Bon Jovi and the Dock Worker https://www.overthinkingit.com/2009/07/10/bon-jovi-livin-on-a-prayer/
Bon Jovi is “working for the man” indeed. While, at first glance, “Living on a Prayer” seems to be a paean to the working class couples of the world, the text ultimately is meant as an opiate for the masses. It suggests that the poor workers of the world must “hold onto what they’ve got,” rather than rising up against their capitalist oppressors.