# Whats the best Guns N Roses song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 10, 2002, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647 "2002-10-10T09:35:18Z")\ **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:** [October 10, 2002, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/1 "2002-10-10T09:35:18Z")
Curious what peoples favorite GnR song is. My vote is for Civil War. I have loved that song ever since I first heard it. A close second is Welcome to the Jungle. This is one of the few bands who consistently released good songs to the radio. Very few bad songs by them on the radio. In fact, the only one I cannot stand is November Rain, and mostly because I have heard it so many times. Worst GnR song: Get in the Ring. ---
**Author:** ![nefertari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7bcc69/32.png) [@nefertari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nefertari)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/2 "2002-10-10T11:25:02Z")
It has to be “Sweet Child O Mine”. So long, so great. isfetau ---
**Author:** ![Skip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@Skip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skip)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/3 "2002-10-10T12:11:09Z")
Sweet Child O’ Mine For the sole reason being that guitar riff. ---
**Author:** ![dragongirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/4 "2002-10-10T12:17:34Z")
I agree it’s _Sweet Child O’ Mine_, But I also like _Don’t Cry_ and [Rocket Queen\* ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/5 "2002-10-10T12:17:52Z")
_Welcome to the Jungle_! Please, it’s the quintessential GnR song (despite the fact I’m pretty sure I misspelled “quintessential”). Sweet Child O’ Mine may be nice, but come of…for true Guns N Roses, nothing beats the Jungle! ---
**Author:** ![dragongirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/6 "2002-10-10T12:23:43Z")
I agree it’s _Sweet Child O’ Mine_, But I also like _Don’t Cry_ and [Rocket Queen\* ---
**Author:** ![Sebhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@Sebhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sebhal)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/7 "2002-10-10T12:33:41Z")
I know what you’re all saying, _Sweet Child O’ Mine_ is great if you’re in that sort of mood, and _Welcome to the Jungle_ is certainly classic G ‘n’ R, but they’re not the best. The best is _Night train_. ---
**Author:** ![Zorro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ad7895/32.png) [@Zorro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zorro)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/8 "2002-10-10T13:28:44Z")
_Mr Brownstone_ is underrated, but _Welcome to the Jungle_ is still the best. Especially that time when I saw them live in London, with the flame throwers and fireworks… By the way, is anyone going to any of their concerts in the US? I was considering flying over to New York to see them at Madison Square Gardens, but the concert sold out within 15 minutes. And it was a ridiculous and ruinous idea anyway. ---
**Author:** ![HoldenCaulfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/9 "2002-10-10T13:33:28Z")
Can I just plug my ears during the silence and pretend that _Appetite For Destruction_ is one song? ---
**Author:** ![Fingolfin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@Fingolfin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fingolfin)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/10 "2002-10-10T13:42:56Z")
_Patience_, without a doubt. _Bad Apples_ comes in at a close second for me. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/11 "2002-10-10T14:47:44Z")
Gotta go with _Rocket Queen_ or _Think About You_. _Jungle_ and _Sweet Child_ are classics, but I dunno, maybe I’ve heard them too many times by now. ---
**Author:** ![Aro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/12 "2002-10-10T14:58:12Z")
I love to play _Patience_ and _November Rain_, (which has a great, great guitar solo, IMHO), and even _Paradise City_ and _Yesterdays._ I love to listen to _Sweet Child of Mine, Welcome to the Jungle_ and _You could be mine._ ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/13 "2002-10-10T16:46:44Z")
_Nightrain_ is the best if you’re drinking. Of course all GnR songs benefit from a little liquor. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/14 "2002-10-10T16:52:54Z")
I like _Welcome To The Jungle_, _Mr. Brownstone_, and _Patience_, in that order. Never cared to much for _Sweet Child Of Mine_. ---
**Author:** ![Threadkiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@Threadkiller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Threadkiller)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/15 "2002-10-10T17:16:00Z")
_Paradise City_ is the best song I have ever heard played at volleyball matches during warmups…good strong beat and the players tend to sync their hits with it. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/16 "2002-10-10T17:30:08Z")
They came out with some really good music - hard to pick just one song. But I can’t wait till I see 'em in December!!! Yippeee.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/17 "2002-10-10T19:00:47Z")
_Paradise City_, definitely. Just when you think it can’t rock any harder–it rocks even harder! Though personally, I’ve always been fond of _Mr. Brownstone_, though I wouldn’t call it their best. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/18 "2002-10-10T20:27:37Z")
I’ll throw in another vote for Rocket Queen, but I think Welcome to the Jungle is what they will be most remembered for. ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/19 "2002-10-10T22:25:45Z")
Patience is my favorite I’d say but its hard to pick the best one. some of their other best songs I think are: Coma, Locomotive, Mr. Brownstone, Don’t Damn Me, Estranged, November Rain and Paradise City. DAMN I can’t wait to see them again!!! ---
**Author:** ![Rhum\_Runner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rhum\_Runner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhum_Runner)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647/20 "2002-10-11T01:03:15Z")
“I used to love her, but I had to kill her… …I had to put her, six feet under…” Classic G ‘n’ R. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-guns-n-roses-song/131647.md?page=2)