Artist: Jon Bon Jovi
Album: Blaze of Glory
I realized after I had already started this post that I’ve managed to pull two of Jon’s solo songs in a row. It didn’t even occur to me at first because Jon’s two solo albums are so radically different. In a lot of ways, I’m like one of the old fans–I never really could embrace Destination Anywhere, but I sure never had a problem with Blaze of Glory.
Dyin’ Ain’t Much of a Livin’ first made its way onto a lot of my playlists because I could sing along with it. I can sing okay, (at least if I know the song) but I have a fairly limited range. I get bit by my range a lot when I do vocals on Rock Band. I’ll be doing okay, but every once in awhile I’ll hit a song that hangs around right outside of my range.
I like the lyrics on this song as well. With any song off of Blaze of Glory, you need to accept it for what it is–it was a themed work. But in the case of this song, I think the theme of the album actually helped with the songwriting in a lot of ways. Jon’s songwriting is criticized (and often rightly so) for being cliched. In this song though, while it sometimes comes pretty close, it never really descends into a full-blown litany of cliches that it might have been. In a lot of ways, this particular song is one of the closest to poetry that Jon has ever produced.
Maybe with the limited vocal range required for this song, it might make it onto the set list for the next tour. I forgot about it when I did the post on the five rarities I’d like to see included in the set list for the Circle Tour, but it’d fit in with Jon’s limitations and it’s a great song.
Related posts:
- Random Song: Livin’ On A Prayer (demo)
- Random Song: Queen of New Orleans
- Livin’ on a Prayer (Live from London DVD)
- Random Song: These Days
- Random Song: Open Arms
Tags: Blaze of Glory, Jon Bon Jovi