John Bonham Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 15 years ago today, Timothy McVeigh blew up the federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and wounding more than 680.The following day, Axl was in court with ex-wife Erin Everly watching news coverage of the event which inspired him to write a song called "Oklahoma."Rolling Stone magazine heard "Oklahoma" as an instrumental in 1999. Axl told RS about the song's inspiration in May 2000:"I was sitting in my litigation with my ex-wife, and it was the day after the bombing. We had a break, and I'm sitting with my attorneys with a sort of smile on my face, more like a nervous thing - it was like, 'Forgive me, people, I'm having trouble taking this seriously.' It's just ironic that we're sitting there and this person is spewing all kinds of things and 168 people just got killed. And this person I'm sitting there with, she don't care. Obliterating me is their goal."The song has also been referred to as "Berlin."Is it possible that Axl is considering including this song on the soundtrack for Iron Man 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon87 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 15 years ago today, Timothy McVeigh blew up the federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and wounding more than 680.The following day, Axl was in court with ex-wife Erin Everly watching news coverage of the event which inspired him to write a song called "Oklahoma."Rolling Stone magazine heard "Oklahoma" as an instrumental in 1999. Axl told RS about the song's inspiration in May 2000:"I was sitting in my litigation with my ex-wife, and it was the day after the bombing. We had a break, and I'm sitting with my attorneys with a sort of smile on my face, more like a nervous thing - it was like, 'Forgive me, people, I'm having trouble taking this seriously.' It's just ironic that we're sitting there and this person is spewing all kinds of things and 168 people just got killed. And this person I'm sitting there with, she don't care. Obliterating me is their goal."The song has also been referred to as "Berlin."Is it possible that Axl is considering including this song on the soundtrack for Iron Man 3?What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Glow Inc. Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 lo..wut ?That's classic Axl though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young_Gun Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 (edited) 15 years ago today, Timothy McVeigh blew up the federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and wounding more than 680.The following day, Axl was in court with ex-wife Erin Everly watching news coverage of the event which inspired him to write a song called "Oklahoma."Rolling Stone magazine heard "Oklahoma" as an instrumental in 1999. Axl told RS about the song's inspiration in May 2000:"I was sitting in my litigation with my ex-wife, and it was the day after the bombing. We had a break, and I'm sitting with my attorneys with a sort of smile on my face, more like a nervous thing - it was like, 'Forgive me, people, I'm having trouble taking this seriously.' It's just ironic that we're sitting there and this person is spewing all kinds of things and 168 people just got killed. And this person I'm sitting there with, she don't care. Obliterating me is their goal."The song has also been referred to as "Berlin."Is it possible that Axl is considering including this song on the soundtrack for Iron Man 3?What? Putting it on Duke Nukem Forever when it actually comes out would be better suited, that game has had a development VERY similar to Chinese Democracy. Putting it on Iron Man or a huge super here blockbuster would do a world of good for Guns though in terms of exposure. Dammit i would love to know the what the lyrics are to Oklahoma.... Im guessing they will be fierce and mean, in a good way, Edited April 19, 2010 by Young_Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Psycho Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 (edited) lol Edited April 19, 2010 by American Psycho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITW 2012 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 You would tend to think that Axl and Mickey have something up their sleeves. Mick still owes Axl for The Wrestler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lose Your Illusions Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 the lyrics for Shacklers Revenge IMO sound like someone taking a gun and just killing a ton of people.but is it confirmed that Oklahoma is not Shacklers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonham Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 (edited) Shackler's lyrics were inspired by the Virginia Tech shooter.Axl mentioned Oklahoma in the chats.Q: What's a Riad/Bedouin and can you clarify for the last time if the song is Oklahoma or not?A: Another one step at a time question! It's not Oklahoma which later became Berlin and subject to change. Edited April 19, 2010 by John Bonham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Utah Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Would be cool to hear this song. They should hurry up and include it in Iron Man 2. That would be some F'ing exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 If I'm not mistaken, Madagascar used to be mistaken for Oklahoma, and vice-versa. I would like to hear the song, as any of us would, even if it was just the instrumental version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyL Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 If I'm not mistaken, Madagascar used to be mistaken for Oklahoma, and vice-versa. I would like to hear the song, as any of us would, even if it was just the instrumental version.I always thought that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1447 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 I thought ACDC was the soundtrack for iron man 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningBolt Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Obliterating me is their goalI'm gonna bet money that this is a lyric in the song. Seems Axl-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonham Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Obliterating me is their goalI'm gonna bet money that this is a lyric in the song. Seems Axl-ish.I think you're right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick83 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I would love it if it was still called Oklahoma. It just sounds very "Guns n Roses" to me. And the song itself, I imagine fits with that title. This is probably another case of an initial perfect Axl inspiration being overworked and diluted to the point where it's not as good as what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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