First Beyonce, Now Britney… But do they do it best?
I was floored months ago when Beyonce added a cover of Alanis’ ‘You Oughta Know’ to her tour. The song that threw Alanis onto the musical map to sell 40 million of ‘Jagged Little Pill’ made its way back to relevance from 1995 to 2009. I was glad that there’s still some Alanis love around! When I woke up this morning, I relived this all over again, but in a much higher level. Britney Spears, in a rare rare rare instance of singing live at her concert did a very random action and sang ‘You Oughta Know’ too! Two of pops biggest stars, the A list of pop culture relevance showed some awesome Alanis love. I have no clue why either of them would do this, but I love it and it’s crazy. SO, the obvious next question… who does it best?!
Alanis– The Original
Beyonce
Britney
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Original is always best (not always, most of the time) but I think this song is too gritty for any pop princess. Beyonce has a better (read – less annoying) voice that Britney — but I think I like Britney’s better for the musical arrangement. You can’t go from “You Oughta Know” to “You’re Just a Boy” – not ok.