Every once in awhile, I like to check my favorite songs against the ones that I really listen to. I usually find a bit of a surprise, since what I think I like usually isn’t what I’ve been actually listening to. Here’s the top 10 Bon Jovi songs that I’ve actually been listening to, according to the play count in Windows Media Player.
Posts Tagged ‘Dry County’
My Current Top 10 Bon Jovi Songs (January 2011)
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011Five Songs I’d Like to Hear Live in 2011
Monday, January 3rd, 2011Last year, I posted both the top 5 songs that I thought Bon Jovi could cut from their live shows and the top 5 songs that I wanted to hear during the next tour. Last week, I posted my updated list of the top 5 songs that I thought could be cut for 2011, and today I’m back with the top 5 songs that I want to hear during the Greatest Hits tour in 2011.
‘Dry County’ live
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010This has long been one of the songs that I want desperately to see performed live, right up there with ‘Living in Sin’. If I had decided to chance the rain and had gotten tickets for one of the Meadowlands shows, I might have gotten to hear it performed, but that’s beside the point now.
Anyway, when I heard that the folks in Chicago got treated to ‘Dry County’, I had to check out the videos. Especially when I heard that Jon added an extra verse at the end. Ultimately I never did make out the words to that extra section that Jon added; none of the videos that I found had good enough audio for me to make any of it out. However, Jon was looking pretty good that night–love that sleeveless blue shirt, especially with the blond hair–so watching it repeatedly was hardly a burden.
But one of the reasons that I’ve always wanted to see this live is because of the solos in it; not only does Richie get to come out and play, but Dave gets to join him as well. A lot of Bon Jovi songs feature Dave’s keyboards in a supporting role–but on ‘Dry County’, the keyboard is front and center, and Dave’s work on this song is gorgeous.