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When an artist has a song that becomes mega popular, that song paves way for the musician's shot at success. Of course what happens if that same song that helps them to become famous isn't their favorite one to sing? Here's a list of singers who actually hate singing their songs.
McFerrin's hit became his Grammy Award winning song after it was re-released in 1988. Not only has this song been used in numerous television shows including The Fresh Princes of Bel-Air, The Simpsons and That 70's Show, but George H.W. Bush used the song as his 1988 presidential campaign song .
With the band's certified platinum single, Smells Like Teen Spirit became the anthem to teenagers back in the 90s. With numerous cover versions of the song from artists like Tori Amos to even having a Capella version appearing in the film The Muppets, Kurt Cobian regards the song as a sell out.
Ice's 1990 song became platinum as the artist's mega hit song paved way for his music career. However, after his popularity decline and his numerous contract disputers of the song's royalties, Ice grew tired of the song. In 1999, Vanilla Ice came to MTV to smash the network's master copy of the video only to leave with tearing apart the set.
Even from the beginning when the song was simply a demo, Turner hated the song. Her manager made Turner do the song and it became a huge hit topping the US Billboard chart three weeks in a row. What's Love Got to Do with It helped define her solo career after her divorce from Ike Turner.
*following article was published in the March 2012 issue of The Scribe
*Bobby McFerrin photo courtesy by labkultur.tv
*Kurt Cobain photo courtesy by kurtcobainnews.com
*Vanilla Ice photo courtesy by people.com
*Tina Turner photo courtesy by biography.com
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