“Bed Of Roses” by Bon Jovi

"Bed of Roses" was the second single from Keep the Faith, Bon Jovi's fifth studio album, going out on Mercury and Jambco on January 11, 1993, and Jon Bon Jovi wrote it alone, holed up in a hotel room nursing a hangover, with the words tracking just how he felt at the time. It's a full-blown power ballad: long, drawn-out guitar from Richie Sambora, soft piano, and Jon reaching high for the emotion, with David Bryan on keyboards, Alec John Such on bass and Tico Torres on drums.

Bob Rock produced it and mixed it with Randy Staub, and the song went a long way toward showing a band growing up after its glam metal years. It went top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached 2 in Canada and 13 in the UK.

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