Sweet Child O' Mine

Sheryl Crow | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 1999)
• ASIN: B00000K3KV
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,416,096 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Single for the hit singer/ songwriter's contribution to the soundtrack to 'Big Daddy', the 1999 Adam Sandler comedy. It's backed with two of her previous hits, 'If It Makes You Happy' & 'A Change Would Do You Good'.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Yes, it's that bad., January 24, 2005

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John "MovieAddict" (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sweet Child O' Mine (Audio CD)

It's interesting to note that Sheryl Crow completely opted out of the opening solo guitar riff for Sweet Child O' Mine - despite the fact that the intro is what everyone thinks of when they think of the song! Without the fast pace, great guitar riff, and Axl's voice, this is a very weak song indeed. The original is great because it's the perfect blend of hard rock/metal with sweet screeching by Axl and guitar work and lovely lyrics. The only thing here are the lovely lyrics - sung by Crow without any intensity at all.

If you want a good slow cover of the song, check out Slowdive's - at least they included the solo. No, nothing will ever, EVER compare with the original...including Slowdive's...but at least their version is fun to listen to, and relaxing, whereas this is just grating.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Disgrace to Hard Rock, November 21, 2004

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ledzeppelin8787 (Dover, NH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sweet Child O' Mine (Audio CD)

As a hard rock fan, who likes to listen to Guns N' Roses, I was disappointed to hear Sheryl Crow did a remake of their best song. Her version lacks the intensity and do or die attitude of the first and she has no talent on the guitar when compared to Slash, the guitarist of Guns N' Roses. At least if they were going to remake it, they could have had the original guitarist play it the way it should be played.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars horrible, October 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sweet Child O' Mine (Audio CD)

nowhere near as good as the original