THE YEAR IS 1987!
- This was actually the third single to be released from the album. The first was “It’s So Easy” and then “Welcome To The Jungle”, both tanked. They then released “Sweet Child O’ Mine”. When it became a smash hit, they re-released “Welcome To The Jungle” and it also would become a smash hit for the band on it’s second attempt.
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Slash came up with the riff when he was playing around on his guitar. He thought it was silly and wanted nothing to do with it, but Axl loved it and had him keep playing it. Izzy Stradlin added some chords, and the song came together. According to Duff McKagan’s 2012 autobiography, Slash always considered it the worst Guns N’ Roses song.
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This is the most-covered song that Slash has ever written. He told UK’s Metro newspaper: “There are some really good instrumental versions for the piano or violin, but I’ve been horrified by some muzak versions. I’ve been sitting in a doctor’s office thinking, ‘That sounds familiar,’ and then realizing it’s someone’s interpretation of what I’ve written. That can be a creepy feeling.”
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The lyrics came from a poem Axl Rose was working on. He wrote the song about his girlfriend, Erin Everly, the daughter of Don Everly of the Everly Brothers. After dating for four years, they got married at a quickie wedding in Las Vegas on April 28, 1990, but just nine months later, the marriage was annulled.
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