who sings it's like rain on your wedding day
Alanis Morissette in the song 'Ironic'
Ironic (song)
 According to the "Oxford English Dictionary" "irony" is "a figure of speech in which the intended meaning is the opposite of that expressed by the words used". Thus, lyrics such as "It's like rain on your wedding day" and "A traffic jam when you're already late" are not ironic. Morissette commented about the writing of the song: "For me the great debate on whether what I was saying in 'Ironic' was ironic wasn't a traumatic debate.
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Ironic (song) [SEP] Linguistic usage disputes
The song's usage of the word "ironic" attracted media attention for an improper application of the term; according to Jon Pareles of "The New York Times", the song gives a distinct "unironic" sense in its implications. According to the "Oxford English Dictionary" "irony" is "a figure of speech in which the intended meaning is the opposite of that expressed by the words used". Thus, lyrics such as "It's like rain on your wedding day" and "A traffic jam when you're already late" are not ironic. Morissette commented about the writing of the song: "For me the great debate on whether what I was saying in 'Ironic' was ironic wasn't a traumatic debate.