List of songs recorded by Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band originally formed in 1985 by members of Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns. After signing with Geffen Records in 1986, the band released its debut album ''Appetite for Destruction'' in 1987. All songs on the album were credited as written by the full band, composed of vocalist Axl Rose, guitarists Slash and Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steven Adler, while " It's So Easy" was co-written by West Arkeen and "Anything Goes" was co-written by Chris Weber, formerly of Hollywood Rose. The following year saw the release of the band's second album ''G N' R Lies'', made up of all four tracks from 1986's '' Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide'' EP and four acoustic-based tracks.

Following a period of touring, in 1990 Guns N' Roses replaced Adler with Matt Sorum, and keyboardist Dizzy Reed was added to the lineup. On September 17, 1991, the band released its third and fourth studio albums ''Use Your Illusion I'' and ''Use Your Illusion II''. The songs on the albums were credited to their individual songwriters rather than the band as a whole, with Rose, Stradlin and Slash contributing to the majority of tracks. Other band members besides Rose performed lead vocals on a number of tracks, and the albums also featured a range of guest musicians including Shannon Hoon, Michael Monroe, and Alice Cooper. Stradlin later left the band and was replaced by Gilby Clarke.

In 1993 the band released ''"The Spaghetti Incident?"'', an album of cover versions and the band's first release to feature Clarke. Among others, the album featured recordings of "Raw Power" by The Stooges, "Since I Don't Have You" by The Skyliners and a medley of "Buick Mackane" and "Big Dumb Sex" by T. Rex and Soundgarden, respectively. The following year, Clarke was replaced with Paul Tobias and the band released a cover of The Rolling Stones song "Sympathy for the Devil" for the soundtrack to the film ''Interview with the Vampire''. This would prove to be the final involvement for long-term band members Slash, McKagan, and Sorum, who would later leave at various points over the next few years.

In the years after the release of ''"The Spaghetti Incident?"'', Guns N' Roses went through a number of lineup changes during the recording of the long-awaited ''Chinese Democracy''. In 1999, the song "Oh My God" – the band's first original recording since the ''Use Your Illusion'' albums – was released on the soundtrack for ''End of Days'', featuring Dave Navarro and Gary Sunshine on guitar. ''Chinese Democracy'' was eventually released, after a number of delays, on November 23, 2008, over 17 years after the release of ''Use Your Illusion I'' and ''II''. The album featured contributions from most of the members the band had featured between 1994 and 2008, including guitarists Buckethead, Robin Finck and Tobias, drummers Brain and Frank Ferrer, and multi-instrumentalist Chris Pitman, with a number of these performers having co-written songs on the album. Slash and McKagan rejoined the band in 2016, and a remastered box set of ''Appetite for Destruction'' was released in 2018, preceded by the lead single "Shadow of Your Love". In 2021, two re-workings of ''Chinese''-era songs were released, " Absurd" and "Hard Skool".

Songs

File:W. Axl Rose, Guns n´Roses Poliedro de Caracas 27 de Marzo 2010.jpg, Axl Rose remains the band's only constant member since its formation.
File:Izzy 010.jpg, Izzy Stradlin was the original rhythm guitarist for Guns N' Roses, and wrote prolifically during his time with the band.
File:Slash live in Rome by Paride.jpg, Slash wrote and performed with the band from 1985 to around 1996, rejoining in 2016
File:Duff McKagan 2007.jpg, Duff McKagan performed on the band's first five albums, before leaving in 1997 and rejoining in 2016
File:StevenAdlerMylesKennedy.jpg, Drummer Steven Adler (left) performed on the band's first two albums; rhythm guitarist Gilby Clarke (right) performed on 1993's ''"The Spaghetti Incident?"''
File:Dizzy reed.jpg, After Rose, keyboardist Dizzy Reed remains the longest-standing member of Guns N' Roses, having joined in 1990.
File:Michael Monroe - Ilosaarirock 2011 4.jpg, Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe made guest appearances on "Bad Obsession" and " Ain't It Fun".
File:Cooper, Alice (Flickr).jpg, Alice Cooper performed additional vocals on the track " The Garden"
File:Paul McCartney with Linda McCartney - Wings - 1976.jpg, Guns N' Roses released a recording of " Live and Let Die", written by Paul and Linda McCartney, in 1991.
File:Bob Dylan in Toronto2 crop.jpg, The band also covered Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
File:Johnny thunders2.jpg, ''"The Spaghetti Incident?"'' features two songs written by Johnny Thunders
File:Nazareth1small.jpg, Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog" was recorded for ''"The Spaghetti Incident?"''
File:Chris_Pitman_performing_live_2015.jpg, Chris Pitman, who was a band member between 1998 and 2016, contributed to every track on ''Chinese Democracy''.
File:Dave Navarro adjusted.jpg, Guitarist Dave Navarro performed on the 1999 song "Oh My God"
File:Robin Finck performing with Nine Inch Nails -- June 2009.jpg, Robin Finck performed guitar on every track on ''Chinese Democracy'', and also co-wrote the song "Better"
File:Bucketheadgnr.jpg, Guitarist Buckethead performed on all but two tracks on ''Chinese Democracy''

Unreleased songs

''Appetite for Destruction sessions''

* "Sentimental Movie" (recorded during the ''Appetite for Destruction'' sessions)
* "Cornshucker" (recorded during the Sound City Studio Sessions produced by Manny Charlton, as well as the '' GNR Lies'' sessions)

''Use Your Illusion'' sessions

* "Bring It Back Home" (recorded during the ''Use Your Illusion'' sessions)
* "Crash Diet" (co-written with West Arkeen, Danny Clarke and Del James, recorded during the ''Use Your Illusion'' sessions. Recorded by Asphalt Ballet for their second album Pigs (1993) and by Wildside on their 2004 ''The Wasted Years'' LP.)
*"It Tastes Good, Don't It" (recorded during the ''Use Your Illusion'' sessions)
*"Just Another Sunday" (recorded during the ''Use Your Illusion'' sessions)
* "Too Much Too Soon" (recorded during the ''Use Your Illusion'' sessions)
* "Untitled" (played during the Making of Estranged video, later reworked as "Back and Forth Again" on ''It's Five O'Clock Somewhere'' by Slash's Snakepit.)

''"The Spaghetti Incident?" sessions''

* "A Beer And A Cigarette" (Hanoi Rocks cover, recorded during the ''Use Your Illusion'' sessions for potential use on ''"The Spaghetti Incident?"'')
* "Down on the Street" (The Stooges cover, recorded during the ''Use Your Illusion'' sessions for potential use on ''"The Spaghetti Incident?"'')

''Chinese Democracy'' sessions

In 2019, 19 discs of demos and rough mixes from the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions were leaked online after a fan purchased a storage locker (believed to belong to label rep Tom Zutaut) that contained them. Many previously unknown song titles were revealed from the discs, although the titles may be working titles.

*"As It Began" (instrumental recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Atlas Shrugged" (featuring Brian May, recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, full song leaked in 2019)GNR Evolution: Song facts: Atlas Shrugged
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*"Berlin" (originally called Oklahoma, recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, instrumental leaked in 2019)
*"Better Gone" (a remix of "Better" by Brain, leaked in 2013)
*"Billionaire" (instrumental recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Blood in the Water" (a remix of "Prostitute" by Brain, leaked in 2013)
*"Circus Maximus" (instrumental recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Curly Shuffle" (instrumental recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"D Tune" (instrumental recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Devious Bastard" (instrumental recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Down by the Ocean" (co-written by Izzy Stradlin, recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions)
*"Dub Suplex" (instrumental recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Dummy" (instrumental recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Elvis Presley and the Monster of Soul" (featuring Marco Beltrami, recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, instrumental leaked in 2019)
*"Eye On You" (recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, full song leaked in 2019)
*"Going Down" (sung by Tommy Stinson, recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked to the internet in 2013)
*"Ides of March" (recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions)
*"Inside Out" (instrumental recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Mustache" (instrumental recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Nothing" (recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Perhaps" (recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, full song leaked in 2019)
*"P.R.L." (recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, instrumental leaked in 2019)
*"Prom Violence" (instrumental recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Quick Song" (recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, instrumental leaked in 2019)
*"Realdoll.com" (instrumental recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Seven" (featuring Marco Beltrami, recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions)
*"State of Grace" (recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, full song leaked in 2019)
*"The General" (featuring Marco Beltrami, recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, snippet leaked in 2018)
*"The Rebel" (instrumental recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Tommy Demo #1" (working title for a song featuring Tommy Stinson on lead vocals, recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Tonto" (instrumental recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, leaked in 2019)
*"Thyme" (featuring Marco Beltrami, recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, instrumental leaked in 2019)
*"Zodiac 13" (recorded during the ''Chinese Democracy'' sessions, instrumental leaked in 2019)

See also

*Guns N' Roses discography

Footnotes

References

External links

*
List of Guns N' Roses songs
at Allmusic

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