I wanted this to be one of the first One-Hit-Wonder Wednesday posts, but circumstances just... I dunno, worked more in favor of... not that? Oh screw you, I don't need to make excuses! I yam who I yam, dammit.
I don't know when I first heard this song. Had to be at least three years ago. In any case, when I first heard it, the only thing I could think was "Holy shit, this has to be the most 90s thing I've ever heard." The only way it could be more 90s is if LL Cool J took a verse and holy shit I would never stop listening to that. Seriously, it sounds like if Matchbox 20 and REM had a baby baptized by Third Eye Blind.
Funny story: this song wasn't even written in the 90s. The first version was recorded back in '89, then re-recorded for this band's somewhat-more-successful sophomore effort. Yeah, the nineties were invented back in the 80's.
Well, even they didn't invent the 90s, for better or worse, this is the song that invented "adult alternative". Either way, I think it's pretty great. Ladies and gentlemen: "Hey Jealousy", by the Gin Blossoms.
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