Canadian rocker breaks silence over the numerous rewrites of his classic and makes surprising revelation
Bryan Adams It is not popes in the language when it comes to his work. The veteran Canadian rocker has seen “Summer of ’69” be massacred, remixed, and reinterpreted in all possible ways over the past four decades. But in a recent interview with Guitar worldhe was categorical:
The only person who made a version of ‘Summer of’ 69 ‘and made Juz the song was Taylor Swift.
The statement gains even more weight when you remember that we are talking about the guy who created one of the most played rock hymns in history. Adams is not exactly known for distributing compliments to the squeegee.
The show that changed everything
The partnership took place in August 2018, during the Reputation Tour of Swift in Toronto. The veteran got the harmony, Swift assumed the main vocal, and the result you can check below:
The most impressive? They had only 1 rehearsal. “So she knows this song very well,” he said Adamsclearly impressed with the preparation of popstar.
The secret that few perceive
Adams took the opportunity to reveal one of the “secrets” behind the success of “Summer of ’69”: Harmony. “This harmony is one of the main things that most people do not realize when listening to music; they do not realize how important it is,” explained the Canadian.
That’s exactly what Swift managed to capture and execute perfectly. While most covers focus only on the main melody, she understood the nuances that make the difference between a good version and one that “does justice” to the original.
The underrated guitarist
Although it is better known for the powerful vocals and striking compositions, Adams He considers herself a guitarist with broad appeal, even though she is not a technical virtuoso. “I wouldn’t change anything,” he said about his classics, including “Summer of ’69” and “Cuts Like a Knife”.
The philosophy is simple: “It’s how far I was able to take. And you know, it has had all kinds of people who took the songs and remixed, rearranged, rewrite, and did their versions, but very rarely someone surpassed the original.”
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Source: Rollingstone
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