Can anybody tell me the meaning of song "SUMMER OF 69".?

Question

This is a Bryan Adams song which is as under


Full Lyrics to 'SUMMER OF 69' By Bryan Adams.......

I got my first real six string
Bought it at the five and dime
Played it till my fingers bled
Was the summer of '69

Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit and Jody got married
I shoulda known we'd never get far

But when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Ya - I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life

Ain't no use in complainin'
When you got a job to do
Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in
And that's when I met you - ya

Standin' on your mama's porch
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life

Back in the summer of '69

Man we were killin' time
We were young and restless
We needed to unwind
I guess nothin' can last forever - forever, no...........

Answer 1

Adams has said that the song has "nothing to do with the year 1969".

In "Anthology", released last year, he told journalist Dave Marsh that the title was simply about sex and his answer to Bob Seger's "Nightmoves", one of his favorite songs that follows a similar theme of nostagia and summer love.

At the end of the song Adams sings the final lyric "...me and my baby in a '69...", which supports the idea that the song is based on sex.

Answer 2

1969 holds a singular place in US history, as the end of the fabled decade of the 1960’s. Bryan Adams captured the feeling in his song “Summer of 69:”

Oh when I look back now/That summer seemed to last forever/And if I had the choice/I'd always want to be there/Those were the best days of my life

In general, it was a nostalgic year of endings. The last issue of the Saturday Evening Post was published after 147 years on the newsstands. LBJ who didn’t want to be president anymore, made way for Tricky **** and a new regime in the White House. The Beatles made their last public performance on the roof of Apple Records and had their concert broken up by the cops. Micky Mantle retired from the Yankees. Ike, who took the oath of office for his second term as president in 1957, and who everybody liked, died in 1969. 1969 was of course the year of Woodstock, the big music blast that said goodbye to the decade of the ‘60s. Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon, marking the end of the space race that started 12 years earlier. John Lennon left Paul and the Beatles, and he and Yoko went off on their merry way imploring the world to ‘give peace a chance.’ In the UK, the halfpenny gave way to inflation and ceased being legal tender. A severe famine in China was responsible for the deaths of an estimated 20 million. Hurricane Camille, a Category 5 storm ravaged Mississippi, killing 248 and causing $1.5 billion in damage.

Notable new beginnings in 1969 included the Automatic Teller Machine, which made its first appearance in New York City. ARPANET, predecessor to the Internet, was born, and the Boeing 747 made its first flight from Seattle to NYC. Wal-Mart Stores was officially incorporated, and Yasser Arafat was appointed leader of the PLO, embarking on a reign of terror against Israel. Bell Laboratories developed Unix, Linus Torvalds of Linux fame was born, and AMD, Intel's main competor today was founded.

Answer 3

Its pretty literal. Its all about growing up the glory days and your youth. In this case its one special summer where everything in their lives changed and they began to grow up the summer of 1969. He was in a band the band fell apart for life reasons, he loved a girl but she couldn't wait for him forever. the song is about growing up and remembering the good times.

Answer 4

Exactly what the song title means. You love someone so much that you want to grow old with them. TRUE LOVE MAN. Thats what I say and think it means.

Answer 5

Summer of 69...
a distinct reminder of our past.
the history of the moment.
starting out young.
no worries.
carefree.
making music...with time, in essence.
learning about love-for the first time
the good times...can't always last
we won't always be young
there will be worries
we won't have another first love.
LOVE THAT SONG...REMINDS ME OF THE SUMMER OF '

Answer 6

I agree with all the above....Thanks for the questions! That song brings back great memories :o) ....Exactly what the song is talking about!

Answer 7

It's about growing up and thinking back to your childhood when everything seemed easier. Then you grow up and have all these responsibilities and you long for the easier days of youth

Answer 8

i think he's talking about how great his summer was in the year 1969.. it was the best summer of his life.. or at least it had a lot of meaning to him :)

Answer 9

Longing for a time when things were simpler in life ...he is reliving a time that was special and memorable.

Answer 10

omg i love that song i just heard it again this morning, its about a guy that is recalling his memories of whem he was younger, the best days of his life