{"id":117433,"date":"2024-04-02T18:02:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/04\/02\/aj-mclean-is-upset-paradise-isnt-a-backstreet-boys-song\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T18:02:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:02:16","slug":"aj-mclean-is-upset-paradise-isnt-a-backstreet-boys-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/04\/02\/aj-mclean-is-upset-paradise-isnt-a-backstreet-boys-song\/","title":{"rendered":"AJ McLean is upset “Paradise” isn’t a Backstreet Boys song"},"content":{"rendered":"
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During his and Joey Fatone<\/strong>‘s A Legendary Night tour,\u00a0AJ McLean<\/strong> sings a number of *NSYNC<\/strong> songs, while Joey sings Backstreet<\/strong>\u00a0Boys<\/strong> tunes. But AJ admits there’s one song by the *NSYNC guys that he really wishes his group could’ve recorded.<\/p>\n

Speaking to <\/em>People<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, AJ says he’s jealous of “Paradise,” the song on Justin Timberlake<\/strong>‘s new album that the guys from *NSYNC appear on. “I got to hear it a week before it premiered,” he says. “The first thing I said to myself was, \u2018Damn it. Why is this not a Backstreet Boys song?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the *NSYNC songs he performs on tour with Joey, AJ says his favorites are two deep cuts from the No Strings Attached<\/em> album: “Space Cowboy” and “Digital Get Down.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“‘Digital Get Down’ was always my favorite,” AJ says. “Just because it was adult, dirty, raunchy.”<\/p>\n

AJ says he hopes *NSYNC’s mini-reunion for “Paradise” and “Better Place” “isn’t just a quick thing.” He hopes that \u201cthey do go back on the road,” adding, “The fans need it. They want it.”<\/p>\n

As for Backstreet, they’re hosting their destination vacation event, Backstreet’s Back at the Beach<\/strong><\/a>, from April 18 to April 21 in Cancun, Mexico. They’ll celebrate their 31st anniversary on April 20.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a testament to the fans … the music, and to each other, the brotherhood,\u201d says AJ. “We’re going to keep doing it until literally the wheels fall off.”<\/p>\n

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