Bryan Adams Summer Of 69
It is one of adams most recognizable and popular songs.
Bryan adams summer of 69. While summer of 69. Summer of 69 was produced by adams and bob clearmountain. Intro d verse 1 d i got my first real six string a bought it at the five and dime d played it til my fingers bled a it was the summer of 69 verse 2 d me and some guys from school a had a band and we tried real hard d jimmy quit joey got married a i shoulda known we d never get far chorus 1 bm a oh when i look back now d g that summer seemed to last forever bm a and if i had the. Get the 30th anniversary edition of reckless now.
Bryan adams was nine years old in the summer of 69. It was the fourth single released from the album reckless. Which doesn t quite fit the song s lyrical content which appears to rue the break up of a teenage band jimmy quit and jody got married and the collapse of a love affair i think about you wonder what went wrong. Live performance of summer of 69.
The song peaked at 5 on the billboard hot 100 and 40 on the mainstream rock tracks chart. The song is about a dilemma between settling down or trying to become a rock star. Video directed by andrew catlin. Summer of 69 is a rock song written by bryan adams and jim vallance for adams fourth studio album reckless 1984.
It was 35 years ago that canadian singer songwriter bryan adams released his fourth studio album reckless which featured such now timeless singles as run to you somebody and heaven as huge as these songs grew to become though and as fondly as they are remembered today by 2020 it has become obvious that the standout number was certainly summer of 69. Summer of 69 is the fourth single from bryan adam s fourth album reckless written by adams and jim vallance it was originally titled best days of my life. The song was written by adams and jim vallance a long time writing partner of adams. He didn t join his first band shock until 76.
Shot on tour with audiences from all over the world in 1993. Summer of 69 is a song recorded by the canadian musician bryan adams from his fourth album reckless.