"Paradise City" is a song written by the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It is included on the 1987 album Appetite for Destruction and was released as a single in 1988. It is also the only song on the album to use a synthesizer. The song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, the third single of the band's to go Top 10. Image File history File links Paradisecity. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... For other uses, see Appetite for Destruction (disambiguation). ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. ... CD redirects here. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... W. Axl Rose[1][2] (born William Bruce Rose, Jr. ... Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is an English/American guitarist best known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver. ... Izzy Stradlin (born Jeffrey Dean Isbell on April 8, 1962 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N Roses from 1985 to 1991. ... Duff McKagan (born Michael Andrew McKagan on February 5, 1964) is an American musician and rock bassist, who is best known for his thirteen-year tenure in the hard rock band Guns N Roses. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Appetite for Destruction track listing Its So Easy (2) Nightrain (3) Out Ta Get Me (4) Nightrain is a song written by the American rock band Guns N Roses in the late 1980s. ... This article is about the 1989 Guns N Roses song. ... For other uses, see Appetite for Destruction (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... My Michelle is a song written by Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin of Guns N Roses and released on the bands 1987 debut album Appetite for Destruction. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... For other uses, see Appetite for Destruction (disambiguation). ... See also: Musical groups established in 1988 Record labels established in 1988 // Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... Synth redirects here. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ...

Song

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 Jetboy. 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.^[1] Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is an English/American guitarist best known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Duff McKagan (born Michael Andrew McKagan on February 5, 1964) is an American musician and rock bassist, who is best known for his thirteen-year tenure in the hard rock band Guns N Roses. ... Izzy Stradlin (born Jeffrey Dean Isbell on April 8, 1962 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N Roses from 1985 to 1991. ... W. Axl Rose[1][2] (born William Bruce Rose, Jr. ...

"Paradise City" is thought by some to be about Los Angeles and its corruption at the time. Some believe the song to be written about Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin's hometown of Lafayette, Indiana and the nearby Purdue University campus. During a 1998 interview, Rose told Hit Parader Magazine that "the verses are more about being in the jungle; the chorus is like being back in the Midwest or somewhere". Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... W. Axl Rose[1][2] (born William Bruce Rose, Jr. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country State County Tippecanoe Townships Fairfield, Wea Platted 1825 Incorporated 1853 Government  - Mayor Tony Roswarski Area  - City 20. ... Purdue redirects here. ... Hit Parader is an American music magazine focusing on the genres of hard rock and heavy metal External links Hit Parader website Categories: | ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ...

This song was often used as the band's show-closing song during the Use Your Illusion Tour and Chinese Democracy Tour The Use Your Illusion Tour was a concert tour by the rock band Guns N Roses which ran from May 24, 1991 to July 17, 1993. ... The Chinese Democracy Tour is rock band Guns N Roses concert tour to promote, or at least run in conjunction with talk about, the groups legendary work-in-progress Chinese Democracy. ...

It was also ranked #21 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs of All Time,^[2] #3 in Total Guitar Magazine's list of the 100 greatest solos of all time, and has won various similar awards over the years. It ranked #453 on Rolling Stones' "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Total Guitar is a monthly magazine in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the magazine. ... The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time was the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2004. ...

Velvet Revolver later played "Paradise City" together with Cypress Hill, hence partially transforming the song into a raptrack. Cypress Hill is a mostly-Latin American hip hop group from South Gate, California, who are quite possibly most known for their song Insane in the Brain. Their consistent advocacy around the legalization of cannabis consumption has contributed to their popularity. ...

Camp Freddy, a cover band performed the song along with the original guitarists, Slash and Duff McKagan, and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park Camp Freddy is a group of established, well-known musicians who play rock and roll covers at various shows around America. ... Look up slash in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Chester Charles Bennington (born March 20, 1976)[1] is an American musician. ... Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. ...

The song is the theme tune for the racing game Burnout Paradise which is set in a fictional locale also called "Paradise City". Burnout Paradise (formerly known as Burnout 5) is a video game in the Burnout series. ...

Slash has stated that this is his favorite Guns N' Roses song.^[1]

Live

During live Guns N' Roses shows, "Paradise City" is usually performed last, as an encore. This has been a tradition since at least 1988, up to their latest tour. They also performed the song live at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert in 1992. Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Queen (inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001). ...

Music video

Half of the music video was filmed at Giants Stadium in New Jersey while Guns N' Roses were on tour with Aerosmith, midway through the video, they are seen boarding the Concorde jet so they could make an appearance in England, and return as quickly as possible back to the USA to continue touring with one of their major influences. The concert in England is the Monsters of Rock event at Donington Park. The reason for this is because of some deaths that took place while Guns N' Roses were performing. As a result, they thought the footage taken at the concert would be good music video footage and a proper show of respect to those who died at the concert. Duff can also be seen wearing an Aerosmith t-shirt in the video. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Giants Stadium, frequently referred to as The Meadowlands, is the home stadium for the New York Giants and New York Jets football teams of the NFL, and the Red Bull New York soccer team of MLS. It is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey in the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which... This article is about the band Aerosmith. ... For other uses, see Concorde (disambiguation). ... Monsters of Rock was an annual rock music festival in England held every August at the Castle Donington racetrack from 1980–1996 (with the odd exception, and a one-off comeback in 2006). ... Donington Park is a site near Castle Donington in North West Leicestershire, United Kingdom, owned by Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd. ...

Cover versions

• N-Trance recorded a version of "Paradise City" (using the song's riff), on their 1999 album Happy Hour.^[3]
• Post-hardcore band Eighteen Visions made a cover of the song which appeared on the Guns N' Roses tribute compilation Bring You To Your Knees: A Tribute to Guns & Roses. The key of the song is dropped a whole step lower, and played on guitars tuned to drop-B. The low B open chord can actually be heard on the bridge following the solo. Also, the fast punk ending of the GNR version is replaced with an ironically slow, almost sludge-like turn on the original riff.
• Warrior Soul performed this song in a more psychedelic and metal style for the GNR-tribute album, "Appetite For Reconstruction".
• In 1999, Hole performed "Paradise City" live at the Big Day Out in Australia.
• Velvet Revolver have also covered this song with Cypress Hill
• Notable rock n' roll era singer Pat Boone included the song on his 1997 heavy metal covers album In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy.
• At a March 25, 2008 concert in Fort Wayne, Indiana, American Idol winner and country singer Carrie Underwood performed "Paradise City".[1]

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References

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External links

• Music Video at VH1 Classic
• Paradise City at YouTube