THIS SONG IS ICONIC!!!| Bon Jovi "Livin' On A Prayer" - REACTION 

I am SO grateful to have grown up during this incredible era. The 1980s gave us the best movies & music and was by far the happiest time to be alive. This was the last generation to grow up without cell phones or internet. Thank God the younger generation is discovering our culture. Enjoy the ride.

One of the greatest ANTHEMS of the 80's!!!!

It's called a talk box. I've seen Bon Jovi 3x and never disappoint. Absolutely blast live. Song I'd recommend is It's My Life or you give love a bad name

What he was using with his guitar and the microphone is called a Talk Box. The best way to explain how a talk box works, is similar to what we used to do with our single earphone from our transistor radios back in the day. We would stick them in our mouth and open and close our mouth when the volume was turned up real loud to whatever music was coming through. You can do the same effect nowadays by taking a single earbud putting in your mouth with the music turned up as loud as you can get and open and close your mouth as the music blares. Now the way it really works is a tube is coming out of a small box amplifier up to his microphone and the amplified sounds of his guitar are being played through that tube which he puts in his mouth and he opens and closes his mouth in different ways or even talks and the microphone the tube is strapped to picks up both the sound of his guitar being pumped through that tube and in his mouth all at the same time and that's what you hear. Hence a talk box. He uses it in a lot of different songs. Sometimes he's actually talking sometimes he's just open and closing his mouth to get different sound effects.

THIS is what a real concert is like. No phones, no nonsense. Just an artist giving heart and sould to a crowd that gives that love right back. I miss these good old days!

FYI….Jon Bon Jovi has worked and served in soup kitchens for homeless people…also has worked constructing houses for Habitat for Humanity! Really great guy!

Bon Jovi is LEGEND! They have a fantastic catalog. Great reaction!

This song is really autobiographical. Jon is Tommy, and his wife, Dorothea, is Gina. This is all about his early struggles in terms of trying to make it with the band. They were Living on a Prayer, and they made it, I swear!

It's a talk box. Peter Frampton "Do you feel like we do" live is the best use of one. And one of the first ones to use it.

Gina bringing home her pay for love, is saying since Tommy can't get work on the docks she's floating the bills. and that's what for better or for worse in the real world really means. Sometimes there's highs and sometimes there's lows. And you have to do what you can to make it. That's the real world. Anyone who doesn't know this isn't living in the real world. This came out when people weren't as fake as they are today. Many people today wouldn't even begin to comprehend.

Nice Bon Jovi story...he owns a restaurant in NJ and feeds homeless people. When he's in town he sometimes works there. How do I know? Jersey girl here!

It was one of the craziest concerts I ever attended! Van Halen played as a Special Guest.

BTW. Jon's son Jake Bongiovi (Their real last name) is engaged to Millie Bobbi Brown (11 from Stranger Things) Jon's wife, Dorothea, was his high school sweetheart. They have been married over 40 years. Relationship goals.

6 strings in Hock...he pawned it off.

When you "hock" something, you put it up against a loan (usually at a fraction of it's value) with the idea you get it back once you pay the loan. If you fail to pay, you lose the item. Basically Tommy pawned his guitar to try to get by while he was on strike.

You are correct Britt. June 25th 1995 Wembley stadium

The crowd become your friends & help you if you need it. I love concerts, especially rock & metal cuz we take care of each other. The bands see a lot & help also. So much love xx

Bon Jovi "I'll Be There For You" is the PDC song you're looking for. Nuff said.

Saw them in the mid 80’s in San Antonio! One of the best concerts ever!!

'You Give Love A Bad Name' is the one you should go for! 'Livin' On A Prayer' has an iconic intro and chorus though 🤘

Its called a talk box. Guitar signal is put thru a driver with a plastic tube for your mouth to vocalize the guitar signal. Check out Peter Frampton, he pretty much made it famous.

It's called a tax-box Britt which means that you MUST now react to the man who really mastered the Talk-Box, and made it famous, Peter Frampton. Plz react to Peter Frampton's "Feel like we do" from the Midnight Special show.

When I was in the Navy back in 1988, we had Liberty in Yokosuka, Japan. At a Karaoke Bar, I tried Singing "Livin on a Prayer"... Even though their main language was Japanese, the entire bar joined in on the Chorus! After the Song, Everyone bought me free drinks for the rest of the night.

i always apreciate when a reaction channel host actually admits theyve heard a song before

If you wanna hear an update on Tommy and Gina, check out Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life”

Got his 6 string in hock- hocking something means to have it in a pawn shop. He's saying Tommy put his guitar up to make some quick money, whereas he used to play it masterfully. The whole image is a young couple struggling together.

First time I heard that talk box was Peter Frampton in the '70s :) "Show me the way"

I've seen Bon Jovi 8 times and Jon on his solo tour once. Some of the best nights of my life! Tommy's guitar is in hock (he had to pawn his greatest possession) because they're broke. Jon Bon Jovi is the President of the PDC. Their sexiest song ever is "Let's Make It Baby". It's a little known song. They have videos on You Tube, and you'll never question his place in the PDC again.

I saw them do this live in 1989. One of those iconic moments that I'll hold onto forever. This song has become Gen X's unofficial anthem ❤

One of my faves from Bon Jovi was "Lay your hands on me". Such a great music video. 22 million views can't be wrong. 😊

The best time of my life! ❤❤❤❤ Bon Jovi All The Way sins 1986.. No Freaking phones and crap back then 🙏 We where presented! When things explode and had real good fun..

Bon Jovi-Wanted Dead or Alive and Lay Your Hands on Me…and they have many other great songs.

When you are union, and on strike, you cannot work at least not at your normal job. So, it is hard on a family that one person has to backfill the funds to live...and that is what this song is about basically.

His 6 string in hock means he pawned his guitar to help pay bills. In hock is an old saying for pawned

Yesyesyesyesyes this is an anthem! 😊❤ Glad you get to hear and see this!

It’s crossroads tour live at Wembley 95. This is the concert that started it all for me

Sooooo cool to watch someone’s honest natural reaction to the infectious magic of JBJ. His better days have passed him but without a doubt one of rocks legendary frontmen. If you were lucky enough to see a show it was 2+ hours of on you feet singing and dancing witb friends and strangers!!

BRITT, THERE IS ALSO A 2ND PART TO THIS SONG RECORDED LATER ON IN THEIR CAREER. IT'S CALLED "It's My Life" it brings back Tommy and Gina. The vide is great. Gina is at a BonJovi concert and Tommy has to get to her from his home. Great Song!

You misunderstood the lyrics. This is a song about two people in love who are trying to make it in this world. It's not about a deadbeat boyfriend and a gullible girl.

Thank you, your eyes said everything when you heard the chorus... I find it amazing, I saw Bon Jovi live in 1983....

What you heard is called a talk box. His guitar is plugged into a box, and a hose is also plugged into the box and it is run up his microphone stand and the sound of the guitar goes thru the hose into his mouth and into the microphone. And it gives a very cool rock sound 🎉

Making everything about the Bible isnt a bad thing i love how u always keep your Christianity in the forefront

My friend, Marc LaFrance, sang the high harmonies on the studio recording of "Living' on a Prayer" when it was recorded in Vancouver, Canada in the 1980's. Bon Jovi needed someone to hit the big high notes in the chorus--- especially at the end of the song, where it modulates up a whole step.

Want to see a talk box check out Peter Frampton “Do you feel like we do”

If you have something in hock, you've sold it to a pawn shop. His guitar is in the pawn shop so he can't play it.

Hock is a slang (for those of us old folks) used to say for pawn 💜✌🏽

Girl, this was my era!!! They called this stadium rock, and it was amazing. You could feel the beat in every fiber of your being.

I got kicked out of a Bon Jovi concert in Honolulu, Hawaii in the late 80's. But I did end up getting to see them in upstate New York in the early 90's.

Saw them in concert in 1987 when they were touring on their "Slippery when Wet" album tour. They did their connected to wires flying over the audience thing and elaborate over the audience walkways. It was a great concert.

One of the first talk box users was PETER FRAMPTON ,song, SHOW ME THE WAY.

I was at that concert, my first time seeing them live. Van Halen and Thunder were great support acts as well

this is one of the best concert of all times

Tommy’s got his six-string in hock. The six-string is a guitar (it has 6 strings). “In hock” means he mortgaged it to a pawn shop for some cash. If he doesn’t pay it back in a certain time, the shop will sell the guitar to someone else.

Good music wakes up the soul

That's a Talk box. The most famous tune that uses a Talkbox is Show me the Way by Peter Frampton, check it out (live version!). Another one you should listen to is Keep Talking by Pink Floyd (Live Pulse).

You need to see the official video of this song. They have so much fun. You're gonna love it

I went to a Bon Jovi concert once and managed to get out on the floor. I also fought my way to the front and was about 6 feet from him while Jon sang. The crowd I was in was not as large as this one, but it was no joke. My ribs were sore where I was pressed against the barrier. A lot of girls were passing out because because the crowd was too much for them. People would just pick them up and pass them over to the roadies to get them out so they could recover. It was the best concert I have ever been to. The music was a blast and Jon ran everywhere. There were catwalks so he could run around and get closer to the crowds further back. At one point he used a harness to fly over us and land on a small stage in the middle of the crowd so people back there could be closer to him. It was so much fun! I was absolutely exhausted when it was over. They definitely belong in the PDC. Performance-wise I would choose their MTV music video awards performance of Living On a Prayer and Wanted Dead or Alive. Jon tells the story of where the inspiration for Tommy and Gina comes from. Prayer is slowed down and it is just him and Richie Sambora playing guitars. They about brought the house down. MTV was so blown away the MTV Unplugged series was born where all invited artists played acoustic music. If you want great love songs there are tons of great ones in their catalog. Today I will pick Amen, Thank You For Loving Me, This Ain't a Love Song, and one that is newer called Luv Can. I love this band because a lot of their songs are upbeat and optimistic. Living On a Prayer is a great example, but there are so many more. The band has had its ups and downs, but this is a great year to learn about them because it is the 40th anniversary since their first album was released. They are releasing a documentary called Thank You, Goodnight next month in April 2024. I might add that I started playing guitar because of Richie Sambora. I love The Who too! Love Reign o'er Me is a great song for PDC material. Behind Blue Eyes, and You Better You Bet are good examples. One of the funniest ones is Boris the Spider. So much real deal rock and roll you just can't go wrong. Roger Daltrey has one of the greatest voices in rock. They are rock history. They were at Woodstock and are still great!

Bon Jovi - Bed of Roses. Trust me.

La mejor banda del World...

That entire concert is awesome

Bon Jovi is so PDC worthy...I was a teenager then 80s..And now..still PDC!!!

Bless you Britt! 🤧The contraption Bon Jovi was using is called a 'Talk Box,' which R&B group ZAPP with Roger Troutman would use in all their music in the 80's, like 'Grapevine' 'Dancefloor'' 'More Bounce to the ounce.' Great musical times.

The talk box is literally (originally) a cover over an amp that forces the sound from the guitar thru a tube ran back to the mic so that the sound from the guitar comes back from the amp to his mouth, and he uses his mouth to form the sound of the guitar into his vocal mic.

Talk box, it pipes his voice through his guitar

Britt you have to do Foo Fighters with Shane Hawkins doing My Hero at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert. When their drummer Taylor died, just a few months later they did a tribute concert at Wembley. Taylor's son Shane, who had just turned 16, got on his Dad's drums and played. It was his first time playing any concert, being that young and he did it at Wembley, in front of 90,000 people, as they all honored his dad. It is a MUST WATCH.

I highly recommend check out "Bed of Roses", "These Days" and "Keep The Faith". You won't be disappointed!

Incredible song. Thanks for reacting to it Britt!

I'm not into the newer Bon Jovi albums, but I'm so listening to their older stuff from time to time. I was a huge fan as a kid an will always be a fan.

Hock means he pawned it for $$

Hallelujah live is a great video. Especially if you want to get taken to church.

Bed of roses is a must listen... love your reactions..

I think, because it is my all time favourite, you shoule react to "Bed of Roses"

My first concert as a young teenager was Bon Jovi and Skid Row ❤️

See him in concert and when this song plays, the Entire venue knows the words and sings them Loud and Proud!!!..It is awesome.

I understand how you feel but when we were in the crowd it was hot and hard to breathe at times but you just become one, brothers and sisters and literally forget about everything but the music. NOTHING LIKE IT!!!

Talkbox a tube - wind forming instrument tones. Guitar - Bass - Keyboard can be used. Today musicians mostly use a MXR 222. He is forming the air blown out of the tube with his mouth tongue and teeth - this changes the instrument tone.

It's called a talk box. PETER Frampton used it in the 70s. Bob Jovi is a great band.

The strange sound is made by a tube in his mouth right next to the microphone. If you look close you can see the right side of his mouth has a plastic tube in it right by the microphone. It goes through a synthesizer. Peter Frampton used this in several of his songs in the 70s also.

When she realizes she knows this song---- priceless

“It’s My Life” is a great one, too!😎

Great analysis. I think you got it. The song is universal.

It's a talk box on the mic... It works like this... a speaker(a small tweeter) is hooked to a tube... So the sound of the speaker comes out the tube, which the guitar player can put the tube in his/her mouth. Opening and closing of the mouth, changes the tone of what is coming out of the speaker attached to the tube. The sound, is the amplified by the microphone that is placed near the tube(or by the guitarists mouth). Hope this makes sense. 😁

God Bless You Love your reactions to the songs today.

They played the last concerts 3 nights in the old one and the first 3 concert in the new one. ALL SOLD OUT.

One of the best live Songs from Bon Jovi is Lay your hands on me

I saw Bon Jovi decades ago and always incredible live! They’ve sold out arenas and stadium for decades! Great reaction! Could you react to them performing Keep The Faith, could do it from this show it’s incredible!🤟🎶🔥🎶🥰That is a talk box, sure someone in the comments explained what it is and does!

Always...great song

Girl, why wouldn't Gina support her man if he lost his job, just as he would ih she lost her. That's what love is, supporting each other even when times are tough.

It is called a talk box (or mouth wha wha) and the first person I ever heard use it was Peter Frampton. It is a gadget that takes the outputs of your guitar into the amplifier then you press a switch in the talk box with your foot the sound goes up through a tube into your mouth, where you can then “vocalize” it; changing mouth shape just like singing. That sound then goes into your microphone.

Bon Jovi is such a great band.

"Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" is a great Bon Jovi song to check out.

Jon is a great guy on and off stage.

the effect on with the guitar is called a talk box.. it has been used by many artists, but i would say the tune that is The prime example is Do You Feel Like I Do?, by Peter Frampton.

I was at this show, fantastic performance. Yes it was at Wembley, they had three sell out dates back to back

"Bed of Roses" for the PDC confirmation. ;-)

I love how much you get into the music. I also like your break downs.. Now give their song "It'sMy Life". Not a big fan of the official video but love the song.

you gotta watch their ALWAYS song LIVE AT LONDON. i swear you'll love it!

My wife has seen Bon Jovi 5 times. Me 3. My daughter and sister went with her the other 2. She would be quick to tell you they are definitely in the PDC! 😂🤷‍♂️ My personal favorite is “It’s My Life.”

Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead or Alive" ruled high school for 2 years. Peter Frampton was the first person I remember using the talk box - it's an interesting invention that channels the vibrations of your voice into a machine. Bon Jovi for sure belongs in the PDC. Richie, the guitarist was a heart throb in his own right.

The video for their song, "Lay Your Hands On Me" will put them in the PDC for sure😊