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Quiz about Anatomy of a Song November Rain

Anatomy of a Song: "November Rain" Quiz

This quiz is all about the lyrics of GNR's "November Rain", one of the greatest songs EVER, in my opinion.

A multiple-choice quiz by guitargoddess. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
guitargoddess

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
255,888

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
6769

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. "When I look into your eyes, I can see a love ________." What word(s) fill(s) in the blank? Hint

withheld

so strong

restrained

so pure

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Because nothing lasts forever, and we both know _______
____
______." What do they both know? Hint

people can change

hearts can change

times are hard

this must end

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Question 3 of 10

3. "________ always come and ________ always go." One word fills in both the blanks; what is it?

Answer: (One Word, six letter)

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Question 4 of 10

4. "So if you wanna love me, then darling don't refrain. Or I'll just end up _______ in the cold November rain." What word completes the lyric? Hint

walking

marching

roaming

leaving

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which is not a line in the chorus? Hint

Do you need some time... on your own

Everybody needs some time... all alone

Do you need some time... all alone

Everybody needs some time... on their own

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Question 6 of 10

6. I know it's hard to keep ___
_____
_____..." What is hard to keep? Hint

an open heart

your mind occupied

a man satisfied

acting this part

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Question 7 of 10

7. "But if you could heal a broken heart, wouldn't time be out ___
_____
___?" What fills in the blanks? Hint

to get you

to harm me

to save you

to charm you

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Question 8 of 10

8. "And when your fears subside, and _______ still remain..." What remains? Hint

darkness

shadows

heartaches

thoughts

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Question 9 of 10

9. "So never mind the darkness..." What line comes next? Hint

it'll soon all turn to gray

I'll be there to light up your day

we still can find a way

it's right here that we can stay

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Because nothing lasts forever, even cold __________
_____." What is cold?

Answer: (Two Words - come on, it's easy!)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "When I look into your eyes, I can see a love ________." What word(s) fill(s) in the blank?

Answer: restrained

"... but darling, when I hold you, don't you know I feel the same."

"November Rain" was written by Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose.

2. "Because nothing lasts forever, and we both know _______ ____ ______." What do they both know?

Answer: hearts can change

"... And it's hard to hold a candle in the cold November rain".

The song was first released in 1992, as part of the "Use Your Illusion (I)" album. Former GNR guitarist Tracii Guns once said in an interview that Axl had been working on writing it since at least 1983.

3. "________ always come and ________ always go." One word fills in both the blanks; what is it?

Answer: lovers

"...And no one's really sure who's letting go today."

The music video for "November Rain" was the most requested video on MTV in 1992. It won that year's MTV Music Video Award for Best Cinematography.

4. "So if you wanna love me, then darling don't refrain. Or I'll just end up _______ in the cold November rain." What word completes the lyric?

Answer: walking

"November Rain" has been called an epic rock ballad, in the tradition of "Stairway to Heaven" or "Hotel California". Officially, it is eight minutes and 57 seconds long. Many radio stations shorten it down to about six minutes.

5. Which is not a line in the chorus?

Answer: Everybody needs some time... all alone

The fourth line of the chorus is "Don't you know you need some time... all alone". In the second chorus, instead of "Do you need some time...", Axl says "Sometimes I need some time...".

6. I know it's hard to keep ___ _____ _____..." What is hard to keep?

Answer: an open heart

"... When even friends seem out to harm you."

While it is longer than most songs, it is not THE longest recorded GNR song. That distinction belongs to "Coma", from the same album.

7. "But if you could heal a broken heart, wouldn't time be out ___ _____ ___?" What fills in the blanks?

Answer: to charm you

"November Rain" is to date the longest song to reach the Top 20 of Billboard's Hot 100 Chart. It peaked at number three and was the band's last Top 10 hit.

8. "And when your fears subside, and _______ still remain..." What remains?

Answer: shadows

"... I know that you can love me, when there's no one left to blame."

"November Rain" also holds the record for the longest guitar solo in a Top 10 hit. Slash's axe work on this song was ranked number 6 in "Guitar World"'s "100 Greatest Guitar Solos".

9. "So never mind the darkness..." What line comes next?

Answer: we still can find a way

There's a neat bit of irony in the music video: there is a gun store (called Guns) next to a florist's shop (called Roses).

10. "Because nothing lasts forever, even cold __________ _____." What is cold?

Answer: November Rain

The video for "November Rain" is said to have been based on "Without You", a short story by Del James. The story is about a former rock star who is now a confused, drug-addled old man... Hello, life? This is art. Stop imitating me.

Source: Author guitargoddess

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