What should be the standard 10?

Aloha !

I think so too. The thing is, no matter how strongly you dislike Who Says You Can't Go Home; it should be a staple in the set when it comes to North American setlists. It was one of their 2 big hits of the last decade, so yeah, it should be there.

America:
1. You Give Love A Bad Name
2. Livin' On A Prayer
3. Wanted Dead Or Alive
4. Bad Medicine
5. Born To Be My Baby
6. Lay Your Hands On Me
7. The big ballad of the eighties (I'll Be There For You or Living In Sin)
8. The big ballad of the nineties (Bed Of Roses / Always)
9. It's My Life
10. Who Says You Can't Go Home

I know this is not what many American fans want, but those are the 10 biggest songs for Bon Jovi in America. Compared that to Europe;

Europe:
1. You Give Love A Bad Name
2. Livin' On A Prayer
3. Wanted Dead Or Alive
4. Bad Medicine
5. Keep The Faith
6. In These Arms
7. A big ballad of the nineties (Always / Bed Of Roses / This Ain't A Love Song)
8. A single from the These Days record
9. It's My Life
10. Have A Nice Day

Looking at it chartwise and popularity wise these were the most popular Bon Jovi songs in Europe. I know there is no ballad listed from the eighties but this is because Bon Jovi's I'll Be There For You simply never really was that big of a hit in Europe compared to America. Living In Sin barely charted anywhere while This Ain't A Love Song was pretty huge over here. And there just should at least be 1 single played from the These Days record, they released 5 of them and pretty much every one of them was thát big hit of the album somewhere in Europe.

I'm not too familiar with other markets (never really checked the Japanese charts) but it's obvious that what should be a staple in America should never be a staple in Europe, Who Says You Can't Go Home being the perfect example for that. So I'm not picking my own favourites, but this is what I think the list of what would go down best on the average joe.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

1. Livin' On A Prayer
2. Wanted Dead Or Alive
3. It's My Life
4. You Give Love A Bad Name
5. Always
6. Bad Medicine
7. Who Says You Can't Go Home
8. I'll Be There For You
9. Born To Be My Baby
10. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night (the original version)

I'm not a big fan of It's My Life or Bad Name, but it would be a crime not to play these songs from casual fans' perspective.

Prayer
Bad Name
Wanted
Love's The Only Rule
It's My Life
Have A Nice Day
Born To Be My Baby
Blood On Blood
Saturday Night (Original Version)
Keep The Faith

I think that there's no need for a ballad every night, so these songs are the ones who should be always present in my point of view.

1) Prayer
2) It's my life
3) Bad Name
4) Always
5) In these arms
6) Blaze of glory
7) Wanted
Who says(only because I know it's not going anywhere)
9) Keep the Faith
10) Bed of Roses/I'll be there for you

I left it out of my list, but yes. Get it back, man.

[QUOTE=Supersonic;974821]Aloha !



I think so too. The thing is, no matter how strongly you dislike Who Says You Can't Go Home; it should be a staple in the set when it comes to North American setlists. It was one of their 2 big hits of the last decade, so yeah, it should be there.

You're right it was a big hit! However, in canada well in my province anyway, it was a big hit because of Jennifer Nettles! When I brought my girlfriend to her 1st bon jovi concert and while they were playing this she said it wasn't the same and didn't care for it without her singing. Im guessing a lot of people feel that way especially the country fans. So there you have it Jon, you don't have to perform this every single night!

I'd say...

Play 4 songs of the first two albums each night (preferably mixing them up so that most of the songs are played)

Play Prayer, Wanted and add 2 less played songs from Slippery (Let it rock, wild in the streets, ...?) Drop YGLABN (that would be a bald move)

Play 4 jersey songs (but dare to drop OR BTBMB OR Bad Medicine - maybe alternate between them) Play 1 real surprise (homebound train is really good actually)

Play KTF every night & add 3 other KTF songs and why not throw I believe in sometimes. Mix ITA up with ISWID every other night

TD (play 2 songs out of that album) (and not only HG & TD)

Crush (ok to play IML every night) but why not surprise us from time to time with Next 100 years or say it isn't so?

Bounce: take out 1 song each night but not only bounce. Why not 'The distance', 'Undivided' or 'Right side of wrong'

Have a nice day: title song or last man standing or surprise us with 'I wanne be loved'

LH: I really like the album but max 2 songs a night

The circle: Play more of this album ... 7 or 8 songs each night should be a minium.


Alright, looking at this we'll get over 30 songs... damn, i'm affraid this ain't realistic.
Well, anyway... it was fun writing it.


See you all in europe
Elvistico

TEMPTATION
LETS MAKE IT BABY
WELCOME TO THE GOOD TIMES
HEY GOD
ITS HARD
AINT NO CURE FOR LOVE
KEEP THE FAITH (/SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL)
MY GUITAR BLEEDING
LOVE FOR SALE
HOMEBOUND TRAIN
ONLY IN MY DREAMS (TICO)
LETS MAKE IT BABY
SOMETHING TOO BELIVE IN
SATURDAY NIGHT
WHOLE LOT OF LEAVING (RICHIE)
FEAR
PRAYER 94

Is that to much to ask for?

Yes


.........

No, Im sure they're up for it!