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Just because a song features the word love, it doesn’t necessarily be a slow number. It can still be about romantic love while rocking the hell out of you or it can be about “loving” something else all together. Or it might not be romantic at all. Here are some examples from Bon Jovi:
You Give Love a Bad Name
The title pretty much says it all. And the lyrics back it up:
“An angel's smile is what you sell
You promise me heaven then put me through hell
Chains of love got a hold on me
When passion's a prison you can't break free
Whoa! You're a loaded gun (yeah)
Whoa! There's no where to run
No one can save me
The damage is done
Shot through the heart
And you're to blame
You give love a bad name”
It is rumored to be written for actress Diane Lane who dated front man Jon Bon Jovi for a little while in the 80s. We can’t know for sure but we sure can enjoy this 8os rock classic and dedicate to anyone who pisses us off or breaks our hearts in our relationships!
Blame It On The Love Of Rock & Roll
This is from the 92 album Keep The Faith. It is about love alright. Just not in the classical sense. It is a fun rebellion against anyone- parents/teachers/priests – who doesn’t understand why rocknroll means so much to any rocknroll fan- especially to an aspiring musician who just wants to play his guitar and write songs. No doubt it was inspired by the band members’ memories. Jon Bon Jovi once told in an interview that he was a bad student (and probably a troublemaker) and his teachers promised they would let him pass as long he kept his mouth shut). Oh, and the song also mentions the turn-on effect guitars have on girls.
“All I wanted, all I ever needed
My guitar gave to me
Every song I've sung blame it on love
Every war I've won blame it on love
Everything I've done blame it on love
Blame it on the love of rock-n-roll”
In and Out of Love
The only hit to come out of the band’s second album, 7800 Degrees Fahrenheit.
The song has one of the most fun videos in rock history. Bon Jovi boys are chased all around by their fans, make funny paces and keep on playing their instruments- sometimes even in the weirdest places. Bon Jovi exaggerated their fame in that video. They didn’t become that famous until their 3rd album Slippery When Wet. Still, this one is a solid fast song with energizing riffs.
“In and out of love
Hear what I’m sayin
In and out of love
Its the way that were playing
In and out of love
Too much is never enough
Shes gonna get ya”
Love For Sale
Fun song where we get a little harmonica, lovely lyrics and fun banter between Richie and Jon. From the 4th Bon Jovi album New Jersey- 1988.
“Well I wake up this morning I rolled out of bed
I felt like a dog who's been kicked in the head
Checked out my mail there was letter that read
Love for sale, love for sale”
Woman in Love
Another Bon Jovi song from Keep The Faith. This song is appreciation for the woman, and why a woman in love is much better than a girl in love. Fun all around.
"Send me some silk stockings
Smooth talking lipstick and curls
I want a woman
More than a girl
Need some lip-locking, cool walking
Diamonds and pearls
I'll wrap 'em all up
And give them the world
You know there ain't no woman
Like a woman in love
Ain't nothing
She can't rise above
She can part the water
When the seas get rough
But there ain't no woman
Like a woman in love”
I Could Make a Living Out of Lovin' You
From the album 2000 album Crush. It is a sweet song with lovely lyrics but it just happens to be sexy and it features great riffs.
“If there's something that needs fixing
I'm the man to see
Look me up, I'm listed
Just check under "B"
If you're ever on the spot
Well, I'm good with my hands
24-7 I'm your handyman
Odd jobs, hard jobs, anything under the sun
Big jobs, small jobs, baby
I'd be a rich man, it's true
If I could make a living out of lovin' you
These two hands know what to do
If I could make a living out of lovin' you
I could make a living out of lovin' you”
Lyrics from azlyrics.com.
I can't grow out of them. OK, so I never really listen to the first 2 albums and with Slippery When Wet, it is the hits like you give love a bad name and livin' on a prayer that never get old. But keep the faith, these days and have a nice day are my favorite albums and I also love new jersey-it is the perfect transition between glam (slippery when wet) and more modern rock (keep the faith). Plus, I saw them live in Munich a couple of years ago. They still got it.;)
Really great JBJ songs Pinar. Great review.
thank you. I love rocknroll and you know, Bon Jovi did contribute some nice examples to the genre;)
Love Bon Jovi. They were kind of my teenage idols. But I kind of grew out of them. Still I like some of their songs.