10 Rock Songs That Artists Didn't Want To Record

10. Cum on Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot

One could argue that Quiet Riot were responsible for making the hair metal scene what it was back in the mid '80s. With a premiere spot opening the US Festival and an early incarnation of the band featuring guitar god Randy Rhoads, the blocks were all in place for them to be superstars if they had the right song. While they eventually found it in a cover of Slade's Cum On Feel the Noize, vocal Kevin DuBrow would have sooner taken an axe to the song.

Once these Sunset veterans got in touch with producer Spencer Proffer, he insisted that they record the Slade classic as a way of crossing over onto pop radio. For weeks, the band begrudgingly attempted to learn the song, only to have things derail when Kevin got pissed off. By the time they finally got to the studio to record the tune, DuBrow was fuming.

However, this one song ended up being the lynch pin for their album Metal Health to succeed, taking it to platinum status off the strength of the video rotation and relentless touring. If you listen closer, you can even hear that deep-seated anger as DuBrow shrieks out the lyrics. Even though they had their reservations, there's a good chance we wouldn't be hearing about Quiet Riot today if it weren't for this one song.