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Alanis Morissette Updates Smash Hit 'Ironic'

<div><p>In 1995 Alanis Morissette released the song "Ironic" and it was a smash hit, topping charts in Australia, Canada, the U.S., and Norway. It would go on to be nominated for 2 Grammys and the music video would be nominated for 6 MTV video music awards. </p><p>20 years later, Alanis Morissette with the help of The Late Late Show host James Corden updated her song to reflect modern problems, including: social media, vaping and Netflix. </p><p><em>An old friend sends you a Facebook request</em></p><p><em>You only find out they're racist after you accept</em></p><p><em>There's free office cake on the first day of your diet</em></p><p><em>It's like they announce a new iPhone the day after you buy it</em></p><p><em>And isn't it ironic, don't you think?It's like swiping left on your future soulmate</em></p><p><em>It's a Snapchat that you wish you had saved It's a funny tweet that nobody faves</em></p><p><em>And who would've thought it figures It's a traffic jam when you try to use Waze</em></p><p><em>A no-smoking sign when you brought your vape</em></p><p><em>It's 10,000 male late-night hosts when all you want is just one woman, seriously!</em></p><p><em>It's singing the duet of your dreams, and then Alanis Morissette shouting at you</em></p><p><em>And isn't it ironic, don't you think?</em></p><p><em>A little too ironic, and yeah I really do think</em></p><p><em>It's like you're first class on a Southwest plane</em></p><p><em>Then you realize that every seat is the same</em></p><p><em>It's like Amazon but your package never came</em></p><p><em>And who would've thought it figures</em></p><p><em>It's like Netflix but you own DVDs</em></p><p><em>It's a free ride but your Uber's down the street</em></p><p><em>It's singing "Ironic," but there are no ironies</em></p><p><em>And who would've thought it figures</em></p><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="6GVJpOmaDyU"></amp-youtube></div></div></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>What do you think about her updated version? </p></div>

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