Bon Jovi Cover Guitarist Loses It

Ultimate Classic Rock reports that a guitar player in a Bon Jovi cover band decides he simply can't bare the thought of running through a mediocre cover of "You Give Love A Bad Name" for what could be for the hundredth time — so rather than fake it, he takes the most rock 'n' roll way out.

A YouTube clip — first discovered by the badass site Badass Digest — captures it all.

As the singer launches into that familiar "Shot through the heart / and you're to blame" intro, the guitarist decides he's had enough, smashes his instrument with his best "London Calling" over-the-shoulders swing, tosses the it to the side of the stage and ambles off.

Comments

[AnnihilationUK]

This is gold

[vennaco]

Ha, ha. That's class. Who could blame him! Drummer was none too happy. Why is Joey Belladonna singing in a Bon Jovi tribute band???

[rocknroll \m/]

That space while he's breaking his guitar and noone's talking..... and then the guy yells "ROCK N ROLL!!!"
LOL Epic

[mulletman619]

better than Bon Jovi

[Petey D]

NICE!

[BurningTurkey]

That's tighter than a baby's *******.

[Mark G]

Look closer, he broke a string on the guitar. Just a fit of anger because of his guitar string. I guess UG doesn't have any real news to report?

[Mark G]

well just saw the youtube channel, perhaps there is more going on. Either way, hardly newsworthy.

[JimBonJovi]

Someone shut that woman up...put her in a kitchen or something!

[BlitzkriegAir]

i remember someone posting this in the pit a while back. ****ing hilarious

[$hithappen$16]

that..was...AWESOME!!!!!

[parkSC6]

SO stoked for any guy that got dragged to that lame ass show by his girlfriend and then this happened. What an awesome turn of events! There's a good chance I would shit myself laughing!

[shwilly]

Usually when I see a dude wearing spandex and a feathered "Jennifer Batten" hairdo I just asume it's meant as a parody or something. But Bon Jovi, much like Duran Duran and Mötley Crüe, really seems to be one of those bands who's hardcore fanbase can't help but emit that good ol' "I'm stuck in the 80's" aroma :p

Anyone seen that clip where Triumph goes to a Bon Jovi gig in Jersey? Cracks me up every time

[Highelf04]

F***ing awesome
That has made my day

[Tarsplitter]

shwilly wrote:

Usually when I see a dude wearing spandex and a feathered "Jennifer Batten" hairdo I just asume it's meant as a parody or something. But Bon Jovi, much like Duran Duran and Mötley Crüe, really seems to be one of those bands who's hardcore fanbase can't help but emit that good ol' "I'm stuck in the 80's" aroma :p

Anyone seen that clip where Triumph goes to a Bon Jovi gig in Jersey? Cracks me up every time

Yeah, the boys actually invited Triumph to be there.

/Bon Jovi nerd.

[JimBonJovi]

shwilly wrote:

Usually when I see a dude wearing spandex and a feathered "Jennifer Batten" hairdo I just asume it's meant as a parody or something. But Bon Jovi, much like Duran Duran and Mötley Crüe, really seems to be one of those bands who's hardcore fanbase can't help but emit that good ol' "I'm stuck in the 80's" aroma :p

Anyone seen that clip where Triumph goes to a Bon Jovi gig in Jersey? Cracks me up every time

That was funny.

[DaniArrow]

XD

[cambo187]

Bwahhahahahahah!! The singer finishes the lyrics after the guitarist leaves!! Priceless!!

[cptcomet]

This was posted in the pit about a week ago. Not news at all.

[stndrdprcdre]

Can anybody make out what the guitar player says right before he smashes his guitar?

[grohl1987]

Slow news day huh?

[RichieJovie]

Well I had had enough....

[Spud Spudly]

That's years of musical and career frustration coming out right there.

[Woffelz]

You're an *******, Tim!!!

[NHECOS]

EPIC!!!

[Fender Dane.]

Who the hell is Tim, and why is he an *******?

[Eirien]

RichieJovie wrote:

Well I had had enough....

Brilliant! I was just wondering if this was you or not.

[thejester]

this is great, just great

[Gageycakes]

stndrdprcdre wrote:

Can anybody make out what the guitar player says right before he smashes his guitar?

I'm sure the guitarist says "yeah, screw this town/band I'm going home"

[HaistaPaska92]

Pretty ancient, I already saw this last week on The Pit

[Eirien]

Gageycakes wrote:

stndrdprcdre wrote:

Can anybody make out what the guitar player says right before he smashes his guitar?

I'm sure the guitarist says "yeah, screw this town/band I'm going home"

I'm pretty sure he says "Screw this band I'm going solo," but I can't make out what he says before that. Something 86...

[randymeeks81]

that was awesome. all 5 people in the front row looked so disappointed, and that one groupie chick (more than likely the lead singers girlfriend) screaming "you're an *******" is probably Courtney Loves best friend.

[avon69]

BurningTurkey wrote:

That's tighter than a baby's *****.

...i hope you never have kids...

[Root Beer]

I love how he smashes it, and then there's 10 seconds of shocked silence, and then the drummer throws his sticks at him.

[Root Beer]

In the words of Eric Cartman: "Screw you guys; I'm goin' home!"

[the_edge17]

Love...a...bad...name lol

[metalhead1054]

Forget Roid Rage, this is Rock Rage

[the_edge17]

Woman: You're an *******!

Guy: A mother-****ing *******!

[ACIbanez120]

wow...with that turn out i'm surprised a riot didn't break out

[scawti]

I bet when he visualized that moment in his head, it's looked a lot cooler...
I'd like to know how the singer figured the band was going to continue the song after the guy smashed his guitar?
Advice to kids, you can just walk off stage; wrecking your guitar - if you aren't Hendrix, Nirvana, etc - looks lame and hurts your wallet more than your band mates.

[slaveskinJACKET]

That Mother Fucker!

[neandramathal]

Gotta say it wasn't nearly as cool as I was expecting from the description .. still amusing though. Mostly for the delayed reaction of everyone else.

I doubt it was to do with "I don't want to play this song again", as he didn't have his guitar on and was saying something else before the singer/drummer interupted.

[Gravfest]

Dave Mustaine?

[E-dogg66]

Priceless "the Guitarist say's *#&* this band, Smashes his guitar walk's off, Then The Drummer Whips a Drum Stick at Him" LOL HAHA Love it

[Rebel_Onslaught]

why the **** would anyone wanna be in a bon jovi cover band?

[BigHeadClan]

kind of surprised the band didn't try changing it to a song they could play with one less guitar or just gave everyone in the band a short solo or something to that effect. Yeah no play it off like it never happened so the crowd isn't just pissed that someone had a temper tantrum regardless of how funny it is to see.

[shredibanez24]

JimBonJovi wrote:

Someone shut that woman up...put her in a kitchen or something!

She's so annoying when she's yelling... her voice just makes me mad haha! "YeeEEEeeRRRR a FUUUUuucccc*iiinn AAAAAsssHOolee d0000d!"

[slaveskinJACKET]

the_edge17 wrote:

Love...a...bad...name lol

What is there to down-vote about this?

That is probably the funniest part of the video.

[DeadRed]

he's mad that courtney love is on the front page of UG again...

[ca$h cow]

That's some "Bad Medicine" .... HA!

[NeutralLuke]

Epic lol

[Root Beer]

slaveskinJACKET wrote:

the_edge17 wrote:

Love...a...bad...name lol

What is there to down-vote about this?

That is probably the funniest part of the video.

I still like the part where the drummer throws his sticks at him the best.

[Rebel Scum]

I think the guy says 'I'm done with '86, screw this I'm going solo.'

Fuck I would hate to be in a Bon Jovi cover band.

[Hippykiller]

AAAAAhhhhahahahaha now that's classic rock!

[Chronologo]

HAHAHAHAHAHA this made my day

[jsync]

this is how its done!

best wishes for his solo career. how knows, maybe he will become a household name.

[Anarchojoe]

And they say rock and roll is dead.

[string_meister]

Am I the only one who thought the singer sounded like Paul Stanley?

[DString]

That was some great stuff there..He has brass ones for that move....LOL...he just gave love a bad name..LOL

[CrawlingHorror]

This is the world we live in now: cover band guitarists throwing asinine tantrums (hey, you don't like the band, leave!) getting worldwide publicity. He will no doubt be offered a reality series by MTV.

[toast565]

"he simply can't bare the thought"

*bear. Please, UG....

[Tango616]

What's even funnier than this, is his side "solo" stuff. SO bad haha.

[snaaake]

What the hell did he expect from joining a Bon Jovi tribute band?

[SmittyMan90]

Hahahahaha!!!!

[Bobbyz94]

haha funny

[MH400]

cptcomet wrote:

This was posted in the pit about a week ago. Not news at all.

Not news, but its funny as ****.

JimBonJovi wrote:

Someone shut that woman up...put her in a kitchen or something!

lol'd

HaistaPaska92 wrote:

Pretty ancient, I already saw this last week on The Pit

Who cares? A lot of us haven't. No one forced you to watch it again.

toast565 wrote:

"he simply can't bare the thought"

*bear. Please, UG....

Meh. The people that write the articles / upload / edit them are Russian. They do pretty well considering that English isn't their first language.

[PsiGuy60]

And the award for most hilarious video on an Ultimate-Guitar news article goes to...

[hahaokayman]

"Yeah screw this band I'm going solo...*smashes guitar*"

[WantsLesPaul]

THUMBS UP IF YOU DIDNT SEE THIS IN THE PIT!!!!!

[MH400]

WantsLesPaul wrote:

THUMBS UP IF YOU DIDNT SEE THIS IN THE PIT!!!!!

No. This isn't Youtube. Don't ask for thumbs up. Ever.

[dark_corpse]

Shut The Fuck Up and Your To Blame..he said that right??

[cKy_maniac]

aww my god!! truly the best video i have ever seen, this made my week XD

[WantsLesPaul]

MH400 wrote:

WantsLesPaul wrote:

THUMBS UP IF YOU DIDNT SEE THIS IN THE PIT!!!!!

No. This isn't Youtube. Don't ask for thumbs up. Ever.

I forgot to put some 1s in there instead of just exclamation marks to make it clearer that it was infact a joke.