@@thadood4373 Search Bon Jovi live in Cincinnati for a song called "Drift Away". All 5 of them sing and because there's only a piano accompanying them, you can distinguish which one sings what. There's lot of clarity and of course its amazing.
Agree, but part of the reason songs are considered worse nowadays is because it used to be costly to make a song, so you’d only do it if it was really good. Now all you need is a smartphone, making music easier to write
@@debishop3359 No, that would be in the early 90s when even Bon Jovi changed their style by the time "Bed of Roses" came out. The late 80s was the peak of hair bands.
Yeah, David and Alec's falsetto/head voice combo was amazing. Jon sadly lip synced the whole key change ,because his voice was very damaged and shot by this point of the tour
Not that eternal, because this was literally one of the last years he could even sing it. It’s been lip synced or ignored since like 1989. That’s by far the earliest I’ve ever seen a rock artist have to change their act for loss of ability.
Amazing energy, Adorable faces, Great voices, Wonderful talent.. I could kill for Bon Jovi! It's so sad I wasn't born early enough to witness their glorious years.. I wish I was born during their reign in the music industry..
This is one of the best performances ever,from any band never mind Bon Jovi He sings this songs the way it is supposed to sound, and he Kills it at the end,amazing. The energy this is when they were so hungry to be the biggest band in the world.
@@paulbrandano3477 My mom saw bon jovi live at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena on the 18th of July, 1 month before this performance. There is a audio recording of the livin on a prayer performance from that concert on youtube.
This solo is a beauty, and i do have ear, to hear the beauty of novembe rain first second and third solo, sweet child o mine, welcome to the jungle, mr brownstone, paradise city, slither, fall to pieces, guns n roses, snakepit, velvet revolver had slash to play for them and he has written beauties of solos. Thats my opinion tho, as i support both richie and slash.
Jon shows that he's the ultimate showman at the end of this song when he and Ritchie are side by side front and center! There's no doubt that Jon was a natural and had many years of performing under his belt even prior to this performance, grinding it out in the club scene. Great performance...to have seen them live back then was even better. I saw them open for the Scorpions during first album, then saw them open for Ratt during second album and then saw New Jersey twice in the same month and the last time I saw them was during the Crush album tour. I was 15 the first time I saw them, standing right in front of Jon and he ruled that civic center from the moment he hit the stage! Best front man going back in the day...hands down!
I'm so glad this is out there! I saw their tour in 1987 and was beginning to think I was have a false memory of him coming in from above the crowd. :) It was so freaking awesome!
Underrated, really?Jon is the fourth highest paid singer in the world, but Elvis Presley and Jimi Hendrix are also included. I think Madonna is number 3.
Damn right it was!!! Something these new Gen fuckers will NEVER get or understand! And honestly, I'd rather keep it that way bc that way WE OWN THIS ERA, ITS OURS!!
Everyone is at their best during their prime. Most just fade away, never to be seen or heard again. When someone hangs on as long as Bon Jovi (Rolling Stones, The Diamonds and others from the 60's), you just have to enjoy them for what they were, what they are now, and what they'll turn into in the future. Nothing stays the same. Voices change, bodies change, the ability to jump around and put on those awesome shows change, and you either change WITH them, or just watch the vintage vids here.
he's not singing the chorus, it was david bryan. in the original version of this concert, you can hear the playback. that track was removed from the video. for that reason in 2:54 you can see Jon moving his mouth, but without voice. ruclips.net/video/vdjLO_uydW4/видео.html checkout this video, its tha same video, but with the original FM Broadcast from this same concert. see ya~
This song is a voice killer. Epic, eternal performance right here, a true gem from a great singer. I understand the urgent need of a key change and lots of vocal expedients, though. It is just phisically impossible to mantain this level!
Back then when I was a little kid, my uncle has a cd or vhs "I can't remember" of their concerts of 80s era with amazing aerial effects like they were flying.
So, we gonna talk about how at 1:18 he holds the mic out for the entirety of the bridge, but the voice continues? Or at 2:54, Jon’s voice cuts out at the exact moment David leans away from the microphone? David carried that band for so long, always covering for Jon whenever he blew his voice again. It’s a crying shame he’s not more recognized for it.
@@FighterBJ his voice was destroyed. He could still sing lower but whenever he tried to sing LOAP or other high notes, only this weak falsetto came out
For 1:18, when he holds the mic out, those voices are David's and Richie's singing the whole bridge, and after that, the whole choruses and key change are sang in their entirety by David
wow!this song really make me go wild. this is the best live Livin on Prayer .the AWESOME part,the key change with that explosions,really rocked the crowd. long live Bon Jovi the best!
i can understand jon can't sing the high parts, touring a lot and singing with such energy can put strain on your voice. so yeah. still the best vocalist!
+Stavros Bsk maybe or maybe not I guess, but unlikely. The reason I think he doesn't sing the chorus is cos it was 1987 and his voice was really hurt. I think it was either playback or backup vocals but nonetheless a great performance
+Alvin Ng Yeah sure.. i agree with you..it was a hard time for him ..in most performances it's both playback and back vocals by richie, david,tico.. there are only a few performances where he sings the high notes
Remember when singers actually were giving their best ?
thank you Jon. We are still here !
except that this isnt live....... its been overdubbed in post-product.
Amen!
One of the only live performances in the album key...... And no lip syncing at all.... This video will forever be legendary.
That's a really hard song to do in it's natural key, too...
The tube in 86 also
incredibly difficult at the last chorus i'd say@@danieljimenez1989
The key change is all lip sync for Jon’s parts…
@@badgasaurus4211 lol it's nothing like lip sync
I need a time machine NOW!
Me too, I want to actually experience the 80s, even though i was born in 2003
@@colinmiller8824 i was born in 2002
@@BonJovi1987Fan 2001 :)
@@alesba1187 1978 hehe
Same here.... Same.
One of the best backing vocal that I've ever heard in rock in roll music. Richie/David/Alec they are so good.
I guess you've never heard of Def Leppard.
@@thadood4373 Search Bon Jovi live in Cincinnati for a song called "Drift Away". All 5 of them sing and because there's only a piano accompanying them, you can distinguish which one sings what. There's lot of clarity and of course its amazing.
Tha Dood I was really hoping to see this comment!!!
@@thadood4373 I guess you never knew how to read because the comment clearly states "One of the best"
Quit listening to Bon Jovi the day they fired Alec.
I'm sorry but this just reminds me of how terrible music is these days! True talent back then!! I wish music still had this kind of prestige!
You are, without a doubt, true. I don't understand how people say music these days are good. There probably brain washed or something like that.
Agree, but part of the reason songs are considered worse nowadays is because it used to be costly to make a song, so you’d only do it if it was really good. Now all you need is a smartphone, making music easier to write
People were getting tired of the hair bands around this time.
I mean.. Ed Sheeran is one of few who I consider as a great artist, performing better live than in a studio.
@@debishop3359 No, that would be in the early 90s when even Bon Jovi changed their style by the time "Bed of Roses" came out. The late 80s was the peak of hair bands.
「音楽」に興味をもってハマったのはBonjoviのお陰。
ありがとうBonjovi！
私もです！BonJoviしか勝たん！
Wow Jon really shouted "Oh oh ~ living on a prayer " by himself . Nice
Exactly. Rarely seen.
Playback.
No he didn't it's Richie+Alec (falsetto)+david
He just lipsynced
😂😂😂😂
The band should release a DVD with one of their 80's shows dedicated to all the new fans who missed this amazing times...
His voice was spot on for that song in that concert. What a sick concert🤘
Saquirodx X if anyone that finds this video and was at this bon jovi concert at Nassau coliseum please tell me how the performance was.
16歳の高校生の時にこの曲を聴き衝撃を受け、40歳を過ぎた今でもこの曲を超えるものが無い
3:26 epic moment. Gives me goosebumps every time I return to this video.
Yeah, David and Alec's falsetto/head voice combo was amazing. Jon sadly lip synced the whole key change ,because his voice was very damaged and shot by this point of the tour
same feeling, bro.
3:20
@@zhelyazkopetkov8211 key change part.. jon sang it... thas not lipsync. 3:24
@@zhelyazkopetkov8211 nah u can hear jon, he definitely did lipsync the key change a lot that year but this is rare time he'd sing
Richie and David always holding highest notes!
That's not always true. Jon had the highest pitched voice, but he surely needed backup.
2:39-2:54: All David.
It's understood you don't know David's voice, it's lower pitched than Richie's, Alec's and Jon's. Listen to "In these arms" sung by him.
@@MarioBohorquezE I'ts still clearly David singing most of the high parts here all by himself (till the playback kicks on during the key change.)
It's much much easier to sing those high notes, if you only sing backing vocals here and there. Voice needs to recover.
A tear and a moment of silence for us, brothers, that didn't have the chance to witness these kind of concerts.
Richi always gonna be the man who really knows play the talk box!
I like more how Matthias Jabs used it
Joe Walsh people
He's like a slash in Guns 'n Roses very important
Philx is never gonna use the talkbox like richie sambora, not even in a million years.
3:22. The way Jon Bon Jovi sings this chorus will be eternal
He doesnt actualmente, I mean he didnt..
Explode!
@mark thompson a bit of both but it doesn’t matter now because his voice is gone
I think a lot of what is being heard is prerecorded. A lot of bands do that.
Not that eternal, because this was literally one of the last years he could even sing it. It’s been lip synced or ignored since like 1989. That’s by far the earliest I’ve ever seen a rock artist have to change their act for loss of ability.
Wow :) Bon Jovi is one of the reasons why we have the term, "rock star". And they keep on going strong! All the best
Amazing energy, Adorable faces, Great voices, Wonderful talent.. I could kill for Bon Jovi! It's so sad I wasn't born early enough to witness their glorious years.. I wish I was born during their reign in the music industry..
How can you tell with this quality
To be able to sing this song in the right pitch and without skipping the high parts is GODLY!
Amazing for now no one can sing exactly the way the band sing this song, its truly amazing performance no one can ever make it like them.
Even Bon Jovi can not sing this song. That's really amazing)
for some reason, this concert is so much better than all the other videos. He sings great here!
I was 6 years old when you commented this 💀
@@Huntsniper1real
I was 1😂@@Huntsniper1
This is one of the best performances ever,from any band never mind Bon Jovi He sings this songs the way it is supposed to sound, and he Kills it at the end,amazing. The energy this is when they were so hungry to be the biggest band in the world.
This is the best rock song and band in the history. I love BON JOVI 😍😍
Pozdrawiam. I rowniez sie z toba zgadzam.😊
Not really, but one of the best certainly
Awesome performance! Bon Jovi knows how to entertain crowd. The most energetic performane ever. Nothing compares.
I was there and it gave me goosebumps then and a feeling of gratefulness now along with a few tears. Best years of my life. . Getting old sucks.
Better than being young now. I'd never trade growing up in the 80s for being young now. I'd rather get trampled by a Rhinoceros.
You were at this performance?!?!
@@kathleenchambers7069 Yes, I was Kathleen. Sounded great.
@@paulbrandano3477 My mom saw bon jovi live at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena on the 18th of July, 1 month before this performance. There is a audio recording of the livin on a prayer performance from that concert on youtube.
Saw this tour in Sydney 1987.Nobody could hear jon.All you could hear were the Women screaming.Incredible.
he struggled to sing anyway
Best livin on a prayer version 👌👌👌🤘
I remember the last time i view this video the total view was around 450000... Bon Jovi music last for a lifetime...
Goku the video is gaining views back but when I found the video it had 3.5 million views.
richie's solo is a beast
He's much better than Slash.... Nobody can deny it
Thats your opinion, I think Slash is far better. Thats everyones opinion, as i love both richie and slash
If you study and if you would have a good ear to the music you'll notice that richie is so better than him
This solo is a beauty, and i do have ear, to hear the beauty of novembe rain first second and third solo, sweet child o mine, welcome to the jungle, mr brownstone, paradise city, slither, fall to pieces, guns n roses, snakepit, velvet revolver had slash to play for them and he has written beauties of solos. Thats my opinion tho, as i support both richie and slash.
i actually think both slash and richie are beast guitarists
Wow what a performance
I actually like his hairstyle😂
Al Gu wats so funny
What's
right, I do to
Dead Man he just uses the crying laughing emoji because thats how retarded ppl are now adays
unfortunately he is now almost bald
he looks hot in any hairstyle, but this one is my favorite
Would of loved to go to that concert!
It's because technically he was
Me to bro
The song that killed Jon Bon Jovi's voice.
Right. His voice was gone six months after the tour started. Terrible. He sounded great on the next tour though.
Yeah. This was the only tour when they did it in the original key. After this tour, the song was performed in a lower key.
TheDefJamm He had to take steroids to get through the rest of the Slippery When Wet tour.
not only this song.... let it rock is even more difficult to sing...
is tha possible?, its really that the reason why he doesnt sing like that?
Mann the 80's are better than today's music and i respect that because I love 80's rock music more.
Man, those hairstyles & the whole attire - that's the look of an 80s-era rock stars.
Jon shows that he's the ultimate showman at the end of this song when he and Ritchie are side by side front and center! There's no doubt that Jon was a natural and had many years of performing under his belt even prior to this performance, grinding it out in the club scene. Great performance...to have seen them live back then was even better. I saw them open for the Scorpions during first album, then saw them open for Ratt during second album and then saw New Jersey twice in the same month and the last time I saw them was during the Crush album tour. I was 15 the first time I saw them, standing right in front of Jon and he ruled that civic center from the moment he hit the stage! Best front man going back in the day...hands down!
AirGunWarriors I own a bracelet that says living on a prayer on it.
This performance was so breathtaking!!!
Rip Bon. I was devastated when I heard the news I went to the shop and bought all your records.
He didn’t die…
even 21 years later this is still one of the best live performances i've ever seen.
even 35 years later this is still one of the best live performances i’ve ever seen.
@@Dharm1k987 crazy that, that comment was posted 14 years ago, Jesus Christ
crazy to think that 2005 is closer to 1987 than 2024
Timeless classic. JBJ really set the bar high when he recorded this in studio.
+ the rest of the band??
These were the days
I'm psyched up right now! Bon Jovi nailed this performance. The quality of the film, performance, the look, and the atmosphere was fu**ing awesome!
The emotion and feeling put into this live performance give me the chills
At 0:13 is such an amazing cinematic camera shot of Jon flying above his audience, gives a since of out of this world experience in my opinion.
I'm so glad this is out there! I saw their tour in 1987 and was beginning to think I was have a false memory of him coming in from above the crowd. :) It was so freaking awesome!
This song finally entered hall of fame in 2018 with Jon & Richie side by side 😁
this video just gets better and better when I play it over and over again.
Richies backing in the prechorus is insane!! The man can still sing like that to this day..
the backing vocals are so good in this song. 3:37 is amazing Jon with no support
Jon lip synced the whole key change , because his voice was shot by this point of the tour. It's David and Alec singing together at the end
No, he wasn't lip syncing this.
Man Jon is so underrated as a singer. He kills in this performance.
Underrated, really?Jon is the fourth highest paid singer in the world, but Elvis Presley and Jimi Hendrix are also included. I think Madonna is number 3.
This is even better than the studio version!!!! They should make a album of their greatest live performance which will include this!!!
this is really define what is glam at the time. And it's so f'ing amazing. Sadly, we will never find this kind of performances in these days.
The modulation part at 3:20 is visually amazing with all those explosions!
Ahh, the good old days!!! I was 13 and remember watching this!
To be alive in this era..
It was the best of times!
Damn right it was!!! Something these new Gen fuckers will NEVER get or understand! And honestly, I'd rather keep it that way bc that way WE OWN THIS ERA, ITS OURS!!
I didnt think Bon Jovi was all that talented until my buddies and I started a band, and couldn't get one song on the radio..... You rock man!
Great music, great concerts, and great looking women at those concerts. Bon Jovi concerts always kicked ass!
That "tommy used to work on the docks" is so amazing and pretty and it sends chills down my spine. Man I wish I could sing like that
mtv awards 1987 bon jovi.
mtv awards 2013 robin thicke.
what happened
Times just changed i guess
Everyone is at their best during their prime. Most just fade away, never to be seen or heard again. When someone hangs on as long as Bon Jovi (Rolling Stones, The Diamonds and others from the 60's), you just have to enjoy them for what they were, what they are now, and what they'll turn into in the future. Nothing stays the same. Voices change, bodies change, the ability to jump around and put on those awesome shows change, and you either change WITH them, or just watch the vintage vids here.
He truly gives his all...to his performance!
Finally a video showing that Jon can finally sing the high notes live ;)
he's not singing the chorus, it was david bryan. in the original version of this concert, you can hear the playback. that track was removed from the video. for that reason in 2:54 you can see Jon moving his mouth, but without voice.
ruclips.net/video/vdjLO_uydW4/видео.html
checkout this video, its tha same video, but with the original FM Broadcast from this same concert. see ya~
no puedo creer que haya gente que critique como canta en vivo. Videazo!, me dan ganas de lloraaaaar. Son unos grandes Bon Jovi
This is maybe the only time they played the song on its original key live !!
wrong
Hooper Crookedtrip Chen Levin That's why he said maybe.
novo1401 wrong
It was played in original key on the Slippery When Wet tour.
they played it in a higher key too back in the slippery days
This song is a voice killer. Epic, eternal performance right here, a true gem from a great singer.
I understand the urgent need of a key change and lots of vocal expedients, though. It is just phisically impossible to mantain this level!
This was amazing! I definitely should have grown up in the 70's!!
Omg...This is so hard to sing.
Hahaha I lost my voice after the first minute
nery sanchez why dont u sing the giutar part. :D
Aleksandar Stankovic never seen an person sing the song as good as bon jovi or even close most covers were meh
Tanvir Azhar I will...I will...
Александар Станковић I know the lyrics off by heart
3:26. Damn. I thought I'd never see a live video of Bon Jovi singing that note. I'll be damned.
2020 its so tough, many of us difinitely livin on prayer.
porque no existe una máquina del tiempo y me voy a verlos tocar en vivo en 1987!!!! leyenda sos Jon!!!!!
WHAT A PERFORMANCE WOW I'M JUST 16 but this song is fire
ya lo vi como 30 veces y no me cansa. ESTO ES UN BUEN SHOW
i wish this kind of rock came back! i love this!!
Back then when I was a little kid, my uncle has a cd or vhs "I can't remember" of their concerts of 80s era with amazing aerial effects like they were flying.
Melhor musica , melhor performance, Jon conseguindo notas altas. Incrivel!!
This version is the coolest ever
Always wild how they sound exactly like the recording, it isn't like that at all nowadays for the most part. RIP to true talent
Okay now I found when Jon sounded awesome, had to go back a few years lol. Great performance 👏
So, we gonna talk about how at 1:18 he holds the mic out for the entirety of the bridge, but the voice continues?
Or at 2:54, Jon’s voice cuts out at the exact moment David leans away from the microphone?
David carried that band for so long, always covering for Jon whenever he blew his voice again. It’s a crying shame he’s not more recognized for it.
At 2:54 he couldn't sing it. You can hear a slight scream came out at the end. :(
@@FighterBJ his voice was destroyed. He could still sing lower but whenever he tried to sing LOAP or other high notes, only this weak falsetto came out
For 1:18, when he holds the mic out, those voices are David's and Richie's singing the whole bridge, and after that, the whole choruses and key change are sang in their entirety by David
wow!this song really make me go wild. this is the best live Livin on Prayer .the AWESOME part,the key change with that explosions,really rocked the crowd.
long live Bon Jovi the best!
the key change still gives me goosebumps...incredible.
Omg..boy i feel old as dirt cause i remember watching this Award show with my dad and him singing along..RIP Bobby Lee...1940-1993
this live performance is the BOMB!!!!!
Beautiful song..
Great performance from
the Bass and keyboard players..
i wish that i was there but i was born 10 years later after that great concert
I was born in 84
+felizz happy me too but i was Born 18 years later:(
anja nase so how old are u? Im 18
just 15 :D felizz happy
I was born 14 years later...
I think bon jovi, motley crue, poision, and kiss single handedly were the cause of holes in the ozone with that hair lmmfao.
Lol
😁😁 I'd like to see Aquanet make a comeback. Especially with you ladies....loved '80's big hair!
Guns n Roses
Bon Jovi in all their Aqua-Net hair metal 1987 glory...
This is why Glam Rock was worthy!! GOT TO LOVE IT! Thank you so much for posting this dude!!!!!!!
i can understand jon can't sing the high parts, touring a lot and singing with such energy can put strain on your voice. so yeah. still the best vocalist!
*The Great Rock Music Renaissance of the 1980s.*
Best bon jovi number EVER!!
the living on a prayer live at nassau coliseum 1987 is my favorite proformence out of all of them.
They were better in Paris in 1986.
This is the best all-out live performance he ever did.
I will be seeing bon jovi in concert next month in Glendale, az. I have always been a fan . Awesome band great talent
livin on a prayer,take my hand,we'll make it ,i swear!!...i love this song,i love rock,i love music from the 80's,i love bon jovi!!!rock on!!!
1986, John still could sing the whole chorus in a live concert! That thing doesn't happen today!
It's 02/06/2018 and still I love it. I wish we could bring this old band back
@cramalot88 unfortunately,jon can't do a live show at present
Who hasnt see this video cant say: "I am a Bon Jovi fan".
Caleb Sousa you r so freaking correct xD
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But yet my kids are and they were born after Slippery When Wet came out...like 6 yrs plus..
Facts
This is just magical. I watch this like at least twice a day lol.
Only performance where Jon sings the highs in the Chorus!! Love it
He doesn't sing the chorus... It's the rest of the band Richie Alec n tico. His voice was to shot up to sing the chorus
+Alvin Ng I don't think so...you can clearly notice at the last chorus where the key changes that he does the high notes like a scream
+Stavros Bsk maybe or maybe not I guess, but unlikely. The reason I think he doesn't sing the chorus is cos it was 1987 and his voice was really hurt. I think it was either playback or backup vocals but nonetheless a great performance
+Alvin Ng Yeah sure.. i agree with you..it was a hard time for him ..in most performances it's both playback and back vocals by richie, david,tico.. there are only a few performances where he sings the high notes
+Stavros Bsk yep... Like Hannover '86