(fairly) new (but unlisted) "benefits"

[Eric Nielsen]

I re-listened to the song (great musical phrasing), and "best friend" is
clearly most important: The "with benefits" is a relationship enhancement.

At the end of this clip, she discusses the song a little:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQJ4_QgLwLc&feature=grec_index


The titles of some of her other albums are provocative, too:

*Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie*

*Flavors of Entanglement*

Eric



tOn Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>wrote:

>
> On Aug 5, 2011, at 11:28 AM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>
> > At 8/5/2011 11:02 AM, Laurence Horn wrote:
> >> > But in context this looks like it means 'committed romantic/sexual
> >> > partner who is also a close friend', i.e. emphasizing the fact that =
> the
> >> > advertiser is looking for someone who will be not only a lover but =
> also
> >> > a close friend.
>


> the complete lyrics =
> (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/alanismorissette/headoverfeet.html) do =
> seem to hint that her narrator* is seeking=85well, something more than =
> what we now think of as FWBs, despite the evidence of Morissette's own =
> proclivities as mentioned in the bio Eric cites (that contest during the =
> band's first tour, her self-reported "filthy mouth", her "penchant=85for =
> stealing other girls' boyfriends",...).
>
> LH
>
>

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