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Best Bon Jovi Song

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—RunawayBon Jovi, 1984. The demo a radio station played before anyone had signed the band— win— match wins
—She Don't Know MeBon Jovi, 1984. The one song on the debut Jon did not write, and he has never sounded thrilled about it— win— match wins
—Burning for LoveBon Jovi, 1984. Pure 1984 bar-band engine, no talkbox, no arena in sight— win— match wins
—Only Lonely7800° Fahrenheit, 1985. The follow-up leaning hard on keyboards and a chorus that will not let go— win— match wins
—In and Out of Love7800° Fahrenheit, 1985. A backstage song about the road, written before the road got that big— win— match wins
—Silent Night7800° Fahrenheit, 1985. The power ballad blueprint they would spend a decade refining— win— match wins
—You Give Love a Bad NameSlippery When Wet, 1986. The gunshot snare and the shouted title, arena rock reduced to its parts— win— match wins
—Livin' on a PrayerSlippery When Wet, 1986. Talkbox, key change, two names everybody now knows— win— match wins
—Wanted Dead or AliveSlippery When Wet, 1986. Twelve-string cowboy mythology that outlived the outfits— win— match wins
—Never Say GoodbyeSlippery When Wet, 1986. The slow dance closer that keeps showing up in fans' answers first— win— match wins
—Bad MedicineNew Jersey, 1988. A chorus built to be shouted back by twenty thousand people— win— match wins
—Born to Be My BabyNew Jersey, 1988. Snow, black and white film, and a hook aimed straight at the back row— win— match wins
—I'll Be There for YouNew Jersey, 1988. The apology ballad, six minutes of Sambora doing the heavy lifting— win— match wins
—Lay Your Hands on MeNew Jersey, 1988. Opens like a revival meeting and never really calms down— win— match wins
—Living in SinNew Jersey, 1988. The one about the priest and the parents, which is why it got edited— win— match wins
—Keep the FaithKeep the Faith, 1992. The haircuts came off and the groove got tighter— win— match wins
—Bed of RosesKeep the Faith, 1992. A hangover ballad that somehow ended up as a wedding staple— win— match wins
—In These ArmsKeep the Faith, 1992. The most straightforwardly happy thing on a fairly heavy record— win— match wins
—I'll Sleep When I'm DeadKeep the Faith, 1992. Horns, harmonica, and a title that reads like a dare— win— match wins
—Dry CountyKeep the Faith, 1992. Ten minutes, a guitar solo that takes its time, and no chorus for ages— win— match wins
—AlwaysCross Road, 1994. Written for a film nobody remembers and then it swallowed the decade— win— match wins
—Someday I'll Be Saturday NightCross Road, 1994. Optimism with its teeth showing, which is a hard trick— win— match wins
—This Ain't a Love SongThese Days, 1995. Denial as a chorus, sung by a man very obviously not over it— win— match wins
—Something for the PainThese Days, 1995. Grinding and mean, the sound of a band bored of being liked— win— match wins
—Lie to MeThese Days, 1995. A slow build that hands the whole last minute to the guitar— win— match wins
—These DaysThese Days, 1995. The bleakest thing they released, and the one Europe took to heart— win— match wins
—Hey GodThese Days, 1995. A street-level protest song stretched past six minutes— win— match wins
—It's My LifeCrush, 2000. The talkbox came back and so did everyone else— win— match wins
—Say It Isn't SoCrush, 2000. Radio gloss over a riff that would have fit on New Jersey— win— match wins
—Thank You for Loving MeCrush, 2000. Piano, restraint, and no attempt at a big finish— win— match wins
—One Wild NightCrush, 2000. Recut for a live album and somehow louder for it— win— match wins
—EverydayBounce, 2002. Post-2000 reset button, three minutes, no ballad in sight— win— match wins
—MisunderstoodBounce, 2002. A pop song with a guilty conscience— win— match wins
—All About Lovin' YouBounce, 2002. Unashamedly a wedding song and it knows exactly what it is— win— match wins
—BounceBounce, 2002. The title track that most people skipped straight past— win— match wins
—Have a Nice DayHave a Nice Day, 2005. The smiley face with the smirk, sold on a single sneer— win— match wins
—Who Says You Can't Go HomeHave a Nice Day, 2005. Nashville arrangement, Jersey subject matter— win— match wins
—Welcome to Wherever You AreHave a Nice Day, 2005. The pep talk they had been circling for twenty years— win— match wins
—(You Want to) Make a MemoryLost Highway, 2007. Quiet enough that the band almost disappears behind it— win— match wins
—Till We Ain't Strangers AnymoreLost Highway, 2007. A duet with LeAnn Rimes that plays it completely straight— win— match wins
—Lost HighwayLost Highway, 2007. Country instrumentation on a rock band that never pretended otherwise— win— match wins
—Whole Lot of Leavin'Lost Highway, 2007. Slide guitar and a chorus that sits lower than you expect— win— match wins
—We Weren't Born to FollowThe Circle, 2009. Written as an anthem and delivered as one, no hedging— win— match wins
—Superman TonightThe Circle, 2009. The closest the late catalog gets to a Slippery-era ballad— win— match wins
—When We Were BeautifulThe Circle, 2009. A band looking back at itself, which is riskier than it sounds— win— match wins
—Because We CanWhat About Now, 2013. Stadium mechanics assembled in plain view— win— match wins
—What About NowWhat About Now, 2013. The uplift single, aimed squarely at the encore slot— win— match wins
—We Don't RunBurning Bridges, 2015. Defiance recorded after the guitarist left, which colours every line— win— match wins
—This House Is Not for SaleThis House Is Not for Sale, 2016. A title with a lawsuit-shaped shadow behind it— win— match wins
—Labor of LoveThis House Is Not for Sale, 2016. Slow, adult, and not remotely interested in the arena— win— match wins
—Born Again TomorrowThis House Is Not for Sale, 2016. The most obviously fun thing on a very serious record— win— match wins
—Limitless2020, 2020. A rock song sequenced onto an album that mostly is not one— win— match wins
—Do What You Can2020, 2020. Written in lockdown and it sounds exactly like that— win— match wins
—Unbroken2020, 2020. Written for veterans and sung without the usual big finish— win— match wins
—American Reckoning2020, 2020. A protest song delivered almost entirely straight, no chorus lift— win— match wins
—LegendaryForever, 2024. The comeback single, doing what comeback singles do— win— match wins
—Living ProofForever, 2024. A voice that has been through surgery, used deliberately— win— match wins
—WavesForever, 2024. Closes the record on something closer to a hymn— win— match wins

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