‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Reminds Alanis Morissette Of Something She Oughta Know
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“Weird Al” Yankovic had a playful online exchange with fellow pop icon Alanis Morissette on Monday after she tried her hand at parody lyrics.
Someone tweeted an image of a company called Alanis Landscaping and captioned it “YOU OUGHTA MOW,” a play on her iconic 1995 hit “You Oughta Know.” The singer saw it and replied by altering a word in the lyrics:
and I’m here, to remind you of the grass you left when you went away… 😂 https://t.co/3ISMFESryx
— Alanis Morissette (@Alanis) July 10, 2022
Yankovic fired back with a reminder of who’s supposed to do the parody lines:
Hey! Stay in your lane! https://t.co/9wPAuWYUNy
— Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) July 11, 2022
Yankovic hasn’t parodied Morissette’s songs in any official releases. However, he did create a parody of part of “Thank U” called “Fast Food” in a medley during his 1999-2000 “Touring With Scissors” performances. He also added a little bit of “You Oughta Know” into his 1996 “Alternative Polka” medley and worked himself into her video for “Ironic” during one of his Al TV segments:
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.