Summer of '69. Review on Five Best Songs of Bryan Adams

*I got my first real six-string

Bought it at the five-and-dime

Played ’til my fingers bled

It was summer of ’69.

Memories of my younger days come flooding back whenever I listen to a Bryan Adams number. To name the best five songs of the great Canadian Rock singer is not an easy task as most of his numbers compete against each other in terms of popularity. But as is the case, I’m listing my five favorite Bryan Adam’s numbers:

1. Summer of ’69 - This timeless song from the Album Reckless(Nov, 1984) was originally called The Best days of My Life. This song about making love in the summertime was ranked 5th on the Billboard Hot 100 list. It is one of the most popular and recognizable songs of Bryan Adams.

2.(Everything I Do) I Do It for You – This number from the album Waking up the Neighbours(Sep, 1991) featured in the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and spend seven weeks at number 1 in Billboard Hot 100 and sixteen consecutive weeks at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, which is the longest in British chart history. In 1992 it won the Grammy Award for Best Song written specifically for a Motion Picture or Television.

3. Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? – This song from the album 18 Til I Die(April, 1995) featured in the movie Don Juan DeMarco three times. The song stayed at number 1 for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also nominated for the Oscar.

4. It's Only Love – This popular rock duet by Bryan Adams and Tina Turner from the hit albumReckless( Nov, 1984) reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also featured in Tina Turner’s live album Tina Live in Europe(1988).

5. Please Forgive Me – This slow ballad is from the albumSo Far So Good(Nov, 1993). This number reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 list.

*Summer of'69(Lyrics)

*I got my first real six-string

Bought it at the five-and-dime

Played'til my fingers bled

It was summer of'69

Me and some guys from school

Had a Band and we tried real hard

Jimmy quit and Jody got married

I shualda known we'd never get far

Oh when I lock back now

That was seemes to last forever

And if I had the choice

Ya - I'd always wanna be there

Those were the best days of my life

(CHORUS)

Ain't no use in complainin'

When you got a job to do

Spent my evenin's down at the drive in

And that's when I met you

Standin on a mama's porch

You told me that you'd wait forever

Oh and when you held my hand

I knew that it was no or never

Those were the best days of my life

(Chorus) Back in Summer of'69

Man we were killin' time

We were young and restless

We needed to unwind

I guess nothin' can last forever, no

And now the times are changin'

Look at everything that's come and gone

Somethimes when I play that old six-string

I think about ya wonder what went wrong

Standin' on a mama's porch

You told me it would last forever

Oh the way you held my hand

I knew that it was now or never

Those were the best days of my life

(Chorus) Back in summer of'69