This was the one that started it all, in 1984. Believe it or not, this BARELY cracked the Top 40. It wasn't until Slippery When Wet came out when they EXPLODED. You stil have yet to react to "Bad Medicine", "Wanted Dead or Alive", "Never Say Goodbye", "Lay Your Hands On Me", or "Bed of Roses". Any of those would be great!
Yep, and this was recorded with Jon Bon Jovi and not the Bon Jovi band. This was recorded with studio musicians. This hit the air waves and launched him like you said. Then he hired his permanent band.
Bon Jovi have sooo many bangers. "Always", "Wanted Dead Or Alive", "Bed Of Roses", "I'll Be There For You" & my favourite Jon Bon Jovi(solo) "Blaze Of Glory".
This was my late wife's favorite song. She loved the band, and really loved Jon Bongiovi, especially that he married his high school sweetheart and they're still together. Every time I hear Bon Jovi I think of her. Thanks for that!
This was the song that introduced us to the amazing band BON JOVI. They became the most successful hair band of all-time on the singles chart. They are my 2nd favorite band all-time, next to the Beatles.
Jon Bonjovi is a New Jersey native. I met him twice. During the hurricane Sandy here in NJ Bonjovi had helped his home town. And Bonjovi has also helped and advocated in the mental health field in NJ which I have worked for 5 years as a wellness specialist. He's a very nice guy !
Anytime I see Bon Jovi… I’m immediately clicking! Bon Jovi is one of my All-time favorite bands. (Top 3) Living on a Prayer helped me so much when my mother was dying in 1986. Something I love about music is you can interpret and apply it to your life the way you want.
Jon Bon Jovi wrote and recorded this with studio musicians when he was just 19 and after it became an unexpected hit, Jon need a band and he then picked the band members that are in the video so they could tour and promote the album. They made it big with “Slippery When Wet”. React to “Wanted Dead or Alive”!!
Jon Bon Jovi was 20 when 'Runaway' was recorded in 1982... it got local radio airplay when they were Jon Bon Jovi Band in Jersey. Once Mercury Records signed them on the huge response to 'Runaway', Jon Bon Jovi hired a new band to record the rest of the first album (Sambora on guitar, Bryan on keyboards, Torres on drums and Such on bass) and settled on the band name Bon Jovi. Years later, Jon admitted that the band was not the best live or in the studio for a few years.
Blaze of Glory is the theme from "Young Guns II" perfect song for that movie about Billy the Kid and his Regulators. Wanted dead or Alive is really good too. I used to ride motorcycles quite a bit, and there's a part where he says "on a steal horse I ride", love it,!
In addition I'd suggest they try his second single from that movie, "Miracle." I think I like it a little better than "Blaze of Glory." The lyrics are incredible.
This is the song that landed Jon Bon Jovi a record deal. He recorded a demo that he physically took to radio stations in NYC. It led to this song eventually being on a local bands record produced by the radio station. That led to a record company offering Jon Bon Jovi a record deal. He then had to assemble a band. For a real shocker, Jon Bon Jovi turns up as a rhythm guitarist in Scandal's 1st version/demo of "Love's Got a Line On You". Recorded before he landed his own record deal. For me the best song off Bon Jovi's 1st record is She Don't Know Me. When I saw that video for the first time & saw him strut down the street singing I was in love. I was 15 and I'm still in love with him at 53. lol
@88teffie, If I'm not mistaken, I think heard someone say once in a documentary about the band that this song broke like top 50 or maybe top 100 nationally before Bon Jovi ever even had a record deal.
Oh Lord I was 14 yrs old......omg just turned 50!! How time literally flies.....awesome that y'all found this Bon Jovi song.......on their way to superstardom and fantastic rock music indeed!!!!
Bon Jovi wrote the song before he had an actual band. He recorded it with local studio musicians whom he designated "The All Star Review"-guitarist Tim Pierce, keyboardist Roy Bittan, drummer Frankie LaRocka, and bassist Hugh McDonald. After it was recorded he was eventually able to get a local radio DJ into playing the song on the air...and basically, the rest is history. 🤟😝
In 1985, When I was 15 years old I went to see RATT in concert and at that time I had never heard of the opening band Bon Jovi. They were very good and I recognized the song Runaway from its regular rotation on MTV. Such good times. Needless to say it wasnt long before everyone knew who Bon Jovi was.
I was 15 when I saw this same tour at the Richfield Coliseum near Cleveland, Ohio. It was an epic show, and I would love to see both bands tour together again. Although Bon Jovi would most likely be the headliner this time around.
This song was the number one pick when I went to bars to sing karaoke. That note at the end would always shock people when I hit it. 50 years old now and done with the bars. Can't be young forever. Bon Jovi is an amazing band with an amazing career that spans 3 decades! The guitarist, Ritchie Sambora was an incredible back ground singer who co-wrote songs that harmonized great with John! This band is iconic and the music will never die!
I know this reaction is a year old but after watching it I had to comment on how it brought back memories of me driving my ‘68 Camaro during my senior year in high school in 1984 while playing this song on cassette. Great memories!
This song is what started it all. Jon did it before there was a Bon Jovi band and got radio stations to play it. People loved it and requested it so much, he needed to put together a band and thus the start of Bon Jovi and their first albums. I saw them in a small club in Montreal, first time out of the US on a school weekend trip. I fell in love, but no albums to be found, no internet then, then found the next album 7800 Fahrenheit in a record store, psyched I found them, playing it daily. Then Slippery When Wet came out and they exploded.
Jon is such a sweet guy, still married to his high school gf, never done drugs and all that nonsense, its a rare find especially when being in a rock band. Such a lovely guy and still gorgeous with that beautiful smile.
Would love to see you react to Jon Bon Jovi on his own singing "Blaze of Glory" (killer vocals!!) from the movie Young Guns II. Also, some from the band are "Wanted Dead or Alive", "You Want to Make A Memory", 'Bad Medicine".
Many of you may not know that Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora is a very good singer too. He released two solo LP/CD's titled ''Stranger In This Town' and 'Undiscovered Soul'. Two of his real good songs from each of these CD's are: 1) One Light Burning (Long 5:45+ version) and 2) Fallen From Graceland.
OMG Bon Jovi are the best rock band from the 80's 90's and onwards. All the Women loved them and they were number one in that era whether people want to admit it or not. I have seen them countless times live and I had every one of their albums, and myy walls used to be covered in their posters. Slippery When Wet and New Jersey were my favourite two albums. Def Leppard were my second favourite band, and also had a huge following.
Classic! I saw them in concert this tour. My first concert, I was like 13! My parents just dropped my friend and I off, no cell phone of course because it was the 80's! It was a different world for sure!!
I grew up with Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Whitesnake, Rush, AC/DC, Magnum, Saxon, Asia, Marillion and so many brilliant musicians (like Mike Oldfield, Clannad, XTC and so many more). They blew my teenage mind! How could I NOT learn guitar after listening to this outstanding talent. Castle Donington (Monsters of Rock) was like a pilgrimage! How about Marillion ('Kayleigh', 'Easter', 'Season's End' or if you want to cry 'Beautiful'). XTC "Senses Working Overtime", New Musik "Living by Numbers", Magnum "Les Mortes Dansant", Clannad "Theme from Harry's Game" or Closer to the Heart", The Pretenders "Back on the Chain Gang" or for fun Middle of the Road "Chirpy, Chirpy Cheep Cheep"!. So much brilliant music. So little time humans live to enjoy it!
Original recording of this Jon made at home. He did all the instruments himself and submitted it as a sample. Once the studio said they wanted to hear more, he got the band together.
I say the reason it barely charted may have been because in 1984 Van Halen was sucking nearly every bit of the heavy rock and roll oxygen out of the air. That 1984 album was receiving tons of airplay for VH. This Bon Jovi song is so underrated!.
This is where it all started, for them and for me too!! It has always been my personal favorite from them, and it's always on my playlist and always on repeat!! Their very first song and even though it wasn't considered a big hit, it surely paved the way for all the truly amazing songs that followed...
This is actually from 82, when he didn't even have a band. It was just a song demo he was trying to get someone at radio or labels interested in. His first album from 84 is more in the style of metal popular at the time. He was never Slayer heavy, but he definitely dropped metal completely as time went on
I lived three blocks from the drummer 🥁 Tico Torres in Colonia, NJ and in the late 70's every time you'd pass his house you'd hear him bangin' away on his drums in his garage
If you guys like their older songs like this, a totally underrated song by Bon Jovi is Only Lonely. It’s from their second album which didn’t get much attention, but it’s one of my personal favorites.
This was a younger Bon Jovi. Their sound had a touch of metal(so was their attitude) then later came the mega commercialism with the anthem that made them millionaires.
Amber I embarrassed as she is a sweet SWAT sweet baby J. Baby lucky dog. Hey, baby lucky dog goes. He's got the fun light. You're fun young lady for a w r f a y
Yay, Bon Jovi! I remember seeing them on MTV back then and I was an instant fan. They were popular in Japan after their first album was released and it's still one of my favorite albums today. "Burning For Love" and "Shot Through the Heart" are also really good songs from this album.
This is the first song that any of us heard from Bon Jovi.....and then he/they came out with the album "Slippery When Wet"....and absolutely BLEW UP!!!
The guitar solo on this song was done by Tim Pierce. This was done before Bon Jovi was a band and with seesion musicians. Tim Pierce played guitar on a lot of songs, especially through the 80s. He worked with Rick Springfield a lot. He may have done all the guitar work on this song.
"She Don't Know Me", "This Ain't A Love Song", "Who Would You Die For", "Wanted Dead or Alive", "Lost Highway", "Always", "Bed of Roses", "Never Say Goodbye", "Bad Medicine", "Born To Be My Baby", "Living In Sin", "In These Arms", "Keep The Faith", "Lay Your Hands On Me", "Wild in the Streets", "Social Disease", "Raise Your Hands", "Dry Country", "Hey God", "This House Ain't For Sale" "I'd Die For You" "If I Was Your Mother" "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" "Let It Rock" "Lie To Me" "Welcome to Wherever You Are" "Without Love" Just to name a few...LOL!
All right my babies.... The first time I seen Bon Jovi was on American Bandstand with Dick Clark! Back then I said to myself, "Oh yeah, this band is going places"‼️😎👍🏼
Played all over MTV in the early 80's. Sambora is a master on the guitar and I believe helped write many of their hits with Jon. And gotz to do BLAZE OF GLORY.
This was the second song I ever heard from Bon Jovi my intro to Bon Jovi was 99 In The Shade from this same album. My first Bon Jovi album though was Slippery When Wet on cassette! I still rock old school Bon Jovi on my retro playlist. The scream at the end of this song always makes me smile when people hear it for the first time.
This was their first hit from their first album (self titled Bon Jovi album 1984). This was the introduction to the band. They have a lot of hits... Many I love... but this is one of my favorites.
Another great early Bon Jovi songs In Out of Love and She Don't Know Me. Some songs you guys should check out by Bon Jovi; Bad Medicine, Living in Sin, Keep the Faith, Lay Your Hands on Me, You Give Love a Bad Name, Never Say Goodbye, Wanted Dead or Alive, Blaze of Glory, and Always. Hint: If you want to see Amber melt check out Never Say Goodbye and Always.
Other than lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, none of the band members in this video actually recorded the song. Jon actually signed a record contract separate from the band, so he is actually in full control. The band signed separately from his deal. For an amazing performance, you should check out the live performance from the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, which was just Jon and guitarist Richie Sambora, sitting on two stools with two acoustic guitars (double neck one for Richie), doing acoustic versions of "Living on a Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive." Many credit this performance for the creation of the MTV show, "MTV Unplugged" that would start later that year where bands would come in and perform an entire live show all acoustic with just the few fans that could fit in the TV studio. It became a kind of status symbol where you could prove you were a great band by being able to perform acoustically without all the bells and whistles.
This was Bon Jovi’s first video off their first album, that’s why they looked so young, back when keyboard player David Bryon was still going by his real last name Rushbaum.
And immediately fell in love with JBJ. This was IT. I still have this whole album on my phone. “Shot through the heart” off this album is amazing. They re-used the lyric for “you give love a bad name”, but listen to the OG hook.
“Never Say Goodbye” was the theme of my prom in 1987! I had seen them for the Slippery When Wet tour just a few months earlier at the San Francisco Cow Palace. That song meant everything to me at the time!
Jon Bon Jovi has some pipes! The lead guitarist (Richie Sambora) has a great voice too. Want something totally different from Bon Jovi? Check out their "unplugged" cover of "Hallelujah". :)
You’re gonna have to check out their hit In and Out of Love!! Ain’t gonna lie, it was my introduction to skinny jeans and boots, to which I still wear today!! The boots of course!! Lol!!!
Fun fact: The song Runaway In 1983, local radio station WAPP 103.5FM "The Apple" had a contest, held in conjunction with St. John's University, to search for the best unsigned band. After the song won the contest, it became a radio hit in the summer of 1983.
From what I recollect, I'm 50 so when this came out in the 80s, that was a teenager in high school. This is before they hit it big with their Slippery When Wet album. Witch catapulted them to stardom. Seems like you guys loved I'll be there for you with Richie's Sambarro guitar solo.. You should check out Richie Sambarro I'll be there for you live at Madison square garden...
There was no band when this song was recorded. There's a great video by Tim Pierce about how he played guitar on this song before "Bon Jovi" was a band. Tim's a great guy in person too.
I have a really fun ( and funny ) one for you. Back in 1988 we were blessed with having a very funny comedian named Sam Kinison. He partied with all the hair bands at that time so when he wanted to release an album they all jumped to be his "band". It's literally a who's who of 80's rockers. Even the main girl in the video was a 80's icon. Surprisingly as funny as the song is, it's actually a really good song too! Let's see how many of these guys you recognize already. Sam Kinison - Wild Thing. Official video has a cameo of Rodney Dangerfield and Jon Bon Jovi in the beginning.
This was their first hit, song was written by Jon and released as part of a local artist CD by a radio station. The band hadn't been formed till it was picked up and played by KROCK out of NYC
I once went to a RATT concert and the opening act was an unknown band from Jersey called Bon Jovi touring their first album featuring their single Runaway.
Yes, this New Jersean ❤️s that you did they're 1st video. Other early greats are "She Don't Know Me" "Wild In The Streets" "In And Out of Love" & "Never Say Goodbye". Liked and shared. Awesome reaction guys 💯
Along with Tim Pierce, Hugh McDonald, Frankie LaRocka and Roy Bittan there were additional studio cats on Runaway on backing vocals - David Grahmme and Mick Seeley. Mick created and played the opening keyboard part. As noted earlier, Runaway was recorded in 1982 prior to formation of Bon Jovi. Jon Bon Jovi (John Bongiovi) worked for his brother, Tony Bongiovi, who owned the Power Station studio. Tony produced this track and the subsequent album. The powerhouse that Bon Jovi became, started with their third album, Slippery When Wet, in 1986, produced by, guess who, my favourite local hit maker, Bruce Fairbairn. 🎤🎸🎹🪘🎸🎶😎
I saw RATT in Tulsa, OK way back then and Bon Jovi opened for them when this was their hit video on MTV. Then they released Slippery When Wet and really blew up.
The see thru shirt on her helped it get played. Went to see them when I was 13 in 87 and snuck back stage and security caught me and was about to "backroom me" and Jon and Richie walked by and stopped them, signed my tape and got the girls to flash me. Heros! Still got roughed up and tossed out back but it was worth it!
John B lived above the Power Station recording studio in NYC and heard John Waite recording there for his album Ignition. John B hired the guitarist working on John W's album to record the guitar parts for this song.
This is the song that got them sign. It took a while. Jon had a friend in New York that worked at a radio station, sent him a demo, before long it got to California where “Doc” McGee heard them and wanted to sign them. It took a while for him to get with Bon Jovi. Doc had to go through radio station all the way to New York, then to New Jersey.
This was the one that started it all, in 1984. Believe it or not, this BARELY cracked the Top 40. It wasn't until Slippery When Wet came out when they EXPLODED. You stil have yet to react to "Bad Medicine", "Wanted Dead or Alive", "Never Say Goodbye", "Lay Your Hands On Me", or "Bed of Roses". Any of those would be great!
All of these!! Classics!
This song flat out cooks....and this one put them on the map~ like you said .
Bed of Roses just hits different with those vocal combination of Jon and Richie. Also, those guitar playing in that song is exceptional.
Yep, and this was recorded with Jon Bon Jovi and not the Bon Jovi band. This was recorded with studio musicians. This hit the air waves and launched him like you said. Then he hired his permanent band.
I thought it was "She don't know me"but I could be wrong 😆
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Bon Jovi have sooo many bangers. "Always", "Wanted Dead Or Alive", "Bed Of Roses", "I'll Be There For You" & my favourite Jon Bon Jovi(solo) "Blaze Of Glory".
Nice!..I just jammed Blaze of Glory on the radio driving home!
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The entire blaze of glory album is gold. Especially Santa Fe :)
Bed of Roses is chill-making.
This was my late wife's favorite song. She loved the band, and really loved Jon Bongiovi, especially that he married his high school sweetheart and they're still together. Every time I hear Bon Jovi I think of her. Thanks for that!
So sorry for your loss
Sorry to hear about your loss ...for me its unthinkable !
This was the song that introduced us to the amazing band BON JOVI. They became the most successful hair band of all-time on the singles chart. They are my 2nd favorite band all-time, next to the Beatles.
Jon Bonjovi is a New Jersey native. I met him twice. During the hurricane Sandy here in NJ Bonjovi had helped his home town. And Bonjovi has also helped and advocated in the mental health field in NJ which I have worked for 5 years as a wellness specialist. He's a very nice guy !
Anytime I see Bon Jovi… I’m immediately clicking! Bon Jovi is one of my All-time favorite bands. (Top 3) Living on a Prayer helped me so much when my mother was dying in 1986. Something I love about music is you can interpret and apply it to your life the way you want.
Jon Bon Jovi wrote and recorded this with studio musicians when he was just 19 and after it became an unexpected hit, Jon need a band and he then picked the band members that are in the video so they could tour and promote the album. They made it big with “Slippery When Wet”. React to “Wanted Dead or Alive”!!
Jon Bon Jovi was 20 when 'Runaway' was recorded in 1982... it got local radio airplay when they were Jon Bon Jovi Band in Jersey. Once Mercury Records signed them on the huge response to 'Runaway', Jon Bon Jovi hired a new band to record the rest of the first album (Sambora on guitar, Bryan on keyboards, Torres on drums and Such on bass) and settled on the band name Bon Jovi.
Years later, Jon admitted that the band was not the best live or in the studio for a few years.
Yep, Tim Pierce on lead guitar. Ritchie hadn't joined the band yet.
Also, I think it's his brother Tony Bongiovi who produced this song.
@@jco207 Tony Bongiovi is his cousin!
@@jvidalw Thanks! I knew it was someone in his family.
Jay gave exactly the face I expected from him when Jon went into the high register.
Probably my favorite Bon Jovi song, too.
Haha, yes.
Classic Jay reaction right there
Their debut single. This is what got them started.
Try Bad Medicine or Wanted Dead or Alive next from them.
And also Lay your hands on me
Blaze of Glory is the theme from "Young Guns II" perfect song for that movie about Billy the Kid and his Regulators. Wanted dead or Alive is really good too. I used to ride motorcycles quite a bit, and there's a part where he says "on a steal horse I ride", love it,!
In addition I'd suggest they try his second single from that movie, "Miracle." I think I like it a little better than "Blaze of Glory." The lyrics are incredible.
Santa fe is so great off that album
This is the song that landed Jon Bon Jovi a record deal. He recorded a demo that he physically took to radio stations in NYC. It led to this song eventually being on a local bands record produced by the radio station. That led to a record company offering Jon Bon Jovi a record deal. He then had to assemble a band. For a real shocker, Jon Bon Jovi turns up as a rhythm guitarist in Scandal's 1st version/demo of "Love's Got a Line On You". Recorded before he landed his own record deal.
For me the best song off Bon Jovi's 1st record is She Don't Know Me. When I saw that video for the first time & saw him strut down the street singing I was in love. I was 15 and I'm still in love with him at 53. lol
Yes, that’s probably his best Deep cut song
@88teffie, If I'm not mistaken, I think heard someone say once in a documentary about the band that this song broke like top 50 or maybe top 100 nationally before Bon Jovi ever even had a record deal.
Me too…15 and in love with the hair god!! ☺️
@@tidentrue And the only song by the band that they didn't write.
@@jp3813 which is why he never plays it live.
Oh Lord I was 14 yrs old......omg just turned 50!! How time literally flies.....awesome that y'all found this Bon Jovi song.......on their way to superstardom and fantastic rock music indeed!!!!
Same here. 50 this month. Where did time go?
@@erinnswan7063 I was beginning of the month...cancers!!!! It's like it was a decade ago somehow....so weird that it's been forever ago!!! Grrrr..lmao
Oh and Happy 🎉 Birthday!
@@kristapendergrassguardascione yes mine was the was in the beginning of the month also. Hope you had a happy Birthday also!
@@erinnswan7063 let's see who is older...the 3rd was mine!!!!!
Bon Jovi wrote the song before he had an actual band. He recorded it with local studio musicians whom he designated "The All Star Review"-guitarist Tim Pierce, keyboardist Roy Bittan, drummer Frankie LaRocka, and bassist Hugh McDonald. After it was recorded he was eventually able to get a local radio DJ into playing the song on the air...and basically, the rest is history. 🤟😝
This is the song that introduced all of us to Bon Jovi! This album and their second album are FIRE!!!!
In 1985, When I was 15 years old I went to see RATT in concert and at that time I had never heard of the opening band Bon Jovi. They were very good and I recognized the song Runaway from its regular rotation on MTV. Such good times. Needless to say it wasnt long before everyone knew who Bon Jovi was.
I saw the same tour...they were a VERY hard act for Ratt to follow!
I was 15 when I saw this same tour at the Richfield Coliseum near Cleveland, Ohio. It was an epic show, and I would love to see both bands tour together again. Although Bon Jovi would most likely be the headliner this time around.
This song was the number one pick when I went to bars to sing karaoke. That note at the end would always shock people when I hit it. 50 years old now and done with the bars. Can't be young forever. Bon Jovi is an amazing band with an amazing career that spans 3 decades! The guitarist, Ritchie Sambora was an incredible back ground singer who co-wrote songs that harmonized great with John! This band is iconic and the music will never die!
I'm 50 & I can easily hit the falsetto notes at the end of this song. I mainly use my falsetto for backup harmonizing vocals. :)
Music is hot, Vocals are hot. This is just Fire...Never can go wrong with Bon Jovi...One of my ALL-TIME favorite groups!!!
If you haven’t done WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE yet definitely do it next. It stands the test of time as a great song.
Yes. Great song. With a great video.
I know this reaction is a year old but after watching it I had to comment on how it brought back memories of me driving my ‘68 Camaro during my senior year in high school in 1984 while playing this song on cassette. Great memories!
This song is what started it all. Jon did it before there was a Bon Jovi band and got radio stations to play it. People loved it and requested it so much, he needed to put together a band and thus the start of Bon Jovi and their first albums. I saw them in a small club in Montreal, first time out of the US on a school weekend trip. I fell in love, but no albums to be found, no internet then, then found the next album 7800 Fahrenheit in a record store, psyched I found them, playing it daily. Then Slippery When Wet came out and they exploded.
This has always been my favorite Bon Jovi song! Yesssssss...😊👍🏼
Jon is such a sweet guy, still married to his high school gf, never done drugs and all that nonsense, its a rare find especially when being in a rock band. Such a lovely guy and still gorgeous with that beautiful smile.
Never saw such a pretty man til MTV _ loved their rock videos and headbangers ball. What a great time to be young.
Would love to see you react to Jon Bon Jovi on his own singing "Blaze of Glory" (killer vocals!!) from the movie Young Guns II. Also, some from the band are "Wanted Dead or Alive", "You Want to Make A Memory", 'Bad Medicine".
Yes! Those 3!!
Many of you may not know that Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora is a very good singer too. He released two solo LP/CD's titled ''Stranger In This Town' and
'Undiscovered Soul'. Two of his real good songs from each of these CD's are: 1) One Light Burning (Long 5:45+ version) and 2) Fallen From Graceland.
OMG Bon Jovi are the best rock band from the 80's 90's and onwards. All the Women loved them and they were number one in that era whether people want to admit it or not. I have seen them countless times live and I had every one of their albums, and myy walls used to be covered in their posters. Slippery When Wet and New Jersey were my favourite two albums. Def Leppard were my second favourite band, and also had a huge following.
Classic! I saw them in concert this tour. My first concert, I was like 13! My parents just dropped my friend and I off, no cell phone of course because it was the 80's! It was a different world for sure!!
This was their first song in 1984 when they just started off. He was 22. I have always loved them. I was 20 back then. He is 60 now. Wow.
This was my first introduction to Bon Jovi when I was a junior in high school in the mid 80s.
Debut Single I remember it well !! I was 14 years old great memories.
This is very early Bon Jovi, the first song that got them known. I've always loved it
Anytime I see Bon Jovi… I’m immediately clicking!
I grew up with Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Whitesnake, Rush, AC/DC, Magnum, Saxon, Asia, Marillion and so many brilliant musicians (like Mike Oldfield, Clannad, XTC and so many more). They blew my teenage mind! How could I NOT learn guitar after listening to this outstanding talent. Castle Donington (Monsters of Rock) was like a pilgrimage! How about Marillion ('Kayleigh', 'Easter', 'Season's End' or if you want to cry 'Beautiful'). XTC "Senses Working Overtime", New Musik "Living by Numbers", Magnum "Les Mortes Dansant", Clannad "Theme from Harry's Game" or Closer to the Heart", The Pretenders "Back on the Chain Gang" or for fun Middle of the Road "Chirpy, Chirpy Cheep Cheep"!. So much brilliant music. So little time humans live to enjoy it!
Original recording of this Jon made at home. He did all the instruments himself and submitted it as a sample. Once the studio said they wanted to hear more, he got the band together.
awww the song that made me fall in love with them, way back when....
I say the reason it barely charted may have been because in 1984 Van Halen was sucking nearly every bit of the heavy rock and roll oxygen out of the air. That 1984 album was receiving tons of airplay for VH. This Bon Jovi song is so underrated!.
This song went national before they were signed to a major label. Was a never a big fan of theirs but this one definitely rocks.
Always and Wanted Dead or Alive. One's a banger and the other one is amazing.
This is where it all started, for them and for me too!! It has always been my personal favorite from them, and it's always on my playlist and always on repeat!! Their very first song and even though it wasn't considered a big hit, it surely paved the way for all the truly amazing songs that followed...
This is actually from 82, when he didn't even have a band. It was just a song demo he was trying to get someone at radio or labels interested in. His first album from 84 is more in the style of metal popular at the time. He was never Slayer heavy, but he definitely dropped metal completely as time went on
I lived three blocks from the drummer 🥁 Tico Torres in Colonia, NJ and in the late 70's every time you'd pass his house you'd hear him bangin' away on his drums in his garage
I saw them open for Ratt for this album and they had no songs left to play and Ratt needed more time to come out so they played Runaway twice!!!
If you guys like their older songs like this, a totally underrated song by Bon Jovi is Only Lonely. It’s from their second album which didn’t get much attention, but it’s one of my personal favorites.
This was a younger Bon Jovi. Their sound had a touch of metal(so was their attitude) then later came the mega commercialism with the anthem that made them millionaires.
Amber I embarrassed as she is a sweet SWAT sweet baby J. Baby lucky dog. Hey, baby lucky dog goes. He's got the fun light. You're fun young lady for a w r f a y
This was always one of my favorite john jovi songs
Bon Jovi writes Anthems. One of the best in rock music.
'Wanted dead or alive' is definitely my favorite by Bon Jovi.
I think this is the best Bon Jovi song ! I know they had bigger hits but this song rocks !!👍👍
Yay, Bon Jovi! I remember seeing them on MTV back then and I was an instant fan. They were popular in Japan after their first album was released and it's still one of my favorite albums today. "Burning For Love" and "Shot Through the Heart" are also really good songs from this album.
This is the first song that any of us heard from Bon Jovi.....and then he/they came out with the album "Slippery When Wet"....and absolutely BLEW UP!!!
this is my favorite Bon Jovi song...the first album was great.
The guitar solo on this song was done by Tim Pierce. This was done before Bon Jovi was a band and with seesion musicians. Tim Pierce played guitar on a lot of songs, especially through the 80s. He worked with Rick Springfield a lot. He may have done all the guitar work on this song.
And Hugh McDonald was actually on bass when it was first recorded as well.
Tim did play 100% of the guitar. He has a whole video on his channel where he plays through it and talks about what guitars he used and everything.
@@ischmidt I know, I was just highlighting the solo.
"She Don't Know Me", "This Ain't A Love Song", "Who Would You Die For", "Wanted Dead or Alive", "Lost Highway", "Always", "Bed of Roses", "Never Say Goodbye", "Bad Medicine", "Born To Be My Baby", "Living In Sin", "In These Arms", "Keep The Faith", "Lay Your Hands On Me", "Wild in the Streets", "Social Disease", "Raise Your Hands", "Dry Country", "Hey God", "This House Ain't For Sale" "I'd Die For You" "If I Was Your Mother" "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" "Let It Rock" "Lie To Me" "Welcome to Wherever You Are" "Without Love" Just to name a few...LOL!
All right my babies.... The first time I seen Bon Jovi was on American Bandstand with Dick Clark! Back then I said to myself, "Oh yeah, this band is going places"‼️😎👍🏼
Played all over MTV in the early 80's. Sambora is a master on the guitar and I believe helped write many of their hits with Jon.
And gotz to do BLAZE OF GLORY.
Tim Pierce did the guitar solo for this song...He has a YT video talking about recording the session for it and even demos playing the solo
Old school Bon Jovi, I'm in.
This was the second song I ever heard from Bon Jovi my intro to Bon Jovi was 99 In The Shade from this same album. My first Bon Jovi album though was Slippery When Wet on cassette! I still rock old school Bon Jovi on my retro playlist. The scream at the end of this song always makes me smile when people hear it for the first time.
This was their first hit from their first album (self titled Bon Jovi album 1984). This was the introduction to the band. They have a lot of hits... Many I love... but this is one of my favorites.
Another great early Bon Jovi songs In Out of Love and She Don't Know Me. Some songs you guys should check out by Bon Jovi; Bad Medicine, Living in Sin, Keep the Faith, Lay Your Hands on Me, You Give Love a Bad Name, Never Say Goodbye, Wanted Dead or Alive, Blaze of Glory, and Always. Hint: If you want to see Amber melt check out Never Say Goodbye and Always.
Will forever be my Favorite Bon Jovi cut
One of my favs! Way back Bon Jovi!
One of my favorite Bon Jovi songs, love your reactions!
Other than lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, none of the band members in this video actually recorded the song. Jon actually signed a record contract separate from the band, so he is actually in full control. The band signed separately from his deal.
For an amazing performance, you should check out the live performance from the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, which was just Jon and guitarist Richie Sambora, sitting on two stools with two acoustic guitars (double neck one for Richie), doing acoustic versions of "Living on a Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive." Many credit this performance for the creation of the MTV show, "MTV Unplugged" that would start later that year where bands would come in and perform an entire live show all acoustic with just the few fans that could fit in the TV studio. It became a kind of status symbol where you could prove you were a great band by being able to perform acoustically without all the bells and whistles.
This song put them on the map!!
This was Bon Jovi’s first video off their first album, that’s why they looked so young, back when keyboard player David Bryon was still going by his real last name Rushbaum.
ALWAYS,
BED OF ROSES,
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU,
BLAZE OF GLORY,
BON JOVI IS AMAZING 🔝
Jon Bon Jovi, the pretty boy of hair metal. Every female was in love with him in the early 80's.
Gotta get around to "Wanted Dead or Alive"
You can never go wrong with a Bon Jovi song. 😊
Runaway was their first hit. ❤️❤️
And immediately fell in love with JBJ. This was IT. I still have this whole album on my phone.
“Shot through the heart” off this album is amazing. They re-used the lyric for “you give love a bad name”, but listen to the OG hook.
From this same album..
"Never say goodbye" was the highschool slow dance song of the year 🙂
“Never Say Goodbye” was the theme of my prom in 1987! I had seen them for the Slippery When Wet tour just a few months earlier at the San Francisco Cow Palace. That song meant everything to me at the time!
Never Say Goodbye was from Slippery When Wet not this album (Bon Jovi)
@@brianblack8631 my mistake. I was 7th grade in 86-87. One of those songs that takes you right back there.
@@danrumble74 No worries brother! This song still reminds me of my prom date to this day!
Great performer and a nicer man. Respect.
I love it !! That hair OMG. Jon has a wonderful voice. Love how it began. It's was like, hello world, we are Bon Jovi. You will remember us.
Jon Bon Jovi has some pipes! The lead guitarist (Richie Sambora) has a great voice too. Want something totally different from Bon Jovi? Check out their "unplugged" cover of "Hallelujah". :)
Oh yeyeah!! 👍😃❣️😃👍
ABSOLUTELY 💯!
OMG Jon is total eye candy!
You’re gonna have to check out their hit In and Out of Love!! Ain’t gonna lie, it was my introduction to skinny jeans and boots, to which I still wear today!! The boots of course!! Lol!!!
Yeah this was their first tune ever. Check out Dead Or Alive, Lay Your Hands or Bad Name/Bad Medicine. All cracking tunes. 😍
Fun fact: The song Runaway In 1983, local radio station WAPP 103.5FM "The Apple" had a contest, held in conjunction with St. John's University, to search for the best unsigned band. After the song won the contest, it became a radio hit in the summer of 1983.
*"Shot Through The Heart" is another good song from that first album.*
From what I recollect, I'm 50 so when this came out in the 80s, that was a teenager in high school. This is before they hit it big with their Slippery When Wet album. Witch catapulted them to stardom. Seems like you guys loved I'll be there for you with Richie's Sambarro guitar solo.. You should check out Richie Sambarro I'll be there for you live at Madison square garden...
*Sambora
My all time BonJovi song.
"She Don't Know Me" is another excellent song off this album.
There was no band when this song was recorded. There's a great video by Tim Pierce about how he played guitar on this song before "Bon Jovi" was a band. Tim's a great guy in person too.
Awww baby Bon Jovi!!!!🥰🥰
I have a really fun ( and funny ) one for you. Back in 1988 we were blessed with having a very funny comedian named Sam Kinison. He partied with all the hair bands at that time so when he wanted to release an album they all jumped to be his "band". It's literally a who's who of 80's rockers. Even the main girl in the video was a 80's icon. Surprisingly as funny as the song is, it's actually a really good song too! Let's see how many of these guys you recognize already. Sam Kinison - Wild Thing. Official video has a cameo of Rodney Dangerfield and Jon Bon Jovi in the beginning.
This was their first hit, song was written by Jon and released as part of a local artist CD by a radio station. The band hadn't been formed till it was picked up and played by KROCK out of NYC
Their song Thank You for Loving Me!! Amazing!!
I once went to a RATT concert and the opening act was an unknown band from Jersey called Bon Jovi touring their first album featuring their single Runaway.
Yes, this New Jersean ❤️s that you did they're 1st video. Other early greats are "She Don't Know Me" "Wild In The Streets" "In And Out of Love" & "Never Say Goodbye". Liked and shared. Awesome reaction guys 💯
When this song came out, this is the song that's I started to fall in love with the band.
In 1986, I had the opportunity to see Bon Jovi open up for 38 Special. Their album "Slippery When Wet" had just come out. Pretty cool show!
Along with Tim Pierce, Hugh McDonald, Frankie LaRocka and Roy Bittan there were additional studio cats on Runaway on backing vocals - David Grahmme and Mick Seeley. Mick created and played the opening keyboard part. As noted earlier, Runaway was recorded in 1982 prior to formation of Bon Jovi. Jon Bon Jovi (John Bongiovi) worked for his brother, Tony Bongiovi, who owned the Power Station studio. Tony produced this track and the subsequent album. The powerhouse that Bon Jovi became, started with their third album, Slippery When Wet, in 1986, produced by, guess who, my favourite local hit maker, Bruce Fairbairn. 🎤🎸🎹🪘🎸🎶😎
This was the very first track on their first album "Bon Jovi" from 1984, released 2.5 years before their big 3rd album "Slippery When Wet" in 1986.
Their first and best song.
Bon Jovi's first hit. Love Bon Joni, so glad they got into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.
This was what started it all for Bon Jovi!
I saw RATT in Tulsa, OK way back then and Bon Jovi opened for them when this was their hit video on MTV. Then they released Slippery When Wet and really blew up.
The see thru shirt on her helped it get played. Went to see them when I was 13 in 87 and snuck back stage and security caught me and was about to "backroom me" and Jon and Richie walked by and stopped them, signed my tape and got the girls to flash me. Heros! Still got roughed up and tossed out back but it was worth it!
John B lived above the Power Station recording studio in NYC and heard John Waite recording there for his album Ignition. John B hired the guitarist working on John W's album to record the guitar parts for this song.
This is the song that got them sign. It took a while. Jon had a friend in New York that worked at a radio station, sent him a demo, before long it got to California where “Doc” McGee heard them and wanted to sign them. It took a while for him to get with Bon Jovi. Doc had to go through radio station all the way to New York, then to New Jersey.
This is from thier first album which was a hard rocking masterpiece. Easily their best album.