Jersey Strong
"The king of the great state of New Jersey," in the words of Jon Bon Jovi, joined the band for "Who Says You Can't Go Home" and "The Promised Land"
Near the very end of Bon Jovi‘s final show of their nine-night residency at Madison Square Garden on July 26, Jon Bon Jovi told the crowd he was going to welcome a special guest to the stage. “For 50 years he has been a beacon of light and truth,” he said. “Will you please welcome my friend, my brother, and the poet laureate or our series of rock & roll. Ladies and gentlemen, the one and only Bruce Springsteen. The king of the great state of New Jersey.”
As the crowd erupted, the band kicked into “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” from Bon Jovi’s 2005 LP Have a Nice Day, with Bruce and Jon trading vocals. They followed it up with Springsteen’s 1978 classic “The Promised Land,” before the two titans of New Jersey locked arms, raised their guitars, and came together for a group bow.
Last month, Jon Bon Jovi appeared at Springsteen’s Music America: The Songs That Shaped Us concert series at Monmouth University. Bon Jovi played “Johnny G. Goode,” and then later appeared alongside Springsteen for “Raise Your Hand” and “I Don’t Want to Go Home.”
