‘Sweet child of mine’ voted greatest music riff
August 11th, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Hit song “Sweet child Of mine” by the rock band Guns ‘N Roses has been voted the greatest riff in music in a poll.
Thesun.co.uk reports that the song released in 1988 beat the classic 1971 hit “Layla” by guitar legend Eric Clapton.
The rest of the top ten are:
3 Aersomith’s “Walk this way”
4 Michael Jackson’s “Beat it”
5 Motorhead’s “Ace of spaces”
6 The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s “Voodoo child”
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”
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