Alanis Morissette `You Oughta Know’ Not About Dave Coulier Says Full House Star; Neither Was Carly Simon’s `You’re So Vain’ [VIDEO]
Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" is a breakup anthem. Raw, angry and still sexy, it exploded on the radio as an iconic revenge song. Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" also contained a mystery, who was this guy who left Alanis alone and pregnant.
Not since Carly Simon's "You're So Vain," with harmonies by Mick Jagger, who might have been the subject, unless it was Warren Beatty, has the world scoured lyrics and mythology for the source of such vitriol.
For years, speculation landed on Dave Coulier, Uncle Joe from the TV series "Full House." Coulier and Morissette dated in 1992, three years before Morissette's Jagged Little Pill album, whcich had You Oughta Know as its lead single.
Dave Coulier has finally come forward to say that Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" isn't about him.
In a recent interview with Buzzfeed, Coulier said "First of all, the guy in that song is a real a-hole, so I don't want to be that guy. Secondly, I asked Alanis and she said 'Well, you know, it could be a bunch of people.'"
Coulier understands why people think he inspired Alanis Morissette's breakup anthem "You Oughta Know," saying "You know, it's just funny to be the supposed subject of that song," he said. "First of all, the guy in that song is a real a-hole, so I don't want to be that guy."
Coulier said to BuzzFeed during an interview "I dated Alanis in 1992. You know, it's just funny to be the supposed subject of that song. First of all, the guy in that song is a real a-hole, so I don't want to be that guy. Secondly, I asked Alanis, 'I'm getting calls by the media and they want to know who this guy is."
So one time, I was doing a red carpet somewhere and [the press] just wore me down and everybody wanted to know so I said, 'Yeah, all right, I'm the guy. There I said it.' So then it became a snowball effect of, "OH! So you are the guy!" It's just become this silly urban legend that I just have to laugh at."
"You Oughta Know"
I want you to know, that I'm happy for you
I wish nothing but the best for you both
An older version of me
Is she perverted like me
Would she go down on you in a theatre
Does she speak eloquently
And would she have your baby
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother
'cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able
To make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, till you died
But you're still alive
And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know
You seem very well, things look peaceful
I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know
Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity
I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner
It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced
Are you thinking of me when you fuck her?
'cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able
To make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, til you died
But you're still alive
And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know
'cause the joke that you laid on the bed that was me
And I'm not gonna fade
As soon as you close your eyes and you know it
And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back
I hope you feel it...well can you feel it
Well, I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know