Sorry 2005! Bravery Kerfluffle In Allston

It's very hard to write a good song about being sorry. Apologetic arias of song have a tendency to be devoid of anything approaching sex, danger, or anything else that makes music exciting, vital and alive. Maybe a soul-man could pull it off, but Bostonist can't recall a specific song that's applicable.
Take Ruben Studdard's "Sorry 2004", a draggy effort where the forgotten Idol natters on about how he's sorry for...2004. It just raises questions. Why is he sorry? How bad was his screw-up? Or is this just a pre-emptive sorry for the whole year? Exhibit 2: The Bravery's "An Honest Mistake". A dance-floor killer where Sam Endicott is just nattering on about his "honest mistake". Dude, Bostonist understands. You're a musician and you're going to make mistakes, like those nice bleached dreads you had in Skabba The Hut. Say it and move on!
In regards to the recent The Killers/The Bravery dust-up and interweb sniping, Bostonist has to go with The Killers as "Mr. Brightside" is fun to dance to, has some amount of hooks, that great, stupid rhyme of "my stomach is sick...and she's touching his chest now", and a gloriousy campy video with appropiate amounts of Eric Roberts, eyeliner, and checkers.
However, this dust-up has taught Bostonist a few things. First off, there's the weird article in this week's Boston Phoenix that explores the eternal question of "if you were in a ska band, does that blow your credibility?" For the answer, they decide to talk to Jonathan Togo, Rockland native and current CSI Miami cutie, who had also done time in Endicott's old ska band.
Secondly, Bostonist has learned about proper behavior. After their sold-out Axis show on Friday night, Mike H., The Bravery's bassist, was aggressive in the line waiting to get into the Brit-pop dance night The Pill--which featured a performance by The Information--at Allston club Great Scott. A couple of sources and some discussion on livejournals and local rock n' roll message boards have it that the belligerent bassist threw a couple of punches and had to be removed by security. But the rest of The Bravery entourage and Great Scott's worked it out and according to (the swell) staff, The Bravery are still welcome at Great Scott. Bostonist is certain that it was an honest mistake. Bostonist is also Sorry 2005 for any bad puns.