Bryan Adams On "Summer Of '69": It's About Sex (VIDEO)

Morning shows provide many an awkward moment, but Bryan Adams raised the bar this morning by revealing to CBS host Maggie Rodriguez that his 1984 hit "Summer of '69" is about sex, not nostalgia. Watch:

Comments

[metatron1970]

02:49 AM on 09/10/2008

I work at a CBS affiliate and watched this live at as it was happening. Having to see The Early Show day after day I can vouch for how dull it is. Therefore, when a spontaneous moment like this occurs it really stands out. I was particularly amused by Maggie Rodriguez's double-take and her line about "people are eating breakfast."

[MIMom]

10:15 PM on 09/09/2008

Who cares? He's just trying to create buzz with this clip. That's it.

Although "Cuts like a Knife" now has a new meaning, too. :P

[Karlon]

03:56 PM on 09/09/2008

Sorry, Bryan Adams - the best song about the year and the sexual position was written by Serge Gainsbourg "Soixante Neuf Annee Erotique"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0FOh9A4ISU

[MIMom]

10:20 PM on 09/09/2008

Was that a guy or a chimney speak-singing that song? WOW.

Sorry - can't agree with you since I don't understand French.

[LeaveArtieAlone]

04:55 PM on 09/10/2008

DUDE!!! I have not heard this song is years! Thanks for the memory! I so love Serge! :-)

[jeplanet]

01:53 PM on 09/09/2008

He's still a cutie-pie.
Go Bryan.

[OsamaBushLadin]

01:37 PM on 09/09/2008

That show needs to invited Dexys Midnight Runners on next, and ask them what "Come On Eileen" is really about. I have my suspicions.

[hapkidokid]

02:03 PM on 09/09/2008

LOL!

[josephjsalas]

10:46 AM on 09/09/2008

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[AnswerToJob]

10:46 AM on 09/09/2008

Good Morning!

[AmericanInLondon]

10:34 AM on 09/09/2008

Come on, he's joking. In other interviews he's done over 20 years he's said that song is about nostalgia. I think he just wanted to cause a stir on a relatively conservative morning news show. Probably that Canadian sense of humor. Rush gives silly answers like this also in interviews about their songs. (My god, I'm a Rush fan and I can't believe I just lumped these two artists together!)

[outmost1]

12:55 PM on 09/09/2008

its okay, take two The Trees and relax.

[TomSawyer]

10:30 PM on 09/09/2008

I LOVE RUSH!!!! w00t w00t

[sammy50]

10:18 AM on 09/09/2008

Man, that's to early in the morning to hear someone talk abt that.

[Vergadoce]

09:47 AM on 09/09/2008

Bryan Adams is one of the greatest, most underrated musicians of our time. You people who mock him will regret you didn't appreciate him more when he's gone. His music will live for centuries on end. Viva Bryan!

[davidly]

04:40 PM on 09/09/2008

I regret that I don't appreciate him right now. Timeless indeed.

[gttim]

08:58 AM on 09/09/2008

"Summer of '68"

You do me and I'll owe you one!

[FogBelter]

02:11 AM on 09/09/2008

um ... opps!!!

Glad he didn't write "How Much is that Doggie in the Window."

[Rubyfoo]

11:51 PM on 09/08/2008

As a Ph.D. and seasoned biology researcher, I have to say, "Where's the beef?" Close is about as cool as halfway pregnant. Either it replicated by itself or it didn't. What we have here is a teaser to create buzz to get more funding. When you do it, tell me about, until then, please bag it.

[jeplanet]

01:55 PM on 09/09/2008

I would think a "Ph.D and seasoned biology researcher" could come up with a post that actually makes sense.

[zakwouldhave]

10:57 PM on 09/08/2008

Um duh, "Me and my baby in '69" are some of the lyrics. This is the only cool thing Bryan Adams has ever said or performed and I now have at least a tiny bit of artistic respect for him.

[penitentiaryofdreams]

10:41 PM on 09/08/2008

I WAS gonna write a song named "Summer of 420" but never finished it.