Talk:One in a Million (Guns N' Roses song)

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Can someone please explain to me why almost all the racial and offensive parts of the song were discussed in this portion of Controversy except for the part about little Iran? Seems like I rather biased analysis to me.

[edit] Songwriter

I really think the article should mention who wrote the song. I am not a fan of the band, so I myself don't know. I looked it up on allmusic.com, but all that said was it was composed by the entire band. I would hazard a guess that it was written by Rose, however, I am not sure enough to put it in the article. Akamad 16:27, September 4, 2005 (UTC)

It was indeed written by Rose.

-- 08:15, 14 December 2005 (UTC)~

[edit] Controversy

The author of the article states that "faggots" are described as "spreading some disease." This is not a direct quote. The actual lyrics are "Or spread some fucking disease." To be accurate, the quote should read "spread[ing] some [expletive] disease."

"Gold chains and bracelets" should not be in quotes because that is not a lyric in the song. It should read "gold chains" and "bracelets."

The song is not talking about buying bracelets from vendors. That is a reference to police and their handcuffs: "I don't need no bracelets, clamped in front of my back. Just need my ticket till then, won't you cut me some slack."

[edit] Speculation on Pet Shop Boys link

The paragraph about a possible reference to the Pet Shop Boys song with the same name is mildly interesting, but is unfortunately pure speculation. It might just be true, but it may well be false - i.e. a journalist could easily ask Axl Rose if this was the inspiration for the song, and he could quite possibly answer "no". No one in the know or close to the bands is cited here, so the speculation seems to be just the musings of one contributor. And on balance, I find the theory improbable. Palefire 04:51, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

I've removed the paragraph, but here it is in full, just in case anyone has anything to back it up:

There is a also a song by the Pet Shop Boys called One in a Million, which appears on their 1993 album Very. Given that the Pet Shop Boys' work touches on gay themes it could be argued their version is a riposte to the Guns N' Roses song (the Pet Shop Boys main lyric being "One in a million men can change the way you feel." The link is not as tenuous as one would think given the differing nature of the bands; Axl Rose is known to be a big Pet Shop Boys fan (although he initially hated them), and in particular of their song "Being boring" which appeared on the 1990 album Behaviour. As recorded in the Chris Heath book Pet Shop Boys versus America, Rose came backstage to meet the Pet Shop Boys on their 1991 tour of North America, and revealed that their song "My October Symphony" (also on Behaviour) inspired him to write the Guns N' Roses song "November Rain". Therefore, the Pet Shop Boys song could be a mild rebuke on their new friend's former views on homosexuality.

Palefire 04:51, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

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