Kelly Clarkson Rocks Out Never Again

America’s “Idol” sweetheart, Kelly Clarkson, has once again become an angry young woman in pop/rock with “Never Again,” but she’s really not that mean. Kelly spoke about her new album, “People are probably going to be like, What happened to you?” she laughed.

In “Never Again,” Clarkson takes an ex to town for cheating on her and marrying the other woman. Lyrics include, ”I hope the ring you gave her turns her finger green/ I hope when you’re in bed with her, you think of me.” If you think it kind of has an Alanis Morissette fell from days of pas, it should. “You Oughta Know” is an obvious inspiration, as are a few songs by a rocker from a pre-Alanis generation.

I had somebody at my label say they didn’t like it because it was too Pat Benatar. I was like, ‘Now I really like it! I love her, and what’s wrong with you?’ I love any kind of rock chick who’s just totally into what she’s doing. What’s funny is that we now think of her as a rock icon, but she was pretty pop as well. And I’m pretty pop too — I’m a rock/pop girl, which is cool with me.”

Kelly is filming the video for the track this week with director Joseph Kahn in Los Angeles. In the clip, she gets to haunt her ex. “It’s kind of like ‘What Lies Beneath,’ ” she said, referencing the Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer thriller. “You don’t know if he killed me or if he’s just being haunted by his conscience.

Not to get all artsy-fartsy, but I’m all in white, everything is in white, because it’s been ripped of innocence. Anyone who’s ever been in love, when it goes bad — and sadly, everyone can relate in some manner — it just gets cold and it’s hard to get past that.”