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Top 5 Artists Who Hated Their Biggest Hits: The Who, R.E.M., The Turtles & More

We All Love This Legend But He Wrote THE MOST IRRITATING Song of the 70s & Even He Admits It!

For many artists and bands the song that makes you famous is the one that you wish you had never written. Some artists spend decades dodging their biggest hits, cringing every time they hear them on the radio and refusing to play them in concert. Today, I’ve got another Fiver for you. For this episode, we’re counting down the Top 5 artists who hated their own songs and the strange stories behind them. First… Pete Townsend dashed off Pinball Wizard in a blind panic… as a straight-up bribe to win over…

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