"Slash states that the song was written in the back of a rental van as they were on their way back from playing a gig in San Francisco with the band Rock N Riders. He states that the band was in the back of the van, drinking and playing acoustic guitars when he came up with the intro. Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin started playing along. Slash started humming a melody when Axl Rose sang, "Take me down to the Paradise City." Slash chimed in with "Where the girls are fat and they've got big titties." but the rest of the band wanted to make the song more 'radio-friendly', so Axl sang the first line again, where Slash chimed in with "Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty." Axl finished with "Take . . . me . . . home!" The band then expanded upon the rest of the lyrics in rounds. Finally Slash wrapped up by coming up with the heavy riff that drives the song."
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Farhad2000I just played Burnout Paradise which plays this song at any given opportunity. Am so sick of it now.
ant>> ^Farhad2000:
I just played Burnout Paradise which plays this song at any given opportunity. Am so sick of it now.
Same here (demo). Cool song!
Zyrxil>> ^Farhad2000:
I just played Burnout Paradise which plays this song at any given opportunity. Am so sick of it now.
Heh, came in here to proclaim exactly the same thing.
TrancecoachInterestingly enough, the video above is not exactly this one.
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kronosposeidonThis was one of the best rock albums of the '80s. Too bad things went so disastrously wrong for them after the early '90s.
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RyjkyjWhat's up with the bassist? Did they just use a company guy? Because they try REALLY hard in the video not to show him.
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