1980's+Era


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Welcome to the Jungle

What is the// ** //**Background of the song?**// The inspiration for Welcome to the Jungle came when lead singer Axl Rose and a friend were walking through New York and a homeless person yelled "You know where you are? You're in the jungle, baby! You gonna die!"


 * //When it was written?//** The song Welcome to the Jungle was written by Guns 'N Roses in the year 1987. It was also ranked the second best metal song of all time.

//**What pu **rpose did the song serve (Was it written for a specific reason? Protest? Fun? Love? etc.)?// The song's purpose was to show what the lead singer Axl Rose went through when he made is big move to a big city. He was a farm boy and when he got off the bus it was a totally different life style. That is why he calls it **The Jungle.** //**What e**ffect does it have on society, or how was society affected by it? A LOT of people, liked the song. It was number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, it ranked #467 on Rolling Stones' "500 Greatest Songs of all Time", was number 26 on VH1's "100 Greatest 80s songs", it's a track on Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock, and 14 different sports teams have used it as their theme song.

**Lyrics - include interpretation**// Welcome to the jungle We've got fun 'n' games We got everything you want Honey, we know the names We are the people that can find- Whatever you may need If you got the money, honey We got your disease

//[CHORUS:]//

In the jungle Welcome to the jungle Watch it bring you to your knees, knees I wanna watch you bleed

Welcome to the jungle We take it day by day If you want it you're gonna bleed But it's the price you pay And you're a very pretty girl That's very hard to please You can taste the bright lights But you won't get them for free In the jungle Welcome to the jungle Feel my, my, my serpentine I, I wanna hear you scream

Welcome to the jungle It gets worse here everyday Ya learn ta live like an animal In the jungle where we play If you got a hunger for what you see You'll take it eventually You can have anything you want But you better not take it from me

//[CHORUS]//

And when you're high you never Ever want to come down, YEAH!

You know where you are You're in the jungle baby You're gonna die In the jungle Welcome to the jungle Watch it bring you to your knees, knees In the jungle Welcome to the jungle Feel my, my, my serpentine In the jungle Welcome to the jungle Watch it bring you to your knees, knees In the jungle Welcome to the jungle Watch it bring you to your It' gonna bring you down-HA! The song is about Los Angeles, where so many people go to get famous, but is talks about the darker side. For example, the line " And when you're high, you never ever want to come down" is about the drugs that so many people, including the members of the band used.

//**Who wrote it? Who performed it? If there are multiple performers, please list all. Who was the most popular? Were there different styles?** The song was written by lead singer Axl Rose. The only performers were the members of Guns N Roses, although three dance remixes were released in 2007.//
 * What were the** //World/political events at the time? One of the political events was that Ronald Reagan was president from 1981 to 1989. One of the biggest shockers of the music world in 1980 was the assination of John Lennon. An attempt was made on the life of president Reagan in 1981. An American schoolgirl named Samantha Smith visited Russia and became involved in a growing peace movement between the East and the West.// A crack cocaine epidemic occurred in urban areas of the U.S., such that violent crime and drug trafficking soared to record levels in most large American cities. Crime and drug use rates began to fall toward the end of the decade.

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 * What were the t**rends in popular culture (clothing, movies, music, video game-like things, entertainment, etc) Some of the most popular clothing trends in the 80s were neon, tight jeans, sandals, slap bracelets, and BIG hair. Probably the biggest form of entertainment in the 80s was music.

Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k99h5aikc4g Livin on a Prayer by Bon Jovi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE11Zrrp24I You Really got Me by Van Halen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YRqkRmRocQ Rock You Like a Hurricane by the Scorpions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB8HudfbaTE We're not Gonna take It by Twisted Sister http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyu7nN3kBnw Your Love by the Outfield http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78pQOkLTdFo
 * //Here are some other songs of the 80s.//**