I'm Not the Only Soul Who's Accused of Hit and Run

Congratulations to Ms. Nina Patterson for correctly naming "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses as the Thursday Song of the Day.

Joey rightly mentioned "November Rain" in a comment on Wednesday's post as one of the top music videos of the 90's, and even if you loath Axl Rose and his serpentine dancing or Slash and his Mr. Peanut-esque top hat, you have to love "November Rain" or at least the music video.

Let's look at some of the reasons...

1. Who doesn't love the sweeping shots of Slash during his solo? The stark countryside of New Mexico+an iconic chapel/church+the helicopter throwing up dust+a surly British guy throwing down one of rock's most memorable solos=MUSIC VIDEO GOLD.
2. The $1.5 million price tag which made the video the 3rd most expensive video ever when it was shot in 1992 behind "Bad" and "Too Legit to Quit". That's a murderer's row, ladies and gentlemen. If this video, in some small way, helped pave the way for Puff Daddy/P.Diddy/Diddy deciding to shell out $2.7 million for the "Victory" video, well, I'm glad it happened
3. There's comedy, there's high comedy, there's transcendent comedy, and then there's Axl's wedding garb of choice, which you can see at 2:04. I'm pretty sure he walked into a costume shop, looked at the owner and said, "What do you have in a Louis XIV?" and that was the result.
4. Are we really supposed to believe that when Slash exits the wedding at 3:55, he's walking from that cathedral to the high New Mexican desert? They don't even try to make some sort of explanation for the obvious disconnect, and while that may drive some crazy, it further endears the video to me.
5. Finally, in what may approach guitar blasphemy, I actually enjoy the Slash solo which begins at 7:25 better than the aforementioned famous solo which begins at 4:10. Again, I could be committing guitar blasphemy here, but I call 'em like I see 'em.