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?

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

1. That's What The Water Made Me
2. You Give Love A Bad Name
3. Born To Be My Baby
4. Raise Your Hands
5. We Got It Goin' On
6. What About Now
7. Lost Highway
8. Whole Lot Of Leavin'
9. We Don't Run
10. It's My Life
11. Because We Can
12. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
13. Wanted Dead Or Alive
14. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
15. Who Says you Can't Go Home
16. Keep The Faith
17. Bad Medicine

Encore:
18. Captain Crash And The Beauty Queen From Mars
19. Have A Nice Day
20. Livin' On A Prayer

Macau - Cotai Arena - September 26, 2015

1. The Radio Saved My Life Tonight
2. Runaway
3. You Give Love A Bad Name
4. Born To Be My Baby
5. We Got It Goin' On
6. What About Now
7. Lost Highway
8. Whole Lot of Leavin'
9. We Don't Run
10. It's My Life
11. Because We Can
12. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - acoustic
13. (You Want To) Make A Memory
14. Wanted Dead Or Alive
15. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
16. Who Says You Can't Go Home
17. Keep the Faith
18. Bad Medicine

Encore:
19. Have A Nice Day
20. Livin' On A Prayer

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

1. That's What the Water Made Me
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
3. Born to Be My Baby
4. Raise Your Hands
5. Runaway
6. We Got It Goin' On
7. Lost Highway
8. Whole Lot of Leavin'
9. We Don't Run
10. It's My Life
11. Because We Can
12. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - acoustic
13. Wanted Dead or Alive
14. In These Arms
15. Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars
16. Superman Tonight - acoustic
17. Keep the Faith
18. Bad Medicine
Encore:
19. What About Now
20. The Radio Saved My Life Tonight
21. Have a Nice Day
22. Livin' on a Prayer
23. Always

I had a little bitch about the set lists after the Kuala Lumpur show, so it's nice to see some changes. ;)

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

1. That's What the Water Made Me
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
3. Raise Your Hands
4. We Weren't Born to Follow
5. We Got It Goin' On
6. We Don't Run
7. It's My Life
8. Because We Can
9. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
10. Wanted Dead or Alive
11. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
12. Keep the Faith
13. Bad Medicine

Encore:
14. Runaway
15. Have a Nice Day
16. Livin' on a Prayer

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

1. Who Says You Can’t Go Home
2. Lost Highway
3. Whole Lot of Leaving
4. Raise Your Hands
5. You Give Love a Bad Name
6. We Weren't Born to Follow
7. We Don't Run
8. It’s My Life
9. Because We Can
10. In These Arms - David Bryan on lead vocals for first verse
11. Wanted Dead Or Alive
12. I'll Sleep When I’m Dead
13. Keep The Faith
14. Bad Medicine

Encore:
15. Have a Nice Day
16. Livin' on a Prayer

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.

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

1. Who Says You Can’t Go Home
2. Lost Highway
3. Whole Lot of Leaving
4. Raise Your Hands
5. You Give Love a Bad Name
6. We Weren't Born to Follow
7. We Don't Run
8. It’s My Life
9. Because We Can
10. Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night - acoustic
11. What About Now
12. We Got It Going On
13. In These Arms
14. Wanted Dead Or Alive
15. I'll Sleep When I’m Dead
16. Keep The Faith
17. Bad Medicine

Encore:
18. Runaway
19. Have A Nice Day
20. Born to be my Baby
21. Livin' on a Prayer

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.

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

1. That’s What The Water Made Me
2. Who Says You Can’t Go Home
3. Raise Your Hands
4. You Give Love A Bad Name
5. Born To Be My Baby
6. We Don’t Run
7. It’s My Life
8. Because We Can
9. Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night - acoustic
10. What About Now
11. We Got It Goin’ On
12. In These Arms
13. Wanted Dead Or Alive
14. I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
15. Keep The Faith
16. Bad Medicine

Encore:
17. Runaway
18. Have A Nice Day
19. Livin’ On A Prayer

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?