The animals that Isaac, Taylor and Zac were replaced by in the Australia Zoo graphic was a koala, giraffe and a parrot.
What 2000 tour cover song did the guys say was challenging to perform?
The Hop Jam Pub Crawl Tonight!
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HNET Newsletter Apr 29, 2016
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Tuesday Trivia
Taylor forgot the lyrics to “Roller Coaster Love” during the 2015 MOE.
In the Australia Zoo clips on Hanson.net, what animals were Isaac, Taylor and Zac replaced by in the graphic?
20 YEARS OF ‘MMMBOP’: TAYLOR HANSON REFLECTS ON THE GIGANTIC HIT
With the smash single is now two decades old, the middle Hanson discusses growing up in the spotlight, what he’d be doing without it and whether “MMMBop” ever annoys him
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It’s hard to believe that Taylor, Isaac and Zac Hanson started playing music over 20 years ago. What’s even harder to believe is how Hanson’s hit song “MMMBop” has stood the test of time throughout the last two decades. While the Hanson brothers have pursued music since their 1996 demo album MMMBop, they’ve been able to capitalize on the success of their first hit constantly throughout the past 20 years. They even created a beer called Mmmhops based off of their iconic track.
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the band’s demo album and hit song, we spoke with Taylor Hanson—now 33, and having spent well over half of his life living with a certain smash—about the meaning of “MMMBop,” navigating the group’s career and how the song shaped their entrepreneurial spirits.
FUSE: It’s 20 years since “MMMBop” came out. Can you believe it’s been that long?
HANSON: Time is a strange thing—it definitely catches you off-guard when you realize that time can pass like that. We still love what we do—we’ve been able to play music for more than two decades.
The one interesting thing is the anniversary this year is 20 years since we made the MMMBop independent record. It was made for local fans here in Oklahoma. No one knew it existed outside of that little group. A summer later, we were introducing ourselves to the world. I think it’s a cool time to reflect on where we were at 20 years ago—thinking about being 13 at the time and making a record in a garage, crafting songs, dreaming of impacting the world with your ideas and believing in something. To be 20 years after that and to have lived such a challenging, but really rewarding, life as a musician is pretty incredible.
When I was a kid, “MMMBop” didn’t really have a meaning to me. To you guys, what did it mean then, and what does it mean now?
Musically, the song started as a background part. The chorus was meant to be a background part, but the part was too catchy to be a background part. The story of the verses and the song is really about how we were seeing relationships with each other and our friends be challenged by the fact that we were choosing to dedicate ourselves to this music thing as kids. The song talks about how relationships come and go and few things last.
The chorus is like C’est La Vie: You can’t change these things. You have to celebrate what you can control. What you do control is finding the things that matter and making them important. It’s a pretty serious subject. In a way, that song is a great metaphor for how we’ve done things and how we write. We’re always optimistic, but if you look within the songs there’s a challenge or a real issue, but we’re looking for a way through it. Music is a great mechanism to pull through.
Twenty years later, do you get annoyed talking about the song?
As a lifelong entrepreneur, you always want people to get interested in new things, but we’re really proud of “MMMBop” and its story. We’re always striving for introducing people to new music. I would say, it’s not about not wanting to talk about “MMMBop,” but you want to talk about where you’re going.
Do you think the success of “MMMBop” made you guys grow up faster than you would have?
Well, we were choosing to grow up—otherwise you wouldn’t have heard our songs. So, yes, choosing music as a career as kids makes you grow up faster, but we chose it because it’s who we are. The idea of not working towards that at that time would have been more toxic and more destructive than anything. I think we’ve been blessed and lucky that we’ve been able to take that chance and have some success with it. Whatever path you take has its pluses and minuses. It’s really been a hell of a ride.
Do you guys listen to “MMMBop” while drinking your beer, Mmmhops? If so, did the beer taste better with the song?
Actually, we have. Everything is a little bit better with an Mmmhops in your hand—as long as you’re of age.
Personally, if you didn’t see the success of “MMMBop,” what do you think you would have been doing?
Well, music and creativity is in the blood, so if we didn’t have that breakout success as a band, I can’t imagine that we wouldn’t be doing music or other creative endeavors. I love design and music. There would be some creative expression out there, but it might look a little different.
HNET Newsletter Apr 22, 2016
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Isaac was imitating Michael McDonald during the recording of Remember the Time
During the 2015 MOE concert, which song did Taylor forget the lyrics to?
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Sharing Life: An Arkansas girl reflects on Hanson as ‘Mmmbop’ turns 20
There were songs, and there were songs. There were the ones that shaped the way we thought, or the way we interpreted the quirks and bumps of adolescence. There were the ones that would get stuck in our heads for days at a time. There were the ones that would make us forever fans of the musicians who wrote it. These are the ones that are remembered. For me, as a 30-year-old woman unashamed of her love of music, no matter the band, there’s Hanson’s “Mmmbop.”
The first time I heard the song, which in its original form turns 20 years old this week, I was a fifth grader. A fifth-grader who hadn’t had many crushes on boys yet (unless you count JTT on Home Improvement), a fifth-grader who really only listened to the music her brother or parents listened to.
“Mmmbop” appeared on MTV’s Total Request Live one afternoon and when my older and way cooler teenage brother and I heard the song begin, we both just stared at the tube TV in our living room. We listened to the entire song and I was hooked.
With a few pokes and prods (read: years of teasing) from my brother about my sudden and unashamed obsession over these three brothers, the CD was mine as soon as I could make it so, and posters and cutouts from Teen Beat magazines laced every inch of my bedroom walls.
For me, working my way into teenage-hood, there was something more than just a catchy chorus that drove most adults insane.
It was hope. Hope for me, as a creative, quiet kid who dreamed of being known for something at a young age. Three kids under the age of 16 were following their dreams, and doing a really good job at it.
I didn’t stop at Hanson’s first album; I’ve followed them ever since, and have even met them a few times. It was an admitted obsession as a child that turned into just simply being a fan.
With nine studio albums under their belts, three live albums, six documentaries and live performance films, these guys seem to really know what they’re doing. They skirted out of the incredibly bright limelight around 2000 when they began releasing music on their own label and snagging positions on the independent charts.
The entrepreneurs brew their own beer (Which, by the way, my now-husband drove to the brothers’ hometown of Tulsa to pick up for me one birthday a few years back, just so I could have the bottles), and even host a yearly event called “Hop Jam,” set for next weekend. This year’s headliner is Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes.
They’re advocates of the fight against in HIV/AIDS and poverty in Africa, and host one-mile walks to support the cause in every city they tour. …I’ve been on a couple; they’re really quite fun!
To learn more about what Hanson is up to, click here.
If you haven’t heard their recent music, I think it’s worth a listen. I put together this playlist for anyone who is curious what Hanson’s like these days.
90s Singer: Existence Hanson Brothers Band
(Translated using Google Translate)
Existence of origin brothers band Hanson Oklahoma United States still survive today. (Design: Muhammad Iqbal Nurfajri / Bintang.com)
Bintang.com, Jakarta For those of you who grew up in the 90s definitely satisfied with diverse music. One of the musicians who get enough attention in this age group is the origin brothers Oklahoma, United States Hanson.
Hanson itself consists of Isaac (guitar, bass, piano, vocals), Taylor (keyboards, piano, guitar, drums, vocals) and Zac (drums, piano, guitar, vocals). In addition the band also has some additional players who helped them perform on stage.
Hanson himself also became one of the bands that are popular in Indonesia. Their single entitled MMMMBop became an idol because the lyrics are unique, especially in the chorus.
Hanson (via bbc.co.uk)
In 1997, Hanson success with the album titled Middle of Nowhere. On May 6, 1997 they even reach sales of 10 million copies around the world for the album.
May 6, 1997 Date of himself declared as Hanson Day by Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating at that time. Although only intended for once, but the fans Hanson Hanson Day celebrated on May 6 every year.
Currently Hanson itself is still active career with a final album titled Anthem was released in 2013 ago. Hanson itself also has long been under the auspices of an independent label for the song material rejected by the previous label.
Kangen band Hanson brothers Oklahoma origin? Yuk instantly enjoy their hits called MMMBop through the lyrics below.
Oh oh oh oh oh
Yeah
You have so many relationships in this life
Only one or two will last
You go through all the pain and Strife
Then you turn your back and they’re gone so fast
Oh yeah
And they’re gone so fast, yeah
Oh
So hold on the ones who really care
In the end they’ll be the only ones there
And when you get old and start losing your hair
Tell me who will still care
Can you tell me who will still care?
Oh care
Mmmbop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du
Yeah
Mmmbop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du
Yeah
Oh yeah
In an Mmmbop they’re gone
yeah yeah
Plant a seed, plant a flower, plant a rose
You can plant any one of Reviews those
Keep planting to find out the which one grows
It’s a secret no one knows
It’s a secret no one knows
Oh, no one knows
Mmmbop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah
Mmmbop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, yeah
Oh
oh yeah
In an mmm bop they’re gone
Oh yeah oh
In an mmmbop they’re gone
In an mmm bop they’re not there
In an mmmbop they’re gone
In an mmm bop they’re not there
In an mmmbop they’re gone
In an mmmbop they’re not there
In an mmmbop they’re gone
In an mmmbop they’re not there
Until you lose your hair
Oh
But you do not care
Mmmbop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah
Mmmbop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, yeah
Yeah
Oh yeah oh oh
So hold on the ones who really care
In the end they’ll be the only ones there
And hen you get old and start losing your hair
Tell me who will still care
Can you tell me who will still care?
Oh care
Mmmbop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah
Mmmbop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, care
Can you tell me? oh
No you can not ’cause you do not know
Can you tell me? oh
You say you can but you do not know
Can you tell me? oh
(Which flower’s going to grow?)
No you can not ’cause you do not know
Can you tell me? oh
(If it’s going to be a daisy or a rose?)
You say you can but you do not know
Can you tell me? oh
(Which flower’s going to grow?)
No you can not ’cause you do not know
Can you tell me? oh
You say you can but you do not know
Oh yeah
You say you can but you do not know
You dont know
You dont know, oh
Mmmbop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah
Mmmbop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, care
Oh
Can u tell me? oh
No you can not ’cause you do not know
Can u tell me? oh
You say you can but you do not know
Can u tell me? oh
No you can not ’cause you do not know
Can u tell me?
You say you can but you do not know