Song meaning: November Rain by G n' R

[BigShow]

Can someone help me to interpret the song: November Rain by Guns N' Roses. Its older, but I'm sure most people have heard it.
The video is more or less a short story, what is your take on it.

[rage2]

The video is based on a short story, Without You, by Del James. It has nothing to do with the song.

My interpretation of the lyrics... it's an "about to break up" song. You know when you're in a relationship, and one is looking for a way out, and the other wants to make it better, but both are so used to the relationship that nobody does any work to fix things? The lyrics basically describe that exact moment in time. "November Rain" is a metaphor for giving up on the relationship and the sadness that goes with it.

I wrote an essay about the song in high school english too haha.

GnR (original) rocks.

[EK 2.0]

Originally posted by rage2

My interpretation of the lyrics... it's an "about to break up" song. You know when you're in a relationship, and one is looking for a way out, and the other wants to make it better, but both are so used to the relationship that nobody does any work to fix things? The lyrics basically describe that exact moment in time. "November Rain" is a metaphor for giving up on the relationship and the sadness that goes with it.



GAWD DAMN!!...that's deep...hahaha...

[01RedDX]

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[lilmira]

Great song indeed. My favourite from the guns.

I always thought it was about losing someone.

[95teetee]

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2904

[BigShow]

Thanks guys, its an awesome song! I wanna learn to play it.

I was trying to find the correlation between the video and lyrics, but couldnt figure it out. Now i know why.

A lot of people could probably relate to the song...

[nonlinear]

the november rain video is the second in a trilogy that also includes don't cry (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ns59Bmqpms) and estranged (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TV43Dug_Qg)

there is also This I Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwTkAp-XeDU), a 'new' song that was written before UYI and is rumored to be related, but axl hasn't really talked about that since before UYI came out.

[nonlinear]

man, i just watched the estranged video again... that is a fucking awesome video. it really demonstrates just how over the top and blown out of proportion GNR became, but it's a good glimpse of GNR and especially Axl at their/his creative zenith

i'm trying to figure out what the whole dolphin theme means.... it starts on the back of the limo, can be seen in their huge jet, swimming down sunset blvd, on the TVs behind the gates where Axl is sitting (same TV store form Welcome to the Jungle video, that show him in an electric chair haha), and then they save axl at the end when he jumps in.

fucking weird shit. it's sad that he's so mentally and emotionally fucked up these days.

[Mckenzie]

I still get chills when I hear the guitar parts in Estranged and November Rain...totally epic ballads.

(But yes the Dolphin thing is weird).

[rage2]

Originally posted by BigShow
Thanks guys, its an awesome song! I wanna learn to play it.
After 10 years of not so serious guitar playing, I finally learned to play the main solos.

It sounds easy, but it's not... lots of bends that you have to nail spot on or it sounds like complete ass.

Other than the solos, there's really not a whole lot of guitar in the song. Our band wants to cover the song, but it's impossible without a 10 piece band haha. You need piano, 2 guitars, 1 bass, drums, and 2 or 3 people playing violin and flute and all sorts of silliness on a keyboard to make it sound right.

[mwmhong]

Try here:

http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/9781/1/ASC/#comment