In 1995 Alanis Morissette released the song "Ironic" and it was a smash hit, topping charts in Australia, Canada, the U.S., and Norway. It would go on to be nominated for 2 Grammys and the music video would be nominated for 6 MTV video music awards.
20 years later, Alanis Morissette with the help of The Late Late Show host James Corden updated her song to reflect modern problems, including: social media, vaping and Netflix.
An old friend sends you a Facebook request
You only find out they're racist after you accept
There's free office cake on the first day of your diet
It's like they announce a new iPhone the day after you buy it
And isn't it ironic, don't you think?It's like swiping left on your future soulmate
It's a Snapchat that you wish you had saved It's a funny tweet that nobody faves
And who would've thought it figures It's a traffic jam when you try to use Waze
A no-smoking sign when you brought your vape
It's 10,000 male late-night hosts when all you want is just one woman, seriously!
It's singing the duet of your dreams, and then Alanis Morissette shouting at you
And isn't it ironic, don't you think?
A little too ironic, and yeah I really do think
It's like you're first class on a Southwest plane
Then you realize that every seat is the same
It's like Amazon but your package never came
And who would've thought it figures
It's like Netflix but you own DVDs
It's a free ride but your Uber's down the street
It's singing "Ironic," but there are no ironies
And who would've thought it figures
What do you think about her updated version?