Talk:Summer of '69

message: More evidence would be required to convince me that "Summer of '69" is arguably Bryan Adams' biggest hit. I don't know about other countries, but in the USA, "Summer of '69" peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. By contrast, Adams has had four #1 hits, including "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" which was #1 for 7 weeks and was certified triple-platinum (sales of 3 million copies). "Summer of '69" has never even been certified gold. It is one of his biggest hits, but I don't see how it can be considered arguably his biggest hit unless it can be verified as having been his biggest hit in at least two other countries. --Metropolitan90 04:23, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: maybe its his best known hit, rather than most successful. -- Astrokey44|talk 13:03, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. (Everything I Do) I Do It for You was way more popular than Summer of '69. It was #1 in UK for 16 weeks and in US for 17 weeks (actually the longest run for any song!), Summer Of '69 didn't even reach #1 in any of the charts. Pardy 18:38, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps, but if you say Bryan Adams to someone, chances are they'll go: "Oh that was the guy that did Summer of 69 right?". Same as if you said Queen to somebody they would most likely instantly say Bohemian Rhapsody, and not their widest selling hit; Another One Bites The Dust. I think the term "best known hit" would be better not "biggest hit".(82.28.237.200 (talk) 19:44, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biggest hit? 

message: Given the recent additions I think the article has gone beyond stubclass. If anyone agrees, I'll go and remove the stub template. (Or just remove it yourself.) Flambergius 18:27, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stub? 

message: According to this page: http://www.jimvallance.com/01-music-folder/songs-folder-may-27/pg-song-adams-summer-of-69.html,  →AzaToth 14:00, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article in need of verification of sources 

message: Please Read!!! - one of the most common questions asked about the song (apart from with regards to the title) is "who are Jimmy and Jody??". It's an important point to make regarding the song. Why does someone insist on removing this??? If there's a valid reason for doing so, please discuss. Else leave it where it is. When someone is curious about a song beyong the lyrics, where do they think to look? Here, probably. So why not leave it?
Anyone know who "Jimmy" is in the lyrics? Jody is Jody Perpick. I have put this reference back in, as it's a commonly asked question. Not too clued up on adding sources properly but here's the mention of Jody Perpick: http://18tilidie.co.uk/discography/official/albums/reckless/themakingofreckless/reckless20th.htm
I have a mild feeling (from years back) that Jimmy was Jim Vallance, but cannot be sure.
:I believe that "Jimmy" is a reference to Vallance.  Adams stated in an interview once that "Jimmy" was "a reference to an old drummer" of his.  Vallance did play drums for Adams early in his career.  Hero1701 23:44, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lyrics 

message: Theres one part where it says the song is referring to the sex position, while right below it, it says that Adams wasn't talking about the sex position. I would like to see some clarification, since I've heard both from different parties, though the 1969 car seems more plausible.
Farmer88 05:33, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This quote from Jim Vallance explains things: "At no time do I recall discussing sexual innuendo with Bryan except for one little thing. When we recorded the demo in my basement, towards the end of the song Bryan sang a little naughty bit: “me and my baby in a ’69.” We had a laugh about it at the time, and Bryan decided to keep it when he did the final recording a month or two later. Nobody seemed to notice, and that was the end of it until a few years ago when Bryan started introducing the song in concert by saying, “This song has nothing to do with the year 1969.” The audience reaction was predictable." Is Bryan Adams’ ‘Summer Of ’69’ About What You Think It Is?--174.99.238.22 (talk) 22:02, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why does the Theme section contridict itself? 

message: Has Green Day said this song inspired them? I've never heard that before. is this stated fact or simply just a Dean Gray fan making a huge assumption?
:Listen from 2 minutes and 22 seconds into this video and I am pretty sure you notice some inspiration. Of course it is a very different sort of music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNKPYhXmzoE&list=PLo6aG-353CqkrrzXl8NWN6bEDdKjfH4gi --Oddeivind (talk) 15:50, 28 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Green Day 

message: I've noticed that after Canadaolympic989's edits many sources in the article got messed up. Can anyone help fix the sources? Nataev (talk) 11:42, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Messed up sources 

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message: From a look at https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/bryan-adams-summer-of-69/, the 2023 position of 98 in the UK charts is not the year-end chart, but just the weekly top 40. 2001:8B0:6406:D605:16D6:ECF8:8A6E:8DDE (talk) 19:16, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: It says, "The UK's Top 100 biggest singles of the year is compiled by the Official Charts Company and is based on the formula for the weekly Official Singles Chart, covering the period from January to December". Doctorhawkes (talk) 19:44, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  UK 2023 chart position