: A rawer recording from the Appetite sessions, officially released on the "Don't Cry" single.
While written in the mid-80s, the band initially struggled to capture the right sound for their debut album, Appetite for Destruction (1987), leaving the track dormant for several years. Don't Cry (Original Mix)
: Found on Use Your Illusion II (Track 13); it features the same melody but entirely different verse lyrics and a darker tone. : A rawer recording from the Appetite sessions,
: Fans distinguish between three official recordings of the track: Original Mix : Found on Use Your Illusion I (Track 4). : Fans distinguish between three official recordings of
: After Monique told Axl it wouldn't work out between them, he began to cry. Her response, "Don't cry," became the literal foundation for the song.
The track holds historical significance as the first song ever written for Guns N' Roses, dating back to early 1985 before the band's official formation.
: The lyrics were inspired by Monique Lewis , a woman both Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin had been attracted to in Los Angeles.