Drove into St. Louis one Friday afternoon. Stayed at the round hotel across the street from Busch Stadium. 1985. Wasn't familiar with Bon Jovi. Heard about their sold out show on the radio driving in. Headed out to dinner. Got on the elevator with John Bonjovi, Richie Sambora and Rico Torres. They were my age, but dressed for their show. I introduced myself. They were very friendly and introduced themselves and we shook hands. I told them it was a shame the show was sold out. They said they would give me a pass if the had any. Too bad on missing the show. They said they were having an after show party on the roof and gave me a card to get me on the roof. It was a small quiet gathering, them unwinding from their performance. Got to speak with them for about an hour. Friendly, down to earth guy. Rat opened for them and were on the roof also.
"I've seen a million faces, and I've ROCKED them all!" What a great line. Bon Jovi said the song was inspired by Bob Seger's song "Turn the Page." Another song about touring on the road.
I live very near him,when I tell you the things this guy does for the surrounding community's is nothing short of amazing,he has a couple restaurants that will give you a home cooked meal for free or for what ever change you could donate,among many other contributions to Monmouth county nj
Yes, Jon is talking about life on the road in this song. But after this song (and the country vibe) he was approached to write the theme for Young Guns 2 “Blaze of Glory” much love friend! 🤘🏼
actually, emilio estevez wanted to use this song in Young Guns 2, but Jon felt like it wasn't a good fit what with all the "steel horse" references and wrote "Blaze of Glory" instead.
@@guycampbell733 aaaand he asked to be in the movie too. They let him. He’s one of the guys in the pit that Bob Ollinger shoots with the shotgun loaded with stacks of dimes.
Actually responding to your subcribe video, and I wanted to let you know that you were the first reactor I ever did sub, to. I'm 52 yrs old St . Louis confided to bed (cancer ) but look forward to your amazing attitude towards life and music. Music was always my passion and I had great parents who never saw color and so I grew up with friends /brothers of all ethnic groups. Passed down to my daughter, now my grandaughter. Thanks my friend, PEACE
This song almost single-handedly brought acoustic guitar back into the stream of consciousness of the youth in the mid 80s.. Huge moment for me personally
That was filmed in Pittsburgh, I can honestly say I was there. You're absolutely right, we were there to enjoy the moment, the music and the bands!!!!!
No, you’re correct, I never recorded anytime at any concert during the 70’s, 80’s 90’s. There weren’t any electronics available in those days, unless of course you took a Polaroid, and I don’t think you were aloud to take pics with it. One definite item you brought was a full working lighter!🙌🏼🔥
I went to a pearl jam show in Seattle back in 2009-10. Was the start of the backspacer? Tour. Phones EVERYWHERE, even back then. I decided to get a little high in this group of screens. Pulled out some weed, took a puff and put it away...within 30 seconds, all of the real people came out of the woodwork. Old fans all the way up to a 70 year old lady congregated around me. Then the show felt real. I was in the middle of a group of real fans, no more screens. You shoulda seen the look on that woman's granddaughters face.lol.. turns out grandma was big in the Seattle scene throughout the 80's-90's. Knew ton of bands from mudhoney to green river. Saw them all.She was a hip lady. Don't smoke anymore but I'm kinda glad I did. Went home with a nice young woman that night too.....man I wasted most of my 20's but I lived that night.
Back then, we couldn't take pictures: There were no cell phones; cameras or recording devices were not allowed (back then, people snuck in tape recorders to record a concert, then sell that bootleg recording.) All we got are our memories. To say "We were there."
Hold on tight to those memories! I'm kind of glad because now it seems like you're too busy worrying about getting great pics & vids & missing out on the experience. We had no distractions back then.
Memories and a large collection of tour shirts, ticket stubs and quite a few back stage passes! Unfortunately my ex boyfriend thought my larger collection of back stage passes was lame and tossed them along with all of the ticket stubs from 80-92. Thankful my lanyard for Stevie Ray Vaughan was safely tucked away when he went on that tangent as it was for Stevie’s last show in Los Angeles before he died.
Seen these guys numerous times and it never gets old. Often Richie sings lead while Jon takes a break, still awesome!! Talk about rock concerts, BJ in particular, Jon will just turn up in the audience. Never have I ever come out of BJ concert without be exhilarated and pumped!! Song wasn't written for a show or movie but it's used a bit, think Deadliest Catch uses it. Jon said inspired by Bob Segers Turn the Page (react to it if you haven't!!), he and Richie penned it and it's their anthem!! Love to see and listen to your reactions to our great music, y'all bringing it back and I'm very appreciative and grateful, thank you!! 👍🏼❤
Drives me crazy seeing someone recording a concert and watching it on a 5in screen while the real thing is going on in front of them.I may be old (55) but when you go to a show I enjoy the moment. The feeling you get from immersing yourself in the music and the show will stay with you a lifetime. A vid doesn't even come close to "being there mentally". A perfect example is Pink Floyd live Comfortably Numb. The whole crowd mesmerized by the show and the song. No distractions (phone). I'm glad I got to see them 3 times and it was before phones because I would have been recording it and missed half of "The Floyd Experience." Put down the phone for awhile and enjoy real life if you can. Keep Rockin' the tunes Jamel. Love it!
"Was this for a movie?" - no. It was proposed that they use it for "Young Guns", but the line "...on a steel horse I ride" kinda broke the idea of a western. That drove Jon Bon Jovi to write "Blaze of Glory" for that movie. Check that one out if you don't know it.
This was the height of their popularity, and this was a massive tour. I think they toured for like 2 1/2 years straight for this album! Took a toll, but seems like the culmination of all they worked for.
Back in the 70's, If we liked a popular song(there were so many), we played the 45 or album over and over on a record player till we knew all the words by heart. Some would right them down. Forced us to listen and interpret the meaning. I have an Archive of music stored in my head that boggles my own mind. Lol. So grateful to have grown up at that time. 70's and 80's were the BOMB!
I love what you said about kids today going to events just to post on their social media, whereas back in the day it was all about the music only, and the creative artists who could write songs that will last forever. I saw Bon Jovi in concert many times in the 80's/90's. In the early days the crowds went wild, like they were on stage performing themselves. It was mass hysteria. Girls were passing out everywhere, people were leaping around and shouting uncontrollably. And in them days Jon left it all out there on the stage, only leaving when he phsyically didn't have the energy to do one more song even. It's a totally different world now, with so much less passion, heart and soul, for the music that truly moves you.
Going back in time to all the concerts I've been to. No cell phones or cameras. All we have is the memories. And good memories they are. The ones I can remember. LOL
Yep! LOL When I think back on all the great bands I saw, I realize how lucky I am. Still a few that I missed seeing but the ones that I did experience make up for it. 👍🏻
I miss those days... concerts in the 80's and early 90's were about the music and the fans... Bon Jovi always put on a great show!! ... it was in the movie Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man...
Bon Jovi was amazing in concert. This tour was the greatest. The guitar player is Richie Sambora and has amazing vocals too. His song Ballad of Youth is awesome, check it out.
From a music theory standpoint, this is Bon Jovi's best song. The minor key and chord progressions sound like the old blues music from a hundred years ago.
I have seen Bon Jovi live 7 times and the first time was in 1987 when I was 16 and Slippery When Wet was at it’s peak. The last time I saw them was about 5 years ago. Just as good today as in 1987. This song was not used in a movie. Unless it was later, but it wasn’t written for one.
You're right about going to the concerts. I saw Rush in concert in '87 or '88. I never even thought about taking pictures or anything like that. I just concentrated on the music and enjoyed being in the presence of greatness.
A motorcycle is a steel horse. The song's title pays homage to Jon's admiration for Old West heroes, and how he identifies with them as being hated and loved at the same time ("wanted dead or alive", so to speak). During an interview on Inside the Actors Studio, Jon said he got the inspiration for the song early one morning when he could not sleep while riding in a tour bus. The "lifestyle of every rock band" was similar to that of outlaws in that each was, "a young band of thieves, riding into town, stealing the money, the girls, and the booze before the sun came up."
I had a classic 1970 red convertible Ford Mustang, I used to blast this song all around Brooklyn NY “ I’m a cowboy, On a steel horse I ride...” definitely one of my top 10’s.
Saw Bon Jovi in concert back in the 80's. When Richie Sambora walked out on stage with a triple-necked Ovation (mandolin, 6-string, 12-string) and played the intro to that song, I had a bona fide religious experience. Truth be told, Sambora was the only reason I ever followed Bon Jovi.
Bon Jovi was my first concert 😄 I would LOVE to see you react to Billy Idol’s Cradle of Love official video. That was THE video for about a year when I was in school and MTV still played music videos every afternoon, and very few people have actually reacted to it.
Jamel, this song wasn't for a movie. You nailed it later - it's comparing the life of a rock star on the road to a cowboy, with the tour bus/plane as the "steel horse." Coincidentally, Jon Bon Jovi later recorded another cowboy-themed song called "Blaze of Glory" for Young Guns II. Check it out - you'll like it.
I saw Bon Jovi 3 times in concert in the late 80s when these songs from the “Slippery When Wet”album was topping the chart. It’s an experience I will always be grateful for going.
They have a huge hit called “Blaze of Glory” that was used for the movie “Young Guns.” This one we just did is a favorite of mine- “Bed of Roses” is great too! 🤍❤️✌️✨
I carded Jon many years ago at the go-go bar I worked at. He said "Don't you know who I am?" I responded "Yes I do, you got ID?" He used to live one town over.
I was 12 yrs old when I met him and the band. They were having a concert at the Nassau Coliseum, in NY when the New Jersey album came out and there was a car show happening at the same time. My father’s car was displayed right in front of the main doors of the arena and the security guards allowed me to go in and watch the concert for free. I met the band after the show because they had to pass my father’s car to get to the dressing rooms. That’s an awesome memory I’ll never forget. What makes it even better was that my older sister who was a big fan of theirs missed it, lol.
Years ago we went to the beach every weekend. When Wanted Dead or Alive came on the radio, EVERYONE on the beach cranked it all the way up. I would go stand at the shoreline and watch everyone rocking out; up and down the beach. Fabulous memories with the song.
Bon Jovi was on top for a long time. I was more into the harder metal, or harder rock bands, but there's no denying this band is a staple, and they definitely made their mark.
Dude, I grew up in the 80's listening to 80's hair bands, 70's classic rock n country. Watching your reactions to the music i grew up with and I still listen to each and every day makes me realize how lucky I was to grow up in two of best musical eras since music was first created. Thanks dude...
great reaction... JBJ fan since the beginning, usually this is the encore song at their concerts... it was great seeing them in over a dozen concerts..they put on a great show.. standing the whole time.. Jon is one of the best front men in the biz
You are so right ! I saw Bon Jovi twice in the 80's, and I NEVER took my eyes off the stage or the people around me ! We were there to enjoy and experience every moment ! Have you done Bed of Roses ? Beautiful ❤️ song !
I took my daughter to see them for this tour. That part where it goes, "I've seen a million faces" and the crowd lights up, I found out later "Oh, that's what all the friggen' lights were for when I heard that the video was filmed at our show. Well, that's my story and I am sticking to it. Well maybe not our show made it to the video, but I thought it was really connecting that with those lyrics and the lights, I could see a few thousand faces around me while the rest of the arena was black and I realized how cool their view was.
Keep reacting to all the songs!! I enjoy LISTENING with you even if I've heard the song a million times. We had the best concerts ever. Grateful I was there to see it all!!
Bon jovi was contacted by a movie producer for a song and he declined this song being used, but wrote another one for the Movie Young Guns it's call Blaze of Glory
This song was not for a movie but “Blaze of Glory” was. Jon Bon Jovi wrote “Blaze of Glory” for Young Guns 2. He received a Golden Globe Award for the song.
I’m from NJ. I saw them play in a garage in Sayreville in ‘82-83. Runaway was a great early song. He would attend the spring carnivals in towns years later and was so nice to everyone but people were also respectful and didn’t swarm him. Also ran into Springsteen a bunch since I went to high school in Red Bank (some of the girls in my class in the Born In The USA video). I also went to The Stone Pony and he’d randomly show up. Later on, in ‘02-03 he’d show up my beach club and was totally cool to fans. Good times and they were genuinely nice back then.
@@mikelawson6456 The one live on stage was yes, but there is also a studio acoustic version, that is just Jon and Richie and it was recorded about the time of Slippery or right before New Jersey.
I was at a Black Sabbath concert on their final tour, and my friend was recording the whole thing. First I punched his arm 5 times while yelling at him to watch the concert with his eyes instead of through his phone, then I told him I'd buy him the tour DVD if he'd put his phone away. I was jamming, playing air guitar, drumming, and head banging, while he stood motionless to get a good video. Instead of recording it to watch it later, live it now!!
You saying it took you back struck a chord with me. I was there back in the day when they toured this album. I remember the joy; the, immenseness, of it all. Good days. Thanks for the memory man. Love your reactions.
I saw these guys a couple times in concert and they are amazing. Jon Bon Jovi leaves every single piece of himself out on that stage. I'm really thankful I got to see them when Richie Sambora was still in the band.
Thats why the music in that time was more genuine. The great era of music as passed, im greatfull for live it when i was young. 70's, 80's had the best musicians til today.
Another "on the road" song. Yes, it does have a western feel. Years later, Emilio Estevez asked Jon if he could use this song for a Young Guns movie. Jon said he would do something better. He wrote and recorded a dedicated soundtrack to the movie! If you already haven't, check out "Blaze of Glory." ua-cam.com/video/MfmYCM4CS8o/v-deo.html
I feel like we definitely appreciated the music more back in the day cuz it wasn't at your fingertips, you had to save your money and go buy the vinyl or you wouldn't hear it, especially if you were into metal!
When I was growing up we would go to a different concert it seems every other weekend. 13.00 - 15.00 bucks and you could go see Bon Jovi, Poison, Aerosmith, Tesla, Boston, etc....... My kids today freak out when I show them all of my ticket stubs I kept. GOOD TIMES!!!!!!
I'm 54 years old and I was kind of bored with this song until I watched Sam and Dean Winchester sing it on Supernatural. Now every time I hear it I think about that. Made me a fan of the song again.
First time i saw them live it was in Milan , November 1988... i was 17 and it was one of the greatest show ever...i escape from the hospital to see them!!😎
I love ❤️ Bon Jovi, this song and so many they had are the reason I love them! This is a classic even today! Thank you for showing Bon Jovi some love! You have to react to more of there 🎶 music I recommend It’s My Life, Bed Of Roses, Keep The Faith, Have A Nice Day, Always and I’ll Be There For You! These are a few there is so many more but I look forward to your reaction to these, thanks!
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Have to do bonjovi Blaze of glory which was in a movie call young guns.
I've always loved the "seen a million faces, and I've rocked them all" line. Because love Bon Jovi or not, that is a true statement.
Definitely one of the best lines in music. Imho
Cause..im a cowboy..and i still...fycking best album of allsss
Awesome. Agreed one of the greatest rock lines ever
Yup....been to multiple concerts. Always rocked us all!
As a 51 yr old black man I second that opinion!!
Drove into St. Louis one Friday afternoon. Stayed at the round hotel across the street from Busch Stadium. 1985. Wasn't familiar with Bon Jovi. Heard about their sold out show on the radio driving in. Headed out to dinner. Got on the elevator with John Bonjovi, Richie Sambora and Rico Torres. They were my age, but dressed for their show. I introduced myself. They were very friendly and introduced themselves and we shook hands. I told them it was a shame the show was sold out. They said they would give me a pass if the had any. Too bad on missing the show. They said they were having an after show party on the roof and gave me a card to get me on the roof. It was a small quiet gathering, them unwinding from their performance. Got to speak with them for about an hour. Friendly, down to earth guy. Rat opened for them and were on the roof also.
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OMG!!! I Would've died!!! Loved them so much and Ratt too.✌
I've had the chance to party with a few bands over the years. Always an interesting time, and rarely ever exactly what I expected...
@@dalekidd420 nice...
"I've seen a million faces, and I've ROCKED them all!" What a great line. Bon Jovi said the song was inspired by Bob Seger's song "Turn the Page." Another song about touring on the road.
Also Metallica covered turn the page Jamel
As did Walon Jennings.
Was just going to comment on the similarities between the two songs.
I always get goosebumps when that line comes.
Yes indeed! It's a simple, very memorable line that really has an impact.
I think this is Bon Jovi's best song.
So much truth to what you were saying at the end here. There is a big difference between HEARING a song and LISTENING to a song.
You nailed it.
Absobloodylutely
Absolutely!!
OH so true!
I live very near him,when I tell you the things this guy does for the surrounding community's is nothing short of amazing,he has a couple restaurants that will give you a home cooked meal for free or for what ever change you could donate,among many other contributions to Monmouth county nj
I always say that he grew up nicely. Great humanitarian
Yes, Jon is talking about life on the road in this song. But after this song (and the country vibe) he was approached to write the theme for Young Guns 2 “Blaze of Glory” much love friend! 🤘🏼
actually, emilio estevez wanted to use this song in Young Guns 2, but Jon felt like it wasn't a good fit what with all the "steel horse" references and wrote "Blaze of Glory" instead.
@@guycampbell733 aaaand he asked to be in the movie too. They let him. He’s one of the guys in the pit that Bob Ollinger shoots with the shotgun loaded with stacks of dimes.
@@guycampbell733 I was just going to say that...Emilio wanted to use this song.
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Another great song. ✌🏻👏🏻
Actually responding to your subcribe video, and I wanted to let you know that you were the first reactor I ever did sub, to. I'm 52 yrs old St . Louis confided to bed (cancer ) but look forward to your amazing attitude towards life and music. Music was always my passion and I had great parents who never saw color and so I grew up with friends /brothers of all ethnic groups. Passed down to my daughter, now my grandaughter. Thanks my friend, PEACE
This song almost single-handedly brought acoustic guitar back into the stream of consciousness of the youth in the mid 80s.. Huge moment for me personally
The more and more I watch you enjoying 80’s the more I realize how
thankful I am to have grown up with all this great music. 🎶❤️🎸
Bon Jovi's steel horses are the airplanes, trains, tour buses, and limo's.
Would’ve been cooler if he was talking about a motorcycle.
@@JLSmith-zd3nk lol right?
I always assumed he was talking about a bike.
I once thought it was his guitar.
The Steal Horse He Ride's is a Tour BUS 🚌🚌🚌 I alway's thought it was a plane✈️✈️✈️....
That was filmed in Pittsburgh, I can honestly say I was there. You're absolutely right, we were there to enjoy the moment, the music and the bands!!!!!
No, you’re correct, I never recorded anytime at any concert during the 70’s, 80’s 90’s. There weren’t any electronics available in those days, unless of course you took a Polaroid, and I don’t think you were aloud to take pics with it. One definite item you brought was a full working lighter!🙌🏼🔥
never understood why people watch a show through a little screen when it is literally in front of them.
It’s not a concert unless you burn your fingertips with a REAL flame!
😈🌹😈
Sure there were. People used to bring in cassette recorders to tape...
Although the new kids can still lose their hearing and then use the video and add in subtitles lol
I went to a pearl jam show in Seattle back in 2009-10. Was the start of the backspacer? Tour. Phones EVERYWHERE, even back then.
I decided to get a little high in this group of screens. Pulled out some weed, took a puff and put it away...within 30 seconds, all of the real people came out of the woodwork. Old fans all the way up to a 70 year old lady congregated around me. Then the show felt real. I was in the middle of a group of real fans, no more screens.
You shoulda seen the look on that woman's granddaughters face.lol.. turns out grandma was big in the Seattle scene throughout the 80's-90's. Knew ton of bands from mudhoney to green river. Saw them all.She was a hip lady.
Don't smoke anymore but I'm kinda glad I did. Went home with a nice young woman that night too.....man I wasted most of my 20's but I lived that night.
Bon Jovi has toured the world so many times, they have “seen a million faces and rocked them all.” They toured for YEARS!
Back then, we couldn't take pictures: There were no cell phones; cameras or recording devices were not allowed (back then, people snuck in tape recorders to record a concert, then sell that bootleg recording.) All we got are our memories. To say "We were there."
Hold on tight to those memories! I'm kind of glad because now it seems like you're too busy worrying about getting great pics & vids & missing out on the experience. We had no distractions back then.
Memories and a large collection of tour shirts, ticket stubs and quite a few back stage passes! Unfortunately my ex boyfriend thought my larger collection of back stage passes was lame and tossed them along with all of the ticket stubs from 80-92. Thankful my lanyard for Stevie Ray Vaughan was safely tucked away when he went on that tangent as it was for Stevie’s last show in Los Angeles before he died.
Seen these guys numerous times and it never gets old.
Often Richie sings lead while Jon takes a break, still awesome!!
Talk about rock concerts, BJ in particular, Jon will just turn up in the audience. Never have I ever come out of BJ concert without be exhilarated and pumped!!
Song wasn't written for a show or movie but it's used a bit, think Deadliest Catch uses it.
Jon said inspired by Bob Segers Turn the Page (react to it if you haven't!!), he and Richie penned it and it's their anthem!!
Love to see and listen to your reactions to our great music, y'all bringing it back and I'm very appreciative and grateful, thank you!! 👍🏼❤
Drives me crazy seeing someone recording a concert and watching it on a 5in screen while the real thing is going on in front of them.I may be old (55) but when you go to a show I enjoy the moment. The feeling you get from immersing yourself in the music and the show will stay with you a lifetime. A vid doesn't even come close to "being there mentally". A perfect example is Pink Floyd live Comfortably Numb. The whole crowd mesmerized by the show and the song. No distractions (phone). I'm glad I got to see them 3 times and it was before phones because I would have been recording it and missed half of "The Floyd Experience."
Put down the phone for awhile and enjoy real life if you can.
Keep Rockin' the tunes Jamel. Love it!
"Was this for a movie?" - no.
It was proposed that they use it for "Young Guns", but the line "...on a steel horse I ride" kinda broke the idea of a western.
That drove Jon Bon Jovi to write "Blaze of Glory" for that movie.
Check that one out if you don't know it.
Funny. The Indians called locomotive "iron horses." The name was certainly an Old West label.
The song was used in harley davidson and marlboro man
But it has since been used as the theme song for Deadliest Catch
It was not written for a movie, but it was used in Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man.
Any and everyone who loves this song if it comes on in a bar/public:
"Waaaaaannteeeeeed"
Yesssss!!! Great song to drink to and sing with friends or sing loudly in the car to!!! Hopefully with windows open!
I'm a cowboooy
With the deepest Southern accent known to man
Well now you have to do Blaze of Gloryby John Bon.
I agree
And don't forget Santa Fe! Great song and vocals!!
Underrated guitar and backing vocals by the most talented guy in the group.
"A loaded six-string on my back" is such a great line.
This was the height of their popularity, and this was a massive tour. I think they toured for like 2 1/2 years straight for this album! Took a toll, but seems like the culmination of all they worked for.
The begining intro to this song still raises goosbumps on my arms to this day!
Back in the 70's, If we liked a popular song(there were so many), we played the 45 or album over and over on a record player till we knew all the words by heart. Some would right them down. Forced us to listen and interpret the meaning. I have an Archive of music stored in my head that boggles my own mind. Lol. So grateful to have grown up at that time. 70's and 80's were the BOMB!
I love what you said about kids today going to events just to post on their social media, whereas back in the day it was all about the music only, and the creative artists who could write songs that will last forever. I saw Bon Jovi in concert many times in the 80's/90's. In the early days the crowds went wild, like they were on stage performing themselves. It was mass hysteria. Girls were passing out everywhere, people were leaping around and shouting uncontrollably. And in them days Jon left it all out there on the stage, only leaving when he phsyically didn't have the energy to do one more song even. It's a totally different world now, with so much less passion, heart and soul, for the music that truly moves you.
Well said!
Hey Jamel, if you want a song by Bon Jovi that was used in a western movie check out Blaze of Glory, it was used in the movie Young Guns.
This one was too.
Definitely one of Bon Jovi's best. Love Love LOVE!!
I saw Bon Jovi on this tour and yes I was there for the music and I will never forget that concert,simply amazing!!!❤️
He still lives in Jersey and spends much time cooking in his “JBJ Soul Kitchens” scattered around the state.
I didn't know that. That is fucking dope!!
Amen
Going back in time to all the concerts I've been to. No cell phones or cameras. All we have is the memories. And good memories they are. The ones I can remember. LOL
Yep! LOL
When I think back on all the great bands I saw, I realize how lucky I am. Still a few that I missed seeing but the ones that I did experience make up for it. 👍🏻
I miss those days... concerts in the 80's and early 90's were about the music and the fans... Bon Jovi always put on a great show!!
... it was in the movie Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man...
Bon Jovi was amazing in concert. This tour was the greatest. The guitar player is Richie Sambora and has amazing vocals too. His song Ballad of Youth is awesome, check it out.
Yep, we were there to scream our guts out and leave half deaf with our ears ringing and no voice left.
From a music theory standpoint, this is Bon Jovi's best song. The minor key and chord progressions sound like the old blues music from a hundred years ago.
I have seen Bon Jovi live 7 times and the first time was in 1987 when I was 16 and Slippery When Wet was at it’s peak. The last time I saw them was about 5 years ago. Just as good today as in 1987.
This song was not used in a movie. Unless it was later, but it wasn’t written for one.
Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi together was such perfection. I wish Richie would come back to the group. I miss him!
This song is what created MTV Unplugged So many amazing tunes that came from that.
Probably the best show MTV ever conceived. "You think you're a musician? Prove it!" Imagine life without acoustic version of Layla.
@@fazdoll Better than the original IMO
You're right about going to the concerts. I saw Rush in concert in '87 or '88. I never even thought about taking pictures or anything like that. I just concentrated on the music and enjoyed being in the presence of greatness.
Richie's guitar solo kicks so much booty. The kick from the 12 String acoustic to the electric and tone he gets is INCREDIBLE.
The legend, JBJ, yet again, kills it. Thanks for reviewing this track!
This song is used during the opening of the show Deadliest Catch. Check out this great live performance of Livin on a Prayer/Dead or Alive.
Also opening song to Harley Davidson and The Marlboro Man movie
@@markcoleman2890 Best opening ever. So hard.
A motorcycle is a steel horse. The song's title pays homage to Jon's admiration for Old West heroes, and how he identifies with them as being hated and loved at the same time ("wanted dead or alive", so to speak). During an interview on Inside the Actors Studio, Jon said he got the inspiration for the song early one morning when he could not sleep while riding in a tour bus. The "lifestyle of every rock band" was similar to that of outlaws in that each was, "a young band of thieves, riding into town, stealing the money, the girls, and the booze before the sun came up."
I had a classic 1970 red convertible Ford Mustang, I used to blast this song all around Brooklyn NY “ I’m a cowboy, On a steel horse I ride...” definitely one of my top 10’s.
Saw Bon Jovi in concert back in the 80's. When Richie Sambora walked out on stage with a triple-necked Ovation (mandolin, 6-string, 12-string) and played the intro to that song, I had a bona fide religious experience. Truth be told, Sambora was the only reason I ever followed Bon Jovi.
Bon Jovi was my first concert 😄 I would LOVE to see you react to Billy Idol’s Cradle of Love official video. That was THE video for about a year when I was in school and MTV still played music videos every afternoon, and very few people have actually reacted to it.
We were present in the moment. Saw them several times and never thought to record! Just lived it!!!
I never get tired of Bon Jovi and this song has always rocked awesome stuff🤟❣️
Jamel, this song wasn't for a movie. You nailed it later - it's comparing the life of a rock star on the road to a cowboy, with the tour bus/plane as the "steel horse." Coincidentally, Jon Bon Jovi later recorded another cowboy-themed song called "Blaze of Glory" for Young Guns II. Check it out - you'll like it.
If you have room for one more Bon Jovi song, 'I'll be there for you' I highly recommend.
This song wasn’t written for a movie, but it was played in the movie Wild Hogs with John Travolta, Martin Laurence, and Tim Allen.
I saw Bon Jovi 3 times in concert in the late 80s when these songs from the “Slippery When Wet”album was topping the chart. It’s an experience I will always be grateful for going.
This is one of my favorite songs of all time and I love it
They have a huge hit called “Blaze of Glory” that was used for the movie “Young Guns.” This one we just did is a favorite of mine- “Bed of Roses” is great too! 🤍❤️✌️✨
And Jon acted in Young Guns, too.
Small correction - “they” did not do Blaze of Glory. It was a JBJ solo album and a very good one at that.
Bed of Roses is a lyrical masterpiece
I carded Jon many years ago at the go-go bar I worked at. He said "Don't you know who I am?" I responded "Yes I do, you got ID?" He used to live one town over.
Oh you're one of those?
I was 12 yrs old when I met him and the band. They were having a concert at the Nassau Coliseum, in NY when the New Jersey album came out and there was a car show happening at the same time. My father’s car was displayed right in front of the main doors of the arena and the security guards allowed me to go in and watch the concert for free. I met the band after the show because they had to pass my father’s car to get to the dressing rooms. That’s an awesome memory I’ll never forget. What makes it even better was that my older sister who was a big fan of theirs missed it, lol.
Years ago we went to the beach every weekend. When Wanted Dead or Alive came on the radio, EVERYONE on the beach cranked it all the way up. I would go stand at the shoreline and watch everyone rocking out; up and down the beach. Fabulous memories with the song.
I would love to see you react to their song “Bed of roses”.
Yes, Bed of Roses... it is a very mature song about true love and the doubts and obstacles that come up and the closeness we need anyway
Bon Jovi- Blaze of Glory & Bad Medicine
Bon Jovi was on top for a long time. I was more into the harder metal, or harder rock bands, but there's no denying this band is a staple, and they definitely made their mark.
Dude, I grew up in the 80's listening to 80's hair bands, 70's classic rock n country. Watching your reactions to the music i grew up with and I still listen to each and every day makes me realize how lucky I was to grow up in two of best musical eras since music was first created. Thanks dude...
great reaction... JBJ fan since the beginning, usually this is the encore song at their concerts... it was great seeing them in over a dozen concerts..they put on a great show.. standing the whole time.. Jon is one of the best front men in the biz
“Bad Medicine” - with Sam Kinison opening. They gave all fans video cameras and put the video together with their recordings.
PLEEEAAASSSEEE!!!
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Bad Medicine has such memories for me lol.
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You are so right ! I saw Bon Jovi twice in the 80's, and I NEVER took my eyes off the stage or the people around me ! We were there to enjoy and experience every moment ! Have you done Bed of Roses ? Beautiful ❤️ song !
this is Bon Jovi's Masterpiece. best song they ever made.
I took my daughter to see them for this tour. That part where it goes, "I've seen a million faces" and the crowd lights up, I found out later "Oh, that's what all the friggen' lights were for when I heard that the video was filmed at our show. Well, that's my story and I am sticking to it. Well maybe not our show made it to the video, but I thought it was really connecting that with those lyrics and the lights, I could see a few thousand faces around me while the rest of the arena was black and I realized how cool their view was.
Might’ve heard it, never LISTENED to it. - YES! There’s a difference! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Keep reacting to all the songs!!
I enjoy LISTENING with you even if I've heard the song a million times. We had the best concerts ever. Grateful I was there to see it all!!
Bon jovi was contacted by a movie producer for a song and he declined this song being used, but wrote another one for the Movie Young Guns it's call Blaze of Glory
Thank you, this is one of my favorites.
Try to hear Bad Medicine brother Jamel
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Rock it out Richie Sambora.
“Miles of smiles” -
Richie Sambora.
How true!!
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@@christinevergona4524 what are those symbols about?
This song was not for a movie but “Blaze of Glory” was. Jon Bon Jovi wrote “Blaze of Glory” for Young Guns 2. He received a Golden Globe Award for the song.
My ALL-TIME favorite Bon Jovi song right there!!!! 🎵🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶❤❤❤❤❤❤😎😎😎😎
Theme song of the Discover Channel Deadliest Catch show.
You finally did this one. 👏🏻. Probably their best acoustic song. Richie on guitar...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
My all time favorite Bon Jovi song!
INSTANT NOSTALGIA
I’m from NJ. I saw them play in a garage in Sayreville in ‘82-83. Runaway was a great early song. He would attend the spring carnivals in towns years later and was so nice to everyone but people were also respectful and didn’t swarm him.
Also ran into Springsteen a bunch since I went to high school in Red Bank (some of the girls in my class in the Born In The USA video). I also went to The Stone Pony and he’d randomly show up. Later on, in ‘02-03 he’d show up my beach club and was totally cool to fans. Good times and they were genuinely nice back then.
Find the acoustic version. It's really good.
Jon and Richie at their finest!
Believe that gave birth to MTV unplugged
@@mikelawson6456 The one live on stage was yes, but there is also a
studio acoustic version, that is just Jon and Richie and it was recorded
about the time of Slippery or right before New Jersey.
MTV music awards. Maybe 1989
Why record it? YOU ARE THERE!. EXPERIENCE THE MOMENT
I was at a Black Sabbath concert on their final tour, and my friend was recording the whole thing. First I punched his arm 5 times while yelling at him to watch the concert with his eyes instead of through his phone, then I told him I'd buy him the tour DVD if he'd put his phone away. I was jamming, playing air guitar, drumming, and head banging, while he stood motionless to get a good video.
Instead of recording it to watch it later, live it now!!
You saying it took you back struck a chord with me. I was there back in the day when they toured this album. I remember the joy; the, immenseness, of it all. Good days. Thanks for the memory man. Love your reactions.
I saw these guys a couple times in concert and they are amazing. Jon Bon Jovi leaves every single piece of himself out on that stage. I'm really thankful I got to see them when Richie Sambora was still in the band.
I dare you to do "Dry County". Bon Jovi goes epic: nearly 10 minutes long
Love that song and what a great solo by Sambora. Has to be the full version! 😉
Such an epic song!
Bon Jovi at their best 😍🤟
Swimming in the sand!
In the movie Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man Staring Don Johnson and Mickey Rourke they play some of this song in the beginning.
Songs of my teenage years. I miss those days, they were great.
Thats why the music in that time was more genuine. The great era of music as passed, im greatfull for live it when i was young. 70's, 80's had the best musicians til today.
Another "on the road" song. Yes, it does have a western feel. Years later, Emilio Estevez asked Jon if he could use this song for a Young Guns movie. Jon said he would do something better. He wrote and recorded a dedicated soundtrack to the movie! If you already haven't, check out "Blaze of Glory." ua-cam.com/video/MfmYCM4CS8o/v-deo.html
I feel like we definitely appreciated the music more back in the day cuz it wasn't at your fingertips, you had to save your money and go buy the vinyl or you wouldn't hear it, especially if you were into metal!
hes a cowboy.a free soul.riding the big wave most people are afraid of.watching him from shore.wishing they had that kind of freedom.
"I've seen a million faces, and I've ROCKED THEM ALL!!!💋💖✌ love that line!!
"WeWerentBornToFollow"
It was from at least 20 years after these ones you have done. They still sound great
Please react to Terrance Trent Darby!!! Brotha has one of the coolest voices ever!!! Suggest Wishing Well and Sign Your Name!!!
I was 16 when this came out, saw them live a few times. The 80s was a great time for music!!
When I was growing up we would go to a different concert it seems every other weekend. 13.00 - 15.00 bucks and you could go see Bon Jovi, Poison, Aerosmith, Tesla, Boston, etc....... My kids today freak out when I show them all of my ticket stubs I kept. GOOD TIMES!!!!!!
This was my mother’s favorite song!
I'm 54 years old and I was kind of bored with this song until I watched Sam and Dean Winchester sing it on Supernatural. Now every time I hear it I think about that. Made me a fan of the song again.
First time i saw them live it was in Milan , November 1988... i was 17 and it was one of the greatest show ever...i escape from the hospital to see them!!😎
The one thing I don’t like about going to concerts in the smartphone era is the recording.
"Blaze of Glory" Bon Jovi
The song was used in the opening to Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man in 1991. Takes me back; thanks for the reaction!
I love ❤️ Bon Jovi, this song and so many they had are the reason I love them! This is a classic even today! Thank you for showing Bon Jovi some love! You have to react to more of there 🎶 music I recommend It’s My Life, Bed Of Roses, Keep The Faith, Have A Nice Day, Always and I’ll Be There For You! These are a few there is so many more but I look forward to your reaction to these, thanks!