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Bon Jovi - Lay Your Hands On Me (1989)

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" Lay Your Hands on Me " is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on August 1, 1989 as the fourth single from the band's 1988 album New Jersey . It peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's fourth single from New Jersey to chart in the Top 10 and it also charted at #20 on the Mainstream rock charts. Read more about the song

Bon Jovi - In These Arms (1993)

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"In These Arms" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and David Bryan. It was released in May 1993 as the third single from the band's 1992 album Keep the Faith. Read more about the song

Bon Jovi - It's My Life (2000)

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"It's My Life " is Bon Jovi's first single from the album Crush . It was released on May 23, 2000. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Max Martin. The song charted in the top 10 across several countries. Though the band had moved away from the glam-oriented sound with 1992's Keep the Faith , it has the distinction of making Bon Jovi one of the only bands once classified as 1980s glam metal to reach the top 40 in the 2000s, a testament to how the song managed to introduce the band to a new, younger fanbase. The song is arguably their most well known post-1980s hit single and it has been performed live at almost all shows since its release. Read more about the song

Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze Of Glory (1990)

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" Blaze of Glory (Theme from Young Guns II) " is a song by Jon Bon Jovi which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Mainstream rock chart in 1990, his only chart-topper away from his band Bon Jovi. The song also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. " Blaze of Glory " also topped the ARIA music chart in Australia for a total of six weeks, and reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart. Read more about the song

Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You (1989)

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" I'll Be There for You " is a power ballad by the American hard rock band Bon Jovi from their 1988 album New Jersey , was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. The song ranked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Mainstream rock charts. Read more about the song

Bon Jovi - Someday I'll Be Saturday Night (1995)

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" Someday I'll Be Saturday Night " is a single by American Rock band Bon Jovi. It is taken from their greatest hits album Cross Road and reached #7 in the UK Top 40. Read more about the song

Bon Jovi - These Days (1996)

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Adicionar legenda " These Days " is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released in February 1996 as the fourth single from their 1995 album These Days . It was the fourth single released from the album, and showcases the darker tone that Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora's lyrics sought to achieve with the album. The song which begins with a haunting piano progression, deals with homelessness, loss of innocence and the difficulty of keeping up a relationship in the modern age. It is about people out there trying to be understood, to live their dreams. Read more about the song

Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive (1987)

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" Wanted Dead or Alive " is a song from Bon Jovi's 1986 album Slippery When Wet . The song was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora and was released in 1987 as the album's third single. During a February 20, 2008 encore performance in Detroit Michigan Jon Bon Jovi told the crowd about running into Bob Seger at a Pistons game. As he introduced his song " Wanted Dead or Alive ", he said it was inspired by Seger's " Turn the Page " hit and called the song the band's anthem. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, making it the third single from the album to reach the Top 10 of the Hot 100. As a result, Slippery When Wet became the first hard rock album to have 3 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more about the song

Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses (1993)

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" Bed of Roses " is a rock song released by Bon Jovi in late January 1993, from the album Keep the Faith . Jon Bon Jovi wrote the song in a hotel room while suffering from a hangover and the lyrics reflects his feelings at the time. The song contains drawn out guitar riffs and soft piano playing, along with emotive and high vocals by Jon Bon Jovi. Read more about the song

Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby (1988)

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Adicionar legenda " Born to Be My Baby " is a song performed by American hard rock band Bon Jovi. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child. It was released as the second single from their hugely successful album New Jersey in 1988. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989, #7 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, #22 in the UK, and #30 in Australia. Read more about the song

Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer (1986)

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"Livin' on a Prayer " is Bon Jovi's second chart-topping 45 from their 12x platinum Slippery When Wet album. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child, the single, released in late 1986, was well received at both rock and pop radio and its music video was given heavy rotation at MTV, giving the band their first No. 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Read more about the song

Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name (1986)

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" You Give Love a Bad Name " is a song written by Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, and Richie Sambora about a woman who has jilted her lover. The track was released as the first single from the album Slippery When Wet and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 29, 1986, Bon Jovi's first number one hit. The song reentered the charts at #29 after Blake Lewis performed it on American Idol. In 2009 it was named the 20th-greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.  Read more about the song

Bon Jovi - Always (1994)

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" Always" is a power ballad by Bon Jovi. It was released as a single from their 1994 album, Cross Road and went on to become their best selling single, with a million copies sold in the U.S. and more than 3 million worldwide. The song reached #4 in the U.S. Billboard charts, #2 on the Mainstream Top 40 and was also an international hit (#1 in Australia, #2 in the United Kingdom and #4 in Germany). Read more about the song