25 Years Ago: Alanis Morissette on SNL
Today in 1995, she taped one of the most iconic performances of the ’90s
Let’s set the mood. It’s 1995 and Will Ferrell has started his first season on SNL. The featured players include Molly Shannon, Tim Meadows, and David Spade; Norm Macdonald helms Weekend Update. The guest host tonight — 25 years ago today — is Gabriel Byrne. He introduces the musical guest, Alanis Morissette.
Alanis has already topped the charts with “You Oughta Know,” the first single off Jagged Little Pill. Tonight, she debuts the second single, “Hand In My Pocket.” The album would go on to win the Grammy for Album of the Year and became the 13th-highest selling album of all time (according to the wikipedia list).
Now that you have the scene in your head, go ahead and watch the performance on Dailymotion, a website that seems to consist entirely of videos memory-holed from YouTube.
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