I Have 20 Songs Here That Were Written For OTHER Bands And Artists…but They Turned These Songs Down?? Why? Here Are The 20 Songs…Who Turned Them Down?

April 11, 2026 7:22 am Published by

Yes some artists or bands say No Thanks to songs for a bunch of different reasons! So I found these 20 songs that were turned down…here is the list of the songs…can you think of the bands/artists that turned THESE songs down?? These are the bands that DID the songs…who said no??
~Tymo

Song 20: SIMPLE MINDS – DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) **Love how they start this song here!!


Song 19: BONNIE RAITT – SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT
Song 18: YARDBIRDS – FOR YOUR LOVE


Song 17: NEIL YOUNG – POWDERFINGER
Song 16: STEVIE WONDER – SUPERSTITION

Song 15: BOB DYLAN – LAY LADY LAY (STREISAND/EVERLY BROS)
Song 14: BRYAN ADAMS – RUN TO YOU


Song 13: SANTANA W/ ROB THOMAS – SMOOTH
Song 12: YES – LOVE WILL FIND A WAY


Song 11: HEART – THESE DREAMS

Song 10: BLONDIE – CALL ME


Song 9: STEPPENWOLF – BORN TO BE WILD
Song 8: DUSTY SPRINGFIELD – SON OF A PREACHER MAN


Song 7: DAVID BOWIE – GOLDEN YEARS
Song 6: BEATLES – THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD

Song 5: KENNY LOGGINS – DANGER ZONE

Song 4: TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS – DON’T DO ME LIKE THAT **a YOUNG Tom here hey?


Song 3: DON HENLEY – BOYS OF SUMMER
Song 2: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – HUNGRY HEART **This show in TO? Anyone here for THIS show??


Song 1: AEROSMITH – I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING

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