Music Analysis
Jon Bon Jovi was born March 2, 1962, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to Carol and John Bongiovi. In his early teen years, he idolized Bruce Springsteen, he knew then he wanted to become a Rockstar artist. Jon first recorded his first single Runaway which was released in 1980, which he realized that he wanted to get successful in becoming an artist. In 2017, he was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for releasing sold records of a total of 130 million.
Music Element
Interval
In the song Bed of Roses, right when the music starts there is a Small Interverval in the background of the song. There is a three decent octave (small step) and it is repeated throughout the verses. The repeat sounds like a piano that is played, then break off while singing the chorus, then continues again in the second verse. While singing the chorus, there is also a homophonic singer in the background singer that is a note higher than what Bon Jovi is singing. One thing the song brought my attention was the small interval at the beginning of the song, and the octave singing during the chorus.
Form
The form in Bed of Roses the song start has a single electric guitar instrumental before the song started, and it is a binary song since there is a bridge and a "C Section" after the second verse of the song. After singing the Bridge of the song, there is another single instrumental section playing before continuing the song again, which makes the song interesting to listen to.
Third Section-- Bridge or C Section
After singing all the verse of the song of Bed of Roses, Bon Jovi adds in a Bridge and a "C Section" after singing the second verse. After singing the "C Section" Bon Jovi sings the chorus two times before the outro. Most songs that are by Bon Jovi, I noticed on some of his songs he adds in the bridge and a third section before ending the songs like Thank you for Loving Me.
Sources:
Wilkening, Matthew. “Jon Bon Jovi Year by Year: 1984-2020 Photos.” Ultimate Classic Rock, Ultimate Classic Rock, 5 Feb. 2020, ultimateclassicrock.com/bon-jovi-photos-yearly/.
Editors, Biography.com. “Jon Bon Jovi.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 20 May 2020, https://www.biography.com/musician/jon-bon-jovi
I love Bon Jovi too. I really loved your use of visual images in your post, it made it really nice to look at. I also haven't seen another blog that had a very in depth background on the artist. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHi Darline. Overall, I agree with your analysis of this song. There is definitely a small interval that is repeated. Thank you for the background of the artist as well! Bon Jovi is quite talented. One thing I noticed and would like to add to your discussion is the dynamics of "Bed of Roses." There is a large range of loud and soft that really highlights the emotion in this song. Thank you for analyzing this interesting song!
ReplyDeleteBon Jovi had such great hits -- that's wonderful that I was entered into the Hall of Fame! I always loved the lyrics to this song, I think they're more complex and closer to poetry than a lot of "pop" love songs seem to get. Absolutely, wonderful use of dynamics, as Hannah mentioned.
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