stuck in a blizzard the other night, i heard "hey jealousy" by the gin blossoms, whom i'd always regarded as a middlin pop band. for whatever reason i was struck by what a great sad song it is. the backstory here is that the guy who wrote it was a hopeless drunk who got kicked out of the band just as they were blowing up, then shot himself. that line "if you don't expect too much from me/you might not be let down" damn near brings a tear to your eye.
