Monday Morning Smile: "Thinking 'Bout Somethin'" - Hanson

Y'know, I've always thought that "MMMBop" was one of the great pop hits of the '90s. The Hanson tune was seemingly everywhere when it was first released, and more than a decade later, it still holds up -- it's one of the most hummable meditations on change and mortality ever released. Anyway, they released a new album this summer called Shout It Out. The lead single "Thinkin 'Bout Somethin'" isn't a kids' tune (the singer's girlfriend has done him wrong) but it's not inappropriate, it is catchy, and the video, well, the video is a bunch of fun. (And if it all just looks vaguely familiar, you're right.)

What I'm thinking about is why they decided that they wanted to apostrophize 2 but not 3 of the words in the song title.

Hanson - "Thinking 'Bout Somethin'" [YouTube]

(After the jump, the song that kicked it all off. You know you want to hear it again.)
Hanson - "MMMBop" [YouTube]

Comments

[Christine]

This posts reminds me of some recent ponderings. My 7 year old wants to listen to pop music. I've dug up some of 80s and 90s tunes that I know are age-appropriate. But of course he hears about more up-to-date performers and wants to listen to that. Do you have any suggestions of how a parent who avoids modern pop educates herself as to what is or isn't appropriate? By the way, I like the new Hansen--and I DO still enjoy "MMMBob" despite the androgeny.

[Stefan]

Christine, I hear ya totally. I'd check out Common Sense Media -- they do reviews of music, not just kindie, but also regular pop music, and evaluate it for age-appropriateness. Whether or not it's catchy is up to you, though...

[debinsf]

Ha! Thank you for introducing my son to Hanson. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have thought of it otherwise. He liked both videos, but then said that MMMBop was a good song. I'm wondering how much that has to do with the fact that 1990's Hanson looks exactly like all his friends from soccer/school right now or if it's really the music. Either way, he liked it!