Every Iconic Rock Song That Almost NEVER Existed

Some of rock’s biggest songs only exist because something went wrong—or because somebody refused to give up on an idea everyone else dismissed. A riff recorded half-asleep, a filler track written in 25 minutes, a recording session interrupted by a burning casino, and songs that the bands themselves wanted to throw away somehow became classics. In this video, we break down 10 iconic rock songs that almost never existed, including Satisfaction, A Day in the Life, Paranoid, Rock and Roll, Smoke on the Water, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Boys Are Back in Town, Sweet Child O’ Mine, Nothing Else Matters, and Seven Nation Army. From accidental riffs and rejected demos to record labels refusing releases and songs their own creators didn’t believe in, these are the strange accidents and last-minute decisions behind some of rock’s most famous songs.