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When I read about the effort to raise money<\/a> at Delone Catholic High School for victims of Hurricane Katrina, I chuckled. \tI don\u2019t find relief efforts funny at all. In fact, the initiative by the students is admirable.<\/p>\n

I just find it funny that they think listening to a continuous stream of Hansen\u2019s hit \u201cMMMBop\u201d \u2013 which will play all over the school until they raise $3,000 \u2013 is really that annoying.<\/p>\n

They are lucky to only have to listen to \u201cMMMBop\u201d in the halls. Things could be much worse.<\/p>\n

I wonder how quickly they could raise the money if they played \u201cThe Safety Dance\u201d by Men Without Hats? Especially if they have ever seen the video. I hear that song once and I think I see a dwarf dancing around everywhere I go. I\u2019d pony up three grand in a minute.<\/p>\n

Of course, you could close your eyes and point to any selection on a list of Phil Collins \u201chits\u201d and find something that would make \u201cMMMBop\u201d sound like the best song you have ever heard.<\/p>\n

Delone Principal Maureen Thiec said \u201cMMMBop\u201d has resulted in people singing along and dancing in the hallways. See, it\u2019s not a bad song.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know why something catchy and fun gets such a bad rap. I know the students found this idea from a leadership seminar, so I really don\u2019t blame them. I want to find the guy who has decided to sully the name of Hanson and have a little chat with him.<\/p>\n

If a bunch of high school students somewhere else came up with the idea, I bet they are just jealous because Hanson thought of the song first. After all, the oldest was only 16 when they released the 1996 album.<\/p>\n

In the end, the band has to share some of the blame. They once performed on Saturday Night Live, which featured a skit that had them snapping after listening to the song over and over again in an elevator. They destroyed their own genius.<\/p>\n

When the original organizers of this campaign decided to inflict Hanson on others, I wonder if they had ever heard of \u201cRico Suave\u201d by Gerardo? Or \u201cIce, Ice Baby\u201d by Vanilla Ice. Or \u201cAchy, Breaky Heart\u201d by Billy Ray Cyrus.\u201d<\/p>\n

I tell you, \u201cMMMBop\u201d is nothing compared to those gems. Why go with one song, anyway? Why not play a sound track of horrible tunes from the past. The teachers alone might pony up the cash to make it stop.<\/p>\n

I only scratched the surface of the songs I think will raise money much faster than Hanson. Of course, I had to disqualify many selections because kids like them.<\/p>\n

But in order to annoy, they didn\u2019t necessarily have to delve into the world of pop. Ask any parent of a child under 6 about the soundtrack their own personal hell \u2013 The Wiggles, the theme to \u201cDragon Tales.\u201d<\/p>\n

I love all those songs, but when you hear them over and over (and over and over) again, you kind of wonder if you\u2019ll ever enjoy music again.<\/p>\n

And we haven\u2019t even talked about The Spice Girls. Believe me, you don\u2019t want to go there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"