SUM BUDDY once told me… To kick off their celebration of the musical styling of 1999, Wes and Clay do a deep dive into “All Star” which entered the public consciousness and has never really found its way out. It was a huge hit for Smash Mouth and was included in numerous film soundtracks, cementing itself into the history books. But is the song good? Hey now, you’re an all-star! And more to the point, is the video any good? To both Wes and Clay’s surprise, it focuses heavily on the Ben Stiller comedy Mystery Men (with a Doug Jones cameo!) but it otherwise follows a lot of what would become tropes of the era: oversaturated colors, bowling shirts, and hair gel. But the bright, cheery subject matter has kept this song in heavy rotation. Wes and Clay discuss the forgotten clothing of the late ’90s, metal bands finding their footing with inoffensive Top 40 pop, and how to properly frost your tips!