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  • Alanis Morissette - “Hands Clean" from the album ‘Under Rug Swept’
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    LYRICS
    If it weren't for your maturity none of this would have happened
    If you weren't so wise beyond your years I would've been able to control myself
    If it weren't for my attention you wouldn't have been successful and
    If it weren't for me you would never have amounted to very much
    Ooh this could be messy
    But you don't seem to mind
    Ooh don't go telling everybody
    And overlook this supposed crime
    We'll fast forward to a few years later
    And no one knows except the both of us
    And I have honored your request for silence
    And you've washed your hands clean of this
    You're essentially an employee and I like you having to depend on me
    You're a kind of my protégé and one day you'll say you learned all you know from me
    I know you depend on me like a young thing would to a guardian
    I know you sexualize me like a young thing would and I think I like it
    Ooh this could get messy
    But you don't seem to mind
    Ooh don't go telling everybody
    And overlook this supposed crime
    We'll fast forward to a few years later
    And no one knows except the both of us
    I've more than honored your request for silence
    And you've washed your hands clean of this
    What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept?
    What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?
    What with this distance it seems so obvious?
    Just make sure you don't tell on me especially to members of your family
    We best keep this to ourselves and not tell any members of our inner posse
    I wish I could tell the world cause you're such a pretty thing when you're done up properly
    I might want to marry you one day if you watch that weight and keep your firm body
    Ooh this could be messy and
    Ooh I don't seem to mind
    Ooh don't go telling everybody
    And overlook this supposed crime

КОМЕНТАРІ • 6 тис.

  • @stormy32316
    @stormy32316 Рік тому +455

    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
      @ember-brandt Рік тому +34

      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 UA-cam 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
      @stormy32316 Рік тому +7

      @@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
      @johnthomas8589 11 місяців тому

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

    • @claudiadelarosa270
      @claudiadelarosa270 10 місяців тому +4

      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
      @davidbraybrooke8732 8 місяців тому +2

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

  • @sisofphil
    @sisofphil 11 місяців тому +350

    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
      @loristoneking5711 11 місяців тому +15

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

    • @sheckygagstein8966
      @sheckygagstein8966 11 місяців тому

      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
      @gobbytaurusxx1456 11 місяців тому +8

      You're unwell

    • @andymack75
      @andymack75 7 місяців тому +23

      @@loristoneking5711 she was a kid.

    • @maritaaracena980
      @maritaaracena980 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @BluePedal
    @BluePedal Рік тому +192

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

  • @swankhood
    @swankhood 8 місяців тому +126

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

    • @tylerp3327
      @tylerp3327 7 місяців тому +8

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

    • @gasmith7486
      @gasmith7486 7 місяців тому

      @@tylerp3327Hormones my genius. Hormones.

    • @Irish-juju
      @Irish-juju 6 місяців тому +8

      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
      @swankhood 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@tylerp3327ask the 45 year old!

    • @ygm_dom6702
      @ygm_dom6702 5 місяців тому +2

      I was 20 and he was 49😮

  • @RisinFromTheAshes
    @RisinFromTheAshes Рік тому +292

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

    • @stephenpink758
      @stephenpink758 Рік тому +8

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

    • @SonsOfAlan
      @SonsOfAlan Рік тому +8

      We see you❤️

    • @personanullgrata
      @personanullgrata 5 місяців тому +5

      U probably saved yourself, listening to Alanis. ❤

    • @amberconway9020
      @amberconway9020 4 місяці тому

      @@stephenpink758❤

    • @CMONCMON007
      @CMONCMON007 3 місяці тому +3

      she is wonderful and so are you

  • @Burty_YT
    @Burty_YT 2 роки тому +308

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

    • @joshuavgc4160
      @joshuavgc4160 2 роки тому +10

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

    • @cmooneyification
      @cmooneyification 2 роки тому +1

      @@joshuavgc4160 aaaaqqà

    • @cese2024
      @cese2024 2 роки тому +2

      Me

    • @raychelnixxx.1035
      @raychelnixxx.1035 2 роки тому

      @@cese2024 🤟🏼

    • @louiseb3146
      @louiseb3146 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @alannahjones2833
    @alannahjones2833 2 роки тому +89

    This song helped me heal from my past trauma.

    • @K_PAC
      @K_PAC 5 місяців тому

      ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Mercutiossword
    @Mercutiossword 4 місяці тому +184

    The older i get the more i love her

  • @twanphanijphand6429
    @twanphanijphand6429 3 роки тому +726

    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
      @SonsOfAlan 3 роки тому +19

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

    • @NateSean
      @NateSean 3 роки тому +14

      I secretly believe Alanis is the human embodiment of Terpsichore.

    • @kittycatuser
      @kittycatuser 3 роки тому +26

      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
      @herbertrichard614 3 роки тому +3

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

    • @Herbalizer28
      @Herbalizer28 3 роки тому +10

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

  • @cb_2887
    @cb_2887 3 роки тому +1410

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

    • @gilsonjunior6963
      @gilsonjunior6963 3 роки тому +27

      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
      @Lorrrnah 3 роки тому +7

      So very, very true.

    • @nikkiberetta9969
      @nikkiberetta9969 3 роки тому +11

      Yes, I know exactly what you mean

    • @joet.6019
      @joet.6019 3 роки тому +6

      Amen

    • @bazarleam2593
      @bazarleam2593 3 роки тому +13

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

  • @seanvillalta8109
    @seanvillalta8109 3 роки тому +806

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

  • @Spiritualandpsycho
    @Spiritualandpsycho Рік тому +133

    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
      @wantingthesky Рік тому +3

      good luck

    • @brianwesley28
      @brianwesley28 4 місяці тому

      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
      @daninabeasley8959 14 днів тому

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

  • @truestorybro6639
    @truestorybro6639 2 роки тому +26

    What a girl, what a woman

  • @milouribe4082
    @milouribe4082 Рік тому +175

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

  • @HumanBeingYoga
    @HumanBeingYoga 5 років тому +783

    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
      @AXharoth 4 роки тому +16

      me neither!!!!!! :o

    • @elizabethsnow8939
      @elizabethsnow8939 4 роки тому +13

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

    • @RealMonoid
      @RealMonoid 4 роки тому +3

      @@elizabethsnow8939 What is it about??

    • @Dwainegnd
      @Dwainegnd 4 роки тому +64

      @@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
      @RealMonoid 4 роки тому +7

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

  • @tobyargall8202
    @tobyargall8202 2 роки тому +919

    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
      @peternewturkey Рік тому +34

      yes to all of this!!!

    • @CallmeA_B
      @CallmeA_B Рік тому +26

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

    • @okiguess8103
      @okiguess8103 Рік тому +19

      Wtf I'm was jus eating pizza

    • @tobyargall8202
      @tobyargall8202 Рік тому +12

      @@okiguess8103 what kind of pizza?

    • @okiguess8103
      @okiguess8103 Рік тому +7

      @@tobyargall8202 pepperoni and beef

  • @FoolyLiving
    @FoolyLiving 3 роки тому +351

    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
      @carolederent7638 3 роки тому +19

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

    • @camisnyder3460
      @camisnyder3460 3 роки тому +4

      I literally was JUST thinking that. Wtf.

    • @jamesrainwater9742
      @jamesrainwater9742 3 роки тому

      @@U0AO talk

    • @raychelnixxx.1035
      @raychelnixxx.1035 2 роки тому

      @@jamesrainwater9742 😻👍🏼

    • @pancakeface2570
      @pancakeface2570 2 роки тому +9

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

  • @NastassyaCarretti
    @NastassyaCarretti 2 роки тому +193

    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.

  • @RhiannaBarr
    @RhiannaBarr 4 роки тому +1150

    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
      @Janewomanpower 4 роки тому +112

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

    • @Janewomanpower
      @Janewomanpower 4 роки тому +101

      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
      @GreetingsFineCitizen 4 роки тому +261

      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
      @NoOne-us9xv 4 роки тому +82

      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
      @giardinodisraele-istitutol1761 4 роки тому +4

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

  • @mor9361
    @mor9361 10 місяців тому +24

    Masterpiece

    • @ericday4505
      @ericday4505 7 місяців тому

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

  • @petruspinotti4507
    @petruspinotti4507 3 роки тому +206

    She always has such strong messages in her songs.

    • @kassiorosa6248
      @kassiorosa6248 11 місяців тому

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

  • @nova4005
    @nova4005 2 роки тому +256

    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
      @JJ-vg9du 2 роки тому +30

      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
      @gaile3765 Рік тому +23

      ​@@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
      @JJ-vg9du Рік тому +11

      @@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
      @aaronpuglisi3505 Рік тому +2

      It was about Ryne

    • @whatoncewas8480
      @whatoncewas8480 Рік тому +6

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

  • @mistersurrealist
    @mistersurrealist 9 місяців тому +15

    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.

  • @MrCaptainsmartass
    @MrCaptainsmartass 8 місяців тому +4

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

  • @normandale1987
    @normandale1987 5 років тому +242

    I hope Alanis is having a good day

  • @Carnivalihq
    @Carnivalihq Рік тому +271

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

    • @trilionariobilionario3564
      @trilionariobilionario3564 Рік тому +9

      The guitar *.*

    • @Carnivalihq
      @Carnivalihq Рік тому +11

      @@trilionariobilionario3564 Absolutely. The whole vibe.

    • @trilionariobilionario3564
      @trilionariobilionario3564 Рік тому

      @@Carnivalihq Yeah :)

    • @sean5990
      @sean5990 Рік тому +6

      Reminds me of good times.

    • @AndyTomlins
      @AndyTomlins Рік тому +6

      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.

  • @hayley2218
    @hayley2218 Рік тому +30

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

  • @fredhominal5029
    @fredhominal5029 11 місяців тому +1

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

  • @masterj2682
    @masterj2682 2 роки тому +119

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

    • @mindriot91_96
      @mindriot91_96 11 місяців тому +6

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

    • @misticollom2159
      @misticollom2159 3 місяці тому

      @@mindriot91_96 Tori!

  • @derekrasmussen4707
    @derekrasmussen4707 9 років тому +93

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

    • @TheVanillatech
      @TheVanillatech 9 років тому +6

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

    • @coreystack5655
      @coreystack5655 7 років тому +1

      Fuck yeah dude your the man

    • @coreystack5655
      @coreystack5655 7 років тому

      Sorry guys I was like number 70 :/

  • @marconiemann8622
    @marconiemann8622 3 роки тому +82

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

    • @danagraslie5718
      @danagraslie5718 2 роки тому

      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
      @scottlosey4978 2 роки тому +4

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

    • @danagraslie5718
      @danagraslie5718 2 роки тому +2

      @@scottlosey4978 This is very true...

    • @ember-brandt
      @ember-brandt Рік тому +1

      @@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
      @simsey33 Місяць тому +1

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

  • @clancycreations
    @clancycreations 9 місяців тому +3

    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 💜

  • @davidwilson9718
    @davidwilson9718 Рік тому +24

    This song makes me feel alive,I need that.

  • @BusterMSC1
    @BusterMSC1 Рік тому +124

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

    • @babieskids-t4f
      @babieskids-t4f Рік тому +2

      So true

    • @evamaeodiver5725
      @evamaeodiver5725 Рік тому +15

      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
      @Asphodellife Рік тому +11

      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
      @tarimap3473 Рік тому +6

      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
      @filmaker256 Рік тому +5

      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 .

  • @tiffanypearson5857
    @tiffanypearson5857 Рік тому +7

    Patience is a virtue.

  • @joesoldaccount1515
    @joesoldaccount1515 Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @juliepritchard1617
    @juliepritchard1617 8 місяців тому +124

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

    • @nym_r0dd
      @nym_r0dd 6 місяців тому +4

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

    • @jaydoubleu4575
      @jaydoubleu4575 5 місяців тому +1

      Yes

    • @ygm_dom6702
      @ygm_dom6702 5 місяців тому +3

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

    • @trindellbrown
      @trindellbrown 3 місяці тому +1

      22 years ago in 2002 when this song was released.

    • @JenX_1973
      @JenX_1973 2 місяці тому +2

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

  • @Msciwoj-j4x
    @Msciwoj-j4x 9 років тому +251

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

    • @iamJuxen
      @iamJuxen 8 років тому

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

    • @JaesadaSrisuk
      @JaesadaSrisuk 8 років тому +2

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

    • @claribel2829
      @claribel2829 8 років тому +2

      +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
      @valentinag.7633 8 років тому

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

    • @drugz420
      @drugz420 8 років тому +1

      +Valentina G. thought it was about deadpool

  • @Muirmaiden
    @Muirmaiden 7 років тому +1231

    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
      @lestersmith493 6 років тому +14

      REGARDLESS ITS NOT RIGHT DEAR GOD HAVE MERCIE

    • @Muirmaiden
      @Muirmaiden 6 років тому +53

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

    • @samberg8181
      @samberg8181 6 років тому +26

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

    • @PetOwner678
      @PetOwner678 6 років тому

      M

    • @_yuri___
      @_yuri___ 6 років тому +38

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

  • @ghostface7107
    @ghostface7107 Місяць тому +1

    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.

  • @robertortega3548
    @robertortega3548 2 роки тому +15

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

  • @teresas122
    @teresas122 10 місяців тому +18

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

  • @OnTheGo78
    @OnTheGo78 Рік тому +63

    The greatest female artist off all time.

    • @nagib_p
      @nagib_p 9 місяців тому +1

      I have to agree

    • @jayxtacee5695
      @jayxtacee5695 8 місяців тому

      💯

    • @thedappercook
      @thedappercook 8 місяців тому

      That title is reserved for one lady only, Celine Dion

    • @nagib_p
      @nagib_p 8 місяців тому +2

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

    • @laragutbrod9731
      @laragutbrod9731 7 місяців тому +2

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

  • @wendellshu
    @wendellshu Рік тому +14

    This just hits so much harder now. Such grace.

  • @bayarangiyotero4648
    @bayarangiyotero4648 3 роки тому +62

    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
      @jacobotter708 3 роки тому

      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
      @cloudambient 2 роки тому +1

      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
      @jessicam8112 2 роки тому +4

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

    • @cloudambient
      @cloudambient 2 роки тому

      @@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
      @psycherevivedby 3 місяці тому

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

  • @nattywp8118
    @nattywp8118 Рік тому +7

    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.

  • @kevinjackman4026
    @kevinjackman4026 Рік тому +13

    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.

  • @blakeclark1133
    @blakeclark1133 2 роки тому +7

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

  • @ericprentice3032
    @ericprentice3032 2 роки тому +288

    20 years later this song still holds up!

    • @daniellecoutinho2001
      @daniellecoutinho2001 2 роки тому +4

      👏

    • @ds2476
      @ds2476 2 роки тому +2

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

    • @ericprentice3032
      @ericprentice3032 2 роки тому +7

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

    • @raisa_cherry35
      @raisa_cherry35 2 роки тому +1

      Really?! 😮😮

    • @leogama7022
      @leogama7022 Рік тому

      Te amo ❤

  • @hiroyama4757
    @hiroyama4757 5 місяців тому +11

    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。

  • @Q2131
    @Q2131 3 роки тому +320

    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
      @katkatkatkat463 3 роки тому +7

      ❤️❤️❤️

    • @lisav8797
      @lisav8797 2 роки тому +6

      Eyeroll

    • @antoinegamble4life
      @antoinegamble4life 2 роки тому +5

      Stay Strong Q2131

    • @NaomiDollxoxo
      @NaomiDollxoxo 2 роки тому +17

      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
      @janxander6535 2 роки тому

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

  • @stephaniemarlowe552
    @stephaniemarlowe552 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you

  • @personanullgrata
    @personanullgrata 5 місяців тому +18

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

  • @fluorescentFrequencies
    @fluorescentFrequencies Рік тому +45

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

    • @AlexandreBorges-vl9ir
      @AlexandreBorges-vl9ir Рік тому

      Magnifik🤪🥳🥳🥳

    • @tonyaingram8507
      @tonyaingram8507 Рік тому +4

      She still a queen in my eyes 🥰

    • @ember-brandt
      @ember-brandt Рік тому +4

      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
      @fluorescentFrequencies Рік тому +1

      @@ember-brandt I love this ❤️

    • @brianwesley28
      @brianwesley28 4 місяці тому

      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.

  • @stephenniehaus8635
    @stephenniehaus8635 Рік тому +97

    By far, her greatest song.

    • @u.mgalappaththi2892
      @u.mgalappaththi2892 Рік тому +1

      You were right the whole time.

    • @sab3295
      @sab3295 Рік тому +2

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

    • @lucystoner
      @lucystoner Рік тому

      She pulled no punches with these lyrics.

    • @sab3295
      @sab3295 Рік тому +1

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

    • @pepengpantal1363
      @pepengpantal1363 Рік тому +1

      the craftiest for sure

  • @Sandra-lb5pu
    @Sandra-lb5pu 7 місяців тому +2

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

  • @nethervortex
    @nethervortex Рік тому +16

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

  • @amsaric
    @amsaric 9 років тому +575

    I've been obsessed with this song and entire album since childhood

    • @TheVanillatech
      @TheVanillatech 9 років тому +9

      amsaric Have yu washed your hands clean? XD

    • @LLAAPPSSEE
      @LLAAPPSSEE 9 років тому +3

      TheVanillatech 2wise byond yrs.

    • @ValeriaPaliza
      @ValeriaPaliza 7 років тому +10

      you are not the only one lolololo

    • @davidbarrett51
      @davidbarrett51 7 років тому +12

      I love it, have played it obsessively, too, though I like the first five songs the most.

    • @SurahOnline
      @SurahOnline 7 років тому +2

      amsaric 😊Same x

  • @TheCorporatePlayers
    @TheCorporatePlayers 8 років тому +77

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

    • @UnimatrixOne
      @UnimatrixOne 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @Psalm546.
    @Psalm546. 8 місяців тому +1

    Amazing Song Alanis🌻🌼

  • @ma.claraysabelgarrucho8713
    @ma.claraysabelgarrucho8713 4 роки тому +194

    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
      @PradeepMenon666 3 роки тому +6

      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
      @AlexandreBorges-vl9ir Рік тому

      cosmic Magnifik🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

    • @AlexandreBorges-vl9ir
      @AlexandreBorges-vl9ir Рік тому

      magnifik cosmic

  • @setaside2
    @setaside2 5 років тому +63

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

  • @nevergonnaletudown
    @nevergonnaletudown 9 років тому +136

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

    • @ankihansen2489
      @ankihansen2489 5 років тому +3

      I disagree, Wake Up is her best song

    • @jruberte
      @jruberte 3 роки тому +5

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

    • @edwardbaker3897
      @edwardbaker3897 3 роки тому +2

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

    • @gregb4395
      @gregb4395 2 роки тому

      Definitely. No question or debate. According to you.

    • @omarel-jishi3831
      @omarel-jishi3831 2 роки тому

      @@ankihansen2489 ⁶ 0121

  • @TropicsDweller
    @TropicsDweller 8 місяців тому +1

    Amazing Human.

  • @RandomHippieCreations
    @RandomHippieCreations 3 роки тому +41

    I wish I would have listened more closely to the words as a teenager 🥺

  • @nirvanalives23
    @nirvanalives23 2 роки тому +8

    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
      @spankynater4242 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @Estframa
    @Estframa 8 років тому +490

    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
      @alixxc8156 8 років тому +51

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

    • @willieferguson8286
      @willieferguson8286 8 років тому +3

      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
      @NineEyedOracle 8 років тому +10

      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
      @alferbox 7 років тому +2

      What is it about?

    • @NineEyedOracle
      @NineEyedOracle 7 років тому +28

      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.

  • @DanteRosser
    @DanteRosser 8 днів тому +1

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

  • @carnivalimusic
    @carnivalimusic Рік тому +48

    My favourite Alanis song. Lyrically an emotional masterpiece.

  • @harryt988
    @harryt988 4 місяці тому +9

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

  • @michael85225
    @michael85225 3 роки тому +79

    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.

  • @starpretty112
    @starpretty112 Рік тому +7

    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!!!

  • @AliceMoore-oq2nq
    @AliceMoore-oq2nq 5 місяців тому +10

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

  • @murtlegraner1056
    @murtlegraner1056 3 роки тому +11

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

  • @stephaniemarlowe552
    @stephaniemarlowe552 2 роки тому +1

    Deliverance

  • @jesussson3467
    @jesussson3467 9 років тому +33

    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

  • @eduardogomez7149
    @eduardogomez7149 Рік тому +7

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

  • @jrc1156
    @jrc1156 5 років тому +9

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

  • @LeonardoOliveira-858
    @LeonardoOliveira-858 11 місяців тому +3

    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.

  • @daliamolina5832
    @daliamolina5832 3 роки тому +11

    Profound expression of a unfortunate experience yet Eloquently sung

  • @daytripperarrabal
    @daytripperarrabal 6 років тому +30

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

  • @janetokareva
    @janetokareva 7 років тому +141

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

    • @tennismax985
      @tennismax985 5 років тому +16

      This is 2002. but I got your point sister.

    • @IAmGeorgeLucas
      @IAmGeorgeLucas 5 років тому +3

      @@tennismax985 I too get the point, comrade

    • @tennismax985
      @tennismax985 5 років тому +3

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

    • @torstenscholz6243
      @torstenscholz6243 2 роки тому +1

      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.

  • @caseyboone5792
    @caseyboone5792 8 місяців тому +2

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

  • @juancarlosdelascuevas8765
    @juancarlosdelascuevas8765 2 роки тому +11

    Her most underrated song also happens to be her best

  • @MsKariLola
    @MsKariLola Рік тому +7

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

  • @abcun17
    @abcun17 3 роки тому +85

    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! ❤️👍👍

  • @CREATE14
    @CREATE14 Місяць тому +3

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

  • @krystalbentley1504
    @krystalbentley1504 Рік тому +75

    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
      @Folker46590 Рік тому +6

      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
      @krystalbentley1504 Рік тому +22

      @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
      @joannawilson-rhodes9225 Рік тому +7

      An introduction to Gaslighting

    • @MissAmericarules
      @MissAmericarules Рік тому

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

    • @stevelafarga3296
      @stevelafarga3296 Рік тому +2

      It’s only rock n roll! Lol!

  • @williamward9755
    @williamward9755 2 роки тому +31

    2:03-2:20 pure magic. Her voice has never sounded so good. Hell, no one’s voice ever sounded so good.

    • @queendoubleboy
      @queendoubleboy 2 роки тому +1

      ❤️

    • @Sol_Badguy_GG
      @Sol_Badguy_GG 2 роки тому +1

      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.

    • @Genolocs
      @Genolocs Рік тому +1

      @@Sol_Badguy_GG damn is it necessary to rain on someone parade like that? cold blooded lol

    • @Genolocs
      @Genolocs Рік тому

      @@graymouse Janis? Joplin? clearly you didn't proofread before ganging up in the commenter?😛

  • @darlandias
    @darlandias 2 роки тому +24

    everytime i hear this song i cry … because it’s so good :) Alanis is so unique

    • @spankynater4242
      @spankynater4242 2 роки тому +3

      The way she makes the word mind a four syllable word.

  • @loulouvi
    @loulouvi Рік тому +2

    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.

  • @GacelRoxboy
    @GacelRoxboy 5 років тому +244

    For the sake of the old times , THESE ARE THE REASONS I DRINK!!!

  • @PollyGammy
    @PollyGammy 4 роки тому +207

    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
      @frijolesmolidos 3 роки тому +8

      Me too, now this song is hard yo me

    • @irenemossa399
      @irenemossa399 3 роки тому +8

      Same experience. I understand you.

    • @katesymes6343
      @katesymes6343 3 роки тому +6

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

    • @syrainwar2994
      @syrainwar2994 3 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/_q8qRNC0V8s/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/z5FbMYwRapU/v-deo.html
      she shines in a world of ugliness

    • @revondacolbert7775
      @revondacolbert7775 3 роки тому +5

      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.

  • @Super_1P
    @Super_1P Рік тому +7

    I can listen to this fabulous song again and again and again
    🎉❤💃

  • @robertzdrubecky4506
    @robertzdrubecky4506 Рік тому +1

    The best of!

  • @mindriot91_96
    @mindriot91_96 4 роки тому +37

    This song has such a haunting feel to it. Damn, Alanis knocked it out of the park with this one!

  • @ViniciusSilva-qv3bn
    @ViniciusSilva-qv3bn 10 місяців тому +11

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

  • @Calicat8
    @Calicat8 9 років тому +47

    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 💗

  • @verybiGirl
    @verybiGirl 4 місяці тому +3

    I like to listen this along with another 90s-2000s hits like Lullaby Shawn Mullins, she’s so high, closing time, God is one of us, Glorious , Kiss the rain, etc. I miss this time🥺

    • @fredhominal5029
      @fredhominal5029 3 місяці тому +1

      Exceptionnelle époque musicale ! .. heureux d'avoir connu et vécu cette époque ..

  • @angc1456
    @angc1456 2 роки тому +11

    Classic !!!!!!!!