holydiver Posted November 29, 2002 Posted November 29, 2002 i just found out this one today and i was really surprised that all these years i hadn't noticed. right before the first time axl starts singing there is a small melody. today i listen to afriend of mine singing it and i say "sing it again" cause i thought i've just heard wrong. but it was it. then i tell him "that's gnr's civil war your singing.." and he says "what's civil war ? this is an old song that was sung by the communists during the greek civil war in1949" !!!!! that's were my mouth drops , my eyes pop out etc etc just like in the movie "the mask" to understand better right after ww2 in greece there was a civil war communists against king's ppl. it lasted until 1950 i think and the communists finally lost (though not very fairly because the others were helped by foreign nations too). isn't it just astonishing ? do you think axl knew this and wrote the song based on this fact or it's just a coincidence ? i think he must have known it because both that melody and the name "civil war" is too much to be a coincidence ..
glorifiedGNR Posted November 29, 2002 Posted November 29, 2002 if you are talking about the whistling part before he starts singing, it originated from the American civil war. it's called johnny walk home or some shit like that, for johnny reb.
Duffan Posted November 29, 2002 Posted November 29, 2002 Another thing with Civil War does anyone have a good idea on why he included the two speeches ( I love 'em ) I was always curious on this and I wanted to know anyone else's thoughts ??? , I think the Cool hand Luke speech was included because it's a great introduction to the Message of the song and it's lyrics but the second one I got no idea . Peace GnR Nation 8)
sirnose09 Posted November 29, 2002 Posted November 29, 2002 ATTENTION MR. W. AXL ROSE!!!!!(I KNOW YOU READ THESE) I MUST MAKE A SPECIAL REQUEST THAT YOU PLAY "CIVIL WAR'' WHEN YOU AND GUNS N ROSES PLAY MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NEW YORK CITY. IT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO ME, AND A LOT TO ALL OF US UYI 2 FANS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME SIR. YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB, AND I WISH YOU NOTHING BUT CONTINUED SUCCESS.REGARDS, thefunkiestmanNnewyork
gnrlies Posted November 30, 2002 Posted November 30, 2002 yeah what were you refering to, the whistling?
holydiver Posted November 30, 2002 Author Posted November 30, 2002 yes i'm reffering to the whistling part, so i guess glorifiedGNR might be right ,because i've never heard this part anywhere else except the song. maybe it was like a "borrowed"-war-melody from the american song.. then again maybe it wasn't but it fits so right in both cases..
gnrlies Posted November 30, 2002 Posted November 30, 2002 yeah. It is from an old song...I dont know it soo much but i know that it is a civil war song from america..
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