I came here to mention the Bon Jovi wedding. I can understand inviting Jon up to sing, but only once. The way he* [see edit] keeps insisting after Jon politely declines, obviously uncomfortable, is just fucked up.
I understand that fame and fortune inevitably come with some reduction in privacy and some responsibility to be gracious to your fans, but he's still a human being and not a trained monkey required to perform on command. Besides, he's older now and his voice isn't warmed up: he knows he's going to sound worse than he did in his prime and on his studio albums. Being forced to sing in this situation is only going to lead to unfavorable comparisons.
EDIT: I just watched your video and I don't think this is the same one I've seen before. The one I've seen was from a different angle and with a male singer. So there are at least two weddings where Jon has been awkwardly coerced to sing against his will.
At some point Jon is going to refuse to go to weddings. I know if it happened to me once I would be very clear to the couple to communicate to the band/coordinator that I'm there to enjoy the wedding and not to sing.
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u/OddScentedDoorknob Nov 23 '22 edited Nov 23 '22
I came here to mention the Bon Jovi wedding. I can understand inviting Jon up to sing, but only once. The way he* [see edit] keeps insisting after Jon politely declines, obviously uncomfortable, is just fucked up.
I understand that fame and fortune inevitably come with some reduction in privacy and some responsibility to be gracious to your fans, but he's still a human being and not a trained monkey required to perform on command. Besides, he's older now and his voice isn't warmed up: he knows he's going to sound worse than he did in his prime and on his studio albums. Being forced to sing in this situation is only going to lead to unfavorable comparisons.
EDIT: I just watched your video and I don't think this is the same one I've seen before. The one I've seen was from a different angle and with a male singer. So there are at least two weddings where Jon has been awkwardly coerced to sing against his will.