10 Rock Stars Who Didn't Like Their Most Famous Songs

10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen's classic ode to youthful rebellion was a labor from its first studio recordings. From the start, the Boss had a plan to combine the adolescent sounds of rock and roll and turn them into a rallying cry for the genre's future. Then again, that's easier said than done.

As Springsteen recorded for over a year, he still couldn't figure out how to present what he thought was his best work. While using up expensive studio time and draining his album advance dry, Springsteen had hardly scratched the surface on bringing his theme song to life. With the record label discussing the possibility of dropping Springsteen, manager Jon Landau intervened and got "Born to Run" onto the radio in America months before the record was completed.

The American public quickly latched onto this pleading anthem of freedom, which made the rough and tumble songwriter from New Jersey a superstar overnight. To this day though, Springsteen loathes the version heard on the radio, claiming it still was not up to the standard he heard in his head. Even though the E Street Band turn the song into an other-worldly experience live, the Boss still has a bone to pick with the studio cut that made him a star.