A great song title can launch a hit in seconds. It can also quietly ruin an artist’s life. Some titles were misunderstood. Others aged badly. A few became punchlines the moment they hit radio. For these artists, the title didn’t just sell the song. It became the thing they could never escape.

Plenty of tracks from the 60s and 70s felt tailor-made for the music video era that hadn’t arrived yet. They were theatrical, stylish, weird, moody, or bold enough that there’s no doubt MTV would’ve eaten them up instantly. If MTV had shown up a decade earlier, these songs would have dominated the channel

Some of the biggest movie hits of the 80s made Gen Xers shrug and say "whatever."

Jeanette MacDonald rose to fame in the ruffle-laden, fantasy-ridden Hollywood musicals of the 1930s, her angel’s voice transporting audiences and establishing her as one of the highest-paid actresses of the day. MacDonald kept this pristine image until the day she died, even right up to her beautiful last words to her long-time husband.

After pushing Crazy Horse out of his career, Neil Young spiraled into creative chaos. Their reunions reveal how this volatile partnership ultimately fueled some of his most powerful music.

Music has no shortage of divas and eccentric personalities, but in Ginger Baker’s case, his actions earned a whole new level of notoriety. While he spent much of his life collaborating with other musicians in various groups, one would be hard-pressed to find more than a few who truly called him a friend. To fans and those closest to him, he was ill-tempered at best, and dangerous at worst—all while being one of the most iconic drummers in rock history.