![]() ![]() When I saw the music video in July of 1987, it changed all my impressions. It was an acoustic song called “Wanted: Dead or Alive”. Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora wrote a song together in Richie’s mom’s basement. Anyone who had a younger sister at the time probably thought so too.Ĭonsidering that I own an extensive Bon Jovi collection now (Richie Sambora era only), something must have changed. Take that, eh? No wonder I thought Bon Jovi were a “girl’s band”. I erased it and changed it to “BON SCOTT” and “BRIAN JOHNSON”. I remember they were writing “BON JOVI” and “DAVID BRYAN” in the sand at the beach. I thought he looked weird, like he had gummy worms in his hair. One of them had a crush on keyboardist David Bryan. My sister and her friends loved Bon Jovi. Europe weren’t a “girls’ band” to me, with songs about Ninjas and Cherokees. The album took a couple listens to get into, but once I did, “Rock the Night”, “Ninja” and especially “Cherokee” blew me away. ![]() I continued to ignore Bon Jovi, while receiving Europe’s The Final Countdown as a gift for Easter 1987. The rock press were pitting one band against the other: “Who’s better, Bon Jovi or Europe?” I took Europe every time.īesides, what the hell was a “Bon Jovi” anyway? * Bon means “good”. “The Final Countdown” was a pretty cool anthemic track, with a sci-fi lyric. It seemed to be all about the screaming ladies. GETTING MORE TALE #658: Wanted Dead or Alive Happy belated birthday to this single, released March 3 1987! ![]()
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