Top Ten...

Hanson.

Ever since their music was introduced to me, Hanson has been my favorite band.  Their music, as well as their sound, is unique, and in my opinion, incredible.  Choosing my top ten songs by them was no easy task; however, I finally settled on these:

10. "Mmmbop"

I had to put this song on my list.  "Mmmbop" is the first song that I ever heard from Hanson, and it is really what got me hooked.  This is a truly feel-good song; one that makes you happy just from hearing it, even if you don't completely understand it.  This is the song that will require extreme efforts to get out of your head.

9. "If Only"

This is a song that pretty much every one can relate with.  It is about liking someone, but not knowing what to do about it or either being too scared to do anything for the fear of messing up.  This song is about wishing that you had the guts to do something about your feelings.
"If only I had the guts to feel this way."

8. "Lost Without Each Other" 

As you can probably tell from the title, this is ultimately a break-up song.  The lyrics are sad, as most break-up songs are; however, unlike most other songs of this type, Hanson manages to convey the sadness felt by parting ways without making it in any way sappy.  This song is upbeat, and though it contradicts the sadness, somewhat positive.  This is a break-up song that will not cause unhappiness in its listeners.

7. "Go"

This is a sad, yet beautiful song; every time I hear it, my heart just gets ripped out of my chest.  In my opinion, this song is about a break-up that wasn't meant to happen; the line, "But i don't wanna wash my hands clean", symbolizes this perfectly.  It is saying that though this couple is over, they don't want to be done with the other.

6.  "Underneath"

To me, this song is about being in a place where no one understands what you are going through.
"Take a look around and tell me what you see... you'll find me underneath."  I feel like this is the line that really sums up what this song is about.  In my opinion, it is saying that if you could just take the time to delve a little deeper, to what is beyond the surface, then you will reach a greater level of understanding.

5.  "Thinking 'Bout Somethin'"

I think that this is a revenge song.  I feel like it is about a man who has found out that his girlfriend is cheating on him, and in response to this, he decides that she is no longer worth his time.
"I've been thinking 'bout somethin' other than you."

4. "Weird"

This song, I feel, is about trying to find your individuality, but in the process of doing this you become an outcast because you are different.
"When you live in a cookie-cutter world, being different is a sin"

3. "The Walk"

In my opinion, this is a song about vulnerability.  I feel like Hanson was trying to say that we need to put ourselves out there, out of our comfort zone, and not let our fears get in our way as we take "the walk" on "the tightrope" that is our life.

2. "Strong Enough to Break"

This song is meant to show the struggle that the Hanson brothers faced as they were trying to break away from their record label; as they tried to find acceptance within the music world.  This song is so personal to this band.  It is filled with so much passion... so much emotion.  The pain they felt is clearly translated in the lines of "Strong Enough to Break"; when listening to this song, it is as if I have experienced it too.

1. "Use Me Up"

"Use Me Up" is an absolutely beautiful song.  It is about... emptiness.  This song says that even if you are feeling nothing but pain and misery, anything is better than being numb to the world. 

"Nothing could be worse than numb... Please, use me up"