this song means the world to me coz its my best friends boyfriends fav song and me and him like each other so when i here it i smaile and think of him and how he means the world to me!!

uhm...if this song reminds you of your best friends boyfriend, dont you think something messed up is going on there? i mean, in your baby-love-triangle?
shes your BEST FRIEND for eff's sake...

I found this on the Internet, and wanted to share. So funny...

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JOHN MOE'S POP-SONG
CORRESPONDENCES,
VOLUME XIII.
BY JOHN MOE

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Notes on
"Sweet Child O' Mine,"
as Delivered to Axl Rose
by His Editor.

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Hi, Axl,

Just got your manuscript and demo for the song "Sweet Child O' (sic) Mine." I think we need to talk. As your editor, I am responsible for making your songs as cogent as possible, for helping them reach the high editorial standards your public has come to expect. With this one, I am certainly earning my keep. After several attempts to reach you by phone, I am sending along my notes. Please make appropriate fixes as soon as possible, at which point I can send them to copyediting and proofreading in time for your upcoming studio session.

She's got a smile that, it seems to me—Why equivocate? You weaken your point by framing this as a mere personal observation instead of a fact.

Reminds me of childhood memories—Redundant. You either have a memory or you're reminded of something. You're not reminded of a memory. Heavy-metal fans won't stand for such writing, my friend.

Where everything was as fresh as a bright blue sky—I asked around the office and no one is sure a blue sky is "fresh." You could have a blue sky at the end of a long, sweaty day and there would be nothing fresh about it. And she reminds you of a time when things were fresh? Fond reminiscences of freshness are no foundation for love. Fix.

Now and then when I see her face it takes me away to that special place—Again, you're weakening your own argument. Why does the sight of her face transport you only periodically? And is it just her smile or her entire face that does this to you? Because you've already said both. Consistency, Axl!

And if I stared too long, I'd probably break down and cry—Why would you do that? Because you miss the freshness you described earlier? I think the whole "fresh" thing is really tripping you up. Also, crying? Wimpy.

OK, on to the second verse.

She's got eyes of the bluest skies—See, this is just getting worse. Now her eyes are made of sky? Nice imagery, but you just got done saying her smile reminded you of memories of sky. Is this verse actually supposed to be a second draft of the first verse? Am I just confused on formatting? Help!

As if they thought of rain—Axl, eyes can't think of rain. And even if they could, which they can't, why would bluest skies think of rain? Perhaps less imagery of thinking eyes made of sky and more direct exploration of your feelings?

I hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain—Well, hell. I guess in your special Axl World anything is possible. Eyes can be made of sky, ponder the weather, and exhibit pain in amounts that can be weighed.

Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place where as a child I'd hide—Delete. Fix. Do something. You'd hide in a place that reminded you of hair? Never show me such phrases again.

And pray for the thunder and the rain to quietly pass me by—Whew. OK, listen to me now: Thunder can't quietly do anything. It's thunder. And, more importantly, do you really want to come across as a wuss who's constantly on the verge of weeping and skittering into hair caves to escape from rain? Is this a song about love or climatic anxiety? You need to work these things out.

Finally, Axl, I think we might have had a misunderstanding regarding my previous notes. When I wrote in colored pencil "Where do we go now?" I wasn't offering that as a lyric. I was simply observing that, in narrative terms, the song needed to progress in some way. You love the girl, she's helping you work through some issues, whatever. So where do we go now? But instead of providing a satisfactory conclusion, you simply took my note and repeated it over and over again before ultimately just stating the title of the song. This is unacceptable. Don't ask us, the listeners, where we go. That's up to you as the writer! Tell us where we go now!

Again, let's try to fix these things soon and get "Sweet Child of Mine" ("My Sweet Child"?) into your fans' hands as quickly as possible. Because, frankly, if it should ever hit the street in its current form, the song would be a colossal failure.

Talk soon!

Your Editor

this song reminds me of my dad... he chose this song for me wen i was born because it reminded him of me as i have blue eyes n etc.... he is a lover of guns and roses as well.. lv this song alot xx

well, in this song axl is talkin about his gf but i wonder wat he means wen axel says where do we go now? i think it means that he wants to know wat to do about that girl, and this riff was writen by slash by mistake, but the band liked it so he finally go over it,

this song is about axls girlfriend (at the time) still one of the best song made

to me its about my grandmother. probably because she raised me. and the "where do we go now" bit, when she dies my family is going to be lost.

this song reminds me of marilyn monroe. :)

omg i loooooove the guitar solo in the begining amazingg.... i love this song =)

omg i loooooove the guitar solo in the begining amazingg.... i love this song =)

ozzy gurly i'v seen your comments like four times lol. but ya i would have to say that i'm gunna go with sweetie

II always thought it was a guy meating his childhood sweatheart, but maybe already tied up in a relationship, and asking the question "where do we go now?" as in the song says

I've always thought this song was about a guy [Axl] falling in love with a girl who makes him feel like a kid again.

Fort Minor has an awesome version of this called s.c.o.m.
Super heavy on the bass

nice song and the reason i love it because 1 st song in gutair hero 2 that i beat in expert with hyper speed. just live it it gets me really soup that i cant control it.

To me this song reminds me of one special night with the guy I really like, and we played this song over and over. This is the only real memory I have with him!!

A defining piece of sheer beauty. Along with November Rain, my favourite GnR song. Slash's opening riff will go down in history as one of the best and most memorable guitar recordings ever. And I interpret the song as a man that loves this woman so much and wants to care for her so much that he almost wants to be a "father figure" to her, hence referring to her as a "child". Although I'm probably mistaken. GnR - Fantastic band. Axl Rose - Great singer and songwriter, but fucked up person. SLASH IS EVERYTHING!

I think the song means he has a special someone that he grew up with and finally got to be with her. ("Reminds me of childhood memories.") and hes just describing how every single feature of her is no less than perfect. I can relate. ^_^

my favorite song from Gun'N'Roses
the 80's were awesome man. they had much better bands then today does.

or it could mean the relationship between mother and son. but the mother has passed away or is passing away. and when he sees her face it takes him to the special place. her hair reminds him of a warm safe place. so basically the mother calls the son sweet child o mine.........makes me think of my mother when i was young and she would love me and care for me as he describes in the song.

Actually the rhythm of the song created by slash was a joke at first. He was playing circus music and then slowed it down to get this rhythm. Afterwards Axl's lyrics were inspired by a poem he wrote to his then to be wife Erin Everly.

An alternative interpretation of this song I sometimes use is as a father wondering what the hell has happened to his teen daughter. She has gone off the rails and he can still remember her as an innocent child.

i know this for sure. This is a song about Axl's girlfriend and how special she was to him. But a few months after, she broke up with him.

I read in Slash's autobiography that Axl wrote this about his girl at the time (who'd later be his wife, if I remember correctly). And the "where do we go now" bit happened because during recording they didn't know what else to put for the ending part and Axl kept saying "where do we go now? where do we go now?" and they just did that for the ending part.

i heard slash didn't even like this song? anybody know if thats true? and why?