14 Years

April 2016 14 Years GNR_14Years.jpg Promotional single Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II 1991 September 1990 Record Plant (Los Angeles) Hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal 4:16 Geffen * Izzy Stradlin Axl Rose * Mike Clink Guns N' Roses "14 Years" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, released in 1991 on their album Use Your Illusion II.https://www.allmusic.com/album/use-your-illusion-ii-mw0000035625 Use Your Illusion II - Guns N' Roses | Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic June 1, 2021 Background The song is one of the few Guns N' Roses tunes sung almost entirely by Izzy Stradlin with Axl Rose singing the chorus.http://www.gnrsource.net/discography/use-your-illusion-ii/14-years/ https://archive.today/20130413183506/http://www.gnrsource.net/discography/use-your-illusion-ii/14-years/ dead 14 Years | GN'R Source April 13, 2013 June 1, 2021 "14 Years" was only performed live when Stradlin was still in the band. According to fan-site GNRsource, the song is about Rose's and Stradlin's friendship, with people pointing out that they had known each other for 14 years by the time the song was supposedly written. An earlier demo had different lyrics with the first verse and the chorus slightly modified, while the second and third verses were given a complete makeover. Parts of the demo's second verse would be used in the third verse of the final version, while the third verse is a slightly modified version of the demo's first verse. Stradlin would sometimes change the lyrics a bit when singing the song live. December 2017 The song was part of the set list at a few live concerts in 2012 featuring Izzy Stradlin.https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/guns-n-roses/2012/the-o2-arena-london-england-53dfebbd.html Guns N' Roses Setlist at The O2 Arena, London Setlist.fm June 1, 2021 Personnel W. Axl Rose – backing and co-lead vocals, piano Slash – lead guitar Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar, lead vocals Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals Matt Sorum – drums Dizzy Reed – organ, (in the video, he's playing the piano) References Category:Guns N' Roses songs Category:1991 songs Category:Songs written by Axl Rose Category:Songs written by Izzy Stradlin Category:American blues rock songs