In August 2015 , Taylor Swift invited Morissette on stage in Los Angeles to sing the song with her . Many of Swift 's fans at the concert , who had been born since the song 's release , expressed bewilderment as to her identity . In '' Slate '' , Amanda Marcotte suggested it was better they did n't , criticizing the song in the process . " I am happy for these teenagers who do n't know who Alanis Morissette is . I envy you , teens , " she wrote . " W eirdly enough , ' You Oughta Know ' was held up in 1995 as some kind of feminist anthem of empowerment , an angry yalp of rebellion from ladies who had enough , " she recalled . While she found nothing wrong with that idea in principle , she compared Morissette 's perspective in the song to men who lash out at women who they believe have put them in the " friend zone . " " It 's still a song about refusing to take no for an answer . This is a ' yes means yes ' world . There 's no reason for the teens of this world to know anything about Alanis Morissette . " On November 22 , 2015 , Demi Lovato and Morissette teamed up to perform " You Oughta Know " at the 2015 American Music Awards . The performance was met with critical acclaim and turned out to be " one of the most talked-about moments " of the 2015 edition of the awards show . During an interview with '' Billboard '' , Morissette said : " I already knew she Lovato sang beautifully , but when I saw her perform her single " Confident " before our performance together , I just thought , " Oh my gosh , this is gon na be really fun . " During our rehearsal , when she was harmonizing with me , it was stunning , because I 've been such a solo artist . You know , I 've been singing alone for so long . To have a huge-voiced goddess with me was lovely . " Since the song 's initial release , it has been covered by numerous artists . American singer-songwriter , musician , parodist , record producer , satirist , music video director , film producer , actor , and author " Weird Al " Yankovic utilized a portion of this song for '' The Alternative Polka '' , which appeared on his album '' Bad Hair Day '' , released the year after the song was released
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You Oughta Know