Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze Of Glory

What this video is

Released in July 1990 as Jon Bon Jovi's debut solo single, 'Blaze of Glory' emerged during a deliberate hiatus from Bon Jovi following the exhausting New Jersey Syndicate world tour. The song was written specifically for the Young Guns II (1990) soundtrack after Emilio Estevez requested 'Wanted Dead or Alive,' which Bon Jovi felt was thematically misaligned with the Western film. The video's remote Utah mesa…

Why it matters

A landmark of early-1990s power ballad and arena rock crossover into film-soundtrack territory, 'Blaze of Glory' demonstrated that rock artists could occupy cinematic space previously reserved for traditional film composers. Its No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 placement and Golden Globe win elevated the…

The director

Wayne Isham (born December 2, 1958, Vinita, Oklahoma) is an American film and music video director who attended the University of California, Santa Barbara. Inspired by David Bowie's 'Ashes to Ashes,' he became one of the defining music video directors of…