December 23, 1989.It's been raining since you left me

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When played during The Circle Tour, it was sung by lead guitarist Richie Sambora. It is a heavy metal song opposed to its A-side that is a glam metal power ballad. 'Homebound Train,' the B-side to 'I'll Be There for You', is notable for being one of the band's heaviest songs, and also for the brief back-and-forth keyboard and harmonica solos leading up to the guitar solo. The video footage then switches midway to black-and-white footage from a Bon Jovi concert at the old Wembley Arena in London, England. However, it is persistent throughout the clip that Richie Sambora's face is constantly in shadow through the entire video. The video for the song (directed by Wayne Isham) features the band performing on a dark stage with an almost monochromatic blue color due to the stage lighting, with close-ups of each member, most notably lead singer Jon Bon Jovi and lead guitarist Richie Sambora.

In various Bon Jovi concert performances, this song was sometimes sung by Richie Sambora on lead vocals. The song was also a peek into a more mature sound heard on their following albums Keep the Faith and These Days. The song has remained as one of Bon Jovi's signature songs and a classic in the power ballad genre. As the band (and glam metal) was at its peak popularity at this time, the song quickly climbed to the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their fourth and final number one single. Originally released on the 1988 album New Jersey, it became the band's third single from the album when it was released as a single in 1989.

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