So, Gina was a real person then afterall eh? Do I not remember JBJ not saying it was someone he knew, but they had 'changed their names to protect their innocence'' or some crap? He says something like that on the MTV awards show acoustic performance.
But yeah, even if Desmond had more or less the core of the song when he brought it to JBJ and RS, safe to say it wouldn't have been a hit without (Jon)/Richie's input. The talkbox and bassline add so much to the song, and whilst its still a great tune played stripped back on the piano as Desmond's demo probably was, it's the stadium filling chorus that really kills it!
Andi
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Don't look up on your movie screens
In record stores or magazines
Close your eyes and you will see
That you are all you really need
JBJ - I believe
"Sambora's face is a mask of joyous disbelief, as if previously unaware of his ability to play the instrument at all. Reaching the last fistful of notes, he does a fair impression of a man who is actually ejaculating into his jet black flares."
. . . Ben Mitchell, Q Magazine
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