Axl Rose waits 13 years—to do a Harley ad

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Guns N’ Roses fans are seething at the price they have to pay to hear the first new GnR song in more than a decade: watch a Harley-Davidson commercial. According to Giant magazine, the ad, called “Black Sheep,” was supposed to feature the song “Paradise City” at first, then be replaced by the new single “Better” when the song was officially released. But someone at Harley apparently pulled the trigger too quickly, and the “Better” version (above) appeared on Harley’s Web site, then on YouTube.

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