What ELSE Makes "Livin' On A Prayer" So Good? Musical Form: What It Is And Why It Gets You Hooked

Kevin shares how Bon Jovi uses musical form to get you hooked on "Livin' On A Prayer". In this breakdown, you'll see how this song was made to continually boost the energy and keep your attention by cleverly setting up expectations and playing against those expectations.
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Check out Rick Beato's video on this song:
Rick Beato - What Makes This Song Great? Ep.111 BON JOVI "Livin' On A Prayer"
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[@JCAST1000]

As a fellow Jersey boy myself...(Bound Brook NJ)... Thank you sir for doing the breakdown of this song. This was Awesome!!🤘🏽

[@KevinOShaughnessyGuitar]

Thank you! It was my pleasure. I could talk about this song for DAYS! There's so much cool stuff going on. A lot of their songs are like that too. One of my all time favorite bands. Thanks for watching!

[@tiawalling1780]

Undoubtedly one of the best song ever 🔥🔥🫡

[@tankista5885]

Great video, I'd say even underrated