You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi cover)

Offering penance

Chit-Chat Check-In #98 • Transcript

Hello, this is your Captain speaking. If you've been paying attention to the news, you may have seen that Jon Bon Jovi recently saved a woman’s life by talking her off a bridge.

That made me think about the times I’ve said negative things about Jon Bon Jovi’s music. As penance for those comments, I thought I should learn one of his songs and share it with you, just to fully endorse Jon Bon Jovi, the big-hearted, wonderful human being who does good things for the world. And to show my commitment to the belief that that’s way more important than whether I like his music or not.

OxO—Jeffy

Some arcane musical equipment. Theremin also pictured. Photo credit: Crystal Myers.

This Week in Wilco, Etc.

2016 / September 9: Schmilco is released on dBpm/Anti-.

2002 / September 10: Wilco appear on Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW in Santa Monica, CA, they are interviewed and play six songs, “Sunken Treasure,” “Less Than You Think,” “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart,” “War on War,” “I’m the Man Who Loves You” and “Reservations.”

1991 / September 14: Uncle Tupelo’s Still Feel Gone is released by Rockville Records.

2001 / September 15: Wilco plays the Abbey Pub in Chicago with the Minus 5 opening. Wilco’s 16-song set includes two songs with the Minus 5, “Modern World” and “Lies of the Living Dead,” plus a cover of Mott the Hoople’s “I Wish I Was Your Mother.”

You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi cover)