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Posted on 11/30/17 at 2:01 pm
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 2:01 pm
I was watching The Big Interview last night with Michael Stipe and Mike Mills, and when Automatic for the People was brought up, Stipe spoke very negatively about a song, but would not mention it. I really have no idea which one it is. Anyway, what are more examples?

Oh, and good grief does Trump make them angry
Posted by MountainTiger
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 2:11 pm to
I'll bet!

The only example that comes to mind is Steely Dan - Katy Lied. There was a mistake in mastering that compromised the sound quality -- and you know how anal Becker & Fagen were about their sound. So they hated that whole album but that's a little different from your example. They hated it for reasons that were beyond their control.

Lots of examples of people getting tired of songs over the years and ending up not liking them (Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way for example) but that's not quite the same thing either.

This post was edited on 11/30/17 at 2:15 pm
Posted by Telecaster
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 2:23 pm to
I've read that Randy Newman despises "Short People" and not all that fond of "I Love LA".
Posted by The Spleen
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 2:58 pm to
I've always heard Stipe HATES Shiny Happy People, though that's not on Automatic. I'd guess Man On the Moon off Automatic.
Posted by weagle99
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 3:12 pm to
Lemmy was completely sick of Ace of Spades but said he kept playing it because he knew the fans wanted it.
Posted by tigermeat
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 3:13 pm to
Paul wrote it, but John Lennon hated 'When I'm Sixty-Four." Called it 'granny music.' In fact, I read somewhere that he hated a lot of the Beatles songs.
Posted by Saintsisit
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 3:20 pm to
Slash hated the guitar on Sweet Child O' Mine
Posted by Perfect Circle
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 3:37 pm to
I remember Stipe and Buck doing a radio interview in the mid-80s, and the song Radio Free Europe being brought up. Both groaned like they were sick of the song, or didnt think much of it.
I've heard Simple Minds hated Don't You Forget About Me.

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Oh, and good grief does Trump make them angry


Yeah, they were outspoken against Reagan and Bush, too.
Posted by Backinthe615
Member since Nov 2011
6871 posts
Posted on 11/30/17 at 4:04 pm to
Randy Meisner was one of "Take it to the Limit" writers and dreaded performing it because of the stunt vocals he had to pull off at the end.

Already amidst other friction with the band, it was a big factor that lead to a backstage fight with Frey that was pretty much the last straw, bringing about the Schmit era.
This post was edited on 11/30/17 at 4:20 pm
Posted by Breesus
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 4:21 pm to
Didn't Jimmy Page hate All of my love?
Posted by ShamelessPel
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 4:26 pm to
Flock of Seagulls lead singer despises "I Ran".

REM only played Shiny Happy People twice live according to setlist.fm, once on SNL
Posted by cgrand
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 4:34 pm to
quote:

when Automatic for the People was brought up, Stipe spoke very negatively about a song, but would not mention it.

"the sidewinder sleeps tonite" is the song
i like it though

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"I'm not so crazy about 'The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite'," Buck reflected in 2001, "but overall I think it sounds great." Buck added in 2003, in regard to the song, "We included this song on Automatic in order to break the prevailing mood of the album. Given that lyrically the record dealt with mortality, the passage of time, suicide and family, we felt that a light spot was needed. In retrospect, the consensus among the band is that this might be a little too lightweight."
This post was edited on 11/30/17 at 4:36 pm
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 5:22 pm to
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 5:29 pm to
The Beatles - "Run For Your Life"

John hated it, I love it

Posted by the crue
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Member since May 2008
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:32 pm to
the chili peppers will only play pretty much aeroplane from one hot minute on tours, i dont think they played my friends very much live
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
19587 posts
Posted on 11/30/17 at 10:38 pm to
quote:

Oh, and good grief does Trump make them angry


Speaks volumes about their lack of musicianship and their musical legacy.
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
19587 posts
Posted on 11/30/17 at 10:40 pm to
CDB went years without playing Long Haired Country Boy live.
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 11:52 pm to
Wiki:
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Although it ["Eight Days a Week"] was a huge American hit, the group did not think highly of the song (Lennon called it "lousy") and they never performed it live or at any of their radio sessions for the BBC.
Posted by BunkieWrench
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Posted on 12/1/17 at 6:30 am to
The story behind Warrant's Cherry Pie is pretty well known. They HATE it.
Posted by el Gaucho
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Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:33 pm to
Johnny cash - hurt
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