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An Australian website, Max TV, recently made the comparison, and there’s no denying … the similarity is eerie. Here’s the deal … a group called Australian Crawl recorded and released a hit song called, “Unpublished Critics” in 1981. ‘Sweet Child’ didn’t come out until 1987.
For the record … Axl Rose, Slash, and Izzy Stradlin have a very detailed story about how they created ‘Sweet Child’ — and it doesn’t include listening to Aussie top 40 radio.
A member of Australian Crawl has already acknowledged how close the guitar riffs and melodies are — but says he’s cool with it. In other words, this probably won’t be a “Blurred Lines” situation.
Still, if you’re a GnR fan — this kinda stings. At least the Guns version is better.
http://ce.ivyrc.com/guns-n-roses-holy-crap-sweet-child-o-mine-is-a-rip-off/