The older I get, the harder it is to reconnect with that feeling of blissful happiness that came with being a kid. But a song can open that door for just a second and fill my heart with a gust of happiness I thought long gone. Even if it’s only for a moment, sometimes a moment is all you need.
Vincent Vega That’s what I love about songs like this. Growing up I was listening to them, and while I sang along I didn’t know the impact of the words. Listening now, I feel it and also just remember those great times as a kid, carefree.
CG I know right?!?! I can remember the video playing in the background and my memory is what I was doing at the time. It’s like seeing through the eyes of 7 year old me. Probably the closest thing to time travel we’ll ever get.
Definitely!! I was 13 when this was playing constantly on the radio during the summer. It was such a fun and memorable summer, and this song takes me right back to that time.
There's certain 90's songs that give me emotional trauma. Like that mc hammer song(please please-no need to remind me of the name of that song...) And vanilla ice song that we all pretended wasn't some kind of remake of Bowie. However Gin Blossoms were in a league of their own. I considered them musicians. I still do
My mom died about a year ago. This was her favorite song. We would hear it on the radio from time to time all through me growing up. Today was the first time I heard it since she passed. I was in the middle of the store and had to hide in the diaper aisle while I cried. But I when I heard "cause all I really wants to be with you" I felt like she was making me hear that line, so i knew she was with me. I miss her and this song is solidified as super special to me and will be for the rest of my life. I love and miss you mom.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I only discovered this song last summer, but still get memories of how terrible it was because of personal reasons. This song was one of the only good things that got me through my dark times. Thank you for sharing this and know your mother will always be with you
Sorry for your lost, I first saw Gin Blossoms video "Hey Jealousy" at The Levis Store thirty one years ago. I brought their CD a year later great memories, I hope that their song continue to give you happy memories with your mother as it gave me happy memories of my early twenties.
I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my mom almost two years ago. She loved old Italian religious songs. And for a while I couldn't listen to them, without feeling like my soul was being tortured. But at least our moms are with God now.
@Wizard4169 shtttttttt, that's jst your life and YOUR opinion buddy. I got a close friend in prison Right Now, that would give anything to go back to those good ol days, so yeah the past was better. And we had more of our innocence, then we were younger and didn't realize or know people were so evil and the world was this harsh place. Btw I'm not white, so your outlook is going to be more optimistic because you haven't been fired bc of your race or ignored because of your race
It's really sad when you realize how many songs on this album make obvious references to drinking and being drunk, and that the band fired him for drinking too much, then he offed himself watching the band sing the lyrics he wrote and getting famous. Even the name of the band is a reference to a condition alcoholics get.
"The past is gone but something might be found to take its place" ... man, probably one of the most optimistic, hopeful lyrics in a song ever. Really makes you feel that all is not lost.
I see this comment for just about every band, but on this one I agree completely. You should check out Sister Hazel for "underrated" (especially the songs "Danger Is Real (But Fear Is a Choice)" and "Change Your Mind")...at least it's cheaper to see them both!
As such a great fan of the band, it's odd that you aren't aware of how hard they fought to be called Gin Blossoms, not THE. Check out some interviews, they were totally uptight about the article THE. Not part of their name.
@@liamcomery6574 99% percent of their fans refer to them as "The" gin blossoms, rock DJ's refer to them as "The" gin blossoms. Only pretentious a-holes call them only gin blossoms!!! I will continue to call them "THE" Gin blossoms ,it just sounds better. Hope this helps 😊
I am not sure about criminally underrated. Back in the 90's they were constantly played in the radios & parties that everyone enjoyed. Too bad music of today is crap.
Takes me back to those hot summer days hanging around playing street hockey with my friends . No cell phones , no stress, no complexities. Just living , RIP 90s 😪
Pretty much have the same experiences from the mid 90’s. Lol. Pop the Boombox on 101 The Wrif or 98.7 WLLZ (I’m from Detroit originally) and play some street hockey. This was definitely one of the songs we pucked to. Lol. Can’t forget Blind Melon, The Offspring, Nirvana or one off bands like The Toadies and Rusted Root either lol
Im 42 and Just reading the comments make me cry. Im glad im not the only one that got to experience what everyone else here felt back then. The malls, movie theaters, arcades, literally just chilling no phones or any cares. Just living. It just felt different. Thank you UA-cam time machine 😔
Well, I'm 65 now, but was part of the Grunge scene in Seattle, where I lived. Mosh pits, Mud Honey and of course Nirvana. I feel so nostalgic when I hear this music. But maybe something to take it's place. Thank you Gin Blossoms ❤
I was born in '75. Truly blessed. Old enough to love the '80s...young enough to love the '90s as well. Jams like this are just legendary and bring you back to an easier time.
Me too bro, i grew un with the awesome hard and heavy bands from 80s(motley, def leppard, Dokken, Ratt, etc) but, i think that we had a good rock band's on 90s
75 as well!! So nice to connect with people who were 18 when this came out. Stepping into adulthood, but still incredibly young, naive, hopeful but lost and scared. This song like so many other songs of that time was so upbeat that you think it’s about something happy. But in this case it’s about heartbreak and trying to move on from a big loss or f**king up a big piece of your life (which I did around this time).
I think about this song more than I should. It’s not a cry for help, it’s a scream. He’s already lost. And he’s living after the credits stopped rolling. “ if I hadn’t blown the whole thing years ago, I’d still be her with you...” no one ever shows what happens to the guys that lose the girl. Lose the war. Lose themselves after the movie ends and the lights go up. This is the last cry, not for help, but for one last good bye before he goes his way forever. Sad. Beautiful. Real.
God this song hits me hard. "All I really want is to be with you, feel like I matter too" "If you don't expect too much from me, you might not be let down." As someone who has struggled with depression and low self esteem most of my life, it's crazy how much I relate to that. This song is always one of the first I play if I'm feeling down, helps me out in a cathartic way. We all need songs like that.
“If you don’t expect too much from me, you might not be let down” What a fantastic lyric. Everyone can say they’ve felt like that at some point or another with someone. If you don’t want much out of me, then maybe I’ll meet your standards.
I don't think so. For a man to tell you to not expect much from him means he's a low life and will continue to treat you badly, but it's okay so long as you continue to have low expectations.
@@renaissancelight4971 as someone who is currently there right now I disagree. I just got out of a super toxic five-year-old relationship with my now ex. She was argumentative and hateful. I think what he is trying to say is that he is emotionally wrung out and as long as you don't expect the entire world he will do the best he can.
“If I hadn’t blown the whole thing years ago, I might be here with you/I might not be alone” is the line(s) that gets me every time I listen to this song. Just gets me in my feels. Great song.
When you read the backstory of the songwriter getting kicked out of the band before they made it big and eventually killing himself having watched his ex-band mates achieve fame playing his songs, well....
@@cookslooking10 So. . . would it have been better if his songs had gotten deep sixed WITH him? Self destructive people can't be redeemed if they don't make the decision themselves. His band members gave him every opportunity. His lyrics live on through them.
"You can trust me not to beg, and not to sleep around,....and if you don't expect too much from me, you might not be let down." (Perhaps one of the finest lyrics ever written)
TheNewAmericanMedia Absolutely. My favorite is "Your boyfriend's over...I watch your light go out" from "Found Out About You." That gift of understatement in his lyrics, and it WAS a gift.
+TheNewAmericanMedia I always thought it was "you can trust me not to think" - as you know he was an impulsive ex-boyfriend who did stupid things hence the reason they're broken up - and he's sayiing 'yeah I'm predictable in that respect - you can trust that I'll do stupid things...but I also won't sleep around and if you don't expect too much - you might just be satisfied with me.'
+nativesun It was originally "You can trust me not to drink" because Hopkins had a very visible alcohol problem all through the band's timeline. The use of "trust me not to drink" would have been grossly ironic because it's obviously something Hopkins would pay lip service to, but not adhere. It further didn't make any sense to use "drink" over "think" as the song itself starts off very early with "and I'm in no shape for drivin'" suggesting to say "you can trust me not to drink" is nothing more than, well, drunk talk.
It’s a good quote because of the contradiction where you can’t appreciate things at the time the way you do when you’re nostalgic for them. It is the perspective of nostalgia that makes it impossible to have that same appreciation at the time.
1999, I was 13 and I heard it on the radio. You couldn't google lyrics back then, so I called the radio station to ask what the band was called. I thought the DJ said "Jim Possums" 🤷 but fortunately the record store guy knew what I was talking about.
lol the only reason I’m here. It’s not exactly the style I listen to, nothing reminded me of it, I just wanted to go back to my grandma’s house in 1993 for a few minutes
Summer of 1992, sitting in your truck driving thru the hills near Puddingstone in Pomona, and listening to this song on a cassette single, while on repeat. I am 49 years old and this song still hits my heart like no other. Thanks for the memories Gin Blossom.
I personally prefer now to then. I love having access to all the books, education, music, shopping, talking/connecting to similar minded folks all over the world with ease, and movies to stream at your fingertips. Tech is just a tool that can be good or bad depending like food. Good food can feed your body and make it strong, and junk food can damage the body. Lol, I also don't miss being stuck just listening to the local radio that repeated the same top ten songs over and over and over again! If you wanted variety you had to have the funds to buy CDs...and there might not even be more than one song you even end up liking lol! I grew up a bit poor, so I prefer having more money now as an adult too. I feel like the societal pressure to conform to a very narrow standard of being was way more intense too back then compared to now which was another negative. The only things I miss from back then was having a young and healthy body before I was injured and became partially disabled, and the cost of living being much less!
@@jercasgav We had no way of knowing what the future would be, exactly. Ignorance is bliss. I'd give up just about every single advancement from the last 20 years +/- , to have things the way they were.
We had the internet back in the 90s. It was dial-up, and you had to scream anytime someone picked up the phone and cut off your AOL connection after it just took 3 hours to load one web page, but still! We also had cell phones. They were the Zach Morris, brick-sized ones that had the huge antenna sticking out of the top and you had to have an entire duffel bag to carry it around, so beepers were much more convenient. We had all those things in the 90s, but people didn't carry them around attached to their hands 24/7 like today. People could actually focus and pay attention without having ADHD brain from the constant dopamine hits from the instant gratification that comes with never having to wait for anything.
Maybe why I, an 80s baby 90s kid, was so ill prepared for life 😅 but I still think the 90s was the best decade, for music, fashion and lack of technology 🥰!
You can never go home again...Jesus Christ. It's songs like this that remind me how distant and unreachable home is for us. Just for one day I want to feel that comfort and freedom again. 😢
Absolutely here in 2024, almost 2025. Love this song. Thank you Gin Blossoms. Memories of real music. Now it's all over produced and who's going to win an award or play at the Super Bowl. Ugh. Who the F cares?
@@lookatmepleasesirtoo bad if you missed it. People were a lot nicer. Music was great and colors and nightlife were fun. This shit for brains culture is a waste of oxygen. He's praying for another pandemic that does its job better 😂
There is always something about this song, that really hits you, especially those who lived in the 90's. Thank God I was able to experience and feel this kind of music during my teens.
Why does this song makes me cry... 😢 I guess it's the nostalgia. It's like living through faded memories that replay an intangible reality. Makes me feel like it never really happened...
You know...growing up in "hood" you know "hood- life" rock bands like Gin Blossoms are hardly ever heard of ❤ I believe that I was around 27, or at least 28 years old when I heard "hey jealousy" instantly fell in love with the band and the song really can't get the song outta my head number #1 favorite of all time by the band ❤❤❤
Life seemed so much more full of promise before September 11, 2001. Since then it has been war, hate and bitterness, and plague. Respect each other and treat people with dignity and respect. Don’t let the haters drag you down. Peace to all!
I agree! My brothers went to war because of 9/11 they're not the same...lots of PTSD. Seen things kids (because they were only 18 they were still kids) shouldn't have seen. Its a disconnect from the world. We lost our bond. They no longer have a spark and faith in people. Mom and I pray for them to find the happiness but it's tough. My brother is having twins next year so I'm praying that will bring life back into him. The other one has since drowned himself into work. Has 3 kids numbs himself from all the hate and diversity. So sad but im hopeful. This world still has time to change! Always look for the one good thing it will bring you back to life and let love flow in!
Lack of promise has nothing to do with this song or any music for that matter. Enjoy the music when you hear it and apply the lyrics according to what they were written for and you’ll always get more out of it. 09-11-2001 was not the initial turning point in the USA as the event itself was somewhat inevitable. The world the USA once knew changed shortly following the death of JFK and has been a roller coaster for most in it since. Those thinking the world changed after 09-11 actually was simply awakened to the highs and lows of life.
Friends from my school died in Afghanistan in a helicopter crash. Wonder wtf they were there for and the value of their loss. Needless and taken far far too young
Hard to believe it's been over 30 years since this band hit the scene. I was 22 and just out of college when this was released. What good times we had. This song was part of the soundtrack to our lives back then. RIP Doug Hopkins.
There is nothing in this world like being in love... The whole reason for our existence is to love with all our hearts minds and souls. The intensity of how you love determines the level of devastation when it's gone. Ill never be the same again
@Troll Mctrollerson Oh God, moron alert. Social Democracies have the highest standards of living. Here in the USA we worry about Socialism while we enjoy the 14th highest standard of living behind 12 Socialist Democracies and Australia.
I've always loved this band and how they kept going after Doug Hopkins sadly passed - such a great visionary songwriter. His songs on New Miserable Experience were exceptional. In fact I love the whole album, one of the few albums in my collection I love from start to finish. This is a tune!!!
This one will always remind me of my first girlfriend. Her family just moved one day, wasn't told or got to say goodbye, I hope she is having the time of her life. 90s Never Die.
Takes you back in time with all of our memories from the past. Remember listening to the radio and this track plays while driving middle of the day? man 90s is the best era for music and the best years of our lives when everything was simple and we were happy with life.
I´m also 45. I used to hear this music when I was attending to the university, studying architecture. My girlfriend Maria and me used to hear this music when going to Patanemo beach in Venezuela :-). We split soon after, but we are still friends. That was a mix tape which contained Pearl Jam, U2, Gin Blossoms, Cranberries, Radiohead, Nirvana, 4non blonds and other i cant remember. People die. Love dies. Life is only stories we use to create our world which is only experiences and memory.
I had just broken up with the love of my life when this song came on the radio while I was driving in 1993. It was the first time I'd heard it and by the middle of the song I was crying my eyes out and had to pull over. I moved on like normal people do but every time I hear this song I'm in that car. Awesome song.
Years and years later the lines” if you don’t expect too much from me i might not be let down” still lives in me, the most impressive lines I’ve ever come across through a song
One of the deepest songs ever. This singer is singing about regret. He passed up what went well for him, but thought there was a better route. But there was no better option. He sings "hey jealousy" cause he is jealous of what of the fact that someone else could have what he could have had. He can't let go. He tries to plead and pleads by making promises, but the best is to not get one's hopes up, because big promises can't be kept. The past is gone but something might be found to take its place, he hopes to replace the foul mistakes he made. He hopes for a something to start.
The 90s were hands down the greatest era for music . I miss my childhood but these songs always take me back to that exact moment in time when life was so much easier and much more simple 😪 .
Take me with you. I don't have any money but one should not time travel alone. To bad I didn't know then that those would be the best years of my life. Being a responsible adult sucks.
I am, presumably, much older than you. Stop being too responsible. ;-) Drive to New York for a hotdog and a pizza. Drive back home the slow way - make a week of it.
TRIBUTE: To DOUG HOPKINS, Gin Blossoms & his lyrics/talent to this song- “Hey Jealousy” A melancholy, bittersweet song reminiscent of his life, his love & the band. A mega hit & reminder of his success as he tried to overcome his drinking & discord/wedge with his band members. Unfortunately, he took his own life. We honor & give him credit here: time/talent & treasure - may he R.I.P. Thank you Doug for your many contributions as we listen today - 2022. Loved, not forgotten.
God bless you Doug thank you for your contribution to the collective consciousness. You matter. You didn’t blow the whole thing years ago, you were present and made the music. Thank you
@@travisjames5 Why not? Without Doug, the Gin Blossoms would never have reached the level of success they did. They screwed him over. With "friends like that, who needs enemies"? RIP, Doug. You're remembered, and missed.
I saw them in concert here in Dallas right before covid. By far one of the best bands to see live. The singer still sounds great and was so interactive with the crowd. If you ever get the chance to go see them it's definitely worth it.
At the rollerskating with my first girlfriend at summer camp, tearing it up on DDR in the arcade and just feeling this song. First time hearing this song at least 15 years later. I feel alive again
Went out of my way to see them at the change of centuries, 2000, in downtown Phoenix, AZ. They were perfect AZ rock, with the Pisteleros opening. One of the most important moments of my life.
Released in the summer of 93. I remember very well because we all got our licenses right around this time, and this song was in heavy rotation as we aimlessly drove around being young and invincible.
For this 90s kid, especially one who liked radio rock (mostly because I couldn't afford CDs yet) this was one of my favorite bands growing up. Who else has a cassette tape of this song recorded off the radio somewhere?
I had a lot of cassettes of songs I taped from radio. I listened to alternative, indie, lo-fi. Trying to get it recorded the moment the song began. There was a local station that played concerts and it was great to get classic rock stuff like that...Zeppelin, pink Floyd, etc. The cassettes were time capsules.
This song describes every single person born between 80 and 86 coming of age right at the end of the 90s. This describes our love lifes and general lives as far as what we spent our nights doing. And i wouldnt trade a bit of it for anything because all those self loathing, questioning life, the universe and everything while driving around with friends and your girl made me what i am today.
Mid-90s Alternative/Hard Rock here, not hard or heavy enough to be Grunge, but it occupied its very own and important place in a very important decade and era. Great song.
I'd gladly throw my cell phone away and go back to the 90s.
In a heartbeat. 😔
I say this often.. directly related to cell phones as well
As well but the 90’s didn’t have UA-cam
Amen brother, amen😊
Fuck yea
The older I get, the harder it is to reconnect with that feeling of blissful happiness that came with being a kid.
But a song can open that door for just a second and fill my heart with a gust of happiness I thought long gone. Even if it’s only for a moment, sometimes a moment is all you need.
Vincent Vega That’s what I love about songs like this. Growing up I was listening to them, and while I sang along I didn’t know the impact of the words. Listening now, I feel it and also just remember those great times as a kid, carefree.
CG I know right?!?! I can remember the video playing in the background and my memory is what I was doing at the time. It’s like seeing through the eyes of 7 year old me. Probably the closest thing to time travel we’ll ever get.
Vincent Vega beautifully stated.
Vincent Vega So true man. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.
Dude, you are a frickin poet. Well put.
There are certain 90’s songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them.
Mmmm gimme a f yea
So f... true! Cheers from Portugal
Definitely!! I was 13 when this was playing constantly on the radio during the summer. It was such a fun and memorable summer, and this song takes me right back to that time.
I miss the 90's.
There's certain 90's songs that give me emotional trauma. Like that mc hammer song(please please-no need to remind me of the name of that song...) And vanilla ice song that we all pretended wasn't some kind of remake of Bowie. However Gin Blossoms were in a league of their own. I considered them musicians. I still do
This song reminds me of my first love. 47 years ago.
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At least You had a LOVE!😁
This song is part of the soundtrack of my life. Love it
My mom died about a year ago. This was her favorite song. We would hear it on the radio from time to time all through me growing up. Today was the first time I heard it since she passed. I was in the middle of the store and had to hide in the diaper aisle while I cried. But I when I heard "cause all I really wants to be with you" I felt like she was making me hear that line, so i knew she was with me. I miss her and this song is solidified as super special to me and will be for the rest of my life. I love and miss you mom.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I only discovered this song last summer, but still get memories of how terrible it was because of personal reasons. This song was one of the only good things that got me through my dark times. Thank you for sharing this and know your mother will always be with you
Oh Darling My heart hurts for you. Sending love xxx From England xxx
Sorry for your lost, I first saw Gin Blossoms video "Hey Jealousy" at The Levis Store thirty one years ago. I brought their CD a year later great memories, I hope that their song continue to give you happy memories with your mother as it gave me happy memories of my early twenties.
God bless dude, I'm sure your mom is happy, smiling and couldn't be prouder of you
I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my mom almost two years ago. She loved old Italian religious songs. And for a while I couldn't listen to them, without feeling like my soul was being tortured. But at least our moms are with God now.
"The past is gone, but something might be found to take its place". That line really hits deep.
When?
Im today years old just learning that lyric. Always loved the song but it definitely hits even deeper now ❤
The past was never quite as good as we remember. So always be looking for something better to take its place.
@Wizard4169 shtttttttt, that's jst your life and YOUR opinion buddy. I got a close friend in prison Right Now, that would give anything to go back to those good ol days, so yeah the past was better. And we had more of our innocence, then we were younger and didn't realize or know people were so evil and the world was this harsh place. Btw I'm not white, so your outlook is going to be more optimistic because you haven't been fired bc of your race or ignored because of your race
Crazy deep you and I must be disconnected twins
This is a CD I wore out! The whole CD was great. I’m 69 now and I’m still busting a move on my back porch😊
I've got 13 years left til retirement. If I went back to 1990 I'd have 47 years til retirement. No. Just no😂
It was a better time that's for sure
@@freezinginhereno doubt about it!
yo im only 40, but if u dont mind my cane, i'd luv 2dance with you on ur backporch
DUDE I STILL HAVE THE CD 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Grew up and SUPER LOVE GIN BLOSSOMS !!!
R.I.P. Doug Hopkins 1961 - 1993 Thank you for the music
It's really sad when you realize how many songs on this album make obvious references to drinking and being drunk, and that the band fired him for drinking too much, then he offed himself watching the band sing the lyrics he wrote and getting famous. Even the name of the band is a reference to a condition alcoholics get.
@@seeingeyegodyeah what a sad story and total bullshit what happened to him . He made this band .
@@John-dy6bl totally agree
It always breaks my heart when I find out past artists either OD’ed or unalived themselves 💔
@@John-dy6blyup couldn't agree more.
I’m 43 and beyond grateful I grew up in the 90s !
You're not effing old man.
I’m in my young adulthood and glad I was squirted in the 90s
no one said he was @@therealchristfollower
Shit I agree those were the best years to grow up in I’m 42
Same
"If you don't expect too much from me, you might not be let down" should be my motto.
heh seriously ?! low bar..
I feel this man
The statement of a truly honest man…TBH if someone did say that, I actually would expect a lot. Humility is great
What you tell your boss first day on the job lol
It was a classic line
"The past is gone but something might be found to take its place" ... man, probably one of the most optimistic, hopeful lyrics in a song ever. Really makes you feel that all is not lost.
"If you don't expect too much from me, you might not be let down." Is my number 1.
Doug Hopkins was so good
The gin blossoms are criminally underrated, their best is so good and so powerful and so 90s!!! Good memories
I see this comment for just about every band, but on this one I agree completely. You should check out Sister Hazel for "underrated" (especially the songs "Danger Is Real (But Fear Is a Choice)" and "Change Your Mind")...at least it's cheaper to see them both!
Quintessential 90s band
As such a great fan of the band, it's odd that you aren't aware of how hard they fought to be called Gin Blossoms, not THE. Check out some interviews, they were totally uptight about the article THE. Not part of their name.
@@liamcomery6574 99% percent of their fans refer to them as "The" gin blossoms, rock DJ's refer to them as "The" gin blossoms. Only pretentious a-holes call them only gin blossoms!!! I will continue to call them "THE" Gin blossoms ,it just sounds better. Hope this helps 😊
I am not sure about criminally underrated. Back in the 90's they were constantly played in the radios & parties that everyone enjoyed. Too bad music of today is crap.
Takes me back to those hot summer days hanging around playing street hockey with my friends . No cell phones , no stress, no complexities. Just living , RIP 90s 😪
You are right on. Memories, of driving with the T-Tops off that Nissan Pulsar NX. LOL.
Same
I feel that one man. No time to give a shit about a damn thing. Only what you were gonna do now that school was out.
Pretty much have the same experiences from the mid 90’s. Lol. Pop the Boombox on 101 The Wrif or 98.7 WLLZ (I’m from Detroit originally) and play some street hockey. This was definitely one of the songs we pucked to. Lol. Can’t forget Blind Melon, The Offspring, Nirvana or one off bands like The Toadies and Rusted Root either lol
Remembering the moment and the now.... Living in the moment of the 90s... 😎
RIP Doug Hopkins. Thank you for the killer music and lyrics.
This makes me....homesick, for a time and place that no longer exists :(
I was thinking the same thing. This song gives me such nostalgia. I i want to that time so so bad
Agreed 😢❤
same
@@michaela.kelley782390o9pp😊9lll😊9
9th night 9pp😊
don't be sad, you can have better days to come no doubt.
Who never stopped listening to this gem? It's 2023 and this song brings me back to the 90s a beautiful decade
Absolutely!!!
That’s the Gospel!
That's right I am still listening it now.🎶
I play this everyday!
Story of my life, rip doug hopkins
Im 42 and Just reading the comments make me cry. Im glad im not the only one that got to experience what everyone else here felt back then. The malls, movie theaters, arcades, literally just chilling no phones or any cares. Just living. It just felt different. Thank you UA-cam time machine 😔
I, Luis, age 56, strongly recommend that this song be played during the January 20, 2025 Trump Inauguration!!
Well, I'm 65 now, but was part of the Grunge scene in Seattle, where I lived. Mosh pits, Mud Honey and of course Nirvana. I feel so nostalgic when I hear this music. But maybe something to take it's place. Thank you Gin Blossoms ❤
I was born in '75. Truly blessed. Old enough to love the '80s...young enough to love the '90s as well. Jams like this are just legendary and bring you back to an easier time.
Me too bro, i grew un with the awesome hard and heavy bands from 80s(motley, def leppard, Dokken, Ratt, etc) but, i think that we had a good rock band's on 90s
75 as well!! So nice to connect with people who were 18 when this came out. Stepping into adulthood, but still incredibly young, naive, hopeful but lost and scared. This song like so many other songs of that time was so upbeat that you think it’s about something happy. But in this case it’s about heartbreak and trying to move on from a big loss or f**king up a big piece of your life (which I did around this time).
Just a couple years older than you and I hear you
1976 here, and I feel you 100% brother. I know it sounds cocky and conceited but I really feel like out generation was blessed in so many ways.
Same, 1975
No question in my mind that this tune belongs on a list of the greatest.
I think about this song more than I should. It’s not a cry for help, it’s a scream. He’s already lost. And he’s living after the credits stopped rolling. “ if I hadn’t blown the whole thing years ago, I’d still be her with you...” no one ever shows what happens to the guys that lose the girl. Lose the war. Lose themselves after the movie ends and the lights go up. This is the last cry, not for help, but for one last good bye before he goes his way forever. Sad. Beautiful. Real.
Or the girl who doesn’t get the guy! It’s a bittersweet song indeed.
Beautiful, I miss people who talk about music like this. Heart strings!
This song is heart-wrenching. They fired the guy who wrote it due to his alcoholism. He ended up killing himself after the album blew up.
@@rolemodlin Got his gold record, destroyed it, and then shot himself about a week later.
@@rolemodlin The saddest part too is that the song is actually about his alcoholism and how he knew it was ruining his relationships and life
God this song hits me hard. "All I really want is to be with you, feel like I matter too" "If you don't expect too much from me, you might not be let down." As someone who has struggled with depression and low self esteem most of my life, it's crazy how much I relate to that. This song is always one of the first I play if I'm feeling down, helps me out in a cathartic way. We all need songs like that.
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Alice In Chains - Nutshell
This song relates to me in a special crazy way I love it I love listening to it it's one of my all time favorites and just a great song!!!!
@@bernardobarrientos6962 gonna let you keep that crazy one ☝️ I’m good.
Your my cousin from Switzerland that name zumstein comes from Jura del'emont
Lol,that's corny dude.
I want to go back to the 90’s and stay there.
impossible
You have no idea!!!
So do it!
This world, today, can't seem to get it's shit together.
Let's take it back!
U got that right 😂😂😂
Amen
I was cranking this up at 39.
First, it's 2021 and this song still kicks ass. Second, the older I get the more the bass line just fucking grooves... Such a talented band.
The song may kick ass but the year hasn’t
FACTS
Yes it dose and it would fit a Sitcom from the 90s and play it in the show when they are on a Date or something funny
Sad. Look up the dude that wrote all the hits.
Yees
I'm a teenager listening to this in 2023. I'm really disappointed that this kind of raw music has gone away. Got this album on CD. Great record.
So cool that you’re so young yet you appreciate great music from another era. We need more people your age listening to and making rock music again.
The fact you own physical media in 2024 like us old people is wise beyond your years.
@@robertmorris9450 Love me some CDs
Start a band!
@@seeingeyegod I did
To us wanting to go back to 90s. This song has something to say to us. " The past is gone but something might be found to take its place "
Dead Ringer well said
Thank you!!!!! I tell ppl that all the time!!! Let the 90’s and 80s go lol
I doubt it. Sounds pessimistic but the music we have today... I don't even know where to begin.
Ryan Smith they have good music our family...they really do, but you won’t it on the radio or tv...gotta search for that shit
Dead Ringer well then again, this song has been omnipresent since 1992. So it never really went away.
Such a simple song, only a few chords, but, MAN, that driving beat and lyrics make it utterly perfect. 90’s music was fantastic.
A sound that'll never be re-created. So glad to have been part of that era
It's upbeat
I am literally crying because of nostalgia. there's nothing better than 90's. nothing more.
“If you don’t expect too much from me, you might not be let down”
What a fantastic lyric. Everyone can say they’ve felt like that at some point or another with someone. If you don’t want much out of me, then maybe I’ll meet your standards.
Pump Up The Jam
correct
P😃
Preach
I don't think so. For a man to tell you to not expect much from him means he's a low life and will continue to treat you badly, but it's okay so long as you continue to have low expectations.
@@renaissancelight4971 as someone who is currently there right now I disagree.
I just got out of a super toxic five-year-old relationship with my now ex. She was argumentative and hateful.
I think what he is trying to say is that he is emotionally wrung out and as long as you don't expect the entire world he will do the best he can.
“If I hadn’t blown the whole thing years ago, I might be here with you/I might not be alone” is the line(s) that gets me every time I listen to this song. Just gets me in my feels. Great song.
When you read the backstory of the songwriter getting kicked out of the band before they made it big and eventually killing himself having watched his ex-band mates achieve fame playing his songs, well....
@@cookslooking10 well that's a whole other story. I find a different meaning in those words.
"If you don't expect too much from me you might not be let down" is another powerful sentence.
@@cookslooking10 So. . . would it have been better if his songs had gotten deep sixed WITH him? Self destructive people can't be redeemed if they don't make the decision themselves. His band members gave him every opportunity. His lyrics live on through them.
@@pricklypear7516 I don't fucking know, what am I his fucking biographer?
"Past is gone but something might be found to take its place" What an incredible line!
"You can trust me not to beg, and not to sleep around,....and if you don't expect too much from me, you might not be let down."
(Perhaps one of the finest lyrics ever written)
TheNewAmericanMedia Absolutely. My favorite is "Your boyfriend's over...I watch your light go out" from "Found Out About You." That gift of understatement in his lyrics, and it WAS a gift.
+TheNewAmericanMedia I always thought it was "you can trust me not to think" - as you know he was an impulsive ex-boyfriend who did stupid things hence the reason they're broken up - and he's sayiing 'yeah I'm predictable in that respect - you can trust that I'll do stupid things...but I also won't sleep around and if you don't expect too much - you might just be satisfied with me.'
+nativesun It was originally "You can trust me not to drink" because Hopkins had a very visible alcohol problem all through the band's timeline. The use of "trust me not to drink" would have been grossly ironic because it's obviously something Hopkins would pay lip service to, but not adhere.
It further didn't make any sense to use "drink" over "think" as the song itself starts off very early with "and I'm in no shape for drivin'" suggesting to say "you can trust me not to drink" is nothing more than, well, drunk talk.
guitaristtlw
good comment.
mi channnal
you sound angry.
fyi: this is a song. not a real person.
"I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you've left them." Andy Bernard
Wise words 🙏
It’s a good quote because of the contradiction where you can’t appreciate things at the time the way you do when you’re nostalgic for them. It is the perspective of nostalgia that makes it impossible to have that same appreciation at the time.
So very true! I feel you!
"These are the good old days." Carly Simon (1971)
The 1980's was the goodole days when pop,rock, and hard rock was so getting it and the best error in music,,,,,
Man, this takes me right back to the 90s and I love it. The last good era of music imo
1999, I was 13 and I heard it on the radio. You couldn't google lyrics back then, so I called the radio station to ask what the band was called. I thought the DJ said "Jim Possums" 🤷 but fortunately the record store guy knew what I was talking about.
Back when AOL and dial up was awesome hahahahaba wth is 5g
Love Love this song...
That's Funny
You think he was trying to say Gin Blossoms? It's wrong, but an actual band from the time
Funny. I misunderstand dong titles too
I can push repeat a million times and this song never gets old! ❣️
I agree ❤️
strange were you at work all day
Hands down one of the best songs recorded in the 90s. Hands. Down.
This song exemplifies the 90s
This song and video made me absolutely fall completely in love with the Gin Blossoms in '93. RIP Doug Hopkins.
I had an album called Now 93, and the song was on it!
This song makes me so nostalgic. The 90's were just...better.
They really were.... And I was just a kid then.
Amen to that
Just so much better.
Agreed
@@randybobandy9828 Probably the reason they mean a lot to you.
Always amazes me how a song can take you back to a time and place in your life. I never get old of listening to this one.
It's called nostalgia
Man I honestly wish I could go back to those times
@@ctkelley27 same here. Those were good times.
lol the only reason I’m here. It’s not exactly the style I listen to, nothing reminded me of it, I just wanted to go back to my grandma’s house in 1993 for a few minutes
Summer of 1992, sitting in your truck driving thru the hills near Puddingstone in Pomona, and listening to this song on a cassette single, while on repeat. I am 49 years old and this song still hits my heart like no other. Thanks for the memories Gin Blossom.
Nothing better than having a child of the 90’s ♥️
Wish I could go back to the 90’s best music no cell phones no internet you know……..heaven
Yep. 😒
I personally prefer now to then. I love having access to all the books, education, music, shopping, talking/connecting to similar minded folks all over the world with ease, and movies to stream at your fingertips. Tech is just a tool that can be good or bad depending like food. Good food can feed your body and make it strong, and junk food can damage the body.
Lol, I also don't miss being stuck just listening to the local radio that repeated the same top ten songs over and over and over again! If you wanted variety you had to have the funds to buy CDs...and there might not even be more than one song you even end up liking lol! I grew up a bit poor, so I prefer having more money now as an adult too. I feel like the societal pressure to conform to a very narrow standard of being was way more intense too back then compared to now which was another negative.
The only things I miss from back then was having a young and healthy body before I was injured and became partially disabled, and the cost of living being much less!
@@jercasgav
We had no way of knowing what the future would be, exactly.
Ignorance is bliss.
I'd give up just about every single advancement from the last 20 years +/- , to have things the way they were.
we had the internet in the 90s lmao
We had the internet back in the 90s. It was dial-up, and you had to scream anytime someone picked up the phone and cut off your AOL connection after it just took 3 hours to load one web page, but still! We also had cell phones. They were the Zach Morris, brick-sized ones that had the huge antenna sticking out of the top and you had to have an entire duffel bag to carry it around, so beepers were much more convenient. We had all those things in the 90s, but people didn't carry them around attached to their hands 24/7 like today. People could actually focus and pay attention without having ADHD brain from the constant dopamine hits from the instant gratification that comes with never having to wait for anything.
Out of all the artists of the 90s, I get such a 90s vibe from Gin Blossums
22fordfx4 i jog every weekday and listen to then all the time
I agree. The refreshments are a close 2nd IMO.
Wallflowers give off the same vibe.
Whenever I listen to Gin Blossoms, I always follow up with Toad the Wet Sprocket.
It's weird. Growing up I never paid much attention to them but now I listen to them more than like Pearl Jam and Nirvana and so on.
The 90's, the era of incredibly sad songs being upbeat and catchy
CORRECT!! Especially this song.
Interesting take. I like it.
Maybe why I, an 80s baby 90s kid, was so ill prepared for life 😅 but I still think the 90s was the best decade, for music, fashion and lack of technology 🥰!
@@DonTrump-sv1siThat's a pretty standard take. That is a common aspect of 90's music
@dani-88 80s was great as well but Rock in particular thinking this, Green Day etc is above that.
You can never go home again...Jesus Christ. It's songs like this that remind me how distant and unreachable home is for us. Just for one day I want to feel that comfort and freedom again. 😢
Absolutely here in 2024, almost 2025. Love this song. Thank you Gin Blossoms. Memories of real music. Now it's all over produced and who's going to win an award or play at the Super Bowl. Ugh. Who the F cares?
Sad but kinda true...
Who’s here listening and lovin Dec.2024
Yes
Yup…I can’t believe this was out 30 years ago…
Here
Do you work for the CIA?
If I had a time machine I'd go back in a minute. ❤
I'm still proud to say that these are homegrown boys from Tempe, AZ. and they know their place in this world! 🎹🎵🎶
Whaaaat? Didn't know that.. just moved go AZ & have Tempe in mind. Cool coincidence for this to be my daily song!
Dear god in heaven. The sheer 90s-ness of this kills me with goosebumps.
💯
cringe
@@lookatmepleasesirtoo bad if you missed it. People were a lot nicer. Music was great and colors and nightlife were fun. This shit for brains culture is a waste of oxygen. He's praying for another pandemic that does its job better 😂
@@ellzedd4113 cringe
🙏👌✌️❣️🎶🎵🎶
Gin Blossoms Rule! ❤
You have good taste ❤
I wish I could live in the 90’s decade on repeat.
There is always something about this song, that really hits you, especially those who lived in the 90's. Thank God I was able to experience and feel this kind of music during my teens.
This song is the root of my heart. Im 38 and it will always jumpstart my heart and my smile no matter where I am.
Same age, opposite effect.
I love Gin Blossoms! My favorite is "Found Out About You" I can listen to that on constant replay. 🙂👍
Hahaha me too
Empire records.
Why does this song makes me cry... 😢 I guess it's the nostalgia. It's like living through faded memories that replay an intangible reality. Makes me feel like it never really happened...
You know...growing up in "hood" you know "hood- life" rock bands like Gin Blossoms are hardly ever heard of ❤ I believe that I was around 27, or at least 28 years old when I heard "hey jealousy" instantly fell in love with the band and the song really can't get the song outta my head number #1 favorite of all time by the band ❤❤❤
Life seemed so much more full of promise before September 11, 2001. Since then it has been war, hate and bitterness, and plague. Respect each other and treat people with dignity and respect. Don’t let the haters drag you down. Peace to all!
I agree! My brothers went to war because of 9/11 they're not the same...lots of PTSD. Seen things kids (because they were only 18 they were still kids) shouldn't have seen. Its a disconnect from the world. We lost our bond. They no longer have a spark and faith in people. Mom and I pray for them to find the happiness but it's tough. My brother is having twins next year so I'm praying that will bring life back into him. The other one has since drowned himself into work. Has 3 kids numbs himself from all the hate and diversity. So sad but im hopeful. This world still has time to change! Always look for the one good thing it will bring you back to life and let love flow in!
Lack of promise has nothing to do with this song or any music for that matter. Enjoy the music when you hear it and apply the lyrics according to what they were written for and you’ll always get more out of it.
09-11-2001 was not the initial turning point in the USA as the event itself was somewhat inevitable. The world the USA once knew changed shortly following the death of JFK and has been a roller coaster for most in it since. Those thinking the world changed after 09-11 actually was simply awakened to the highs and lows of life.
Friends from my school died in Afghanistan in a helicopter crash. Wonder wtf they were there for and the value of their loss. Needless and taken far far too young
Hard to believe it's been over 30 years since this band hit the scene. I was 22 and just out of college when this was released. What good times we had. This song was part of the soundtrack to our lives back then. RIP Doug Hopkins.
There is nothing in this world like being in love... The whole reason for our existence is to love with all our hearts minds and souls. The intensity of how you love determines the level of devastation when it's gone. Ill never be the same again
Smells like summer in the 90s
You gotta keep experiencing new things. That's what the 90s was all about. The excitement of possibilities. Keep that state of mind alive.
Sounds like you are describing the late 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s..
@Troll Mctrollerson Oh God, moron alert. Social Democracies have the highest standards of living. Here in the USA we worry about Socialism while we enjoy the 14th highest standard of living behind 12 Socialist Democracies and Australia.
Eric Jesse thank you
0:38- I always rewind to this part on Spotify because I can’t get enough of this song ❤❤❤
I've always loved this band and how they kept going after Doug Hopkins sadly passed - such a great visionary songwriter. His songs on New Miserable Experience were exceptional. In fact I love the whole album, one of the few albums in my collection I love from start to finish. This is a tune!!!
I still know every word to this over 20 years later.
"The past is gone, but something might be found, to take its place". Love it.
Hey Jealousy is that one song that no matter when or where, I will rock out and belt it and full volume. Everytime.
Hello,how are you doing?
Im64 years old and I STILL love my 90s!!!! We are living in the the last days...... enjoy while you can....
One of the most haunting beautiful and chilling songs of the 90's
cringe
@@lookatmepleasesiryou're cringe
I’m 48 years old,it’s 2024 and I’m still listening.
I’m 38 years old and I’m listening to Gin Blossoms Hey Jealousy mid June 2024
1:38
1975 is a fine vintage! I get to be 48 for one more month
I'm 47 my friend. I feel great, have a great career going and just celebrated my 21st anniversary. It's still great to hear these songs of my youth.
Im 52. This brings back so much from 92 - 93. Just turned 20 in 92. The years flew by.
IM 70 AND LISTENING TO THE GIN BLOSSONS❤
This one will always remind me of my first girlfriend. Her family just moved one day, wasn't told or got to say goodbye, I hope she is having the time of her life. 90s Never Die.
man, that's sad !
Takes you back in time with all of our memories from the past. Remember listening to the radio and this track plays while driving middle of the day? man 90s is the best era for music and the best years of our lives when everything was simple and we were happy with life.
One of the best live bands in America. No lie,the Blossoms kill it live,so if you can see them live Go,Go,Go,GO!!! You will not be disappointed.
I'm 45 years old. My sister has just died and i have just discovered the ginblossoms...i feel i have been left a gift..
Enjoy it like she did.
I recommend First Aid Kit for the death of a cherished sibling.
Sorry to hear that bro RIP
I´m also 45. I used to hear this music when I was attending to the university, studying architecture. My girlfriend Maria and me used to hear this music when going to Patanemo beach in Venezuela :-). We split soon after, but we are still friends. That was a mix tape which contained Pearl Jam, U2, Gin Blossoms, Cranberries, Radiohead, Nirvana, 4non blonds and other i cant remember. People die. Love dies. Life is only stories we use to create our world which is only experiences and memory.
im sorry for your loss
I had just broken up with the love of my life when this song came on the radio while I was driving in 1993. It was the first time I'd heard it and by the middle of the song I was crying my eyes out and had to pull over. I moved on like normal people do but every time I hear this song I'm in that car. Awesome song.
Years and years later the lines” if you don’t expect too much from me i might not be let down” still lives in me, the most impressive lines I’ve ever come across through a song
One of the deepest songs ever. This singer is singing about regret. He passed up what went well for him, but thought there was a better route. But there was no better option. He sings "hey jealousy" cause he is jealous of what of the fact that someone else could have what he could have had. He can't let go. He tries to plead and pleads by making promises, but the best is to not get one's hopes up, because big promises can't be kept. The past is gone but something might be found to take its place, he hopes to replace the foul mistakes he made. He hopes for a something to start.
This is very wrong.
cringe
@@lookatmepleasesir wut is?
Boy I'd give anything for a time machine to go back to that special place in time! Long live the 90s ❤️
From an older fan who nows how hard rock hits, this is great stuff. The "new" classics.
The 90s were hands down the greatest era for music . I miss my childhood but these songs always take me back to that exact moment in time when life was so much easier and much more simple 😪 .
Willing to shell out some bucks, someone just take me back to the 90's!
Take me with you. I don't have any money but one should not time travel alone. To bad I didn't know then that those would be the best years of my life. Being a responsible adult sucks.
I am, presumably, much older than you. Stop being too responsible. ;-) Drive to New York for a hotdog and a pizza. Drive back home the slow way - make a week of it.
John Hunter I have never paid anyone directly to take off their clothing. I have had women that lived with me.
Paul Santos lol
You can't buy something that was priceless.
TRIBUTE: To DOUG HOPKINS, Gin Blossoms & his lyrics/talent to this song- “Hey Jealousy”
A melancholy, bittersweet song reminiscent of his life, his love & the band. A mega hit & reminder of his success as he tried to overcome his drinking & discord/wedge with his band members. Unfortunately, he took his own life. We honor & give him credit here: time/talent & treasure - may he R.I.P. Thank you Doug for your many contributions as we listen today - 2022. Loved, not forgotten.
God bless you Doug thank you for your contribution to the collective consciousness. You matter. You didn’t blow the whole thing years ago, you were present and made the music. Thank you
DOUG WAS A VERY NICE PERSON I STILL HAVE ALL THEIR AUTOGRAPHS FROM BACK IN 92 I SAW THEM. PERFORM ALONGSIDE THE BREEDERS N DISHWALLA
We dont honor suicides.
@@travisjames5 Maybe you n if so What are you doing on this comment section ?????
@@travisjames5 Why not? Without Doug, the Gin Blossoms would never have reached the level of success they did. They screwed him over.
With "friends like that, who needs enemies"?
RIP, Doug. You're remembered, and missed.
I saw them in concert here in Dallas right before covid. By far one of the best bands to see live. The singer still sounds great and was so interactive with the crowd. If you ever get the chance to go see them it's definitely worth it.
Just saw them last summer. They sound great!!!
Such a good concert.
Fellow Sun Devil here. Love the Gin Blossoms ❤
This song has been in my head for 2 days. GOD I miss the 90s.
It's never too late to find that awesome song you heard on the night show 23 years ago!!
At the rollerskating with my first girlfriend at summer camp, tearing it up on DDR in the arcade and just feeling this song. First time hearing this song at least 15 years later. I feel alive again
+elijah meyer lmao
Still love this song. Nostalgia for dayz
+Keybo Book Reviews i wasnt born yet; live with this
kkkkkkk
Well, I was already in my 40's when this came out. Figure that!
keep on living mate !!
Went out of my way to see them at the change of centuries, 2000, in downtown Phoenix, AZ. They were perfect AZ rock, with the Pisteleros opening. One of the most important moments of my life.
This is one of the naturally best sounding bands to come from their time.
Don't we miss the 90's so much!
Released in the summer of 93. I remember very well because we all got our licenses right around this time, and this song was in heavy rotation as we aimlessly drove around being young and invincible.
A legit, timeless banger of a song that was all over the radio. Nuff said.
The past is gone but something might be found to take it's place.. love that
The 90's were really the last great decade. The music is still relevant today.
exactly. i haven't tuned into the radio since the turn of the century...and i've been in Cover Bands and part-time musician since the 70's.
For this 90s kid, especially one who liked radio rock (mostly because I couldn't afford CDs yet) this was one of my favorite bands growing up.
Who else has a cassette tape of this song recorded off the radio somewhere?
Yess and for me loads of Can-Con like 54-40 and The Odds
Steven Manning My dad was the drummer and I have his plaque hanging in my room
I had a lot of cassettes of songs I taped from radio. I listened to alternative, indie, lo-fi. Trying to get it recorded the moment the song began. There was a local station that played concerts and it was great to get classic rock stuff like that...Zeppelin, pink Floyd, etc. The cassettes were time capsules.
i do
i have the CD
This song describes every single person born between 80 and 86 coming of age right at the end of the 90s. This describes our love lifes and general lives as far as what we spent our nights doing. And i wouldnt trade a bit of it for anything because all those self loathing, questioning life, the universe and everything while driving around with friends and your girl made me what i am today.
We really took this era in music for granted. The 90’s 😭❤️
Mid-90s Alternative/Hard Rock here, not hard or heavy enough to be Grunge, but it occupied its very own and important place in a very important decade and era. Great song.
I still know every word to this over 20 years later.
SirJamesDTech indeed, did you take up playing guitar though...
+Stephen Jones Nope. I do enjoy whimsically reminiscing to being a snot-nosed high school freshman when this popular, though.
you sir, like this song... are timeless! have a wonderful day!
YEAAAAAAH!
me too! I remember they used to play this song at 6:30am every Friday morning when I was 17 and I would get up early to hear it
0:12...the many many times I was in no shape to be driving....lord have mercy...I thank God I never hurt anyone back then.
Bro me to ...alot lives there was definitely angels in the feild cause I was Always DUI never caught sober js