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)
Social Disease
Bon Jovi Lyrics
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You can read it in the papers
In some places it comes in thirty-two flavors
But you wouldn't tell no one
Your favorite if you could
From the White House to the alleys
From the President down to Long Tall Sally
Can't live with it but you'll die without it yes you would
You call 911 but you can't stop the fun tonight, it's alright
You can't start a fire without a spark
But there's something that I guarantee
You can't hide when infection starts
Because love is a social disease
Love is a social disease
Where you look you can find it
Try to run but you're always behind it
So you play hide and seek like a blind kid
Until you're caught yeah you're caught
So you'll say that you had some
But they took it and held it for ransom
Were they tall, dark, skinny or handsome you won't talk
So you telephone your doctor just to see what pill to take
You know there's no prescription
Going to wipe this one away
You can't start a fire without a spark
But there's something that I guarantee
You can't hide when infection starts
Because love is a social disease
Love is a social disease
Love is a social disease
Let the boy show you babe
She's full of high grade octane
She could run the bullet train on 38 Double D's
Now you know for sure, she know the cure
To make a blind man see
You can't start a fire without a spark
But there's something that I guarantee, yeah
You can't hide when infection starts
Because love is a social disease
Love is a social disease
You can't start a fire without a spark
But there's something that I guarantee
You can't hide when infection starts
Because love is a social disease
Love is a social disease baby
Love is a social disease
Nothing a shot can't cure!
"Social Disease" by Bon Jovi is a song about the social phenomenon of love and how it can be like a disease that spreads among people. The song speaks about the irresistible and contagious nature of love that can spread from person to person. The title of the song suggests the idea that love is an infectious illness, just like any other disease.
The lyrics also bring up the idea that love can be secret and scandalous, as the singer suggests that people have their favorite flavors of love that they do not share with others. The song also speaks about how love is something that people cannot live without, and how they will always look for it even if they try to run from it.
Furthermore, the lyrics also reference how love can be used as a tool for manipulation and how people may pretend to have it or use it as leverage in relationships. The chorus emphasizes that love is a social disease that spreads quickly and uncontrollably like an infection, and once it starts, there is no way to hide from it or to get rid of it easily.
Overall, "Social Disease" highlights the difficulties and complexities of navigating the world of love and relationships, and how love can be both a source of joy and pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Dr. Bon Jovi, report to emergency
The situation of love addiction has become so severe that the metaphorical doctor has to be summoned to intervene.
You can read it in the papers
The problem of love addiction is quite common and can be seen everywhere, as reported by media outlets.
In some places it comes in thirty-two flavors
People express their love addiction in various forms, just like ice cream comes in multiple flavors.
But you wouldn't tell no one
Your favorite if you could
Despite having a favorite 'flavor' of love addiction, people are usually reluctant to share it with others.
From the White House to the alleys
From the President down to Long Tall Sally
Love addiction affects people from all walks of life, regardless of their social status or personality.
Can't live with it but you'll die without it yes you would
Love addiction has become an indispensable part of people's life, hard to live with but equally impossible to live without.
Senorita's in the kitchen she's a fistful of dynamite
A metaphorical lady represents the power of love addiction which can be dangerous and equally explosive.
You call 911 but you can't stop the fun tonight, it's alright
Even calling the emergency helpline can't stop the craving for love, and people tend to overlook the dangerous consequences of love addiction.
Where you look you can find it
Try to run but you're always behind it
Love addiction can be found everywhere, and people find it hard to resist even when they try to run away.
So you play hide and seek like a blind kid
Until you're caught yeah you're caught
People often find themselves playing hide and seek with love addiction, like a kid who is blind and unaware of the incoming danger.
So you'll say that you had some
But they took it and held it for ransom
Were they tall, dark, skinny or handsome you won't talk
People tend to hide their love addiction and pretend that they had it only to be stolen from them, leading to a ransom-like situation. They won't reveal the reason for their addiction, whether it is caused by appearance or something else.
So you telephone your doctor just to see what pill to take
You know there's no prescription
Going to wipe this one away
People often seek medical treatment for love addiction, but there's no such cure for this problem.
She's full of high-grade octane
She could run the bullet train on 38 Double D's
Now you know for sure, she knows the cure
To make a blind man see
A metaphorical lady character has an irresistible appeal, fuelled up with high-octane energy that can overcome any obstacle. The cure for blindness she possesses strongly emphasizes the significance of love in a person's life.
Nothing a shot can't cure!
The cure for love addiction is just a rhetorical 'shot' to emphasize that there's no real cure for this problem.
You can't start a fire without a spark
But there's something that I guarantee
You can't hide when infection starts
Because love is a social disease
Love is a social disease
Love is compared to a spark that ignites a fire, but the infection caused by this social diseases spreads like wildfire, and it can't be hidden from anyone.
You can't start a fire without a spark
But there's something that I guarantee, yeah
You can't hide when infection starts
Because love is a social disease
Love is a social disease baby
Love is a social disease
Alluding to the previous lines, love is again presented as an infection that people can't avoid. It's an incurable social disease that affects so many people around the world.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RICHARD SAMBORA, JON BON JOVI
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