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On the Nov. 12 episode of the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora reflected on the creation of the group’s biggest hit: “Livin’ on a Prayer.” “A ...
"Livin' on a Prayer" is a song by the American rock band Bon Jovi from their third studio album, Slippery When Wet. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, the single, released in late 1986, performed strongly on both rock and pop radio and its music video was given heavy rotation at MTV, giving the band their first song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart ...
Bon Jovi. Jon Bon Jovi – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on "Wanted Dead or Alive" Richie Sambora – harmony and backing vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar synths, talk box on "Livin' on a Prayer" Alec John Such – bass, backing vocals; Tico Torres – drums, percussion, finger cymbals on "Livin' on a Prayer"
The song has many classic Bon Jovi features, such as Sambora's use of the talk box, and a line in the second verse "For Tommy and Gina, who never backed down" refers to Tommy and Gina, a fictional working class couple that Bon Jovi and Sambora first wrote about in their 1986 hit "Livin' on a Prayer".
Jon Bon Jovi and his eponymous rock band have been "livin' on a prayer" for 40 years, and they're taking a look back at their roller-coaster journey in the spotlight in a new limited series, Thank ...
Jon Bon Jovi says he’s “grateful to this day” to Taylor Swift for encouraging Prince William to join them onstage for a rendition of his signature 1986 hit, “Livin’ on a Prayer”.. The ...
This Left Feels Right is a compilation album by Bon Jovi, released in 2003. An album featuring new versions of the band's songs from previous albums, it charted at No. 14 on Billboard 200. [4] It's a "trip down memory lane" as Jon Bon Jovi described the album. It features revamped versions of many of Bon Jovi's biggest hits, often in a more ...
Jon Bon Jovi. It was impossible to be alive in the '80s or '90s without having at least a small crush on music legend Jon Bon Jovi. The handsome rocker was (and still is!) a complete heartthrob ...