10 One-Hit Wonders That Defined The Early 2000s

5. The Ataris - "Boys Of Summer"

At a time when original ideas were a limited resource, there were a good lot of bands who weren't afraid to stand up and say "Hey! Remember this old song? Well...now it's ours!" The Ataris were just one of the many bands to get famous on the backs of their musical forefathers.

Revamping Don Henley's synth-heavy bummer anthem into a fast-paced, punk-ish testament to fleeting memories was an admirable goal, and one that the kids who hated their dad's CD collection would ironically latch onto.

It had all the ingredients of pre-wrapped nostalgia, covering a song from the 80s while simultaneously copping the emotions of the similarly wistful "Ocean Avenue" by Yellowcard. So-cal pop-punk was certainly alive and well in the early 2000s. And boy was it focused on the past.