Jimmy was apparently an early drummer who Bryan played with, while Jordy was his soundman and tour manager Jody Perpik, who got married in real life when they were writing the song.Īnd just for fun, it's actually Jordy and his real-life wife who appear in the video, driving off with that "Just Married" sign. Were Jimmy and Jody just handy names to fit the rhythm of a song, like so many Johnnys and Tommys before them?Īctually, they were originally going to be Woody and Gordy, named for Jim's real-life teen bandmates Gordy Keith and Alan 'Woody' Whitmore, but Bryan liked the sound of Jimmy and Jordy better. So take your pick! Who were Jimmy and Jody who got married in 'Summer of '69'? My recollections just happen to be different than his." He's entitled to his recollections as to what inspired the song 'Summer Of '69'. "Bryan Adams is a great writer, a great singer, and a great friend. but I was thinking about that amazing summer when I turned 17. Maybe he was thinking about something completely different. He added: "Let me qualify this by saying I don't pretend to speak for Bryan. "We had a laugh about it at the time, and Bryan decided to keep it when he did the final recording a month or two later." "When we recorded the demo in my basement, towards the end of the song Bryan sang a little naughty bit, 'me and my baby in a '69'. "At no time do I recall discussing sexual innuendo with Bryan except for one little thing," Jim said. He doesn't mention any of that sex stuff in his lyrical breakdown of the song, and he even jumped into a thread over at Songfacts to share his truth. Co-writer Jim Vallance has said that the song was "very much a 50-50 collaboration" and he remembers things somewhat differently. Everything started to unravel after Reckless.Well, not completely. The track was written by Adams and his longtime songwriting collaborator Jim Vallance. It is an up-tempo rock song about a dilemma between settling down or trying to become a rock star. In January 1984 we were still writing songs for all the right reasons. 'Summer of 69' is a song recorded by the Canadian singer Bryan Adams from his fourth album, Reckless. Vallance reflected on writing the hit and said he isn’t sick of “Summer Of ’69” either. When: Saturday, 8pm Admission: 148 to 288 via Ticketmaster (go to ticketmaster.sg or call 3158-8588) and all SingPost outlets Bryan Adams: So Happy It Hurts 2023 Canadian singer Bryan. It proves that people who program radio don’t always have their finger on what people want,” Adams said. charts at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, Adams said he doesn’t care much for the ratings. And the guitar intro is about the only thing I can play, so that was pretty easy.” Numbers aren’t everything At one point while we were doing the demo, I just threw in the lyric ‘It was the summer of ’69’ and it stuck. “Originally the song had been called ‘The Best Days Of My Life,’ but we had always played around with the idea of writing a song about summertime. “I had no idea it would become such a classic,” admits Adams. “I basically fought with everyone until it became the way it is today. “I wanted to capture a special energy on the track-and nearly lost my team doing it,” Adams said. The correct lyrics are, I got my first real six-string / Bought it at the five and dime / Played it till my fingers bled / Was the summer of ’69.ĭespite the sexual innuendos, Adams and co-writer Jim Valance both knew they had a hit on their hands. “Summer of ‘69” was written in Valance’s basement and was recorded three separate times. I had someone in Spain ask me once why I wrote the first line I had my first real sex dream… I had to laugh.” I got my first real six-string Bought it at the five-and-dime Played it till my fingers bled It was the summer of 69 Me. “For me, the ’69 was a metaphor for making love, not about the year. “It’s a very simple song about looking back on the summertime and making love,” Adams said. Summer of 69 30th in 1984 Written by: Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance Language: English ISWC: T-071.406.866-2 ASCAP, GEMA, ISWC Published by: ALMO MUSIC. Adams revealed the song’s double-meaning implications behind the lyrics: The ’80s classic is a staple for many in their repertoire of feel-good music, but the track is not as innocent as it seems. Bryan Adams’ smash hit “Summer of ‘69” comes from the 1984 studio album Reckless. Shortly after its release, the single climbed to number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and helped push Reckless to the number one position on the Billboard 200 album chart in August 1985.
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