Guns N’ Roses - November Rain

November Rain by Guns N’ Roses, Music Video, Lyrics and Review

“November Rain” is a song by the band Guns N’ Roses, written by lead singer Axl Rose for their 1991 album Use Your Illusion I.
The music video for this song, released in 1992, quickly became the most requested video on MTV, and won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography.
It features a sweeping orchestral backing and is one of Guns N’ Roses’ longest songs.

Guns N’ Roses - November Rain Lyrics

When I look into your eyes
I can see a love restrained
But darlin’ when I hold you
Don’t you know I feel the same
‘Cause nothin’ lasts forever
And we both know hearts can change
And it’s hard to hold a candle
In the cold November rain
We’ve been through this such a long long time
Just tryin’ to kill the pain
But lovers always come and lovers always go
An no one’s really sure who’s lettin’ go today
Walking away
If we could take the time to lay it on the line
I could rest my head
Just knowin’ that you were mine
All mine
So if you want to love me
then darlin’ don’t refrain
Or I’ll just end up walkin’
In the cold November rain

Do you need some time…on your own
Do you need some time…all alone
Everybody needs some time…on their own
Don’t you know you need some time…all alone
I know it’s hard to keep an open heart
When even friends seem out to harm you
But if you could heal a broken heart
Wouldn’t time be out to charm you

Sometimes I need some time…on my
own Sometimes I need some time…all alone
Everybody needs some time…on their own
Don’t you know you need some time…all alone

And when your fears subside
And shadows still remain, ohhh yeahhh
I know that you can love me
When there’s no one left to blame
So never mind the darkness
We still can find a way
‘Cause nothin’ lasts forever
Even cold November rain

Don’t ya think that you need somebody
Don’t ya think that you need someone
Everybody needs somebody
You’re not the only one
You’re not the only one

Guns N’ Roses - November Rain Review and Song Info

“November Rain” appears on the album Use Your Illusion I. At 8 minutes and 57 seconds, it is a rock ballad in the tradition of “Child in Time”, “Stairway to Heaven”, “Free Bird”, and “Bohemian Rhapsody”.

This song is listed at number 6 in the “The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos” by Guitar World. “November Rain” was voted #1 on the Rock 1000 2006, an annual countdown of the top 1000 rock songs by New Zealand radio listeners.

According to Tracii Guns, former Guns N’ Roses guitarist and founding member, Axl Rose had been working on the song since at least 1983.

Slash has said that the solo he played in the album version of the song (it’s unclear which solo) was the same solo he played to the song when he heard it for the first time.

The narrative quality of the video accentuated the epic nature of the song. The video entailed Axl and then girlfriend Stephanie Seymour being wed, interspersed with a live performance in a theatre. Particularly, it can be noted for its large budget (about $1.5 million) and stunning cinematography. It is currently the 9th most expensive music video ever.

For the outside shots of Slash while he is playing the first solo, Axl had originally envisioned it taking place in a “cool field” of sorts. However, since the video was shot in winter, there were no good-looking fields around, and eventually the band decided to use a church in New Mexico. Coincidentally, this was the same church used in the movie Silverado.

Released June, 1992
Format CD
Genre Power ballad
Length 8:57
Label Geffen Records
Writer Axl Rose
Producer Mike Clink

source wikipedia.org

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