# Artists who hate their biggest hit

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 31, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-hate-their-biggest-hit/504874 "2009-07-31T15:33:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-hate-their-biggest-hit/504874/161 "2009-09-08T15:39:12Z")

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I saw Elton John (with Ray Cooper) at what was then called the Arrowhead Pond, in Anaheim California in the mid 90s.

When the audience called for “Crocodile Rock”, Sir Elton said:

“I’ll do it, but I want all of you to know that I really hate this song, so here it is for the last time”.

I haven’t seen him since, so I don’t know if he was BSing or not.

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**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-hate-their-biggest-hit/504874/162 "2009-09-08T15:51:08Z")

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> [@maplekiwi](#):
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> Grace Slick "apparently didn’t like “We Built This City” much.  
> & Sammy Davis hated Candy Man. (understandably!)

Hand raised - Why would Sammy hate that song?

Where would Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory been without it?

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