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Title: You Could be Mine question
Post by: Chief on August 11, 2006, 05:22:00 PM
anyone know the story behind this tune? i dont recall reading about it..
is it about anyone in particular?

thanks!


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: Steel_Angel on August 11, 2006, 05:31:28 PM
TERMINATOR WOOHOO!!!


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: CAFC Nick on August 11, 2006, 05:32:46 PM
anyone know the story behind this tune? i dont recall reading about it..
is it about anyone in particular?

thanks!

TERMINATOR WOOHOO!!!

Well I know it wasn't written specifically for the Terminator film.


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: Ines_rocks! on August 11, 2006, 05:33:32 PM
it?s about izzy?s girl at the time I guess... I read it on wikipedia... check it out.


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: DunkinDave on August 11, 2006, 05:46:12 PM
I read it on wikipedia...

Advice to everyone - never cite Wikipedia for anything.


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: anythinggoes on August 11, 2006, 06:24:15 PM
It was a song written before Appetite was released but never added

It was the first single form the Illusion Albums

No Demos are in circulation that we know of


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: Origen on August 11, 2006, 06:38:37 PM
Additional Info: According to Axl, "You Could Be Mine" was written about Izzy's ex-girlfriend Angela. The line "I think I've seen that movie too" is taken from the Elton John song "I've Seen That Movie Too".

In Their Own Words

Slash: When we were at SRS Studios doing pre-productions for Appetite. That was one of the songs that were gonna be on the Appetite. We hadn't really finished it in time to put it on album so we sat it on backburner until we did Use Your Illusion.

Slash: The beginning of "You Could Be Mine" has got feedback on it which sounds like more than one guitar, but it's just one guitar.


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: ROSE22 on August 11, 2006, 10:09:54 PM
Additional Info: According to Axl, "You Could Be Mine" was written about Izzy's ex-girlfriend Angela. The line "I think I've seen that movie too" is taken from the Elton John song "I've Seen That Movie Too".

In Their Own Words

Slash: When we were at SRS Studios doing pre-productions for Appetite. That was one of the songs that were gonna be on the Appetite. We hadn't really finished it in time to put it on album so we sat it on backburner until we did Use Your Illusion.

Slash: The beginning of "You Could Be Mine" has got feedback on it which sounds like more than one guitar, but it's just one guitar.

thanx for breaking that out bro. i kinda knew the basic story but don't think i've ever read that. thanx.  : ok:


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: 29 on August 11, 2006, 11:15:46 PM
Man...can you imagine AFD with YCBM on it also?


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: ROSE22 on August 11, 2006, 11:28:50 PM
yeah...........in place of you're crazy.  :yes:


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: dave-gnfnr2k on August 11, 2006, 11:42:20 PM
Imagine AFD with your crazy and anything goes off and YCMB and dont cry on.


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: Chief on August 12, 2006, 01:10:39 AM
interesting.. thanks for posting folks!!


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: crash_diet on August 12, 2006, 07:40:39 AM
interesting.. thanks for posting folks!!

if you check AFD LP's sleeve, you ll see the line "with your bitch slap wrapping and your cocaine tongue"  : ok:

it s written on it!!  :o



Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: You Gonna Eat That? on August 12, 2006, 07:41:21 AM
Imagine AFD with your crazy and anything goes off and YCMB and dont cry on.

Greatest ablum of all time? To GN'R fans, hell yes.


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: Origen on August 12, 2006, 07:44:31 AM
Imagine AFD with your crazy and anything goes off and YCMB and dont cry on.

Greatest ablum of all time? To GN'R fans, hell yes.

I think to everyone that would of been the greatest album. AFD is already regarded as one of the best debut rock albums of all time but if they had of swopped those songs around then, wow it really would of been somethink else.


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: Eric on August 12, 2006, 09:16:30 AM
I remember they originally were going to release Don't Cry as the first single off the Illusion albums, but went with YCBM instead-I think because of Terminator-I love Don't Cry, but YCBM was an awsome choice as first single-when the video came out GNR and the anticipation of UYI was red hot


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: nesquick on August 12, 2006, 04:45:16 PM
Imagine AFD with your crazy and anything goes off and YCMB and dont cry on.


It would have outsold "Thriller" of Michael Jackson  ;)


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: Disco Volante on August 13, 2006, 12:06:18 AM
I was just listening to Rolling Stones song Emotional Rescue the other day.  Mick Jagger repeatedly says "You could be mine" throughout the song. 


Title: Re: You Could be Mine question
Post by: Layne Staley's Sunglasses on August 13, 2006, 12:20:31 AM
Well since The Stones were a big influence on Izzy, that's where the title came from?