February 14, 1987 –
The Bon Jovi song, Livin’ On A Prayer, hit No. 1 on this date.
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora wrote this with Desmond Child, a prolific songwriter who was brought in by the record company to give them a more commercial sound like he did for Kiss on I Was Made For Lovin’ You. The characters Tommy and Gina were based on a real life situation Desmond encountered in the late ’70s with his then-girlfriend, Maria Vidal, whom he was living with. According to the notes in his Desmond Child & Rouge: Runners In The Night album, Desmond was a New York taxi cab driver and Maria was a singing waitress in a diner. Vidal was nicknamed Gina by her fellow employees due to a physical resemblance to Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida.
The Haus of Dcaligari 