Difranco, Ani - Pick Yer Nose Lyrics






How come I can pick my ears
but not my nose
who made up that rule anyway
how can you say that's the way it is
that's just the way it goes
why don't you decide for yourself
what you can do
and what you can say

how come I can pick my friends
but not my enemies
what is it about me that offends
what is it about me
'cause you know I'm only five foot two
and I'm giggly wiggly
tell me again, what did I do
why are you scared of me
I fight with love
and I laugh with rage
you've gotta live light enough
to see the humour
and long enough to see some change

I think shy is boring
I think depressed is too
I think pretty is nice
but I'd rather see something new
all these plastic people
got their plastic surgery
but we got a big big beautiful
we got it for free
who you gonna be
if you can't be yourself
you can't get it from t.v.
you can't force it on
anybody else

you know they come to clear cut
they come to strip mine
they come for some of my big butt
my big brain
or just a little time
they wanna take me out to dinner
think I'm a bitch if I don't go
seems like the people who actually like me
won't allow me to say no
your idea of a conversation
is the third degree
but I don't really know you
and I don't really want to talk about me

'cause I'm not going to pretend
that I don't pick my nose
that's just the way it is, my friends
that's just the way it goes
this is who I am
what I do
and what I say
if you like it, let it be
if you don't, please do the same
I fight with love
I laugh with rage
you gotta live light enough to see the humour
and long enough to see some change





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  1. F.... S....

    Is that St Laurent street in Montreal? Man it looked like shit in the early 90s.

    F.... S....

    It sure is! & sure did... :D

  2. J.... W....

    Ah yes!! Bit of Ani on a sunny Irish eve :)

  3. K.... c....

    love you ani.

  4. C.... D....

    Buffalo Love <3 Chemistry baby! Ani has it. Why can't I just do what I want, who is anyone to tell me I can't?

  5. C.... B....

    the playlist for Puddle Dive has had Blood in the Boardroom removed... what the hell?

  6. V.... ....

    WOW, this young lady has a fresh approach to life.  Stir it up, babe. Miz DiFranco bears more attention.

  7. T.... H....

    Wow that was a lot of people on that sidewalk.

  8. f.... ....

    Anyone else missing the 90s when seeing this?

  9. P.... ....

    Ah...she's so high. Gotta love that righteous babe!

  10. R.... ....

    Could you make this available on mobile please?

  11. Q.... ....

    YEAH! Add the bateria!

  12. l.... s....

    i like this song ..its allot of fun..it shows annys range from works like self evident to this..she is great

  13. I.... ....

    blah blah challenging social norms. Got anything that wasn't stolen from 1968?

  14. W.... S....

    i wish i knew which street this was filmed on.... i'm assuming this was filmed somewhere in manhattan circa 1993? but where...??

    W.... S....

    Montréal, St Laurent boul

  15. W.... S....

    awwww yeah... this was the song that made me fall in LOVE with Ani when I first discovered her back in 1997....

  16. T.... ....

    oh c'mon, you women WANT to be exploited

  17. K.... c....

    and thank ani for no copyright ka-ka.

  18. K.... c....

    jadendawn you are sooo spot on. thank you. song rocks.

  19. K.... c....

    jadendawn you are sooo spot on. thank you. song rocks.

  20. M.... F....

    @xis123 one person needs to come up with an original comment.

  21. x.... b....

    11 people have something wrong with them and need professional help

  22. A.... M....

    zach galifianakis is everywhere :42

  23. H.... ....

    I freaking missed her concert in Portland 'cause of a migraine. I hate that. But I got righteous babe picks :-)

  24. m.... p....

    what an awesome video. I'm just sittin' here smilin' my ass off! LOVE YOU ANI!

  25. A.... C....

    this is RIdiculous I love it !

  26. K.... P....

    I love this song. Ani Difranco, you are my hero.

  27. b.... ....

    thank you so much for uploading this!!!! i had never seen it!

  28. K.... V....

    Haha, I love this song, but the video is kind of stupid :-p but cute anyway.

  29. A.... C....

    because the social norm expects you not to. if you do it then you may change societal views.

  30. l.... ....

    Um, that's not what the song is about - listen to the words!

  31. m.... ....

    Because shes Ani fucking Difranco and she can fo what she wants to do.

  32. w.... ....

    Watch her DVD and look it up not only has she smoked pot but she supports it's legalization. Ever heard Evolve?

  33. w.... ....

    You haven't ever watched her DVD have you? The woman is a smoker.

  34. K.... R....

    I can't believe I met this beautiful woman. She's absolutely amazing.

  35. y.... ....

    well..she does smoke alot of pot. lol

  36. b.... ....

    FYI, she does not do drugs, never has and never will. perhaps she prefers less ignorance, you might want to try to research before you share wrong information

  37. A.... D....

    stupid video...
    pls children... dont use drugs like this crazy woman

  38. S.... N....

    Yes, it's Ani herself <3

  39. B.... ....

    I love Ani, have for years I guess It's about being who you really are and not a plastic person!!! I don't think plastic people even know who they are so here's a clue, people that have no morals that believe physical beauty and popularity is all that matters in life, people who base their world off TV and moviestars people who sell themselves as sluts, people that are sore if they get dumped by a man they had no right to in the first place, & bashing other's shows the world how petty they are.

  40. p.... ....

    This is gross and great!

  41. L.... ....

    She is def an artist. This video is low budget, but awesome! Good Tune as well!

  42. I.... ....

    Damn, look at the trash on the ground!

    Is this in Buffalo or NYC?

  43. r.... ....

    shes on acid or someit...she if you do things like that in my town youd end up gettin knocked out and plunderd wot a laugh brilliant

  44. t.... ....

    Ani is so cool. Even when she is picking her nose.

  45. M.... ....

    I'm pickin' my nose right now! :p

  46. y.... ....

    I don't think Ani really sings well. She just puts alot of attitude behind a sing song voice.

  47. u.... ....

    wow

    this lady is awesome

  48. K.... P....

    Apparently the director Lynne Kamm lived in Montreal, that's why it was filmed there. I heard she directed another video for Ani's song Blood in the Boardroom and Pick Yer Nose was made on a whim with leftover film stock.

  49. l.... ....

    Can't beat a good bogie ! Of snot interest to y'all might be Dick and Dom and their game bogies - if you don't kno what it is I shall tell you no more - check out the comic relief version with Rupert Grint (the ginger one from Harry Potter) which is rather amusing Ta Ta for now Ani fans She is magnificent don't ya think

  50. M.... B....

    That was Soooooo coool... .. I walk(ride my bike)_ down this street At least Once A week... It hasnt changet much in 15 years WOW!!!! I think ani was born in MTL... n'est pas? LOVE IT!!!

  51. P.... ....

    right on !!!!!!!!

  52. S.... ....

    Yeah, this video is genuine and real, just like Ani herself.

  53. P.... H....

    What a time capsule! Yes, it was entirely random...
    The Nils poster is bittersweet: RIP Alex Soria.
    This video was made by Lynn Kamm.

  54. S.... N....

    Of interest to Ani fans... This low-budget music video features Ani skipping down Boulevard Saint-Laurent (a.k.a. "The Main") in Montréal, Québec, Canada. You'll notice a poster of local punk band The Nils at the end. None of the people in it are extras, just your average Montrealers...

  55. K.... P....

    what a random video!!! I don't think these people know that they were gonna be in it!

  56. d.... ....

    that would be so awesome to knock out one of her teeth and put in on a necklace..

  57. d.... ....

    next time i go to an ani difranco concert im going to bring a boot so i can chuck it at her....lol..omg that would be priceless

  58. P.... ....

    Ani is more interesting walking down a street than any MTV performer in their million-dollar videos. Thanks for posting this! I had never seen the video and it's perfectly Ani!

  59. G.... S....

    I'd like to try that.
    Wouldn't you get sick at first, though?

  60. k.... ....

    oh lol i understand, your opinion is your opinion i just had o say something cause i don't think its fair to compare the two.

  61. k.... ....

    that;s a little insenstive don't u think. Fiona apple was a victim of rape at a really young age i think she was like twelve.. i don't think ani had to deal with anything like that.... besides Fiona's artistry is or instrumental than anything else her music is mad dynamic and her voice is amazing

  62. a.... ....

    oh you know you want to though

  63. d.... b....

    funny song, good singing!!!!

  64. M.... M....

    :D i like it lol

  65. S.... ....

    Ani Difranco Doesn't give a Fuck.

  66. d.... ....

    BOOOOOOO!!!!!

  67. c.... ....

    nice message in the song and a simple but effective vid to go with it cool thanks for that

  68. m.... ....

    and you would know this obviously, because you buy her albums? she doesn't get a lot of broadcast, dude, so you're either spending a lot of time with an ani fan, or ... i don't know what. my main question is, what's your problem? why do you want to pick a fight? oh, wait, i think i know why: you don't have anything better to do!

  69. d.... ....

    nothing extraordinary about her voice, and her lyrics get more lame and hackneyed with every passing album

  70. m.... ....

    i'm not sure how anyone can call ani hackneyed or cliche, really. you don't have to like her music, but goodness. LOL you can't deny she's got an amazing voice and - IMHO - amazing lyrics.

  71. d.... ....

    No, I have some writers working for me

  72. m.... ....

    "i don't pluck weeds... i smoke 'em" says drweird. well congrats! haven't heard that one before, did you come up with it all by yourself?

  73. d.... ....

    i love ani,, how could u not! amazing woman!

  74. i.... ....

    i wonder what that tall guy says to ani (02.30)

  75. i.... ....

    I love her : )) she is just such little happy soul : ))

  76. d.... ....

    ani difranco is a liar and a charletan.

  77. C.... ....

    If it's not your "cup of tea" why did you feel the need to comment? Also, you may wanna listen to the lyrics. You may think it's stupid but she is very innovative and has a great message... apparently you missed that and the ignorance and narrow-mindedness of people like you is what's making this country "kinda free". Oh, and studies have proven that kids picking their noses actually improve the immune system.

  78. d.... ....

    I don't pluck weeds...I smoke 'em

  79. d.... ....

    sorry broseph, she suck rat balls.hairy ones.
    plus her music is trite and hackneyed.

  80. B.... R....

    I love Ani, I love this song.
    Simply AMAZING!

  81. T.... H....

    Ani is a beautiful voice..
    A voice of reason -a voice of truth.
    She is amazing, and she is brave...

  82. J.... I....

    incredible lyrics*

  83. d.... ....

    wow... she is like such a free spirit you know....like
    she'll never let a man hold her down..you know?

  84. o.... ....

    adorable.

  85. f.... ....

    that was fun

  86. e.... ....

    Aww! Young Ani is sooo cute!