{"id":23799,"date":"2021-05-14T08:27:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T08:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=23799"},"modified":"2021-05-14T08:27:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T08:27:06","slug":"5-hit-songs-disliked-by-their-songwriters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/5-hit-songs-disliked-by-their-songwriters\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Hit Songs Disliked By Their Songwriters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These 5 hit songs disliked by their songwriters are a true study into human nature. You wrote a song, it became a massive hit, and now you hate it? That&#8217;s right! It happens more often than you&#8217;d think. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the time, the song becomes so massively popular that it creates expectation. What expectation? Well, you have to play it at every single concert or appearance you make. In the most extreme cases you become Mrs. or Mister &#8220;insert hit song title here&#8221;. Yup, superstars get tired of this very quickly. Here are 5 hit songs disliked by their songwriters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All I Wanna Do &#8211; Sheryll Crow<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-rgr6i5sar5s\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:405\/304\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.061728%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-rgr6i5sar5s\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/rGr6i5Sar5s?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360.2962962963\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/rGr6i5Sar5s?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/5-hit-songs-disliked-by-their-songwriters\\\/#arve-youtube-rgr6i5sar5s\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/rGr6i5Sar5s?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/hqdefault-1.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2009-09-04T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the hit that put Sherryll Crow on the map. Funny enough, she wanted to remove it from the album before it was even released as a single. In other words, Crow disliked the song before it was even released. Her record label advised her against removing it from the album. This ultimately proved to be the right decision as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rGr6i5Sar5s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All I Wanna Do<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> became one of the biggest hits in Sheryl Crow&#8217;s illustrious career. And yes, audiences expect to hear it every time Crow picks up a guitar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creep &#8211; Radiohead<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-xfkzrnyygfk\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:135\/76\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.296296%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-xfkzrnyygfk\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XFkzRNyygfk?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270.22222222222\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XFkzRNyygfk?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/5-hit-songs-disliked-by-their-songwriters\\\/#arve-youtube-xfkzrnyygfk\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/XFkzRNyygfk?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/maxresdefault-6.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2008-07-18T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a tough one. I mean, nobody wants to be known as &#8216;Mr. Creep&#8221;. However, that&#8217;s exactly what happened to Tom Yorke. Radiohead&#8217;s frontman quickly grew tired of this massive hit and decided to play it sporadically through the years. Understandable as it may be, it is still a paradox. After all, a legitimate argument can be made for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XFkzRNyygfk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creep<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> being the reason Radiohead even has a career to begin with. This song was a massive success that became an era-defining hit of the &#8217;90s. Creep is still among one of those songs people love to learn and play for fun. Still, Yorke continually refuses to play it. But why? Well, he did state &#8220;I&#8217;m a creep&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uptown Girl &#8211; Billy Joel<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-hcumwrfxg4e\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:405\/304\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.061728%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-hcumwrfxg4e\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hCuMWrfXG4E?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360.2962962963\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hCuMWrfXG4E?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/5-hit-songs-disliked-by-their-songwriters\\\/#arve-youtube-hcumwrfxg4e\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/hCuMWrfXG4E?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/maxresdefault-5.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2009-10-03T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A gigantic 80&#8217;s hit for superstar Billy Joel. He wrote this beautiful song for his then-wife Christie Brinkley. However, later on, Joel decided to stop playing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hCuMWrfXG4E\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uptown Girl<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at his concerts. Why? Well&#8230; a bitter, nasty and very public divorce might have something to do with it. Yes, Uptown Girl cemented Billy Joel&#8217;s superstar status. At the same time, he probably wanted to move on and the song might have reminded him of his ex. Still, it&#8217;s a fantastic song that fans still demand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shiny Happy People &#8211; REM<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-yyokmuttdda\" style=\"max-width:481px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:405\/304\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.061728%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-yyokmuttdda\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/YYOKMUTTDdA?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"361.04691358025\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/YYOKMUTTDdA?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"481\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/5-hit-songs-disliked-by-their-songwriters\\\/#arve-youtube-yyokmuttdda\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/YYOKMUTTDdA?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/hqdefault.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2009-10-27T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a 2016 interview with the BBC, REM frontman Michael Stipe called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YYOKMUTTDdA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shiny Happy People<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a \u201cfruity pop song written for children.\u201d Well, he wrote it, but now hates it! Stipe also stated that if there was one song that was sent into outer space to represent R.E.M. for the rest of time, he would not want it to be \u2018Shiny Happy People.&#8217;\u201d I guess he&#8217;s not so happy or shiny after all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smells Like Teen Spirit &#8211; Nirvana<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-htwkbfoikeg\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:135\/76\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.296296%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-htwkbfoikeg\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hTWKbfoikeg?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270.22222222222\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hTWKbfoikeg?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/5-hit-songs-disliked-by-their-songwriters\\\/#arve-youtube-htwkbfoikeg\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/hTWKbfoikeg?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/Capture.png\",\"uploadDate\":\"2009-06-17T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smells Like Teen Spirit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> started an extremely powerful music revolution. The music industry moved from Los Angeles to Seattle, and rockers ditched the makeup and permed dyed hair for flannel shirts and disheveled looks of grunge. It became a massive worldwide hit that defined a generation and made Nirvana gods overnight. However, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/5-famous-guitarists-that-are-great-songwriters\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">frontman and guitarist Kurt Cobain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> got sick of Smells Like Teen Spirit. He could barely get through it during shows. Eventually, he decided to stop playing the song. Talk about disappointing fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These 5 hit songs disliked by their songwriters might leave some scratching their heads. However, it is also understandable. Imagine if you had to always walk around with the picture of your ex-boyfriend or girlfriend. Are you proud of everything you have ever said? Well, songs are no different. These writers felt something when they wrote these songs, but then stopped feeling that. It&#8217;s human nature to change. Hell, sometimes I&#8217;m embarrassed about some articles I&#8217;ve written. Hopefully, this is not one of them. 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