In 1984 and 1985, Bon Jovi released their first two albums and their debut single "Runaway" managed to crack the Top 40. In 1986, the band achieved widespread success and global recognition with their third album, Slippery When Wet, which sold over 20 million copies and included three Top 10 singles, two of which reached No. 1 ("You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer") Their fourth album, New Jersey (1988), was also very successful, selling over 10 million copies and featuring five Top 10 singles (a record for a glam metal album), two of which reached No. 1 ("Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You"). After the band toured and recorded extensively during the late 1980s, culminating in the 1988–1990 New Jersey Tour, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora released successful solo albums in 1990 and 1991, respectively.
In 1992, the band returned with the double-platinum Keep the Faith. This was followed by their biggest-selling and longest-charting single "Always" (1994) and the album These Days (1995), which proved to be a bigger success in Europe than in the United States, producing four Top Ten singles in the United Kingdom. Following a second hiatus, their 2000 album Crush, particularly the lead single, "It's My Life", successfully introduced the band to a younger audience, and the band considered this their comeback album. The band followed up with Bounce in 2002. The platinum albums Have a Nice Day (2005) and Lost Highway (2007) saw the band incorporate elements of country music into some of the songs, including the 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home", which won the band a Grammy Award and became the first single by a rock band to reach No. 1 on the country charts. The Circle (2009) marked a return to the band's rock sound. The band also enjoyed great success touring, with both the 2005–2006 Have a Nice Day Tour and 2007–2008 Lost Highway Tour ranking among the Top 20 highest-grossing concert tours of the 2000s. After recording and releasing Because We Can in 2013, lead guitarist Richie Sambora left the band just before an April concert during the supporting tour to spend more time with his family. The band released their first studio album without Sambora, Burning Bridges, in 2015 and the follow-up album This House Is Not for Sale in 2016, the tour for which encompassed 2017–2019. Their most recent album 2020 (2020) was re-worked to include songs inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd protests; its supporting tour was delayed to 2022.
Bon Jovi consisting of frontman Jon Bon Jovi, drummer Tico Torres, keyboardist David Bryan, lead guitarist Phil X, bassist Hugh McDonald and guitarist John Shanks have unveiled a video for the lead single “Legendary” from their upcoming studio album Forever, which will be released on June 7, 2024. Forever is the follow up to Bon Jovi‘s studio album 2020, which was released back on October 2, 2020.
Bon Jovi has released 15 studio albums, five compilations and three live albums. They have sold more than 120 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling American rock bands, and performed more than 2,700 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans. Bon Jovi was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. The band received the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards in 2004, and Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Studio albums
Bon Jovi (1984)
7800° Fahrenheit (1985)
Slippery When Wet (1986)
New Jersey (1988)
Keep the Faith (1992)
These Days (1995)
Crush (2000)
Bounce (2002)
Have a Nice Day (2005)
Lost Highway (2007)
The Circle (2009)
What About Now (2013)
Burning Bridges (2015)
This House Is Not for Sale (2016)
2020 (2020)
Forever (2024)
Billy
Bon Jovi Lyrics
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Since you've been gone now, honey
Life ain't nothing but sad luck days
I begged on my knees now, sugar
You acted like you never knew my name
My friends saw you at the station
I guess you must have missed your train
Tell me is it 'cause you love me, Billy
Or is it just because you love the pain?
Billy, Billy
Ain't love hard to explain?
For a debutante you're a real hard woman
But I love you just the same
How come you're sad when I get happy?
Why do you laugh when I want to cry?
Tell me why when I say I need you
You turn around and you say goodbye?
Why do you think that a heart's so fragile?
Can you tell me why love's so blind?
Just like a magnet you pull me under
I can't resist you, we're two of a kind
Billy, Billy
Ain't love hard to explain?
For a debutante you're a real hard woman
But I love you just the same
Billy, Billy
Can we be lovers and friends?
Life is like a movie but this ain't pretend
There really have to be a happy end
[Incomprehensible]
Billy, Billy
Ain't love hard to explain?
For a debutante you're a real hard woman
But I love you just the same
I never said you had to walk on water
Or that I could ever stop the rain
Sometimes we break up just to make up, baby
And we don't care who's to blame
Billy, Billy
Ain't love hard to explain?
For a debutante you're a real hard woman
But I love you just the same
Billy, Billy
Can we be lovers and friends?
Life is like a movie but this ain't pretend
There really have to be a happy end
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Billy, Billy
Ain't love hard to explain?
Billy, Billy
I love you just the same
The song "Billy" by Bon Jovi is a classic rock ballad about a man who is heartbroken after the woman he loves leaves him. He speaks directly to this woman, who he calls "Billy," asking her why she is causing him so much pain. He's confused about why she left, and wonders if it's because she loves him or just loves causing him heartache.
In the song, he reminisces about their relationship and how hard it was to be with her. He's frustrated by the way she acts, laughing when he's upset and leaving him when he needs her most. Despite all of this, he still loves her and wants to be with her.
Overall, the song is a reflection on the complexity of love and human relationships. It's about the ups and downs of being in a tumultuous relationship, and the difficulty of understanding other people's emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Repetitive filler line used for emphasis
Since you've been gone now, honey
Life has been difficult and full of bad luck since you left
Life ain't nothing but sad luck days
Life has been nothing but unfortunate since the person left
I begged on my knees now, sugar
The person begging for the other person to come back
You acted like you never knew my name
The other person is ignoring the artist
My friends saw you at the station
The singer's friends spotted the other person at the train station
I guess you must have missed your train
The singer assumes that the other person missed their train and wasn't deliberately avoiding them
Tell me is it 'cause you love me, Billy
Asking if the reason for the other person's actions is love
Or is it just because you love the pain?
Questioning if the other person is only sticking around because they enjoy causing pain
Billy, Billy
Addressing the other person
Ain't love hard to explain?
Wondering why love is so difficult to understand
For a debutante you're a real hard woman
Even though the other person may seem like a high-class debutante, they have a tough demeanor
But I love you just the same
Regardless of how difficult the other person is, the singer still loves them
How come you're sad when I get happy?
Questioning why the other person is upset when the singer is happy
Why do you laugh when I want to cry?
Questioning why the other person seems to find the singer's pain amusing
Tell me why when I say I need you
Asking why the other person leaves when the artist expresses their need for them
You turn around and you say goodbye?
Pointing out the other person's tendency to leave when they are needed
Why do you think that a heart's so fragile?
Questioning why the other person sees the heart as easily broken
Can you tell me why love's so blind?
Questioning why love can make someone overlook faults or brokenness in the other person
Just like a magnet you pull me under
Describing the strong attraction the artist has to the other person
I can't resist you, we're two of a kind
The artist can't resist the attraction and is drawn to the other person
Can we be lovers and friends?
Asking if the other person is willing to have a close relationship, not just romantic
Life is like a movie but this ain't pretend
Life is real, not just fantasy, and the singer wants a happy ending
There really have to be a happy end
Expressing the need for a positive outcome in the end
I never said you had to walk on water
The singer doesn't expect the other person to be perfect
Or that I could ever stop the rain
The singer can't control every aspect of life or fix everything
Sometimes we break up just to make up, baby
Pointing out the cycle of breaking up and then reconciling the relationship
And we don't care who's to blame
Neither person cares about who caused the break up, only the making up
I love you just the same
Regardless of the difficulties, the artist still loves the other person
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JON BON JOVI, RICHARD SAMBORA
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