Richie Sambora sings Bon Jovi hit at daughter’s wedding more than a decade after band fallout

The 66-year-old rocker, notably, made headlines in April 2013 for abruptly quitting the Grammy-winning band in the middle of ...
New York Post

Jon Bon Jovi says he wasn’t ‘impressed’ with band’s hit song ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’: ‘I was wrong’

He really was living on a prayer. Jon Bon Jovi admitted that he needed a lot of convincing that his band’s hit 1986 song “Livin’ on a Prayer” could go the distance after hearing it for the first time.
AOL

1986 Song About Being Burned in Love Became an '80s Rock Anthem

Even four decades after its release, "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi remains one of rock music’s ultimate anthems about toxic love gone wrong. The hard-rocking betrayal anthem, led by frontman ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Bon Jovi’s ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ Originally Sounded Like the Clash

Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” is one of the most recognizable songs in the history of rock. And yet the 1986 hit originally sounded very different. During a conversation with UCR’s Matt Wardlaw, Jon ...
American Songwriter

4 Classic Rock Songs From 1986 That Still Shake the Ground We Stand On

This glam metal tune was basically the song of the year in 1986. Even today, listeners hear “Livin’ On A Prayer” and can’t help but belt out that legendary chorus. Fans back in the day really vibes ...