Top 10 Smash Hit Songs Rejected by Other Artists
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Sometimes it’s hard to know whether a song is going to be a smash hit. These artists rejected songs only to have them blow up as a chart topper for someone else.
List entries and rank:
#10: Lean On (2015)
Major Lazer and DJ Snake feat. MØ, offered to Rihanna and Nicki Minaj
#9: “Whataya Want from Me” (2009)
Adam Lambert, offered to P!nk
#8: “How Will I Know” (1985)
Whitney Houston, offered to Janet Jackson
#7: “Rock Your Body” (2003)
Justin Timberlake, offered to Michael Jackson
#6: “Gold Digger” (2005)
Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx, offered to Shawnna
#5: “Umbrella” (2007)
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, offered to Britney Spears
#4: “Happy” (2014)
Pharrell, offered to Cee-Lo Green
#3, #2 & #1: ?
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I don't know why Sia keeps offering her songs to other artists when she can make the songs even better with her own voice. :/
Excuse me Sia could not have made a better Diamonds and Pretty hurts
Max Gaby Well, you haven't heard Sia's version of those 2 songs, so you can't be 100% sure that you won't like them.
I have but there is a reason the song was offered to other artists.
Max Gaby There is a version of Sia singing those songs?!?!!?
***** Oh, i'll go search it!! ^ω^
You know Shawna fucked up because I don't even know who she is.
@Ayana Sioux Art- LLS!!
😂😂😂😂
:)
Lmfao perfect omg perfect
haha! I know she's somewhere salty, too.
I am so happy Janet Jackson rejected the song “How Will I Know” because Whitney done so good
It was janet style, because Janet change music style going far
I can't imagine Janet singing that
I thank Janet would done better
@@mjvybz Same here. She'd need to completely alter her personality for the song to fit.
@@mjvybz Janet Jackson did the right thing, I don't see Janet singing this song either.
If Mike would have taken "Rock Your Body", it never would have been performed by jt at the Super Bowl and Janet never has to go through nipplegate.....wow
Douglas Evans damn so Michael is reason his sister flashed America
So michael would have taken it then he would have saved his sister's career
That whole wardrobe malfunction inspired the idea of CZcams - which basically changed the Internet and streaming landscape. lol Funny how things work out.
@@FTQuake Neanderthal DNA.
@@SolarFlare824 neanderthal
aren't most of sia's songs rejected songs? 'cause she writes them for others, they rejected them, and then she was like, "wait, i'll just do it myself"?
Yes that is completely accurate
I really could see Adele singing Alive, though. Perfect fit.
Her most recent album is actually all songs rejected by other artists.
Yep.. Besides.. They can't sing it as good as Sia 😆
I was actually here to comment the same thing.
Y'all forgot that Sia has written songs for all the big names like Beyonce, Rihanna, Gaga, etc... And when they were all offered "chandelier", each turned it down.
Really? I thought Sia never wanted to give up Chandelier because it was so personal to her. Or maybe I'm confusing that with Diamonds, which she eventually did let go.
Funny I can hear all them them singing that song! It doesn't sound like Beyonce's style at all though
Written songs for Gaga ? Absolutely not. Gaga writes all of her songs as well. She used to write songs for other artists before getting famous, like Britney Spears, Pussycat Dolls, Jennifer Lopez etc. She wrote Telephone for Britney and decided to sing it herself after Britney turned it down.
+Oriane W she does not write ALL of her own songs. No one does. Sia wrote for all of them but GaGa is a great songwriter as well.
Oriane W Sia is still the better songwriter. I feel like Gaga's lyrics are immature.
I can totally hear Pink singing “What do Yo Want From Me”
Damian Lewd because she sang it
Me too
Tiffany Prince she has her own version...
Nice stolen comment mate
I was coming to the comments to see if anyone felt the same lol
Rock Your Body always sounded like a Michael Jackson song to me.
Sounds like “rock with u all night long , I wanna rock with u girl “ sorry I started singing
I can actually see pink singing "what do you want from me"
same with since you been gone xD
Possibly bc she released it too therefore you literally can?
becca No, i mean as the original hit. Not just a cover.
Literally thought the same thing and went to comment it but the first comment was this one and I cri
+Casey Farrell omg me 2 i cri also
I could TOTALLY picture Pink singing that Adam Lambert song.
She has!
Since u been gone also.
right. I can too.
Let's thank p!nk if she didn't adam wouldn't have much of a carreer
It would sound higher pitched
Jamie Foxx is the best part of Gold Digger.
He could literally be replaced by old clips of Ray Charles
@Ken Neal lol, not by much
I Love Kanye, My Christian Brother Doing Great Things FOR JESUS!
Yup
👍
Well rumor has it that Eminem passed on "My heart will go on" to Celine Dion🤣🤣🤣
@Sapphire STARR 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
Psssh
Great. Now I have the lyrics to "My heart will go on" to the beat of "Lose yourself" stuck in my head. Thanks for that.
Hahahaha 😂😂
I can't believe Cee-Lo rejected Happy, the song's so his style
That's what I was thinking
he didnt his producers and label did
Man it would've been an even hotter smash with Cee-lo. I agree with pharrell. Hopefully we get to hear it one day :(
It was because it clashed with music he was doing at the time, I think. He actually wanted to do it but his producers said no.
I agree but I’m glad it went to Pharrell because it put him on the map
Man these song writers had it hard. When you know you just wrote a top hit material and the singer you had in mind wont sing it.
About Michael rejecting a song that went to Timberlake.. First of all Michael promoted Timberlake to the world, not the other way around. Michael was writing and composing most of his own songs from the age of 10 and this can be checked. He will always be someone to remember about and learn from. The amount of music that Michael wrote / composed and was left unpublished is much more than what is published.
Think you're missing the point. He rejected a song and someone else made it their own. That's it. No commentary, no criticism, just a fact.
@@susiepacey7226 finally thank you!!!!!!!!!
I can’t believe they said MJ’s version of Rock Your Body wouldn’t have been as smooth and Timberlake’s. The disrespect 😒
Dislike for that alone
This is major bulshit Who I heard in my life timberlake next michael is common singer
So glad Celine Dione didnt do "I dont want to miss a thing" Steven Tyler's voice makes it an instant classic
Celine has a technically amazing voice but I don't like her music, it's too bland and fake.
I think Celine Dione would make a great duet with Aerosmith singing that song. And maybe an entire album together. :)
Only if Stephen Tyler is on vocals and Celine's playing the triangle or tambourine
Nah, it would ended up like All by myself. Celine can definitely make "I don't want miss a thing" a hits song too if she want.
Me too, Steven gives this song a special edge to it, he makes it sound so epic and heartfelt. I love that song and live the way Steven Tyler sings that song. It’s like it was si written for him
How about songs hated by their own singer.
Creep by Radiohead and Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
Warrant - Cherry Pie
Lupe Fiasco The Show Goes On
good idea!
+RGS he hates it? it's a great song
if michael would have gotten "rock your body" i just KNOW it would have slapped . He should've put that on Invincible instead of "The lost childern"
The shade on Hilary saying she couldn’t hit the high note. How y’all going to do that to my girl 😂😂
Hillary is all face, she couldn't sing
Yeah I don’t if that’s true because Kelly said that when she got the song it was really different... it was slow and really popish... so she added more guitars to the song and changed to a more uptempo sound...
Lol it's true though 🤣 she was wise to pass
I've always hated the song Happy -.-
me too, it's inescapable
ugh join the club. that song just peeves me off
Wow really? I kind of like it.
Same! So annoying
i agree because that song was played at my 5th grade graduation and i cried ._. sooo yea bad memories
Wasn't party in the USA turned down by almost everyone
By Jessie J, because it wasn't edgy enough.
If you had even a tiny clue of what you were talking about then you would know that Jessie J wrote the song. She did not turn it down, she wrote that garbage.......
+DjNude2010 " 'Party in the U.S.A.' was originally intended for Jessie J, but after deciding it was not edgy enough for her, they passed it to Cyrus and adjusted the lyrics to fit her persona."
+Will Cumbie didn't they ask selena gomez?
+Will Cumbie Jessie J wrote party in the USA
“There’s no guarantee that Jacksons version would be as smooth as Justin’s.” I’m going to pretend I didn’t just hear such blasphemy.
Best comment
Truth hurts lol
@@jcwade740 Justin is basically channeling Jackson throughout the entire song, and is furthermore inferior to the latter in every conceivable way.
@@eosgaspar3598 You know what's a similar word to inferior? Minor.
mikeatzero666 he’s innocent 😇
I'm glad that Janet Jackson
passed on "How Will I Know?"
I can't see Janet singing that song. "How Will I Know?" was the perfect song for Whitney Houston. I can see CeeLo Green singing "Happy".
I can see Pink singing "Whataya
Want From Me". That's a good
song for Adam Lambert to sing.
So much hate for singers who aren't songwriters. Just because you can carry a tune doesn't mean you can write songs and music well. And just because you are great at writing songs and music doesn't mean you can carry a tune. Let the two interact with each other and do what they do best. There are plenty of songs that I love that would never have seen the light of day if this symbiotic relationship didn't exist. Jesus Christ, its like bitching because a painter doesn't create his own paint!
Exactly! People keep acting like ghost writers are getting ripped off as if it's not mutually beneficial, ghostwriter a are rich as shit
Well said!!!
wow you deserve an award🏆
yesss than you
No it's like if a painter was told what to paint. They claim to be artists. In a band the members take turns writing songs or they help with the writing process. A solo "artist" gets all the credit, makes more money than a bandmember, and doesn't even write their best songs. I don't know how many they write, but they don't create the ones that make them popular.
In fairness, Whitney Houston has a much stronger voice than Janet Jackson and while Jackson is a great entertainer, Houston's voice really makes "How will I know"
J.Maxinta “Not all that good?” Lmao it doesn’t become number one for nothing... Sure, her incredible voice helps, but it helps to some extent...
J.Maxinta ehh, there are terrible songs these days that have ranked number one, and the singer wasn’t even half as good as Whitney. Like I said, it didn’t get to number one for nothing other than her voice.
@@whitneyhoustonstan2472 Have you listened to Janet's Control album? It's a masterpiece. Janet was right turn How Will I know down
*_ceelo could have put happy on the chart too_*
Oh yes that song would have fit him perfectly
@@whitneydavis8341 But would it have been a better hit than F*** You?
Happy was a cute and upbeat song but ceelo song fuck you was wayyy better
@@stevekirkham5193 Fuck you is an amazing song I still love blaring it !!!
Ceelo would've been perfect for that song so I can see why it was offered to him, just dunno why'd he pass it up
I couldn't ever imagine Celine singing #1!! Tyler's voice is perfect for it!!!
And I thank Celine Dion & Aerosmith for rejecting & accepting it, respectively.
Baby One More Time and Toxic are both my most favourite songs from Britney, so glad she got them 😂
steelbluex me too
All about that bass was written by Megan but rejected by so many people so she decided to try it herself
Lauren Hurley Honestly who would sing that song lmao it was def meant for Meghan and it became a smash hit
Lauren Hurley technically that's not her song. all she did was change the lyrics.
Life Of Lauren 8
What? She co-wrote it with Kevin Kadish as with the other songs on "Title".
But the title was her idea.
“Don’t You Forget About Me”
Simple Minds; offered to Billy Idol.
.......Aaaaand you forgot about them.
literally thought this was gonna be number one
As did I.... At least with this choice we got to finally hear the original choice sing it.👍
As a Jackson family lover:
1. Can you IMAGINE if Janet actually sang "How Will I Know?" I can't even fathom it. I'm glad Whitney did it though.
2. They didn't mention that "Rock Your Body" was also the song that ruined Janet's career.
But they did put it right after Janets rejected song. *Rolls eyes
2. How did that song ruin Janet's career
@@chisomikoku6005 Google "Janet Jackson nip slip" and you will know why
@@aerach5040 I knew about the nip slip but I swear I didn't know what song they were performing
Song didnt ruined Janet's career moron, racist pigskins did
When I was a kid I always thought Rock Your Body was by Michael Jackson, especially because I was like 6 and all my siblings played was that 2001 MJ invincible album. Rock Your Body always confused the hell outta me I thought it was part of his album. Glad to know it was originally for MJ and I wasn't 100% loosing it
Wow! How interesting! Fun fact another Neptunes produced hit was also offered to MJ... “You Don’t Have to call” by Usher. That was also supposed to be in Invisible as well
i couldn't see nicki and riri singing "lean on me"
Profile Pic listen to Calvin Harris - Skrt On Me (ft. Nicki Minaj)
Then you can kind of see something
I can see Rihanna doing it, but not Nicki.
Mrs. Alsina I can, like they said it was offered in a slow reggae genre. I can totally picture Rihanna doing that. Not Minaj though, Minaj can fuck off. 😂
Mrs. Alsina it’s not called lean on me it’s called lean on 🙄
Mrs. Alsina same
Clarkson Nailed Her Version of Since You Been Gone...
But I Really Would Like to Hear P!nk Belt that Tune Out with Her Energy&Passion.
moral of the story: Pink is always wrong in her song choices - Rihanna and Britney Spears are wrong half the time - and Pharrell’s songs are always rejected so he just decided to sing them better himself.
Pink is never wrong and Britney rarely
Agreed
I can't see anyone else singing umbrella but Rihanna
You can probably hear Sia singing it in your head since she wrote the song and taped the demo. Rihanna heard it and sang it exactly the way Sia did.
Um, Sia didn't write Umbrella...
Sandi laine km
Sandi laine same
You're right, I was thinking of Diamonds.
I can't imagine a world where Lean On were sung by Nicki Minaj...
She'd probably add 10 f bombs first.
The music video would have a lot of ass in it.
+Joseph Lara true
+Joseph Lara alot of fake ass
fuck no
Thank goodness
_"There's no guarantee in Jackson version would have been as smooth as Justin"_ I kennat ! the whole ass song screams Michael Jackson style 😅😂 I remember the story that MJ declined the offer knowing it will be a smash hit so he tell Pharell to give it to NEW artist
Janet Jackson was not weak in 1986. ‘Control’ went multi-platinum, hit #1 and gave Janet 3 top 5 singles that year. And the reason she passed on ‘How Will I Know’ is because Janet actually writes her own music unlike Whitney Houston.
I didn't like the fact he came for her like that. The Control album was huge, it was an iconic pop culture moment in history. He's acting like she flopped or something
the world needs to thanks Celine Dion for reject i don't want to miss a thing
because it was sung by the Filipina singer Regine Velasquez in an arrangement that will really sung by dion in my own perspectives
i agree ....
thank you celine dion for rejecting this
Ikr that song is awesome.! . Chills every time
you are so right, I was mind blown by that one, but grateful it fell on aerosmith's hands 😍
I really can't imagine what Celine Dion would've turned that son into lol
You forgot In Da Club was rejected by several rappers before 50 cent picked it up and turned it into the biggest selling rap song.
LiveLife 101 -false
LiveLife 101 biggest selling rap song is Lose Yourself
LiveLife 101 50 didn't write in dd club ? Wow. These ghost writers man
Lose Yourself?
D12 was offered the beat but passed on it so Dre gave it to curtis plus 50 definitely wrote In Da Club
I cant imagine anyone else singing dont wanna miss a thing but Steven Tyler.
I had always heard that he wrote the song specifically for his daughter (Liv Tyler), who he didn't actually know about until later? Now it seems it was just random and he picked it for a movie soundtrack.
I sang that as my son's lullaby. He was born that same year. 1998
Diane Warren wrote it
I hate that creepy fucking song.
@@gatordragon8824 what a creepy comment....dream on....
Here's more, though some weren't confirmed and remain just rumours:
*Jessie J. - "Party in the USA" --> Miley Cyrus*
*Rihanna - "Cool me down" --> Margaret*
*OneRepublic - "Not to love you" --> Sean Paul*
*Avril Lavigne - "Daydream" --> Demi Lovato -> Miranda Cosgrove*
*Avril Lavigne - "I will be" --> Liona Lewis*
*Avril Lavigne - "Breakaway" --> Kelly Clarkson*
*Skylar Grey - "Love the way you lie" --> Eminem & Rihanna*
*Ewa Farna - "Kto vic da" --> Hannah Montana - "Kiss it goodbye"*
Eminem - See you again -> Wiz khalifa
"Cool me down" is great btw
Help my ignorance: who is Margaret? What's one famous hit, please?
well actually "whataya want from me" is kinda beautiful in both ways
I already had both of these songs in my iPod from before... still amazing song from both versions 😇👍🏻
yes they both did a beautiful job very powerful lovely voices
Adam Lambert is better in my emo heart, P!nk is better in my childhood heart. I like Adam's better though
Yea but I'm glad she gave it to Lambert 💖
Yeah!!!!
How about a list of musicians who actually write their own stuff?
If you didn't notice, some of these songs were actually written by the performers. Pharrell and Kanye, for instance... they just offered it to people they thought better suited the song but ended up doing it themselves when it was rejected.
Also alive was written by Sia, just offered to Adele and ended up in Sia's album again
lol.. how funny that Britney's and Rihanna's name is most mentioned 🙄
Britney and Rihanna's names don't need to be mentioned. They are like the most successful artists on the list, behind MJ.
+Doubleyouexwhyamzed lmfao what a joke !!!!!!! They ant write shit or sing shit
*_Pink could have hold the notes in since you've been gone_*
She'd had rocked that song from beginning to end!
I think it was Hilary Duff who couldn't hit the high notes
Pink gave the song to Hilary, Hilary couldn't hit the high notes and it was passed down to Kelly.
Actually I heard a different story, that the song was first written for Hillary Duff in 2003 ( which makes sense, because she was really popular back then) and she passed to Pink who didn’t like the song and eventually went to Kelly. Now, I don’t know if this high note stuff is real, because Kelly has said that the song was really different when it got to her.. it was slow bubble gum pop... so she had to fight Clive Davis ( who was producing the album breakaway) to change the song around to a more Rock sound with heavier guitars and a more uptempo rhythm...
"Toxic" by Kylie Minogue sounds like it would've been extremely amazing
who is kylie minogue?
@@gtvchnl look her up ?
Britney Spears kill it honestly
Kylie would have killed it!
@@novemBURRbby yes but honestly the song would not THAT famous
I don't blame Justin for taking a song meant for Michael Jackson, hell yea I'll take it lol. You mean Mike was going to sing it? Send it my way babbyyyy lol
Melandy Bunch right !!!! And Justine owned it like a boss
Don't ever try to disrespect Michael for no damn Timberlake he could never be Michael only a Jackson Reject he is.
Queen Cherry I cant see anyone disrespecting MJ but you disrespecting JT. Why the senseless hate? Spread love!
+Queen Cherry Sweetheart it doesn't should like he's disrespecting Micheal. He's speaking as Justin in a glorified way. That Justin is thrilled to do a song that was written for Michael
Melandy Bunch Jt owned it like alwaysss
Just can't imagine how will Telephone sound if Britney accepted it. 😅😂
It turned out to be a fine version, you can search for it in youtube. It's not better but it's fine imo :P
it's actually leaked and on youtube
Jona Ruiz yikes
Jona Ruiz lol me too her baby voice just doesn't fit it
Jona Ruiz search for it on CZcams
Rock My Body and You Rock My World 😏 similar feel and groove, love both songs and singers/performers
Cant see TLC with the song baby one more time!! Lol it was perfect for Britney. Lyrics are too weak for TLC..
Agreed
lol Sia needs a list of her own.
😂
She writes all the songs herself. What she does as her usual job is to write songs for other people, if nobody takes it she records it herself. A lot of songs have been surprisingly written by her, so she could probably have 10+ lists about her.
Guardian EXO hell yeah she does
this was enjoyable to watch for some odd reason .more useless facts to add to may memory. GREAT VIDEO !
yep
LMFAO AGREEEEEDDD
I keep watching these junk channels and I enjoy watching them ! I am getting dumber I think :D I could read a book or study but no I should come here and watch some watchmojo videos !
+mohsen maghrebi LOL
I couldn't imagine anyone but whitney for "how will I know". It's one of her most iconic songs.
This justifies the feeling I've had for a while now that "Happy" sounded like it was written for CeeLo
Telephone was originally written by Lady gaga for Britney. She recorded a demo, did another as a duet with gaga. Nothing became of it so gaga did the song as a duet with beyonce
Umbrella by rihanna was also offered to Britney but it got rejected
Hit me baby one more time was originally offered to the backstreet boys then to tlc and finally to Britney
+Elias Villa. 5ive also rejected baby one more time.
gaga wrote for her quicksland
You know if it's a Britney reject it's gonna be good. All her songs are flawless.
Who in their right mind would reject the Toxic song?
Caribbean Man I still don’t know If Kylie would have given her the same impact Britney is way more suitable for it
I'm glad Kylie rejected it because Britney killed it in a good way! One of my top 10 songs.
Caribbean Man anyone with ears
@@alexjuarez55 haha
Thanks for sharing love your channel 💟🎶💟
I can't imagine Céline Dion singing "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing". Steven Tyler sings it like it was meant for him. I mean, Céline's not exactly a screamer. Anyone with me on that one? I certainly would, however, like to hear Pink's version of "WhatayaWant From Me". I wonder if it has the same instrumentation as Adam Lambert's version. That'd be really cool if they sang it together. They could trade lines with one another, since I'm pretty sure it's a tune about two lovers choosing sides.
You know Grammy has no worth when Kanye wins it.
kanye is a good singer but not a good person
u sound stupid as fuck
kanye is a god smh
Lol good one. You must be older.
+Marveryn SINGER? No thx. I'd hate to hear him sing, I thought he was a rapper.
most of these songs were succesful becazse they were sung of that exact person. lean on is marvelous. i still love it
Since four of the ten songs in the video are made by the exact same Swedish producer (Max Martin), it's probably more about the songwriter behind the song than the artist.
Becky Downey it's garbage
Squash GTFO out of here.
So true
Toni Braxton was supposed to get "because you loved me" and Celine Dion was supposed to get "unbreak my heart". It worked out either way though 😊
great video. had no idea about any of these
im glad the umbrella song was rejected by Britney
Damian Araneta right Rihanna better
Pinkcloudysky P you are a shit
No one could do Baby One More Time” better then Britney
If Hit Me Baby One More Time was given to TLC that and not Britany that would’ve been a national tragedy!
I am very glad Whitney Houston sang "How Will I Know" because I couldn't see anyone else singing that song! Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" is iconic. No one else can sing that song.
How about top ten songs written by the artist themselves
My nigga Ringo Starr would be on there
***** That dude is dope. Remember his song about library cards
Too many to list.
Mariah would be #1
or top 10 Artist you thought wrote their own songs but actually never have!
forgive me if I'm wrong, but "Disturbia" was written (not rejected) by Chris Brown, and later handed to Rihanna as he felt it to be better suited for a woman.
Francisco Martinez u are right
Francisco Martinez lmfao that makes sense, that song reminds me of thriller since its random abd has a scary message. Not suprised chris wrote it
Yes
And still today chris brown out here being the 🐐
X Pro Zoomy yup. like a goat by acting like an animal
My goody goodness, why do I only find these videos now? That was epic! Highly enjoyable
Since You've Been Gone was one of those songs when I heard it I was like wow, could they write a hit with fewer lyrics that isn't an instrumental.
to be fair Adam Lambert is a female version of Pink
uhhh... no!!! boy cant dance; not a gymnist ...not much of a song-writer or co-producer either! ...and not to mention making himself relevant or get a hit record or sell albums.
😁😀I don't get it😐
JKJK109 Hahahahahaha nailed it!
vocally, he is better than anyone in the music industry. his voice can do things you probably didn't even imagine. he used to have some things in common with Pink and Lady Gaga, but what you used to see, "the feminine guy who dresses weird, and acts strange" is long gone. he's given un on that persona for a muscled, bearded and macho man.
Lol
Lady Gaga originally wrote Telephone and Just Dance for different artists (Britney Spears and Pussycat Dolls).
Pussycat Dolls? Oh... you mean: strippers who pretend to sing!
Nicole Scherzinger can sing
Why have you name yourself amelia earhart . Just wondering .
@@alleycat2759 nicole scherzinger CAN sing, just listen to her singing don't cry for me argentina or phantom of the opera.
yesssss. I agree !!! great list!!!
Didn't really know about these - cool and informative
couldn't imagine tlc sing hit me baby one more time
singing
Noone but Britney can sing baby one more time
+Lindsay Spears Yes it wouldn't be as Successful and Iconic if Britney did nit do it same with toxic
I wonder if they ended up recording it whether Left Eye would have put a rap on it...imagine that lol!
Same here
Before watching - Whataya Want from Me - Adam Lambert. One of my all time favs
Whoo!
This was really cool!
"Don't you forget about me" was turned down by numerous artists until Simple Minds finally said (admittedly after saying no initially).
I don't think that Adele would've done Alive any justice. It's not really up her ally.
Alley**
Destiny Upchurch Yeah its not her style
Destiny Upchurch *back lane
I think this is actually one of your more interesting lists. It captures imagination by picturing the intended artists take on it.
They usually only play short snipet of songs, this video had them playing under the narration the entire time! So much better that way. Thanks MoJo, you heard us complain, and improved.
Love all your videos they are awesome. I am subscribed but it keeps saying unknown error occurred when I hit the bell icon to be notified when new videos are uploaded, can u fix this issue please.
how did you pronounce Celine dion?
Like a French Canadian lol...
+ahub87 I didn't know watch mojo was Canadian?!
+Malcolm “M.J. Cross” Joseph I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic or not. I thought you knew WatchMojo is a Canadian company but didn't know they decided to go the Quebecois route.
she is French Canadian and they speak like that so yea lol 😂😂😂
+ahub87 definitely didn't know that. so I learned something new today
out of all the songs that got passed around or rejected, my favourite is Kelly Clarkson's "Since You Been Gone". I just don't see Hilary Duff or Pink doing as good a job as Kelly.
Tanya Brown and earned KC a Grammy too! ♥️
Tanya Brown I can see pink doing
Tanya Brown ...... I say Pink would have made it better.
Pink is a powerful singer. She would have made the song her own easily.
i love, love, love Kelly Clarkson and that song! BUt P!nk would've done it justice too. Her voice is strong and she's edgy... Hilary, not so much.
Good list, those songs got into the right hands.
Can you make another list for this? Thanks
I feel as if tho if ce-lo green would of singed happy it would kind of sounded the same
JAKAYLA GREEN exactly
Lol , me too, I can so hear CeeLo singing this!
JAKAYLA GREEN ya I'm fine with either of them they both are amazing artists
Right
JAKAYLA GREEN facts
Pink wrote "Whatya Want From Me" it wasn't "offered" to her
Yeah, so technically, it shouldn't count.
Anna Fowdy i8r
Same is true with "Happy"--Pharrell wrote it, but offered it to Ce Lo. Though they clearly say that in the vid.
So it should be the same with "Alive" that Sia wrote offered to Adele.
Exactly. Sia writes EVERYBODY'S songs! xD
GREAT VIDEO...............
Can't imagine One more time singing by other artists.
Aerosmith never had a number 1 hit until Armageddon?
Mind blown.
SwordsmanRyan Yeah I know. When I learned that I was in shock
Interesting because I don't think it's their best song by any means.
SwordsmanRyan I know riiiiiiigghhhttt?! I was surprised to hear that smh wtf!
its not even close to being their best song but the earlier stuff came out when there was so many other great artists compared to when this came out which was late 90s.
SwordsmanRyan hard rock bands rarely had hits in the 70's when Aerosmith had their best stuff. big radio station wouldnt play them.
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I don't see any of those comments. All I see are people telling pop singers to write their own music.
+Daniel Flynn Haha, yup.
They are singers, not songwriters. I could understand this complaint for the likes of Britney and Rihanna, who can't sing or write. But I don't see the problem with people like Whitney, Celine and Beyonce who are great singers, but don't write their own stuff.
Fuck your name made me laugh😂😂
x Hasan
Thank God for "Baby One More Time", my childhood would've been so different.
Am I the only one that has a problem with with way he says "Celine Dion?" Celin Zehyon??? Wtf even is that?
Erin Wise that’s how you officially pronounce it. We are just used to hearing Celine Dion but it’s pronounced “Sa-Len De-yon”
No, it drives me nuts! Why does he say it THAT way!?
Brandy Shepherd That’s how the French-Canadians pronounce it, or so I’m told.
I came to look for this comment
I’m French Canadian and he pronounced her name exactly the way it should be pronounced.
Who thought baby one more time was a good fit for TLC, they were so strong and independant baby one more time is nieve and desperate, better suited for a teen Britney killed it. I hate to hear songs like that sang by grown women who should know better.
Dj VanaDee couldn’t agree more. Baby one more time was definitely not a song fit for a strong empowering group like TLC
“Cough cough” *bitch I’m Madonna* “cough cough”
@@cruella4341 There’s only real bitch...it’s Britney bitch.
@@PrashantiMaharaj THE REAL ONE britney
I can see TLC singing "Hit Me Baby...". Who would've thought that they'd turn that down?
From what I read they really didn't like the lyrics to the song, especially T-Boz who felt that the lyrics sounded desperate. And she felt that TLC would never tell a man to "hit them one more time." LOL! Overall, they REALLY did not like the lyrics. :)
Ebony Kingston Same. Tboz voice would fit perfectly.
Same I cant even imagine Hit Me Baby even beng a TLC song cause the song sound slutty and desperate for attention and that was so not TLC.
Ebony Kingston
Well not that Baby one more time was slutty, but it just wasn’t TLC’s style. They had songs that told more story and messages in them but also some that were more empowering which was not what Baby one more time was
Remember the good old days when musicians wrote their own songs
AussieBlokeGordo there’s many artists like Taylor Swift that are always writing their own, but there’s also classics like George Straight and Frank Sinatra that sing songs written for them. There are a lot of incredible lyricists that don’t have the voice or want a career as singers
It’s literally been happening since the beginning of lyrics in music...
this is not a new thing,,,, go do some research. Lots of musicians perform songs written by others,,, these people are called... song writers.. lol any how... yea this is not something that recently started lol
They still write their own songs though.. just a couple times ppl offer songs they thought up that they don't think they can sing themselves. and its not a kept a secret. Hence we know who passed up what song etc etc.
Even in the "good old days" there were plenty of artists who didn't write their own songs and sang songs written by others.. just because someone sings a song written by someone else it doesn't mean they're not talented. Also a lot of artists on this list have written songs too so.. I don't get your point..
It’s weird because with some tweaks I can see the songs going to the original artists that they were offered to but this just goes to show you when something is for you nobody else can take that away 👍🏾