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About This Track
‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ is Bon Jovi’s second single from their “Slippery When Wet” album. The song is considered the band’s signature song. This is the first time that Sambora used the talk box as a lead instrument.
Jon Bon Jovi did not like the original recording of this song, which can be found as a hidden track on “100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong”. Richie Sambora convinced him the song was good, and they reworked it and included it on their “Slippery When Wet” album. It spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. and two weeks at number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. It also hit number four on the UK singles chart. In 2006., online voters rated ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’ #1 on VH1’s “list of The 100 Greatest Songs of the ’80s”.
When Bon Jovi play this song in concert, they frequently end it with the guitar riff from Derek and the Dominos’ version of ‘Little Wing’.
Jon Bon Jovi did not like the original recording of this song, which can be found as a hidden track on “100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong”. Richie Sambora convinced him the song was good, and they reworked it and included it on their “Slippery When Wet” album. It spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. and two weeks at number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. It also hit number four on the UK singles chart. In 2006., online voters rated ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’ #1 on VH1’s “list of The 100 Greatest Songs of the ’80s”.
When Bon Jovi play this song in concert, they frequently end it with the guitar riff from Derek and the Dominos’ version of ‘Little Wing’.
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Shouts
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Mariela- wrote:
Such a good song!
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KISSastrophe wrote:
Why isn't it playing the original version for me? :( I hate this slow version with the chick in it!
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AtsureFM wrote:
kompletne nieporozumienie
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donodii wrote:
Hmm this is playing the orig version for me.
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littlefennek wrote:
mah, I hate this version - original song is so much better
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MightySalami wrote:
Yeh, but that girl's voice isn't what we love :/
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andulas48 wrote:
nothing wrong with it ...come on its bon jovi !!!
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captaindeath22 wrote:
I like the whole song
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MightySalami wrote:
True, the girl's voice is insufferable.
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MoparGeorge wrote:
Wow, this version is even worse than the original!! Barf!!
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Steelbound wrote:
The TLFR version is horrible, I hate the girl's voice. Damn she has to learn how to pronounce "difference".
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googbyestrang wrote:
love it
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KingFahtah wrote:
Didn't we learn from eric clapton that soft re works or rock and roll classics only suck shit
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MightySalami wrote:
I personally don't think acoustic reworkings of Bon Jovi's hard rock songs work too well here, since the reason we loved them so much was due to their rowdiness.
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ameliaroush15 wrote:
Living on a prayer is a more secure and happy way of life than being surrounded by wealth without the humility to look to the God who created you.
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loneDillo wrote:
what the hell
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MissPurpleHaze wrote:
Living on a prayer! ♫
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EnfantTerribl wrote:
Отличная песня!!!!
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Andy_the_X wrote:
Where is the WohhUo WohhUo WohhUo - Intro? this version is boring!
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ajaenchen wrote:
super
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