Blueshadow’s Bon Jovi Blog

It’s amazing how much our pop culture is saturated in Bon Jovi. For all that people love to make fun of the band, they’re everywhere. Yesterday, in under an hour, I managed to run into four Bon Jovi songs. One on the radio in Arby’s (Who Says You Can’t Go Home), one on the radio in the dollar store (Make a Memory) and one on the car radio on the way home (Wanted Dead or Alive). Then once I got inside, we found Spaceballs on the TV–and came in right at the part where Barf is listening to ‘Raise Your Hands’.

Honestly, I had forgotten that ‘Raise Your Hands’ was in Spaceballs. That’s actually kind of embarrassing, especially since that’s been one of my favorite movies since I was a kid. I knew I hadn’t watched it in a long time, but I hadn’t realized just how long. (Obviously, I haven’t watched it since I became a Bon Jovi fan, or I would have noticed ‘Raise Your Hands’.) That puts it at least five years since I’ve watched it.

Anyway, it’s still kind of awesome how you can run into a Bon Jovi song anywhere–even in one of your favorite movies. And it’s cool how it can make your day.