“Don’t Cry” by Guns N’ Roses
Pull out the tissues, folks. “Don’t Cry” hits the feels with Axl and Shannon Hoon harmonizing on the chorus, bringing this melancholic beauty to the song. It’s a power ballad, sure, but it’s got this underlying edge that keeps it from getting too soft. The story behind it is even fascinating – Axl wrote it when he and a girl were having an emotional breakdown.
The song has two versions across the “Use Your Illusion” albums, each with different lyrics but this one, the original, has that classic “take it easy” vibe even with all the emotional turmoil bubbling underneath.
