You know you’re now singing “MMMBop” in your head; you’re welcome. Hanson was huge in the 90s with their first album Middle of Nowhere, and their silky, golden locks had us going wild. In the midst of the ‘NSYNC-Backstreet Boys era, the brothers Hanson were a nice surprise. I mean, they were hot brothers. That could sing. And play instruments. We loved them, but they fell off the radar as boy bands often do. Now they’re all married with children, but that hasn’t stopped these boys men from making music. They’ve released several albums including one in 2010 called Shout It Out and their promotional concert started a riot.

Well, I hope you’re ready for this nugget of joy. You can now get drunk off Hanson as Isaac, Taylor, and Zac have created a beer brand called “MMMHop” and it will probably bring music to your ears when you drink it. It’s an Indian Pale Ale and will be available next year. Hanson if you’re reading this, we’d love some samples. Now I can’t help but think of other beer flavors 90s stars could come out with…

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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?

“OMG, I LOVE THIS SONG!” You scream to your friends, as you all begin singing and dancing in a circle.

While all songs are “the best song ever” when you are drunk, there are those certain special tunes that get you every time. This week, we asked our writers to weigh in on their favorite drunk jams. Note: Journey must be proud.

Beata: It’s totally a Notre Dame tradition, but I love “Midnight Train.” And, of course, “Since You’ve Been Gone.” Gotta love those memories of screaming at the top of your lungs in a dark, sweaty dorm room.

Elise – UCLA: Don’t Stop Believing – Journey.

Jill – University of Wisconsin: “I Want it that Way” is a great – it makes me want to put on a glow necklace and a t-shirt that says “I got Jammed all night at Aaron’s Bar Mitzvah.” Oh, and “Disturbia” is also a fist-pumping winner.

Ali – Syracuse University: “Shoop” by Salt n Peppa… yeah I have it memorized

Lauren – University of Michigan: “The Gambler.” It’s always the last song at the bar and a sign that I really should go home. But, man, singing that in a circle with my friends…such fond (hazy) memories.

Amber – Old Dominion: “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd, because guitar solos are always better when you’re drunk.

Erica – Kent State: Honestly, I love singing almost anything when I’m drunk. Even songs I don’t know any words to when I’m sober. Especially any songs I don’t know the words to when I’m sober. It’s like they… or something that sounds somewhat like the actual words… magically come to me when I’m wasted. But, anyway, if I had to pick a song, right now I’d have to say M.I.A’s “Paper Planes” even though it’s overplayed. I just love making hand gestures when the gun goes off. Awesome.

Suzanne- Tulane: “Murder on the Dance Floor.” You should see my moves.

Kathryn S.: The Old School version of “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” With the F-bombs.

Heather – Penn State: “It’s My Life,” by Bon Jovi.

K – NYU: That would be “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey…. I think it explains itself.

Carly – Grinnell: Probably “MMMBop.” If it was even ever played at a bar. (I think I just embarrassed myself horribly by answering that way.)

Kari – FSU: “Swagga Like Us.” I lip sync along with made up words until Jay-Z’s verse, then I yell “HOOOOOVAAAAA” at the top of my lungs while throwing up the Rocafella sign. It’s usually well received by the security personnel escorting me out.

Sara – NYU: “Like A Prayer”! Just like any good Jew.

Sarabeth – University of Texas: “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey. BTW, I’ve been told I dance a mean “Soulja Boy” when I’m that drunk; oddly enough, I can’t do it sober.

Life doesn’t come equipped with an orchestra. If your sexcapades, like your iTunes, are on shuffle, here are a few songs you probably don’t want on your playlist.

1. “Dat Baby”–Shawty Putt feat. Lil Jon

With a chorus of “Dat baby don’t look like me,” and an opening line, “Dat baby ain’t mine… I’m sorry, bitch you heard Maury,” this jam is an instant libido-killer. The last thing a guy wants to hear as he’s sliding into home base is “You are NOT the father!” Sure, you’re using protection, but condoms aren’t 100% effective…paternity tests, on the other hand, don’t lie. Besides, no woman wants to find out that her cute college hookup won’t take responsibility if an accident does happen.

2. “You’re Pretty When I’m Drunk”– Bloodhound Gang

You can kick yourself in the morning when you sober up and realize that the guy you brought home from the bar last night looks nothing like David Beckham (actually, he more closely resembles Danny DeVito), so you don’t need Jimmy Pop saying “I told you so.” Besides, lines like “I’m hungry like the wolf, but I’ll end up taming cattle,” and “it wouldn’t be the first time that I gave a dog a bone,” though satirical, are pretty harsh. As liberated, self-respecting women, we know we’re pretty when he’s sober, too, inside and out.

3. “John Wayne Gacy, Jr.”– Sufjan Stevens

If you didn’t know that this song is about the infamous serial killer, you might think the gentle ballad sets the mood. However, if your ears perk up at the lines, “And in my best behavior, I am really just like him/ Look underneath the floor boards for the secrets I have hid,” you’ll probably get creeped out, and ask yourself how well you really know the guy who’s jamming his tongue down your throat.

4. “UR So Gay”– Katy Perry

Straight guys will go flacid as soon as Ms. Perry belts her titular accusation in the chorus. They won’t even listen to the following line, “you don’t even like boys.” Homophobic or not, men don’t like to have their sexualities questioned. Besides, the whole song is an angry letter to a shallow metrosexual. You would never want your lover to “hang [himself] with an H & M scarf,” now, would you?

5. “MmmBop”– Hanson

This song will actually probably cause many social situations to take a turn down Embarrassment Alley. If you’re a closet Hanson fan, that’s fine. But your guy might not appreciate your “special” quirks.

Any I missed?