ˈæftɚwɚd, dʒˈɑːn tˈoʊld ðɪ ˈɔːdiəns hiː ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚd lˈɪsənɪŋ tə ðɪs sˈɔŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv wˌaɪl tɹˈævəlɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ tˈʊɹ bˈʌs ɪnðə mɪdwˈɛst ænd tˈɛlɪŋ ɹˈɪtʃi sˈæmboːɹə, "wiː ɡɑːt tə ɹˈaɪt ɐ sˈɔŋ lˈaɪk ðˈɪs."
Afterward, Jon told the audience he remembered listening to this song in 1985 while traveling on a tour bus in the midwest and telling Richie Sambora, "We got to write a song like this."