“When I brought up the talk box, everybody in the band started laughing at me. But when it actually worked, it became an integral part of that hit song”: How Bon Jovi created their signature rock anthem – with a 'hit doctor' and a 'goofy' guitar effect

Bon Jovi.

Livin’ On A Prayer is Bon Jovi’s most famous song and one of the great rock anthems of all time.

It was also the band’s second consecutive No.1 hit in the US in the late '80s, after You Give Love A Bad Name.