Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ voted ‘Greatest Guitar Riff’
August 11th, 2009 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI ( Leave a comment )
London, Aug 11 (ANI): Guns N’ Roses anthem ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ has been named the ‘Greatest Guitar Riff’ in a new poll.
Eric Clapton’s ‘71 hit ‘Layla’ came second in the poll of 5,000 music lovers.
Aerosmith’s ‘Walk This Way’ landed the third spot while Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ cam fourth.
Motorhead’s ‘Ace Of Spaces’ rounded off the top five, reports the Sun.
The top ten are:
1. Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’
2. Eric Clapton’s ‘Layla’
3. Aerosmith’s ‘Walk This Way’
4. Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’
5. Motorhead’s ‘Ace Of Spaces’
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s ‘Voodoo Child (Slight Return)’
7. Queen’s ‘Another One Bites The Dust’
8. Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
9. Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke On The Water’
10. Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ (ANI)
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