Paradise City
Guns N' Roses
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Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Take me home (oh won't you please take me home) Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Take me home (oh won't you please take me home) Just a urchin livin' under the street I'm a hard case that's tough to beat I'm your charity case so buy me something to eat I'll pay you at another time Take it to the end of the line Rags to riches or so they say Ya gotta keep pushin' for the fortune and fame You know it's all a gamble when it's just a game Ya treat it like a capital crime Everybody's doin' the time Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Oh won't you please take me home Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Take me home Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber Why I'm here I can't quite remember The surgeon general says it's hazardous to breathe I'd have another cigarette but I can't see Tell me who you're gonna believe Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Take me home, yeah yeah Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Oh won't you please take me home, yeah yeah So far away So far away So far away So far away Captain America's been torn apart Now he's a court jester with a broken heart He said "turn me around and take me back to the start" I must be losing my mind "are you blind?" I've seen it all a million times Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Take me home, yeah yeah Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Oh won't you please take me home Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Take me home, yeah yeah Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Oh won't you please take me home I wanna go, I wanna go Oh won't you please take me home I wanna see how good it can be Oh won't you please take me home Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Take me home Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Oh won't you please take me home Take me down, lead me 'round Oh won't you please take me home I wanna see, what a woman can be I want to take you home Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Oh won't you please take me home I wanna go, I wanna know Oh won't you please take me home, yeah baby
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Written by: Hudson Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, W. Axl Rose
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10 facts about this song
Song Creation"Paradise City" was actually written in the back of a van as Guns N' Roses were on their way back from playing a concert in San Francisco.
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Album SuccessThe song is from the band's debut album titled "Appetite for Destruction" released in 1987, which is widely considered one of the best debut albums in the history of rock music.
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Song Ranking"Paradise City" was the fourth single off the album and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S and #6 in the UK singles chart making it the band's third single to reach the Top 10 in the U.S.
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Song InspirationSome sources claim that the song was about the band's ideal place to live. Part of the song was written in Midwest America, and part in Los Angeles, hence the contrasting lyrics about the city's grass and the girls.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Paradise City" was notable for capturing live performances of the band during their early incarnation, featuring footage from the Giants Stadium in New Jersey, the 1988 Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park, and in the Paradise City of Los Angeles itself.
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Symbolic MeaningIt's believed that the song uses "Paradise City" as a metaphor for a kind of utopia that rock and roll promises but rarely delivers.
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Gaming Influence"Paradise City" has become a popular song within the gaming industry. The song is featured in the 2009 racing video game "Burnout Paradise."
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Cover Versions and PerformancesSeveral artists from different genres have covered the song including Pop artist N-Trance and Country artist Gretchen Wilson. At the 2011 Super Bowl XLV, hip-hop artist Slash performed the song with featured artist Fergie.
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Song StructureThe song starts off with a slow acoustic intro and dramatically shifts into a full-on hard rock song, showcasing the band's ability to seamlessly blend different musical styles.
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Iconic LineAxl Rose, the lead vocalist, once said the line, "Take me down to the Paradise City where the grass is green and the girls are pretty," was his version of an old blues saying: "Where the girls are fat and they've got big titties." He wanted a more radio-friendly version.
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