BLAZE OF GLORY by Bon Jovi (8) Songwriter: Jon Bon Jovi The song "Blaze of Glory" was recorded by Jon Bon Jovi in 1990 for the soundtrack of the film Young Guns II. He wrote the song after Emilio Estevez, the star of the movie, asked him to use the Bon Jovi song "Wanted Dead or Alive", but Jon Bon Jovi felt that the lyrics of that song, which are about the band's touring life, wouldn't be appropriate for a Western movie. The "Blaze of Glory" music video was filmed atop a sandstone summit called