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Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer(#ad)
American Rock Band Bon Jovi have delivered a good number of hits over the course of the last three decades.
Being chosen as the best song of the 80s decade by VH1 over performers like Michael Jackson and Madonna is not a normal thing.
For a band virtually unknown outside U.S.A before their 1987 album Slippery When Wet, to selling more than 130 million records till date, Bon Jovi have indeed come a long way.
"Livin’ on a Prayer" would have never made it to the record stores, if not for a persuading Richie Sambora who insisted that the track be included in Slippery When Wet, after minor alterations.
Bon Jovi initially thought that "Livin’ on a Prayer" was not good enough to be included in Slippery When Wet.
It was his band mate Richie Sambora who convinced Bon Jovi by bringing in a bunch of teenagers who acted as jury, gave their thumbs up for the song.
Convincing an ambivalent Bon Jovi."Livin’ on a Prayer" sold more than 800,000 copies in the U.S salvaging Richie Sambora, his grace.
If 1983 (Thriller) was the year of Michael Jackson, then 1986 (Slippery When Wet) truly belongs to Bon Jovi. A year when he had back to back no.1s on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
Starting with "You Give Love a Bad Name" which spent 2 weeks at the summit of Billboard Hot 100 charts, Bon Jovi surprised many big names in the music industry when their very next single "Livin’ on a Prayer" spent 4 weeks at the top of Billboard Hot 100 charts.
It's been more than three decades since Bon Jovi entered the big stage, but after all these years, it is only one track "Livin’ on a Prayer" that is called his signature song and only one album Slippery When Wet that sold more than 28 million copies worldwide, earning the right to be called his most successful album of all time.
Bon Jovi – Livin’ on a Prayer - Lyrics
Release Date - October 31st, 1986
Album - Slippery When Wet
Once upon a time
Not so long ago
Tommy used to work on the docks
Union's been on strike
He's down on his luck...it's tough, so tough
Gina works the diner all day
Working for her man, she brings home her pay
For love - for love
She says we've got to hold on to what we've got
it doesn't make a difference
If we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot
For love - we'll give it a shot
Whooaaaaaa! We're half way there
Whooooaaaa! Livin' on a prayer
Take my hand- we'll make it - I swear
Whooaaaa! Livin' on a prayer
Tommy got his six string in hock
Now he's holding in what he used
To make it talk - so tough, it's tough
Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night
Tommy whispers: Baby it's okay, someday
We've got to hold on to what we've got
It doesn't make a difference
If we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot
For love - we'll give it a shot
Whooaaaaaa! We're half way there
Whooooaaaa! Livin' on a prayer
Take my hand- we'll make it - I swear
Whooaaaa! Livin' on a prayer
Oooooooh
We've got to hold on ready or not
You live for the fight when that's all that you've got
Whooaaaaaa! We're half way there
Whooooaaaa! Livin' on a prayer
Take my hand- we'll make it - I swear
Whooaaaa! Livin' on a prayer
Whooaaaaaa! We're half way there
Whooooaaaa! Livin' on a prayer
Take my hand- we'll make it - I swear
Whooaaaa! Livin' on a prayer
Whooaaaaaa! We're half way there
Whooooaaaa! Livin' on a prayer
Take my hand- we'll make it - I swear
Whooaaaa! Livin' on a prayer
