Top 10 Musicians Who RUINED Their Reputations with One Song

[@WatchMojo]

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[@ecwdude17]

Metallica is doing ok, but Liz Phair' Why Can't I? C'mon Man!

[@ymeynot0405]

@@ecwdude17 I laugh at their list, LIz Phair especially. That is the only song of Liz Phair that I can remember as a child of the 1990's lilith fair era. They might call it a failure, but I would hazzard a guess that it is her most famous song that gave her the widest name recognition. Edit: Jewel is another one on this list they got wrong. She made a great parody of the late 90's/2000's commercialism towards over produced music the eventually led to stars like Kesha. Nothing Jewel could have done at that point would have saved her career because the age of Lilith Fair was over. Just like disco died, hair bands died, the women rock era of the 90's was over. It wasn't a song. It was the changing of the times. Further proof that this list is crap... both #2 & #1 have nothing to do with the music. They pissed off people for things done outside of the music studio.

[@fastinbulvis2223]

WatchMojo = Cringe

[@geeshep4836]

I Loved Jewel With Save Your Soul And Meant For You When I Heard Intuition God It's Was Annoying.

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

Even if Weird Al did Canadian Life as an alternative parody or American Life sounds funnier for Tom Green and Mike Myers.

[@grapefruitinstrument1394]

"I wrote a whole album about you" - "I don't care" Lmao

[@JeremySnyder-p3d]

Too bad too, since Paula Patton was smoking hot.

[@zippydayglow]

"I write albums about all my ex-bf's... Keep that in mind Travis..." -Taylor Swift...

[@grovesy333]

@@zippydayglow Every other artist does that as well like Olivia Rodrigo and Katy Perry about Russell brand they are all still talented what about Harry styles and Drake ? They have albums about their exes as well

[@thegriffzone]

i respect paula patton 100x more now because of that reply.

[@fastinbulvis2223]

WatchMojo = Cringe

[@ebonyedwards-ellis8165]

In all fairness to Liz Phair, she had just had a baby and needed higher income. While her previous work was brilliant, it wasn't commercial. AT ALL. Phair had the right to want to be paid well for her music. And "Why Can't I?" wasn't a bad song; in fact it was a solid pop song.

[@gahan101]

@@ebonyedwards-ellis8165 I understand, but that move was too quick. Going from an indie rock act to mainstream pop right after the 2nd album was a bad move. It got people confused about what kind of artist she really was. She didn't took the time to establish seriously herself before considering going mainstream. So maybe the audience thought she was just jumping in the bandwagon. Cos that's that's exactly what she did. But it wasn't any good for her. She even said later that the album wasn't her.

[@AustinTXSlasher]

@@gahan101, the album with "Why Can't I?" is actually her fourth. The third album was a little more on the poppy side, but the songs just seemed to have a nicer feel. I just could never do "Why Can't I?". I think the song "H.W.C." was badass though.

[@scottrobinson9334]

I feel the same. I remember when it came out, I would actually flip thru the stations and wait to hear this song.

[@MsBadJedi]

At first I thought it was a song by Lillix

[@glennstarkey7087]

Agreed and extraordinary was excellent She even laughed at her going pop and agreed with the sound change transparency I appreciated

[@ItsJustTravis]

I liked “intuition” & “why can’t I?”

[@claymccoy]

A lot of people did. However, the fans of their earlier work got upset of their change of musical direction.

[@112JFD]

I really liked those songs probably because that's the songs that made me discover each of these artists! So that's probably why i didn't have the same problems with those songs that their respective fan base!

[@728huey]

"Intuition" was meant to be a parody of young pop diva songs and videos, but a lot of fans didn't get the joke. As for "Why Can't I", Liz Phair was the darling of the alternative rock era of the 1990's, but by the time she released the song and her album the alt-rock scene had already transitioned out of grunge and post-grunge and on to nu-metal and pop punk, so she was just trying to keep up with the times. As for Billy Squier, there was nothing wrong with the song itself; it was the music video that sunk his career. And it wasn't even his idea to do the video like that himself.

[@asisgamble7729]

Me too, instant childhood memories

[@josephtravis1032]

I've always jammed to them every time I listen to them again and again, precious childhood memories

[@garyeanes4747]

Rob and Fab from Milli Vanilli don't deserve all the ridicule while the mastermind of the entire thing Frank Farian walked away without consequence. Everyone focused on them while letting Farian off the hook. It's a shame frankly. Farian should have been the pariah and not Rob and Fab who were just two street dancers recruited, groomed and entirely orchestrated by Farian. He was the captain of the ship and should have seen his career go down with it instead of Rob and Fab.

[@ErickTiki]

Totaly agree but, that is the story with upper management....they were cast to the wolves while the uppers lined their pockets and shielded themselves.

[@raymondtitano3819]

People lost their collective $#!@! when they were outed, absolutely overreacted. It's not like these dudes broke into your house and poured acid on your record collection.

[@djiqs]

Truly, just like Farian's previous project Boney M, they were a product for consumption. Nothing more. People wouldn't bat an eye if it were put out today with or without full disclosure

[@cisium1184]

What they did had been done for years, and is done now without so much as an objection. It was all media hypocrisy, corporate cowardice, and buckpassing.

[@michaellazor5667]

I agree with you 100% and has always said that

[@bbsdollsandtvarchive]

Unpopular opinion: I like Intuition by Jewel

[@LisaAnne-n8f]

I did too!

[@ericseitzler81]

Me too but it really wasn't her and you could tell she wasn't comfortable with it and it showed.

[@wyattangle]

I doubt that's going to be a truly unpopular opinion. I think the catch is that her hardcore fans probably didn't like it. For many of us? It's the only Jewel song we can name.

[@MeganKoumori]

I remember being a teenager when "Intuition" came out, seeing the video, and just burying my face. No Jewel, _no._ And you guys never heard "Hands" or "You Were Meant for Me"? They were all over the radio in the 90s, especially the latter.

[@MateusHonrado]

@@wyattangle Uh, there's also "You Were Meant for Me", "Who Will Save Your Soul", "Hands" and "Foolish Games".

[@user-vi2ym8sx9l]

Jewel's Intuition is smart and profound. The lyrics were to make the exact point. She has stated most people failed to get the message she was portraying with this song. It's a classic!!

[@James-if3kc]

Maybe because she acted like a total w h 00 re in the video and there was absolutely no reason for a singer like her to make a video like that.

[@davej.meister5421]

Nah! The song just plain stinks. Classic rock ftw!!

[@GarySkadra]

I still like the song "Rock Me Tonite" by Billy Squier

[@stevezilla68]

He had a lot of great songs. There were a lot of cringey videos in the 80s, but it's especially unfair that Rock Me Tonight is always singled out.

[@zacharycunningham1789]

Agreed 100 percent!!!!

[@colleenkeefer2545]

Still a great song! And he was awesome live. I saw him with King’s X opening once.

[@michaelhaymaker1212]

Billy Squire wasn't the song, it was the video!

[@christopherdieudonne]

Exactly! "Rock me tonight" was a hit until the video came out.

[@TheSamLowry]

Yup, Ortega tried to make Squier look gay, at a time when rock fans were horrified by the mere thought.

[@christopherdieudonne]

@@TheSamLowry Exactly !

[@lodja]

The shirt

[@teariet.tekken-wolffenn5881]

Exactly.

[@waynetunks9942]

Madonna's first single from her next album literally hit number one in charts of 41 countries and earning a place in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records, as the song topping the charts in most countries. I don't think American Life ruined her reputation, it was just something different.

[@marcus813]

If her reputation were ruined, there's no way she would be a viable touring act in the 2020s.

[@waynetunks9942]

@@marcus813 Exactly!

[@EdFredHernandez]

Let's not let facts get in the way of a good you tube story

[@GlennWD]

American Life is a SPECTACULAR album. 💿🎵💿🎶💿🎵💿

[@RichV20]

It ended her reign as the Queen of Pop. She didnt turn into a touring legend act after that, but something in the middle. Not a has-been cruising on past hits, but no longer a trend setter.

[@efftee3702]

Jewel's Intuition was a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the music scene during that time. She said so herself in early interviews for the album.

[@willythemailboy2]

She was also recovering from a broken collarbone and couldn't play the guitar the way she normally would have for a video.

[@chrisp679]

She wasn’t one who should’ve been making the commentary though.

[@spookym123]

@@chrisp679 Why is that?

[@chrisp679]

Because it’s too drastic a shift, even if it is parody.

[@daviderickson8699]

@@chrisp679 Jewel had already gone from folk to soft-rock to country. I don't know why this was out of bounds. There's that one other female artist that's big today that has done similar. Taylor something-or-other.

[@will88TFs4Life]

I think it’s incredibly unfair to Liz that she was shunned by critics for not giving them the sound they wanted. The track should be evaluated on its own merits and Why Can’t I is an excellent pop track.

[@fastinbulvis2223]

WatchMojo = Cringe

[@James-if3kc]

@@fastinbulvis2223 Then why you watching it?

[@fastinbulvis2223]

@@James-if3kcSo you have to like whatever you watch?

[@James-if3kc]

@@fastinbulvis2223 Yes.

[@rebecca8525]

@@fastinbulvis2223 No, but it seems like a waste of time to watch videos you don't like.

[@nicholasharvey1232]

"Why Can't I" is the only Liz Phair song I like. In fact, it's the only Liz Phair song I know. Takes me back to my late-teen years.

[@sueellenwalsh1326]

You should listen to Liz Phair Exile in Guyville. The entire album is great!

[@jenmck23]

So I thought so too lol until I looked into all her music and you might know "Extraordinary" if you watched Raising Helen with Kate Hudson and Hayden Panettiere.

[@HikazePrincess]

Right?

[@dellyortega2416]

Same

[@VivreSabby]

Exile In Guyville is a classic, highly recommend! Also at the same time, Liz Phair even says in interviews that her 90’s work didn’t really feel like herself, hence the timing of her self-titled album.

[@michelledawn7446]

Intuition is unironically good even though I still saw the clear irony in the whole thing. The fact that people don’t understand it shows how many don’t really listen to the lyrics.

[@derekjordangregg7468]

Intuition isn’t good for jewel lol. Maybe decent for a pop star not a guitar player singer songwriter

[@notmyrealhandle]

It was a commentary of pop music of the time. Lots of people didn't get the point

[@willE84]

Thank you!

[@MichaelSmith-zx5lw]

​@@derekjordangregg7468you're proving the point lol

[@fastinbulvis2223]

WatchMojo = Cringe

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

Milli Vanilli wouldn't have happened if the music industry wasn't so focused on looks. The music and vocals were good. But the people who created it didn't look good enough for them

[@iannelson5933]

Exactly. Well put sir.If your arse is the right shape you can get a recording contract these days. Doesn't matter if you can't sing, they can auto-tune the fuck out of it.

[@whodat3700]

I agree. It was a good album and hugely popular. To bad the people that really sang didn't just keep it going.

[@chamlo11]

100% And Milli Vanili wasn't the only manufactured good looks group. Look at C&C music factor. Martha Wash was the voice of Everybody Dance Now but they didn't put her on the cover. We should feel more sympathy for the voice artists.

[@reneeelias9514]

I bought the cd!

[@reneeelias9514]

@@chamlo11i know! Sad!

[@c.t.4837]

Intuition is great! She’s mocking the shit that people are judging it on?! How isn’t that noticed? She was making fun of it kind of like Pink’s “Stupid Girls”

[@nixeleth]

And Pink's actually taken jabs at the pop industry multiple times via her music video for "My Own Worst Enemy," lines in songs like "So What," etc. Phair and Jewel were just changing their sound temporarily, and the industry reacted the same way they did every time Neil Young decided to experiment.

[@c.t.4837]

@@nixeleth love Jewel and Phair!!! They’re all grown! Pink has always been so real and called out the industry early on ! Love them all :)

[@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm]

I think the difference was when Pink was doing it she was doing it in a funny way. Stupid Girls was definitely a comedy! But in Jewel's video she wasn't acting sexy in a funny way, she was flat out acting sexy! The satire and sarcasm was a lot more subtle and a lot of people just didn't get it.

[@James-if3kc]

None of you understand, you're all so blind. Both videos, by Pink and Jewel, were made to increase their popularity by having them be half naked in their videos while disguising it as "social commentary". They knew most people wouldn't get that and they would just watch it to see them half naked, and that's exactly what they were banking on. But then they could still lean on the excuse of "we did it as a joke!"

[@rebecca8525]

@@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm Yes, that's what it was.

[@nicholasharvey1232]

P.S. "Intuition" is a banger! Arguably my favorite Jewel song. It was popular right when I was graduating high school.

[@kendonl.taylor5111]

@nicholasharvey She also bare her midriff.

[@CesarJoel94]

It was embarrassing for an "artist" like her

[@paulcowlishaw]

Congratulations on your graduation

[@garypatterson2857]

@@CesarJoel94 The song was satire. Jewel massively overestimated her audience. Turns out they're mostly stupid people who like minor keys and not thinking for even a moment. Years later, I still find it hard to believe people took that song seriously. Looks like I'm almost alone in seeing the sledgehammer satire she used.

[@TornSparrow1974]

"... when you're on your 14th minute of fame." .. Facts.

[@moviefan2517]

"Rock Me Tonight" is a great song. The music video was and is an abomination.

[@andytran1603]

It's the pink cut off t-shirt that did it for him

[@beaudure01]

Absolutely. Great voice.

[@maureenhopkins430]

I watch it whenever I need a good laugh! 🤣🤣

[@TheMpo1986]

Why did he go all flash dance?

[@christopherdieudonne]

@@TheMpo1986 He was looking for a good director for the video but the one he wanted wasn't available. So, Kenny Ortega, a famous choreographer, got the job. So the video was conceived by a choreographer and not a music video director.

[@hughlingard]

those dance moves by billy squier looked more like the symptoms of an unfortunate medical condition.

[@James-if3kc]

"Bobby, that person on your tape has a medical disorder."

[@ursulap.6722]

I know this is about reputation and not necessarily song quality, but I loved & continue to love the FUCK out of "Intuition" by Jewel

[@homequeerter]

@@ursulap.6722 it's a bop

[@MGC-XIII]

For me B.O.B lost his reputation when he came out as a flat earther.

[@michael7054]

Yeah A.J. Styles too.

[@colonel_angus82]

That’s what they said in the video. Your comment is like you are mentioning something they forgot to.

[@mischarowe]

He is? Ugh.

[@djlp2212]

Don't B.O.B. and Styles along with Draymond Green travel all "around" the Earth to perform?

[@joshuamcneely3028]

​@@colonel_angus82 He came out as a flat earther before the song came out.

[@Tbizel]

The jewel intuition was supposed to be a joke not to be taken that seriously

[@mrandrew82]

Thank you. She is sending up the music industry.

[@JoyfulRelaxation22]

EXACTLY it was commentary. Same exact thing with Madonna's song. It's not Beethoven, it's art that doesn't take itself too seriously, and why is that such a bad thing? You know?

[@James-if3kc]

Lame excuse to be half naked in a video. Disguise it as "commentary". Sure, pal...

[@thejanssen6030]

A joke written as a garbage pop song with an equally crappy album cover? Riiiight

[@kcgirlmo9190]

I’m confused about “Why can’t I” being on this list

[@michaelmalone7231]

She was a solid indie artist in the 90s. Primarily played on college radio. Not that commercial grunge stuff on pop/rock radio. I understand she had just had a baby and wanted a hit single in the 2000s to cash in. But she blatantly sounded like Avril, even using the same producer. Using the same "hushed" singing all the other pop stars were doing at the time.

[@James-if3kc]

@@michaelmalone7231 She proved that they're all the same, they only care about money and their own selfish desires.

[@trinaq]

It's sad that Milli Vanilli were contracted to lip sync, since both Rob and Fab could sing. Rob sadly died in his early 30s, but Fab managed to release songs, under his real voice.

[@micker9830]

They wouldn't have been anywhere near as successful. You should be saying, the people who actually sang the songs, should have been the stars.

[@ShenDoodles]

@@micker9830 Why not both?

[@ringhiogattuso621]

????? Rob couldn't even speak good English, let alone sing.

[@Poppielangkous-p8g]

Only Fab could sing; Rob could only dance.

[@cailieisidro5758]

Remember my dad telling me the true story that they’re forced to lip sync and I was sad. While rest in peace for Rob, I congrat Fab not only using his real voice in songs, but building up his own career without that type of management again

[@i-Maven]

To be fair the 80s had A LOT of cheesy music videos.

[@Traci2000]

True! But... Cheesy is one thing. Just plain bad is another. It can be hard to come back from looking dumb not on purpose.

[@i-Maven]

@@Traci2000 As Billy Squire FAFO’d!

[@reneeelias9514]

It was the beginning of the music video!

[@tornadodee148]

@@Traci2000 artists have looked way more dumb than him, its just because in the video he looked "geh" and it was the 80's

[@t3hi84n2g]

the 1980s rigid gender roles?? the 1980s where hair metal was the biggest thing in music and the men all wore wigs, makeup and spandex???

[@someguy7424]

Yeah, but it was still considered rebellious to go against gender roles, which is one reason why hair metal was so popular among edgy teens. Being androgynous isn’t considered edgy these days.

[@TLowGrrreen]

​@@someguy7424That's way the kiddies today are losing their minds. Given no boundaries they've had to continual reach for something to rebel against.

[@alexsmart5452]

@@someguy7424 no "edgy teens" listen to hair metal or 80s heavy metal. It had nothing to do with "gender roles" back than. It was a lifestyle that teen boys wanted to live. A teen age Fantasy of S,D, and Rock and Roll. Edgy 80s teens listened to what we today call Post Punk and all its subgenres.

[@mrpants5462]

It didn't happen if it is before 2016

[@MrConspark]

Ha ha a millennials idea of history true😅

[@ShinRyojin]

Thicke became a IRL Kirk VanHouten. Get Her Back = Can I Borrow a Feeling?

[@PrincessofPower84]

😂😂😂😂

[@octaviacrewse7804]

😂😂😂😂

[@boxingelfis1499]

Okay, 'Why Can't I?' And 'Intuition' sound really good. If artists want to explore with new styles why shouldn't they? Fans and critics should support these endeavours instead of acting like they own the artists or their direction.

[@theplaguegamer6216]

Experimentation is often a dangerous gamble in any medium because it can push away an established fanbase, and if it fails you will be cut out.

[@boxingelfis1499]

@@theplaguegamer6216 I understand this sentiment, but it is still putting artists in a box, of sorts, as well as creating a dilemma when you consider how musicians are often considered boring or unimaginative/ a one trick pony, when they stick to a formula that seemingly works. Yet, when artists go out of their comfort zone and try new things and explore their creativity, they now have to contend with supposed fans leaving just because they sound and look different?

[@theplaguegamer6216]

@@boxingelfis1499 Unfortunately, that's how cruel the entertainment industry has been molded to be. You have to find a niche and you have to perfect it in order to survive.

[@derekjordangregg7468]

She released a pop album. fans who can’t stand that shit are gonna be upset. The songs sucked

[@boxingelfis1499]

@@theplaguegamer6216 You're right. There's just something that feels especially messed up about such problems coming from not just industry politics, but from those whom you thought loved your music, you know?

[@phillip22722]

Thicke's followup didn't ruin his career. He was ALWAYS destined to be a one hit wonder. As "Blurred Lines" had "one hit wonder" written all over it.

[@mehlindiinthewebway3910]

Thicke was never a one hit wonder. He was already a well known songwriter and established producer, when his international hit "When I get you alone" came out in 2002 (it was not a huge success in the US however). He worked for artists such as Christina Aguilera for Eg. This is why his downfall was such a massive blow for him, because he worked himself up at such a young age and his star just started to shine for real. Successful singers and musicians reached out to him and he was married to a beautiful actress. I personally hated Blurred lines, the song, the video, everything it represented, and to be honest, I was happy that he was canceled. What an arrogant and self-centered arse.

[@teariet.tekken-wolffenn5881]

That part of his life after Blurred Lines was really cringy and embarrassing.

[@glennstarkey7087]

@@phillip22722 also Thicke was in hot water already over blurred lines due to the marvin gaye estate lawsuit and criticism over the lyrics which are pretty rapey

[@daviderickson8699]

@@glennstarkey7087 Wasn't there also a live performance with Miley Cyrus on some awards show that kind of put the nail in the coffin for his marriage also? 2 nepo babies grinding it out on stage...

[@glennstarkey7087]

@@daviderickson8699 that too

[@danderson8431]

Jewel may have ruined her career, but I think of her every time I shave my legs.

[@kennethweser]

Jewel didn't ruin her career, she just switched genres. Billy Squire ruined his career.

[@erinlizzie09]

😂😂😂😂

[@James-if3kc]

Jewel should have done a commercial for Veet lke Alyssa Milano did where she did the pose with bare feet.

[@rebecca8525]

@@kennethweser She only switched genres for that one album. She went back to her roots after that.

[@BLACKHT3]

I actually enjoyed "Why Can't I?", "Intuition", and "I Disappear".

[@welcometothemovies9157]

It wasn't that I disappear was ripped but people hated Metallica for the Napster trial

[@fastinbulvis2223]

You're not allowed to like anything WatchMojo doesn't approve of. Sorry. 🙂

[@James-if3kc]

Why can't I make my intuition disappear?

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

​@@James-if3kcThat's a catchy title for a song or a book.

[@James-if3kc]

@@MichaelLovely-mr6oh LOL!

[@TomB-s3j]

I’m a big fan of Jewel earlier work (Pieces of Me and Spirit) however i also looooveeeeee 0304 and Intuition!

[@marcus813]

Even after she dropped "Intuition," I still loved her prior work. I didn't really think of her any differently.

[@melaniez8315]

0304 was really a great album!

[@Stratelier]

I still remember, in the 90s, there was a tongue-in-cheek wall poster called "Famous Brains on Drugs" (featuring various forms of eggs: poached, etc) and Milli Vanilli's spot on the poster was a box of powdered egg substitute.

[@frommatorav1]

I don't remember that but I would have liked it. lol

[@asw7696]

I've just looked it up. It's various forms/types of eggs rather than various forms of scrambled egg in case anyone else was as confused as I was!

[@trinaq]

I always loved "Why Can't I?", having loved it since it featured in "13 Going on 30." Sure, the bubblegum pop song was a far cry from Phair's more edgier material, but I always had a soft spot for it.

[@AJ-xc4qe]

This was most zoomers’ introduction of Liz Phair, especially since her songs sounded like they wouldn’t feel out of place from Hilary Duff’s debut album!

[@someguy7424]

I never cared for it, but I didn’t really call it a sellout either, because I thought her earlier, more critically acclaimed work was overrated as hell to begin with.

[@jenmck23]

Me too but Hilary Duff was my favourite growing up and I also like "Extraordinary" that was used in Raising Helen starring Kate Hudson and Hayden Panettiere

[@michaellazor5667]

Billy squier originally didn't want to do that video and was told by people close to him that that would ruin his career, but the producers convince them to do it. It was a bad situation all around.

[@Shauma_llama]

Has to be the most damaging video in the history of MTV. Sure, they're were plenty of lame videos and boring videos, but only one can truly be said to have killed someone's career.

[@benjaminnelson2704]

Intuition is a satirical song at the end of the day. Two for one. The fact that it went through in its context is the impressive thing. I admit I was put off of it at first knowing Jewel’s style but I think she pulled it off rather well. She’s a gem of a human.

[@James-if3kc]

She sucks.

[@malenotyalc]

I'm cool with Jewel ripping off her shirt!

[@ericseitzler81]

All men and most women are too.she still looks great for her age,I can't believe her and Kevin Costner are dating though,and wtf did she see in Sean Penn he is unbearable?

[@lindaslattery8341]

@@ericseitzler81what did Madonna see in him. Holy shit.

[@i-Maven]

@@ericseitzler81Kevin Costner and Jewel are dating? Is this new?

[@morgetha]

​@@i-MavenCoster actually denied it, saying they're friends for years.

[@christhompson2006]

That's the only Liz Phair song I've ever heard.

[@michael7054]

Same here

[@michaelmalone7231]

Liz was an indie artist that got played on college radio. Not Top 40 rock and pop stations. "Never Said'" was played a little bit in the 90s on mainstream radio. Kind of like if all you listened to was mainstream US radio in the 90s, you wouldn't know Bjork or Sonic Youth. Liz Phair's "Why Can't I" would be equivalent to "Jack White collaborating with the Backstreet Boys" in some bizarro world.

[@Slayde.Wilson]

Whatever happened to LMFAO? Haven't heard from them.

[@Marksman3434]

I think they had a fallout and decided to not work together again, which is sad because they’re uncle and nephew

[@joshuacobb2842]

​@@Marksman3434 no, its definitely not sad. Nobody wants to hear that garbage ass shit they call music.

[@MateusHonrado]

​@@joshuacobb2842Well, I'm the opposite as I quite liked "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It" is a guilty pleasure of mine.

[@grovesy333]

They laughed too much

[@Slayde.Wilson]

@@grovesy333 😅😅😅I'll give you 9.5/10 for that joke. Thanks for the laugh.

[@luisalejandrocidguzman4197]

Intuition by Jewel was pure satire... People never understood that

[@James-if3kc]

An excuse to be half naked and get a more popular video, disguised as commentary. Sad you don't understand that.

[@SirAsdf]

That "Rock Me Tonite" video was like watching a Weird Al parody of a song that never existed.

[@jenniferthompson3340]

It did not change the fact it was a killer song by a killer rocker

[@Sue_V]

I liked the song, but that video was something else.

[@ToyHunter-wc9dz]

He would've been better off grabbing that guitar on set and playing it for the whole video instead of writhing around on the floor, performing embarrassing dance moves. What a train wreck.

[@Sue_V]

@@ToyHunter-wc9dz True. I wasn't a huge fan of his, but I did like his music. And yea, the video wrecked him pretty much

[@raisa_cherry35]

Yeah 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@winstonpapstein6871]

"It seemed for awhile that Metallica were 'Hardwired to Self Destruct'." I see what you did there

[@lveyasteph]

KATY PERRY WITH THE WHOLE WITNESS ALBUM 🤮

[@jamespenny7816]

Such a disappointing release, after 3 really good albums, Witness sounded like the songs that would be playing as background at the clubs, when you'd rather go get another drink or to the restroom rather than hear the actual song. It was so so so bad.

[@coopertas513]

okay it’s a bad album i’m not gonna lie, but the song witness is soooooo gooooooood bro. like so good. only good song on that album. okay i also like bon appetit

[@rtncg]

In Witness album, Katy Perry just stopped making music for average people with low IQ and made some really good songs for the first time in her career. That's why you hate that album.

[@James-if3kc]

She should put out an album called WETNESS.

[@MarkDemeo]

Intuition was completely meant as a spoof of the style she was doing. That was the whole point,I guess too many people were too stupid to understand that.

[@maxxh5331]

Why Can't I is a great song. It's the song that introduced me to Liz Phair.

[@JustSomeRandomIdiot]

I'm starting to suspect that these lists are deliberately filled with terrible entries just to spark debate in the comments section.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

I'm not gonna lie. Jewel can do no wrong. Her first album is my favorite. But I can't hate anything she does

[@hoserbike]

🤷🏽‍♂️ i liked intuition by jewel.

[@DiegoHatake]

I love "Intuition". It's so funny people didn't get the irony of the song and the video. ESPECIALLY the video!

[@Molly-Pop]

Intuition is a bop, idk what you're smoking Mojo. 0304 is a great album I still listen to it to this day. Jewel forever ❣️

[@michelehamilton961]

@Molley-Pop it is a bop but not for her style or personality. A one hit wonder that did not move her forward.

[@nixeleth]

@@michelehamilton961 That's not what one-hit wonder means...

[@INFAMOUSLSG]

Aaaah napster, those were the days.

[@rocknorris9508]

Intuition didn’t “sound like” it was criticizing itself, it flat-out WAS, and that made it both amazingly hilarious and catchy as hell. And “Why Can’t I” is arguably Phair’s best known song, and again, catchy as hell.

[@bulkvanderhuge9006]

LOL a Rapper getting into a Twitter Fight with Neil DeGrasse Tyson is THE perfect example of the saying "Showing up with a knife to a gun fight"

[@Sue_V]

LOL, This is accurate. Tyson has more brains in his little finger, than 99% of the planet does in their whole body

[@James-if3kc]

Tyson is a paid actor hired to perpetuate the myths of the universe.

[@chriswallace9113]

@@Sue_V Lol, sure.

[@jamesalp01]

This voice-over guy reads every sentence like he's never read it before and doesn't know what it means.

[@theplaguegamer6216]

It's an AI, people don't talk like that.

[@magicalex95]

​@theplaguegamer6216 Dude, that guy's been doing those voice-overs forever, he's not AI...

[@sigma0thee0enygma]

I laughed out loud at this comment 😂😂😂😂

[@greenbeacon394]

Billy Squiers “Rock me tonight” had a terrible video but it was still better than Journeys video for “ Separate Ways”

[@notmyrealhandle]

People that crapped on jewel's "Intuition" really didn't get it.

[@marcus813]

I was thinking the same thing. She didn't record that song and make that video just for the hell of it. She had an important message to convey.

[@James-if3kc]

Oh we got it alright. It was an excuse for her to be half naked in a video while disguising it as "commentary". She knew damn well that it would be more popular on MTV because of the content, but she could still lean on the "commentary" excuse. It's really quite pathetic how you all fell for it.

[@whobitmyname]

Intuition was ironic as hell though. The sound was pop, but that was part of the joke.

[@arkwill14]

I remember when that Billy Squier video first aired. I was about to turn 13. I remember older kids (especially the girls) constantly saying how awesome Billy Squier was - but when I and my similar-aged friends saw this on MTV we were like "Really?!? What IS this?" We didn't really talk about how bad it was, I think, because of the older kid's admiration for the guy...but it was about this time that we started gravitating towards bands like Motley Crue and Ratt. It's a shame because now I see how musically talented he was. If only somebody had stopped him from making that video,

[@iAvrilFan1]

Jewel and Liz Phair were ahead of their time, obnoxious anti-pop gatekeepers ruined everything

[@marcus813]

I can't hate on either one of them. I understand what each woman was trying to do.

[@rebecca8525]

No, they weren't ahead of their time, at least not with “Intuition” and “Why Can’t I.” They changed their style into the type of music that was already popular at the time.

[@thejanssen6030]

Exactly, if "obnoxious anti-pop gatekeepers" means their fans that were the only ones that had made them, and were keeping them, successful. You don't know how to use "gatekeeper". You can't gatekeep something that's not yours. Folk fans did absolutely nothing to keep the artists out of pop. The artists abandoned folk fans for pop fans, but the pop fans didn't care for them. No gatekeeping involved or necessary.

[@Katclem47]

I don't even like the guy. But a white rapper winning an award over a black rapper is a "bridge too far?" 😂 And it sparked a discussion about "white artists in hip-hop spaces" where I assume they apparently don't belong for some idiotic, ridiculous reasons? I certainly don't buy these "statements" of white rappers being rewarded OVER black artists just for the mere fact that they are white? I didn't know that it was frowned upon for white guys to rap. They don't really dominate rap/hip-hop in the first place. So I don't buy the alleged preferential treatment white rappers get over black rappers. The term "white privilege" alone is silly and ridiculous.And it's used all too often as a lame, pathetic excuse when someone plays the race card.

[@tylerleitzke]

This! In fact, Eminem himself has spoken about and shown in 8 Mile, the difficulty he has faced in the Rap industry dominated by blacks. This on top of the struggles he faced growing up and the lack of this so-called "white privilege" that doesn't exist! He has won many awards and is now a beloved, well respected and feared rap artist by many artists of different music genres (including rap and hip-hop), and all races!

[@leesashriber5097]

Absolutely love Billy Squire. Saw him in concert in the '80's. 😊 Regardless of who was singing, I still like Milli Vanilli's songs. 😊

[@legendsonly02]

You forgot the biggest one this generation. Chained to the rhythm by katy perry.

[@rtncg]

In Witness album, Katy Perry just stopped making music for average people with low IQ and made some really good songs for the first time in her career. That's why that album flopped.

[@James-if3kc]

That one was good and she was hot in the video.

[@jassellb]

"People were happy to allow Macklemore to exist as the corny but well-meaning"..hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ricksamericana749]

Don't let them fool ya. This is about "Hind Hall". "The people, they won't leave What is threatenin' about divesting and wantin' peace?" Mojo can't say they're critical of Macklemore for that so they reach for something else.

[@annabethsmith-kingsley2079]

lol imagine cheating on Paula Patton...

[@kennethweser]

By the way, how about watch mojo makes a ten most uninformed videos by watch mojo? Hmmmmm?

[@space_cadet44]

Jewel getting dropped by her record label surprises me. How many flops have other artists made and they don't get completely hung out to dry. She was a great artist.

[@marcus813]

Same here. I never heard about Atlantic Records dropping her.

[@Bobjoshable]

@@marcus813 they didn't even drop her, they just didn't renew as she was with them since the 90s and fulfilled her contract. The rumour was due to lackluster sales but I was a teen then and it was on tv every single time you had an ad or switched to radio. So why buy an album for a song you hear literally 4-5 times a day.

[@nathanlevi89]

She was planning to make a country album and through all the years with Atlantic records they didn’t have the relationship with country radio. She has so many country songs that never got to be on radio because of this.

[@TLowGrrreen]

Metallica never suffered backlash because of that song. It was the perceived whininess of Lars' beef with Napster, the dubious quality of the Reload album, and the split with Jason Newstead that made them stumble. I noticed you didn't mention David Allen Coe and the wildly racist and nearly forgotten tune that got him pulled from the radio for over a decade. That's ok nobody does. It's super great to forget history.

[@Sue_V]

Load did me in. There's only 1 or 2 songs I liked off that one. I like Reload more, but it still kinda sucked. I'll just stick to 80's Metallica. All those were top notch

[@redacted2275]

Really? David Allen Coe is a nobody in the grand scheme of things, so weird to specifically pointing him out lol Don't worry, Metallica is alive and well, chill...

[@redacted2275]

​@@Sue_VI remember James saying that they did both albums "because they wanted to" with no regards about the fans so they can't complain about the fan's reactions at the time... They did expand their audience but it was a very arrogant phase of the band that resulted in Jason leaving and Lars not reading the room about the Napster fiasco.

[@TLowGrrreen]

@redacted2275 I'm so chill you could hang a side of meat in me for a week. In the grand scheme of things, who am I? And who the f*** are you? I was making a smart ass observation about a poorly concieved KZbin video not getting my undies in a bunch about Coe. Have a super nifty day!

[@jiiaga5017]

I mean, the majority of metallica listeners like Load and Reload. I'll happily listen to everything from kill em all to current, except most of st anger. Bands get stale if they only have 1 sound forever, there will always be everything before Load if that's the only sound you like, but you can tell from Garage Inc that their music influences are way more varied than that.

[@supersithlord]

Why Can't I was the best song Liz Phair ever recorded. She never HAD a big career so nothing changed.

[@thereallg4587]

*Robin thicke didn’t even try to get his ex back which makes me laugh ngl😂. And the whole milli vanilli situation was bound to happen.*

[@HattieDame]

Why can't I and intuition aren't bad songs nor are they bad videos if you enjoy the styles, the artist, the messages, etc. Jewel was intentionally making herself seem like a product instead of a person to point a finger at consumerism. She even says "Follow your heart" at one point because she's saying DON'T sell yourself. "Why Can't I" is the only song I know immediately by Liz Phair. That's not to say she doesn't have other good songs, but that's definitely her most famous one so did it really hurt her?

[@RichardA.-yi5sz]

"Girl You Know It's True" is Milli Vanilli's most famous song and it killed their career. Your statement makes no sense.

[@HattieDame]

@@RichardA.-yi5sz I didn't say anything about that song.

[@RichardA.-yi5sz]

@@HattieDame, no, you deliberately ignored it because it proves how stupid what you said was. Your mistake is neither my fault nor my problem.

[@calmbbaer]

Someone's been watching a lot of Trainwreckords!

[@PHSDM104]

I came here to make this comment.

[@MateusHonrado]

I was thinking the same.

[@beaudure01]

They even literally say “train wreck” at one point.

[@leemcdonald1342]

Fun fact: Princess Toadstool wore a Milli Vanilli sweater for the "The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3" cartoon episode.

[@NickFieldMedia]

I remember watching that episode. Think she was going to a concert of theirs too. It must have been made shortly before they were found out, because I'm pretty sure I saw the episode a few years ever that.

[@James-if3kc]

They were in every show back then. Characters were always singing "Blame it on the Rain".

[@rottytopszombiewaifu5249]

Jojo Siwa?

[@danderson8431]

You have the facts for #1 Million Vanilli totally wrong. Their follow up Rob & Fab DID come out, it just didn’t sell anything. Fab has since release music solo.

[@mihmo2663]

Metallica's issue had nothing to do with a song. They were considered sell outs for single handedly taking down Napster which provided free music to listeners. They wanted to be seen as rebels but people found out they just wanted to be paid.

[@rockinrandy8910]

I Liked Liz Phair...Why Can't I Was A Win Tbh Cuz It Was In Alot Of Romcoms.

[@huwguyver4208]

Todd In The Shadows does really good deep dives on a lot of these songs/albums on his Trainwreckords series.

[@multiyapples]

I don’t think Milli Vanilli should’ve gotten as much hate as they did. Of all the things this are terrible musicians have done lip syncing isn’t the worst.

[@mykemech]

Many have had their career ruined by getting caught lip-syncing, but they all actually recorded their own songs. MV weren't allowed to even do that by the label, who subsequently let them take the fall. Sad story.

[@christhornycroft3686]

It's a shame what happened to Jewel, because I was more frustrated with Nelly Furtado, who hails from my home country, for doing virtually the same thing. Both women did kind of indy singer/songwriter type of music and produced some great songs, even if they didn't top any Billboard or international music charts. Nelly decided she wanted to do hip hop/R&B and I was so disappointed. She caved to what was popular at the time. I would have thought Jewel's lack of success switching to a different image and genre of music would have allowed her to go back to what she was good at and succeed. It didn't work, unfortunately. For Nelly, she succeeded, which meant the Canadian folk-inspired music was going to be a thing of the past and most people today remember her for her mid 2000s work.

[@morgetha]

Same, I was surprised when she dropped loose and the songs are highly sexualized. But she succeeded and got lots of new fans, despite alienated some. And Timbaland was probably most responsible for her 3rd album's success.

[@NotData]

I always thought Jewel's 0304 was intended as a one-off experiment. I could list many famous rock bands and solo artists that put out one album in another style before returning to what we expect. None of them got the same level of backlash.

[@wanderingyoutube]

Milli Vanilli were victims of their producers who never allowed them to sing, but kept promising them that they could 'soon'. Until this day, the facts are not all clear and there was a recent documentary that backs this

[@CandiceVidito]

Milli Vanilli :You know it's true. They lip synced all of their songs but they lip synced this song during a live concert and when the fans found out they were beyond pissed.

[@KhIDp0is0N]

Fergie - The National Anthem

[@asiabrew81]

Part of the issue w/ Liz Phair & Jewel's songs featured here is that while they're fun and successful pop songs that may have introduced younger audiences to both artists, they were so different from their prior output there was nothing for their new fans to latch onto, which is a weird loss for two women with a good amount of prior albums.

[@SarignCleric]

I think it is, for Jewel, when you look at her earlier music videos, they looked wholesome and not "edgy" vs "Intuition" where it was seen as a Britney Spears esque (when Spears angered parents at the one MTV VMA).

[@klepetar]

OMG,. billy squier.. .. we were watching and this came on.. it was WHAT??

[@ShenDoodles]

Milli Vanilli was a horrendously sad tale of two guys and a band who were all thrown under the bus by music execs after the scheme they were forced into failed. It was squarely the fault of the ones who made them lipsync instead of just letting them sing, using them for their looks and ditching them when it blew up in their face.

[@marcus813]

I can't listen to their music the same way I did back in the late '80s, but I can't blame Fab and the late Rob for that mess.

[@Phobero]

I think the backlash against Liz wasn't Phair

[@djlp2212]

Macklemore lost his reputation when he came out with his first song.

[@laurabailey1054]

I discovered Billy Squire because of the song Rock Me Tonight playing on the radio a lot in my area and bought a copy of the cd Best of Billy Squire and that cd got borrowed a lot from me when I was in university. I thought the video was amusing and that was how I found out the name of the artist was did the song I loved.

[@Actionfiguresinaction]

Jewel is FINE as F in that video and she CLD headline any arena right now. I don't recall anything 'repuation' ruining for Mrs. kilcher!(Yes..I. A Fan!❤️)

[@DeanOuimet]

I think all most as bad was Ashley Simpson Saturday night live performance

[@nowaywithyoueveragai]

It seems, some of these artists were victims of political censorship, rather than ruining their careers because of some bad taste thing.

[@Traci2000]

For Squier, it wasn't that he stepped outside of gender roles that was the problem. It was that the video was just terrible. The choreography was awful and it looked dumb.

[@SquidProQuo80]

Amazing how Milli Vanilli was canceled for not singing their music and yet Jennifer Lopez walks away scott-free to flop another year after doing the same thing... this is simply not fair.

[@therealDJG]

lol, this is a Tood in the Shadows video in disguise.

[@EnigWHYmatic]

Wait so people stopped listening to Liz Phair because she went from pop to…..pop?

[@JeremySnyder-p3d]

No. She went from 90s alternative rock to pop.

[@EnigWHYmatic]

@@JeremySnyder-p3d that “alternative rock” sounds an awful lot like pop to me 😬😬

[@AL3X1KUS]

Metallica did not ruin their reputation. They are still huge today. Even doing an amazing world tour right now.

[@Aceofwolves]

Half of these are just people who dont like when artist try something new or speak about real issues.

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

What was Billy Squire thinking or trying to achieve with his “Rock Me Tonite” video?