Worst Boy Band Songs That You Have to Love

January 21, 2009 Posted in HaHa

I’ll admit it, I was captain of the Boy Band Train when I was a tween. I was a loyal BSB fan (that’s Backstreet Boys, for you non-fans) with a room full of posters, pins, pens, t-shirts, jackets, action figures (from their quick Burger King stint), and every single CD ever made. Ever. In fact, I was almost convinced I would marry one of them. It was my destiny.

Despite my loyalty to the Boys, I was still a fan a few songs here and there from rival bands like N*Sync, 98 Degrees, and Hanson. But now that I’m older (and still a BSB fan…it will never die), I listen to these songs and watch their videos and can’t help but chuckle at how cheesey they are. So here’s a list of the worst boy band songs that you have to love.

1) Even though I think BSB’s ish don’t stink, their first attempt at video making and being gangsta just doesn’t work. Thank god they decided to go down a different path. We tried to put the video here, but BSB must be pretty embarrassed by the performance because they won’t let us! Click here for “We’ve Got It Goin’ On.”

2) 98 Degrees had some pretty damn good hits. I’m still obsessed with “Invisible Man.” Nick’s voice is just so sexy, even though I thought little Drew was the hottest. But when they came out with “Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)”, their stab at Spanish just killed it for me. I think I might have died a little on the inside, for real.

3) I don’t think LFO had any other hit besides “Summer Girls,” but I remember that song like it was yesterday. I rocked out to it on my Discman with my BFF in 7th grade and we both wondered WTF Abercrombie & Fitch was. Now I realize that A&F is overpriced cotton and LFO lyrics are awful, but I will still get excited whenever this song comes on. “New Kids on the Block had a bunch of hits, Chinese food makes me sick….”

4) The second I hear the first beat in ‘N Sync’s “I Want You Back” (you know the…dun da da dun dun. Ok, nevermind.) I’m up and ready to dance. But check out this video; what were they thinking?! What’s with the metallic sheet floating in the wind? And the hair? And the dancing? Even though I definitely memorized the dance. I LOVE YOU JUSTIN!

5) Remember O-Town? No? They were the original Making the Band band, and they didn’t go very far. Sorta like Danity Kane… Maybe it was because of their first single “Liquid Dreams” was absolutely awful. It was just….weird. I mean, at its core, wasn’t it a song about “liquid” dreams? Ew. Sweet dance moves, though.

6) Ok, so I was a big Hanson fan. “MmmBop” was my favorite all through 5th grade. I still don’t entirely know what they are saying in the chorus, and I still make it up as I go along. But man was that a great beat. And the hair! Those guys had it all.

7 ) They definitely weren’t the greatest thing the U.K. ever gave us, but 5ive was definitely nice to look at. They were a one-hit wonder by definition with their naughty song, “When The Lights Go Out.” They did a great Disney special one year, though, so I made my dad buy me the album. He thought the song was funny; I thought it was genius. Till now. I don’t know – there’s just something weird about an English guy rapping. At the same time, there is something awesome about that song that you can’t help but sing along (and this one even has the karaoke words on the bottom!)

Can you think of any other classics?

1622622 Comments2009-01-21+19%3A39%3A19CC+Staff on "Worst Boy Band Songs That You Have to Love"

Carla says:
Wed, 21st Jan 200910:08 am

ahaha!! classic!

Sarah S. says:
Wed, 21st Jan 200910:46 am

Hanson is not a boy band.

R says:
Wed, 21st Jan 200910:46 am

What, no BBMak or 2gether? Calculus totally deserves to be on this list.

Lauren says:
Wed, 21st Jan 200910:53 am

It's like I made this list myself. My roommates broke out my old O-Town CD a couple months ago. have to say it's not the same now that we actually know what a liquid dream is..

Lauren, University o says:
Wed, 21st Jan 200910:55 am

Um, you had an OTown cd?

jen says:
Wed, 21st Jan 200911:33 am

i was an nsync girl i had everything down to their calendar. my roommate and i felt nostalgic and just had a dance party to them omg haha

Kay says:
Wed, 21st Jan 200911:45 am

The Moffats – Bang Bang Boom

"… but it really don't matter, for worse or for better, she will always be my numba one!"

Sophie says:
Wed, 21st Jan 200911:47 am

OMG! That last one!!! Ah! Where are my roller blades!!

andy says:
Wed, 21st Jan 200911:56 am

I kinda agree with Sarah S.

Hanson isn't a boy band… anymore.

back in the MMMBop days i think they would qualify..

even though they didn't have synchronized dance moves

JMS says:
Wed, 21st Jan 200912:10 pm

I not only had TWO o-town cds- i entered a contest to meet them and made a video diary. true story. true story.

Charlsie - Hollins U says:
Wed, 21st Jan 20091:18 pm

I have been a BSB fan since the beginning, and well … I still am now. I completely know what you talk about when you say that you are still a fan. TIMELESS LOVE, I tell you.

Hanson is AMAZING these days. They have matured so much, and their music and activism really speaks volumes about how they grew up in the industry. Very talented.

Savannah says:
Wed, 21st Jan 20091:36 pm

I second the notion that 2gether should be on this list — not only "U + Me = Us (Calculus)" but also "The Hardest Part of Breaking Up (Is Getting Back Your Stuff)".

Jacks says:
Wed, 21st Jan 20092:16 pm

Ahh. Even when I was younger, I considered "When the Lights Go Out" by 5ive a date-rape song.

R says:
Wed, 21st Jan 20092:30 pm

this brings back so many memories of watching trl after school!

is it bad to admit that i still know the words to almost all these songs?

C says:
Wed, 21st Jan 20092:59 pm

Omg! Haha Oh thank you so much for this. Especially Otown. And LFO. Winners. I forgot they existed, but I definitely love them all the same!!!

Jess says:
Wed, 21st Jan 20093:19 pm

omg, I used to daydream that Zac Hanson would come skateboarding down my street to my cul de sac and we would then rollerblade together into the distance- or at least to the end of my street, since that's as far as I was allowed to go. Now I still wish he'd come and do that so I can get away from all this reading I have to do.

Regina says:
Wed, 21st Jan 20095:26 pm

Lest we forget, "Faded" by Soul Decision is another pop date rape classic. In fact, I made not one, but TWO cds this summer featuring it. And, it may be my benefriend's ringtone.

As for Hanson, I bought their behind the scenes video and unofficial biography as a child. Pretty sure they're still kicking around somewhere in my room…

Thu says:
Wed, 21st Jan 20095:47 pm

ohmygod, "when the lights go out" was such a catchy song! i'd forgotten about it.

'90s style is fun to look at (and laugh at).

JMS says:
Thu, 22nd Jan 20095:29 am

OMG Soul Decision. cla.ssic.

Laura says:
Thu, 22nd Jan 20094:13 pm

Oh god – I remember runing the *NSync CD listening to it while going to sleep. And 5ive? *sigh* I was so infatuated with them it's pretty sad now.

Good memories.

Good, good memories.

Thank god they're just that.

Jen E @ mommablogsalot says:
Tue, 27th Jan 20093:30 pm

Oh memories – great list I saw a lot of old (okay maybe current) favorites up there!