Hit songs that are unrepresentive of the band...

[FanchesterCity]

Reading the Kate Bush thread, and her refusal / unwillingness to perform some of her biggest hits, it got me round to thinking of bands who get fed up of playing the hits all the time, especially for bands where their big hit(s) are totally unrepresentative of the band.

 

I could think of a few that were huge hits that are poor representations of them.

 

Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall

The Stranglers - Golden Brown

Kraftwerk - The Model

Captain Sensible - Happy Talk

Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'

10cc - I'm Not In Love

Genesis - Follow You, Follow Me

Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart

 

Must be a few more out there? (but they have to be big hits from famous bands, but ones where many couldn't name you another song they did)

[rubble-rouser]

REM - Shiny Happy People - they left if off their best of

Radiohead - Creep - they hate it, apparently

Beastie Boys - Fight for Your Right to Party

Blur - Country House/There's No Other Way

[Trumo]

Chemical Brothers - The Salmon Dance.

[Total Longo]

Ramones - Baby, i love you

[FanchesterCity]

Ramones - Baby, i love you

 

This one is a definite!

[Stouffer]

Extreme - More than words.

[FanchesterCity]

REM - Shiny Happy People - they left if off their best of

Radiohead - Creep - they hate it, apparently

Beastie Boys - Fight for Your Right to Party

Blur - Country House/There's No Other Way

 

Beastie Boys would count I think, but not sure on the others.... only because they had more hits that people would remember?

That said, a few of my suggestions tread into that category too!

Shiny Happy People reminds me of B52's at that time!

[Trumo]

No Doubt - Don't Speak.

[KMD7]

Beastie Boys would count I think, but not sure on the others.... only because they had more hits that people would remember?

That said, a few of my suggestions tread into that category too!

Shiny Happy People reminds me of B52's at that time!

 

Wasn't one of the B52's singers in that? 

[Dr Nowt]

Although obviously a cover, Faith No More - Easy.

 

Likely governed by Mr Patton's quite absurdly tremendous versatility.

[Dr Nowt]

Hit songs artists generally refuse to play live:

 

David Bowie - Space Oddity.

 

Bob Dylan - All of them, in anything like their recognised form. Doctors' handwriting springs to mind where both music and especially voice are concerned, in terms of affectation and illegibility.

[Rico1304]

My Aunty bought an Uncle Kracker album on the back of Follow Me, she put it on at my cousins 5th birthday party and was apparently greeted with plenty of Fuck You's and Mother Fuckers. Nearly broke her neck getting to the stereo.

[bouncebrigade]

Westlife - Uptown Girl

[FanchesterCity]

It's got to be in the category where most people who aren't dedicated fans would spout their obvious hit and get completely the wrong impression of the band.

 

I think the Ramones one is the best so far!

 

Otherwise there's loads of band who've had hits with oddball songs but they've had lots of other hits too - so doesn't count!

[KMD7]

Dire Straights -Walk of Life

[bouncebrigade]

Stone Roses - Ten Storey Love Song

[Boss]

The Ramones - Pet Sematary

Lou Reed - Perfect Day

Fleetwood Mac - Albatross

Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit

Elvis - A little less conversation

The Clash - Should i stay or should i go

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Rolling Stones - Paint it black

The Who - Behind blue eyes

Metallica - Whiskey in a jar

[The Golden Eel]

A cover but...

 

Urge Overkill - Girl You'll be a Woman Soon

[Dr Nowt]

The Cure - The Lovecats.

[Boss]

White Stripes - My Doorbell

Kings of Leon - Sex on fire

Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Head's will roll

[Total Longo]

Stone Roses - Ten Storey Love Song

 

What?? Why???

[Dr Nowt]

James - Sit Down.

[Boss]

Tom Wait's - Downtown Train

[Sut]

Good shout on the Clash.

[bouncebrigade]

What?? Why???

 

Because it is a love song.  A brilliant love song.  But a love song nonetheless.

 

Is that okay?