Covered In Lumps

Remember that awkward moment watching Dogma when you had to concede to yourself that, actually, Alanis Morissette might have a sense of humour after all? The uncomfortable realisation that safe, boring, what-the-fuck-is-she-whinging-on-about-now Alanis might actually be a bit cool. Well, she’s only gone and bloody done it again, hasn‘t she?


What follows is a link to Alanis doing a parody of the Black Eyed Peas’ ‘My Humps’. We have absolutely no idea why she’s done this; is it an ironic (wahey!) post-feminist critique of a woman’s world blinged senseless by hip thrusts and lady lumps, or a nice cheeky way of getting Alanis back onto the Internet and into people’s heads and thoughts? Whatever, we’re very glad she made the effort.

As unexpected covers go it’s quite a one, turning the guffawing idiocy of the original into a plaintive ballad that, as well as exposing the full dismal extent of the lyrics, finds time to address some of life‘s great questions, like “what you gonna do with all that breast, all that breast inside that shirt?” in a beautiful and sensitive way. It’s really quite good.

Sadly there is no reprise of the bit where the guy raps with all the flow of an eight-year-old at a school party (“I met a girl down at the disco / she said hey / hey / hey / yeah / let‘s go“), but you can’t have everything can you?

See the Morissette here.