William's Song a Day Blog - est. September 2007

From: Reckless ; Year: 1984; Genre: Rock I happened to be looking through some of the songs and artists that I have picked thus far and noticed that for some reason I had only chosen a single track from Bryan Adams. That was actually a little over 17 years ago to boot, so it is definitely time. Back when I used to play and did some cover songs, this is one of the very few that I did not get tired of for some reason. It's just one of those songs that always seems to go over well; has a well done power pop sound with a schmaltzy subject matter that always hits home with most people.   Hear Summer of '69 on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: For Squirrels - Plymouth     My song pick 2 years ago today: The Undisputed Truth - Atomic Funk   My song pick 3 years ago today: Canned Heat - London Blues   My song pick 4 years ago today: Soundgarden - Never the Machine Forever   My song pick 5 years ago today: Slade - Everyday My so...

There's a personal category that I have of music I listen to that this song belongs to. This is one of those songs that I really love the music and arrangements, but the subject matter and lyrics are a bit wanting in my opinion; it is still an excellent song. The best part of this song for me is the bass line and the lead guitar. The bass line is the main hook to the song and is quite fun to play. While I do not completely like the subject matter of the song, Bryan Adams’ vocal performance is excellent in this song. Here is the music video on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. +