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I Hate My Hit! 10 Songs Disowned by the People Who Made Them

spinner.com — Sometimes musicians hate the songs that made them famous.

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  • nahsrocketeer75, on 10/26/2009, -4/+719I'll bet they don't disown the royalty checks.
  • MeatMountain, on 10/26/2009, -6/+596I heard that Kurt Cobain hasn't sung Smells Like Teen Spirit in like 15 years
  • greendalek, on 10/26/2009, -4/+372Buried for not including Tchaikovsky, who reportedly "detested" The Nutcracker Suite.
  • busterbros, on 10/26/2009, -31/+278Madonna is such a *****.
  • Dermisgermis, on 10/26/2009, -1/+211Chumbawumba was unavailable for comment
  • highthoughts, on 10/26/2009, -4/+198dug for being on one page. Feel the power of the scroll wheel
  • chuckDontSurf, on 10/26/2009, -1/+186I have to admit that back in middle school, I had no idea that the Beastie Boys were being ironic with "Fight For Your Right To Party."
  • ToddSchishler, on 10/26/2009, -3/+168Radiohead's Creep instantly popped into my head when I read this title.
  • MrDoug, on 10/26/2009, -6/+153Come on...no Vanilla Ice?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbAUi7savsk

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2ZkTvLdH2o
  • TomT127, on 10/26/2009, -6/+149#1
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

  • energyx, on 10/26/2009, -7/+127upvoted for sophistication that sets it apart from the usual mouth-breathing rabble
  • chuckDontSurf, on 10/26/2009, -0/+101^^ I think you just wanted to use the word 'ostinato.'
  • crrrack, on 10/26/2009, -3/+90Too soon!
  • Kettek, on 10/26/2009, -1/+86Haha, Sinead O'Connor tries to disown a song that isn't even her own.
  • slicky803, on 10/26/2009, -5/+86I despise elitist people like you who think you're soooo much better than others because of your music tastes. Who gives a ***** if people like Stairway to Heaven? It has a huge following and huge mass appeal. It's a good song.
  • toconnor, on 10/26/2009, -0/+80How about Cat Stevens and Marky Mark? They disowned their entire collection. Have you ever seen Mark Wahlberg freak out after being asked about his Marky Mark days?
  • kiingdano, on 10/26/2009, -11/+89dugg for calling her a *****
  • TnTBass, on 10/26/2009, -1/+69I have to admit that up until I saw this article I had no idea either. I also had never seen the music video, so perhaps that may have helped.
  • bubba9999, on 10/27/2009, -2/+64I saw him tell a donkey to say hello to his mother for him.
  • MatlasK, on 10/26/2009, -0/+61"A city built on rock and roll would be structurally unsound."
  • fitzal77, on 10/26/2009, -0/+60Hey! That's what I do, too!
  • contradictator, on 10/26/2009, -0/+57Despite my intense rage, I have to Digg you up, because in this context, it works!
  • dfhrace, on 10/26/2009, -7/+64exactly if your going to complain about writing something that everyone enjoys and likes then dont write music at all sit at home and complain on the internets
  • SilentSpyder, on 10/26/2009, -2/+56It paid off well, now he's bored and old...oh wait, Nevermind
  • fadetoone, on 10/26/2009, -4/+58I'm pretty sure one-hit-wonders were not the point of this list.
  • demonicume, on 10/27/2009, -0/+47you bastard... i almost made it 2 years without getting rolled.
  • TheNik, on 10/26/2009, -2/+48Man, you must be a hit at those parties. I can feel the warmth of your personality leaking through in your comment... /s
  • ravens32681, on 10/26/2009, -2/+47Although I love the song, and I can't figure out why, Starship and "We Built This City" should definitely be on there. Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas have both said they can't believe they recorded such a stupid song. I still like it though.
  • FormerBabby, on 10/26/2009, -1/+43SAFETY DANCE!
  • namelessXsilent, on 10/26/2009, -1/+43Cherry Pie
  • shibagarden, on 10/26/2009, -0/+41And let's not forget Ravel lambasting BolĂ©ro: "I had written was a piece lasting seventeen minutes and consisting wholly of 'orchestral tissue without music'."
  • Checkerd, on 10/27/2009, -1/+42..ooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh!
  • CarStan, on 10/26/2009, -0/+39Chumbawumba have been together since 1982 and were very anti-corporate and anarcho, until they scared most of their fanbase away because of Tubthumper
  • Checkerd, on 10/27/2009, -2/+41Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
  • mcfly1204, on 10/26/2009, -0/+39Didn't he break up the band because he did not want to be labeled a one hit wonder? Apparently he does not know the definition of irony.
  • MastaQ, on 10/27/2009, -0/+38You know that dance wasn't as safe as they said it was.
  • FritoPendejo, on 10/26/2009, -1/+36I laughed into a coughing fit after reading that.
  • TheCollective00, on 10/26/2009, -5/+40Me too, and I knew that Iron Lung was written about Creep (not that it isn't obvious)

    That being said, everything Radiohead has done after Creep has been better and better.
  • tek69, on 10/26/2009, -3/+37I call shenanigans on beastie boys. That songs isn't a satire they just outgrew the message and now they're ashamed of how they felt when they were younger. It doesn't mesh with their new age activism mentality.
  • GoKings, on 10/26/2009, -8/+42Oh boo hoo, how terrible for them that they don't like a song that has made them millions of dollars.
  • fishbeef33, on 10/26/2009, -2/+34Well then, he and I have something in common after all.
  • MarvelZombie, on 10/26/2009, -0/+32Bunch of whiners.

    In an interview, Dave Brubeck said that part of having a well-known song means you'll be asked to play "Take Five" every night, and you just have to accept it and have fun with it.
  • Awwzm, on 10/26/2009, -7/+38Nice list of karaoke bar standards.
  • Ezrayan, on 10/26/2009, -2/+32Slash hates "Sweet Child of Mine"
  • caeser5786, on 10/27/2009, -4/+34I'm waiting for Nickleback to apologize to humanity for existing
  • scairborn, on 10/26/2009, -1/+30New Radicals - Get What You Give. Dude almost killed himself over the song. He had several freakout moments on stage because people wanted him to sing the song.
  • CleoQKazoo, on 10/26/2009, -3/+31Sir Mix A Lot hates I Like Big Butts
  • dolemite01, on 10/26/2009, -9/+37Seconding Vanilla Ice and having to add
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2ZkTvLdH2o
  • WhiskeyLemur, on 10/26/2009, -2/+29Wait, they wrote other songs? O.o
  • fitzal77, on 10/26/2009, -1/+26Oh, so YOU'RE that douchebag!
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