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Aug 2021
18m 21s

Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

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Alanis Morissette fought tooth and nail for a career in a male-dominated industry. She explains how writing her hit song You Oughta Know helped her work through issues of depression, anger and disillusionment. 
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