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Rob Laing

Songwriter Desmond Child explains why his chorus melody from Bon Jovi's You Give Love A Bad Name features in two other hits songs

Desmond Child and Jon Bon Jovi attend Songwriters Hall of Fame 45th Annual Induction And Awards at Marriott Marquis Theater on June 12, 2014 in New York City

Desmond Child is one of the most successful songwriters to work across the rock and pop worlds with everyone from Ratt to Aerosmith, Ricky Martin, Kelly Clarkson, Cher, Kiss, Michael Bolton, Selena Gomez, Robbie Williams – and even Dream Theater benefitting from his expertise. So there's a lot to talk about in his interview with Produce Like A Pro's Warren Huart, and the subject of two of his songs released in 1986 that bear unmistakable similarities comes up. 

The songs are Bonnie Tyler's If You Were a Woman and I Was a Man, Bon Jovi's You Give Love A Bad Name – but Ava Max's 2020 pop hit Kings & Queens is also part of the discussion.

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