1003-Bryan Adams-Summer of 69.
1985-Number 42 single.
Best Bit-At 2.09.It’s the summer of 69…but you will know it better as ‘Soixante Neuf.’
Bryan Adams was born on 5th November, 1959 in Kingston,Ontario, he is one of Canada’s most successful musical exports, with sales in excess of 75 million units.His 1991 song (‘Everything I Do) I Do It For You,’ holds the UK chart record of spending 16 consecutive weeks at Number 1.
‘Summer of 69′ was co-written by Adams, and long term writing partner Jim Vallance. The song is about reminiscing on ones youth, Adams has said,’It’s a very simple song about looking back on the summertime, and making love. For me the ’69’ was a metaphor for making love, not about the year.’ That of course comes as a relief, as Adams was only nine years old in the summer of 69.
According to Jim Valance many of the songs lyrics were inspired by other songs,’ I got my first real six-string,’ was influenced by the Foreigner song ‘Juke Box Hero,’ and the line ‘Standin’ on your mama’s porch, you told me that you’d wait forever,’ was inspired by the Bruce Springsteen song ‘Thunder Road.’
‘Jimmy quit, Jody got married, I should’ve known, we’d never get far.’
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