Oh my ‘ I wish this little “controversy” would just go away.įirst of all, when Bryan and I were writing the song, it was originally called “Best Days Of My Life.” The words “summer of ’69” only appeared once, right after “played it ’til my fingers bled.” That was it! The song really was about the summer of 1969! He added more behind-the-scenes context in, of all places, a Song Facts message board. It wasn’t the title, it was just another line in the song.” This was in January 1984, and according to Vallance, “During the next month or two the song went through a number of musical and lyrical changes.” In his line-by-line lyrical breakdown, Adams’ writing partner claims, “In our first draft of the song, the lyric ‘summer of ’69’ appears only once, never to be repeated. Let’s find out!įirst, a bit of background on the song: Adams co-wrote it with Jim Vallance (who’s also worked with everyone from Aerosmith to Anne Murray) for his eventual-smash album, Reckless. But what about when it ends and the next song is “Summer of ’69” by Bryan Adams - is that acceptable to sing with your parents? You’ve always assumed it’s about … y’know … but you’re not convinced either way. It’s just about love and holding hands and, ugh, none of the sweaty stuff, making it the rare classic rock staple that doesn’t make you feel weird when you’re singing it with your parents in their beat-up Chevy. And I was also always intrigued by the words to a Bing Crosby song that went, ‘Please lend a little ear to my pleas.’ The double use of the word ‘please.’ So it was a combination of Roy Orbison and Bing Crosby.” ( Via) John Lennon: “I remember the day I wrote it, I heard Roy Orbison doing ‘Only the Lonely,’ or something. That’s definitely about oral sex, right? Wrong. Take “Please Please Me” by the Beatles, for instance. Sometimes it’s obvious, like Weezer’s “Tired of Sex” or every track on Love Gun other times, it’s less explicit, such as “Tusk.” Then there are songs you have a hunch are about Doing It, but you’re not entirely sure. At least 84% of every song ever written has been about sex.
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