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Bon Jovi - Say It Isn't So

Music Video | 2000
ArtistBon Jovi
SongSay It Isn't So
AlbumCrush
DirectorWayne Isham
GenreRock
IntroNo
OutroNo
LabelIsland Records
Set LocationUniversal Studios Backlot, Los Angeles, California, USA
Sound MixStereo
TalentRalf Moeller (Gladiator)
TalentMatt LeBlanc (Unknown)
TalentClaudia Schiffer
TalentEmilio Estevez (Unknown)
TalentArnold Schwarzenegger
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown
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Synopsis

Bon Jovi perform "Say It Isn't So" while the video moves through a rapid succession of Hollywood backlot settings. The band appears amid a car crash, gladiatorial combat, chariot racing, a Western scene, and a cabaret number, creating a deliberately exaggerated movie-within-a-music-video atmosphere. The spectacle is punctuated by appearances from Claudia Schiffer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilio Estevez, Ralf Moeller, and Matt LeBlanc, turning the clip into a showcase of celebrity cameos and cinematic set pieces.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was filmed at the Universal Studios Lot, allowing the production to use recognizable genre sets rather than constructing every location from scratch.
  • Its guest appearances include Claudia Schiffer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilio Estevez, Ralf Moeller, and Matt LeBlanc. The lineup gives the clip an unusually star-heavy cast for a 2000 rock single.
  • Matt LeBlanc's appearance came soon after his major television success on *Friends*. He had also appeared in Bon Jovi's "Miracle" video during Jon Bon Jovi's solo period.
  • "Say It Isn't So" was released as the second single from *Crush* in July 2000, following the much more successful "It's My Life."
  • David Bryan plays the song's featured keyboard solo instead of Richie Sambora. Sambora nevertheless contributes vocals alongside Jon Bon Jovi.
  • The video was later included as a bonus feature on Bon Jovi's 2001 concert DVD *The Crush Tour*.

Lyrics

I just can't believe
It was all a lie
No man in the moon
Just a big light in the sky
I hear Disneyland
Might lose Mickey Mouse
In some giant hostile corporate shake-up
Tell me it's a nightmare
Please wake me up
(Say it isn't so)
I found a book of matches
From someplace we've never been
How come you hang the phone up
...
© Bon Jovi - Say It Isn't So. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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