вЂњAmerican ReckoningвЂќ was also written in quarantine, this time in response to George FloydвЂ™s death. This is but one song, but it sets such a sour tone for the record that itвЂ™s difficult to recover, especially after Jennifer Nettles jumps on the reissue.

The robust song hinges around the hook, вЂњ When you canвЂ™t do what you do, you do what you canвЂќ вЂ“ a tried-and-true American motto if there was one вЂ“ and a repetitive guitar riff, while finding increasingly uncomfortable ways to slip in COVID buzzwords.ДЇor example: вЂњ Tonight theyвЂ™re shutting down the borders // And they boarded up the schoolsвЂќ вЂњ As we wave outside the window // Older loved ones stay insideвЂќ вЂњ The chicken farm from Arkansas // Bought workers PPE // Not before 500 more // Had succumbed to this diseaseвЂќ and many, many, many more, referencing bills due, stimulus checks, the Central Park makeshift hospital, and the lights darkening on Broadway.

вЂњDo What You CanвЂќ was written in quarantine as a tribute to the working class doing what they do best вЂ“ simply, what they can. With all the subtlety of Cirque du Soleil show, Bon Jovi named their fifteenth studio LP 2020 and stuffed it with country rock anthems about barely getting by.ДЄnother album delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 was pushed back enough for Bon Jovi to contribute additional songs to its track list. Jon Bon JoviвЂ™s actual idea of 2020, however, is a little more maddening and a lot less relevant. вЂњLivinвЂ™ On A PrayerвЂќ was its own global mantra throughout 2020, its lyrics still bitingly relevant as income disparity grows and essential workers find themselves in the shoes of Tommy and Gina, showing up for work while dreaming of something different.

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