This is a great song about the affluent part of London called Chelsea and about Diana Princess of Wales (DPOW). Prior to her wedding with Princes Charles, DPOW lived in a flat in affluent Earl's Court area which is next to Chelsea.
Gothic girls all dress in black" refers to Gothic sub-culture which originated in England in early 80s.
Bon Jovi spent a very memorable and successful tour at Wembley stadium of London in June 1995. Their performance in Wembley arena is still arguably their best one. It seems that Jon Bon Jovi probably went out on one night on the streets of Chelsea and recorded his observations in this song.
Princess Diana died on 31 August 1997 and Bon Jovi released Destination Anywhere album on 17 June 1997, a couple of months before her death. At the time Jon wrote this song, Diana was world renowned for her status as "queen of hearts" and her captivating beauty.
"I've seen a lone, sloane ranger drive"
Sloane ranger is a specific term for elite ladies in London. Archetypal of these ladies was Princess Diana.
"Seems her chauffeur took a dive
And sold her secrets to the sun"
In August 1992, transcripts of conversation between DPOW and car salesman James Gilbey were published in British tabloid newspaper "The Sun". These tapes were named as "Squidgygate" drawing parallels with Watergate scandal.
"And later in a magazine
I finally figured what it means
To be a saint, not a queen"
This refers to the fact that after her separation from Princes Charles, Diana had declared that she did not want to be the queen of England and wanted to be the queen of hearts. The press went head over heels with Diana and followed her every humanitarian activity for which she truly became the queen of hearts.
"The old man with the whiskey stains
Lost the night forgot his name
His poor wife will sleep alone again
And it ain't hard to understand
Why she's holding on to her own hand"
"Two lustful lovers catch a spark
And chase their shadows in the dark"
"Someone's getting off tonight
Of a big red bus that's packed so tight
It disappears in a trail of light"
Think of this as Jon walking in the streets of Chelsea and writing down his observations. He sees a homeless old man with whiskey stains. Homeless people are unfortunately quite commonly seen on the streets of London. Later on he sees a couple flirting with each other, and someone getting off the characteristic "big red bus of London".
This is a great song about the affluent part of London called Chelsea and about Diana Princess of Wales (DPOW). Prior to her wedding with Princes Charles, DPOW lived in a flat in affluent Earl's Court area which is next to Chelsea.
Gothic girls all dress in black" refers to Gothic sub-culture which originated in England in early 80s.
Bon Jovi spent a very memorable and successful tour at Wembley stadium of London in June 1995. Their performance in Wembley arena is still arguably their best one. It seems that Jon Bon Jovi probably went out on one night on the streets of Chelsea and recorded his observations in this song.
Princess Diana died on 31 August 1997 and Bon Jovi released Destination Anywhere album on 17 June 1997, a couple of months before her death. At the time Jon wrote this song, Diana was world renowned for her status as "queen of hearts" and her captivating beauty.
"I've seen a lone, sloane ranger drive" Sloane ranger is a specific term for elite ladies in London. Archetypal of these ladies was Princess Diana.
"Seems her chauffeur took a dive And sold her secrets to the sun" In August 1992, transcripts of conversation between DPOW and car salesman James Gilbey were published in British tabloid newspaper "The Sun". These tapes were named as "Squidgygate" drawing parallels with Watergate scandal.
"And later in a magazine I finally figured what it means To be a saint, not a queen"
This refers to the fact that after her separation from Princes Charles, Diana had declared that she did not want to be the queen of England and wanted to be the queen of hearts. The press went head over heels with Diana and followed her every humanitarian activity for which she truly became the queen of hearts.
"The old man with the whiskey stains Lost the night forgot his name His poor wife will sleep alone again And it ain't hard to understand Why she's holding on to her own hand" "Two lustful lovers catch a spark And chase their shadows in the dark" "Someone's getting off tonight Of a big red bus that's packed so tight It disappears in a trail of light"
Think of this as Jon walking in the streets of Chelsea and writing down his observations. He sees a homeless old man with whiskey stains. Homeless people are unfortunately quite commonly seen on the streets of London. Later on he sees a couple flirting with each other, and someone getting off the characteristic "big red bus of London".