Videos from Munich

Before Bon Jovi hits the stage in Norway, I want to post some videos from their June 12 show in Munich, Germany. The first 10 songs of the concert were streamed live so if you want to watch or rewatch that webcast you'll find it at this link.

Lay Your Hands on Me

Lay Your Hands was kind of Richie's song before he went to rehab, but I prefer Jon's voice on this one (I want Richie singing Homebound Train or something with a little more blues). Great to see the Sambora "sex faces" in action again though. ;)

I'll Be There For You

Jon and Richie sharing the circle platform again, after Jon unofficially dedicated this song to Richie during last month's shows. Additional lyrics from 5:55 (Corrections welcome):

And I'll be there for you
If you want me
I'll... be there... for you
If you need me
C'mon ask me
Oh, I'll be there for you
Just call my name
In the pouring rain
In the morning I'll come home
Just to be in your arms again
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah, I'll be there for you

Bells of Freedom (acoustic)

They pulled this out at the previous show in Dresden, but who knows if/when they'll play it again?

Always

It's always a joy to see this in the set. I still remember when it made its long awaited return in Des Moines on the Lost Highway Tour. Since then, it's probably been played often enough to no longer be considered a true rarity... but as their biggest hit ever, Always should be a staple song anyway.

Dry County

I've heard some fans refer to sets with Dry County, Always, Bed of Roses, These Days, etc as complete vanilla because they're no longer rare. I find that interesting. I mean, I love set list variation too, but that doesn't mean I want Bon Jovi to stop playing great songs. Anyway, I have a lot of favourite songs and it depends on my mood but Dry County is what I keep going back to if I'm forced to pick just one.

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Videos from Dresden: Bounce, Bells, Undivided, Something to Believe In

Bon Jovi pulled out a few shocks on June 10 when they played in Dresden, Germany. Here's the proof...

Bounce

If you'd taken a straw poll before the concert to see what people thought the opening number might be, I doubt Bounce would have featured high on the list. I'm not usually a huge fan of this song but I found myself singing along just now. ;)

Bells of Freedom

"Something we haven't done in 5, 6, 7 years or so." Um, Have a Nice Day came out less than six years ago, Jon. :P But I quite like Bells (even though it's quite derivative) and I like this acoustic version. Personally I'd take the 2004 pre-release version over the final album release, but I know Jon hates the original version.

Undivided

Two Bounce songs?! Is Jon feeling okay? :P I'm among the fans who were a little surprised that they pulled this song out in Dresden rather than one of the US dates. But while I think the equally surprising Randers 2008 performance was better, I'm happy they played this... Bounce isn't my favourite album but I still don't understand why it was the only album not to be represented on ANY version of the Greatest Hits/Ultimate Collection.

Something to Believe In

I've said a few times that this is one of my favourite songs so I won't bother going on and on again.

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