Bon Jovi "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night (Single & Video)"

"Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi from their 1994 greatest hits album, Cross Road. Released as a single on February 13, 1995, the song reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-10 hit in Australia, Finland, Iceland, and Ireland. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" is the first single to feature Hugh McDonald on bass after joining the band in late 1994.

"Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" is about optimism in the face of adversity. The song's first verse introduces the characters Jim who struggles to find employment and is forced to sleep in his car, and Billie-Jean who was abused by her foster father and has turned to prostitution at the age of sixteen (remarking that the street-life ain't much better but at least I'm getting paid), mourning the loss of her childhood.

The song's pre-chorus and chorus refer to life, luck and survival, looking forward to when times are better (the eponymous Saturday Night). The lyrics on the album are explicit.

The song is considered to be a fan favourite and a popular example of Bon Jovi's upbeat anthemic choruses taking on deeper meaning during the 1990s. It is often performed live and has been refined in several different versions over the years. For example, there is a 1995 recording from Melbourne on the band's One Wild Night Live 1985–2001 live CD, where Jon Bon Jovi sings the intro slowly, encouraging the crowd to join in before the band come in and return the song to tempo. This version also features an extended interlude. On the Lost Highway Tour the song had been played in a version closer to the original studio recording, but for The Circle Tour, it is played in a slower acoustic style. The song was performed on select dates of the Because We Can Tour either in its slow acoustic arrangement, or in its original arrangement.

Track list

1. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) - 4:39
2. "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) - 4:29

The German version of the CD single featured two more live songs recorded December 6, 1994, in St. Denis Theatre, Montreal, Canada. Desmond Child is given writing credits on "Someday I'll be Saturday Night". On at least one printing line of the single the title track was accidentally replaced with a live version of the same song.

1. "Someday I'll be Saturday Night" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child) - 4:38 [Running time of the live version is 4:45]
2. "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) - 4:27
3. "With a Little Help from My Friends" 'Live' (Lennon–McCartney) - 6:14
4. "Always" 'Live' (Jon Bon Jovi) - 5:52

Bon Jovi "Always (Single & Video)"

"Always" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. The power ballad was released as a single from their 1994 greatest hits album, Cross Road and went on to become one of their best-selling singles, with a million copies sold in the US and more than three million worldwide. The song reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was an international hit, peaking at number one in Belgium, Canada, Ireland and Switzerland, number two in Australia and the United Kingdom, and number four in Germany.

"Always" was Alec John Such's final single with the band before he left in late 1994.

The song was originally written by Jon Bon Jovi for the soundtrack to the 1993 film Romeo Is Bleeding, starring Gary Oldman as a corrupt cop and Mafia aide who is renounced by his wife. After being unimpressed by a preview screening of the movie – which was a critical and box office flop – he decided not to lend "Always" to the producers. Bon Jovi commented, "The script was great: the movie wasn't." He left the track on his shelf and forgot about it until John Kalodner, a friend and A&R executive, found it and convinced him to re-record and release the song.

The music video for the song featured Jack Noseworthy, Carla Gugino, Jason Wiles and Keri Russell. There is also an alternate version of the video that is just the band performing the song.

The song's powerful lyrics and power ballad sound made "Always" an instant hit at live concerts, but the high demand on Jon Bon Jovi's vocals have seen it rarely performed in concert following the band's 1995–1996 These Days Tour. The song is featured on the band's Live From London video. During the 2005-2006 Have a Nice Day Tour it was occasionally performed in the acoustic style heard on the band's 2003 This Left Feels Right album. The band performed the original version on their Lost Highway Tour, particularly in the UK leg. A live version performed on the final night of the Lost Highway Tour was included on the concert DVD Live at Madison Square Garden. Since then, the song in its original version has been occasionally performed during every tour.

Track listings

Promo CD single

1. "Always" (Radio Edit) (Jon Bon Jovi) 4:37
2. "Always" (Edit) (Jon Bon Jovi) 4:52
3. "Always" (Jon Bon Jovi) 5:52

UK CD single

1. "Always" (Edit) (Jon Bon Jovi) 4:52
2. "Always" (Jon Bon Jovi) 5:52
3. "Edge of a Broken Heart" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child) 4:33

German CD single

1. "Always" (Edit) (Jon Bon Jovi) 4:52
2. "Always" (Jon Bon Jovi) 5:52
3. "Edge of a Broken Heart" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child) 4:33
4. "Prayer 94" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child) 5:20

US Cassette single

1. "Always (Edit)"
2. "Never Say Goodbye"
3. "Edge of a Broken Heart"

Bon Jovi "Cross Road (2005 Deluxe Sound & Vision Edition)

Cross Road is the first mainstream but second overall greatest hits album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on October 11, 1994 by Mercury Records. The album contains hits from all previously released albums from their debut, Bon Jovi (1984) to Keep the Faith (1992). The album also features two new tracks: the hit singles "Always" and "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night", as well as a new, updated rendition of "Livin' on a Prayer" entitled "Prayer '94" available only on the North American versions.

In 2005, Cross Road was re-issued as a 3-disc box set under the name "Deluxe Sound & Vision", which included the original remastered album, a bonus CD containing B-sides, rarities and fan favourites, and the Live from London DVD. The original remastered album was released in 1998. A video, also entitled Cross Road, was simultaneously released, containing 16 of the band's music videos.

Track listing

Standard edition

1. "Livin' on a Prayer" Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child Slippery When Wet (1986) 4:11
2. "Keep the Faith" Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child Keep the Faith (1992) 5:45
3. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child New song 4:38
4. "Always" Bon Jovi New song 5:52
5. "Wanted Dead or Alive" Bon Jovi, Sambora Slippery When Wet 5:07
6. "Lay Your Hands on Me" Bon Jovi, Sambora New Jersey (1988) 5:58
7. "You Give Love a Bad Name" Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child Slippery When Wet 3:43
8. "Bed of Roses" Bon Jovi Keep the Faith 6:34
9. "Blaze of Glory" (Jon Bon Jovi solo) Bon Jovi Blaze of Glory (1990) 5:40
10. "In These Arms" Bon Jovi, Sambora, David Bryan Keep the Faith 5:16
11. "Bad Medicine" Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child New Jersey 5:14
12. "I'll Be There for You" Bon Jovi, Sambora New Jersey 5:41
13. "In and Out of Love" Bon Jovi 7800° Fahrenheit (1985) 4:23
14. "Runaway" Bon Jovi, George Karak Bon Jovi (1984) 3:50

2005 Deluxe Sound & Vision Bonus CD (also included the DVD Live from London).[25] [26]

1. "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight" Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong 5:08
2. "Wild in the Streets" Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet 3:55
3. "Diamond Ring" Bon Jovi, Sambora, Desmond Child These Days 3:46
4. "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" Bon Jovi, Sambora The Cowboy Way Soundtrack and 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong 4:30
5. "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Thin Lizzy cover) Phil Lynott Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell and New Jersey: Deluxe Edition 4:04
6. "Edge of a Broken Heart" Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child Disorderlies Soundtrack and 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong 4:35
7. "Postcards from the Wasteland" (Demo) Bon Jovi, Sambora "All About Lovin' You" CD Single 4:24
8. "Blood on Blood" (Live) Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child "Living in Sin" CD Single 6:49
9. "Let It Rock" Bon Jovi, Sambora Slippery When Wet 5:23
10. "Starting All Over Again" Bon Jovi, Sambora Alternate take of Keep the Faith Japan bonus track, taken from 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong. 3:44
11. "Blood Money" (Live) Bon Jovi "Dry County" CD Single 2:27
12. "Save a Prayer" Bon Jovi, Sambora Keep the Faith Bonus Track in Japan and Europe 5:56
13. "Lucky" (Demo) Bon Jovi, Sambora, Marti Frederiksen "Everyday" CD Single 3:47
14. "Why Aren't You Dead?" Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong 3:32
15. "Raise Your Hands" Bon Jovi, Sambora Slippery When Wet 4:15

Bon Jovi "Dry County (Single & Video)"

"Dry County" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on March 7, 1994, as the sixth and final single from their fifth studio album, Keep the Faith (1992). It was written by Jon Bon Jovi. Clocking in at 9 minutes and 52 seconds, "Dry County" is the longest song that Bon Jovi has ever recorded on a studio album. A shorter 6-minute version reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart and number six in Finland. It was not released in the United States or Canada.

"Dry County" is about the decline of the US domestic oil industry and its effect on those whose income relied on it. In live versions of the song, during the buildup to the second guitar solo, Jon Bon Jovi often includes a monologue about the struggles of life generally.

"Dry County" is an epic ballad that contains several rises, climaxes, and instrumental solos, in the vein of such long rock epics as "Free Bird", "Child in Time", "Stairway to Heaven", "Telegraph Road", "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "New York City Serenade", "Jungleland" and "November Rain".

Although "Dry County" is considered a fan favorite, it was only played regularly on the Keep the Faith Tour. On May 13, 2006, Bon Jovi played "Dry County" live at the first concert of the summer leg of their Have a Nice Day Tour in Düsseldorf, it was the first time it had been played live in 10 years, and went on to be performed on further occasions on that tour and on the band's more recent Lost Highway Tour. The band's followers often display signs requesting the song. It was also performed during The Circle Tour and Because We Can Tour. It was performed once on the This House Is Not for Sale Tour in 2018 at the Allentown, PA show.

Track listings

UK and European 7-inch single

1. "Dry County" – 9:36
2. "Stranger in This Town" (live)

UK CD1

1. "Dry County" (edit)
2. "Stranger in This Town" (live)
3. "Blood Money" (live)

UK CD2

1. "Dry County" (live)
2. "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" (live)
3. "Waltzing Matilda" (live)

Bon Jovi "I Believe (Single & Video)"

"I Believe" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, it was released in September 20, 1993, as the fifth single from their fifth studio album, Keep the Faith (1992). The single reached number 11 in the United Kingdom and number 40 in Australia.

Track listing

UK release

1. "I Believe" (Clearmountain Mix)
2. "Runaway" (live)
3. "Livin' on a Prayer" (live)
4. "Wanted Dead or Alive" (live)

Tracks 2, 3, and 4 were recorded live on the New Jersey and Keep the Faith Tours. The dates or locations of the shows are not available due to their absence from the liner notes.

"I Believe" was played extensively during the Keep the Faith Tour (1993) and the I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour (1993) and on occasion on the Crush Tour (2000). Since then, it has been barely played and has become one of the rarest songs to be played live. It was played once in Germany during the 2003 Bounce Tour, once in London during the 2008 Lost Highway Tour, and most recently, once in Sydney, Australia during the 2010 Circle Tour. When played live, this song features both Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi at guitar.

Bon Jovi "In These Arms (Single & Video)"

"In These Arms" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was written by David Bryan, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. It was released in May 3, 1993, as the third single from the band's fifth studio album, Keep the Faith (1992).

The song's lyrics are about everlasting love and devotion. The song is characterized by a strong bass rhythm, jangling guitars, and very light drum playing, as well as soulful, emotional singing by Jon Bon Jovi. However, it is not a ballad, as its driving guitars and fast-paced beat and upbeat sound maintain it as more of a pop-rock song, in the vein of "Born to Be My Baby".

The video for the song shows Bon Jovi performing at a concert on their Keep the Faith Tour. The live portions were filmed during Bon Jovi's New Year's Eve show at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on December 31, 1992. The live show was also featured on their previous track "Bed of Roses". Portions of the video were also filmed at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin in March 1993.

The song has always been a fan favorite, and was a staple in the band's setlist on their Have A Nice Day Tour, and also was played frequently on the Lost Highway Tour, especially on the European leg of the tour. The song was also recorded by the band's keyboard player David Bryan on his first solo album On a Full Moon released in 1995, and again, this time with him singing vocals, on his second solo album Lunar Eclipse released in 2000.

Track listing

UK release

1. "In These Arms"
2. "Keep the Faith" (live)
3. "In These Arms" (live)

"In These Arms" was Bon Jovi's second-most successful single from Keep the Faith in the United States, reaching number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 32 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and number 14 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40. It also reached number five in Iceland, number six in Canada, number seven in the Netherlands, number nine in the United Kingdom, and number 10 in Australia and Portugal.

Bon Jovi "Bed Of Roses (Single & Video)"

"Bed of Roses" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi, first appearing on their fifth studio album, Keep the Faith (1992), then released as a single on January 11, 1993. Jon Bon Jovi wrote the song in a hotel room while suffering from a hangover and the lyrics reflect his feelings at the time. The song contains drawn out guitar riffs and soft piano playing, along with emotive and high vocals by Jon Bon Jovi.

The song's power ballad style made it a worldwide hit, and it demonstrated the band's new, more mature sound after their success as a glam metal band in the 1980s. The single reached No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart, No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 10 on the German Singles Chart.

The video for "Bed of Roses" begins with shots of Richie Sambora playing guitar high in the mountain tops, and then cuts to scenes of Jon alone in his hotel room, the band recording the song in the studio, and finally performing live on stage. Initially, the video directors wanted Jon Bon Jovi to be on the mountain tops, but Jon said: "I was on top of a mountain in 'Blaze of Glory', send them" (Richie Sambora and David Bryan, who is seen playing the piano at the mountain top).

The live portions were filmed at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on December 31, 1992, as part of a special 1993's New Year's Eve concert. In order to get the liveliest and largest crowd there for the video, the band made arrangements to have no floor seating, and to have one price, general admission tickets.

Track listing

International release

1. "Bed of Roses" (edit) – 5:03
2. "Lay Your Hands on Me" (live) – 5:30
3. "Tokyo Road" (live) – 5:59
4. "I'll Be There for You" (live) – 6:30