Bryan Adams reveals the REAL (and very brutal!) meaning behind his 1984 anthem Summer Of '69… and calls fans 'FAT' for not realizing the truth
Bryan Adams has shed light on the real meaning behind his iconic hit Summer Of '69, almost 40 years after the song's release.
Many believed the sunny anthem was reminiscent of the rocker's heady summers in 1969, but in a new interview with The Sunday Times he revealed the truth.
The Canadian star, 64, admitted he was going to call the song Best Days Of My Life but chose to reference the sex position 69 instead – something he previously said fans would be 'fat' not to to realize.
He said, “Well, I wanted to call the song Best Days of My Life, but calling it '69' felt a little more provocative.” Isn't this conversation a little sexy for breakfast?'
When asked about “the best days of his life,” he added, “Oh, the best days are now, always now.” When I wrote that song, I did my best to imagine or fantasize about what life would bring, but here I am now and, you know, it's amazing.”
Bryan Adams has shed light on the real meaning behind his iconic hit Summer Of '69, almost 40 years after the song's release
Many believed the sun song was reminiscent of the rocker's heady summers in 1969, but in a new interview with The Sunday Times he revealed the truth
In 2008, Bryan confessed: 'There's a slight misconception that it lasts about a year, but that's not… '69' has nothing to do with a year, it has to do with a sexual position…
“At the end of the song the lyrics say, 'It's me and my baby in a 69.' You'd have to be pretty stupid if you couldn't understand that text.'
He later said, “I only wrote that title because it made me laugh.”
Despite his bold claims, the song's co-writer Jim Vallance insisted the song's ending was just a challenging aside and for him the song was about the year.
He added, “I don't pretend to speak for Bryan. Two of us wrote the song…
“Maybe he was thinking about something completely different… but I was thinking about that wonderful summer when I turned seventeen.”
Bryan's candor about the song may come as a shock to some, considering last year's awkward altercation when he refused to talk about the song.
While promoting his fifteenth album So Happy It Hurts, journalist Belinda Russell said: '1969 was a pretty big year in history, though. The moon landing, Woodstock. But you were just a kid at the time, so what's the story behind 'Summer of '69'?'
The Canadian star, 64, admitted he was going to call the song Best Days Of My Life, but chose to reference the sex position 69 instead – something he previously said fans would be 'fat' not to to realize
In 2008, Bryan admitted: “There's a slight misconception that it lasts about a year, but that's not… '69' has nothing to do with a year, it has to do with a sexual position.”
The star then surprisingly replied: 'I don't want to talk about that. I want to talk about the new album. That's why I'm here.'
In July this year, a crazed fan rushed on stage to sing along to a performing Bryan, before being pushed off stage by the rocker's security.
The unsanctioned feature took place during Adams' recent concert in Salt Lake City, when the Canadian crooner attempted to sing the opening bars of the summer of '69.
In footage of the incident, as Bryan sat back to catch his breath, the overzealous admirer was seen running within feet of the musician.
The man – wearing black jeans and a white T-shirt – then grabbed the microphone before continuing the song himself in a garbled warble. Before he was arrested, the concert crasher was able to utter the lyrics “bought at the five and a dime.”
Despite being unplanned, the incident meant that Adams – who seemed stunned but unfazed by the interruption – still achieved his iconic line 'Was the Summer of '69', apparently completely unhindered by the intrusion.
In July this year, a crazed fan rushed on stage to sing along to a performing Bryan, before being pushed off stage by the rocker's security.
The unsanctioned feature took place during Adams' recent concert in Salt Lake City, when the Canadian crooner attempted to sing the opening bars of the summer of '69. The concert crasher was eventually escorted out by security after stealing the microphone and singing a lyric