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Jul 22, 2024 · Ranking every Bon Jovi song from worst to best is not for the faint of heart. Even if you are a die-hard fan, it forces you to make hard choices. Here are ours.
- Top 10 Bon Jovi Songs
Bon Jovi proved very effective with ballads, but none...
- Top 10 Bon Jovi Songs
- Tom Eames
- Runaway. Bon Jovi - Runaway. This track was originally recorded back in 1981 for the Power Station Demos at the very beginning of Jon Bon Jovi's career, featuring him alongside session musicians.
- I'll Be There for You. Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You. Taken from their 1988 album New Jersey, this soft rock number topped the US charts a year later. It was an indication of the direction Bon Jovi were taking as they slowly moved from their stadium rock anthems to power ballads.
- Something for the Pain. Bon Jovi - Something For The Pain. Released as a single from their These Days album in 1995, this wasn't a hit in the US but was a top 10 success in the UK.
- Bed of Roses. Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses (Official Music Video) Jon Bon Jovi wrote this song in a hotel room while suffering from a hangover, with the lyrics reflecting his feelings at the time.
- Sterling Whitaker
- "Livin' on a Prayer" From: 'Slippery When Wet' (1986) There are hits, and then there are career songs. "Livin' on a Prayer" is Bon Jovi's career song, telling the Everyman tale of Tommy and Gina – a hard-working pair of young lovers whose love transcends all of the challenges life throws their way.
- "Wanted Dead or Alive" From: 'Slippery When Wet' (1986) Few songs of the last 30 years are more iconic than "Wanted Dead or Alive." Though it's not one of Bon Jovi's No. 1 hits, its long shelf life at classic rock radio has ensured it a prime placement in the Top 10 Bon Jovi Songs.
- "Runaway" From: 'Bon Jovi' (1984) The first Bon Jovi album was one of the heralds of a coming changing of the musical guard. Incorporating many of the hard rock elements of their '70s influences with a new emphasis on pop hooks and visual appeal, "Runaway" was a perfect alloy of hard rock and pop melody, highlighted by a strong vocal performance from Jon Bon Jovi that contained the now-iconic falsetto part at the end.
- "Bad Medicine" From: 'New Jersey' (1988) If Slippery When Wet made Bon Jovi into superstars, then New Jersey made them into rock icons. "Bad Medicine" was the lead single from the album, and it helped bridge the gap between the band's hard rock past and more melodic future with its strong pop chorus set to an insistent rock groove.
- “Wanted Dead or Alive” – ‘Slippery When Wet’ (1986) Evoking wild west symbolism about grueling road life, “Wanted Dead or Alive” is a unique power ballad in Bon Jovi’s arsenal, because it isn’t about love.
- “Livin’ On A Prayer” – ‘Slippery When Wet’ (1986) At some point in our lives, we’re *all* Tommy and Gina, aren’t we? “Livin’ On A Prayer” is an epic sing-a-long, it’s an anthem and it’s additional proof that when used just right, the talk box is a game-changer.
- “Bad Medicine” – ‘New Jersey’ (1988) When you’re a band that’s released a massively successful album and are tasked with recording a follow-up, what are you supposed to do?
- “You Give Love A Bad Name” – ‘Slippery When Wet’ (1986) It was make or break time for Bon Jovi on their third studio album. They needed something big, and they got that and then some with “You Give Love A Bad Name.”
- Bon Jovi – “Bed of Roses” Bon Jovi’s finest song and loveliest melody isn’t the world’s favorite because seismic force tends to sweep all over attributes of this band away.
- Bon Jovi – “Livin’ on a Prayer” Every ‘80s megastar has that one song that even haters can’t deny; for Phil Collins, it’s the desolate “In the Air Tonight,” for Guns ‘N Roses, it’s “Sweet Child O’ Mine.”
- Bon Jovi – “Wanted Dead or Alive” This one gets the edge over “You Give Love a Bad Name” because that arena classic peaks in its first 15 seconds, while this cowboy candy resists instant gratification for a slice of campy Americana with a chorus that’s much, much more fun to sing karaoke, underrated synth strings, and its positively haywire solo breakdown thanks to Sambora, who burns slow like a candle down to a mandolin outro that makes “Losing My Religion” sound just the slightest bit late.
- Bon Jovi – “Wild in the Streets” As with other moments on this list, it can be startling to admit what you hear when you strip the gang vocals and wizardly keyboards: namely, INXS’s “Don’t Change” if it were slotted on the Replacements’ Pleased to Meet Me somewhere between “Alex Chilton” and “Can’t Hardly Wait.”
Apr 25, 2024 · With the release of a new docu-series, Thank You Goodnight: The Story Of Bon Jovi, Radio X Classic Rock looks at which of the New Jersey band's songs have been the most successful.
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Oct 31, 2023 · A motivational anthem for the working class, “Livin’ On A Prayer” captured the economic hardship of the era. It focused on fictional couple Tommy and Gina who try to hold on to their faith as they...
