My guitar lies bleeding in my arms
 

I have this song since 1995, and sometimes as the last week, I listen to that song one time, two times, three times...It´s a great song with a great lyric.
What do u think about it?

Re: My guitar lies bleeding in my arms
 

I totally agree with you. It's a masterpiece.

I agree. Good good song. Excellent lyrics, vocals, guitar work, everything.

my favorite song on the These Days album

i think its fantastic live

i totally agree with you about it...its the greatest song on these days, and the live performance rocks!

=arash=

Anybody have a live version?

no live version surfacing ton a single. from TD, two other songs were played (at least!) but never surfaced : lie to me and damned. it would be great to have these songs more than the tenth live version of YGLABN or LOAP on a single

yeah....i got a live version from i think Yokohama

There is a live version on the 3rd Fields of Fire disk uploaded now on file sharing. It is live in Yokohama 1996.

Kathleen

quite a few

i want one on video though showing the blood dripping from the guitar.... is it on any audience vids?

is that a joke....or do they really do that?¿?¿

All of a sudden I have an urge to see it on video.

the best track on these days!

Yeah one of the best and most underrated Bon Jovi songs. A good example of the awesome musicianship the These Days album boasts!

It's stunning. This song is one of their gutsiest songs. The most emotional performance they've ever given.

no they do it - definitely

rather; they DID it...!

I could probably upload videos of it at some point but where will store up to 100 meg + ??

yeah
 

Its a very good song, it starts slow and tender and then rips into a great rock song! genius

cool....i never knew they did that in concerts when they used to play it

These Days is about the only album I would NOT tamper with if I were given the job of mixing the album, it's just all there, it's great! :D

i also wouldn't tamper with new jersey but yes...

Perhaps, but I still think this is even more solid than Jersey, which is an excellent album too. :wink:

i love these days but still think a couple of songs were perhaps a little out of place... but i have very few criticisms of that album

I don't like that song. It bores me to tears really. Not the highlight in These Days for me (that would be the title track).

It's one of my favorites from These Days. The lyrics and vocals are awesome.

Becky

It's my favorite song off 'These Days', very dark but very moving as well.

yeah I'm diggin up this thread to ask if someones knows if there's any reason why they don't perform this song live anymore since 1996, excluding the reason of the high vocals at the end.
Jon or Richie doesn't like this song?

Probably too dark for Jon's taste and his idea that people only want to hear optimistic stuff from the band. That's why he wouldn't play KTF during the Christmas season on the last tour...


Ponrauil

its a good song, i think it honors the name to "WHile my guitar gently weeps" by Master Harrison, of course i like it , but i dont listen to it that much

Eh? How are these two songs even related? Long title with the word "guitar" in it?


Ponrauil

It was considered to be the 6th (!) single off "These Days". I have an interview where Richie said it was his favourite from the album (while Jon's was the title track). But then the band went onto its break, and it wasn't released.

It's one of the greatest tracks from the greatest album of the greatest band. Such a masterpiece! And real musicianship instead of Tico playing a constant rhythm with some chords and some "hey hey"s on top.

Because it's a masterpiece, and one of the very best songs they have ever written. So In Bon Jovi Land it makes sense for them not to perform it, right?

They're silly.

I read somewhere that Damned was meant to be the next single but the recording company denied it for whatever reason.
I'm really not sure about this.

Back to My guitar - as Jade said, it's too good song for Bon Jovi to play it live. And difficult as well.

damn i hate it, Damned its a masterpiece

Aloha !

Not true. Initially Hearts Breaking Even was supposed to be the 6th single but Richie wanted My Guitar to be released. However, there was nothing to promote anymore, the album had run it's course and the tour was done. They wouldn't be recording anything anytime soon so they saw no point in releasing a 6th single as they didn't need anything to fill the gap between These Days and an upcoming album.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Well I said, I wasn't sure. I read it with connection to not releasing Midnight In Chelsea somewhere (maybe US??) I really don't remember where I read it and who actually wrote it. Some bullshit probably....

"Hearts Breaking Even"? A song they never played live? Seems unfitting for the 'glory days'. Glad it wasn't released. And I doubt "My Guitar" would have done well as a single. It's an album song for me, releasing it as asingle would be like throwing pearls to the swine.

Yeah, i remembered listening "Hearts Breaking Even" on radios here in southamerica. I thought it was gonna be the next single.

Aloha !

Before These Days was released they issued a 6 track CD sampler:

1. This Ain't A Love Song (Album Version)
2. Something For The Pain
3. These Days
4. Lie To Me
5. Hearts Breakin' Even
6. Hey God

After Hey God was released they asked the band if they were going to release anymore singles. Richie said he wanted My Guitar Lies Bleeding to be released but knew it was not going to happen.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan