Sweet Child O 'Mine By Guns N' Roses Analysis

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Sweet Child O’Mine by Guns N’ Roses
The song became really popular until the current time because it has the best guitar solo of all time. This song was recorded during 1987 from the Appetite for Destruction album of the Guns N’ Roses that was released on the 17th of August the same year. Then, they made it as a single and was released on August 17, 1988, in the US, while in the UK it was released on May 29, 1989. The band who made the song was the Guns N’ Roses, they are an American rock band that debuted in 1985 and they are still a group until the current time. Their genre was hard rock and-and heavy metal. Basically, their songs were mostly loud and aggressive with strong vocals and mostly emphasizes the guitars. The group helped each other
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Then Axl told him that it was amazing then they decided to add some chord to it to improve and enhance it. That’s the time when Axl decided to make his poem a lyric for the song and adding up the “where do we go now” part to the end. This song was very significant because it was their first single to hit the the top 1 of the US Billboard and even the UK Rock Chart. They never really thought that the song would be one of their most successful songs in the history. In fact, it was still popular today and was never forgotten. I chose this song because it was very classic and I like this song. I listened to this since I was a kid and my dad is singing it on the karaoke machine. Also, this was a favorite song of my special friend because he loves the Guns N’ Roses so much. He always played this song on the guitar and I am the one who singing the lyrics out loud. It was only a casual jamming session in our house and nothing serious. Same with my dad, he always choose this song on the karaoke on parties and even on normal days in our house. Seeing that two different generation liking the music makes me think that the song was really fascinating and catchy. It is significant for me because the two most important men in my life loves this song

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