Alanis Morissette - Ironic

Alanis Morissette is an
Ironic Woman

Who is Alanis Morissette?

She is a Canadian singer that is known mostly for her first CD "Jagged Little Pill". Here we are going to look at one her popular songs, "Ironic".

IRONIC by Alanis Morissette An old man turned ninety-eight He won the lottery and died the next day It's a black fly in your Chardonnay It's a death row pardon two minutes too late And isn't it ironic... don't you think It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought... it figures Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye He waited his whole damn life to take that flight And as the plane crashed down he thought "Well isn't this nice..." And isn't it ironic... don't you think It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought... it figures Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you When you think everything's okay and everything's going right And life has a funny way of helping you out when You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up In your face A traffic jam when you're already late A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife It's meeting the man of my dreams And then meeting his beautiful wife And isn't it ironic...don't you think A little too ironic...and, yeah, I really do think... It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take Who would've thought... it figures Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out Helping you out Phrasal Verbs Alanis Morissette uses 4 Phrasal verbs in this song. crashed down sneaking up helping out blows up in your face Look back at the lyrics and see if you understand what they mean? Don't worry I will wait while you look. :) Now, try to match the following explanations with the phrasal verbs. to aid someone, especially in a difficult situation if a plan, a deal or a situation goes very wrong and causes you harm or embarrassment to move towards someone or somthing very quietly so that they do not see or hear you until you reach them to fall with a very loud noise Scroll down for the answers! Expressions Here are some expressions or ways of saying things that Alanis Morissette uses in her song. If you already understand them GREAT if not...now you know. :) To turn ____ (an age...98 for example) When you get older you turn that age. For example my birthday is on the 22nd of November and this year I will turn 26. Death row is when you are sentenced to die. If you recieve the death penalty you are then waiting to die...on dealth row. So in the song, a dealth row pardon is when you are excused and no longer need to die. Who is Mr. Play it Safe? When someone calls you Mr. or Mrs. Play it safe, it means that you are very causious and don't like to take risks. A funny way Here funny refers to something that is strange or weird. So if you have a funny way of cooking something...it means that your way is different or strange. A Traffic Jam: This is when traffic is moving very slowly...if it is moving at all. You usually get stuck in traffic jams. PHRASAL VERB ANSWERS crashed down: to fall with a very loud noise sneaking up: to move towards someone or somthing very quietly so that they do not see or hear you until you reach them helping out: to aid someone, especially in a difficult situation blows up in your face: if a plan, a deal or a situation goes very wrong and causes you harm or embarrassment I hope that you have learnt a lot from Alanis Morissette's song. It is fun to listen too and has many great expressions and phrasal verbs that you can try to incorporate into your daily vocabulay.