The list of giant hit records that Desmond Child has written is staggering...Kiss's "I Was Made for Lovin' You"; Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' "I Hate Myself for Loving You"; Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer",[1] "Bad Medicine", and "Born to Be My Baby"; Aerosmith's "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", "Angel", "What It Takes" and "Crazy"; Cher's "We All Sleep Alone" and "Just Like Jesse James"; Alice Cooper's "Poison"; Michael Bolton's "How Can We Be Lovers?"; and Ricky Martin's "The Cup of Life" and "Livin' la Vida Loca"....just to name a few.

He tells his life story in the new book, "Livin' On A Prayer: big Songs, Big Life"...and we luckily got the chance to spend more time to find out more this morning!

The list of giant hit records that Desmond Child has written is staggering...<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_(band)">Kiss</a>'s "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Was_Made_for_Lovin%27_You">I Was Made for Lovin' You</a>"; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Jett_%26_the_Blackhearts">Joan Jett &amp; the Blackhearts</a>' "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Hate_Myself_for_Loving_You">I Hate Myself for Loving You</a>"; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi">Bon Jovi</a>'s "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Give_Love_a_Bad_Name">You Give Love a Bad Name</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livin%27_on_a_Prayer">Livin' on a Prayer</a>",<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Child#cite_note-1">[1]</a> "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Medicine_(song)">Bad Medicine</a>", and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_to_Be_My_Baby">Born to Be My Baby</a>"; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith">Aerosmith</a>'s "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dude_(Looks_Like_a_Lady)">Dude (Looks Like a Lady)</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_(Aerosmith_song)">Angel</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_It_Takes_(Aerosmith_song)">What It Takes</a>" and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_(Aerosmith_song)">Crazy</a>"; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher">Cher</a>'s "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_All_Sleep_Alone">We All Sleep Alone</a>" and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Like_Jesse_James">Just Like Jesse James</a>"; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper">Alice Cooper</a>'s "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_(Alice_Cooper_song)">Poison</a>"; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bolton">Michael Bolton</a>'s "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Can_We_Be_Lovers%3F">How Can We Be Lovers?</a>"; and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Martin">Ricky Martin</a>'s "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cup_of_Life">The Cup of Life</a>" and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livin%27_la_Vida_Loca">Livin' la Vida Loca</a>"....just to name a few.
He tells his life story in the new book, "Livin' On A Prayer: big Songs, Big Life"...and we luckily got the chance to spend more time to find out more this morning!

For better or worse, The Johnny Dare Morning Show has been waking up Kansas City since 1993. You would think we could find a better show by now! You never know what might happen when Johnny, Jake, Gregg, Kyle, and Nycki fire-up weekdays from 6 till 10am. Enjoy some of their best bits, parody songs, and recent interviews below.

For better or worse, The Johnny Dare Morning Show has been waking up Kansas City since 1993. You would think we could find a better show by now! You never know what might happen when Johnny, Jake, Gregg, Kyle, and Nycki fire-up weekdays from 6 till 10am. Enjoy some of their best bits, parody songs, and recent interviews below.

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