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Originally Posted by BJFan99
Yes, Jon lip synchs the high "Livin' on a prayer" before the solo each and every time the song is performed nowadays. He did so in 2001-06 already (at least on most occasions), but in '07-'13 he always sang it live, even when his voice wasn't at its freshest. He also went for it at the Jakarta '15 show, but failed miserably and - being the perfectionist we all know he is - probably got so frustrated that he couldn't handle the thought of himself sounding so bad in the ears of an audience night after night. Also, his lack of vocal confidence makes him afraid of even trying.
The most amazing thing about the whole situation is that in Pittsburgh last April, when Jon was suffering from bronchitis and had to cut the show short, the backing track wasn't used as Dave sang the song. However, Jon still decided to go for the part before the solo and somehow managed to sing it IN KEY for the first time since March/April 2013, without any pitch-correcting effect and while struggling with an inflammation in his lungs! Check it out yourself:
https://youtu.be/w8WvF7GN-r8?t=3m15s |
Are you sure that's not the backing track at work there? Sound utterly familiar...
Also, while watching the Cleveland '13 show, I thought it was the same backing track we always dub the MetLife one. So maybe it was already in place at the start of the tour (and probably only *not* used on several occasions)?