In 2015, the song faced allegations of plagiarism due to similarities with the 1981 track "Unpublished Critics" by the Australian band , though members of Australian Crawl later clarified they did not believe the "coincidence" was intentional theft. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (Official Music Video) YouTube·GunsNRosesVEVO Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (Official Music Video)
The Official Music Video was a staple of MTV rotation and was the first music video from the 1980s to reach on YouTube (achieved in October 2019). It exists in several versions, including a shorter radio edit that removes much of Slash's guitar solo, a decision that famously angered the band members at the time. Controversy guns_n_roses_sweet_child_o_mine_official_music_...
: The lyrics were written by Axl Rose as a poem for his then-girlfriend Erin Everly . The iconic opening riff was originally a "string-skipping" exercise Slash played during a jam session, which the rest of the band quickly built into a full track. Video Impact In 2015, the song faced allegations of plagiarism