Alanis Morrissette's "My Humps"
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i don't know if alanis is channeling fergie or weird al here... the video is a nice touch
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funny enough.. though i couldn't bring myself to watch all the way through.
what a shit shit shit shit song.
what a shit shit shit shit song.
bono_212
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that was excellent
Zoots
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Wow! She actually made the worst song of all time kinda bearable and somewhat funny.
BVS
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Alanis parody album?
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MrsSpringsteen
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So what do people think the point of this is? I was reading some of the comments on YouTube, and some think it's supposed to be funny. Others say things like this..
"I love that people are missing that this is a social commentary on how women are sexualized to sell records."
As for me I'm just considering Josh Duhamel vs Ryan Reynolds
"I love that people are missing that this is a social commentary on how women are sexualized to sell records."
As for me I'm just considering Josh Duhamel vs Ryan Reynolds
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MrsSpringsteen said:
I think it was probably suppose to be a social commentary, but it comes off more as a parody to me...
Reminds me of when Jewel tried to be ironic, it didn't really work.
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BonoVoxSupastar said:
She tried to be cool and came across as kinda skanky IMO...
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Everything about that Jewel album* screamed "SELLOUT" to me, and I really, really don't use that word lightly.
"You don't like my sensitive poetry and gentle yodeling? Fine, I'll put on a short skirt, make a danceable first single, shake my ass in the video, and hmm, maybe I'll let a women's razor brand use that song in an ad campaign, too."
*although honestly, aside from that single, was there anything else released from it? Did anyone even buy that record? I'm guessing no, because her latest release is back to her usual thing.
"You don't like my sensitive poetry and gentle yodeling? Fine, I'll put on a short skirt, make a danceable first single, shake my ass in the video, and hmm, maybe I'll let a women's razor brand use that song in an ad campaign, too."
*although honestly, aside from that single, was there anything else released from it? Did anyone even buy that record? I'm guessing no, because her latest release is back to her usual thing.
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it would actually be pretty hard for it to be a social commentary without it also being a parody...
the original song through it's sheet terribleness is both of those, too, though.. although maybe this will cause a few people to realize how atrocious that original shit is.
re: Jewel.. i don't know what she was personally going for with that single, but I found it hilarious and I enjoyed it based on that. I mean it was so self-conscious about being oversexualized. i took it as commentary as well.
but i see everything as commentary.
the original song through it's sheet terribleness is both of those, too, though.. although maybe this will cause a few people to realize how atrocious that original shit is.
re: Jewel.. i don't know what she was personally going for with that single, but I found it hilarious and I enjoyed it based on that. I mean it was so self-conscious about being oversexualized. i took it as commentary as well.
but i see everything as commentary.
if she was trying to make it a social commentary that all kinda went out the window with the cheesey accompanying video
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BonoVoxSupastar said:
It's like a black fly in my Chardonnay
BrownEyedBoy
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I was watching this today and I realized that she was indeed trying to make a point but somehow she didn't really managed to get it across. The video sucks so bad. It's like a bad SNL parody.
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It sounded like Alanis but didn't look 100% like her...
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Headache in a Suitcase said:
that's what i mean.. the video was too cheesy to actually take seriously.. and it was so obvious in its oversexuality etc, i find it hard to believe it wasn't just people taking a piss.
i saw alanis open for the stones... she was much better than i was expecting. she puts on a good show. 
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corianderstem said:
Actually, an even worse sellout than this was Liz Phair's self-titled ablum. The one where she used the Avril Lavigne producer.
Such a shame, especially since Liz had a brain before she lobotomized herself and tried to go Top 40.
(Oh, and that Alanis cover is kitchy-cool for about the first minute and then fucking annoying as hell for the next three and a half minutes!!!!)
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Lila64
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Amazing that it has over 900,000 views since yesterday!
corianderstem
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Agreed about that Liz Phair album.
But you know what? I picked up a used copy and ... I actually kind of like it. "Extraordinary" is a really great song.
But anyway, yeah, she really did go the pop route. But somehow, her transition bothered me less. She seemed really up front about it. Or maybe it feels like she wouldn't care if you went up to her and called her a sell out.
But you know what? I picked up a used copy and ... I actually kind of like it. "Extraordinary" is a really great song.
But anyway, yeah, she really did go the pop route. But somehow, her transition bothered me less. She seemed really up front about it. Or maybe it feels like she wouldn't care if you went up to her and called her a sell out.
Ok I couldnt even watch the whole thing. Horrible.
Horrible.
coemgen
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Rolling Stone has it on their site. They like it.
bono_212
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I can't believe she's taking it that seriously since even she starts cracking up at the end of the video
UberBeaver
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That was funny. 
Alannis.
Alannis.
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MrsSpringsteen
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After viewing Alanis Morissette's genius parody of the Black Eyed Peas' "My Humps," TMZ has learned that Fergie sent flowers to Alanis this week. Flossy, flossy!
A source close to the pop star tells us that Fergie thought Morissette's version was "brilliant," and admitted to getting a huge kick out of it because she has a great sense of humor about these things. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!
Our source doesn't know if Fergie has seen Greg Scarnici's hysterical spoof of "Fergalicious." Hopefully, she won't think it's a drag!
That one looks interesting
http://www.tmz.com/2007/04/01/fergie-drag-alicous/
A source close to the pop star tells us that Fergie thought Morissette's version was "brilliant," and admitted to getting a huge kick out of it because she has a great sense of humor about these things. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!
Our source doesn't know if Fergie has seen Greg Scarnici's hysterical spoof of "Fergalicious." Hopefully, she won't think it's a drag!
That one looks interesting
http://www.tmz.com/2007/04/01/fergie-drag-alicous/
