The track is void of the pounding drums, ripping guitars, and that quintessential robotic talkbox effect. It’s really good.’ I said, ‘I just don’t know where it’s going.’ But it didn’t have that boom-boom-boom bassline yet, so it sounded more like The Clash.” One listen to the demo, which was featured as a hidden track on the 2004 box set 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong, and you can hear what Bon Jovi means. “Richie looked at me and said, ‘You’re an idiot. Maybe we should just put it on a movie soundtrack,’” Bon Jovi told The Irish Times. “I remember walking out of the room with Richie and I said, ‘Eh, it’s okay. While the song has become ubiquitous at festivals, karaoke nights, bars, and arenas worldwide for decades, it wasn’t initially favored by the band. It focused on fictional couple Tommy and Gina who try to hold on to their faith as they struggle to make ends meet. A motivational anthem for the working class, “Livin’ On A Prayer” captured the economic hardship of the era.
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