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"Lay Your Hands on Me" is a song written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora and recorded by the American Rock band Bon Jovi . It was released in 1989 as the fourth Single from the band's 1988 album '' New Jersey ''. It peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming the band's fourth single from ''New Jersey'' to chart in the Top 10. SONG STRUCTURE The song runs 6 minutes, with a long intro focused on the drum beats of and the husky delivery of lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi . By Jon's own admission, this is one of the few Bon Jovi songs that was written from a guitar riff (Jon Bon Jovi's usual style is to begin writing a song with the title). It was written in the studio while they were recording the ''New Jersey'' album. VIDEO The video for this song was culled from performances at Pacific Northwest shows on The Jersey Syndicate Tour. It was also released to home video on ''New Jersey: The Videos'' and ''Cross Road: The Videos''. IN CONCERT For live performances through the 80s and 90s, Sambora would use a Double Neck Guitar with one neck tuned to Drop D and the other tuned to Standard Tuning . Examples of this can be seen in the official video clip, as well as in the '' Live From London '' DVD. During the 2000s he began using a single-necked guitar, as can be seen in '' The Crush Tour '' DVD. 'THIS LEFT FEELS RIGHT' VERSION "Lay Your Hands on Me" was re-recorded for 2003's '' This Left Feels Right '' album. The new version is in a laid-back acoustic style, featuring Sambora playing the Mandocello as the primary instrument. This version was performed at several concerts on the '' Have A Nice Day Tour '', but usually saw a sour reaction from fans. |
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