Is "Hey Jealousy" the best rock song of the 90s?

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Because I think it is.

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OptionVotes
No! 70
Yes! 17


ArchCarrier, Saturday, 18 November 2017 09:27 (eight years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah5gAkna3jI

ArchCarrier, Saturday, 18 November 2017 09:31 (eight years ago)

No, that would be "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)".

Tuomas, Saturday, 18 November 2017 09:51 (eight years ago)

think you mean Eagle-Eye Cherry's "Save Tonight"

faked potato (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 November 2017 10:28 (eight years ago)

I would say no. Definitely has a lot of characteristically 90s vibes but other songs charted higher

A few noms imo in terms of popular chart songs

Savage garden’s i want you because the switch around 2:45 sounds so 90s to my ears

Chumbawamba’s tubthumping because they’re probably the most famous band who had leftist-friendly views and sang about it. Seems like they would be popular among a lot of current music listeners

Personal favourite in terms of “rock” (as in popular “guitar music”), pearl jam’s black

i n f i n i t y (∞), Saturday, 18 November 2017 11:22 (eight years ago)

Just when you thought they'd run out of poll types they flip it on its head

fake pato is kind of racist, dude (darraghmac), Saturday, 18 November 2017 11:40 (eight years ago)

Riverboat song btw

fake pato is kind of racist, dude (darraghmac), Saturday, 18 November 2017 11:40 (eight years ago)

Pretty much LOLling at all you guys' responses. Excited to see the final score.

ArchCarrier, Saturday, 18 November 2017 12:20 (eight years ago)

Just within this realm, Toad the Wet Sprocket has at least three songs that are better.

Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 18 November 2017 12:44 (eight years ago)

How can you even say that about a decade that produced Soul Coughing's "Super Bon Bon" and Edwyn Collins' "A Girl Like You"?

Virulent Is the Word for Julia (j.lu), Saturday, 18 November 2017 13:00 (eight years ago)

No but I like it fine

No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Saturday, 18 November 2017 13:00 (eight years ago)

Riverboat song btw

It's no 'It's Your Letters'

nashwan, Saturday, 18 November 2017 13:29 (eight years ago)

This is one of few things i have serious opinions about

Possibly
Maybe

i n f i n i t y (∞), Saturday, 18 November 2017 13:35 (eight years ago)

No, because "Hobo Humpin Slobo Babe" exists.

It is still very good though.

MarkoP, Saturday, 18 November 2017 13:37 (eight years ago)

"tubthumping" truly is it

dyl, Saturday, 18 November 2017 14:22 (eight years ago)

It seems like all jangle/grunge/indie guitar rock 90s music videos I'v seen have suburban settings.

Evan, Saturday, 18 November 2017 14:30 (eight years ago)

it were a simpler time, a more innocent age

faked potato (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 November 2017 14:31 (eight years ago)

I thought it was 'Sex and Candy'?

pomenitul, Saturday, 18 November 2017 14:34 (eight years ago)

Sorry but it's "Watch That Girl Destroy Me"

Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 18 November 2017 14:35 (eight years ago)

Actually rock in the 90’s peaked too early in 1991 with Spin Doctors - Two Princes

✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 18 November 2017 16:07 (eight years ago)

it’s one of the better fake replacements songs so i’m open to this argument

ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Saturday, 18 November 2017 16:26 (eight years ago)

no but it's really good

akm, Saturday, 18 November 2017 16:50 (eight years ago)

as much as I should hate tubthumping the goddamned thing still gets stuck in my head once a week

akm, Saturday, 18 November 2017 16:51 (eight years ago)

In an alternate world, Butch Vig produced “Two Princes” with monstrous guitars.

... (Eazy), Saturday, 18 November 2017 18:49 (eight years ago)

Yes but I like Allison Road more

gimme the beet poison, free my soul (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:10 (eight years ago)

not even sure this is my favorite gin blossoms single

brimstead, Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:15 (eight years ago)

found out about youuuu

fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:19 (eight years ago)

This is not even top 5 Gin Blossoms and Gin Blossoms were not that good.

Limpid, kinda loathesome song

ur-oik (rip van wanko), Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:27 (eight years ago)

May as well made this about Runaway Train

ur-oik (rip van wanko), Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:28 (eight years ago)

proclaimers 500 miles surely the most rocking song to ever use the word "havering"

Philip Nunez, Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:33 (eight years ago)

Cant believe found out abt u was released in 1989

i n f i n i t y (∞), Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:36 (eight years ago)

you guys act like you've never heard Ebeneezer Goode

ur-oik (rip van wanko), Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:41 (eight years ago)

Xp to myself

Wait so was hey jealousy

Wtf

https://gataplex.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/mindblown_st.gif

i n f i n i t y (∞), Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:46 (eight years ago)

if you're talking about the original versions that were on their album Dusted, yeah, but the versions we 'know and love' were re-recorded in the 90s

fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:53 (eight years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0OurHnqWp0

fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:53 (eight years ago)

so they're the equivalent of the version of crash that was re-recorded for the dumb and dumber soundtrack?

Philip Nunez, Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:56 (eight years ago)

the raw punk ferocity xp

ur-oik (rip van wanko), Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:56 (eight years ago)

so much better than "runaway train", "runaway train" gives me the same vibes you folks get from the 4 non blondes song

brimstead, Saturday, 18 November 2017 20:05 (eight years ago)

currently d/ling dusted

this version of hey jealousy effing rox doods~

i n f i n i t y (∞), Saturday, 18 November 2017 20:06 (eight years ago)

Love this song. Voted no.

Mule, Saturday, 18 November 2017 21:16 (eight years ago)

Love this song. Voted no.

Mule, Saturday, 18 November 2017 21:17 (eight years ago)

Love this song. Voted no.

Mule, Saturday, 18 November 2017 21:17 (eight years ago)

^someone check the Diebold machines

fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Saturday, 18 November 2017 21:19 (eight years ago)

This is not even top 5 Gin Blossoms and Gin Blossoms were not that good.

Limpid, kinda loathesome song

― ur-oik (rip van wanko), Saturday, November 18, 2017

what's yr top 5 tho?

Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 18 November 2017 22:17 (eight years ago)

for the record, i would have been totally happy if the post-REM/post-Replacements thing that the Gin Blossoms were pointing to for a minute had actually materialized, but then we got grunge instead

Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 18 November 2017 22:20 (eight years ago)

If we're doing radio-friendly '90s rock hits, I prefer The Wallflowers "One Headlight".

o. nate, Saturday, 18 November 2017 22:44 (eight years ago)

^ fuck NO i hate that song

crüt, Saturday, 18 November 2017 23:08 (eight years ago)

more like One HeadACHE amirite

fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Saturday, 18 November 2017 23:08 (eight years ago)

Srsly tho

Let s/he who hath never tubthumped nominate another tune

i n f i n i t y (∞), Saturday, 18 November 2017 23:14 (eight years ago)

First time I heard "One Headlight" I thought it was new Floyd.

... (Eazy), Saturday, 18 November 2017 23:21 (eight years ago)

i still do not think "hey jealousy" is as good as "found out about you" which like... could be the best song of the nineties. there's this coda between the guitar playing and those highly depressing, damaged-romantic lyrics by doug hopkins that you can't help but pay attention too. the way those jangly chords kinda fade-in and out like a bad dream. it's very mysterious sounding even if it's a top billboard alt hit or whatever.

hackshaw, Sunday, 19 November 2017 20:27 (eight years ago)

the video of them in the dark with the lead singer guy wearing a turtle-neck and moping around kinda furthers that vibe

hackshaw, Sunday, 19 November 2017 20:35 (eight years ago)

the reason these songs (hey jealousy and found out about you) are so good is because they were written by the dude who got kicked out of the band and killed himself.

akm, Sunday, 19 November 2017 21:07 (eight years ago)

Lovefool is awesome! But not a rock song?

✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 19 November 2017 21:10 (eight years ago)

(which was to say: I don't think anyone else in the band is/was as talented a songwriter as him and it's telling that their best songs were written by this alcoholic depresso who they kind of fucked over though I'm sure working with him was next to impossible)

akm, Sunday, 19 November 2017 21:11 (eight years ago)

didn't they force him to hand over the rights to his songs just before he killed himself?

mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 19 November 2017 21:15 (eight years ago)

oh yeah. even besides the mythology of him kiling himself, there is most definitely some great songwriting talent there. all of the lyrics are very biting and personal and it has an effect on you when you listen. even way afterwards, when he was kicked out and just living in arizona or whatever, it seemed like they were sorta... trying to write songs in his vein? because they were a popular nineties machine band and trying to be rock stars and stuff. it's a pretty deep story.

like... the most i hear about this band in this current decade is when they appear on the train guys podcast and i think one of the members said "we want to reach the commercial popularity of nickelback" or something in an interview. they dug their own grave.

hackshaw, Sunday, 19 November 2017 21:20 (eight years ago)

from the "dusted" album and the live videos you could see they could have been a good post-replacements/r.e.m band and then just became victims of trying to be on the charts and making money. i definitely like some of their other songs way after that (til i hear it from you is dope) but idk these dudes made the wrong decisions and now they get compared to vertical horizon and shit.

hackshaw, Sunday, 19 November 2017 21:28 (eight years ago)

You Gin Blossoms and power pop fans should check out the Goo Goo Dolls song (yes those Goo goo dolls) “Aint That Unusual”.

✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 19 November 2017 21:53 (eight years ago)

Don’t sleep on “Bittersweet Surrender”

... (Eazy), Sunday, 19 November 2017 22:01 (eight years ago)

GGD prior to and thru A Boy Named Goo is worthwhile

fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Sunday, 19 November 2017 22:02 (eight years ago)

"Jealousy" by Natalie Merchant is better tbh. Both good songs tho.

J. Sam, Sunday, 19 November 2017 22:42 (eight years ago)

If we're talking 90s songs w/ the word "jealousy" in the title

J. Sam, Sunday, 19 November 2017 22:43 (eight years ago)

goos covered this tommy keene song too (which is excellent. sounds like some of the mats best stuff)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyNqQdtKZww

hackshaw, Sunday, 19 November 2017 22:54 (eight years ago)

Hey jealousy (92 version) is not power pop

If anything pj’s black (which i suggested above) is a “melancholic power pop song”

what is this

alpine static, Sunday, 19 November 2017 23:18 (eight years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Monday, 20 November 2017 00:01 (eight years ago)

aphasia maybe? xp

ur-oik (rip van wanko), Monday, 20 November 2017 00:05 (eight years ago)

xp it's the harmonies

Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Monday, 20 November 2017 00:06 (eight years ago)

Ya it’s funny i was just driving to get some food right now and played the 92 version

Normally i would be an asshole in situations like this but i can kind of see why people call it power pop

But it’s not

It really is the vocal delivery as someone mentioned. I listened to black as comparison and his vocals are just a lot more powerful and without any harmonies

Gonna have my pork burrito now

Peace homeboys

i n f i n i t y (∞), Monday, 20 November 2017 00:45 (eight years ago)

can't tell if serious

Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Monday, 20 November 2017 00:56 (eight years ago)

Heard The Jayhawks' goddamn "Save It for a Rainy Day" and instead of throwing my shoe at the work Sonos speaker am posting here.

... (Eazy), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 16:11 (eight years ago)

Checking further, I guess it didn't come out until 2003 and so falls more under Americana, but it sure sounds like goddamn 90s Friends rock to me.

... (Eazy), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 16:13 (eight years ago)

It is in the 10 or 15 best '90s rock singles which is close enough.

billstevejim, Sunday, 26 November 2017 22:31 (eight years ago)

smh at the number of not-that-great songs mentioned in this thread.

billstevejim, Sunday, 26 November 2017 22:33 (eight years ago)

rip tommy keene

geoffreyess, Monday, 27 November 2017 00:21 (eight years ago)

ACTUALLY

"Follow You Down" is the best rock song of the 90s.

Shitpost in Opposition (King Boy Pato), Monday, 27 November 2017 10:56 (eight years ago)

smh at the number of not-that-great songs mentioned in this thread.

https://i.imgur.com/utzTCyo.png

Big Pred aka (Noodle Vague), Monday, 27 November 2017 11:25 (eight years ago)

Earlier in the thread tho lol

xp Oh damn, but "Til I Hear It From You" was so fire.

I think I've now heard "Allison Road" at Walgreens, Marshalls and Whole Foods. I would guess it's G-Bloss's biggest spinner in retail stores.

billstevejim, Monday, 27 November 2017 19:12 (eight years ago)

no

i n f i n i t y (∞), Monday, 27 November 2017 19:40 (eight years ago)

allison road is a tom petty song with a gen x shrug

hackshaw, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 02:04 (eight years ago)

There's real Byrds in that song.

timellison, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 02:26 (eight years ago)

^ yes totally. also this performance is good as fuck, can't deny it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIW5VLy4vZM

hackshaw, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 02:43 (eight years ago)

Do we have a Spotify playlist of these?

calstars, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 02:45 (eight years ago)

The lyrics originally contained the line "you can trust me not to drink", referring to Hopkins' addiction, but this was changed by the band.

Whoa, weird. I always heard it as "drink" but I hear now that he actually sings "think" in that line. The original version, and my original hearing, is much better imo.

Tbh, "Found Out About You" is the one I remember hearing in the 90s

No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 03:03 (eight years ago)

"Til I Hear It From You" gave me serious 4th grade love pangs along with "lovefool" in 96. Think I somehow didn't know that all of these similar sounding hits were from the same band until this thread.

crocus bulbotuber (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 05:36 (eight years ago)

True they go more for McGuinn than Westerberg on "Allison Road." I hear only Byrds on "Found Out About You."

Fully supporting multiple mentions of "Lovefool" itt.

billstevejim, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 16:25 (eight years ago)

I saw the Gin Blossoms live a few times before they blew up--I lived in AZ and they would sometimes open shows or play on bills with Tucson's Sidewinders (later Sand Rubies) Both of those bands were 2nd generation "Desert Rock" groups, a genre that was maybe only written about by local critics, and seemed to mean jangle guitar music with some Crazy Horse soloing. I think they were playing "Hey Jealousy" for years before it became a hit.

President Keyes, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 16:30 (eight years ago)

^ why i ever come to ilx

i n f i n i t y (∞), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 16:35 (eight years ago)

Are there non-single fan favorites? I've given their full lengths a fair shot 2-3x but it seems like their 6 most popular songs are their best stuff by far.

billstevejim, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 16:44 (eight years ago)

"Mrs. Rita" is the best non-single track tbrr.

Playing in a band that does 90s covers, I would say that this song and Sublime's "What I Got" are easily the two most-requested songs we get.

Monster fatberg (Phil D.), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 16:57 (eight years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YCWabygmTg

Monster fatberg (Phil D.), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 16:58 (eight years ago)

"Mrs. Rita" is the best non-single track tbrr.

― Monster fatberg (Phil D.), Tuesday, November 28, 2017

yep that's the one.

fwiw "hey jealousy" seems pretty fun to cover. i'd rather be forced to sing "takin' care of business" again than "what i got"

Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 17:25 (eight years ago)

I honestly had no idea that people liked the GB. This is a very weird thread for me.

Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 17:27 (eight years ago)

Like I said, I know 6 songs. But I'll admit feeling invested in 2 or 3 of them.

billstevejim, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 18:15 (eight years ago)

feel like the cultural shelf life of those 6 gb songs is pretty impressive, given that the band was never really that huge at their peak.

intheblanks, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 18:23 (eight years ago)

like i've definitely heard all of them except for maybe "until i fall away" in the wild over the past 12 months

intheblanks, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 18:24 (eight years ago)

"until i fall away" is kind of a stinker, it's true.

hackshaw, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 19:22 (eight years ago)

i don't think it's that bad, it's just a little downbeat to be played in a cvs or a sub shop or the other places you might hear the gin blossoms

intheblanks, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 19:26 (eight years ago)

Is "Time Stood Still" the best rock song of the 80s?

ArchCarrier, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 15:57 (eight years ago)

about 60-70 percent of new miserable experience is great i think

ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 15:58 (eight years ago)


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