And, in 2019, Michelle Williams covered it on The Masked Singer.īon Jovi’s success continued long after “Livin’ On A Prayer”: they’ve secured five more No. In 2010, Rihanna joined the band during a Madrid concert and later covered the song during her 2016 The Ellen DeGeneres Show appearance. The track has also inspired other artists. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, meanwhile, Jon Bon Jovi joined a city-wide Chicago singalong. Following the September 11 attacks, Bon Jovi performed a celebrated acoustic version of “Livin’ On A Prayer” for the America: A Tribute to Heroes special. 1 single following “You Give Love A Bad Name.” They were the first hard rock band to ever top the Hot 100 with back-to-back singles.īut the song has had an impact far beyond the charts. The song itself became their second consecutive No. The video, directed by frequent collaborator Wayne Isham, was on constant MTV rotation. The final version of “Livin’ On A Prayer” was an instant smash. The song was so good that Richie Sambora and I literally got on our hands and knees, half-joking, half-serious, and begged him to record it.” Along with his work with the band, Child is behind Top 40 smashes like Joan Jett & the Blackhearts’ “I Hate Myself for Loving You,” Aerosmith’s “Dude (Looks Like a Lady),” and Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca.” Child continued: “Jon didn’t think it was going to be right for the direction that they were going into, which was like, hard rock, stadium rock. “We had sort of written it like this spooky, moody, sensitive thing,” co-songwriter Desmond Child recalled on a podcast in 2019. The track is void of the pounding drums, ripping guitars, and that quintessential robotic talkbox effect. It’s really good.’ I said, ‘I just don’t know where it’s going.’ But it didn’t have that boom-boom-boom bassline yet, so it sounded more like The Clash.” One listen to the demo, which was featured as a hidden track on the 2004 box set 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong, and you can hear what Bon Jovi means. “Richie looked at me and said, ‘You’re an idiot.
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Maybe we should just put it on a movie soundtrack,’” Bon Jovi told The Irish Times.
“I remember walking out of the room with Richie and I said, ‘Eh, it’s okay. While the song has become ubiquitous at festivals, karaoke nights, bars, and arenas worldwide for decades, it wasn’t initially favored by the band. It focused on fictional couple Tommy and Gina who try to hold on to their faith as they struggle to make ends meet. A motivational anthem for the working class, “Livin’ On A Prayer” captured the economic hardship of the era.
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