In their defence, the story goes that the “RUSH” was supposed to be in a deep red but came back from the printers in the pink.
Coincidentally, the “Caress of Steel” cover was meant to be a in polished steel but came back from the printers in that awful coppery colour.
Kiss - Hotter Than Hell - I don’t know which is worse the front or back
New list: Songs some artists wish they’d never recorded (with link, if possible)
Songs some artists wish they’d never recorded (with link, if possible)
David Bowie - “The Laughing Gnome”
Billy Joel - “C’etait Toi (You Were the One)”
William Shatner - “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
Bobby McFerrin - “Don’t Worry Be Happy”
Leonard Nimoy - “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins”
Other than his displeasure with the Bush campaign for using his song without permission in 1988, I’ve never heard it said that McFerrin wishes he hadn’t recorded it: Don't Worry, Be Happy - Wikipedia
Songs some artists wish they’d never recorded (with link, if possible)
David Bowie - “The Laughing Gnome”
Billy Joel - “C’etait Toi (You Were the One)”
William Shatner - “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
Bobby McFerrin - “Don’t Worry Be Happy”
Leonard Nimoy - “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins”
Frank Sinatra - “Mama Will Bark” (All video links of this song seem to have been removed.)
Warrant - “Cherry Pie” (even though it made him rich, Jani Lane claimed to regret ever writing it) R.I.P. Jani Lane of Warrant
Bruce Willis - Respect Yourself Truly a wretched song. The Shatner song is an interpretive masterpiece compared to Bruce Willis trying to be something called “Bruno”.
Captain Beefheart - Anything from “Moonbeams and Bluejeans” or “Unconditionally Guaranteed.” Before he died, Beefheart had been on record begging fans not to consider those albums part of his official musical output and recommending that anyone who bought them take them back for a refund.
Songs some artists wish they’d never recorded (with link, if possible)
David Bowie - “The Laughing Gnome”
Billy Joel - “C’etait Toi (You Were the One)”
William Shatner - “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
Bobby McFerrin - “Don’t Worry Be Happy”
Leonard Nimoy - “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins”
Frank Sinatra - “Mama Will Bark” (All video links of this song seem to have been removed.)
Warrant - “Cherry Pie” (even though it made him rich, Jani Lane claimed to regret ever writing it) R.I.P. Jani Lane of Warrant
Bruce Willis - Respect Yourself Truly a wretched song. The Shatner song is an interpretive masterpiece compared to Bruce Willis trying to be something called “Bruno”.
Captain Beefheart - Anything from “Moonbeams and Bluejeans” or “Unconditionally Guaranteed.” Before he died, Beefheart had been on record begging fans not to consider those albums part of his official musical output and recommending that anyone who bought them take them back for a refund.
10, The Beatles – “Run For Your Life”
Songs some artists wish they’d never recorded (with link, if possible)
David Bowie - “The Laughing Gnome”
Billy Joel - “C’etait Toi (You Were the One)”
William Shatner - “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
Bobby McFerrin - “Don’t Worry Be Happy”
Leonard Nimoy - “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins”
Frank Sinatra - “Mama Will Bark” (All video links of this song seem to have been removed.)
Warrant - “Cherry Pie” (even though it made him rich, Jani Lane claimed to regret ever writing it) R.I.P. Jani Lane of Warrant
Bruce Willis - Respect Yourself Truly a wretched song. The Shatner song is an interpretive masterpiece compared to Bruce Willis trying to be something called “Bruno”.
Captain Beefheart - Anything from “Moonbeams and Bluejeans” or “Unconditionally Guaranteed.” Before he died, Beefheart had been on record begging fans not to consider those albums part of his official musical output and recommending that anyone who bought them take them back for a refund.
10, The Beatles – “Run For Your Life”
Elvis Presley - MANY possible nominees, but I’ll pick “I’ll Take Love” from the 1967 ***Easy Come, Easy Go ***movie soundtrack. The song was written by Ed Wood’s old girlfriend Dolores Fuller. Elvis told the producer and the engineer at the studio, “What am I supposed to do with shit like this?” This song may have helped inspire Elvis to start making GOOD records again in 1968! Mark Steyn’s obit for Dolores Fuller: Ed Wood muse, and Elvis songwriter – 5 Feet of Fury
Songs some artists wish they’d never recorded (with link, if possible)
David Bowie - “The Laughing Gnome”
Billy Joel - “C’etait Toi (You Were the One)”
William Shatner - “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
Bobby McFerrin - “Don’t Worry Be Happy”
Leonard Nimoy - “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins”
Frank Sinatra - “Mama Will Bark” (All video links of this song seem to have been removed.)
Warrant - “Cherry Pie” (even though it made him rich, Jani Lane claimed to regret ever writing it) R.I.P. Jani Lane of Warrant
Bruce Willis - Respect Yourself Truly a wretched song. The Shatner song is an interpretive masterpiece compared to Bruce Willis trying to be something called “Bruno”.
Captain Beefheart - Anything from “Moonbeams and Bluejeans” or “Unconditionally Guaranteed.” Before he died, Beefheart had been on record begging fans not to consider those albums part of his official musical output and recommending that anyone who bought them take them back for a refund.
10, The Beatles – “Run For Your Life”
Wilco (at least Jeff Tweedy) – “I Thought I Held You”
Elvis Presley - MANY possible nominees, but I’ll pick “I’ll Take Love” from the 1967 Easy Come, Easy Go movie soundtrack. The song was written by Ed Wood’s old girlfriend Dolores Fuller. Elvis told the producer and the engineer at the studio, “What am I supposed to do with shit like this?” This song may have helped inspire Elvis to start making GOOD records again in 1968! http://www.fivefeetoffury.com/2011/0...is-songwriter/
ABBA–Dum Dum Diddle. Bjorn used a set of dummy lyrics just to get the tune right, and never made real lyrics. The song is so bad I won’t lik to it.
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