Ultimate Classic Rock

When Guns N’ Roses Hit the Top With ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’

Guns N' Roses were slowly on their way to superstardom after the release of their debut album, Appetite for Destruction, in July 1987. Almost a year after the LP arrived in stores, a third single was ...
collider

30 Years Ago, Guns N’ Roses Accidentally Created the Song That Became Their First and Only Billboard #1 Hit

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American Songwriter

Duff McKagan Reveals Slash Attempted To Sabotage Guns N’ Roses Classic “Sweet Child O’ Mine”

“Sweet Child O’ Mine” is one of Guns N’ Roses most popular songs. So it may come as a shock that Slash tried to sabotage its creation, at least according to Duff McKagan. Appearing on the Songcraft ...
loudwire

Cover of Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ Featured in Bizarre Anti-Speeding Commercial

The Guns N' Roses classic 'Sweet Child O' Mine has been used for what may be the most bizarre commercial against speeding ever made. To deter people from driving too fast, Northern Ireland's DOE Road ...
loudwire

Guns N’ Roses ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ Cover Includes Tap Dancing + ‘American Idol’ Contestant

There have been quite a few cover versions of the Guns N' Roses classic "Sweet Child O' Mine" over the years, but this is definitely the first jazz/blues rendition to include an American Idol ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Guns N’ Roses ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ Collected In 13 Different Versions

Want to get so drunk on nostalgia for Guns N' Roses guitar-driven ballad 'Sweet Child O' Mine' that you have a raging hangover and don't get out of bed for two days? Well, we can help make that ...