10 Best Bryan Adams Songs: Samma3a Music
Bryan Adams, born on October 5th 1959, is a Canadian singer and songwriter who started off his musical career when he was only 16 but didn’t become popular until his third album from 1983 “Cuts Like A Knife”. Throughout his career, he released 14 studio albums that feature numerous songs that hit the top of the charts, among which were three songs that were written specifically for movies. He received almost a hundred award nominations for his music and was marked the king of the 1990s power ballads while he also focused on the rock. Despite his music career, Adams is known as a photographer and a philanthropist and has had dozens of exhibitions all over the world in the past 20 years. Now, we bring you the 10 best Bryan Adams songs.
1. Summer Of ‘69 (Reckless, 1984)
Summer Of ‘69 was originally called “Best Days Of My Life” but ended up being renamed, while the current name is believed to be inspired by the movie “Summer of ‘42”. Even though in 1969, Adams was only 9 years old, he used the reference for love and good old summertime. It was one of the most popular songs of his with both audience and other musicians such as MxPx, Janet Theory and Jive Bunny who did covers of this song.
2. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You (Waking Up The Neighbors, 1991)
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You was originally ordered for the movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and it bases itself on a famous quote from the movie “I do it for you…”. The song was written in one hour but as it didn’t contain instruments such as mandolins and lutes that were suited for the period, producers threw the song as background music for rolling of the credits.
3. Please Forgive Me (So Far So Good, 1993)
Please Forgive Me was one of the last songs added to the album but was written to be the greatest hit. Adams claimed that was the first time the whole band worked together in a studio at the same time, as before that they recorded each instrument individually. He also said it was one of the first times he used modulations while singing and still avoids them in all live performances.
4. Run To You (Reckless, 1984)
Run To You was originally written by Adams and Jim Vallance for the group Blue Oyster Cult but were turned down. Adams wasn’t planning on using the song himself until the last moment when the album required another single. The music video contains different weather mishaps and was supposed to have a tree get hit by lightning, but as they blew the budget on making the tree, the hit ended up being disappointing even though MTV still loved it.
5. Heaven (Reckless, 1984)
Heaven was written for a third rate film“A Night In Heaven” featuring a male stripper, but the song was nevertheless a big hit in the UK. The song was originally recorded as a power ballad similar to most of Adams’ songs, but in 2002 DJ Sammy decided to record his own remix version. There were two versions of the music video filmed, one more abstract, and another one with a more straightforward point.
6. All For Love (The Three Musketeers, 1993)
All For Love is a power ballad that was intentionally written for the movie The Three Musketeers and was performed by Adams in collaboration with Rod Stewart and Sting. The title is inspired by the most famous Musketeers motto “All for one and one for all”. The song ranked on top of the charts in many countries all over the world.
7. Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? (Don Juan DeMarco Soundtrack, 1995)
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman was featured in the Johnny Depp movie “Don Juan DeMarco” and was one of three movie hits by Adams. Paco De Lucia, a musician from a famous Spanish guitarist family, played the Flamenco guitar for the song. It was the closest Adams came to getting an Oscar for Best Original Song but unfortunately ended up losing it.
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8. Cuts Like A Knife (Cuts Like A Knife, 1983)
Cuts Like A Knife is yet another song written by Adams in collaboration with Jim Vallance and it became one of the staples on most of his compilation albums. The song features a chorus that sings “na na na” in the background, similar to “Hey Jude” by The Beatles and “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” by Steam.
9. When You’re Gone (On A Day Like Today, 1998)
When You’re Gone is a duet featuring Melanie C. from the Spice Girls but she wasn’t his first choice. Initially, Sheryl Crow was supposed to sing with him but never replied, so when he accidentally ran into Melanie in a hotel in LA, everything fell in its place. Seven years later, he recorded a new version with the actress Pamela Anderson.
10. Cloud Number Nine (On A Day Like Today, 1998)
Cloud Number Nine original version can be found only on this album, while other places and compilation albums contain a remixed version. A year later, Chicane released the remixed version known as the Chicane Mix and has added synthesizer and drums to the original track. The music video contains a lot of color white, from the background to Adams’ clothes among other things, representing the sky and the Cloud Number Nine.
