Smash Mouth originally refused to let DreamWorks use their hit song All Star in Shrek, because the band felt that being associated with an animated movie about a swamp monster would ruin their edgy rock reputation.

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Smash Mouth originally refused to let DreamWorks use their hit song All Star in Shrek, because the band felt that being associated with an animated movie about a swamp monster would ruin their edgy rock reputation. They only caved after seeing an early screening, completely unaware that this singular decision would legally bind their entire musical legacy to a giant green ogre for the rest of human history. The band desperately wanted to be remembered as serious alternative musicians, but instead they became the unofficial soundtrack for internet meme culture and millennial nostalgia. It is a harsh lesson in the realities of the music business, where your greatest artistic achievement is ultimately decided by a studio executive looking for a catchy tune to accompany a talking donkey