Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
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"Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" is a single by American Rock band Bon Jovi
. It is taken from their greatest hits album Cross Road
and reached #7 in the UK Top 40
.
The song's pre-chorus and chorus refer to life, luck and survival, looking forward to when times are better (the eponymous Saturday Night).
the song had been played in a version closer to the original studio recording, but for The Circle Tour
, it's played in a slower acoustic style.
Most notably it featured two more live songs recorded December 6, 1994 in St. Denis Theatre, Montreal, Canada.
Aside from that Desmond Child is given writing credits on "Someday I'll be Saturday Night".
And finally on at least one printing line of the single the title track was accidentally replaced with a live version of the same song.
" and the box set 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong.
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
. It is taken from their greatest hits album Cross Road
Cross Road
Cross Road is a greatest hits compilation released by the American band Bon Jovi in 1994. The album contains hits from between Bon Jovi and Keep The Faith and two new tracks: the hit singles "Always" and "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night", as well as a new, updated rendition of "Livin' on a Prayer"...
and reached #7 in the UK Top 40
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
Lyrical content
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night is about optimism in the face of adversity. The song's first verse introduces the characters Jim who struggles to find employment and is forced to sleep in his car, and Billie-Jean who was abused by her foster father and has turned to prostitution at the age of sixteen (remarking that the street-life ain't much better but at least I'm getting paid), mourning the loss of her childhood.The song's pre-chorus and chorus refer to life, luck and survival, looking forward to when times are better (the eponymous Saturday Night).
Live performances
The song is considered to be a fan favourite and a popular example of Bon Jovi's upbeat anthemic choruses taking on deeper meaning during the 1990s. It is often performed live and has been refined in several different versions over the years. For example there is a 1995 recording from Melbourne on the band's One Wild Night Live 1985–2001 live CD, where Jon Bon Jovi sings the intro slowly, encouraging the crowd to join in before the band come in and return the song to tempo. This version also features an extended interlude. On the Lost Highway TourLost Highway Tour
The Lost Highway Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American rock band Bon Jovi, that took place from October 2007 to July 2008 in support of their tenth studio album Lost Highway...
the song had been played in a version closer to the original studio recording, but for The Circle Tour
The Circle Tour
The Circle Tour is a worldwide concert tour by American rock band Bon Jovi. The arena leg of the tour has finished and the stadium run has begun, starting off in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and then heading to East Rutherford, New Jersey for the grand opening of New Meadowlands Stadium...
, it's played in a slower acoustic style.
Track list
- "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) - 4:39
- "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) - 4:29
German CD Single
There are some things that make the German version of the CD Single quite remarkable:Most notably it featured two more live songs recorded December 6, 1994 in St. Denis Theatre, Montreal, Canada.
Aside from that Desmond Child is given writing credits on "Someday I'll be Saturday Night".
And finally on at least one printing line of the single the title track was accidentally replaced with a live version of the same song.
- "Someday I'll be Saturday Night" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child) - 4:38 [Running time of the live version is 4:45]
- "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) - 4:27
- "With a Little Help from My Friends" 'Live' (Lennon/McCartney) - 6-14
- "Always" 'Live' (Jon Bon Jovi) - 5-52
B-Side
The song "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" is featured in the movie The Cowboy Way. Although Bon Jovi also released a music video to the song it was never released as a single. Aside from the "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" single it can also be found on the Special Edition Bonus CD of the compilation "Cross RoadCross Road
Cross Road is a greatest hits compilation released by the American band Bon Jovi in 1994. The album contains hits from between Bon Jovi and Keep The Faith and two new tracks: the hit singles "Always" and "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night", as well as a new, updated rendition of "Livin' on a Prayer"...
" and the box set 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong.