(clockwise top L to R: Jon Bon Jovi, Ankie Bagger,Bonnie Tyler, Belinda Carlisle)
What do these 80s rockers have in common besides totally 80s hair?
After posting the insane similarities between Bonnie Tyler’s “If You Were a Woman and I Was a Man” and Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name” (both from 1986!) a few folks added some others to the mix. Check these out with Swedish singer Ankie Bagger’s ” Where Were You Last Night” (1989) as well as Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth” (1987). Important to note is Bad Name and I Was a Man were actually both written by hit making machine Desmond Child.
The Carlisle song is definitely not as similar but here it is anyway:
More Bon Jovi on the site:
Bon Jovi vs. The Rasmus vs. The Decemberists vs. Tokio Hotel
Bon Jovi vs. The Beatles
Bon Jovi vs. Boys Like Girls vs. The Who
not as alike but im hearing a resemblance..
could just be me..
It’s not just you. It’s definitely there, particularly in the chorus. While this one sounds like Heaven is A Place on Earth, Love Walks In by Van Halen (released ’86 but recorded 1985-1986), which I’ve said about in reply to the first comment on this page.
“You Give Love a Bad Name” was originally written for Bonnie Tyler under the title “If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)” with different lyrics. Dissatisfied with its success in the US and the UK, Desmond Child re-wrote the song with Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora.
Source: Wikipedia, can’t believe no one’s pointed it out yet.
As for coincidental similarities, where the two songs were written by two different artists
Now You’re A Man – South Park
Jack Sparrow- Lonely Island
Wow. I just checked the Wikipedia page and dug into the source cited on Desmond Child. Here’s a clip to the interview where Desmond Child talks all about it: https://youtu.be/1MNGFa-rto0?t=130
Check out Kings & Queens by Ava Max (2020).
Another song that sounds like Ankie Bagger – Where Were You Last Night and the others is the song “Pökpåsen” by Ronny & Ragge.
It is very likely a spoof on the Ankie Bagger song tho.
Wow, yes that chorus is quite similar
So now we’ve got five, although three: …I Was a Man, …Bad Name and Kings & Queens were all apparently co-written by Desmond Child. They still belong, as when we hear a song on the radio, for instance, we don’t have access to the songwriting credits.