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'''November Rain''' is a spectacularly popular song by the band Guns N' Roses based on a short story “Without You,” written by Del James, as published in “The Language of Fear,” concerning a rock star in grief about the death by suicide of his girlfriend.<ref>https://myrockmixtapes.com/2016/03/21/the-story-of-guns-n-roses-november-rain/</ref> | '''November Rain''' is a spectacularly popular song by the band Guns N' Roses based on a short story “Without You,” written by Del James, as published in “The Language of Fear,” concerning a rock star in grief about the death by suicide of his girlfriend.<ref>https://myrockmixtapes.com/2016/03/21/the-story-of-guns-n-roses-november-rain/</ref> | ||
| − | The YouTube video for this song, which has nearly two billion views as of December 2022 and is one of the most-watched music videos in [[English]], invokes powerful religious images of a [[Crucifix]], a rural church (a prop built for the video), and a beautiful wedding.<ref>The wedding appears to be [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]. | + | The YouTube video for this song, which has nearly two billion views as of December 2022 and is one of the most-watched music videos in [[English]], invokes powerful religious images of a [[Crucifix]], a rural church (a prop built for the video), and a beautiful wedding.<ref>The wedding appears to be [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]].</ref> |
Written by lead vocalist Axl Rose, this is one of the longest songs to reach the top ten on the Billboard charts. Its terrific lyrics include: | Written by lead vocalist Axl Rose, this is one of the longest songs to reach the top ten on the Billboard charts. Its terrific lyrics include: | ||
Revision as of 00:56, December 21, 2022
November Rain is a spectacularly popular song by the band Guns N' Roses based on a short story “Without You,” written by Del James, as published in “The Language of Fear,” concerning a rock star in grief about the death by suicide of his girlfriend.[1]
The YouTube video for this song, which has nearly two billion views as of December 2022 and is one of the most-watched music videos in English, invokes powerful religious images of a Crucifix, a rural church (a prop built for the video), and a beautiful wedding.[2]
Written by lead vocalist Axl Rose, this is one of the longest songs to reach the top ten on the Billboard charts. Its terrific lyrics include:
I could rest my head
Just knowin' that you were mine
All mine
So if you want to love me
Then darlin' don't refrain
Or I'll just end up walkin'
In the cold November rain[3]