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  • I was there! look at 2 mins 46 secs and I'm the one with the dodgy 80s black and white jacket :¬) Happy memories x

  • try my vocal cover!

    /watch?v=kMkdk3k8Jrg

  • its s shame he cant sing the high part chorus

  • Jon, no podés estar tan bueno D:

  • 80/beginning of 90 - oooh we're half way there oooooooh living on a prayer ; now: eeeeeh we're half way there and the audience : oooooh living on a prayer

  • @Valentina440 oh you know there's a thing about good musicians... they're either old or dead. So be happy cuz Jon ain't leaving that soon!

  • @MissUranija Oh don't worry i am happy, to me Jon has a great voice and all , and i will probably "cry a thousand rivers " the day he dies but I just think that the way he sings living prayer right now isn't really good. but it isn't bad either. i wasn't being mean or hateful I was just saying.

  • @Valentina440 I know you didn't mean it bad. I was just saying how all the good are ageing :( we have to start a new rock'n'roll generation, just similar to Jon & CO. And Happy Holidays :)

  • @MissUranija I agree. Music is getting really horrible. We cant's let rock'n'roll die. Happy holidays as welll!

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  • jon greatest bon rockeriest jovi

  • Reason why he CANNOT sing the chorus anymore: Recording the Slippery When Wet album and the performances/songs with the high notes damaged his voice.

  • 1:33 La Mejor parte / The Best Part :D

  • Thank you for uploading. The old times

  • I'm 16 and I grown up with bon jovi's songs. Now I remember that perfectly cause last weekend I saw an old video of me singing livin' on a prayer and you give love a bad name when I was only 4 years old(perfect pronunciation, unbelievable,I know), and what makes it greater is that I'm chilean, so english wasn't my native language. I knew exactly what I was singing, yes, I learnt English when I was 3 years old.

  • fuck yeah! amazing...

  • check out @1:57 and @3:18.... the same lady first pulls the skarf over Jon's neck and then he pulls him close to her to tell him something...! :-P :-P That's pretty funny... :-P

    well, I could understand her enthusiasm if she were some decades younger... :-P

    I would die to be that close to him... <3

    Love Jon!!!!!!

  • His voice blew out. But he was awesome in 86, which is really what counts.

    I can't listen to Bon Jovi anymore. Too much eeeehhh. Eeeeeehhhh. Eeeeeeeehh. Thank goodness for the past.

  • singers voices change the older they get....NO ONE can sing what they sang at 20 in their 50's - changes hve to be made. After all who can do what we did 30 years ago!!!

  • @evodevo69 you should see the video of the 1987 mtv awards here on youtube under the name '' Best living on a prayer live'' (i think). that is a killer performance where jon really screams the oooooooooohh oooooooooooohhh.

  • bon jovi para sempre

  • To all those negative posters...get over urselves and this "uncool to like Jovi" attitude. Just admit u really like them. If you disliked them that much you wouldnt care about Jon's vocals and waste ur time slating him on YouTube. In the words of JBJ in 2011 "my band can sell out stadiums all by itself" almost 30 years on Bon Jovi are one of the biggest bands on the planet and still relevant today. Now, go practise Livin On A Prayer and see if u cud do any better..cos I very much doubt it!

  • xxx

  • man, I wish he would still sing da chorus today

  • great song

  • This has got to be my absolute favourite video ever! It just screams awesome, and who didn't just sit there and belt out the chorus like a totally psycotic person ? :)

  • 1:12 Richie playing the main riff without talk box - epicly awesome.

  • The lead-up to the key change was hilarious. Jon got ahead of himself on the singing and each broke himself away from a crowd member to belt out a sour note. And of course that led to him NOT hitting the high note. He really showed some unhealthy vocal habits during that show. Easily predicted that his voice would turn to shit years later.

  • I was there! All the girls were in a froth and Jon got his ring pinched by an over-enthusiastic fan. They had an announcement at the end asking for it back.

  • Tommy and Gina: Tommy was based on one of Jon's friends. He got a baseball scholarship and one day he got a call from his girlfriend (Gina) that she was pregnant. Jon said this at the MTV awards 1989 performance.

  • On Runaway Alec's backing vocals frickin' suck. I'm glad he got kicked out. He started sucking later in the SWW tour and in the NJ tour.

  • Damn I used to have this on VHS that I recorded off MTV. I can't believe it was 25 years ago,I haven't seen this for probably 20 years. *adds to favorites*

  • Alec is ''such'' an asshole! He really knows how to ruin a song by his screwed up turns! thank god he's not a member anymore!

    

  • This is a fantastic performance

  • Wtf is she trying to kiss Jon or something at 3:13-3:19 ?

  • @CaptainSkywalkerr she is the same woman who stole his scarf at 1:55-1:59 right? quite funny don't you think?

  • @benandjohnnyfans I have always wondered that where did that scarf disappear :D

  • what pickup are?

  • I have a similar jacket than Jon and I'm getting hair like his, I LOVE BON JOVI'S OLD STYLE! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

  • From 1:02 - 1:04, and 1:09 - 1:10, Richard really, really looks like a young John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival, just with a bit longer hair.

  • @MjIsMaster123 RICHIE!!! GOD DAMMIT ITS RICHIE!!!!

    Still youre right

  • i like ticos drumming at 3.10

  • Jon could spin that mic stand likeno other,lol

  • eres grade bon jovi eres grande

  • of course he sang... but after that tour he had to do a cirurgy on his voice, and then he never could get more than A... it must be so sad to a singer to lose his voice forever... Jon is doing well nowadays, but i'm sure he still feels sad about his voice... Great Jon!!!

  • 3:30

    only david! amazing!!

  • This is one of the best bon jovi songs! ive learned all of their songs on guitar!

  • This is one of the best bon jovi songs! ive learned all of their songs on guitar!

  • hahaha that lady grabbing jon at 3:18... i'm about to kiss you, SIIIIKEE

  • I LIKE THIS BETTER!!!

  • nice!

  • amazing voice !!! 

  • amazing voice !!!

  • Thanks for posting this. I was looking everywhere for just this - him actually hitting that B-C notes in the chorus.

  • i've been a fan from such a young girl and it's hard to believe this was filmed a year before i was even born lol! how jonny's voice has changed over the years!

  • Decent decent, pitty they're gash just now!

  • awesome O.O

  • Ok It's quite rare... but Jon is completely out of tune on that. But BJ is BJ.

  • so cool. cranking the vocals.thanks!

  • dude this fucking rocks!bon jovi was way better back then.the years and his country-singing change made him less good today :(

  • Jon is horrible in this video :'O

    his voice stinks

    but is hair ROCKS

  • @JoaoMonteiroMusic Horrible?! He hits those great highs with ease!

  • @3:19 What's grandma doing there? *lol*

  • He hasn't got that anymore...

  • I love Bon Jovi!!!!

    Thats a sooooo fantastic band!!!

    Thats the best band!!!

  • cool shit

  • im lez.. but jon bon jovi is sexxyy:D

  • damn that chorus pain in the ass to sing live without extra vocals or playback

  • 3:20 lol gives the hardest note only to the audience... looks fishy

  • you dont look fishy when your name is bon jovi

  • love them.though everyone told me that their songs are old and strange,their songs are always bravo.love them not only 'cause the wonderful songs but the spirit of music.they are not sing for as their job or money.they sing because they love it and they enjoy singing.just like kids who just like the world...ha so cute...as i think

  • Sure one of the greatest performances I should say. Lucky the ones that have seen them back then. I 've been a fan for 23 years and I adore anything they sing cause they do it with every piece of their heart . Keep on guys !!! You rock !!!

  • awesome!

  • rough on the voice

  • there are so hot!!I love Bon Jovi

  • 26 YEARS BON JOVI

  • there is a key change :S

    an this is one of the best rock songs ever tbh

  • yea but jon isn't singing it - i think it's david

  • Nope. its john.

  • @evodevo69 you're right. for one thing, it's clear that Jon;s voice is not at its best in the regular key. && David does sing the key change, because you can see jon pointing the mic towards the crowd during that part.

  • @evodevo69 Just so you know during the keep the faith tour in 93, there were a few shows where Jon sang the 2nd chorus and part of the key change live in livin on a prayer, milan 93 and tacoma 93 are examples. Those videos are available on youtube. Just for anyone who thinks Jon could'nt sing any of the notes after SWW tour or NJ tour.

  • @dannhuff1 He's always sang parts of the key change, even during the 2000s. But never the really high parts. Compared to what he was doing during 87 (in france clip is on youtube) it's obvious he wasn't. He does do a bit of the chorus but not in full like in the 80s. It was never a question of whether he could sing them, just whether he chose to that's all. For real live gems, check out 87 or 86 clips from france and dortmund (audio only) of prayer. Tacoma 93 is not much - just watched it.

  • @evodevo69 Yeah i've heard those clips, they are insane. The circle tour has been brilliant, set lists have been amazing and jon's vocals have been great, these days in particular at the O2 was amazing along with something to believe in.

  • @dannhuff1 something to believe in eh? nice. Im going to check it out!

  • @evodevo69 Yeah man unbelievable that they did that, theres quite a few videos of it, some good quality ones. Let me know what you think.

  • @evodevo69 he may occasionally sing the key changes, but he was told after the SWW tour that he shouldn't be trying to hit those notes or he'll kill his voice

  • @evodevo69 where is the key change?

  • @evodevo69 no...its Jon...its just younger jon.

  • @evodevo69 I think they're both singing it

  • @Pricela93 Bloody oath, as us ausy's would say, I think it goes from G Major to A# Major

  • @Pricela93 There's no shame in not singing the key change either. Even today, it's not a matter of "can he hit it", of course he can. He did the original recording after his balls dropped, thus not much has changed in his voice since assuming he's kept it in shape (which he's jon bonjovi, of course he has). The determining factor of him singing it is how often he's singing at that time, tours and such. I don't care who you are, you can't sing your highest note every day. Thus he doesn't.

  • 1980's song are still the best and rock =)

    no offense... =D

  • They shouldn't have fired the bass player. Dumb move.

  • what did the bass player do and at what part?

  • not really he was telling the magazine to much so he was fired

    what goes in the family stays in the family, like jon said. he got what was coming to it for being a freak who cant keep stuff to himself.

  • That's a little ridiculous. If they're a family then they shouldn't kick someone out for making a mistake like that. That's how a woman would handle it. Not a man. Reminds me of Jennifer Aniston shutting off her own mother for talking to a tabloid. If I was him I would have been like FU Bon Jovi I am as much a part of this band as you are.

  • Keyboard to high in the intro ;D

  • Great performance by Bon Jovi! Funny part at 3:15, the girl wants to kiss him.

    I think the mic has screwed up too, because Jons voice sounds better than that.

  • haha poor lady....

  • its not living its livin

    god get it rite mannnnn

  • Great time...

    the best time of Hard/Glam and Metal..

  • Great tune. I know JBJ doesnt have the range anymore but I cant stand the lifeless acoustic version they do now. I wish they'd drop it from the set list. Nothing wrong with retiring a great song, just like you do a worn out American flag.

  • they don't always do the acoustic version. most of the time they perform this song it's actually the normal version

  • they only do it in the smaller places.. like some halls or small opera's. in stadiums they still do the original :)

  • you can just about hear his vocal chords deteriorating as the chorus's went on, heh

    it's too bad, I miss the 1992ish era voice, but it's gone forever now

  • Fucking good quality for 1986, looks like it was filmed in like 2004

  • FANTASTIC

  • lmao @ da lady in da front w da mullet tryin 2 get all up on him.

  • this is a great song, i love it

  • ...there's a reason why this song despite its popularity is never on "Stars in their eyes" etc...and....damn them for cutting off the next solo grrrrr !

  • Why is it never on?

  • livin on a prayer is probably one of the best songs ever written. The hooks in that song are incredible.

    and yes, the key change does occur in the end of livin on a prayer in this performance. it's actually pretty obvious.

  • wel...Jon didn't like it hahaha

    anyway, I think that my favorite songs are from Richie's 2nd Solo Album: Undiscovered Soul...sure bad medicine too haha

  • I didn't say that it didn't occur, I said that Jon didn't sing it.

  • the key change in this song is the single greatest piece of music in the history of the world ever. that me be an exaggeration but it gives me chills EVERY time. his vocal range is INCREDIBLE!

  • @samsheryll what part in the video i dint catch it

  • Living On A Prayer is my all time favorite song, and Bon Jovi my all time favorite band. Of course I adore Jon. I always have. I always will! Thanks for posting this one!!

  • la sua voce era ancor pu bella di quella della nuova vesione...incredibil

  • The band should release a DVD of one of their 80's shows, dedicated to all their new fans who missed these amazing times...

  • I agree!

  • @metjovi Agree

  • I'm lovin the hair. Lets bring back that style.

  • I wish I had hair like that :D

  • who doesnt?

  • @97JayZee it`s already back men... that type of hair is 100% cool nowdays... the thing is what clothes you wear...

    right now you have to conbine both wear nice (maybe a liiiittle bit elegant) clothes with that type of hair and you`ll meet a burning-hot girl in less than 24 hs...

  • notice how live versions of living on a prayer change through time, especially that voicebox, that hear sounds like a diying duck

  • Ha dying donald duck!

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  • wow ... only video i`ve seen where he is actually singing the choir ... cool ...

  • While I think this is a great performance, it's kind of depressing to watch. Hearing him hit the notes, but knowing what that will soon lead to (and the permanent effects).

  • this is a very great song

  • what the heck is alec wearing!? haha

  • She failed flawlessly !

  • best performance of this song

  • bros i mean before strings starts

  • Man His voice was amazing in the 80's and today his voice is still amazing!

  • what is he saying at the start of song Please?

  • once upon a time not so long ago....

  • this is for gina wherever she is.... once upon a time... not so long ago

  • 80s come aand save me!

  • only 71 years left before the next 80s! hope it will kick ass !

  • o seriously this is gonna be hard to beat XD

  • amazing quality rare vid great

  • I LOVE YOU

  • superb

  • They are real persons! His friends

  • Fuck this is good. From a stadium rock standpoint -- not the ladies who love the band for different reasons -- the quality of this song is paramount.

    I MISS THE 80S!!!!!!

  • Someone who knows who Tommy and Gina is?

  • i herd that they wer his cats names

  • Really?:P I thougt they were real persons:)

  • Tommy and Gina are made up fictional characters representing the everday working couple

  • Tommy and Gina are Tom Keifer and his woman from cinderella

  • Es verdad eso?, donde lo averiguaste?

  • I miss good old Bon Jovi.Nice video!!Thanks Laura for sharing and evodevo69 for uploading!!!

  • I miss Jon singing all the chorus.. He was incredible then!!!!!!!!!!!

  • " S U P E R B "

  • it's really a rare version, but still love them!!

  • i really find it sad that he can't preform this song like the original recording anymore. I saw a vid of him in 1995 in London, and he couldn't do the WHOA LIVIN ON A PRAYER!!!!. Times have really changed for this band.

  • Well, they do still sound awesome. They literally had to shoot him up with steroids to keep him up.

  • who says he couldnt do it at that time in 1995?

    that he doesnt do it doesnt mean he cant anymore.. he choose not to sing it anymore after 1989, its not that he couldnt do it anymore.. it was just to save his voice.

  • He can't sing the song like he could back in the day... He's older and he smokes... I kinda like it better when Richie backs him up anyways!

  • Alec played his bass well in this video...

  • i watched all the bands thrash and glam metal bands, and bon jovi.. i just loved it the 80's is sooo great not just like todays kid of musica.. i love these years .. but im born in 1987 .. i admit these years rock

  • They're so close!!

  • It is simple..This video is old.And it is totaly normal that thay sound better today..To many practise and tours..Thay are older now..Who thinks that you can be perfect with 24 jears,he doesnt know what music is..

  • How high are they?

  • thanks man for upload this amazing video