Paradise City
(gnrworld.com) Guns N' Roses Lyrics

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Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home (oh won't you please take me home)
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home (oh won't you please take me home)

Just a urchin livin' under the street

I'm a hard case that's tough to beat
I'm your charity case so buy me something to eat
I'll pay you at another time
Take it to the end of the line

Rags to riches or so they say
Ya gotta keep pushin' for the fortune and fame
You know it's all a gamble when it's just a game
Ya treat it like a capital crime
Everybody's doin' the time

Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh won't you please take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah yeah

Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber
Why I'm here I can't quite remember
The surgeon general says it's hazardous to breathe
I'd have another cigarette but I can't see
Tell me who you're gonna believe

Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah yeah
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh won't you please take me home

So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away

Captain America's been torn apart
Now he's a court jester with a broken heart
He said "turn me around and take me back to the start"
I must be losing my mind "are you blind?"
I've seen it all a million times

Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah yeah
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh won't you please take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah yeah
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh won't you please take me home

I wanna go, I wanna go
Oh won't you please take me home
I wanna see how good it can be
Oh won't you please take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh won't you please take me home
Take me down, lead me 'round
Oh won't you please take me home

I wanna see, what a woman can be
I want to take you home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh won't you please take me home

I wanna go, I wanna know
Oh won't you please take me home

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Guns N' Roses’ Paradise City are rich with imagery and metaphorical references to a life of luxury and fame. The singer of the song is a person who has lived in less fortunate circumstances, as illustrated by the opening lyrics, “Just an urchin livin’ under the street, I’m a hard case that’s tough to beat." The promise of a better life, symbolized by the paradise city with green grass and pretty girls, creates a desire for a luxurious lifestyle. However, the song also acknowledges the gambling aspect of the entertainment industry and the criminal-like treatment of certain aspects of the industry by stating, “You know it's all a gamble when it's just a game, ya treat it like a capital crime, everybody's doin' the time.”

The chorus repeats the phrase “take me down to the paradise city”, drawing on the imagery of temptation, addiction, and the idea of escape. The desire to leave behind a life that is difficult and move on to a better one is a common theme in music, and guns n roses use it perfectly in this song. The metaphorical references in the song highlight the idea that what is promised is not always what is received.

Line by Line Meaning

Take me down to the paradise city
I want to go to this place called paradise city

Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
The place is so amazing. The grass there is green and the girls are very pretty

Take me home (oh won't you please take me home)
Please help me go to this paradise city and bring me back home

Just a urchin livin' under the street
I am a penniless person living on the street

I'm a hard case that's tough to beat
I am a strong-willed person who does not back down easily

I'm your charity case so buy me something to eat
Since I am poor, I request that you buy me something to eat

I'll pay you at another time
I promise to pay you back when I can

Take it to the end of the line
Keep helping me until I can finally stand on my own two feet

Rags to riches or so they say
People say that you can go from being poor to being rich

Ya gotta keep pushin' for the fortune and fame
You have to keep striving towards wealth and success

You know it's all a gamble when it's just a game
Everything is uncertain when it comes to trying to succeed

Ya treat it like a capital crime
Success is treated like it is the most important thing in the world

Everybody's doin' the time
Everyone is paying the price to succeed

Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber
I am locked up in a dangerous place

Why I'm here I can't quite remember
I cannot remember why I ended up in this place

The surgeon general says it's hazardous to breathe
Even the surgeon general says it is dangerous to be here

I'd have another cigarette but I can't see
I cannot smoke another cigarette

Tell me who you're gonna believe
Who can you trust to tell you the truth?

So far away
This place seems so distant and unreachable

Captain America's been torn apart
Even Captain America has been broken down

Now he's a court jester with a broken heart
He is now helpless and heartbroken

He said "turn me around and take me back to the start"
He wants to go back to the beginning and start over

I must be losing my mind "are you blind?"
I feel like I am going crazy and cannot believe people cannot see the truth

I've seen it all a million times
I have experienced everything many times before

I wanna go, I wanna know
I want to see and experience paradise city for myself

I wanna see how good it can be
I want to witness the greatness of paradise city

Take me down, lead me 'round
Guide me to paradise city and show me around

I wanna see, what a woman can be
I also want to find out what women can achieve

I want to take you home
I want you to come with me to paradise city

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HUDSON SLASH, IZZY STRADLIN, DUFF MC KAGAN, STEVEN ADLER, W. AXL ROSE

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@kerlvanbergen5141

8y↑194

Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home (Oh, won't you please take me home)

Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home (Oh, won't you please take me home)

Just a' urchin livin' under the street
c'mon
I'm a hard case that's tough to beat
I'm your charity case
So buy me somethin' to eat
I'll pay you at another time
Take it to the end of the line

Ragz to richez or so they say
You gotta - keep pushin' for the fortune and fame
You know it
It's all a gamble
When it's just a game
You treat it like a capital crime
Everybody's doin' their time

Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
Yeah yeah

Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home

Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber
Why I'm here I can't quite remember
The surgeon general say's it's hazardous to breathe
I'd have another cigarette but I can't see
Tell me who ya gonna believe

Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home
Yeah yeah

Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
Yeah

So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away

Captain America's been torn apart
Now he's a court jester with a broken heart
He said -
Turn me around and take me back to the start
I must be losin' my mind - "Are you blind?"
I've seen it all a million times

Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home
Yeah yeah

Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home

Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home
Yeah yeah

Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
Oh

I wanna go
I wanna know
Oh, won't you please take me home

I wanna see
Oh, look at me
Oh, won't you please take me home

Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home

Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home

Take me down
Oh yeah
Beat me down
Oh, won't you please take me home

I wanna see
Oh, look at me
Oh, won't you please take me home

I wanna see
Boy, I'm gonna be mean
Oh, oh take me home

Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
Yeah

I wanna go
I wanna know
Oh, won't you please take me home
Baby

All comments from YouTube:

@poujik2021

4y↑17.4K

80s: Take me down to the paradise city
2020: Take me back to 80s

@onnleviofficial

4y↑165

Aids

@DougieDoodle

4y↑58

ontheway Gloryholes

@Platt224

4y↑131

Ok boomer

@aanon3964

4y↑80

@@Platt224 boomer menace strikes agajn

@tomasalves3496

4y↑63

It was 40 years ago, get over it...

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@beautifulprogram5317

4y↑12.1K

Don’t worry guys, the 80s will be back in 60 years

@davidwhitehouse3243

3y↑512

yeah & next time without thatcher, reagan, aids & duran duran lol

@onlyasithdealsinabsolutesd6526

3y↑153

or maybe not

@johncandy6774

3y↑219

@@fireyt6327 seriously ? I'm pretty sure nobody get it before you iluminated us it your infinite knowledge... 😜

@bigball135

3y↑18

What?

@bigball135

3y↑54

I rather stick with ACDC

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@user-sk1ou9xl5m

14w↑3.7K

Who's here in 2024?

@youtuber9626

13w↑53

2024 and beyond

@Vako_oja

13w↑20

Yes

@bettybee6265

13w↑16

@ToxxicTox

13w↑20

Meeee

@Qwerty-xq2tv

13w↑13

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@GenildoSousa-ez1jl

6w↑58

It's 2024 and it's still a masterpiece! It never goes out of style. No autotune, no pitch correctors, one take for all... pure talent. Respect Axl.

@mtubbs010

This is still their finest song.... whenever it's played on the radio it's cranked loud and proud in my car!!!

@bobsh2459

5y↑4K

1988:Take me down to
Paradise City
2019:Take me down to 1988.

@hegelarthur

5y↑14

yeah boio

@BigFatRat69_

5y↑9

do you have the game burnout city

@mccleese.04

5y↑1

Lmao

@calebheney302

5y↑28

1987*

@darrellboyd6659

5y↑5

^ what he said

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@kellybissett5738

3y↑1.3K

My Dad passed away aged 70, this was the song he chose to be played at his funeral. Made us all smile ❤️

@---bf9of

3y↑91

Sorry for your loss. Good on your father for lightening the atmosphere at his funeral and for his excellent taste in music.

@prudhommemarion3830

3y↑26

Rip from France my bro...

@rastastocks2654

3y↑14

I am sorry for your loss

@naveenantony7849

3y↑29

Ahh a man of culture i must say

@joelgirvan6722

3y↑12

Sorry for ur loss m8

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@THEIDIOT.3

11w↑211

This is EXACTLY why the 80s were THE BEST YEARS TO BE ALIVE,

@Lowknopealt

10w

You're a kid...

@therainbowguy9142

7w↑9

@Lowknopealt and what? He can say whatever he wants

@LucasHLopez

7w↑2

1987 es parte de la década de los 90's haha

@laerciovegascurto4129

@@LowknopealtE vc é um tonto kkkkk

@marthaashley2211

I definitely agree

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@tristanvilallon653

3y↑3.2K

If Queen has got a movie called Bohemian Rhapsody, Guns n Roses deserves a movie like that also.

@sammitch4025

3y↑52

agreed

@monkeyspoon8255

3y↑248

‘GnR - Welcome to the jungle’

@nightrain1121

3y↑45

Oh God no.

@R.R.A.N.

3y↑20

Till then I'll just keep watching there episode on braking the band

@nish2757

3y↑78

GNR - What happened in the jungle

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@guillaumelacaze1568

3y↑5.3K

Guns and roses have always been something special. Even people who dont like rock can appreciate this level of art

@tylerpride858

3y↑92

Very true there will never be anyone like them

@guillaumelacaze1568

3y↑37

@@tylerpride858 without a doubt

@kutaibahalmuharrir

3y↑40

It's true, the only things that enter my taste are Gun's n Roses and its rival Nirvana

@v420y5

3y↑23

They were just wasted all the time xD and make couple of iconic rock songs, no big deal ;D

@guillaumelacaze1568

3y↑34

@@v420y5 that's the beauty of it hahaha

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@80sMusicHits-189

2w↑9

You' person who is listening and reading this comment, God bless you. You are not alone there are millions of people who want to see you well 💚 and I know how hard you have been trying to get out of bed and get ahead without giving up and I want to tell you, Christ Jesus, that I am proud of you and your effort!

@Go2Sleep87

5w↑25

I played Paradise City at my Dad’s funeral because we always listened to this song together when I was a kid & it was just fitting. I may not have known all the lyrics back then but I’ve always known the grass is green & the girls are pretty in paradise city.

@dylanduchamp8363

8y↑14.1K

Who came here simply because they like the song?

@taylorautumn9634

8y↑48

Yes!

@anthonyscholten4516

8y↑25

I did \m/

@taylorvivrette9605

8y↑40

I came her just because of the song

@daved5662

8y↑12

@gaywest4298

8y↑8

Me.

356 More Replies...

@FelipeGV

8y↑7.5K

It's been almost 30 years, and this song still rocks

@user-jt5ns1bf7x

8y↑46

more like almost 30

@davidbacon3173

8y↑18

Γιαννης Σταθοπουλος 🙍

@gxiong3917

8y↑57

Feels like it was only yesterday...

@davidbacon3173

8y↑14

***** very true

@saraicalvillo7475

8y↑35

tellme about it lm 41 still love this song and feelit like if lwas 14

136 More Replies...

@giggonszo5399

15w↑21

This is a really catchy song for almost anyone. A classic. What I'm almost as blown away by is the outstanding camera quality for 1987. This quality is as good for the time as Strawberry Fields Forever was 20 years earlier.

@Emulator_Crossing

3w↑7

What an amazing force this band is...still the most badass rock song, from my fav album ever.

@silvanagavazziacdc71

Hola
ok
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AC ⚡ DC
Nice

@julesrules6570

2y↑3.5K

I want a band like this again in 2020. This is a masterpiece of rock history.

@maxfactor35

2y↑153

i dont wanna be the pessimest but this wont happen. wait until new revolution when they come back to real society and building groups and bands with the new spirit to reborn old styles and create even more.

@BrianSmith-eu3ex

2y↑15

Classic song

@BrianSmith-eu3ex

2y↑56

Appetite for Destruction is still a great rock album

@julesrules6570

2y↑6

@@BrianSmith-eu3ex true

@santinoaugelli7253

@@maxfactor35 well I know a band named silver loop, they do grunge music, you should hear it!! https://youtu.be/e4kg91v8s2U

91 More Replies...

@vashiiq2093

7y↑2.8K

The guitar in the beginning gives me chills everytime I hear it.

@ELmaestro370

7y↑25

Psyonnix saaaaaaame like almost best part of the song

@notorious2009

7y↑6

Psyonnix yeah crazy

@marlenefierrogonzalez6434

7y↑1

Psyonnm

@lucasambrosio1794

7y↑3

yessss

@coxy0308

7y↑2

Psyonnix 🤑

36 More Replies...

@judyhb6584

5w↑10

I'm a child of the 80's...oh won't you please take me back!!! 💜🎉🙌🏼

@tomlapham5532

6w↑5

my second cousin was a personal pilot for Axl. His mother told me that Axl treated him like gold but was a very, very troubled soul. Axl, glad you've hung on! Keep Rockin!

@user-pp4yr5jz9q

6w↑1

Mentiroso 😮

@dianabeat1972

@@user-pp4yr5jz9q 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@flyhyland

4y↑5.8K

Guns N' Roses only criteria for calling a place 'paradise':

1. Girls are attractive
2. Grass is a normal colour

@Devilsnightforlife

4y↑570

Low needs and expectations, that's the secret to life.

@alperenatmaca8986

4y↑132

They livin paradise in this life lol

@dawson5755

4y↑53

lmao you snatched this off of Twitter and I know that because that's how why I'm here

@joshhardy8924

4y↑30

@@dawson5755 lmao literally the same. Pretty lame just copy and pasting someone else’s tweet

@XxBugifyxX

4y↑14

Hahaha

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@Bismarck-S

3y↑796

The energy of this song is 120%

@begonagarcia8947

3y↑6

Chute de energía puro!

@jtl04

3y↑7

Yep, listen part 1:21 with max volume like ur windows break or something the energy:⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️1000%

@nickschulz8413

3y↑3

Are you the real one?

@mariafintha7992

3y↑2

Minimum :)

@Bismarck-S

3y↑4

@@nickschulz8413 MM yes

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@DerMicha81

5w↑9

Greatest Song of the Roses in my opinion. 🤘

@danielwagner5596

Apatite for Destruction is solid gold. Every song rules.

@karenleeM

2w↑1

A good track remains a good track ! Look at that crowd 😮❤

@Joe-fd4qo

5y↑5.1K

Was playing this too loud, neighbors called the cops. They arrested the neighbors for disturbing the peace.

@floydfreeman1318

5y↑224

Good to see the police are doing there jobs

@lorrlecarrolli9029

5y↑25

Lmao

@jrborghuis9178

5y↑155

Roses are red
Violets are blue
When I listen to Guns N' Roses,
my neighbours do too!!!😂

@reeftankeddie656

5y↑18

Bravo !

@reneluisceaalegria8352

5y↑27

That's the way to play this song!

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@lesliecarter4754

5y↑3.9K

If you're reading this comment there is a 100% chance you have excellent taste in music <3

@moritz9996

5y↑40

@bot_police

@zacharybarboza1317

5y↑68

Only 14 and I love classic rock so much

@overloadmrmani4029

5y↑9

Lol wao comment of the day

@zreltier

5y↑6

Every day I want you in this color of the song.

@anthonycahoon8796

5y↑13

Guns n roses kicks ass. Appetite was the best rock n roll album from that time

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@imikewillrockyou

15w↑27

This song kicks ass! You can't listen to it and be in a bad mood, always makes me want to get up and dance, you know like a head banging metal monster would.

@MrNobody55555

It's amazing how big these guys blew up on their debut album!!
F'k'g awesome album!! Every song is a banger. .... cheers!!

@bigboyblues796

5y↑1.6K

Nobody
Cares
What
Year
You're
Listening
To
This
In
Because...
Guns n roses
Never ages❤️

@Poincianaa

5y↑9

I mean you're right, their music never ages but have you seen some of their recent live performances? Yeah GnR does age.

@matheusihancis512

5y↑11

@@Poincianaa you know somethin? Shutufuckup

@morganstone897

5y↑2

@@Poincianaa keep telling the truth

@noahvolk5835

5y↑2

Big boy blues axl roses gut sure did

@PhucNguyen-pf3qb

5y↑1

you
are
goddamn
right
!!!

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@harshalvaidya981

5y↑1.6K

BURNOUT PARADISE!!!!!
Driving a car listening to this is the best experience.

@peltomies6975

5y↑59

My childhood

@fito3858

5y↑54

Damn, that gave me a sudden nostalgia attack

@Selexelen

5y↑20

I played it today

@1533x

5y↑13

I love this game

@thomascaillard2909

5y↑2

Ouiiii je jeu de mon enfance the game in me childhood

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@tsancio

6w↑3

I've seen this video gazillion times and now that I think about it, the editing is what makes it always look fresh. They were also the Appetite lineup and quite young.

@CB3Music

6w↑2

Classic GNR era!

@kenwalker1111

15w↑19

I’m teaching my kids and grandkids to sing and play this music so it will live on for generations to come.

@classicrock.lyrics

1y↑2.5K

One of the best songs in history of music

@botch13

1y↑23

Wow. When stated plainly, you're right.

@user-tr2mb4xs7i

1y↑18

That's quite an insulting thing to say towards the rest of the amazing rock songs out there

@LaZarusXtnct

1y↑6

Stranglehold goes pretty hard.

@loiclierbuzulier1855

1y↑4

Ouais vraiment génial !!! :)

@Hyperthim

1y↑11

One of the best, phht it's what made music sound so great

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@sarabozanic2529

3y↑918

Ever since I was born, my dad's been playing me these songs. I've loved them since I was a little girl.
My dad died two months ago, he was only 40. I'm 16 now, and I want to thank my dad who taught me what good music is.
I miss you, I love you🕊

@argyreniakoukakh9410

3y↑21

So sorry for your loss

@bunnyja2139

3y↑13

owww im so sorry to hear about ur loss, Dad had good taste of music \m/\m/

@Diana-zv7bo

3y↑12

same situation right here bt my dad passed away almost two years now

@sarabozanic2529

3y↑11

@@Diana-zv7bo ohhh☹️ sorry for your loss :((

@yomamasman8921

3y↑20

For introducing you to this beautiful band he's a legend in my book:) sorry for the loss he must've been the best dad

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@Teuzin98

9w↑5

Pleno 2024,Parabéns você tem um bom gosto musical!

@lmPeely

4w↑20

What legend is here in April 2024?

@Jimmyellz

3w↑1

@Mr_Helpy

3w↑1

I FOUND YOU

@AridaneKunOnline

i ammmmmmmmmmmmmm luv guns n rosessss

@cadeskywalker5349

Burnout Paradise ❤❤❤

@cruisinnewcollection-tw3ln

1y↑1.1K

My dad passed away yesterday and now I'm making a playlist with all the songs he loved and I remember him by. This is one of them. Thank you dad for showing me the greatest artists of all times. Loved, missed and never forgotten 🤘🔥

@jaquelinerondel4877

1y↑25

Play it at his service

@spidervenom3341

1y↑33

Damn straight...your dad was awesome..I would've loved to have rocked with him...R.I.P. Mr. Rocker we are few and in between anymore,but we carry the legacy with us...

@leosilva8068

1y↑17

RIP for yor Dad; God receive Him

@kenanaxal1331

1y↑11

Tu papá fue un grande por enseñarte estás músicas tan hermosas

@briansummersbriansummers2052

1y↑10

Hope your ok from Tasmania Australia mate

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@timewilltell5309

1y↑1.3K

They wrote such masterpieces. Axel's voice is so unique and slash is the man. Love it

@clivenewman4810

1y↑22

Axl.

@jakemandude7974

1y↑8

Jesus Loves you Matthew 11:28 come to me all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. As well as Romans 6:23 for the wages of sin is death but the gift of God (Jesus who died on the cross for our sins) is eternal life. As long as you put your faith and trust in Him.😊!!!!!

@silviatempestini

@@jakemandude7974 ?Somethig wrong?what does this thing have to do with the song?

@the_still256

51w

@@silviatempestini я что то тоже не понимаю

@silviatempestini

51w

Explained I don't know Russian language and.. 💙

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@ABGilber75

7w↑2

Hello! Great song. Great band. Return 2 Rock 2024! Love it! Australia 🇦🇺

@DestinyA83

7w↑1

Damn straight!! BRING BACK ROCK N ROLL

@misoka-ds7ip

私の青春です！
今でも時々聞きたくなる！

@1la564

2y↑1.2K

I am 15 years old, but my dad loves this band and 80's rock music. This is one of my all time favorite songs. I grew up on ac/dc, led zeppelin, guns n roses, aerosmith, etc. I love rock! One of the best songs from guns n roses.

@Gabachupiita

2y↑52

I don't know your dad, but he totally rocks!

@manuelochoa7760

2y↑13

I bet he loves 👃🏽 candy

@itisnotreallythatimportant

2y↑31

bro listen to the whole album of appetite of destruction the whole album is fire

@1la564

2y↑2

@@itisnotreallythatimportant will do! I’ll listen soon

@Mr2540525

2y↑17

You have been educated properly 🤘

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@hunted_werewolf2646

5y↑387

This is the first cassette tape I ever owned. My grandma bought it for me when I was 7 years old. Sadly my grandma died March 2019. I wore a Guns N’ Roses shirt that had the same album cover as the cassette tape to her funeral. Miss you grandma 🖤🥀

@Chis-rt5ed

5y↑20

Grandmas are the best

@aristides1963

5y↑13

progressive grandma RIP

@JasonStevens

5y↑10

RIP grandma

@nippon19

5y↑7

rip to best grandma !

@moosifer3321

5y↑2

CASSETTE?

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@jameshutchinson568

10w↑3

It's 2024 and I've been waiting for 30 years for a new rock band to come along that could excite me as much as Guns N' Roses....and it still hasn't happened. Axl Rose and Slash were born to make music together. When talking about the greatest rock n' roll bands of all time, GNR has to be a big part of that conversation. They were so great in those days that they transcended heavy metal and built a huge base of new fans that previously did not like rock n' roll very much.

@Self-TaughtWoodworker

6w↑4

I remember when this song came out. Back then I spent a lot of time in dark, loud and smokey heavy metal pubs and it was a real hit there.

@alonsoquirosgranados7568

2y↑855

I love how it stars melodic and soft and then it became so agressive and powerful such a rock masterpiece.

@anakinskywalker8158

2y↑4

irás al concierto de hoy mano?

@Boyeatles

2y↑3

W beatles

@gxy2626

1y↑2

Yeahhh

@frucklerbullpit

@@anakinskywalker8158 I went to it in Perth last week18/11/22 ..
also didn't you reply to something I said on a completely different comment or something not too long ago?.

@shortallliam3142

1y↑1

Exactly, just like the sudden change in "Sweet Child of Mine," it is AWESOME.

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@jacquiaw13

2y↑1.4K

Guns N' Roses' music is just timeless.

@LeJokerduRoi

2y↑10

Except their clothes maybe ... :)

@Mrsbehavin59

2y↑11

@@LeJokerduRoi clothes too - you just like ‘em’ skinny jeans on guys ….creep pants….clothes are timeless too pal

@LeJokerduRoi

2y↑7

@@Mrsbehavin59 Not of its keeping you away from having kids :)

@alonsonajera567

2y↑3

@@LeJokerduRoi did ur bed time pass already or why u being a karen kid

@gunsnrosesdefinition7672

2y↑7

People: don't let this song die
Me: don't let Guns N' Roses die

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@razvanioan9960

2w↑3

Stop saying who is still listening, we never stop from hearing this masterpiece:)

@abalamdepaimon6891

8w↑1

My god what i would give to go back in time to see them in their prime....and just to be back in those bloody beautiful years....

@hailtotheking5408

3y↑2.5K

1987- it's not a phase mom
2021- it's not a phase honey

@Tovek

3y↑23

Ahahahahaha! This made me crack up!

@J.R.Graham

3y↑4

🤣🤣🤣👍🎼

@rhyscotton7085

3y↑15

Burnout paradise

@i.s.p.1683

3y↑3

Hahahaha

@marzero1705

3y↑6

Barcelona 👎
Real madrid 👍

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@marcegobe8210

3y↑1.2K

If you still here finding the Paradise City, you're also a legend.

@gizella-juliadenes7233

3y↑8

🤘🏻

@jenniferwhitehead5418

3y↑11

Never left

@soffenbecher

3y↑8

Born and raised since the 70s

@lidiarv4812

3y↑2

@robbierob5960

3y↑6

Any 80s never gets old!!!!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

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@belleerion6549

13w

Stop and think.....
We were actually so blessed that we got to physically live and experience the 80's....wow!!!😁😁😁

@NiranMoirangthem

7w↑2

Listening to it for almost 30 years and everytime it gives me the same thrill when I heard it for the first time.....

@arthurclarkson2807

8y↑2K

I played this so loud that my neighbours threw a brick in my window so they could hear it better

@kkeaemen3980

8y↑19

lmfao

@shidiiqMaullanna

8y↑12

its cool.. lol

@KombatanSquadYT

8y↑11

Arthur Clarkson no shit?

@paolotropeano4915

8y↑7

Arthur Clarkson

@b2modby

8y↑9

Holy shit that line is great!

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@kerlvanbergen5141

8y↑194

@cheddarcheetah3267

8y↑2

thx for the lyrics

@TheOutlaw256

8y↑1

+Krzysztof Wiśniewski thanks, never knew the whole song...

@kerlvanbergen5141

+TheOutlaw256 enjoy :)

@kerlvanbergen5141

+metalheadcz :)

@FreedomPuppy

+Krzysztof Wiśniewski Totally didnt copy paste it.

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@fredbear9151

9w↑3

One of the great openings of a song ever!!!

@jedipsions

truely unbelievable talent the 80s lives on in our hearts!!!

@logangodfrey6735

5w↑4

The day this video was released was the day my daughter was born. I’ll never forget it. Now we sing to it! This song and “Clover Cage - The Chess Piece” are the two songs keeping me sane through these tough times. I just want to send love to everyone and I want everyone to know things will get better. We are in this together..I love you 💕🎉

@BustedLeaf

2y↑915

Everyone can agree that this is one of the greatest songs recorded. The vocals are brilliant beyond words and everything is just beyond perfect.

@gunsnrosesdefinition7672

2y↑8

The voice he has in the Marquee Club show is priceless
That's why I decided to put it in my alternate music video of paradise city
His voice changed badly 4 months after that show

@NamikSokolovic3778

2y↑9

@@gunsnrosesdefinition7672 1000%

@sabthie5836

2y↑10

The Gunners were simpyl perfect, all their songs are brilliant masterpieces, even after 35 years !!

@geckosystemmex

2y↑3

@@gunsnrosesdefinition7672 L,

@gunsnrosesdefinition7672

2y↑1

Suck more Guns N' Roses

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@oliviakelly8752

3y↑693

I wish this style of rock would come back.

@jennifervaughan2688

3y↑14

Same!

@happyfamily6148

3y↑10

Yeah same

@chost-059

3y↑37

yeah. i just highly doubt anyone could succeed doing this in todays world, unless a really good band comes out catches and lot of attention,

@pablomendezvazquez7583

3y↑4

Si es verdad, apoyo sus comentarios
Este tipo de rock, tiene que regresar😎✌🏾

@olivia1562

3y↑15

Bruh me too nowadays it's all pop rock 😩

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@heatherlowe7330

16w↑5

2023 and still this awesome. Classics never die, they just keep getting better 😁🤘

@ryanwilliams4223

4w↑2

Paradise City is the most 80s and 90s sounding track I have ever heard its crazy how they mashed two decades into one.

@nishant585

4y↑648

People who are reading this. Have faith you have best taste in music

@jadelarson7091

4y↑2

Haha thanks🤟

@whysoserious9414

4y↑3

Your comment is not true. I listen to every genre old and new. I love trap music music by people like The Migos and Youngboy NBA is my favourite artist but I also enjoy country music by Brantley Gilbert and I myself play the piano and love Chopin's pieces and I sometimes come listen to rock music.

@jadelarson7091

4y↑2

Why So Serious but you still have good taste because you are listening to it...

@user-pc9oj9ci1r

4y↑8

Why So Serious nah music today is trash, an example is the “rappers” you mentioned

@whysoserious9414

@@user-pc9oj9ci1r music today shits on all the music before it. No musician has ever been more successful than today's musicians. The Migos and BTS have shit on the Beetles records. Every song by Youngboy shits on these old school rap songs and also, they'd have no problem killing them in a heart beat because these rappers are savages and most if not all these rockstars are pussies. Your rockstars die from drug overdoses like bitches whereas rappers die from gun violence like a real g. Keep living in the past because the present and future scare yah, little man.

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@MadalynTavares

3y↑549

My parents met at a club in the 80s. My mom said my dad came up to ask her to dance, but she didn’t feel like it. Then her fave song came on. One of their first dates was a Guns N Roses concert in Jacksonville FL and they had so much fun my mom kinda passed out in a mosh pit area near the stage. My dad carried her out. They’ve been having fun since then - 30 years later ❤️

@gunsnrosesdefinition7672

3y↑12

Take me home yeye

@chadlumpkin2375

3y↑5

A friend in HS invited us over to listen to the new album and watch his 2 pythons eat hamsters. He turned out the lights and shined a flashlight on the the hamsters. While we were listening to this the pythons heads would come out of the dark and devour the hamsters, one by one.

@arazielcarrillo6950

3y↑2

Life... You are going to die, there was a time when i was young and beautiful
"Hubo un tiempo en que fuí hermoso, y fuí libre de verdad..."

@Whitedove6

3y↑2

So Cool 🤘🤘

@72johnblack

3y↑2

Better get a DNA test done, your daddy may still be out there....lol

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@michellekazanjian5243

6w↑2

I will always love this song and Guns N Roses.❤🌹🎶

@user-zf9kg7qi4z

3w↑1

Damn, the whole essence of 80's in one song!

@bestslowrockballads1606

48w↑810

It's 2023, folks, and this is still a masterpiece. It always will be.

@rafaelantunes4182

48w↑3

🔥🔥🔥🔥

@NamikSokolovic3778

47w

🔫🌹🌹🔫💎💎💎

@user-zc9tj7er4w

46w↑1

Never doubt that

@jay-pd7rt

46w↑5

More importantly, people are still listening to it!!

@YasaswiGomes

46w↑1

GNRS is always there

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@jimconlon1954

2y↑863

I'll be 50 this year, hearing this takes me back to when I was 16 in 1988. Great memories! I share this love of the 80's with my children now. Thankfully they appreciate and love the music.

@elainehearn3573

2y↑29

I will be 60 and my son knows to turn it up! He is 20 y o but music brings us together…….shout out to Five Finger Death Punch as it works both ways 🤘

@jeffreyrenner7698

2y↑17

I'll be 50 this year too & I know what you mean

@actimasprime6226

2y↑2

hey did these guys ever diarrhea on stage ?

@thomasscott1570

2y↑6

Indeed my friend this band was the absolute sht back then and I'll be 65 in may

@mariongeisendorf9518

2y↑5

Ich werde 63 😉und höre es mit meinem Enkel (17)du siehst du bist nicht allein 👍

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@user-xr9mr6nf2i

Gun's N Roses is the GOAT metal band of all time! Legendary! Goosebumps! FACT'S!!! Paradise City forever!!!

@SinCityVillain

2024 and this still kicks ass. The last 2 minutes is an all-out rock and roll assault on your ears...i remember them just exploding on the scene in the late 80's and their songs hold up and STILL kick ass. 80's were the BEST time to grow up!

@9yearoldepicgamersoldier129

5y↑878

This song never gets old. It's just such a legendary song

@SlapBassDarius

4y↑6

It’s actually the same effect as The Final Countdown from Europe, it will never be forgotten and it’s a masterpiece, no matter how many years have been created

@Zakar00z

4y↑3

9 years later from your comment, yes still hasn't got old

@4senseless

The whole álbum

@werearethedreamteam3724

How can a masterpiece get old,it never does.its like fine wine and you know that saying..

@3kay3H

IM 14 LISTENED TO IT WHEN I WAS 3 STILL GOOD

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@chadhammond9756

2y↑1.9K

GNR - Legendary.
Slash - Rock God.
Stadiums full of rabid fans - Priceless.
The 80s - Gone, but never forgotten.

@Brauiz90

2y↑26

I'm born 1990 but the 80's music is always legendary... I love it and I'm glad that I found a local radio station that plays 70% 80s music.

@johnland1528

2y↑18

I agree with that it was a blast in the 80 s

@lindagreaney5136

2y↑4

Amen

@lindagreaney5136

2y↑16

I’m nearly 65 n these were some of our best days!!

@gunsnrosesdefinition7672

2y↑7

Thank God they didn't remove Steven Adler's signature to the band

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@bigmac8168

14w↑2

A couple of beers and then this magnetic music.. I could cry😅.. then i am really ready for work.. No stress, this is the really life, we should live..🇸🇪🙏⚔️✝️

@tunahanguney7338

10w↑15

Dont say “who’s here in 2024” we never left.

@classysnek9210

Can confirm

@smol_femboi9085

4y↑1.5K

I have faith in whoever’s is listening to this today

@michaelmoreirableza9591

4y↑4

muicho masssaaaaaaaa

@kittehfaux7159

4y↑32

I don’t have faith in your grammar

@drdaedroth6960

4y↑7

Kitteh Faux ok weeb

@franzoctaviochoquemamani8511

4y↑3

Alguien habla español
Hello my ya no se qué más decir en inglish
By
Alv

@Aka-bn3xi

4y↑6

Erin Jamieson not just today forever and ever amen 🤪

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@apollo9028

3y↑3.3K

You are looking at a crowd of people who lied to their parents about where they are going

@agoogleuser4443

3y↑172

I wouldn't have to lie. My parents loved rock n' roll, lol! They took me to see my first concert at age 10 (Creedence Clearwater Revival), and my mom went with me to see Boston in 77.

@popsicle7607

3y↑39

100 percent true
lol

@michaelmay5453

3y↑11

Well that and me, the Captain going to Kosovo after the weekend knowing full well that if there is a drug test I'll fail it on every single drug including "unknown" rocking out and having sex with three different girls right in the crowd before I took a forth to the tent at the Hells Angels camp site.

@anthonypalermo8816

3y↑17

Killer !

@jacobgans9231

3y↑21

@@agoogleuser4443 that’s so cool, I wish I was alive when Boston did concerts

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@user-gj5vq2wu5u

Still jamming in 2024 it's good when your on the road seeing different places on the road I work with a traveling carnival in florida and we play this song alot on the big rides.....thank you axel...duff... and slash feed your appetite to destruction 🌹 R.I.P. Margie rose and Shirley Jane 🌹

@user-xj7ot8ti1f

9w↑1

Music heals our individual self and keeps us motivated. I would like to give a shout out to all types musicians and back up vocal and the lighting depth and security guards. Thank you to all cover bands,the backstage help too. Heck yaaaaa

@thepointydoughnut5358

3y↑662

Slash is one of the best guitarists ever. Dude went way harder than he had any right to. Forever a legend

@domeqdomeq9687

3y↑6

I love playing this on bass its so fkin good, i feel like a god playing this waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

@pd_1078

3y↑17

true, and he is super cool, but slash in instagram only post naked woman, lol

@sodaflat

3y↑1

@@pd_1078 ikr, i cant even follow him since those posts really catches me off guard.

@pd_1078

3y↑1

LMAO, just warning, i'm from brazil because of that my english may have some flaw, that's why I wanted an feedback, if there's something wrong in my english

@fredwerza3478

3y↑8

Slash is actually better as a live guitarist --- he is amazing

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@smurgle_durf

5y↑4.2K

70% guns and roses fans
10%burnout paradise fans
20%just have a good taste for music
Like if your a gnr fan

@vysec-3243

5y↑128

50000000000000 burnout paradise fans

@smurgle_durf

5y↑23

@@vysec-3243 dam your right

@masteroftheheadcrabs3123

5y↑88

30% Guns N' Roses fans (which includes people with good music taste)
70% Burnout Paradise fans

@masteroftheheadcrabs3123

5y↑7

@Não Sei lol. That's what I was thinking.

@clarkboys8566

5y↑4

90% me.

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@DougieYT

8w↑2

Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Prince, Lionel Richie etc, the list goes on and on. The 80s had so many good artists it’s mind blowing to think about.

@HankShvader

5w↑1

this is personally my favourite gnr song. it is perfect.

@burningsmything8930

3y↑554

My dad just opened up the windows in the truck, played this loud asf on the radio, drove around, and said he did it as a teenager, and I got to experience that, and man am I proud to have

@EVERLYNFRIENDS

3y↑12

I did too but I was same age as Axl....25

@purplexyl2137

3y↑12

I wish I had a dad like you

@iffaruddinaziz7237

3y↑4

@@EVERLYNFRIENDS axl 59?

@EVERLYNFRIENDS

3y↑6

@@iffaruddinaziz7237 yep he turned 59 in February and I did in March.

@spaceball2322

BRO IS CRITERION UR DAD

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@jasonprovencio4400

2y↑518

Slash is my favorite guitarist of all time, but you also cannot deny what an amazing frontman Axl was. Insanely unique, talented and unpredictable. He was what rock 'n roll was all about.

@aqeef__studios8010

2y↑3

I love slash too

@johnxina9503

@Hunter Vonnegut bro that band's name sound like they perform in sex dungeon

@amandaolsen6707

2y↑4

Hell yeah he was! 33 years later I still love him!

@hoe2396

geek

@ukrobochips8817

Cant remember the other guitarists name. But he done a fantastic "Bonehead esq" job complementing Slash too.

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@mrgreenelander4952

13w

The very last days of rock and roll. Even in the late 80s I could feel it was all ending. Rap was so strong, so universal that rock never stood a chance. Yeah the 90s ehhh but in the 70s and 80s rock was magic

@MarinCipollina

11w

Otherwise known as the end of civilization.

@soumyadipbiswas6835

4y↑370

80's were the best time for music lovers.
Who else is revisiting old songs for their memories?

@amandaoneal14

@tonymeman9041

4y↑1

Except this was filmed in the 90s.

@kainanjoselourenco6113

4y↑1

kkkkk

@davidmerz3978

4y↑1

@@tonymeman9041 yeah. but actually the 90s until Cobains death are still the 80s.

@edwinabrahamsson3234

@yahairaLMAO haha

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@Einherjar3904

3y↑805

Take me back to the 80s city where grass was green and music wasnt shitty

@Thermopylae66

3y↑28

You can say that again.

@tejetski

3y↑7

C418 has an album called Excursions. It is pure synthwave. You'd like it.

@no-fi1pl

3y↑6

YESSS BROTHER/SISTERRR

@nightrain1121

3y↑7

@@tomshepherd7093 no, this video was recorded and put out in 1988

@samo3923

3y↑5

and the girls are pretty af.

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@user-hw1rz5gx5y

15w↑1

Axl guns n roses you guys killed this song, from then until know and forever, and the crowd in your video loves you, my god you got alot of fans and me and my brother from years ago until now we love you and the band

@PeeyushEranezhath

4w↑22

In 1980's - Axl sang take me down to the paradise city.
In 2024 - Me singing take me back to the 1980's

@Glitch_Tron.

4w↑1

In 2008 - Welcome to Paradise city

@jasonkmr9380

3y↑937

This song is the soul of burnout paradise

@BlueOysterStan

3y↑46

I havent played that game in forever and i booted up the xbox 360 again and when this started playing a massive wave nostalgia hit me

@jasonkmr9380

3y↑17

@@BlueOysterStan yea i get it man, installed it on my pc a year ago, had the same experience, did it just for the nastalgia

@lahh913

3y↑12

time to boot my old ps3

@JorgitomenSV-05072007-2020JM

3y↑9

I knew the song cuz that amazing game, thanks PS3

@ivansaragoni4525

3y↑5

I was just a kid playing that game, jealous of the guys with the return from the future car😭😭feels

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@thebatman.

2y↑520

This really puts me in a “summertime” mood, cruising down the street on a sunny day 👌

@famousramus2288

2y↑4

With the wind blowing through your hair

@reach.the.limit.

2y↑1

@Hunter Vonnegut up

@TristinR160

This is me fishing and hunting

@shaunragan8303

Crank that shit up Batman 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@gunsnrosesdefinition7672

This song is like what this song meant - drugs,drinking, and girls

@mattgonzalez4151

6w↑3

They were and always will be the best rock band.

@misterloqd4669

6w↑3

Volume is never enough with this.

@SuperDonnaWanna

7y↑517

I was at this show on the floor 20 feet from the stage with Aerosmith and Deep Purple! Guns and Roses opened up the show

@wesdes1976

7y↑5

november rain

@fjfjfjffjfjfjjf3326

7y↑6

Donna Cozzi and you survived this madhouse,lol,lucky 😈

@Dudette00216

7y↑12

lucky you

@SuperDonnaWanna

7y↑14

it was 28 years ago, i was a young kid then about 26 years old that was when GUNS got famous

@victorgabrielurbinacastell7878

7y↑7

where was this concert? you're very luky Donna

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@Brandon-hk7ed

7y↑306

"Take me down to the paradise city where the grass is green and the girls are pretty"

- I wanna go there

-Don't we all.

@RockHeiland

7y↑7

Brandon 729 did you just sum up the whole comment section?

@nathanschake8328

7y↑5

He did

@TheRixtah1

7y↑6

Did you just sum up human existence?

@missingremote4388

7y↑1

This place, "paradise city" is in Wisconsin USA.

@TheRixtah1

7y↑2

missingremote That's the small town Midwest where the grass is corn and the girls have four legs and moo

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@Sc3neKidd0

11w↑5

AMO ESTA CANCIÓN. Cuando me siento de la mierda la escucho y se me suben los ánimos instantáneamente.
Los amamos Guns n' Roses.

@joechambers7816

13w↑1

To me… this is the very peak of rock music. Ever.

@mapleman81

2y↑670

I love how the comment section on 80,70 and 90s songs are like a big community and brotherhood of people with good taste. And there is no hate just love for quality music.

@Goblinthief

2y↑23

That's because we realize some music now days doesn't have the same feeling music from 2000's had it but then my generation killed it in late 2010's

@wesleylouvis2116

2y↑7

@@Goblinthief infelizmente a geração atual está gostando de coisas que não são músicas de verdade

@mapleman81

2y↑9

@@wesleylouvis2116 I agree with y’a man they call the stuff they listen to the best but in reality they have no understanding of quality music.

@mapleman81

2y↑3

@@Goblinthief I think it’s a mixture of things and generations that caused it but I hope and pray that this music lives forever.

@KingJadInfiniteHope

2y↑1

This comment is contradicting in itself.

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@dumbluck4399

3y↑286

Guns n roses is one of few bands that can change a song from soft rock to hard rock to soft rock and still make it all sound incredible

@moisesinfantes2797

3y↑11

I prefer soft rock but sometimes I just need to listen to something loud and angry to feel better.

@ELLIOT1311

3y↑5

Led Zeppelin did it best for me.

@moisesinfantes2797

3y↑4

@@ELLIOT1311 yeah they good too. May I ask What's your favorite rock band?

@jeffrix2798

3y↑2

you haven't heard many metal albums of the 80s have you?

@dumbluck4399

3y↑1

@@jeffrix2798 metal isnt hard rock, but not really

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@SoftRockMusic83

6w↑1

I believe that somewhere in the world, there are people who feel the same emotions that I feel when I listen to masterpieces like this song.

@Hestabainano-ry3vn

7w↑1

This was our 80s high school bus trip from Rotterdam to Budapest anthem 🎸

@jhonnydleon

3y↑866

I will never get tired of listening to this masterpiece.

@richarddiditall

3y↑5

Especially in Burnout Paradise

@carloscorea3256

3y↑2

@@richarddiditall I still remember when the game got remastered, a classmate told me about this song, and I told him it was in this game and and he didn't even know, he never knew this was in Burnout Paradise

@jessemosgrove2027

3y↑1

https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ Gibson les Paul 1959 for sale.

@gunsnrosesdefinition7672

3y↑3

I've never stopped listening everyday
Since I discovered this

@pablitorubio973

3y↑2

Very true brother, we will always listen to it and feel the sensation that we felt the first day.

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@Zyptic

5y↑1.9K

People talk about how shitty Axl is at singing today but because he sacrificed his voice for amazing songs like this.

@davidblees9004

5y↑64

Amen to that

@PurpleFogMusic

5y↑227

Saw them two years ago. And I was surprised to hear that Axl is pretty fucking far from being shitty at singing these days.

@rudimorel8805

5y↑23

Word up..... real talk

@Zyptic

5y↑78

@@PurpleFogMusic same here. Saw him, slash and duff together in Florida a couple years ago. His voice was pretty good he does have his days

@annaa9487

5y↑4

Aizen

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