The Story of a Song

One of my favourite songs to sing at karaoke is “Hey Jealousy” by Gin Blossoms. A classic of 90s alternative rock, it blends sadness and optimism with its tale of a man lamenting his poor choices — “You can see I’m in no shape for driving/And anyway I’ve got no place to go” — but promising to change — “The past is gone/But something might be found to ta…