Amy gets it, yet again. Somehow, she always helps us discover something new, or see the same song we've heard a thousand times in a completely different light. Rock on, Amy.
This is one of the very, very few songs where the guitar is absolutely perfect. I wouldn't change a note, a bend, how long a bend is held, the feedback, it's as good a recording as you can make. Every time I listen to Slash's playing on this song, and I probably heard it 1,000 times, I'm blown away by the unbelievably good guitar work.
It's hard to understate just exactly how huge GnR was when "Appetite For Destruction" was released. Everywhere I went in the late 80's this was playing back then.
For real. I was in high school and it was everywhere. I'll never forget visiting family in Pittsburg in summer '88 (I'm from NJ) and late one dusky humid evening as we're all chilling on the lawn, this local teenager (I was 16 myself) was just riding his bike around the block singing just the words 'sweet child o' mine' over and over. The song impacted a LOT of people throughout this country.
8 minutes in and I've come to the realization....that....you're brilliant. that was an amazing understanding of this song and its probably dead on. I've been listening to this song for forty effing years and I didn't think of these things....wow
It's worth remembering Slash was 22 when this song was released, he would've been younger when it was written. The guitar playing on this song is really something for a relatively young guitarist.
One of the biggest tells that a technically excellent artist is a real master is they know when to hold back. As good and fast as Slash could play even then, he already knew when to just go slow and let things breathe, even in the solos.
WOW! This perspective is amazing, never looked at this song that way before. I was a teen when this song came out heard it a few thousand times, never thought of it that way. Being a father and looking back yes, it's bittersweet; time that is.
Just WOW. The way you described what this song means for you almost made me cry. NEVER thought about that, yeah..., maybe the child is no other person but memories of himself. You're amazing.
I'm glad she did the original full studio version with the minor solo that the record co edited out for the single. The song has a mini solo after the first verse/chorus, that 2nd minor solo after the 2nd verse/chorus, then after a quick repeat of the chorus, it goes into the major solo. That 2nd of 3 "minor" solo is so good to hear again too. Makes me so mad that the 2 RUclips vids of this song that almost total 2 Billion views doesn't have that minor solo for the young generations to hear when they pull up the RUclips vids of this song.
Beautiful song.. truly a masterpiece. What Slash might have meant about hating it was .. that it became a MONSTER hit and they couldn't escape it. It's hard to overstate how huge this band was in the late 80s/early 90s.
Yea, it's one of those songs they pretty much HAVE to play for their fans at concerts, but to them, it's so overplayed they don't even enloy it anymore. I also think it's so iconic, they almost have to play it like the album. I mean, Slash really can't take a creative license on the solo's and make some dramatic change to it. It's so revered and iconic, he's sort of stuck playing the solo as it was recorded.
@@vanyadolly Yea, I gotta agree there. It's just so overplayed. Same thing goes for Ozzy's Crazy Train. Great song. I've just heard it so many times now, I don't get anything out of it
@@jasonhaynes2952 This is probably what he meant. I agree. So many musicians, actors, etc become so identified with one thing that they start to resent the thing that made them famous.
A great and powerful reaction to one of my favorite late 80s songs. It is nice to see what a big impact it had on you. You beautifully expressed how much this affected and meant to you. In particular I really loved the impact of Slash's guitar solo on you and how beautiful you found it to be, which you did a great job of analyzing and describing. It is certainly on of my favorite guitar solos too. I also really liked your take on the lyrics, and the music and song overall. Great reaction! Loved it!
It always amazed me the contrast of the sweetness on the lyrics, with the energy of the music. You have explained it so well and deep! Thanks Amy. Greetings from Perú!
Thank you for providing your immediate thoughts of the new music you’ve been exposed to. Your interpretations and insights are almost always spot on, and if not, creates an opportunity for us to have fresh eyes on classics we’ve loved for decades. Thank you RUclips for exposing me to this excellent channel a couple of months ago!
Just came upon your channel on one of my Insomniatic pre-dawn music escapes. I appreciate your personal interpretations of songs, many of which are Markers on my Half Century Journey.
I wish reactors would react to some songs that weren't necessarily massive hits, nor had music videos attached to them. There are so many to choose from that are still fantastic songs. With GnR, you've got Mr. Brownstone, Night Train, Rocket Queen (though that mid section could get awkward), Breakdown, Civil War, Don't Damn Me... Even "Catcher in the Rye," which is frankly fantastic, and the best song from the Axl-only version of the band.
@@WastedPo so maybe "Used to love Her" or "Get in the Ring" by GnR instead? lol. Imagine Amy's reaction to those songs, or how hard it would be to even use them on CensorshipTube.
Such great insights into how music can take our minds and emotions into other realities, which is what daydreaming and projecting beyond the body is about. Axel's voice in combination with the guitar work truly captured the bittersweet experience of love and life. Magical.
You cannot imagine how pervasive this song was. If you went in a pub it was on the juke box, if you turned on the radio they were playing it, if a car went past they were blasting it out. Even if you weren't a fan you knew it inside out :-)
This was 1 song to my girl that i met in 1988 and i married and im still with (i was the bad boy and she was the hot book nerd) and she played it to our kids as they grew up-so it became one of her songs to each of them and we’ve taken them to Guns n Roses 3 times since 2016. They love it. I saw them at least 10 times in my including with Metallica in their prime.
Hi Amy! I love your channel/content so much. I was 16 when "Appetite For Destruction" came out and I remember seeing "Welcome to the Jungle" on Mtv, followed by the subsequent single releases/videos. It was absolutely amazing to see those guys play live in my hometown of Augusta, GA when they opened for Motley Crue on their "Girls, Girls, Girls" tour. GnR blew up so fast that, but the time 1988 and their video for "Paradise City" rolled around they were no longer an opening act, but were headliners selling out arenas and stadiums around the world. Such a wonderful time to be a teenager, and the 80s remain my very favorite Decade [of Decadence] to this day!
And revisiting why the guitar solo is so iconic… That is the bridge that takes you from upbeat beginning to the melancholic ending… Any classical composer would be proud of that… Slash!!! Own that shit!!!
This was a really beautiful analysis, Amy. Thank you. The best thing I can say about this song is when you strip it all down and play it acoustic or on piano it sounds just as iconic, like some old famous folk song. Such a fantastic work
The funny part about the "where do we go now" bit toward the end is that it was literally Axl expressing the fact that he had no idea where to take the song lyrically at that point. Ironically it gave the song more depth (even though that wasn't the intent).
I'll be honest, I didn't believe your comment. lol So I had to look it up for myself, and you weren't wrong. lol To me, it almost seemed too good to be true, but its funny how things like that work out.
@@YerpDerp17 Sort of like whistling in "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay". Was meant to be a placeholder, but Ottis Redding died in a plane crash before they could finish the song.
@@TheCabIe The entire lyrics to the song The Riddle by Nick Kershaw were placeholders, the studio was pushing him for the song but he spent so long on the music he just sent them the demo with the placeholder lyrics and had a hit.
I love Axl’s approach to singing - getting the most notes into a single syllable. Whenever I can sing along to this song, or You Could Be Mine, without coughing and hacking … well, it’s a great, emotionally draining feeling.
I love this song so much - it's great to see you experiencing it. This has been a favourite of mine since I was a teenager and I'm in my 50s now. More 80s rock please! Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, U2, the police, etc. Thanks 😊
I love this!!! I had c-sections with both of my daughters (now 14 and 17), but they weren’t emergency c-sections so the surgery room was super calm and laid back and they had music blaring! Oh What a Night was playing when my first was born and Girls Just Want to Have Fun was playing when my other was born. They’re my two favorite songs now because they bring back SO many memories!!!!
This song was so played then I think many of us burnt out on it. But now, listening back, boy was it rather great, Slash really is that good, damn. We were so lucky to have been given all that great music in the 80’s.
Yeah, that's the problem with radio repetition and "hits" - it usually is a recipe for overkill til it makes people come to hate it or become sick of it. Thankfully, after some time away from it, one can return to it and find renewed appreciation once all the constant in-your-face commercial hype of it has waned.
Glad you checked it out these guys are one of the true powerhouse rock groups! Also FUN FACT the singer axl rose has a 5 octave vocal range… one of the few in rock
Slash is an extremely talented melodist. Those he added to the song "Estranged" are among the most beautiful and suitable I´ve heard in any musical style. To have so much sweet talent plus a wild, groovy side, and encapsulated in such a charismatic stage persona is almost unfair...The guy could not be anything other than a rock star even if he tried to be a baker with all his heart...
Axl is trying to produce a romantic ode to his love, but Slash is having none of it and is trying to produce apocalyptic electric Wagner. It works the same way hot apple pie with ice cream does. Don't ignore Duff on bass: he stitches both together as his lines work in either context.
That is how it turned out. Right. Though the music was written separately. The lyrics were originally a love poem to Erin before Slash and Izzy wrote the music. The story I read was: Slash was riffing as a picking exercise. Izzy told him that sounds great, lets work out chords around it. Axl was upstairs listening to what they were composing, and told the band I have a poem that I put as a lyric to that. So, though not intentional, it does have the natural "Hot apple pie with ice cream" dynamic to it. Good metaphor description.
@@dustinjones8887 Reportedly, Slash was intentionally goofing with the riff, intending to make some silly circus-like sound that wouldn't work for a rock piece. One of the members heard it and liked it, telling him to keep on playing the pattern and built the song around it.
Agree about the bass - a lot of people focus on that iconic guitar intro, but I always liked how the bass line comes in and adds some depth to it as moves into the verse.
“Where do we go now”comes from when they were writing the song they really didn’t know where to go musically w the song so the singer was asking the band “where do we go now” but it worked so well they kept it.
Gotta love how Slash's guitar does as much singing as Axl does in this song. The independence of each band member, yet coherency of the band together, is one thing that made GnR really special.
Hearing you describe the solo made me instantly think of my favorite solo of all time and what you would make of it. It is an instrumental song, no words at all, but it is called For The Love Of God, and it's by guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. He's a guy that played with Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake, but for the last 30 years has done mostly just his own stuff. He was trained to write for all instruments in the orchestra so there is a very powerful orchestral version of this song with him and his guitar leading them all in 2005, and though I love the original, it is my favorite rendition. As for Guns N' Roses, I would suggest songs like: Civil War, Estranged, Coma, Madagascar, or Patience.
I loved this reaction. Would love to see what you think of the Rolling Stone performance of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Prince makes that guitar cry.
Axl Rose wrote the lyrics for Sweet Child o' Mine. The song was about his future wife, Erin Everly, the daughter of one of the Everly Brothers. The marriage lasted nine months
@@SpaceCattttt what's wild is "Where do we go now?" was just a scratch placeholder for him to write lyrics but it worked. Like the handclaps in Jack and Diane.
Fantastic review of this song,which was released when I was 18 and is seared from start to finish in my soul. One of the most intricate reviews I've seen. There are two G 'n' R's....pre-Use Your Illusion and post. I've always thought Axl was trying to create his own Stairway To Heaven or Bohemian Rhapsody with Illusion I and II....but I believe he already had....with Sweet Child.
When I saw you go so quiet and stop the song so little, I thought you were going to dismiss it as basic rock fare, and was blown away to see how transported you were by the track. It was a smash hit, and has been an indisputable classic for decades now, and so overplayed as a consequence, it's always great to rediscover its undeniable force, so I'm very grateful to you for this video. With this and November rain behind you, my suggestion would be to delve into the heavier, more aggressive face of GnR, like Right next door to hell or Double talkin' jive (which serves as a sort of intro to November rain in the sprawl of the Use your illusion double LP).
I read somewhere about how the "Where do we go now?" part of the song came about. Supposedly when they were working out the song, Axl started singing that as sort of a placeholder; as in literally where do we go now in this song? It worked so well, they wound up just using it.
I am astounded by the actual chart numbers you read off. I can't think of anyone, off the top of my head, who doesn't immediately crack a smile and simultaneoously reach for the volume knob, to turn it up to eleven, whenever this song comes on. To me, "Sweet Child O' Mine" is among the best rock songs ever composed. It's not the most complex, vocally nor musically, although the solo is masterfully written and performed, but it just seems to press all the right buttons. The melody is smooth but not corny. the lyrics are a truly engrossing poem, and their delivery by Axl Rose is, in my estimation, rivoting. I'm not a super fan of GNR, they 100% lost me after "Apetite for Destruction", but this song will forever stand out in the annals of rock'n'roll history as one of the best.
Since you have heard november rain you should check out the live version from Paris ‘92 with Axl’s piano intro, «its alright», and november rain. I would want to know what his piano playing and voice makes you feel
Amazing reaction, Amy. Over the years, hearing this song so endless times, it has really become boring to me. But you gave me a completely new perspective on it and I know that I will not hate hearing it anymore.
"Where do we go now," always seemed to me to hint at the fact that they weren't quite sure how to wrap up the song, after the bridge... 😅 Great analysis 👍
as an Classic Musician u expalin this Song very deep going and perfect - after the Ende where do we go now - that way ive never seen this - Yes Slash is an epic Guitar Player
I'm not an English native speaker and I never understood why this is the most popular G'n'R's song. Someway I was lost in translation but now I get the point. Thank you very much for your explanation!
This song is not wrote for someone's cute child, it's a song Axl wrote for his girl friend. "Sweet child o' mine" is more like "my sweet baby". And that "where do we go now" part actually give me a feeling of the unique confusion of adolescence. Imagine you are a teenage young boy and you had a girl friend for the first time of your life, you feel that you love her so much, but at the same time you will also have those wories such as "what will become of us?" "Can I protect her well?" "Will our love last forever?" etc. This is a song that realistically described these feelings when you met someone you love for the first time in your life, that's why this song is so great.
The funny thing is, the repeated "where do we go now?" started as an improv while they were jamming, because they hadn't finished writing it and they weren't sure what to do with the last section, so Axl started muttering "where do we go now?" while thinking it over, and then he started jamming on that phrase.
Right. Though Axl was asking that question to the producer, "So where do we go now? Where do we go?". And the producer said use that......meaning just use Where do we go now. That way Axl still gets credit for writing it. I think that's a trick producers do to writers, so they don't have to share writing credits. I think Mutt Lang did that with Brian Johnson on "Hells Bells" when Brian told him it was Rolling thunder and pouring rain outside. Lang said well that sounds good, start the song off like that.
The apparent innocence of the lyrics combined with the heavy metal/rock of the musical accompaniment tells that the point of view of the singer of the song is illicit.
Hello from Serbia 🇷🇸! I love your reaction on "Sweet child o' mine"!❤ For me, one of the best songs by Guns N' Roses is "Civil war". Unfortunately, lyrics are still actual. I strongly recommend this ultimate anti-war master piece.
He's talkibg about Erin Everly. Its a young love song And the lyric "Where do we go now"!!! Its as simple as the band asking where do we go from here with the song in the recording studio. And the producer told Axl why do you just sing just sing that. And it fits as young love
Nailed it, I'm glad you got the solo and melody, and maybe what Slash hates about it is the fact that as it was their greatest hit, they we're asked to perform it to the point of loosing the feel of magic to it that it had when it was just released, how ever takin a distance form it for a while and coming back to it, the magic remains as you stated it's timeles
Amy gets it, yet again. Somehow, she always helps us discover something new, or see the same song we've heard a thousand times in a completely different light. Rock on, Amy.
oh she's articulate. gorgeous work
love the live performance, incredible he can sprint full speed across the stage back and forth hitting those notes, emblematic of his career.
This is one of the very, very few songs where the guitar is absolutely perfect. I wouldn't change a note, a bend, how long a bend is held, the feedback, it's as good a recording as you can make. Every time I listen to Slash's playing on this song, and I probably heard it 1,000 times, I'm blown away by the unbelievably good guitar work.
YES. Even after the solo the little riff fills til he picks up again are subtle but spot on. People seem to miss, on not notice them.
The bass really makes this song work. It stitches everything together nicely.
Duff McKagan is a very underrated bassist!
Everyone gives bassists a hard time, but take the bass out and see how boring any song is.
The bass line is awesome!
Heard that song a million times and the guitar gets me every time
It's hard to understate just exactly how huge GnR was when "Appetite For Destruction" was released. Everywhere I went in the late 80's this was playing back then.
Hard to overstate ?
For real. I was in high school and it was everywhere. I'll never forget visiting family in Pittsburg in summer '88 (I'm from NJ) and late one dusky humid evening as we're all chilling on the lawn, this local teenager (I was 16 myself) was just riding his bike around the block singing just the words 'sweet child o' mine' over and over. The song impacted a LOT of people throughout this country.
They got bigger with the double album Use Your Illusion 1&2. A lot of life (& near deaths) happened during their short years together.
@@Danbag2000 after 35 years yes, very hard to overstate. You must be 20 and not an adult in 1988 as I was.
That album is hard to top in the genre. At the time it was a change of direction for the rock scene and it made a huge bang 💥
8 minutes in and I've come to the realization....that....you're brilliant. that was an amazing understanding of this song and its probably dead on. I've been listening to this song for forty effing years and I didn't think of these things....wow
It's worth remembering Slash was 22 when this song was released, he would've been younger when it was written. The guitar playing on this song is really something for a relatively young guitarist.
One of the biggest tells that a technically excellent artist is a real master is they know when to hold back. As good and fast as Slash could play even then, he already knew when to just go slow and let things breathe, even in the solos.
I find his playing in Nightrain and Paradise City much more impressive, though...
WOW! This perspective is amazing, never looked at this song that way before. I was a teen when this song came out heard it a few thousand times, never thought of it that way. Being a father and looking back yes, it's bittersweet; time that is.
Just WOW. The way you described what this song means for you almost made me cry. NEVER thought about that, yeah..., maybe the child is no other person but memories of himself. You're amazing.
A very good melodic bassline, very underrated.
The intro? Definitely some of Duff's best!
This analysis was as moving, personal, and exceptional as the song itself.
Thank you so much for the tears you've evoked in me.
I hadn't heard that solo for ages. It sure is something.
Yeah, Slash can get it.
I'm glad she did the original full studio version with the minor solo that the record co edited out for the single. The song has a mini solo after the first verse/chorus, that 2nd minor solo after the 2nd verse/chorus, then after a quick repeat of the chorus, it goes into the major solo. That 2nd of 3 "minor" solo is so good to hear again too. Makes me so mad that the 2 RUclips vids of this song that almost total 2 Billion views doesn't have that minor solo for the young generations to hear when they pull up the RUclips vids of this song.
Thank you. Thank you for sharing your gifts, your self, with us. The song has opened up for me.
Beautiful song.. truly a masterpiece. What Slash might have meant about hating it was .. that it became a MONSTER hit and they couldn't escape it. It's hard to overstate how huge this band was in the late 80s/early 90s.
Yea, it's one of those songs they pretty much HAVE to play for their fans at concerts, but to them, it's so overplayed they don't even enloy it anymore. I also think it's so iconic, they almost have to play it like the album. I mean, Slash really can't take a creative license on the solo's and make some dramatic change to it. It's so revered and iconic, he's sort of stuck playing the solo as it was recorded.
Him and me both. I'm a lifelong GnR fan but never listen to this one if I can help it.
@@vanyadolly Yea, I gotta agree there. It's just so overplayed. Same thing goes for Ozzy's Crazy Train. Great song. I've just heard it so many times now, I don't get anything out of it
@@jasonhaynes2952 This is probably what he meant. I agree. So many musicians, actors, etc become so identified with one thing that they start to resent the thing that made them famous.
It really can't be overstated how overplayed this was.
I know this song for almost my whole life, but I always learn something new when you talk about it
A great and powerful reaction to one of my favorite late 80s songs. It is nice to see what a big impact it had on you. You beautifully expressed how much this affected and meant to you. In particular I really loved the impact of Slash's guitar solo on you and how beautiful you found it to be, which you did a great job of analyzing and describing. It is certainly on of my favorite guitar solos too. I also really liked your take on the lyrics, and the music and song overall. Great reaction! Loved it!
Thank you. Seeing someones face just melt over rock lyrics and instruments makes me wish i could hear all these classics again for the first time.😊
It always amazed me the contrast of the sweetness on the lyrics, with the energy of the music. You have explained it so well and deep! Thanks Amy. Greetings from Perú!
The duality of the band is well explained in the band name Guns N Roses
Thank you for providing your immediate thoughts of the new music you’ve been exposed to. Your interpretations and insights are almost always spot on, and if not, creates an opportunity for us to have fresh eyes on classics we’ve loved for decades.
Thank you RUclips for exposing me to this excellent channel a couple of months ago!
Just came upon your channel on one of my Insomniatic pre-dawn music escapes. I appreciate your personal interpretations of songs, many of which are Markers on my Half Century Journey.
Done two of their power ballads, next up must be one of their hard rock songs like "Paradise City" or "Welcome to the Jungle", "You could be mine".
be funny to see her do "Get in the Ring". lol
@@BigTimeRushFan2112 I want to see her tackle Slayer. I wonder what she would make of the solo in Raining blood.
I wish reactors would react to some songs that weren't necessarily massive hits, nor had music videos attached to them. There are so many to choose from that are still fantastic songs. With GnR, you've got Mr. Brownstone, Night Train, Rocket Queen (though that mid section could get awkward), Breakdown, Civil War, Don't Damn Me... Even "Catcher in the Rye," which is frankly fantastic, and the best song from the Axl-only version of the band.
@@WastedPo so maybe "Used to love Her" or "Get in the Ring" by GnR instead? lol. Imagine Amy's reaction to those songs, or how hard it would be to even use them on CensorshipTube.
Rocket Queen and night train are both awesome!
Such great insights into how music can take our minds and emotions into other realities, which is what daydreaming and projecting beyond the body is about. Axel's voice in combination with the guitar work truly captured the bittersweet experience of love and life. Magical.
You cannot imagine how pervasive this song was. If you went in a pub it was on the juke box, if you turned on the radio they were playing it, if a car went past they were blasting it out. Even if you weren't a fan you knew it inside out :-)
This was 1 song to my girl that i met in 1988 and i married and im still with (i was the bad boy and she was the hot book nerd) and she played it to our kids as they grew up-so it became one of her songs to each of them and we’ve taken them to Guns n Roses 3 times since 2016. They love it. I saw them at least 10 times in my including with Metallica in their prime.
Epic analysis. Thank you for your unfiltered reaction.
Gosh, I love how deeply you feel and describe music and lyrics ❤️
Hi Amy! I love your channel/content so much. I was 16 when "Appetite For Destruction" came out and I remember seeing "Welcome to the Jungle" on Mtv, followed by the subsequent single releases/videos. It was absolutely amazing to see those guys play live in my hometown of Augusta, GA when they opened for Motley Crue on their "Girls, Girls, Girls" tour. GnR blew up so fast that, but the time 1988 and their video for "Paradise City" rolled around they were no longer an opening act, but were headliners selling out arenas and stadiums around the world. Such a wonderful time to be a teenager, and the 80s remain my very favorite Decade [of Decadence] to this day!
And revisiting why the guitar solo is so iconic…
That is the bridge that takes you from upbeat beginning to the melancholic ending…
Any classical composer would be proud of that…
Slash!!! Own that shit!!!
This was a really beautiful analysis, Amy. Thank you. The best thing I can say about this song is when you strip it all down and play it acoustic or on piano it sounds just as iconic, like some old famous folk song. Such a fantastic work
The funny part about the "where do we go now" bit toward the end is that it was literally Axl expressing the fact that he had no idea where to take the song lyrically at that point. Ironically it gave the song more depth (even though that wasn't the intent).
I'll be honest, I didn't believe your comment. lol So I had to look it up for myself, and you weren't wrong. lol To me, it almost seemed too good to be true, but its funny how things like that work out.
@@YerpDerp17 Sort of like whistling in "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay". Was meant to be a placeholder, but Ottis Redding died in a plane crash before they could finish the song.
@@TheCabIe The entire lyrics to the song The Riddle by Nick Kershaw were placeholders, the studio was pushing him for the song but he spent so long on the music he just sent them the demo with the placeholder lyrics and had a hit.
Also crash test dummies when Brad couldn't think of a chorus, so it just ended up being "mmm mmm mmm mmm"
No accidents in the arts, they say.
"The anglularity" of the guitar intro! Awesome insight! Excellent review, love to hear your thoughts about these classics!
I love Axl’s approach to singing - getting the most notes into a single syllable. Whenever I can sing along to this song, or You Could Be Mine, without coughing and hacking … well, it’s a great, emotionally draining feeling.
My second eldest child fell in love with this song when it came out - it was always special to her.
I love these and I would really love to hear how the musicians would respond to her interpretations.
You are so good! It's not the lyrics exactly but the expression of pain. Your reactions are keenly insightful.
As always, thank you for another sublime analysis.
My two favorite songs by guns n' roses is Welcome to the Jungle and Sweet child of mine. So good!
"Where do we go now" was literally said when they got stuck in the music unsure of the direction.....so they incorporated it into the song.
I Hope Axl sees this amazing, interesting, intelligent, thoughtful reaction - he would love it.
11:30 love it!! Chatty Cathy doesn't have much to say (respectfully!!! Love you!!). Hard to his pause when GnR is melting your face. Great Video!
I love this song so much - it's great to see you experiencing it. This has been a favourite of mine since I was a teenager and I'm in my 50s now.
More 80s rock please! Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, U2, the police, etc. Thanks 😊
My parents have told me that this music video was playing on the hospital TV while I was being born
I love this!!! I had c-sections with both of my daughters (now 14 and 17), but they weren’t emergency c-sections so the surgery room was super calm and laid back and they had music blaring! Oh What a Night was playing when my first was born and Girls Just Want to Have Fun was playing when my other was born. They’re my two favorite songs now because they bring back SO many memories!!!!
@@marieneu264 My daughter was C-section, and they played Born on a Bayou when she was born.
Great review. This is a formative song of my young adulthood and I've never thought of it the way you did.
Perfect breakdown Amy. You are a very intuitive person. Thank you
This song was so played then I think many of us burnt out on it. But now, listening back, boy was it rather great, Slash really is that good, damn. We were so lucky to have been given all that great music in the 80’s.
Yeah, that's the problem with radio repetition and "hits" - it usually is a recipe for overkill til it makes people come to hate it or become sick of it.
Thankfully, after some time away from it, one can return to it and find renewed appreciation once all the constant in-your-face commercial hype of it has waned.
This song takes me back. It reminds me of a beautiful green summer and being in young love with a beautiful lady.
Glad you checked it out these guys are one of the true powerhouse rock groups! Also FUN FACT the singer axl rose has a 5 octave vocal range… one of the few in rock
Slash is an extremely talented melodist. Those he added to the song "Estranged" are among the most beautiful and suitable I´ve heard in any musical style.
To have so much sweet talent plus a wild, groovy side, and encapsulated in such a charismatic stage persona is almost unfair...The guy could not be anything other than a rock star even if he tried to be a baker with all his heart...
Axl is trying to produce a romantic ode to his love, but Slash is having none of it and is trying to produce apocalyptic electric Wagner. It works the same way hot apple pie with ice cream does. Don't ignore Duff on bass: he stitches both together as his lines work in either context.
Fantastic comment! Describes it all perfectly.
That is how it turned out. Right. Though the music was written separately. The lyrics were originally a love poem to Erin before Slash and Izzy wrote the music. The story I read was: Slash was riffing as a picking exercise. Izzy told him that sounds great, lets work out chords around it. Axl was upstairs listening to what they were composing, and told the band I have a poem that I put as a lyric to that. So, though not intentional, it does have the natural "Hot apple pie with ice cream" dynamic to it. Good metaphor description.
Adler's drum accents in the intro are money
@@dustinjones8887 Reportedly, Slash was intentionally goofing with the riff, intending to make some silly circus-like sound that wouldn't work for a rock piece. One of the members heard it and liked it, telling him to keep on playing the pattern and built the song around it.
Agree about the bass - a lot of people focus on that iconic guitar intro, but I always liked how the bass line comes in and adds some depth to it as moves into the verse.
This reaction is a good go-to for everyone that wants to introduce someone to this channel.
Again an excellent and amazing analysis Amy. Your sensitivity always impresses me. Keep it up.
This was awesome :) I am very much looking forward to more of your GnR analysis videos.
“Where do we go now”comes from when they were writing the song they really didn’t know where to go musically w the song so the singer was asking the band “where do we go now” but it worked so well they kept it.
I don't think I've ever seen you so engaged with a song. Loving it!
She even did a little air guitar with her fingers during the guitar solo 😊
Your content is so awesome I've made it my morning show as I start my work. Please keep up the good work!
Gotta love how Slash's guitar does as much singing as Axl does in this song. The independence of each band member, yet coherency of the band together, is one thing that made GnR really special.
What a beautiful bass line.
Hearing you describe the solo made me instantly think of my favorite solo of all time and what you would make of it. It is an instrumental song, no words at all, but it is called For The Love Of God, and it's by guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. He's a guy that played with Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake, but for the last 30 years has done mostly just his own stuff. He was trained to write for all instruments in the orchestra so there is a very powerful orchestral version of this song with him and his guitar leading them all in 2005, and though I love the original, it is my favorite rendition. As for Guns N' Roses, I would suggest songs like: Civil War, Estranged, Coma, Madagascar, or Patience.
I loved this reaction. Would love to see what you think of the Rolling Stone performance of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Prince makes that guitar cry.
Axl Rose wrote the lyrics for Sweet Child o' Mine. The song was about his future wife, Erin Everly, the daughter of one of the Everly Brothers. The marriage lasted nine months
It's almost as if blue eyes, great hair and a nice smile aren't enough for a happy marriage. 🤔
Where do we go now?
Divorce...
How did she tolerate nine months of Axl rose? 😅
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@@SpaceCattttt what's wild is "Where do we go now?" was just a scratch placeholder for him to write lyrics but it worked. Like the handclaps in Jack and Diane.
Fantastic review of this song,which was released when I was 18 and is seared from start to finish in my soul. One of the most intricate reviews I've seen.
There are two G 'n' R's....pre-Use Your Illusion and post. I've always thought Axl was trying to create his own Stairway To Heaven or Bohemian Rhapsody with Illusion I and II....but I believe he already had....with Sweet Child.
You are a lovely intelligent lady. Your insights and reactions are always wonderful
This is the best guitar solo I've ever heard.
Slash is an underrated guitar genius, his solo on Breakdown while Axl describes a car chase builds in your mind images of what's happening.
And now I don't know why I'm crying while you're explaining this. I guess I'm remembering my childhood.
Such an amazing solo
Textwise one of the most beautiful love songs ever writen.
When I saw you go so quiet and stop the song so little, I thought you were going to dismiss it as basic rock fare, and was blown away to see how transported you were by the track. It was a smash hit, and has been an indisputable classic for decades now, and so overplayed as a consequence, it's always great to rediscover its undeniable force, so I'm very grateful to you for this video.
With this and November rain behind you, my suggestion would be to delve into the heavier, more aggressive face of GnR, like Right next door to hell or Double talkin' jive (which serves as a sort of intro to November rain in the sprawl of the Use your illusion double LP).
Please do _Estranged_ by Guns n Roses next. 🙏
Very different perspectives. I really enjoyed it. Unique. Just subscribed.
I enjoyed your take on this song!
I read somewhere about how the "Where do we go now?" part of the song came about. Supposedly when they were working out the song, Axl started singing that as sort of a placeholder; as in literally where do we go now in this song? It worked so well, they wound up just using it.
Please never stop a song in the middle of a guitar solo! Thank you
I am astounded by the actual chart numbers you read off. I can't think of anyone, off the top of my head, who doesn't immediately crack a smile and simultaneoously reach for the volume knob, to turn it up to eleven, whenever this song comes on. To me, "Sweet Child O' Mine" is among the best rock songs ever composed. It's not the most complex, vocally nor musically, although the solo is masterfully written and performed, but it just seems to press all the right buttons. The melody is smooth but not corny. the lyrics are a truly engrossing poem, and their delivery by Axl Rose is, in my estimation, rivoting.
I'm not a super fan of GNR, they 100% lost me after "Apetite for Destruction", but this song will forever stand out in the annals of rock'n'roll history as one of the best.
Since you have heard november rain you should check out the live version from Paris ‘92 with Axl’s piano intro, «its alright», and november rain. I would want to know what his piano playing and voice makes you feel
Thank you for fresh perspective, sincere !
Wonderful reaction as always......
Amazing reaction, Amy. Over the years, hearing this song so endless times, it has really become boring to me. But you gave me a completely new perspective on it and I know that I will not hate hearing it anymore.
The opening lick started as a finger exercise.
Yeah just bouncing around a D chord shape. Always a good one for beginners to practice as an exercise.
That's what she said
Same with "Life in the Fast Lane" by Eagles. It was a warmup routine made up by Joe Walsh.
@@xavvi lmao nice one
Yep, Appetite is a legend. My favourite song is Rocket Queen, like 2 songs in 1 and Mr Brownstone.
Turn around ... and I'm bored.
Love Rocket Queen for the same reason
"Where do we go now," always seemed to me to hint at the fact that they weren't quite sure how to wrap up the song, after the bridge... 😅
Great analysis 👍
Great analysis!
I so appreciate your appreciation of all music💜
I have loved this song since it came out. I bought the albumn at the same time.
It's a very simply, straight forward ballad, but it is done well, and Slash's solo is one of the best.
I think the turn it takes from the solo to the end of the song makes it not entirely straightforward.
I have the exact same interpretation. I never see a person, but a setting when this plays in the car.
as an Classic Musician u expalin this Song very deep going and perfect - after the Ende where do we go now - that way ive never seen this - Yes Slash is an epic Guitar Player
You should def react to "ESTRANGED", It is a beautiful piece of music, one of their best pieces
I'm not an English native speaker and I never understood why this is the most popular G'n'R's song. Someway I was lost in translation but now I get the point. Thank you very much for your explanation!
This song is not wrote for someone's cute child, it's a song Axl wrote for his girl friend. "Sweet child o' mine" is more like "my sweet baby".
And that "where do we go now" part actually give me a feeling of the unique confusion of adolescence. Imagine you are a teenage young boy and you had a girl friend for the first time of your life, you feel that you love her so much, but at the same time you will also have those wories such as "what will become of us?" "Can I protect her well?" "Will our love last forever?" etc.
This is a song that realistically described these feelings when you met someone you love for the first time in your life, that's why this song is so great.
The funny thing is, the repeated "where do we go now?" started as an improv while they were jamming, because they hadn't finished writing it and they weren't sure what to do with the last section, so Axl started muttering "where do we go now?" while thinking it over, and then he started jamming on that phrase.
Right. Though Axl was asking that question to the producer, "So where do we go now? Where do we go?". And the producer said use that......meaning just use Where do we go now. That way Axl still gets credit for writing it. I think that's a trick producers do to writers, so they don't have to share writing credits. I think Mutt Lang did that with Brian Johnson on "Hells Bells" when Brian told him it was Rolling thunder and pouring rain outside. Lang said well that sounds good, start the song off like that.
The apparent innocence of the lyrics combined with the heavy metal/rock of the musical accompaniment tells that the point of view of the singer of the song is illicit.
Hello from Serbia 🇷🇸! I love your reaction on "Sweet child o' mine"!❤ For me, one of the best songs by Guns N' Roses is "Civil war". Unfortunately, lyrics are still actual. I strongly recommend this ultimate anti-war master piece.
He's talkibg about Erin Everly.
Its a young love song
And the lyric
"Where do we go now"!!!
Its as simple as the band asking where do we go from here with the song in the recording studio.
And the producer told Axl why do you just sing just sing that.
And it fits as young love
A great interpretation.
I propose Don’t Cry. I love that track.
Nailed it, I'm glad you got the solo and melody, and maybe what Slash hates about it is the fact that as it was their greatest hit, they we're asked to perform it to the point of loosing the feel of magic to it that it had when it was just released, how ever takin a distance form it for a while and coming back to it, the magic remains as you stated it's timeles
Slash’s warmup exercise became one of the most iconic rock riffs
Great reaction.
This is THE song winning me over into hardrock/metal!!!
@VirginRock-h6i Let's not oh fraudulent one.