The line "Like Frankie Said, I did it my way" is a reference to Frank Sinatra, who sang "My Way." For Bongiovi it was Frank Sinatra who said to do it “my way” meaning “your way”, but for anybody listening to the song Frank turned into their mom or their friend or anyone who had said to do something “your way”. The line "For Tommy and Gina, who never backed down," is a reference to their 1986 hit "Livin' On A Prayer," which featured Tommy and Gina as young people trying to get by in tough times (SongFacts). To Bon Jovi “Tommy and Gina” is a reference to any person who gives it there all. Bongiovi says he wrote the song for all the people who said he couldn’t act and sing and do everything he wanted (Oprah). Bongiovi says after being cast in the movie u-571 people started saying that he couldn’t be an actor and a singer/song writer, and that is one of the bigger reasons he wrote the song
The line "Like Frankie Said, I did it my way" is a reference to Frank Sinatra, who sang "My Way." For Bongiovi it was Frank Sinatra who said to do it “my way” meaning “your way”, but for anybody listening to the song Frank turned into their mom or their friend or anyone who had said to do something “your way”. The line "For Tommy and Gina, who never backed down," is a reference to their 1986 hit "Livin' On A Prayer," which featured Tommy and Gina as young people trying to get by in tough times (SongFacts). To Bon Jovi “Tommy and Gina” is a reference to any person who gives it there all. Bongiovi says he wrote the song for all the people who said he couldn’t act and sing and do everything he wanted (Oprah). Bongiovi says after being cast in the movie u-571 people started saying that he couldn’t be an actor and a singer/song writer, and that is one of the bigger reasons he wrote the song