New Bon Jovi Album4/25/2021
They chronicle pain, loss, fear and death from the coronavirus, police killings and mass shootings.And despite kicking off with a song insisting that life is Limitless, theres evidence aplenty on successive tracks that things feel pretty darn limited right now.
![]() Now Nagy and Foles dont see eye to eye about Foles using a wristband with play calls on it. But Foles has had tougher sledding facing top-5 defenses with a short-handed offensive line, for starters. Colin Kaepernick took a knee not against America, not against veterans he took a knee against injustice and police brutality. Early this spring, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer premiered Do What You Can, an uplifting ode to essential workers and American resilience amid the coronavirus pandemic. When he released a remix with Sugarlands Jennifer Nettles this summer, it was met with some animosity on social media, where people told him to put his mask on and shut up and keep that brainwashing. Hes bound to ruffle even more feathers come Friday when his band, Bon Jovi, releases its 15th studio album, 2020. The cheeky title is a double entendre for the election year and clear vision, with socially charged songs about mass shootings (Lower the Flag), police brutality (American Reckoning) and the Trump administration (Blood in the Water). But the singer isnt concerned about alienating longtime fans. I used this as a moment in my own journey to bear witness to history, he says. Im sure that people will criticize lyrics and I dont want to turn anyone off I just wanted to start a conversation. Do What You Can: Bon Jovi, Jennifer Nettles reunite 14 years later for COVID-inspired song Coronavirus closures: Jon Bon Jovi crashes virtual kindergarten class Bon Jovi, 58, recently sat down with USA TODAY for a socially distanced conversation outdoors in New York. Heres what he had to say about new music, politics and more: Question: Whats the first song you wrote for 2020 Jon Bon Jovi: Blood in the Water, and that was over two years ago. Thats the one song about the current administration, and two years down the road, the story still holds up today. I can tell you the references: Your shadow sold your secrets. Russian ties. A storm is coming. Stormy Daniels or impeachment or the election. Without taking sides, these are the facts and so I wrote it down. ![]() Q: Did you set out to make a socially conscious album Bon Jovi: No, no. Typically, Ill have one or two songs that are socially conscious, whether it was Keep the Faith (1992), Dry County (1992), or Runaway (1981). Social consciousness was something I was aware of but wasnt making a career of. And then as the writing process took root, (the album) took on a whole different kind of gravitas with the latter songs that were written: Lower the Flag, Let It Rain, American Reckoning and Do What You Can. Q: How soon after George Floyds death did you write American Reckoning, which details the eight long minutes an officers knee was on his neck Bon Jovi: Before the funeral. I watched Stephen Jackson (a former NBA player and Floyds longtime friend) talking on the Today show, and he said, In his last breaths, he was calling for his mom. And I welled up with tears because I thought, How could this happen to anyone The idea that a grown man is calling for his mom just moved me, it hurt me. Q: Brothers in Arms also references former NFL player Colin Kaepernick and national anthem protests against police brutality, with the lyric, Dont rewrite or define what it means to see a man take a knee. What did you hope to say there Bon Jovi: To be clear: I love this country. I was born when John Kennedy was president, and I was able to vote when Ronald Reagan was telling America, There should be two cars in the driveway and rah-rah.
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