Gibbo Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Terminator 2 star Robert Patrick said he had lobbied for Nine Inch Nails to be featured on the movie’s soundtrack, but explained why Guns N’ Roses appeared instead. Patrick – who played the T-1000 liquid metal cyborg who took on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800 in the 1991 movie – said he had a specific song in mind and a reason for suggesting it to director James Cameron. “When I was making Terminator 2, I used to work out to ‘Head Like a Hole’ by Nine Inch Nails, because my younger brother, Richard Patrick, was a touring guitarist for them,” the actor told The Guardian in a new interview. “I took it to Jim Cameron and tried to get him to use it for the soundtrack … but he said, ‘No. Arnold prefers Guns N’ Roses,’ who went on to record ‘You Could Be Mine,’ an original song for Terminator 2.” Read More: 'Terminator 2' Star's Bid to Replace Guns N' Roses on Soundtrack | https://ultimateclassicrock.com/terminator-2-soundtrack-guns-n-roses/?fbclid=IwAR0z6Fw7FtCpdo8qA29GYdzHJkY4bHV5DqLVeE0lD-52XKtD9p7g-rAt0c4&utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lies They Tell Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I like Nine Inch Nails, but Head Like a Hole wouldn't really fit that scene as well as You Could Be Mine 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Cundy Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Would’ve been too ‘cool’ I think. GN’R were a massive cinematic spectacle at the time, like T2. John Connor was a cheeky little scuzz too, NIN would’ve been too much of a brooding and angsty choice. GN’R had a chaotic sense of fun that compliments his ‘Bart Simpson’ character energy. funnily enough, watched T1 and T2 this weekend back to back. Incredible films. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Voodoochild Posted August 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2022 Great clickbait headline. He didn't want to replace GNR, he just asked to get the song in there before the release. And Head Like a Hole was from 1989, the movie needed a new single IMO. But both could be used, the actual scene with YCBM was pretty minor. The video on the other hand is what actually promoted the movie, not the other way around. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Boy Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I always thought YCBM was a bit of a weird fit for the film tbh. Sonically it fits, but the lyrics are irrelevant to the film’s theme. What has a bitter tirade from Axl about some relationship of his got to do with a story about a time travelling cyborg, lol I liked that they did it though, obviously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 That would have been cool too tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYWIFEMYLIFE Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 I tot Monkey Business was offered first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6lake sa66ath Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Thank fuck this never happened! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opalho Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 10 hours ago, Nice Boy said: What has a bitter tirade from Axl about some relationship of his got to do with a story about a time travelling cyborg, lol Maybe the relationship was with Sarah Connor 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 .”No. Arnold prefers Guns N’ Roses,’ who went on to record ‘You Could Be Mine,’ an original song for Terminator 2.” Is he saying that the song was written just for the movie? Reads://ultimateclassicrock.com/terminator-2-soundtrack-guns-n-roses/?fbclid=IwAR0z6Fw7FtCpdo8 qA29GYdzHJkY4bHV5DqLVeE0lD-52XKtD9p7g-rAt0c4&utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamillos Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, Chris 55 said: .”No. Arnold prefers Guns N’ Roses,’ who went on to record ‘You Could Be Mine,’ an original song for Terminator 2.” Is he saying that the song was written just for the movie? Reads://ultimateclassicrock.com/terminator-2-soundtrack-guns-n-roses/?fbclid=IwAR0z6Fw7FtCpdo8 qA29GYdzHJkY4bHV5DqLVeE0lD-52XKtD9p7g-rAt0c4&utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral No, the song was written already in the AfD era. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomek1985 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, Chris 55 said: .”No. Arnold prefers Guns N’ Roses,’ who went on to record ‘You Could Be Mine,’ an original song for Terminator 2.” Is he saying that the song was written just for the movie? Reads://ultimateclassicrock.com/terminator-2-soundtrack-guns-n-roses/?fbclid=IwAR0z6Fw7FtCpdo8 qA29GYdzHJkY4bHV5DqLVeE0lD-52XKtD9p7g-rAt0c4&utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral No. Originally Chosen. It was Written during appetite days, you could just search for that info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6lake sa66ath Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 The song is synonymous with the film and at this stage you couldn’t have one without the other. I was 8 years old at the time and the film clip with movie snippets in it was mesmerising and quite frankly still is! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Cundy Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 13 hours ago, Nice Boy said: I always thought YCBM was a bit of a weird fit for the film tbh. Sonically it fits, but the lyrics are irrelevant to the film’s theme. What has a bitter tirade from Axl about some relationship of his got to do with a story about a time travelling cyborg, lol I liked that they did it though, obviously Songs about time travelling robots is more Iron Maiden’s dap… and thank god they weren’t in the soundtrack! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXL_N_DIZZY Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Would have def been cool to have some NIN in T2- but not at the expense of "YCBM"- which is synonomous w/the film at this point IMHO- and one of Guns' most iconic songs- and videos. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 8 hours ago, jamillos said: No, the song was written already in the AfD era. Oh yeah I know, I just thought that the sentence structure was a little odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/30/2022 at 4:25 PM, Voodoochild said: Great clickbait headline. He didn't want to replace GNR, he just asked to get the song in there before the release. Not surprising considering this glorified blog of a website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourettes2400 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) I think they definitely put the right song in the movie Edited September 1, 2022 by Tourettes2400 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlRQ93 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 As cool as NIN is, I have to think that they would’ve flown over the heads of most people in the theaters in 1991. GN’R on the other hand was very well known, and only added to the viewership with crossover appeal Also, it didn’t fit with the theme of the scene of establishing John’s character as a misfit; GN’R in 1991, with their rep at that time did that well. The original song Cameron wanted in the scene was I Wanna Be Sedated. Which also fits with the social misfit vibe. Head Like A Hole doesn’t 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderram Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 NIN's debut album hadn't even been out a year by the time T2 went into production. While they were certainly quite popular by July 1991 when the film was released, I'm not so sure they were known by the masses. And that type of music, especially back then, had a bit of a niche following. It just wasn't commercial enough. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jekylhyde Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 On 8/30/2022 at 1:03 PM, Billy Cundy said: funnily enough, watched T1 and T2 this weekend back to back. Incredible films. They really are. T1 is a perfect, claustrophobic scifi-slasher and T2 is just amazing, perfect 90's summer blockbuster from simpler times. It fires all cylinders and everything just lands. Both are really different movies, but they compliment each other so well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly_Kid_Jose Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 the movie looks like was prepared more to promote l.a. guns than gnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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