Top 20 Artists That Hate Their Own Songs

but I'm a [Music] cre I'm a wi welcome to Miz Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 artists that hate their own songs for this list we're looking at any tracks that musicians have reservations about whether they're sick of playing them or regret writing them the artists don't take kindly to these hits did we forget one of your favorite songs that performers hate let us know in the comments below number 20 Vanessa Carlton 1,000 miles a massive debut single can be a gift and a curse this was especially the case for Vanessa Carlton who turned into an overnight Success With A Thousand Miles I I now I wonder Carlton created many follow-up since that early 2000s hit but none of them had the same lasting impact as this track the singer grew to resent and even hate the song as she was continuously asked to play it over her other music after years of touring the performer changed her tune about her Masterpiece the irony of the song is that there's something about it that is so unifying everybody likes that song considering that the piece overshadows her other efforts like ordinary day it's easy to see why she didn't love her breakthrough release you know walk a thousand miles see number 19 Chrissy hind Brass in Pocket The Pretenders were one of the highlights of the new wave era singer Chrissy hind Co wrote many of the group's most well-known and successful tracks including Brass in Pocket although the release brought a larger audience to the band hind doesn't love being solely identified by it it also reminds her of a time before she felt fully confident with her vocals I'm special so special on top of that there was a time when she didn't even want it set free at all she was ultimately persuaded to let the song out for the general public all of her trepidation didn't stop the tune from rising on the US charts and becoming a radio hit help some of your potential give to me number 18 Brian May Don't Stop Me Now Don't Stop Me Now exemplifies the best elements of 70s era Queen its Carefree take on living life to the fullest also represented moments from singer Freddy Mercury's own reality having a good time a good time through the like AER years later guitarist Brian May stated his apprehension about playing the song again it represents a particular period of mercuries where he threw caution to the wind with drugs and relationships why [Music] call his experimental days inspired one of his best compositions but may felt it could be irresponsible to encourage that lifestyle with the singer's death the group would go on to play it again and embrace its fun Vibes I'm driving in the speed of light I want to make a super sonic man out of you number 17 Lord Royals when an artist hates their own song it's usually because they've heard it one too many times diamond onland on aash we don't that's partly the case for Lord who doesn't love having to listen to Royals since the song represents a specific period in her life the star now feels like she's partially outgrown the single sound C she's picked apart everything from her performance on the track to the production itself her harsh critiques might be the result of her having been a teenager upon its release for that reason we can't blame her for not being so crazy about it [Music] anymore fantasy number 16 Elton John Crocodile Rock if you hear Elton John play this one during a concert he's probably not doing it for his own enjoyment the singer doesn't love the song which he feels is more of a fun singalong than anything else Lyricist Bernie toppen even mentioned that it isn't even the kind of song he would personally enjoy John went so far as to say that he'll probably have a celebration the final time he plays it Crocodile Rock represented the artist at his most pop and accessible which comes with pros and cons from his point of view at the very least he recognizes that his listeners want to hear it at [Music] shows number 15 James Blunt your beautiful as a true Time Capsule from the Year 2005 James Blunt's your beautiful has its fair share of fans and haters my is pure I an [Music] Ang sure the ostensibly sentimental love story stands as a decade defining hit that some felt sick of listening to over and over polls and commentators noted that the piece was among the most annoying of its kind you're beautiful you're beautiful you're beautiful it's true one of these critics was blunt himself who came to recognize that the song was maybe too ubiquitous for its own good the gifted songwriter who enjoyed years of Goodwill from the track admitted that radio stations went overboard with playing it I will never be with you number 14 Liam Gallagher wonder wall never one to mince words former Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher really doesn't like wonder wall today going to be the day that they going to throw it back to you despite its importance in his music career the performer said says that singing it makes him sick the song has become an Anthem for people in and out of the UK regardless it was so big that Gallagher even performed it at the London Olympics with his other band BDI leaving both groups behind the performer still finds himself playing the track as a solo artist he sees it as an obligation while many others feel it's essential that he continues to perform the Brit pop and after you're my Wonder number 13 Mandy Moore Candy as an actor and singer Mandy Moore excelled far beyond the confines of teen pop stardom this could be part of the reason she doesn't love looking back at her hit song [Music] Candy the debut single introduced the 15 y- old star to the world but she's had more time to properly reflect on it in the decades since the This Is Us star also said that if possible she would even offer refunds to everyone who bought her initial [Music] releases considering her later and more refined work in projects like Tangled Moore achieved far greater Heights than [Music] candy number 12 Frank Sinatra Strangers in the Night most fans of Frank Sinatra would Play Strangers in the Night among his greatest selections Strangers in the Night exchanging glances wondering in the night Decades of performing a fan favorite can wear down even the most elite singers though this track especially drew a from Old Blue Eyes who did not hold back his disgust for the tune to Lonely People We Were Strangers in the Night not only did he disliked the song He openly dissed it during concerts no one should have put a hot mic near Sinatra unless they wanted to hear the absolute truth Strangers in the Night might be your grandparents favorite tune but it definitely wasn't this performer's first choice if anybody earned the right to despise one of his hits it was this singing Legend strangers in the number 11 Billy Joel We Didn't Start the Fire Billy Joel had his fair share of classic hits from the 70s and ' 80s near the end of his successful recording run he released one of his last big tracks We Didn't Start the Fire contrary to most of his other songs this one involved an unorthodox writing process he wrote it with the lyrics in mind and left the music as an afterthought leading to a lackluster Melody most of the verses feature monotonous musical choices that Joel never felt particularly proud about other than the catchy trip through 20th century history this piece works as more of a novelty for the singer songwriter number 10 Janie Lane cherry pie it's the hard rock hit that's synonymous with the band warrant but band member Janie Lane wished he could take it back the hair metal track signaled the last gasps of the JRE on the eve of grand [Music] music according to Lane the record label pressured him to write a big single to sell their record swing [Music] in he didn't have much time to deliver the song which became an innuendo Laden story about anything but pie the singer didn't appreciate that a last minute writing job became his most famous statement cherry pie sure is Catch but we can understand the writer's frustrations with it becoming his [Music] legacy number nine Miley Cyrus Party in the USA Miley Cyrus has had her fair share of famous songs since but Party in the USA represents her Peak as a teen pop star the single might get the crowd hyped up to sing along but Cyrus has been known to think less of it the Platinum h isn't exactly the kind she chooses for her Club playlist to the in tax everybody's looking at me now if the singer ever finds herself near a DJ she reportedly asks them not to play this one not only does it hearken back to her teen years the track has also been overplayed and appropriated for many other reasons with a life of its own though Party in the USA lights up any celebration whether the star likes it or not [Music] number eight Bob gof do they know it's Christmas musician and activist Bob gof co-wrote this charitable Venture with mure as well as organized the subsequent live a concert no time to be afraid Christmas time the holiday track raised funds for the Ethiopian famine but failed to impress gildo on a quality level if it had been a one-off single that was never played again he might not have developed such a distaste for the song instead of fading away the singer has to endure the tune each December on a continuous loop the performer really tore into the piece when he called it one of the worst ever written you can commend him for his good intentions but the artist might have a point about some of the odd lyrical [Music] choices number seven Pete Townsen Pinball Wizard a centerpiece of the who's rock opera Tommy pinball wizard doesn't stand High among Pete Townsen list of [Music] favorites the band's Chief songwriter would rather not play the classic anymore but he often indulges concert goers with it going on to write many other worthy singles talson prefers almost any of the other Tunes he's written for the band [Music] he finds the song to be a poor representation of his talents and feels that its clumsiness was lost on everyone but him unfortunately for the guitarist the tracks place in pop culture ensures that it stays firmly within their most requested pieces and he justes number six Madonna Like A Virgin Like a Virgin might be one of Madonna's first major hits but the artist wishes it would go away the pop sensation may or may not reserve a special place in hell for this early single given that the singer reinvented herself many times she would rather stick to performing her later [Music] recordings next to Material Girl this might be the piece she regrets the most it's not a track without its faults but we think the Queen of Pop might be a little too harsh on this tune if she never plays the song again it will still hold a charm that fans will forever cherish a feel so good inside number five Robert Plant Stairway to Heaven with some of the best pipes in music Robert Plant performed the classic Stairway to Heaven over many years as a member of Leed Zeppelin and she's buying St away to heaven the track status as an overplayed Masterpiece prompted the vocalist to reconsider the song After the group disbanded he looked back less fondly on the piece as something best left in the past if we all call it represented a specific time in his life that he feels much less connected to his solo career and post Zeppelin output clearly shows how much he wishes to depart from his early folk and hard Rock stylings whether or not you're sick of hearing the famous guitar riff plant has moved on and made peace with [Music] it number four Michael stype Shiny Happy People entering the 90s with mainstream success and a huge record called out of time remem had an early decade hit in Shiny Happy People In The [Music] Crowd singer and and co-writer Michael stype never felt particularly fond of the song Beyond its initial entry on the charts he considers it to be bubblegum pop that's mostly nonsensical even the track's satirical lyrics don't provide additional meaning to the [Applause] performer stype doesn't hate all of the pop rock that the group created during that period but this particular single sticks in his craw Shiny Happy People definitely signifies one of the most debatable remm releases [Music] [Applause] number three Beasty Boys you got to fight for your right to party seminal hipop group Beasty Boys rocketed to fame with their debut album Licensed to Ill you got to fight for your right to party was one of their big and audacious hits from the record you wake upate for school man you don't want to go meant as an ironic take on frap boy culture the track found an audience that didn't see the irony in its lyrics along with its place in their less sophisticated material the trio stopped playing the single at their live shows man living at home is such a it both represented an audience they didn't want and didn't have much else apart from a catchy beat while the song still shows up at parties it doesn't bring the same Joy to the original writers you got to fight for your right number two radio head Creep radio head's debut single creep put them on the map in the early 1990s it might have started off their career but the band had no interest in living off the song's success when [Music] anywhere couldn't look you in the they arguably spent the rest of the 9s trying to escape the anthem's lingering influence Tom York in particular avoided the song and the band didn't play it for many years during live [Music] shows a while he made peace with the track he still refuses to let it Define his group's everchanging sound considering their eclectic and experimental output it's fair to say that the band successfully Left Behind creep and its shadow by the early 2000s I don't before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one Kurt Cobain Smells Like Teen Spirit for all of the success that he garnered with Nirvana Kurt Cobain struggled with the fame that came with hits like Smells Like Teen Spirit to the sheer amount of attention the song generated left the singer worried that his band would only be associated with the single mixing alternative instrumentation with a great hook it represented a slightly more popular aesthetic that welcomed a worldwide [Music] audience Cobain worried that his anti-establishment and punk background was being stifled with the tracks High chart PL placement with that in mind he spent the rest of his life writing music that was far less polished and inviting than Smells Like Teen [Music] Spirit do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from M Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos

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Published: Fri Mar 22 2024