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Jon Bon Jovi, Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet. . ., BonjovieIf you wanted to torture me, you'd tie me down and force me to watch our first five videos. - Jon Bon Jovi Submitted by: LucidLupin
| Map out your future, but do it in pencil. Submitted by: Alex the Jovi Queen
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Saw a small billboard/poster for a tribute band, it said: "Tonight, Live at Kingdom Hall...Bon Jehovi" Submitted by: Van S A'Parody
| Q: When you're at a Bon Jovi concert, how can you tell if you've had too much to drink? A: You can't tell Jon from anyone else in the venue. Everyone looks like him. Submitted by: Amanda
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Also known as: John Francis Bongiovi Jr. . Submitted by: Bill Tong
Notable Acting Credits | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Moonlight and Valentino, The Leading Man, Destination Anywhere, Homegrown, Little City, No Looking Back, Row Your Boat, Vampires Los Muertos, U-571" | I haven't seen any but apparently he is pretty decent. - Travis |
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Jon Bon Jovi" | "Shoe salasman" | According to a popular rumour, which he later confirmed, Jon got fired from his job at a shoe store for turning up the radio because there was a Bruce Springsteen song on. I don't know why that made his boss so angry - dayna |
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Jon Bon Jovi" | "Though he is still the lead singer of Bon Jovi, Jon released a really good solo album in 1990, entitled "Blaze Of Glory". It was the soundtrack to the film "Young Guns II"." | - GlamRockNinjaLord |
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
Cinnabon Jovi | Sickeningly sweet rock belongs in a mall too! | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
Good Jovi | Bon means 'good' in French. | Oliver South |
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
"Hallways" | "Always" | Regina Haniger |
"All Ways" | "Always" | Regina Haniger |
"It's High Life" | "It's My Life" | D. Melody Dole, MD |
"Living On A Crayon" | "Living On A Prayer" | Kaylie L |
"Living Near The Mayor" | "Living On A Prayer" | Kaylie L |
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Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
"Never Say Goodbye," | Jon Bon Jovi says "goodbye" many times in the song | GlamRockNinjaLord |
"Love Lies," | Love is an emotion and is incapable of lying. | Yvette Bristle |
"Love Me Back To Life," | Love can't bring back life; dead people can't sing | Candy Welty |
"Living On a Prayer," | Prayers have no nutritional value | Susanna Viljanen |
"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead," | When you're dead you won't need sleep. | Peter |
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Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
"Never Can Say Goodbye," The Jackson 5 | "Never Say Goodbye," Bon Jovi | |
"Run To The Hills," Iron Maiden | "We Don't Run," Bon Jovi | |
"Run For Your Life," The Beatles | "We Don't Run," Bon Jovi | |
"Poison Was The Cure," Megadeth | "Bad Medicine," Bon Jovi | |
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Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
"You Give Love a Bad Name" | "Trump Gives Campaigning a Bad Name" | Krabfyter |
"Always" | "Always (with wings)" | Van S A'Parody |
"You Give Love A Bad Name!" | "You Made Such A Horrible Game!" | Videogame Trauma Prevention Bureau |
"Always" | "Always (with wings)" | Grandpa |
"You Give Love A Bad Name" | "You Give Us A Bad Name" | I Saw Bon Jovi in 2017 |
"She’s A Little Runaway" | "Put Your ‘Effin Gun Away" | The Offenders |
"You Give Love A Bad Name." | "You Just Lost At This Game" | Monstermaster13 |
"Runaway" | "Big Blue: Runaway" | Dylan Baranski |
"It's My Life" | "Here's My Wife" | FearlessPopPrincess |
"It's My Life" | "It's My Fight" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
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Song Name | Product | Submittor |
Bad Medicine | Buckley's Cough Syrup | dayna |
Last Cigarette | Stopping Smoking | Travis |
It's My Life | Life Cereal | Stone Cold Crazio |
Novocaine | Dental Care | ben |
Livin On A Prayer | Churches | Indra.v |
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Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
Bed Of Roses | Funeral Home | Tatiana |
You Give Love a Bad Name | Any tennis club | Raphael |
Who Says You Can't Go Home? | Prison | Mother of 3 Ferrets |
Who Says You Can't Go Home? | Homeless Shelter | Sean Johnson |
Everybody's Broken | Hospital | Worawat |
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First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
Highway of Heroes The Trews | Unbroken Bon Jovi | Highway of Unbroken Heroes Both songs are actually about war | Dayna |
They Don't Know Tracey Ullman | I'll Be There For You Bon Jovi | They Don't Know I'll Be There For You | Dayna |
Hips Don't Lie Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean | Always Bon Jovi | Hips Don't Always Lie But they do every now and again! | Jacynthia Maries |
Mama Tried Merle Haggard | Bad Medicine Bon Jovi | Mama Tried Bad Medicine And she ended up in hospital! | Jacynthia Maries |
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"Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics: I had a love of flying
Original Lyrics: I had enough of crying
| "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Your very first kid was your first kid's goodbye
Original Lyrics: Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye
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"Livin' on a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: You live for the virus I know that you got
Original Lyrics: You live for the fight when that's all that you've got
| "Livin' on a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: You live for the virus I know that you've got
Original Lyrics: You live for the fight when that's all that you've got
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"Livin on a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: It doesn't make a difference if we're naked or not
Original Lyrics: It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Noah William Johnsen I heard this song when Bon Jovi, I heard, say "Naked or Not" in one of my road trips. |
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"Misunderstood"
The Funny Lyrics: You found me passed out in the yard again
Why They're Funny: If Jon was doing yardwork, was it really possible for him to get passed out? (Maybe from heatstroke.)
Submitted by: Mike E.
| "You Want To Make A Memory"
The Funny Lyrics: I dug up this old photograph. Look at all the hair we had.
Why They're Funny: Is that all they think about, their hair?
Submitted by: Daniel L
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"Lay Your Hands On Me"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Lay Your Hands On Me
Why They're Repetitive: That's all they're saying during the chorus!! It's a great song but it could have been a bit more diverse!!
Submitted by: JoviChick
| "In And Out Of Love"
The Repetitive Lyrics: In and out of love
Why They're Repetitive: This is a good bj song, but they sing this part 33 times along the song!!!!!!
Submitted by: Reich
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"One Wild Night"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: If you lose this role, I take your girlfriend home
Why They're Nonsensical: Why are Jon and the addressee betting this guy's girlfriend and if he wins, why is he implying he wants to have sex with her? Does he want Dorothea to kick him out?
Submitted by: Dayna
| "Lay Your Hands On Me"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I'm a fighter, I'm a poet, I'm a preacher
Why They're Nonsensical: Unless Jon has met preachers with some serious anger issues, I doubt it's thought of as a very violent profession.
Submitted by: Dayna
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"You Give Love a Bad Name"
The Insulting Lyrics: Whoa, you're a loaded gun
Whoa, there's nowhere to run No one can save me The damage is done Why They're Insulting: This is basically saying that Jon wants nothing to do with his ex.
Submitted by: Dayna
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"I Got The Girl"
The Dated Lyrics: But the truth is someday
Somebody is gonna take her (you see) But the queen of hearts will always be A five-year-old princess to me (to me) Why They're Dated: The girl this song is talking about is Jon's daughter, Stephanie. The album came out in 2000 so she's long past five at this point in her life!
Submitted by: dayna
| "Who Says you Can't Go Home"
The Dated Lyrics: Wasting dimes spending too time on the telephone
Why They're Dated: I think the last time I saw a pay phone was 2009. Who even uses pay phones anymore?
Submitted by: dayna
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"Dirty little Secret"
The Dirty Lyrics: We run like through the temple of sin
Til we fall on our knees And you go back to him Why They're Dirty: I don't know if they're dirty or just plain insulting because Jon apparently wrote the song about wanting his now wife to break up with her boyfriend
Submitted by: dayna
| "Never Say Goodbye"
The Dirty Lyrics: Remember when we lost the keys and,
You lost more than that in my backseat, baby Why They're Dirty: What could be more than lost the car's keys? in the car's backseat?
Submitted by: pakcipi
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"Kiss the Bride "
The Lyrics: I used to be your Superman
Who They Mention: Superman
Submitted by: Dayna
| "Put the Boy Back in Cowboy"
The Lyrics: For me the ring of fire is this cool as Johnny Cash
Who They Mention: Johnny Cash
Submitted by: Dayna
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"Love For Sale"
The Lyrics: I called Lt. Columbo from my TV set
I called the Dating Game, I haven't found her yet I'm hoping that she's looking like a Penthouse Pet Love for sale, love for sale Product Brand Name: Penthouse magazine
Submitted by: Tarzan
| "99 In The Shade"
The Lyrics: In my old man's chevrolet
Product Brand Name: Chevrolet
Submitted by: Samm
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"Legendary"
The Song Lyrics: She's my brown-eyed girl and she believes in me
Song They Mention: Also, "She Believes In Me" by Kenny Rogers
Submitted by: Rock Maninoff
| "Legendary (song from 2020s; please use 'xmas')"
The Song Lyrics: I got my brown eyed girl and she believes in me
Song They Mention: Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
Submitted by: Dayna
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"Bad Medicine"
Opening Lines: Your love is like bad medicine, bad medicine is what I need.
Comments: From his 1988 New Jersey album.
Submitted by: Vic George
| "You Give Love A Bad Name"
Opening Lines: Shot through the heart, and you're to blame; darlin', you give love a bad name.
Comments: From his 1986 Slippery When Wet album.
Submitted by: Vic George
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"Lay Your Hands On Me"
The Boasting Lyrics: I'm a fighter, I'm a poet, I'm a preacher
I've been to school, oh baby, I've been the teacher Comments: Jon Bon Jovi was 25 when this song came out so has he really been all those things?
Submitted by: dayna
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"You Give Love a Bad Name"
The Lyrics: An angel's smile is what you sell
You promise me Heaven, then put me through hell Chains of love got a hold on me When passion's a prison, you can't break free Oh, you're a loaded gun, yeah Oh, there's nowhere to run No one can save me The damage is done Why: Jon apparently wrote this after he broke up with Diane Lane so it sounds like she made him miserable
Submitted by: dayna
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"Unbroken"
The Lyrics: There ain't no angel that's coming to save me
Why: I know that Jon's from New Jersey so that's just how people talk there but come on! He's 60 so he should know that it should be there isn't any angel that's coming to save me (it come out in 2020)
Submitted by: Dayna
| "Blaze Of Glory"
The Lyrics: Each night I go to bed
I pray the Lord my soul to keep No, I ain't lookin' for forgiveness But before I'm six foot deep Why: 1.) "I ain't" should be "I'm not". 2) The last phrase should be "six feet deep" not "six foot deep", since "feet" is plural and Bon Jovi is singing about more than one foot.
Submitted by: Rock Maninoff
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"Do What You Can"
The Lyrics: The chicken farms in Arkansas got workers PPE...
I saw a Red Cross on the Hudson They tuned off the Broadway lights Why: Arkansas is a state, Jon Bon Jovi's house is on the Hudson River and there's a shot of David Bryan's play on Broadway in the music video
Submitted by: dayna
| "Raise Your Hands"
The Lyrics: Raise your hands
From New York to Chicago Raise your hands From New Jersey to Tokyo Raise your hands Why: They mention real places as New York, Chicago, Tokyo and of course New Jersey, which is their home city.
Submitted by: JoviChick
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"You Give Love A Bad Name"
The Lyrics: Shot through the heart, and you're to blame,
You give love a bad name. Why: Self explanatory. The verses even explain to the subject woman why she ain't so good.
Submitted by: Joe
| "Livin' On A Prayer"
The Lyrics: Tommy used to work on the docks.
Union's been on strike. He's down on his luck. It's tough. So tough. Why: The song starts with the story of a man being out of work and the rest of the song tells of how he and his girl try to cope with the reduced wages.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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"Bed of Roses"
The Lyrics: I want to be as close as the Holy Ghost is
Why: I want to be as close as the goalie hostess
Submitted by: crazydon
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"Who Says You Can't Go Home"
The Lyrics: Was a gypsy lost in the Twilight Zone
Why: The Twilight Zone, a media franchise created by Rod Serling that included the original TV series (1959-64) and two reboots (1985-89 and 2002-03), plus a 1983 film adaptation and many others.
Submitted by: Cody Finke
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"Wanted Dead or Alive"
The Lyrics: I'm wanted (wanted) dead or alive
Why: It would be so wrong for this to go off if you're being persued by a bounty hunter.
Submitted by: dayna
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