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Bon Jovi: Docuseries Teaser Trailer Addresses Recent Vocal Issues

Hulu has released the teaser trailer for the new docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story. The 30-second clip offers a supercut of the band’s wild career, including the…

(L-R) Inductees Hugh McDonald, Alec John Such, David Bryan, John Bon Jovi, Tico Torres and Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi attend the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium on April 14, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Hulu has released the teaser trailer for the new docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.

The 30-second clip offers a supercut of the band's wild career, including the exit of guitarist Richie Sambora. Additionally, the teaser trailer shows Jon Bon Jovi in a hospital bed. He's holding a dry-erase board that simply says, "I'm good." Meanwhile, an unidentified voiceover says, "Jon's going through his challenges." It then cuts to JBJ saying, "It almost killed us."

The "challenges" appear to be about Bon Jovi's recent vocal issues, which he discussed during the Pollstar Live! conference earlier this week. Per Ultimate Classic Rock, Bon Jovi said, "It's become public knowledge now, but I've had major reconstructive surgery in my vocal cords, and I never had anything like this, ever. So it's been a difficult road, but I found a doctor in Philadelphia who did something called a medialization, because one of my cords was literally atrophied."

Per the Cleveland Clinic, medialization is when a surgeon " ... places an implant into your paralyzed or weak vocal cord. The implant moves a nonfunctioning vocal cord toward the functioning one to allow for better voicing."

As previously reported, Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story will hit Hulu on Friday, April 26. The docuseries has the cooperation of all Bon Jovi members, both past and present.

A description of Thank You, Goodnight from Hulu also promises it will delve into the band's "most public moments of friction." Of course, this is likely a reference to the 2013 exit of Sambora, who has often talked about the potential of rejoining the band.

The last time he spoke on the potential of rejoining Bon Jovi was in September 2023 on an episode of Shred with Shifty, a podcast hosted by Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett. Sambora said he and Jon Bon Jovi have spoken on the phone about it. He added, "There's a demand out there for it, you know -- especially outside of the USA."

Bon Jovi has been active for over four decades, and they aren't showing signs of slowing down.

Their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career has netted them over 130 million albums sold worldwide and legions of fans spanning generations.

Narrowing down their catalog to a select number of songs and ranking them is a daunting task, but here are Bon Jovi's 35 best songs, ranked.

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A new docuseries about Bon Jovi is set to premiere on Hulu on April 26. The docuseries is titled Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.

The docuseries also has the cooperation of all Bon Jovi members, both past and present. A teaser trailer of the docuseries offers a supercut of the band's wild career, including the exit of guitarist Richie Sambora.

Additionally, the teaser trailer shows Jon Bon Jovi in a hospital bed. He's holding a dry-erase board that simply says, "I'm good." Meanwhile, an unidentified voiceover says, "Jon's going through his challenges." It then cuts to JBJ saying, "It almost killed us."

The "challenges" appear to be about Bon Jovi's recent vocal issues, which he discussed during the Pollstar Live! conference in February 2024.

Per Ultimate Classic Rock, Bon Jovi said, "It's become public knowledge now, but I've had major reconstructive surgery in my vocal cords, and I never had anything like this, ever. So it's been a difficult road, but I found a doctor in Philadelphia who did something called a medialization, because one of my cords was literally atrophied."

A description of Thank You, Goodnight from Hulu also promises it will delve into the band's "most public moments of friction." Of course, this is likely a reference to the 2013 exit of Sambora, who has often talked about the potential of rejoining the band.

35. "Burning Bridges" - 'Burning Bridges' (2015)

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34. "Do What You Can" - '2020' (2020)

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33. "She Don't Know Me" - 'Bon Jovi' (1984)

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32. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" - 'Cross Road' (1994)

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31. "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight" - '100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong' (2004)

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30. "Dry County" - 'Keep The Faith' (1992)

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29. "This Ain't A Love Song" - 'These Days' (1995)

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28. "Misunderstood" - 'Bounce' (2002)

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27. "Say It Isn't So" - 'Crush' (2000)

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26. "Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars" - 'Crush' (2000)

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25. "American Reckoning" - '2020' (2020)

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24. "Undivided" - 'Bounce' (2002)

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23. "We Don't Run" - 'Burning Bridges' (2015)

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22. "Who Says You Can't Go Home (ft. Jennifer Nettles)" - 'Have A Nice Day' (2005)

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21. "In and Out of Love" - '7800° Fahrenheit' (1985)

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20. "Bed Of Roses" - 'Keep The Faith' (1992)

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19. "Bounce" - 'Bounce' (2002)

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18. "Just Older" - 'Crush' (2000)

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17. "Never Say Goodbye" - 'Slippery When Wet' (1986)

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16. "Everyday" - 'Bounce' (2002)

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15. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" - 'Keep The Faith' (1992)

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14. "Wild In The Streets" - 'Slippery When Wet' (1986)

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13. "Born To Be My Baby" - 'New Jersey' (1988)

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12. "Lay Your Hands On Me" - 'New Jersey' (1988)

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11. "Raise Your Hands" - 'Slippery When Wet' (1986)

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10. "One Wild Night (2001)" - 'One Wild Night Live 1985-2001' (2001)

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9. "Always" - 'Cross Road' (1994)

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8. "Runaway" - 'Bon Jovi' (1984)

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7. "I'll Be There For You" - 'New Jersey' (1988)

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6. "Keep The Faith" - 'Keep The Faith' (1992)

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5. "It's My Life" - 'Crush' (2000)

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4. "You Give Love A Bad Name" - 'Slippery When Wet' (1986)

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3. "Bad Medicine" - 'New Jersey' (1988)

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2. "Livin' On A Prayer" - 'Slippery When Wet' (1986)

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1. "Wanted Dead or Alive" - 'Slippery When Wet' (1986)

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Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights