Love Classic/Love Hard:Bon Jovi-This ain't a love song:

Ii multumesc Doamnei McKagan(tanti deja suna enervant)pentru ca mi-a amintit de existenta acestei superbe melodii prin titlul ultimei sale postari.
Keep the Faith a reprezentat albumul care a facut trecerea de la trupa tanara cu aspiratii mari la un sound mai matur,mai multe balade,o baza muicala mai elaborata si un alt look in general,These Days a fost primul album care a inceput noua generatie Bon Jovi.
Este principala melodie de pe album,o combinatie perfecta de jazz,blues si soul pe care au urmarit-o cu acest album.
A fost pe locul 14 in Billboard in USA,11 in Mainstream Top 40 si 6 in UK.
Videoclipul a fost filmat in Tailanda,un decor simplu,Jon face toata placerea privitului,iar modul in care Tico si David stau degeaba il face si mai si.

Versuri:

I should have seen it coming when the roses died
Should have seen the end of summer in your eyes
I should have listened when you said good night
You really meant good bye

Baby ain't it funny how you never ever learn to fall
You're really on your knees when you think you're standing tall
But only fools are know-it-alls and I've played that fool for you

I cried and cried every night
There were nights that I died for you baby
I tried and I tried to deny it that your love drove me crazy baby

If the love that I got for you is gone
If the river I've cried ain't that long
Then I'm wrong yeah I'm wrong
This ain't a love song

Baby I thought you and me would
Stand the test of time
Like we got away with the perfect crime
But we were just a legend in my mind
I guess that I was blind

Remember those nights dancing at the masquerade
The clowns wore smiles that wouldn't fade
You and I were the renegades some things never change

It made me so mad 'cause I wanted it bad for us baby
And now it's so sad that whatever we had
Ain't worth saving oh oh oh
If the love that I've got for you is gone
If the river I've cried ain't that long
Then I'm wrong yes I'm wrong
This ain't a love song

If the pain that I'm feeling so strong
Is the reason that I'm holding on
Then I'm wrong yeah I'm wrong
This ain't a love song

I cried and I cried every night
There were nights that I died for you baby
I tried and I tried to deny it that
Your love drove me crazy

If the love that I got for you is gone
If the river I cried ain't that long
Then I'm wrong yeah I'm wrong
This ain't a love song

Then I'm wrong yeah I'm wrong
This ain't a love song

Always in charts:Bon Jovi-Wanted dead or alive

A fost printre ultimele melodii ale trupei de care am auzit,si chiar daca este una "semnatura" nu mi-a atras atentia probabil si nu am fost curioasa sa vad despre ce este vorba.
Ei bine,dupa ce am dat click s-a schimbat situatia si a intrat undeva in varful listei cu melodii favorite.Poate datorita faptului ca,mie personal vocea lui Jon mi se pare mult mai pura si plina de suflet decat in alte cantece poate pentru ca participa si Richie.
Extrasa de pe albumul Slippery When Wet,un album ce a avut mai mult decat un impact exploziv in lumea rock'ului cat si in lumea muzicii dar si o priza impresionanta la public,primul album din istorie care a fost de 3 ori in Top 10 Billiboard.
Cantecul a fost scris de Jon si Richie si de asemenea a fost mai mult decat bine plasat pe locul 7 in Billiboard Hot 100 si pe 13 in Mainstream Rock.
Jon a povestit cum inspiratia i-a venit cand intr-o dimineata era in autocar cu trupa si se gandea la viata de rock-star.Banii cheltuiti pe fete,bautura si tot timpul pe drumuri.Acesti factori imbinati cu eroii batrani din Vest l-au facut sa scrie "Wanted dead or alive".Cantec care a fost mult influnetat de "Turn the page" a lui Bob Seger.Cat despre videoclip acesta este o combinatie classic alb-negru cu imagini din diferite concerte din Chicago,Minnesota,Pittsburgh etc.
Melodia a aparut in inceputul filmului Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man si va fi cantat in "Rock the ages",unde este interpretata de Tom Cruise care a tinut sa se intalneasca personal cu Jon pentru a-l intreba cum e sa fi un "rock-star" adevarat.

Versuri:

It's all the same, only the names will change
Everyday it seems we're wasting away
Another place where the faces are so cold
I'd drive all night just to get back home

(Chorus)
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive

Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it's not for days
And the people I meet always go their separate ways
Sometimes you tell the day
By the bottle that you drink
And times when you're alone all you do is think

(Chorus)

I walk these streets, a loaded six string on my back
I play for keeps, 'cause I might not make it back
I been everywhere, and I'm standing tall
I've seen a million faces an I've rocked them all

I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
I'm a cowboy, I got the night on my side
I'm wanted dead or alive
And I ride, dead or alive
I still drive, dead or alive
Dead or alive [x4]