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#22 Livin’ on a Prayer
| life lessons in Bon Jovi songs

Livin’ on a Prayer, was the second single of their breakthrough album Slippery When Wet (1986).
And part of an effective two puncher!
Before the year was over, You Give Love a Bad Name and Livin’ on a Prayer had not just put Bon Jovi on the map;
It had given them superstar status.

In this video:

1. Welcome to the Song of Songs! 00:00
Setting myself up for failure, obviously.

2. about Slippery When Wet album 01:11
And the core role for Livin’ on a Prayer

3. The secret behind the success of Slippery 01:31
Enter: songwriter Desmond Child

4. The Rock Star Maker 02:15
What Desmond Child did really really well, at that time.

5. Bon Jovi’s lukewarm approach 03:20
The boys did not plan on just letting Desmond write them a few world hits!

6. “Look what I am carrying in my Backpocket!” 04:25
Unknowing of their standoffish involvement, Desmond Child won them over in 5 minutes.

7. The Assignment: Write a working class song! 06:15
And who Tommy and Gina really are.
And that there are multiple songs which feature them.

8. The body of work from Desmond Child 09:30
4000 songs written; 1200 songs recorded; 80 Top 40 hits; 10 Top 10 hits.
Source: This 13 minute interview Desmond Child
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHtf69yUM-4&t=127s

9. The moral of this story 10:15
“You have to write 4000 songs to get 10 really good ones!”

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~Suzanne

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