# Songs That Should've Become Huge Hits, But Didn't

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 16, 2000, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-shouldve-become-huge-hits-but-didnt/19693 "2000-05-16T20:11:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2000, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-shouldve-become-huge-hits-but-didnt/19693/1 "2000-05-16T20:11:14Z")

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Hi,

I was just watching my DVD of “The World Is Not Enough” and was blown away by the great title song by Garbage. Why on earth did this song not become a smash? Oh well…I figured I’d throw the question out to the Teeming Millions to come up with some other favorite tunes that never really ‘caught on.’ What do you think?

Another one I’d throw out there: “Into Temptation” by Crowded House.

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**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2000, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-shouldve-become-huge-hits-but-didnt/19693/2 "2000-05-16T20:17:17Z")

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Oops. Sorry about the other posts.

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**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2000, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-shouldve-become-huge-hits-but-didnt/19693/3 "2000-05-16T20:20:43Z")

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I’ve stopped bothering wondering why the most tame songs on any given album always seem the ones offered up to the mainstream.

Tori Amos’ “Springtime of His Voodoo”, fantastic.