{"id":5130,"date":"1988-08-14T11:00:37","date_gmt":"1988-08-14T18:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=5130"},"modified":"2026-02-23T18:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:06:03","slug":"meeting-across-the-river-jon-bon-jovi-and-bruce-springsteen-you-give-love-a-bad-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1988\/08\/14\/meeting-across-the-river-jon-bon-jovi-and-bruce-springsteen-you-give-love-a-bad-name\/","title":{"rendered":"You Give Love a Bad Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On January 31, 1998, Bruce joined Jon Bon Jovi on stage at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank at a benefit concert for the memorial fund of a slain local police officer.<\/p>\n<p>Together they played a one-time-only rendition of Bon Jovi&#8217;s first number one hit, &#8220;You Give Love a Bad Name,&#8221; with Bruce taking lead vocals on the second verse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Kh1qeu3bNM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>And just because we all need to be reminded from time to time that rock stars used to look like this, here&#8217;s the original 1986 #1 hit single from <em>Slippery When Wet.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KrZHPOeOxQQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>You Give Love a Bad Name<br \/>\nFirst performed:<\/strong> January 31, 1998 (Red Bank, NJ)<br \/>\n<strong>Last performed:<\/strong> January 31, 1998 (Red Bank, NJ)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 October 9, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One time only: Bruce and Jon Bon Jovi team up at a benefit show to cover Bon Jovi&#8217;s first number one 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