Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze Of Glory - the young six gun lover's theme

Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze Of Glory

The first image that pops into my head everytime I see this video is most probably the one that pops into yours also. It has something to do with cowboys, guns, western horse chases and a lot of wasted gunpowder, yep you guessed it it's Young Guns II. While that masterpiece was running around the box offices along with Jon Bon Jovi himself as well as Christian Slater the spirit of the wild west was mixed up with the mesmerizing sound of the west player by our beloved band. Not only did the movie include the ageless sound of the band, but it's sexy Captain Kidd was there to make a memorous cameo appearance in the film. Both this single and the movie were released to the public in the far away 1990 and were very successful at the time. One other less know fact is that this song was actually made a single from his first solo album of the same name and was created by the famous lead single under his own name.

Lyrics:

I wake up in the morning
And I raise my weary head
I got an old coat for a pillow
And the earth was last night's bed
I don't know where I'm going
Only God knows where I've been
I'm a devil on the run
A six gun lover
A candle in the wind
When you're brought into this world
They say you're born in sin
Well at least they gave me something
I didn't have to steal or have to win
Well they tell me that I'm wanted
Yeah I'm a wanted man
I'm colt in your stable
I'm what Cain was to Abel
Mister catch me if you can
I'm going down in a blaze of glory
Take me now but know the truth
I'm going down in a blaze of glory
Lord I never drew first
But I drew first blood
I'm no one's son
Call me young gun
You ask about my consience
And I offer you my soul
You ask If I'll grow to be a wise man
Well I ask if I'll grow old
You ask me if I known love
And what it's like to sing songs in the rain
Well,I've seen love come
And I've seen it shot down
I've seen it die in vain
Shot down in a blaze of glory
Take me now but know the truth
'Cause I'm going down in a blaze of glory
Lord I never drew first
But I drew first blood
I'm the devil's son
Call me young gun
Each night I go to bed
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
No I ain't looking for forgiveness
But before I'm six foot deep
Lord,I got to ask a favor
And I'll hope you'll understand
'Cause I've lived life to the fullest
Let the boy die like a man
Staring down the bullet
Let me make my final stand
Shot down in a blaze of glory
Take me now but know the truth
I'm going out in a blaze of glory
Lord I never drew first
But I drew first blood
and I'm no one's son
Call me young gun
I'm a young gun

Bon Jovi - These Days - a 90s single that explains life in music lyrics.

Bon Jovi - These Days 

Rock bands of the nineties

If you love all nineties music, from hip hop artists like 2Pac and Outkast to big-haired rock bands like Bon Jovi and Alice In Chains, then you are sure to agree that the nineties was one of the greatest eras of all time for music.

It takes a truly talented band to continue making great music decade after decade. Bands like Bon Jovi and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers have been making music for more than 20 years and are still releasing albums and touring today. However, there were an awful lot of bands, like Tonic and Rob Zombie, who have more or less been forgotten about. If you haven't forgotten these bands and you normally listen to their songs on Spotify while you're on the PC playing partycasino.com or sending out a few emails, then this blog post will remind you of another rock band who were huge in the nineties and still remain internationally popular today.

Bon Jovi first formed in 1983 and their song Runaway brought them to fame. Led by 50 year-old Jon Bon Jovi, the rock band have been making music together for almost thirty years now. In the nineties the New Jersey band decided to go back to their roots by playing only a select number of concerts in their home town. Their 1992 album Keep the Faith featured hit songs including Bed of Roses, Sleep when I'm Dead and In These Arms.

Their 1994 Cross Road album featured Bon Jovi's most famous love ballad - Always. It topped the charts for six months and reached number 1 in 21 countries.

Two yeas later the band released These Days. Their music style had significantly changed compared to their previous lively, rock and roll style. The These Days album was much more mellow and depressing sounding. This was particularly reflected in songs including My Guitar Lies Bleeding in My Arms and It's Hard Letting You Go; the lyrics are very depressing and dark. It's thought that the band became depressed over pressures to release another album so soon after Cross Road.

Lyrics


"These Days"

I was walking around, just a face in the crowd
Trying to keep myself out of the rain
Saw a vagabond king wear a styrofoam crown
Wondered if I might end up the same
There's a man out on the corner
Singing old songs about change
Everybody got their cross to bare, these days

She came looking for some shelter with a suitcase full of dreams
To a motel room on the boulevard
I guess she's trying to be James Dean
She's seen all the disciples and all the "wanna be's"
No one wants to be themselves these days
Still there's nothing to hold on to but these days

These days - the stars seem out of reach
These days - there ain't a ladder on the streets
These days are fast, nothing lasts in this graceless age
There ain't nobody left but us these days

Jimmy shoes busted both his legs, trying to learn to fly
From a second story window, he just jumped and closed his eyes
His momma said he was crazy - he said, "Momma, I've got to try.
Don't you know that all my heroes died?
And I guess I'd rather die than fade away."

These days - the stars seem out of reach
But these days - there ain't a ladder on the streets
These days are fast, nothing lasts in this graceless age
Even innocence has caught the midnight train
And there ain't nobody left but us these days

I know Rome's still burning
Though the times have changed
This world keeps turning round and round and round and round
These days

These days - the stars seem out of reach
But these days - there ain't a ladder on the streets
These days are fast, love don't last in this graceless age
Even innocence has caught the midnight train
And there ain't nobody left but us these days

These days - the stars seem out of reach
These days - there ain't a ladder on the streets
These days are fast, nothing lasts
There ain't no time to waste
There ain't nobody left to take the blame
There ain't nobody left but us these days

Bon Jovi - Always - a power ballad of the 90's

Bon Jovi - Always

Now this song does not need a music video. It is filled with so much passion that you can visually imagine all of the feelings that are mentioned in the lyrics through Jon Bon Jovi's voice and Richie Sambora's virtuoso guitar playing. No wonder this one sold around 4 million copies worldwide. One of the main mistakes of 1994 is that this song never reached the top spot on the Billboard charts, it got to number 4, but that is simply not enough for a song of this calibre. I greet all the people who are actually going to read this with this masterpiece and may we "Always" listen to Bon Jovi.

This romeo is bleeding
But you can't see his blood
It's nothing but some feelings
That this old dog kicked up

It's been raining since you left me
Now I'm drowning in the flood
You see I've always been a fighter
But without you I give up

I can't sing a love song
Like the way it's meant to be
Well, I guess I'm not that good anymore
But baby, that's just me

And I will love you, baby - Always
And I'll be there forever and a day - Always
I'll be there till the stars don't shine
Till the heavens burst and
The words don't rhyme
And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind
And I'll love you - Always

Now your pictures that you left behind
Are just memories of a different life
Some that made us laugh, some that made us cry
One that made you have to say goodbye
What I'd give to run my fingers through your hair
To touch your lips, to hold you near
When you say your prayers try to understand
I've made mistakes, I'm just a man

When he holds you close, when he pulls you near
When he says the words you've been needing to hear
I'll wish I was him 'cause those words are mine
To say to you till the end of time

Yeah, I will love you baby - Always
And I'll be there forever and a day - Always

If you told me to cry for you
I could
If you told me to die for you
I would
Take a look at my face
There's no price I won't pay
To say these words to you

Well, there ain't no luck
In these loaded dice
But baby if you give me just one more try
We can pack up our old dreams
And our old lives
We'll find a place where the sun still shines

And I will love you, baby - Always
And I'll be there forever and a day - Always
I'll be there till the stars don't shine
Till the heavens burst and
The words don't rhyme
And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind
And I'll love you - Always

Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith - we gotta keep the faith.

Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith

A very simple and truly amazing sing. The message is clear and valid and probably will be again after  20 more years. In my book you are not allowed to not know this song. Long live Bon Jovi!

You will be able to see where you can download this song from the following link:

http://www.90s-music.net/p/downloads.html

Lyrics

Mother mother tell your children
Their time has just begun
I have suffered for my anger
These wars can't be won

Father father believe me
I am laying down my guns
I am broken like an arrow
Forgive me, forgive your wayward son

Everybody needs somebody to love
Everybody needs somebody

Faith you know you're gonna live through the rain
Gotta keep the faith
Don't you let love turn to hate
Gotta keep the faith keep the faith

Tell me baby when I hurt you
Do you keep it all inside
Do you tell me all's forgiven
And hide behind your pride

Everybody needs somebody to love
Everybody needs somebody

Faith you know you're gonna live through the rain
Keep the faith, though you know its never too late
Keep the faith don't let love turn to hate
You gotta keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith
Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith

Faith you know you're gonna live through the rain
Keep the faith don't let love turn to hate
Keep the faith you know you're gonna live through the rain
Keep the faith, though you know it's never too late
Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith
Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith

Everybody needs somebody to love
Everybody needs somebody

Mother mother tell your children
Everybody keep the faith
Father father, please believe me
Everybody needs, everybody
Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith