November Rain è un singolo del gruppo musicale statunitense Guns N’ Roses, pubblicato nel 1992.

Scritta e composta dal cantante Axl Rose, dura 8 minuti e 57 secondi. Rose la suonò in parte al sintetizzatore e in studio fu suonata da una vera orchestra.

In radio, fu trasmessa spesso una versione più corta, di circa sei minuti. Il brano fu anche quello col più lungo assolo di chitarra (di 50 secondi) nella top 10 statunitense 1991, opera del chitarrista Slash, che si piazzò al sesto posto nella lista dei 100 migliori assoli di chitarra secondo la rivista specializzata Guitar World.

Il videoclip, diretto da Andy Morahan, mostra Rose che sposa la sua ragazza di allora, la top model Stephanie Seymour, simbolo del loro intenso e travagliato rapporto, che finirà da lì a pochi mesi, mentre nel video finirà con la precoce morte di lei.

Il video arrivò al nono posto tra i più costosi della storia della musica, circa 1.5 milioni di dollari, e il 14 luglio 2018 la rivista Forbes annuncia che November Rain è diventato il primo video rock a raggiungere il traguardo del miliardo di visualizzazioni su YouTube.

Che l’assolo di Slash sia con voi! 😀

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When I look into your eyes
I can see a love restrained
But darlin’ when I hold you
Don’t you know I feel the same
Nothin’ lasts forever
And we both know hearts can change
And it’s hard to hold a candle
In the cold November rain
We’ve been through this such a long long time
Just tryin’ to kill the pain, oo yeah
But love is always coming and love is always going
And no one’s really sure who’s lettin’ go today
Walking away
If we could take the time
To lay it on the line
I could rest my head
Just knowin’ that you were mine
All mine
So if you want to love me
Then darlin’ don’t refrain
Or I’ll just end up walkin’
In the cold November rain
Do you need some time on your own
Do you need some time all alone
Everybody needs some time
On their own
Don’t you know you need some time all alone
I know it’s hard to keep an open heart
When even friends seem out to harm you
But if you could heal a broken heart
Wouldn’t time be out to charm you
Sometimes I need some time
On my own
Sometimes I need some time all alone
Everybody needs some time
On their own
Don’t you know you need some time all alone
And when your fears subside
And shadows still remain, oh yeah
I know that you can love me
When there’s no one left to blame
So never mind the darkness
We still can find a way
‘Cause nothin’ lasts forever
Even cold November rain
Don’t ya think that you need somebody
Don’t ya think that you need someone
Everybody needs somebody
You’re not the only one
You’re not the only one
Don’t ya think that you need somebody
Don’t ya think that you need someone
Everybody needs somebody
You’re not the only one
You’re not the only one
Don’t ya think that you need somebody
Don’t ya think that you need someone
Everybody needs somebody
You’re not the only one
You’re not the only one
Don’t ya think that you need somebody
Don’t ya think that you need someone
Everybody needs somebody
Fonte: LyricFind
Compositori: Saul Hudson / Izzy Stradlin / Duff McKagan / Darren A Reed / Matt Sorum / W. Axl Rose
Testo di November Rain © Warner Chappell Music, Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sussman & Associates