8 Overplayed & Overrated ‘90s Hits That Got Old Pretty Fast

"Macarena" by Los Del Rio

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"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies

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"I’m Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred

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"Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex

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"Tubthumping (I Get Knocked Down)" by Chumbawamba

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"Wonderwall" by Oasis

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"Closing Time" by Semisonic

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"Breakfast at Tiffany’s" by Deep Blue Something

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