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)
Sympathy
Bon Jovi Lyrics
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I guess you never even had the balls to say goodbye
You stole my heart and you took all the cash
You split with my soul and my stereo, left me with the trash
I never been nobody's valentine and you never were a bride to be
I don't need you to be a friend of mine, I don't need charity
Love ain't livin' 'round here no more
I don't want to taste your empathy
I don't want no sympathy
I don't need your sympathy, baby
Don't want no sympathy
I don't need your sympathy, baby
I bet you're out on the streets, wrapped up in somebody's arms
Until it's time to pay the rent, you'll be gone, gone, gone
You got a suicide heart, you send it COD
Honey, I know your act
When you're sending it back don't come bitchin' to me
Who said love is just a sacrifice was a man in need of sympathy
Yes, it don't take too long to realize that you ain't getting none from me
Don't come knockin' on my back door
Love ain't living 'round here no more
I don't want to taste your empathy
I don't want your sympathy
I don't need your sympathy, baby
Don't want no sympathy
I don't need your sympathy, baby
When I look back in time I see love ain't been no friend to me
I never been nobody's valentine and you never were a bride to be
Don't come knockin' on my back door
Love ain't livin' 'round here no more
Count up all the tears you've cried for me
Don't come knockin' on my back door
Love ain't livin' round here no more
I don't wanna taste your charity
I don't want no sympathy
I don't need no sympathy, baby
Don't want no sympathy
I don't need your sympathy, baby
I want no sympathy
I don't need no sympathy
I don't like no sympathy
I don't need your sympathy
Sympathy, sympathy, sympathy, sympathy
The lyrics of Bon Jovi's song Sympathy are about a relationship that has gone sour. The singer's lover has left him without even saying goodbye, taking his heart and money with her. The singer doesn't want any pity or charity from her, and tells her firmly not to come back again. He is fed up with love and all its sacrifices, and doesn't want to be anyone's valentine. The singer sees through his lover's act and knows that she will eventually return, but he doesn't want to hear any complaints from her when that happens.
The song's lyrics are raw and emotional, conveying the singer's bitterness towards love and romantic relationships. He feels like he has been betrayed and taken advantage of, and doesn't want anything to do with his ex-lover anymore. The repeated refrain of "I don't want no sympathy" emphasizes the singer's desire to be left alone and not pitied by anyone. The song's delivery is passionate and intense, with Bon Jovi's signature rock sound adding to the rawness of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, you walked out the door just like a thief in the night
You left without a word, just like a thief.
I guess you never even had the balls to say goodbye
You were too weak to even say good bye.
You stole my heart and you took all the cash
You took my heart and my money.
You split with my soul and my stereo, left me with the trash
You took everything and left me with nothing.
I never been nobody's valentine and you never were a bride to be
We were never really in a committed relationship.
I don't need you to be a friend of mine, I don't need charity
I don't need your friendship or your pity.
Don't' come knockin' on my back door
Don't try to come back into my life.
Love ain't livin' 'round here no more
Love is no longer a part of my life.
I don't want to taste your empathy
I don't want your pity.
I don't want no sympathy
I don't want any pity.
I don't need your sympathy, baby
I don't need your pity.
Don't want no sympathy
I don't want any pity.
I don't need your sympathy, baby
I don't need your pity.
I bet you're out on the streets, wrapped up in somebody's arms
I bet you're seeing someone else now.
Until it's time to pay the rent, you'll be gone, gone, gone
You'll leave when things get tough.
You got a suicide heart, you send it COD
You have a heart that destroys things.
Honey, I know your act, when you're sending it back don't come bitchin' to me
I know who you are and what you do, don't blame me later.
Who said love is just a sacrifice was a man in need of sympathy
The idea that love requires sacrifice is false and only said by people who want pity.
Yes, it don't take too long to realize that you ain't getting none from me
You'll soon realize that I won't give you any pity.
Count up all the tears you've cried for me
Think about all the pain you caused me.
I don't wanna taste your charity
I don't want your pity.
When I look back in time I see love ain't been no friend to me
I've never had a good experience with love.
I want no sympathy
I don't want any pity.
I don't like no sympathy
I don't like pity.
Sympathy, sympathy, sympathy, sympathy
I don't want, like or need your pity.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jon Bon Jovi, Richard Sambora
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