Bon Jovi Songs Take on New Meaning

NEW YORK (AP) - Some of Bon Jovi's songs have taken on new meaning since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, guitarist Richie Sambora said.

The New Jersey-based band performed "Livin' on a Prayer,'' "Wanted Dead or Alive'' and "It's My Life'' at Saturday night's benefit "Concert for New York City'' at Madison Square Garden.

'"Livin' on a Prayer' was written as part of the American dream - it's a real song about the American dream,'' Sambora said backstage of the tune about a young working-class couple struggling to find careers and happiness.

"Now it's about preserving the American dream, so as we played it, that's obviously what I was thinking about,'' he said. "Now everybody's just trying to get back there, to the point where they can be together and not have to worry about anything else and make something of themselves and their lives.''