Paradise City

Paradise City is one of the most famous songs made by the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It is included on the 1987 album Appetite for Destruction. The song's riff is credited to Slash, while he was in another band with Duff McKagan, and the tune just came to him. Along with Welcome to the Jungle and Sweet Child O' Mine, it is one of Guns N' Roses' most enduring influences on the world of music. The famed chorus, "Take me down to the paradise city where the grass is green and the girls are pretty," is thought to be a reference to heroin.

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Hard rock - Guns N' Roses - 1987 - Appetite for Destruction - Slash - Duff McKagan - Welcome to the Jungle - Sweet Child O' Mine - Heroin

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Paradise City is thought by some to be about Los Angeles and its corruption at the time.

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Los Angeles - Corruption

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In the music video of Paradise City, the band seems to be playing at a concert. The stage and stadium seem extremely similar to JFK Stadium in Philadelphia during the huge charity concert Live Aid. However the band had not existed at that time. The stadium also looks very similar to Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands, another popular place where Guns N' Roses has performed.

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Music video - JFK Stadium - Philadelphia - Live Aid - Giants Stadium - Meadowlands - Guns N' Roses

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The concert in which the music video takes place at is the "Monsters of Rock" event in England. 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.

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