Patience (Guns N' Roses song)

June 1989

Patience (English for " patience " ) is a song by American hard rock band Guns N R Lies 'Roses in 1988, it appeared on the album G N. '. Patience is a played with Western guitar rock ballad. The piece was coupled out in June 1989 as a single and reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 38 in the German charts.

Formation

The song is played using three acoustic guitars and was recorded in one session with producer Mike Clink. It was also filmed a music video to, which appeared on the DVD Welcome to the Videos. Music and lyrics come, according to Slash's information by Izzy Stradlin, Axl Rose expanded the vocal melody. Duff McKagan According to Rose wrote the lyrics and the melody came " out of nowhere ". Drummer Steven Adler did not work with. Nevertheless, he can be seen in the music video, for the last time in a video for Guns N ' Roses, before he had to leave the band. Also Clink is seen in the video.

Content and Text

The lyrical I in lyrics ask the loved one, to have patience and to take things slowly before the two will come together.

Accusation of plagiarism

The guitarist of the band Tesla Frank Hannon later claimed, Guns N 'Roses had taken the song from a demo song of his band called Better Off Without You. The piece was " note for note " identical.

Cover versions

Carrie Underwood began in 2006 to play the song live. Finger Eleven and Velvet Revolver played it in 2007. Slash played the song live also. The same did Aaron Lewis of Staind, John Mayer and Maroon 5 There is also a jazz Cover Sawa Kobayashi. A parody titled Patients recorded by the band Apologetix.