# Best Guns n' Roses song of all time? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502 "2008-01-14T18:25:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/1 "2008-01-14T18:25:16Z")
Civil War. Hands down. A close second goes to Sweet Child O’Mine though. But Civil War is their best song. I’m sure you all agree with me so let me know! ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/2 "2008-01-14T18:32:35Z")
“Mr Brownstone” is my pick. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/3 "2008-01-14T18:34:53Z")
My favorite is “Dead Horse”. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/4 "2008-01-14T18:54:06Z")
Well, I came in here to answer, but **Cubsfan** stole my answers for the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/5 "2008-01-14T19:09:52Z")
“One In A Million” is a great song. Too bad he has to ruin it with those lyrics. . .either that or I missed the satirical sociological points that axl was trying to make with that tune. I won’t argue too much with Civil War – I’m man enough to admit I even like some of their other “ballad” type stuff like “November Rain”. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/6 "2008-01-14T19:53:18Z")
Sweet Child of Mine, no doubt. The line “She got eyes of the bluest skies, as if they thought of rain” is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/7 "2008-01-14T19:55:57Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] “One In A Million” is a great song. Too bad he has to ruin it with those lyrics. . .either that or I missed the satirical sociological points that axl was trying to make with that tune. [/QUOTE] My sentiments precisely - I like to think it’s an over-ironic satire on bigotry - but I just can’t believe it. A pity, because otherwise it’s my favourite.. ---
**Author:** ![VanillaGorilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@VanillaGorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanillaGorilla)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/8 "2008-01-14T20:21:53Z")
My vote goes to You Could Be Mine. Kicks ass! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/9 "2008-01-14T20:33:17Z")
The acoustic version of “You’re Crazy” on Lies is my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/10 "2008-01-14T20:38:43Z")
I’m gonna be the heretic here and say _Live and Let Die_. ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/11 "2008-01-14T20:42:20Z")
Man, I’d kind of forgotten how great GnR were in their day. When I saw the OP, about 10 songs popped up. Once I got kind of sick of the released single songs on Appetite, I was always partial to “Rocket Queen”. Shame they did the rock star flameout so quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/12 "2008-01-14T20:44:25Z")
[QUOTE=BaneSidhe] “Mr Brownstone” is my pick. [/QUOTE] Absolutely. No contest, not even close. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/13 "2008-01-14T21:27:02Z")
Really hard to pick just one, but I like “It’s So Easy” because it rocks so fucking hard. I also like their cover of “Dead Flowers” on the bootleg Unplugged album. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/14 "2008-01-14T22:57:58Z")
Hard to pick! Based on Staying Power and Song Writing: Sweet Child 'O Mine Based on my personal taste: Mr. Brownstone (Welcome to the Jungle, close 2nd) Based on later work after the venerable _Appetite for Destruction_: Civil War (no contest) Best Acoustic: Patience Their Best Cover: Sympathy For The Devil My Favorite Non-Favorite: It’s So Easy ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/15 "2008-01-14T23:00:56Z")
I have to go with Mr Brownstone. Some of the others I will flip from to try and find something I haven’t hears a million times. I always crank (no pun intended) up Mr Brownstone. Or anything off Chinese Democracy. ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/16 "2008-01-14T23:08:28Z")
“Civil War” and their cover of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”. ---
**Author:** ![percussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@percussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percussion)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/17 "2008-01-14T23:13:26Z")
4 way tie Rocket Queen Mr Brownstone Night Train and Dead Horse ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/18 "2008-01-14T23:20:17Z")
[QUOTE=control-z] Really hard to pick just one, but I like “It’s So Easy” because it rocks so fucking hard. [/QUOTE] Why’d you just…fuck off! Huh! That line always made that song for me. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/19 "2008-01-14T23:46:37Z")
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor… Agree with OP, although Mr. Brownstone is a lovely little ditty. ---
**Author:** ![Valerieblaise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Valerieblaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valerieblaise)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502/20 "2008-01-15T00:17:39Z")
“You Could Be Mine” & “Mr. Brownstone” are tied for my favorite. “Night Train” is my ringtone, though - which was pretty amusing when my phone rang during an AA meeting. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guns-n-roses-song-of-all-time/433502.md?page=2)