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USA TODAY The years really do start coming and they don't stop coming – Tuesday marks 20 years since "Shrek" hit movie theaters across the US. Though rumors have persisted through the years that Smash Mouth, the band behind the 1999 hit "All Star," is unhappy with being associated with the film, co-founder and bassist Paul DeLisle tells USA TODAY he's "very proud" to be a part of "Shrek."  The groundbreaking animated film about the titular ogre (Mike Myers) who goes on a quest with a donkey (Eddie Murphy) to rescue Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) first hit U.S. theaters on May 18, 2001....

By Syndicated Content Annamaria DiSanto/WireImage Today marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Shrek, the DreamWorks animated film that went on to spawn a franchise and a million memes.  But it also established Smash Mouth as the official Shrek band: Their 1999 hit “All Star” opens the film, and their cover of The Monkees‘ “I’m a Believer” closes it.  Now, 20 years on, the band is proud of the association. Smash Mouth founder and bass player Paul DeLisle tells USA Today, “That’s how we’re identified: kids are like, ‘L...

By Syndicated Content Annamaria DiSanto/WireImage Today marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Shrek, the DreamWorks animated film that went on to spawn a franchise and a million memes.  But it also established Smash Mouth as the official Shrek band: Their 1999 hit “All Star” opens the film, and their cover of The Monkees‘ “I’m a Believer” closes it.  Now, 20 years on, the band is proud of the association. Smash Mouth founder and bass player Paul DeLisle tells USA Today, “That’s how we’re identified: kids are like, ‘L...

Yesterday, was Earth Day . . . so the SMASH MOUTH memes started making the rounds again, claiming that their inescapable jam "All-Star" is a "prophetic climate anthem." And it makes sense. The lyrics include:  "It's a cool place, and they say it gets colder. You're bundled up now, wait 'til you get older. But the meteor men beg to differ, Judging by the hole in the satellite picture. The ice we skate is getting pretty thin, The water's getting warm so you might as well swim. My world's on fire, how 'bout yours? That's the way I like it and I'll never get bored."

Smash Mouth are undoubtedly best remembered by music fans for their sunny 1999 hit "All Star." What many listeners might not recall, however, is that the tune's lyrics contain a deceivingly playful message about global warming. As it turns out, the songwriter made a point of including it. The podcast How to Save a Planet examines that lyric in an Earth Day episode on Thursday (April 22). The show's hosts, journalist Alex Blumberg and scientist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, talk to former Smash Mouth member Greg Camp, the guitarist who wrote the song, about the hidden-in-plain-sight warni...