Richie is the sole reason for Bon Jovi world acclaim.

Originally Posted by KeepTheFaith2211

I've never understood the love for 'Edge Of A Broken Heart'. It's never done anything for me.

Originally Posted by bounce442

I feel the same way... kind of. It's a great b-side. There are a couple of songs on Slippery I'd probably trade it for, but I don't think it is some long lost jewel that was destined to be a timeless classic if only it had been released as a single. I can't think of a song on Slippery that sounds more dated than EOABH. It had a pretty awesome bridge, but everything else is just somewhere between okay and good.

Originally Posted by Iceman

One of the best songs ever by Bon Jovi. It's better than anything the band's released since 1992.

Ice

Originally Posted by DevilsSon

"Bon Jovi have never been more than your average cock-rock band with an excellent guitarist"

Originally Posted by semigoodlookin

Wow, where is that quote from? It´s amazing in how much nonsense it is. Mostly because many average cock rock bands had excellent guitarists.

Originally Posted by Iceman

One of the best songs ever by Bon Jovi. It's better than anything the band's released since 1992.

Ice

Originally Posted by Rdkopper

Hands Down! Especially if you grew up during that time.

The song did get some airplay on local stations here in Jersey. Radio had a little more freedom back then.

Quick Story:
In 1987 when I was a 13 / 14 year old kid, being a die-hard was a lot more different then it is today. We'll first of all, I wasn't a real die-hard until Bon Jovi continued to prove themselves with a few hit albums so in 1987 I was just a fan but we didn't have the internet or DVRs. The only way to find out info was by continuing to watch MTV, going to book stores and reading metal edge magazines, or searching through music store and talking to others..... Being that young age, I didn't have access to a car and because I was "just a fan", it took me a while to figure this one out.

When I used to hear it on the radio, I thought the song was just so good and it never even crossed my mind that it was given away to a soundtrack




My obsession started like this...I was on the bus, on my way home from school while the song was being played on the radio. As soon as I got home, I immediately threw in my Slippery tape. As I fast forwarded through each song, I had to keep singing it in my head over and over. After going through both sides of the tape three times each, I finally accepted that it wasn't on Slippery. I then did the same exercise with the first 2 albums. When I came to the acceptance that it wasn't on any of my tapes, the real obsession began. It's not like I had access to Google. I couldn't even get to a record store to sing the song to one of the workers (that's what we had to do back then). I had to wait until me and my friends went to the mall, visited one of the record stores within, and then actually remember to ask someone about it. We'll it took another 6 months at this point because I either forgot, the guys in the store didn't know, etc.... Once I did figure it out, record stores didn't carry it. The soundtrack came and went by this point and it obviously wasn't a big seller so they no longer stocked it.

Another thing we used to do is wait for a song to be played on the radio and then record it but Edge wasn't in heavy rotation so I had no idea when it would be played next. Plus, you would always get the DJ before and after or end up missing the beginning by the time you realized what the song was and hit record.

Anyway, the long and short of it was... I finally got it at some independent music store a year later from the start of my obsession. It cost me like 20 bucks which was a lot for a 15 year old kid in 1987 /88.

Let me tell you, I played the hell out of that song. And to this very day, it's probably still my go to Bon Jovi song when I'm in the mood for some classic Bon Jovi. This usually kicks it all off for me.

Levon had a similar story but due to the above, I learned quick that it wasn't on Blaze.