I disagree with both of you. I'm gonna have to defend that song. I love it.
Those lyrics that Laz quoted got a lot of coverage back in the day, but I feel like people complaining about it are probably thinking about those lyrics more than the guy was when he wrote them. Are they dumb lyrics? Yeah. Is it worth, like, being pissy about it 20+ years later? No. I don't even think the artists referenced cared that much. Manson said he was more upset about being put in a sentence with Courtney Love then about the 'kick their asses' thing, and Hanson ended up working with the guy on a song some years later.
I don't know if I'd call him a one-hit wonder either...I mean technically he is of course, but that term carries the implication that an artist or group were never able to match the success of that one hit; with TNR, it's not like they released further albums and singles that weren't successful, the guy just quit after that one album(which had another single - "Someday We'll Know" - which wasn't a big hit then, but became pretty well-known over time), because he simply didn't enjoy the promotional angle of the job, and he didn't enjoy being famous. Take this quote:
"the fatigue of traveling & getting three hours sleep in a different hotel every night to do boring 'hanging and schmoozing' with radio and retail people, is definitely not for [him]"
He hasn't been a recording artist at all in 20+ years. He instead made a career writing and producing for other people. Among other things, he wrote a song that got nominated for an Academy Award in 2015.
Anyway, I like the song, and I would've thought those of you posting on a Shuttlecock forum would like it too, since it couldn't sound more like he was trying, musically and vocally, to make a U2 song if it tried. I always thought the band could nail a cover of this song in their sleep.
EDIT: I see Ashley likes the song too. Yay.