Hanson on 20th anniversary of 'MMMBop:' 'People can't sing the chorus right'

LOS ANGELES, March 23 (UPI) -- In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Hanson's hit single "MMMBop," the band has discussed the song and how, in their opinion, nobody sings it correctly.

"People can't sing the chorus right," Isaac Hanson said in a new interview with Vulture. "Most of the time they syncopate it wrong."

Plenty of other musical acts including One Direction have taken a shot at covering the late '90s mega hit, but according to Hanson, their sound has still not been replicated.

"Someone needs to either make it totally their own in a genuinely unique way, or it needs to be a band that has a sensibility for old R&B," said Taylor Hanson. "Fitz and the Tantrums could maybe do it."

"If Bruno Mars were interested, he'd probably find a way to kill it," Isaac added mentioning which artist he feels could best do "MMMBop" justice.

Released in April of 1997, "MMMBop" made Hanson a household name with the song becoming a worldwide phenomenon reaching number one in 27 countries.

The feel good and upbeat song however does have a darker side to it with lyrics discussing the loss of love and holding onto those who really care about you in life. "I think a lot of people did not," Taylor said when asked if he felt fans realized "MMMBop" was actually this darker song.

"But hopefully over time, the staying power of that song is about the fact that it's more than it looks like at first glance. That hook is what gets you in, but what's below that is what keeps you there," he continued.