Songs that an Artist Generally Has Refused to Perform Live

The band hated the song so much that they refused to play it in concert. Despite this, they performed it on Saturday Night Live with Kate Pierson in 1991 (when the song came out), and they performed a rewritten version on Sesame Street called "Furry Happy Monsters" in 1999.

Shiny Happy People was agreed by the band to be left off of their Greatest Hits album.

Eric stopped performing the song in 2004, saying that he does not grieve the loss of his son Conor anymore and does not want the old feelings of grief to return. Despite this, he did play it during his 50th Anniversary Tour in 2013.

After Bon Scott passed away, Brian Johnson refused to play it live out of respect. They still have not performed it live to this day.

Ann Wilson was disgusted with the song's message, suggesting that it was okay for a woman to make love with a stranger if her husband was unable to conceive a child. Despite the fact that they refuse to perform it live, she says the song is extremely popular in Australia and New Zealand. She is really surprised by how many people request it when they perform there.

The band quit performing the song after murderer Robert John Bardo, who murdered actress Rebecca Shaffer, claimed while testifying in court that the song influenced his actions. They only brought it back for The Joshua Tree's 30th Anniversary Tour in 2017, where they played the album in full every night.

Chris Martin told Howard Stern that he is reluctant to perform this song live because he believes that "an audience can pick up real fast if you're not convinced by something." He was unsatisfied with the way the studio recording turned out, leaving a sour taste in his mouth.

Dave Mustaine quit performing the song in 2001 due to the lyrics being about a Satanic ritual. Dave has become a Christian in recent years. Despite this, he became more open to performing it "as long as it doesn't hurt anybody" and played it at a gig in the Czech Republic in 2018.

Although Radiohead is more famous for refusing to play "Creep" in concert, they did bring it back into their setlist on a few occasions, most notably on the tour for A Moon Shaped Pool. "High and Dry," however, has not been performed at all since 1998. Thom Yorke thought it sounded too much like a Rod Stewart song and that it wasn't just "bad... it's very bad."

James Hetfield hated "Escape" because he wrote it to please the record label, which wanted a radio-friendly song to promote the album. They have only played it once, at the 2012 Orion Music + More Festival, while playing Ride the Lightning in its entirety. Ironically, "Escape" is now the least popular and recognized song on the album.

Mike D from The Beastie Boys said, "The only thing that upsets me is that we might have reinforced certain values of some people in our audience when our own values were actually totally different. There were tons of guys singing along to 'Fight for Your Right' who were oblivious to the fact it was a total goof on them."

So basically, the song is an ironic parody of "party" themed songs. Since the irony of the song was lost on most listeners, they decided to stop performing it.

A beautiful heartfelt song written by former Panic! at the Disco member Ryan Ross. The song brings tears to Brendon Urie's eyes every time he sings it.

Yup, they often refuse to play it live and get angry if it's requested.

She has a good reason to not like this song. It doesn't sound like her. It sounds like Cat. Also, the vibe of this song really isn't her thing. It was also a learning experience for her, so this doesn't really count as one of her greatest hits to sing live.