{"id":735347,"date":"2026-06-30T18:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/735347\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T18:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:44:12","slug":"4-iconic-rock-hits-that-werent-written-by-the-bands-that-recorded-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/735347\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Iconic Rock Hits That Weren\u2019t Written by the Bands That Recorded Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are so many iconic groups, like The Beatles<\/a>, that are known for penning their own chart-toppers. But sometimes, it takes an extra mind to make the magic happen. Here are four killer rock hits that came from an outside source.<\/p>\n

\u201cI Don\u2019t Want To Miss A Thing\u201d by Aerosmith<\/p>\n

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This song is Aerosmith\u2019s only No. 1 hit, and they were not the ones to pen it. \u201cI Don\u2019t Want To Miss A Thing\u201d was actually written by Dianne Warren. You might know her for other huge songs like Celine Dion\u2019s \u201cBecause You Loved Me\u201d.<\/p>\n

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According to an interview Warren\u00a0did with\u00a0Billboard<\/a>, she \u201cnever thought\u201d Aerosmith would\u00a0do\u00a0her song.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t in the studio when they were recording,\u201d she explained. \u201cSo it went from me teaching Steven Tyler the song at the piano\u202fto someone sending me the CD and hearing the finished record. I was blown out of my chair; it was so great.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c(Don\u2019t You) Forget About Me\u201d by Simple Minds\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Even though this song by Simple Minds basically made\u00a0The Breakfast Club\u00a0what it is, it actually came from an outside source.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This one was written and composed by\u00a0Keith Forsey\u00a0and guitarist Steve Schiff. They wanted an anthem that would act as the characters\u2019 farewell to\u00a0each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was: don\u2019t forget, when we\u2019re back in the classroom, you\u2019re not just a bad guy\u00a0and\u00a0we\u2019ve got other things in common,\u201d Forsey told The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll Along The Watchtower\u201d by The Jimi Hendrix Experience<\/p>\n

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Bob Dylan has a version of this song out that\u2019s equally respected, if not more so. However, Jimi Hendrix\u2019s version was what got people hooked in the beginning.<\/p>\n

Hendrix once said<\/a> of \u201cAll Along The Watchtower\u201d: \u201cAll those people who don\u2019t like Bob Dylan\u2019s songs should read his lyrics. They are filled with the joys and sadness of life. I am\u00a0as\u00a0Dylan, none of us can sing normally.\u00a0Sometimes,\u00a0I play Dylan\u2019s songs\u00a0and\u00a0they are so much like me that it seems\u00a0to me that\u00a0I wrote them.\u00a0I have the feeling that Watchtower is a song I could have come up with, but I\u2019m sure I would never have finished it\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI Love Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll\u201d by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts<\/p>\n

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This song was actually written by Alan Merrill\u00a0and\u00a0Jake Hooker, and released by their band The Arrows in 1975.\u00a0It ended up\u00a0becoming\u00a0a much bigger hit for Joan Jett & The Blackhearts when they\u00a0put out\u00a0their version in 1981.<\/p>\n

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