10 Classic Songs That Weren't Supposed To Be Hits

10. Light My Fire - The Doors

Most of the Doors' early output didn't really fit in with the rest of the rock crowd in the '60s. Compared to both the folk rock movement and the psychedelic revolution happening around the same time, the sound of the jazz, rock, and blues freakouts coming from Jim Morrison and co. were almost the antithesis of the mainstream. At the same time, one of the least likely lead singles ended up being the more experimental cut.

Starting out, Light My Fire was originally an afterthought for the record, with Robbie Krieger throwing together a tune when they didn't have enough songs for the final mix. While the original version of Light My Fire was a folk song, the eventual single version evolved into a colossal run of 7 minutes, with both a guitar and organ solo to match each other.

As the Doors started to play clubs around the area, some local DJs starting getting requests for the song, with all of the solos accounted for. After some initial pushback to put the song out, Fire turned into one of the most famous songs in the Doors' canon, becoming a staple of their live set and what ultimately got them banned from the Ed Sullivan Show when they performed it live.

For as weird as the record might sound nowadays, the fact that this song even saw chart success is a testament to how weird the '60s psychedelic scene was as a whole.