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Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi

Date: Apr 05 2010

Themes: Music, Pop Culture

Grammar: Third Conditional

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Back in his hair band days, Jon Bon Jovi was a teenage heartthrob. It’s pretty amazing that he’s still a heartthrob today, over twenty years after he started his band Bon Jovi. Of course, the average age of his fans has gone up a couple decades, too.

Bon Jovi has changed its sound significantly since the 80s. They now play softer, more mom-friendly music. Find out if Beren and Marni think the band can still rock.

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Marni

Marni

Beren

Beren

Marni:  So if you had told the ten-year-old me in 1986 that 20 years later Bon Jovi would still be this huge band, I never would have believed you. And yet, they’re huge!

Beren:  No, they are huge. They’re probably the biggest, you know, band of their genre, still around and still touring. Still putting out albums.

Marni:  Well, I think that’s kind of the fascinating thing about them. They’ve got their 11th studio album out now, it’s called The Circle, and I think they’ve really transformed themselves into a basic like easy listening kinda softer rock band.

Beren:  Yeah, really ballad-y. Safe for mom.

Marni:  Very safe.

Beren:  Almost adult contemporary but still rock.

Marni:  Yeah. They’ve got a very interesting niche, if you will. And it seems to work, people love ‘em.

Beren:  Yeah.

Marni:  “Livin’ on a Prayer,” classic karaoke song.

Beren:  It is a classic karaoke song. I actually saw Bon Jovi in concert with my best friend’s mom.

Marni:  Wow.

Beren:  Yeah, she took me to the show. Nobody else wanted to go.

Marni:  Yeah?

Beren:  It was incredible.

Marni:  Was it crazy mayhem? Girls like tearing off their shirts?

Beren:  Moms were tearing off their shirts.

Marni:  Nice.

Beren:  Like, 50-year-olds.

Marni:  Yeah.

 

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Marni was a fan of Bon Jovi in the ‘80s. She’s surprised that the band is still so popular. Beren agrees that Bon Jovi is still a big success. Their more recent music is softer and more accessible than the heavy rock they used to play. The band just released a new album called The Circle.

Beren recently went to a Bon Jovi concert with her friend’s mom. Most of the other people at the show were older than Beren. There were a lot of middle-aged women who looked like they could be moms, too. But these moms went crazy over Bon Jovi.

Are you a fan of Bon Jovi? Do you prefer their new music or their heavier songs from the ‘80s? Do you and your parents like the same type of music?

 

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jfk

Slovakia

you wonna make a memory is a wonderful song

08:06 PM Apr 05 2010 |

euden-d

Bhutan

Oh yes, I have heard and known that Jhon Bon Jovi is a rock singer but not more than this.

06:17 PM Apr 05 2010 |

Tesma

India

Sorry, I haven't heard about them <!-Session data->

03:30 PM Apr 05 2010 |

speakeasy

Brazil

Love Bon Jovi songs, I'm happy they are sdtill on the media and we can share their songs with students.

01:12 PM Apr 05 2010 |

afufu

China

Sorry,I've never heard about Bon Jovi.But from this lesson,I can tell that they must be legendary.

My parents like old  classical music,I like pop music.But there are some folk songs,we all like them.

11:59 AM Apr 05 2010 |

303Kevin

303Kevin

China

love Bon Jovi too,,,”you want yo make a memory” is one of my favorites of their songs

10:38 AM Apr 05 2010 |

Dhananjaya Sahoo

India

Nice

10:08 AM Apr 05 2010 |

aliali_june

Viet Nam

I am a fan of Bon Jovi.

 

09:45 AM Apr 05 2010 |

bjkali

bjkali

Turkey

ı love their sonds. dead or a live wowwwwww

09:19 AM Apr 05 2010 |

dique

dique

Switzerland

I love their sound. i love the huge variation they have, from hard rock to soft-rock and poppy ballads. i've been listening to'em for the most time of my life :D

09:05 AM Apr 05 2010 |

majusaka!

majusaka!

China

Bon jovi si a great band

05:09 AM Apr 05 2010 |

mossavi

mossavi

Afghanistan

good discussing.

04:40 AM Apr 05 2010 |

:Diana

:Diana

Ecuador

i love bon jovi!!

03:57 AM Apr 05 2010 |

:Diana

:Diana

Ecuador

i love bon jovi!!

03:57 AM Apr 05 2010 |

Dangerdude

Dangerdude

Syrian Arab Republic

Yeah they're great band but I like the old Bon Jovi, unlike my parents they like

easy listening music as Marni mentioned.

Their song 'It's my life' is unforggetable for sure.

 

03:52 AM Apr 05 2010 |

RubyEy

RubyEy

China

i love their songs. especially "It's my life"

02:56 AM Apr 05 2010 |

Juanita10

Juanita10

Colombia

 I prefer their hevier sons, anyway Bon Jovi is still an excellent band.

02:51 AM Apr 05 2010 |

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