Love Song to the Earth, We Don't Run live video, A Teardrop to the Sea acoustic demo
I'm playing a bit of catch-up on three videos that have been released this month.
Love Song to the Earth is a track featuring vocals by Jon Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow, Fergie, Colbie Caillat, Natasha Bedingfield, Sean Paul, Leona Lewis, Johnny Rzeznik from the Goo Goo Dolls, Krewella, Angelique Kidjo, Nicole Scherzinger, Kelsea Ballerini, Christina Grimmie, Victoria Justice, and Q'orianka Kilcher. All the royalties from this song go to Friends of the Earth and the UN Foundation's efforts to reduce carbon emissions and encourage action on climate change.
Listen to the song below.
Love Song To The Earth - OFFICIAL Lyric Video
We Don't Run was one of the new songs written for Burning Bridges, and Bon Jovi has a released a live video from the current Asian tour. While reports were that they were shooting this video during the Bangkok show, much of the footage appears to be from the opening night in Jakarta.
Bon Jovi Live - We Don't Run
And finally, Billy Falcon, who co-wrote four tracks on Burning Bridges (A Teardrop to the Sea, Fingerprints, Who Would You Die For, Life is Beautiful), has released his own acoustic version of A Teardrop to the Sea.
A Teardrop to the Sea (co-writer Billy Falcon acoustic demo)
So, three very different videos... Which of these do you prefer?
Labels: a teardrop to the sea, billy falcon, burning bridges tour, jon bon jovi, love song to the earth, we don't run
Bon Jovi Macau set lists 25/9/15 & 26/9/15
Bon Jovi played two consecutive nights in Macau, which is a special administrative region of China and therefore not subject to the same rules that resulted in the cancellation of the planned concerts on the mainland. Here's what was played.
Macau - Cotai Arena - September 25, 2015
That's What The Water Made Me
Because We Can
Captain Crash And The Beauty Queen From Mars
The Radio Saved My Life Tonight
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - acoustic
(You Want To) Make A Memory
Labels: burning bridges tour, china, macau, setlist
Bon Jovi Seoul set list 22/9/15
Bon Jovi played in South Korea for the first time in 20 years, and gave Korean fans arguably the most interesting set of the Asian Tour thus far. Always was performed as a request from the crowd. Here's the full set list.
Seoul, South Korea - Jamsil Olympic Stadium - September 22, 2015
Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars
Superman Tonight - acoustic
I had a little bitch about the set lists after the Kuala Lumpur show, so it's nice to see some changes. ;)
Labels: burning bridges tour, seoul, setlist, south korea
Bon Jovi Singapore set list 20/9/15
Bon Jovi performed a post-race concert for the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix on September 20. Maroon 5, Pharrell, Spandau Ballet, and Jimmy Cliff were the other musical headliners that weekend. Here's what Bon Jovi played.
Singapore - The Padang - September 20, 2015
Labels: burning bridges tour, setlist, singapore
Bon Jovi Kuala Lumpur set list 19/11/15
Bon Jovi returned to Malaysia for the first time in two decades with a show in KL on September 19. Here's what was played.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Stadium Merdeka - September 19, 2015
Who Says You Can't Go Home
In These Arms - David Bryan on lead vocals for first verse
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
I'm going to be a bit critical of the sets at this point. I know when Bon Jovi came to Perth for the first time in 16 years, back on the Lost Highway Tour, they could have played literally anything... I was just happy they were here. And that may well be how the locals at these shows feel, but if that's what Jon is relying on during the Asian Tour, it's a bit disrespectful. I think Jon is picking the set list to save his voice, but if he hired a good vocal coach and looked after his voice between tours, then songs like Always (their biggest worldwide hit) could be a live staple instead of a rarity and there would be more room for pleasant surprises over the course of the tour.
Labels: burning bridges tour, kuala lumpur, malaysia, setlist
Bon Jovi Bangkok set list 15/9/15
Bon Jovi's return to Thailand was only announced about five days before the show took place, with tickets going on sale three days before. It came about after the Chinese Government cancelled planned shows in China. Here's what was played in Bangkok on September 15. We Don't Run was reportedly performed twice to record a live music video.
Bangkok, Thailand - Impact Arena Muangthong Thani - September 15, 2015
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - acoustic
P.S. I am still travelling with limited wifi access but I'll post videos from the Asian Tour when I get home next week.
Posted by Lee-Ann at 8:25 AM
Labels: bangkok, burning bridges tour, setlist, thailand
Bon Jovi Jakarta set list 11/9/15
Bon Jovi dusted off the cobwebs on September 11 by kicking off their Asian Tour in Jakarta. It was their first concert in Indonesia since 1995 and marked the debut of Matt O'Ree on guitar. We Don't Run was performed live for the first time. Here's the full set list:
September 11, 2015 - Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno - Jakarta, Indonesia
That's What The Water Made Me
We Don't Run
We Got It Goin' On
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Labels: burning bridges tour, indonesia, jakarta, matt o'ree, setlist
Matt O'Ree joins Bon Jovi; China cancels shows
It's been an interesting few days in Jovi Land. Oddly enough it's happening while I'm out of town so I'm blogging about it on my mobile phone.
First, multiple reports emerged that the Chinese Government had cancelled Bon Jovi's planned concerts in China and Macau. The reason appears to be related to Bon Jovi's use of footage from the Tiananmen Square Massacre in the music video for We Weren't Born to Follow, as well as a picture of the Dalai Lama that appeared on the big screens during The Circle tour. Bon Jovi isn't the only foreign artist who's been cancelled in China, and I just feel sorry for music fans there, as well as people who'd made travel plans. Bon Jovi is now playing a show in Bangkok instead.
Then it was revealed that New Jersey musician Matt O'Ree is joining Bon Jovi on tour. He is replacing Bobby Bandiera as the touring rhythm guitarist, while Phil X will continue as lead guitarist (live at least; John Shanks played on Burning Bridges). Despite sometimes raising the wrath of fans, Bobby's been playing with Bon Jovi for a decade, and with Jon for almost two decades, so I'm not sure whether this change is permanent or not.
What do you think about this development?
Labels: bobby bandiera, china, matt o'ree
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