Alanis Morissette performs on “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.”

Alanis Morissette performs on “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.”

As always, Dick Clark’s rockin’ New Year’s Eve has an impressive roster of artists. The program airs tonight, December 31, on ABC and features a celebratory appearance by Alanis Morissette.

Morissette not only rings in the new year, but also the 30th anniversary of her acclaimed album. Jagged little pill. Her performance promises to include a variety of her top songs, including “You Oughta Know” alongside Reneé Rapp. The pair will perform remotely from the West Coast.

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“You should know that.”

I want you to know
That I’m happy for you
I wish nothing but
The best for both of you

While we don’t know much about Morissette and Rapp’s performance, given the anthemic appeal of “You Oughta Know,” we can expect it to be a crowd favorite. In the text you see Morissette delivering a devastating rebuttal to an ex who has wronged her.

“When I hear this song, I hear anger as protection from burning vulnerability,” Morissette once said. “I was ashamed and devastated. It was much easier for me to be angry and feel the power of that anger than the broken, horrified woman on the floor.”

This song was credited to actor Dave Coulier, who played Uncle Joey Full house. The couple dated in the early ’90s, which coincides with the writing of this song.

And I’m here to remind you
Of the mess you left behind when you left
It’s not fair to deny me
I bear the cross that you gave me
You, you, you should know

Jagged little pill

“You Oughta Know” appeared on Jagged little pill. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart in the mid-90s. It remains Morissette’s best-known work. As a testament to the album’s success, a musical of the same name premiered almost 30 years after its release.

“I often tell people that when I initially write my songs, they are for myself, not unlike a diary entry,” Morissette once said. “If I then share them, they are no longer mine. People can interpret them however they want. It becomes a kind of macro in a way. And I love listening to people interpret the songs because 99% of the time it’s obvious that it has nothing to do with my personal experience. It just takes over from them and marks a certain time, so I live for that.”

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