tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168893104165202241.post6977077680969439416..comments2023-09-25T03:25:53.912-04:00Comments on Explore Rock 'N' Roll: Song Meaning and Analysis: Summer of 69 by Bryan AdamsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168893104165202241.post-15368818860915762222017-08-09T06:19:30.845-04:002017-08-09T06:19:30.845-04:00In order to get a better picture of what is more l...In order to get a better picture of what is more likely going on with this classic double entender, you hafta go back almost 50 years to a seldom mentioned suburb, on the edge of the city too a deserted strip called Shefford Rd. In 1969 Bryan is in Texas & no where near the Queensway Drive-In Theater, The same very same place that a future Tom Cruse lived just up the road at that time. It wasnt till 1970 where Bryan upgrades from a toy too get his first real guitar & this is also the year he moves to Beacon Hill with the drive-in. The only reason I can figure that nobody figured this out is because its a secret. Back then we were base brats (born raised and transferred somewhere) with violent alcoholic military fathers suing for divorce. Thats why Bryan usta like to hide out at the drive-in. Thats also why Bryan was having trouble with the law. Bryans claim of the songs inspiration being about simultaneous oral sex doesn’t seem to hold much water & the song is generally considered about a lost childhood, a reoccurring theme in his work. So where does the 69 come from if its not about sex? Well that might have a little somthing to do with a Nottingham built 1969 Raleigh Chopper the prince of thieves swiped directly in front of said theater in the tall grass of late summer 70 or 71. Now all the pieces fall into place & you see the reason for all the hidden meanings. From his first album Sweeny Todd (theres a clue) “If Wishes Were Horses”, too his latest work where he describes a 69 Buick, theres no reason to think it would be anything other than a super collectible 69 Chopper that I’m sure got his juices flowing & left a lasting impression on him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406467300779479869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168893104165202241.post-40852480544419509512017-04-25T18:33:44.642-04:002017-04-25T18:33:44.642-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406467300779479869noreply@blogger.com