Now, a move from pop music solo artists to full-sized bands. Let us head back to the days when things were simpler, when you could rollerblade through the parking lot of a grocery store and no one would say a word. This week’s band is Hanson, the original 90s boy band.

“MMMBop”

Do I even need to say anything about this song? No. It is too perfect. Too ingenious. Too wonderful. Ten points to you if you can sing the chorus correctly.

“Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’”

Fast-forward to the present, and the boys have grown up. They are making some carefully crafted pop tunes that call to the days of early soul. The video is basically a scene from the Blues Brothers, an allusion that is just brilliant. For more Hanson games, ten points if you can figure out who plays the tambourine.

Contact CU Independent Entertainment Editor Patrick Fort at Patrick.fort@colorado.edu