Irony
Right now I would like to discuss the song 'Ironic' by Alanis Morissette. We are going to go through these things she calls ironic and figure out if it's irony or just plain bad luck.
1. An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
A: I suppose it could be a little ironic, but it mostly just doesn't make sense.
2. It’s a black fly in your chardonnay
A: Not ironic, just sucks for you...doesn't it?
3. It’s like rain on your wedding day
A: Not ironic, also just sucks for you. It would be ironic if you lived in Seattle and went to Mexico for your wedding and it rained, though. (Thank you to Vh1 for that quote ^_^)
4. A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
A: I suppose that this is ironic. Good job Alanis, you got one.
5. It’s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
A: Nice lyric, but also not ironic.
Well, I'm sure you're tired of all this false-irony, so I'll stop. My point is that none of this stuff is ironic. I love Alanis' music, but this song just doesn't work. The only thing ironic is that this song is about irony but it isnt even ironic. Isn’t it ironic... don’t you think?
Ok....now I've used the word ironic so many times that my head may explode. Remind me to never say that word again.
1. An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
A: I suppose it could be a little ironic, but it mostly just doesn't make sense.
2. It’s a black fly in your chardonnay
A: Not ironic, just sucks for you...doesn't it?
3. It’s like rain on your wedding day
A: Not ironic, also just sucks for you. It would be ironic if you lived in Seattle and went to Mexico for your wedding and it rained, though. (Thank you to Vh1 for that quote ^_^)
4. A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
A: I suppose that this is ironic. Good job Alanis, you got one.
5. It’s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
A: Nice lyric, but also not ironic.
Well, I'm sure you're tired of all this false-irony, so I'll stop. My point is that none of this stuff is ironic. I love Alanis' music, but this song just doesn't work. The only thing ironic is that this song is about irony but it isnt even ironic. Isn’t it ironic... don’t you think?
Ok....now I've used the word ironic so many times that my head may explode. Remind me to never say that word again.