10 Famous Albums That Left The Best Song On The Cutting Room Floor

Cut Song: "Holy Joe"

By the late 90s, it seemed as if no tried-and-true rock band would escape the decade without making fools of themselves in an effort to stay "hip". Even U2 -- a band that for years had worked its brooding, working class style to great effect -- tried to embrace the shiny-suited, overly-gelled era.

U2's Pop album was meant to be a clever bit of irony that winked at how the rise of pop stars had infected a once-pure form of entertainment, but instead felt more like an out-of-touch band desperately trying to reconnect with youth culture.

While lead single "Discothèque" hopped on the lite-trance movement that briefly captured the world's imagination, it was the B-side "Holy Joe" that recalled U2's classic sound. In fact, despite its brit-pop aesthetics, the song is a timeless track that would have fared just as well on Pop as it would have on The Joshua Tree.

Ultimately, it was a bit too "classic" for the glitz-as-schtick style the band was going for and was shuffled to the sidelines.