Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy - 3:30
This is one that has been tumbling around tumblr lately. Let me start off by saying that I don’t particularly like the Gin Blossoms. But I do really think that Doug Hopkins was a good songwriter and crafted a near perfect pop song in “Hey Jealousy.” The song is good; the story sad. Hopkins, who played guitar, was kicked out of the band immediately after recording their major label debut. His drinking was the problem. The band went on to get famous from the songs that he wrote. The success of his former band in addition to his alcoholism spun him into a quick decline. Doug Hopkins shot himself in the head two weeks after receiving a gold record for “Hey Jealousy.”
This version of the song is off of their pre-major label album Dusted. It is looser, quicker and holds the promise of a band before excessive studio intervention.
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