![]() ![]() ![]() The two of them composed the track, which was actually completed in January of 1984, in Jim Vallance’s basement studio. Facts about “Summer of ’69”Ī&M Records released “Summer of ‘69” on 17 June 1985. It served as the fourth single from Adams’ breakthrough album “Reckless”.īryan Adams wrote the song alongside his long-term collaborator, Jim Vallance. So conclusively, both Adams and Vallance are correct concerning the meaning of this song, despite their definitions seeming to contrast each other. On one hand, it is based on a specific year, as in a certain period of time, which is dubbed the “summer of ’69”. And on the other it is very much about sensual fun, albeit not being forthrightly so. In other words, what made the “summer of ‘69” so memorable in the first place was that the singer was engaged in a very-enjoyable, intimate relationship. But even these shoutouts are ultimately leading to the true story of the song, which is centered on a romance the singer enjoyed in his youth. In fact said (romantic) relationship was so memorable that he considers the particular summer in which it occurred ‘ the best days of his life’. Though in keeping with the overall teenage motif of the track, he rather refers to them as some dudes he played in a band with in high school. For instance, Bryan references a couple of his professional co-workers, “Jimmy” and “Jody”. In fact Adams would have only been nine-years old in 1969. So even though this track does have a nostalgic feel, it is not centered on the singer’s early childhood. Rather, what he reminiscences on is meeting a certain lady, with both of them being “ young and restless” and ‘ needing to unwind’. And based on what we already discussed in the first paragraph and indeed the very title of this track, you already know where this is going.īut the song is not entirely about fun in the bedroom.
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