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TIL that the "Where do we go now?" ending in Guns N' Roses' 'Sweet Child O' Mine' originated from the band actually being unsure how to complete that section of the song. Rose started saying to himself, "Where do we go? Where do we go now?" and Proffer suggested that he sing that.

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