Bon Jovi shares ‘Legendary’ and announces new album ‘Forever’: “This record is a return to joy”

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Bon Jovi have announced their new album ‘Forever’ and have shared its lead single ‘Legendary’.The lively and joyous track sees frontman Jon Bon Jovi sing: “Got a fistful of friends That’ll stand up for me / Right where I am / Is where I wanna be / Friday night comes /Around like a song / Sweet Caroline and we all sing along / Got my brown eyed girl / And she believes in me / Legendary,” in the chorus over a pulsing beat and bright guitars.Directed by Dano Cerny, ‘Legendary’s accompanying video begins with the band in a recording studio before it transforms into a patch of grass in outer space.

Bon Jovi proceeds to perform the track from there.Speaking about the song in an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, Bon Jovi revealed that the song is a tribute to his wife. “The brown-eyed girl, which of course is a Van Morrison nod, but not in this instance.

It’s my wife,” Bon Jovi explains. “She has been there faithfully throughout this process: ‘And the brown-eyed girl/ She believes in me / Legendary.‘ There it is.

That’s who and what I am at 62 years old.”‘Legendary’ is the first single to be release from Bon Jovi’s 16th studio album ‘Forever’ which is set for release on June 7 via EMI.