Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi was released on March 3, 1987, with I’d Die For You as the B side. It was a single from the band’s third studio album Slippery When Wet. Continue reading
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80s Song of the Day: Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi was released on October 31, 1986, with Wild in the Streets as the B side. It was the second single from the band’s multi-platinum album Slippery When Wet.
The song – about a fictional working class couple, Tommy and Gina – spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and two weeks at No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Never Say Goodbye by Bon Jovi
Remember how we used to talk
About busting out, we’d break their hearts
Together, forever
Never Say Goodbye by Bon Jovi was released June 15, 1987, with a live version of Shot Through the Heart as the B side. The song was a track off of the band’s album Slippery When Wet.
The song was never released as a single in the United States and, therefore, was ineligible for the Billboard Hot 100. It reached No. 21 on the UK Singles Chart.
Watch the music video for the song.
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