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Dave Coulier Says Morissette’s Iconic ‘You Oughta Know’ Wasn’t About Him_ by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Jun 6, 2014 3:10 PM UTC Dave Coulier Says Morissette’s Iconic ‘You Oughta Know’ Wasn’t About Him by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Jun 6, 2014 3:10 PM UTC It’s a legendary anthem that expresses the full vitriol of someone who has been dumped, but former Full House star Dave Coulier is now insisting that Alanis Morissette’s Grammy winning ‘You Oughta Know’ isn’t about him. “First of all, the guy in that song is a real a-hole, so I don’t want to be that guy,” Coulier told Buzzfeed in a recent interview. “Secondly, I asked Alanis and she said ‘Well, you know, it could be a bunch of people.'” But, as People magazine [notes](http://www.people.com/article/dave-coulier-alanis-morissette-you-oughta-know), Coulier has taken the credit in the past as being the inspiration, saying, “I listened to the song over and over again and I said ‘I think I have really hurt this person.'” ## Transcript [00:00] Dave Coulier is coming clean about his ex's unsavoury [00:03] musical tribute. In an interview with Buzzfeed, the Full [00:06] House actor claims that Alanis Morissette's break up [00:09] anthem, You Oughta Know, wasn't actually written about [00:12] him. First of all, the guy in that song is a real A- hole, so I [00:15] don't wanna be that guy. Secondly, I asked Alanis, and she [00:18] said, Well, you know, it could be a bunch of people. But you [00:21] can say whatever you want. So one time, I was doing a red [00:24] carpet somewhere and everybody wanted to know so I [00:26] said, yeah, all right, I'm the guy. There I said it. So then it [00:30] became a snowball effect of, oh, so you are the guy. But [00:33] despite what Coulier may say now, People notes in a 2008 [00:37] interview, he told The Calgary Herald that hearing the [00:39] song on the radio made him feel guilty. I said wow, this girl [00:43] is angry. I listened to the song over and over again and I [00:46] said I think I have really hurt this person. Coulier and fellow [00:49] Full House Alums, Bob Saget and John Stamos were [00:52] candid about the actor's connection to Morissette on Watch [00:55] What Happens Live earlier this year. I ran into Alanis [00:58] recently, I said that song really wasn't about him was it? [01:00] And she goes, yeah it was. Well it was supposedly about [01:03] three guys, though, it's a composite. Despite Morisette's [01:06] alleged confirmation that he was the inspiration or at least [01:09] an inspiration for the Grammy winning song, Coulier might [01:12] not even know for sure whether he was the man behind the [01:15] anthem. But either way we wouldn't blame him if he'd [01:17] rather be known for being Uncle Joey instead of Mr. [01:20] Duplicity. 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