Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle
by Guns N' Roses
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Welcome to the Jungle Technique

Great songwriters move us like the world's best poets. Take a close-up look at the art.

Songwriting

Like "Livin' on a Prayer" and other hair band hits, "Welcome to the Jungle" is an anthem. Sure, that has a lot to do with the sound of the song—you can't really have an anthem if you can't si...

Music

Of all the songs on Appetite for Destruction, "Welcome to the Jungle" is (along with "Sweet Child O' Mine") about as close as Guns N' Roses get to a true pop sound. There are plenty of harder eleme...

Setting

The L.A. scene from the music video of "Welcome to the Jungle" might seem over-the-top and exaggerated (really, how can you afford that much hairspray when you're a self-proclaimed gutter rat?), bu...