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10-17-2009, 05:57 PM
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Guns n'Roses : "Paradise City "...( Un ) official anthem for Miami ?
"Take me down to Paradise city
where the grass is green
& the girls are pretty
oh won't u please take me hown "...
Is that Gun n Roses classic suitable for the anthem of Miami...
Grass is the greeniest & the girls are some of the prettiest
Post your opinion & vote...
Last edited by Keeper; 10-19-2009 at 04:19 PM..
Reason: changed per request
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10-18-2009, 05:52 PM
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Is there a spanish version? Just a thought.
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10-18-2009, 08:26 PM
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Unfortunately, I don't think so. I'm not sure any classic rock song is an appropriate theme song for Miami.
When's the last time you saw a classic rock concert booked at the AAA ? I had to go to Miami Gardens to see the Police, Sunrise to see Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles, and West Palm Beach to see Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. This city just isn't into classic rock very much.
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10-19-2009, 01:25 AM
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Grass is brown from November-May and the pretty girls are usually tourists. Some of the girls are scary enough to turn a guy gay!
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10-19-2009, 08:24 AM
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As for the grass,SoFL grass colour saturation,that "tropical deep green shade " is unparalleled...
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10-19-2009, 09:35 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by harrymiafl
"Take me down to Paradise city
where the grass is green
& the girls are pretty
oh won't u please take me down "...
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It's actually "won't you please take me home" and "home" is Lafayette Indiana(Axl's hometown)
Miami by Will Smith is more suitable for tourists, and for residents " Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell |
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10-19-2009, 11:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tallrick
...and the pretty girls are usually tourists. Some of the girls are scary enough to turn a guy gay!
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False. Miami has some of the most beautiful girls in the world, bar-none. Now they may not all be Miami natives, but I assure you that most beautiful girls here are not tourists.
That being said, there are plenty of scary ones as well...  |
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10-19-2009, 02:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ♥♥PRINC3Ss♥♥
It's actually "won't you please take me home" and "home" is Lafayette Indiana(Axl's hometown)
Miami by Will Smith is more suitable for tourists, and for residents "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell
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Right,I tried to correct it but it seems that after a comment is posted,there is no remedy...
Maybe the moderator can correct it...Thanks |
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10-19-2009, 03:40 PM
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According to an interview with Slash, the song was written in the back of a rental van as they were on their way back from playing a gig in San Francisco. The band was in the back of the van, drinking and playing acoustic guitars when he came up with the intro.
"Paradise City" is thought by some to be about Los Angeles (the band's adoptive hometown) and its many contradictions (wealth, poverty, sunshine, crime, smog, etc). The Hollywood, CA scene in the 1980's where the band formed was at the time very seedy with homelessness and teen runaways a common fact on the streets. This may have come as a bit of a shock for a midwestern boy like Axl who thought tinseltown was all glam and glitter.
Others believe the song to be written about Axl and Izzy Stradlin's hometown of Lafayette, IN. But hey it's only rock and roll.....so it could be about Miami too or any other place you want it to be...
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10-19-2009, 08:47 PM
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in any event it's a great song...
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