49 Hit Songs That Everyone Likes Apart from the Artists Who Sang Them

2. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

Kurt Cobain and co. made many super hit songs mainly because of the youth of the time related to their work. However, members of the band weren’t entirely happy with the song’s production and how it ultimately sounded like. “I’m embarrassed by it (when I listen to it) now,” said Kurt in the documentary “Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana.” He didn’t deem it fit to be a punk rock song.

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I think the real reason Hurt isn’t happy with the song is because he even admitted that it was only written to rip off the band ‘Pixies’! However, the song was actually inspired by a female vocalist called Kathleen Hanna. She is a friend of Kurt’s and she once shot him a phrase saying say he “smells like teen spirit.”