He really was living on a prayer. Jon Bon Jovi admitted that he needed a lot of convincing that his band’s hit 1986 song “Livin ... the melodies and the lyrics [at first].

Paul Natkin/Getty It took some time for "Livin' on a Prayer" to click with Jon Bon Jovi ... Upon writing the song, "it was the simple chord progression, the melodies and the lyrics" at first.

“It was the first time that we used characters in the lyric,” the musician told Mandel, 68, before citing some of the lyrics. In the song ... Prayer — and Big Hair! 16 Totally Epic Photos of ...

Back in the ’80s and ’90s, no one in the music industry could compete ... Songwriter in the early ’90s, Bon Jovi recalled writing “Livin’ on a Prayer” about his friend’s relationship.

Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” is one of the most recognizable songs in the history of rock ... So we had all the lyrics, we had all the chord structure, we had everything about the ...

In 1983, he assembled a band for a short tour to support the song — and Bon Jovi ... on a Prayer” — it features a talk-box effect and even gives Tommy and Gina a shout-out in the lyrics ...

The music video for Bon Jovi‘s classic single “Livin ... the band’s 1986 breakthrough album Slippery When Wet, “Living On a Prayer” followed “You Give Love a Bad Name” as the ...

These handwritten lyrics for Bon Jovi hit "Living on a Prayer" will be on display in ... define that decade with a lot of well-crafted rock songs.” Where: 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., ...