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Originally posted by Chill Bill
Radiohead grew to hate their first hit, 'Creep', because audience members would show up to their concerts just to hear that song and they'd complain when they didn't.
Robert Plant hates Stairway to Heaven, Kurt Cobain hated Smells Like Teen Spirit, and Bobby McFerrin has COMPLETELY disowned Don't Worry, Be Happy.
Some artists grow to hate a song because of how many people misinterpret its intended meaning. That's the reason why Sting hates Every Breath You Take and the Beastie Boys outright refuse to play Fight For Your Right.
REM refuse to acknowledge the very existence of Shiny Happy People (though I personally think that it's a cute song).
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Good post
Many musicians hate their so called signature songs, like in case of Nirvana, Radiohead or The Doors (Jim Morrison hated Light My Fire)...
Sometimes musicians hate their older works because their music evolved too much and they simply feel detached from it (for example John Lennon dismissed many of The Beatles older songs he and McCartney wrote, Pink Floyd dislike their early albums /except their debut with Syd/, unfortunately Morrissey is not fond of The Smiths anymore etc.)
I think Lou Reed regrets Metal Machine Music, he refused to play it for almost 30 years, but its understandable. I have read somewhere that Jimi Hendrix started to dislike Hey Joe.
Manic Street Preachers and Oasis often criticize their own songs