Bon Jovi - Runaway & Heart Of America (Live Farm Aid 1985)

[@privateperson-ajmillinois1429]

I was a local volunteer working the show that day and spoke to Jon just before they went out. He was nervous, thinking that the crowd wouldn't respond to this glam rock group. I told him, "They'll love you!" having no idea if that was true, having never heard of Bon Jovi at the time. And they did, and as they say, the rest is history. That audience might very well be one of the most appreciative and generous audiences of all time.

[@lauraleestephenson1301]

I was there on the front row that day and Jon was amazing. Bon Jovi and Foreigner were two of the reasons I drove so far for this concert!

[@deniseschwartz6569]

I was there and Bon Jovi is the strongest memory of all the bands that played that day!

[@MaySecond07]

I was there. I said, " A Star is Born"

[@sixsentsoldiers]

Oh for a time machine. You damn right I'd go back to 1985. 84 to be exact.

[@AlexAlexon3897]

What a great video this is, thank you! Alec John Such gets more camera than usual, and he could play. The whole band sound as if they were already huge.

[@susyleona4538]

JON mí vida!! Tenía la voz destrozada!!! Lo suplió con carisma, gran frontmam!!

[@Nick68S]

Great stuff. Found their original LPs (33 ⅓) in local library and spent ages telling schoolmates they were good before "Slippery When Wet" was released.

[@chonadomingo6302]

wow!!! the best..now your legend Jon,...still avid fan of yours... salute...bonjovi..best band.👍👍🙌🙌🙌💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@convid1941]

As a front man Jon really was untouchable.

[@elenarodriguezmartinez1149]

Nunca olvidaré esta actuación,la primera vez que vi a Jon, me enamore de él,la espontaniedad su frescura, me encantó,supe que llegaria a lo mas alto, que no parararia hasta lograrlo, y tenia el mejor teclista,David, al mejor baterista Tico,al bajista Alec ,y a un guitarrista, y llegó el tiempo demostró todo lo que valia Como persona y musico Jon Bon Jovi 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@ajaxforever5473]

On the brink of making it BIG

[@MarceloSilva-bs7nu]

Alec John great tone of bass and backing vocals!!!! Alec please back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@adriansanchez123]

Excelente ejecución chaval de los tiempos maravillosos de la banda

[@carolinahernandezdezabalo8498]

Formidable runaway en un gran medley, fabulosos Bon Jovi, forever Bon Jovi!!!

[@markobeljo367]

Fabilous!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@connormurphy7684]

Guitar solo wrote and played by Tim Pierce on Runaway!💯

[@victorhugozelayalopez8755]

Que bien se escucha.

[@ginterka381996]

I think Jon was ill .Poor Jon and his voice...I miss Alec and Richie.

[@EnoX_YTVR]

Fun Fact: In early 1980s he used his mic stand color for black. Later on 1986 he painted that on white

[@francegallsonglove3829]

Jon love

[@TheKrensada]

My dad is out there in that croud somewhere holding a big beach ball.

[@TANDY9091]

i was there. i forgot about BON JOVI and a few others being there.i have a t shirt but its falling apart.anyone know how i can preserve it?

[@ezymk69]

TANDY9091 Maybe a shadow box?

[@briannotafan3368]

whare the hell is the wind coming from

[@a.b.317]

Wow cracking voice and pitchy all over the place. A harbinger Of things to come. Years of abusing his voice with bad vocal techniques and not doing proper warm ups really destroyed his voice

[@EnoX_YTVR]

This moment he was ill

[@ginterka381996]

8:57 Hahaha Alec xD

[@中山美枝-v8z]

今度この曲聞きながらぱちんこ乃木坂46打ちに行くよ⊂((・▽・))⊃＼(^o^)／！

[@tonyoliver2334]

Richie saves another Bon jovi performance with his guitar lol

[@VdamMusic]

He messed up the solo tho :P

[@auxmike]

Horrible mix ruined a historic moment!:(

[@arielmazor4110]

Wait was bon jovi in the actual live aid? With queen and everyone else????

[@lauraleestephenson1301]

Farm Aid, not Live Aid

[@angryagain3801]

Is "Heart of America" a cover song or some song they wrote just for this event and never recorded it?

[@oracleofcourage]

It's a song they wrote for this show only and never recorded conventionally. At least, we don't know if they ever recorded it conventionally, they could have but never released it

[@timcarlton5704]

sweet, were on the right, had to stop with the smoke signal by then,,,,, put the cover away, and rock,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@Sharon-kj8vo]

Not bon jovi. ," class ",