49 Hit Songs That Everyone Likes Apart from the Artists Who Sang Them

4. Sweet Child o’ Mine by Guns N’ Roses

Sweet Child o’ Mine topped all the charts around the world post-release. It’s still regarded as one of the best rock songs ever recorded. However, Slash abhorred it. “I was sitting around acting like an idiot when I played that riff,” Slash said. “Izzy joined in, and I don’t know how but Axl Rose liked it, and the rest is history,” he added.

Source: bbc.co.uk

The lyrics came from a poem Axl happened to be working on. He actually wrote this song about his girlfriend at the time, Erin Everly. She was the daughter of Don Everly of the Everly Brothers. The couple dated for four years. They then decided to tie the knot in Las Vegas on April 28, 1990, but just nine months later, the marriage was annulled, with Everly claiming abuse.