Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora - Prayer + Wanted (VMA '89)

[Tomzski]

This and Tesla's "5 Man Acoustical Jam" revived the acoustic guitar and just rocked.... i cant even think of any words for it.... just amazing

[TheNatedawg11]

i dont understand how michael jackson got more votes than them for most iconic vma performance i mean hes good but not that good to win over two guys rocking a whole place with nothing but acoustics no drums or anything while he had all lighting and dancing and his crowd was nowhere near rocking.

[tk2aero]

Jon's great but I think it would be cool if Richie got to sing lead on a Bon Jovi song that's written specifically for Richie to sing.

[darkfey1963]

I had never paid much attention to Bon Jovi prior to this performance-Y'know,Oh,another "hair" band,whoopee-then I watched THIS in '89,and wow...I was impressed.It isn't all that hard to make someone mediocre sound good in the studio;playing live is the REAL test,and boy did these two pass with flying colors! Great memory.

[silvioeuropeo]

OK I like Bon Jovi too, but I remember in those years, the old rockers said that these were two long hair guys with few talent trying unsuccessfully to sound like ("rock gods") Robert Plant and Jimmy Page or others like them.

Years go by. The 21st century MTV stars are being criticized and compared to the old stars. It's just history repeating...

[BONJOVITHEBEST2]

the best band ever!!!!!!

[LadySavignon1]

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[SholaMind21]

Jon Bon Jovi is so SEXY!!!! xD

[snarlsnurf]

This definently deserves to win most iconic VMA Performance!! Everyone go vote! Show Bon Jovi that they have the best fans in the world!!!!

[Never2late88]

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[stmh09]

hey fansssss vote them on vma!!!! LET'S MAKE IT BABY ;) let's make them no 1

[Lizxomaa]

Amazing!

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[Marystat]

This is a TRUE ICONIC PERFORMANCE!!

[IMFINHERE]

i never thought i would see the day that i got to see this again, i remember this so well watching it on TV that night, live , and how this performance just blew me away....sambora rocked the shit out of this tune acoustically....something some may not know and wasnt shown here, Cher walked out on stage (back when richie was dating her) and put richie's hat on right before he strummed the shit out of this tune....one of the best acoustic performances ever...

[stmh09]

man Richie is so good,and Jon as well

[deBebbler]

Bad Ass Mutha 4000

[qtkid21]

@deBebbler you know the movie "Cool runnings"...that's where I heard the line "You're a Bad Ass Mutha....."

[CactusG26]

THE INNOVATORS OF UNPLUGGED RIGHT THERE!!!!

[Jodijodijodijodijodi]

yup, richie definitely outperforms jon in this one, dude's voice gives me chills...

[thealternatecurrent]

in the past we had the bon jovi at the VMA today we have Justin Bieber ''/

[xiheartmichaeljx]

AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!!!! i just love them both so much :)

[IcedDog]

Wow, I'm not a huge Bon Jovi fan, but that was an amazing performance of Wanted Dead Or Alive...the synergy of two very good guitarists & singers just waling away creating a shit-ton of energy, good stuff.

[IMFINHERE]

i too remember watching this live in '89.....freakin blew me away, stuck with me many years saying "I WILL NEVER SEE THIS AGAIN!!" and here we are, technology in the 21st Century!!!! 21 years later and still watching and talking about it......too cool! ....Richie can make that guitar F'ing Sing!!!

[NCISfreak14]

absolutely incredible

[TheFlatpick]

I was watching this live in 1989. Everyone was amazed! There was no "unplugged" craze yet. This performance started it all. I ran out and bought an acoustic guitar the next week. The rest is, as they say, history......

[MrsZany]

@TheFlatpick .This surely has to be the most iconic MTV VMA video of all time!! A performance about real music and musicians playing from the soul. Strip the glitz, glamour and hype that suffocate the performances of today. This is raw talent at its very best. Jon and Ritchie owned the stage and should be crowned for starting what later became the MTV Unplugged series following this performance " so keep your pseudo punk, hip hop, pop rock junk and your digital dj..." I say!!

[therealsox]

i remember this, this is when everybody found out that richie sambora could sing his ass off! He likes Johnny Winter ive heard, cool dude.

[dernuhrfan1980]

jon got a 12string ??? never seen this thing before

[InfantileDamage]

RICHIE yeah you rock best duett ever thanks man for uploading

[m25066]

richie...!!!!!!!

[BrackyPain]

Damn nice !

[ZombieRemix]

I <3 THAT