highlights of the biggest part of her career. I still feel she has more to give but owes us nothing. She brought it all! Beautiful on the outside but a beautiful musical mind as well of which I’m sure this is just a glimpse of what makes her shine like a star without the negative stigma the business has brought about. She truly is amazing but I guess I’m just gushing. Could go on and on but I’ll leave this here!
It was a great hit in Brazil back in 00's. .. I remember going to school, listening to the radio with my super cell phone that had that feature, thinking I was the boss and jamming with this song through the streets of Goiânia
comecei a escutar Alanis esse ano e virei um grande fã, mas quando eu escutei algumas músicas dela pela "primeira vez" eu percebi que na verdade eu já tinha escutado várias vezes quando eu era criança, realmente não só essa como várias músicas da Alanis fazem parte do imaginário de muitos brasileiros
The first time I heard this song was at the Fort Myers airport in FLA about two years ago. Happened to be with a special someone, but how it resonates with the current situation.
Beautiful lyricist. Listened to her my whole life... every time mama got upset. Lol. I liked the beat back then but now, as an adult, I have a brand new appreciation for her lyrics and music. That alone says amazing artistry. Love her ❤
Cara, é um nível tão alto de maturidade nessa música que me fogem palavras. Não sei se isso de fato aconteceu na vida da Alanis, mas se sim, com talento e extrema resiliência ela resignificou td! Com certeza, esta moça (hoje senhora) é super fora da curva! Deve ser uma pessoa sensacional
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.
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.
anyone else wish they could hear this song for the first time again?
I see you in the comments of all the good music. Excellent taste in music 🙂
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Me
@@cese2024 🤟🏼
It was my first time.
Or at least I don't remind from 15 years ago...
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.
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 RUclips 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.
@@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.
You’re a big girl. Just say the word. “Pedophile.”
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 :/
It’s too late for sorry duckies. Alanis wants compensation. Oh the disrespect
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
Yes but Alanis had an edge over her older lover. She was not a victim.
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!!
You're unwell
@@loristoneking5711 she was a kid.
Beautiful song 🙌🥹 wonderful memories 🥹🙌 Greetings From Argentina 🇦🇷🙌
"I have honored your requests for silence." - I love that line.
my beautiful
Ela sofreu pedófila, não significa uma coisa boa não 😢
“ that’s not lip service “ is mine.
Beautiful...❤
.....big line
The older i get the more i love her
me too
Same, been listening since I was 3 years old, 30 now. She will always be a staple in my playlists.
Yipp....😂
and the more you understand her 😉
Same
I don't think I've ever recognized how strong she was for telling everybody about her trauma. I'm a catchy af song, too. Amazing woman.
This song helped me heal from my past trauma.
❤❤❤❤❤
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.
good luck
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.
Great Job Spiritual and Psycho! Way to move forward! 🎉
I am so sorry you experienced something so terrible . Hope your life is going better .. God Bless
She always has such strong messages in her songs.
If Just tell of your secret silence in brazil, if guy is a motherfucker
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.
Eu tb , como deve ser difícil, adoro ela
Magnifik
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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.
Patje Yashara A married producer using his power in the music industry to take advantage of an underage girl
I literally was JUST thinking that. Wtf.
@@U0AO talk
@@jamesrainwater9742 😻👍🏼
Unfortunately some of us did understand what this was about when we were young.
Her first 3 albums are masterpieces. I live for all those 90s female singer/songwriters.
There are SO many great 90's women singer/songwriters. Now, it's mostly barren.
@@mindriot91_96 Tori!
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.
Yes you daid it better than i. She was in the #metoo long ago. Thank you for naming him.
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.
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.
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.
Are you sure she’s not talking about a friend of her father ?
15 year old me absolutely understood the synopsis.thank you alanis.
It happened to me too💐🫂
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
yes to all of this!!!
Never thought about it, but I love the idea completely now lol
🥱🍕🤳😄
Wtf I'm was jus eating pizza
@@okiguess8103 what kind of pizza?
@@tobyargall8202 pepperoni and beef
I get chills at the brilliance of this song. Everytime that elevated chorus kicks in. ⭐️✨
The guitar *.*
@@trilionariobilionario3564 Absolutely. The whole vibe.
@@Carnivalihq Yeah :)
Reminds me of good times.
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.
As we get older, these songs get deeper and deeper. Enjoy the past :)
Pure nostalgia, a great song and a great artist!!!! Will we see anything resembling this ever again is the question I have.
EXACTLY
Agree.
Xoxo
yup..totally agree
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
Agree. I once sang this live and I was utterly terrified of mispronouncing the lyrics!
I secretly believe Alanis is the human embodiment of Terpsichore.
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.
Unquestionable genius, now would tell her to shut up and go away and not come back? Thanks chief.
I think we didn't realize how much Alanis was a gem !
When I was younger, I just listened to this. Now that I'm older, I feel it.
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!
So very, very true.
Yes, I know exactly what you mean
Amen
When I was younger I knew I never wanted to feel it... I was right.
I've been in this type of relationship at 15, he was 45. I survived, Thanks for being autobiographical, Alanis ❤
15-45??? 😱 what even makes anybody do that..?
@@tylerp3327Hormones my genius. Hormones.
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
@@tylerp3327ask the 45 year old!
I was 20 and he was 49😮
Alanis Morissete, I know you will probably never see this comment, but you have saved my life. You are an inspiration
And 💎 diamond 💎 , you are an inspiration, and you are saving life...
We see you❤️
U probably saved yourself, listening to Alanis. ❤
@@stephenpink758❤
she is wonderful and so are you
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.
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!
@@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. .
@@gaile3765 Doesn't change the fact she didn't got help, so on a global scale most people sang allog with a nice video.
It was about Ryne
@@gaile3765 same. It was clear as day. The confirmation was just nice
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.
She is just fantastic. What energy, what feelings, what awareness and presence! She's just beautiful.
For me this is still one of the greatest Songs about abuse. With this Song she gives many many people a voice.
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...
@@danagraslie5718 And, often, the true impact of the abuse may not manifest for many, many years!
@@scottlosey4978 This is very true...
@@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 :/ 💚
@@danagraslie5718 no she doesn't, those words are from the point of view of the abuser, something he might have said to her
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.
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.
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
@@cloudambient cause it isn't? Its about a young girl and an older man.
@@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?
@@cloudambientThis isn’t interpretive. This song IS about a grown adult man grooming and abusing a little girl (Alanis herself).
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.
me neither!!!!!! :o
Right?!? I had NO IDEA what this song was actually talking about when it camd out.
@@elizabethsnow8939 What is it about??
@@RealMonoid it’s about her relationship with an older man when she was 14. The song is from his perspective. Basically him grooming her.
@@Dwainegnd Cool, seems like a great way to become a rich pop star
She was such a queen for her time. Without doubt a 90’s queen 👏🏼😇
Magnifik🤪🥳🥳🥳
She still a queen in my eyes 🥰
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.
@@ember-brandt I love this ❤️
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.
Masterpiece
Yeah, but the sound tech was not very masterful, horrible sound and it comes from the right channel mostly, terrible. Great song though..
Alanis is a profound lyricist with great rhetoric! I've endeared her since the 90s
+Ave Satanas Ave Domini Inferni
what does rhetoric mean i know what lyricist means
+Cloo Lcoo It means she has is clever and has a great skill with words.
+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.
+Jc melibel what the f does that have to do with the question asked?
+Valentina G. thought it was about deadpool
If you search this song by yourself you're a legend ☺️✨
Thanks Iam a legend
PUTA PROFECÍA QUE MANDABA A MI AMIGA AL ABISMO
Word.
My favourite Alanis song. Lyrically an emotional masterpiece.
Me too ! My favorite ❤
This woman is so talented
Thank you Alanis for being you !
Just heard this on the radio again after so long. How is it sooo good? ❤❤❤❤
😭
This has to be my favourite Alanis song. I don’t care whatever anyone else has to say
I agree.
So good
Totally agree‼️
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.
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.
My favorite song of one of the most underrated artists who has ever lived. Legendary
So true
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.
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
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.
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 .
A very sad part of the film and music industry. Love you Alanis and thank you for addressing this issue.
This just hits so much harder now. Such grace.
What a girl, what a woman
2:03-2:20 pure magic. Her voice has never sounded so good. Hell, no one’s voice ever sounded so good.
❤️
I guess this is probably one of the only songs you've heard in your whole life. Because as much as I love this song, her voice is nothing special at this part.
You opinion is highly subjective.
@@Sol_Badguy_GG damn is it necessary to rain on someone parade like that? cold blooded lol
@@graymouse Janis? Joplin? clearly you didn't proofread before ganging up in the commenter?😛
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.
REGARDLESS ITS NOT RIGHT DEAR GOD HAVE MERCIE
lester smith, when did I say it was right? I didn't. I'm talking about the meaning behind the song.
Sounds like it might have been a little more than statutory and pretty damn coercive
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Yeah never knew she came forward about that. This song always came off like that for me theres literally no other interpretation.
This song makes me feel alive,I need that.
I'm ashamed to admit that I almost forgot just how fucking stunning Alanis is 😔 Bless you and your family miss Alanis thank you for the beautiful music youve graced us with 💗
I hope Alanis is having a good day
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.
By far, her greatest song.
You were right the whole time.
My favorite of hers... for sure. I just went to copy the link but I listened to the whole thing
She pulled no punches with these lyrics.
@@lucystoner I was like is this about Joey too so I googled it.... nope
the craftiest for sure
Alanis you fucking rock how fortunate I am to be alive when you are as well
Derek Rasmussen That is a fucking awesome compliment :D :D:D:D well done man! Well Done!
Fuck yeah dude your the man
Sorry guys I was like number 70 :/
Nothing treats my ears like this woman's voice does.
Of course, it´s the voice of God!
That´s not a Dogma! :-)
She’s so good a catchy bridges. So often bridges are an annoying distraction but hers almost always take everything a level up, and then usually come back in with a nice stop!
Nobody do it likes her nowadays.
J'aime bien la vidéo .. à une époque où cela ce passait comme cela !! . 👍
Moi j'adore .
Oh, hands clean, probably my favorite song of Alanis.
Tellement .. de chefs d'œuvres ! .
This song has such a haunting feel to it. Damn, Alanis knocked it out of the park with this one!
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!
❤️❤️❤️
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Stay Strong Q2131
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
@@lisav8797When you wonder why your life sucks, it's your karma. You have no empathy for others.
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!!!
Perhaps her most timeless song. The one that could hit anyone, at any time, in any era.
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.
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
cosmic Magnifik🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
magnifik cosmic
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.
I’m sorry for what you endured and I hope you have people in your life who helped you heal.
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.
Excellent lead single from my favorite Alanis album. The album still had her youthful '90s "alternative" sound, but this time delivered with more balance and beauty.
I hadn't listened to Alanis for while. With the 25th anniversary of "Jagged Little Pill" I have in a way "re-discovered" her. A reminder of how good she is, as a singer-songwritter, performer and true musician. She has matured like fine wine and is even lovelier this time around. Just got her new album "Such Pretty Forks In The Road", and it's like a return to true form. Glad to be back listening to this amazing woman! ❤️👍👍
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.
The title popped up on my RUclips, I recognize the title, but couldn’t remember the song. I forgot how great it was.
2024 ouvindo essa música q marcou minha adolescência!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷
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
Alanis is a very sophisticated songwriter. Lots of meaning in her songs. Absolutely adore her.
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.
I also just realized what this song was about. Just sitting here listening to it for the millionth time and it hit me. Powerful.
What is it about?
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.
This song and video are so nonchalantly brilliant and pack such a gut punch. Absolutely incredible songwriting and production from Alanis.
20 years later this song still holds up!
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This is 20 yrs old? I wasted so many ear years! XD Love it
@@ds2476 yup it was released in 2002. The record it is on Under Rug Swept is a great album.
Really?! 😮😮
Te amo ❤
Crazy how one video can predict the past present and future she was spot on amazing
Como el relato de un momento traumático puede sonar tan bello al oído???... sencillamente brillante.
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。
The greatest female artist off all time.
I have to agree
💯
That title is reserved for one lady only, Celine Dion
@@thedappercook maybe, but not the title of "best singer/songwriter/musician/fabulous freak of nature!
If you like her music, I recommend checking out Tori Amos as well!
Raw talent, raw emotion.....amazing bass and guitar rifts. This woman puts 98% of the female "artists" to shame. I salute you Alanis. This is my favorite song of Alanis
This song lives rent free in my head. I simply Love this song...
20 years ago maybe when this came out? Havent looked it up for years. Still pretty good in 2024🎉 whos listening now!!!
I just thought about it too!!!! timeless classic
Yes
My daughter is at her concert in Tampa right now and just sent me a clip of this!😊😊
22 years ago in 2002 when this song was released.
Came out in 2002, so it’s 2024 now, so it’s 22 years old!
Alanis at her peak. The guitar lacing during the chorus and outro are exquisite too.
Indeed
Profound expression of a unfortunate experience yet Eloquently sung
This song always always makes my tears drop :( the music may be upbeat but the hurt and disappointment expressed in the lyrics and her voice just breaks my heart 💔
Though Jagged is her best album, "Hands Clean" is definitely her best song.
I disagree, Wake Up is her best song
@@ankihansen2489 i disagree, Forgiven is her best song. 😉
@@jruberte Forgiven is definitely her best song. This is her second best.
Definitely. No question or debate. According to you.
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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
everytime i hear this song i cry … because it’s so good :) Alanis is so unique
The way she makes the word mind a four syllable word.
Alanis was such a trail blazer of the time. She sang brutally honest lyrics and sang from the soul. Been a fan of hers since 1994 and I frequently come back to her music when I’m doing my own soul searching.
This got to me musically before I realised what the lyrics were. Amazing, powerful song on all levels.
This later gem by her shines brighter and brighter as time passes. ❤
This was such a great album. This song wasn't one of my favs at the time it came out but has definitely stuck with me. The lyrics are pretty powerful.
Wow, this just hit me so hard. Only just realised what a great song this is after all these years. I'd clean forgotten about it until now.
Yep ❤
there's only one way to describe how i feel about ms. morissette: i love you, alanis. thank you, thank you for all that you have done for me over the last 25 years. you have no idea how much wisdom and solace you have provided, empathy, understanding.
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 💜
Ive heard this for 20 years and never paid attention to the lyrics, its like hearing it for the first time.
When I was young I didn't like her, now I absolutely love her. She's my favorite female artist of all time. Weird how that happened.
SuperLastMohican changes of heart are a sign of high intelligence (-:
It happened like that because Alanis was a real artist that needs a few listen throughs to truly appreciate
Isn’t it ironic?
maturity is a hellova thing
Oh my, exactly the same for me! 🙂
Such a big fan of hers! Was lucky to have grown up during all the highlights of the biggest part of her career. I still feel she has more to give but owes us nothing. She brought it all! Beautiful on the outside but a beautiful musical mind as well of which I’m sure this is just a glimpse of what makes her shine like a star without the negative stigma the business has brought about. She truly is amazing but I guess I’m just gushing. Could go on and on but I’ll leave this here!
I'll go on for you 😃 She's also a major advocate for post partum depression
So so proud she’s Canadian! Ya baby you rock 🤟
It was a great hit in Brazil back in 00's. .. I remember going to school, listening to the radio with my super cell phone that had that feature, thinking I was the boss and jamming with this song through the streets of Goiânia
Essa música definiu minha adolescência
comecei a escutar Alanis esse ano e virei um grande fã, mas quando eu escutei algumas músicas dela pela "primeira vez" eu percebi que na verdade eu já tinha escutado várias vezes quando eu era criança, realmente não só essa como várias músicas da Alanis fazem parte do imaginário de muitos brasileiros
aeee goianooo...foi ao show no Goiania Arena?
@@tukakids Claro, primeira fila!!!
best ever. totally captures the time.
The lyrics make me cry every time I listen to it.
The first time I heard this song was at the Fort Myers airport in FLA about two years ago. Happened to be with a special someone, but how it resonates with the current situation.
Beautiful lyricist. Listened to her my whole life... every time mama got upset. Lol. I liked the beat back then but now, as an adult, I have a brand new appreciation for her lyrics and music.
That alone says amazing artistry. Love her ❤
This song makes me feel something that no other song ever made me feel, it's special!
It's her best song......by far
Because of the juxtaposition of the cheerful melody and the dark lyrics?
guilt?
Cara, é um nível tão alto de maturidade nessa música que me fogem palavras. Não sei se isso de fato aconteceu na vida da Alanis, mas se sim, com talento e extrema resiliência ela resignificou td! Com certeza, esta moça (hoje senhora) é super fora da curva! Deve ser uma pessoa sensacional
⭐🇧🇷⭐ Ouço, adoro e admiro sem compreender nenhuma palavra! Rsrsrs. ⭐🇧🇷⭐
Your music saved me several times as a teen and again as an adult...a forever fan here and grateful for your talent!
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.
Me too, now this song is hard yo me
Same experience. I understand you.
Me to, I was 15 and he was 23
Some people just abuse the trust
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she shines in a world of ugliness
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.