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Released in October 1986, is the signature anthem of American rock band Bon Jovi. Serving as the second single from their multi-platinum third album, Slippery When Wet , it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in 1987. The Story Behind the Song
A dockworker whose union is on strike, leaving him "down on his luck".
Songwriter Desmond Child based Gina on a former girlfriend, Maria Vidal, who worked as a waitress. Jon Bon Jovi has also noted the song was a response to the economic hardships of the Reagan era . Production and Sound The track is famous for several unique musical elements:
A diner waitress "workin' for her man" to keep them afloat.
The song centers on , a fictional working-class couple in New Jersey struggling to make ends meet.
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