Snake-Pit Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Guess I needed sometime to get awayI needed some piece of mindSome piece of mind that'll staySo I thumbed it down to Sixth and L.A. ---So I thumbed it down to nine o six ten L.A. ("90610") Maybe a Greyhound could be my wayPolice and hooray for tolerance!s, that's rightGet out of my wayDon't need to buy none of yourGold chains todayI don't need no braceletsClamped in front of my backJust need my ticket; 'til thenWon't you cut me some slack?You're one in a millionYeah, that's what you areYou're one in a million, babeYou're a shooting starMaybe someday we'll see youBefore you make us cryYou know we tried to reach youBut you were much too highMuch too high, much too high,Much too high, yes, ow!Immigrants and hooray for tolerance!sThey make no sense to meThey come to our countryAnd think they'll do as they pleaseLike start some mini Iran,Or spread some fuckin' diseaseThey talk so many goddamn waysIt's all Greek to meWell some say I'm lazyAnd others say that's just meSome say I'm crazyI guess I'll always beBut it's been such a long timeSince I knew right from wrongIt's all the means to an end, II keep it movin' alongYou're one in a millionOo, you're a shooting starYou're one in a million, babeYou know that you areMaybe someday we'll see you, Oooh, Before you make us cryYou know we tried to reach youBut you were much too highMuch too high, Oo, much too highYeah,Much too high, huh, no, no, ohOw!Radicals and RacistsDon't point your finger at meI'm a small town white boyJust tryin' to make ends meetDon't need your religionDon't watch that much T.V.Just makin' my livin', babyWell that's enough for meYou're one in a millionYeah that's what you areYou're one in a million, babeYou're a shooting starMaybe someday we'll see youBefore you make us cryYou know we tried to reach youBut you were much too highMuch too high, ow, much too high,Much too high, much too highYeah, yeee, yeah, yeee, igh!Ow! Much too high(Oh, much too high, ah,much too high, ah, much too highmuch too high, ow, much too high)Deep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War2k14 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saber_ Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Edited January 20, 2014 by metaforcesaber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSoftie Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Great chorus though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Your point in posting the lyrics being...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinegunner Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I like the songs or how it sounds(it's GnR) but dame it's racist lol.I disagree that it is racist. The song portrays a character and his voice, not the writer's. It just portrays the point of view of "a small town white boy" going to the city and being forced to confront entrenched phobias from his hometown... at a particular point in time, not necessarily anymore.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Demo version is much better: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I have not heard this one before, how did DJ Ashba feel when he and Axl wrote it? (mom is African American)I sure do like DJ guitaring play, much better than old one thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicguns4life Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Really amazing track. Its unfortunate that it gets overshadowed by dumb lyrics people. It'll never get the respect it deserves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysteron Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Your point in posting the lyrics being...?I guess either alcohol, drugs or sheer whimsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatashame Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 fukk yea, the message I get from this song is "fuck everybody who is not a part of the solution"are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastodonny Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I'm a small town white boy too and those lyrics are racist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatashame Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 man, you're a racist by calling yourself white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31illusions Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I love the demo version a lot. The lyrics don't bother me, considering I'm a strait, American white male age 25-40.It's real, a lot of people see this as a true life experience of how life is being a poor white kid living on the streetsjust trying to make his way through life. That's why it's so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastodonny Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I guess I'm a stupidist too because I don't think you're too bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 If Axl sings "One In a Million", it's probably going to be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I have not heard this one before, how did DJ Ashba feel when he and Axl wrote it? (mom is African American)I sure do like DJ guitaring play, much better than old one thanksI was wondering the same. I also thought it's really cool how DJ's mom actually dated David Bowie for a little bit! DJ has a really interesting backstory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastodonny Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Didn't cAshba grow up with Flea too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) It's really fascinating how this song was misinterpreted, but really, it's much easier to misinterpret this song than see what it's all about.Hell, look at Axl's life: he adopted an immigrant family and they're his world. Axl is absolutely not racist or homosexual-hating.But the general public doesn't seem to understand this song. I went to a GNR cover band concert in Florida a few years ago, and there were several large Klansmen up front, yelling for "One In A Million!" Idiots like that (and some posters here) seem to think this song is a rallying point for White Power, and that completely misses the actual point of the song.(FWIW, the racists at that concert were very soon thrown out, because they got drunk and tried starting trouble with the black bouncers who were just standing at the back of the room and trying to do their jobs). Edited January 20, 2014 by niceguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I love the fact that Ashba puts a hatted-smiley at the end of his tweets. Very down to earth and original guy. At least he's not promoting some stupid brand like other so called rock stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Didn't cAshba grow up with Flea too?Totally! DJ wasn't really into rock music until he heard Aerosmith, though. Then he started a band with Frank Ferrer; they soon met Tommy thru a musician-wanted ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastodonny Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I understand that the song is about Axl's perspective and all but the word is inherently racist. Basic rule of thumb if you're white is to not use it.That was about the time that DJ, Frank, Tommy, Fortus, Axl and Bumble all lived in a storage space, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jekylhyde Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 The main character of the song might be racist or he might not.Axl definitely isn't. He's a lot of things, but not a racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowmass Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Didn't cAshba grow up with Flea too?Totally! DJ wasn't really into rock music until he heard Aerosmith, though. Then he started a band with Frank Ferrer; they soon met Tommy thru a musician-wanted ad. Do ya wonder if in DJ's mind that's how it all went down? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Didn't cAshba grow up with Flea too?Totally! DJ wasn't really into rock music until he heard Aerosmith, though. Then he started a band with Frank Ferrer; they soon met Tommy thru a musician-wanted ad.No no, Dj and BRAIN were friends with a band who found Tommy. Frank didn't come in until Rock In Rio after Brain was fired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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