What is the Most Iconic Song of the 1990s?

[Sour Masher]

The fact that this one got left off is quite... oh I can't think of the word...

I posted the far superior Alanis song. She was definitely iconic 90s, and I liked her a lot, but as a teacher of writing, I can't get past how the only thing ironic about her song ironic is how nothing she lists is ironic .

[DMT]

For the 80s we stuck with just one song per artist and I think that's a good rule.

[Ken]

I posted the far superior Alanis song.

I feel like this is the more iconic one, superiority aside, but you may be right

She was definitely iconic 90s, and I liked her a lot, but as a teacher of writing, I can't get past how the only thing ironic about her song ironic is how nothing she lists is ironic .

Or was the fact that none of it was ironic the true irony?

[DMT]

I feel like this is the more iconic one, superiority aside, but you may be right



Or was the fact that none of it was ironic the true irony?

All we have to do is change one letter and she crushes the field.

[Sour Masher]

I feel like this is the more iconic one, superiority aside, but you may be right

IDK, maybe it was just my peer group or my emotional connection with the songs, but I thought You Oughta Know felt ground breaking while Ironic felt lame. You Oughta Know is the reason I bought the CD. Ironic is the song I always skipped. You Oughta Know is the song that my first girlfriend in high school sang and gave me all the hopeful feels when she got to the bit about activities in movie theaters (alas, the song did not inspire her to do the deed). It is the edgy, raw song that seemed to spawn a thousand lame imitators. Ironic got a lot of play, but never seemed iconic to me. But again, that may be personal bias cuz of that girl and that line and my teenage hopes .

My fav song from that album was actually the acapella bonus track Your House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIwFsYyroJ0

And my favorite tune of her today is her cover of Seal's Crazy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIwFsYyroJ0

Finally, I think this is a better version of Ironic

[swampdragon]

sorry - wrong song - here is the iconic one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-HLxpWGCzc

[Ken]

IDK, maybe it was just my peer group or my emotional connection with the songs, but I thought You Oughta Know felt ground breaking while Ironic felt lame.

I don't disagree with you there. It's lame.

But ironic peaked at #4 on the billboard charts and You Oughta Know made it to #6. The ironic video has 130MM views on youtube and You Oughta Know has 45MM.

Her fans would vastly prefer You Oughta Know. But if you walked up to a random Joe Shmoe and asked them to name an Alanis Morissette song, more of them would say Ironic.

But I'm just arguing to argue at this point. Lets stay with You Oughta Know.

[Pauly]

This might be fun to do with movies too....down the road.

[Ken]

This might be fun to do with movies too....down the road.

Looks like a really cheesy movie, I don't think that one would win.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp7nMmzoj_s

[ironfist]

How did Steve not make a thread called "What is the Most Ironic Song of the 1990s" yet?

[Steve 2.0]

How did Steve not make a thread called "What is the Most Ironic Song of the 1990s" yet?

The is no Steve....there is only Steve 2.0