When the new single of your favourite band premieres one day early most people just give their opinion in a Facebook post. But not me. I had to go and write a blogpost about the unexpected turn my morning took. So read ahead for a little sneak-peak inside my little fangirl mind.
It's Thursday morning just before noon. I'm sitting on the couch scrolling through Facebook, ignoring the fact that I have to be at work in 30 minutes for one last day before my holiday to Brighton. And then I see it. A post from one of my Bon Jovi friends to let everyone know that BBC Radio 2 is premiering the new Bon Jovi single one day early, just after 11 local time. I look at the clock again and realise that could be any minute now.
I'm confused, thinking I'm not ready yet. I was fully preparing myself for it to be tomorrow and still satisfied with the clip we got of Jon in the shower earlier that morning. A new single after so long is always a big deal. The start of a new era. The sound of a new era. What were they doing dropping it on us just like that? Before I know it I have the stream up and running and I'm listening to a DJ who mentions that they will be playing it in a couple of minutes. I look at the clock, I have 15 minutes tops before I really have to go and I don't think I will make it. I've been here before, I know how they do it, them radio DJ's. A couple of minutes could easily mean 30 or more.
After ten minutes I quickly get up to put my shoes on and my plate in the sink. Five minutes later I am in the car with my headphones in, wondering if this really is where I should be in life at 25 years old. I arrive at work with my headphones still in, knowing now that the new Richard Ashcroft single is pretty awesome but still no sign of the new Bon Jovi single.
I sit down at my desk, headphones still in, knowing I have to take them out any moment now to replace them with my headphones I use at work. In one last desperate comment on a Facebook post I ask my friends to notify me when it's on and they do. Just as I am wrapping up my first call of the day. I don't think twice, grab my phone and dive into the toilet. Not a very responsible decision but if this blog will prove one thing it's that I'll probably never change
The next moment I lock the door behind me and put my headphones in to be greeted by the new song. I need a moment to let it sink in and then I just let it happen. I sit down and listen to it, try not to get too carried away and form an opinion that is not just fueled by my subjective enthusiasm because IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS AND THEY'RE BACK.
In all honesty though, I love the song. It's the sound you could expect from them in 2016 but better. I love the guitar solo and I love the way Jon's voice sounds. I think it's going to work great live and even though it's a bit cheesy I really like the message too. It's seems fitting after all we've been through during the BWC times. It won't be the new It's My Life but it's also definitely no Work For The Working Man and I guess that means we're on to something here. I only heard it once and I can't wait to hear it again but so far I'm happy and right now I'm just sitting here with the 'I'm coming home' line still going round my head feeling like that is a reference I am going to be making a lot in the next couple of months. The boys are back and I'm coming home.
Love, Anjelica
"The next moment I lock the door behind me and putc my headphones in to be greeted by the new song. I need a moment to let it sink in and then I just let it happen. I sit down and listen to it, try not to get too carried away and form an opinion that is not just fueled by my subjective enthusiasm because IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS AND THEY'RE BACK." ____ Just awesome.
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