Inspiring Words

Inspiring Words by Bon Jovi Legendary rockstar John Francis Bongiovi Jr, better known as John Bon Jovi, once said “Success is falling nine times and getting up ten” this message is emphasized in his 2000 hit single It’s My Life. It’s My Life is off John Bon Jovi’s band’s, Bon Jovi’s, Crush album. “This song was Bon Jovi’s first release since 1995. John Bon Jovi released a solo album in 1997, but It’s My Life was the first release by the band in five years. It’s My Life was the first single from the album (SongFacts).” This song took the world by storm reaching number one in many countries, including Austria, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland (SongFacts). It’s My Life was so popular Bon Jovi played at the closing ceremony of the 2002 winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The song was also played at the beginning and end of the 2002 NFL season; Bon Jovi preformed it at the pregame festivities of the first game, and then again in the closing ceremony at the Super Bowl (SongFacts).
The line "Like Frankie Said, I did it my way" is a reference to Frank Sinatra, who sang "My Way." For Bongiovi it was Frank Sinatra who said to do it “my way” meaning “your way”, but for anybody listening to the song Frank turned into their mom or their friend or anyone who had said to do something “your way”. The line "For Tommy and Gina, who never backed down," is a reference to their 1986 hit "Livin' On A Prayer," which featured Tommy and Gina as young people trying to get by in tough times (SongFacts). To Bon Jovi “Tommy and Gina” is a reference to any person who gives it there all. Bongiovi says he wrote the song for all the people who said he couldn’t act and sing and do everything he wanted (Oprah). Bongiovi says after being cast in the movie u-571 people started saying that he couldn’t be an actor and a singer/song writer, and that is one of the bigger reasons he wrote the song