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catlover79
01-17-2008, 01:06 PM
Heaven
Cuts Like a Knife
Can't Stop This Thing We Started
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You
It's Only Love

Austin Tripper
01-17-2008, 01:14 PM
Summer of 69
Cuts Like a Knife

Zoneboy
01-17-2008, 01:17 PM
Run to You
Summer of 69
This Time
Cuts Like a Knife
Straight From the Heart
Somebody
It's Only Love (With Tina Turner)
Can't Stop this Thing we Started
Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
Heaven

AB
01-17-2008, 05:12 PM
Summer Of 69 (love that song)
Can't Stop This Thing We Started
Run To You
This Time
It's Only Love
Heaven
Cuts Like A Knife
Somebody

Dean Winchester
01-17-2008, 05:50 PM
like the 80's stuff, HATE the 90's stuff with a fiery passion. He completely jumped musically, although I did like "Can't Stop This Thing We've Started" from 91.

Run To You
Heaven
Somebody
It's Only Love
One Night Love Affair
Can't Stop This Thing We've Started
Summer Of '69

catlover79
01-17-2008, 06:14 PM
^ I can't stand a lot of the 1990s stuff either.

Dean Winchester
01-17-2008, 06:42 PM
^ I can't stand a lot of the 1990s stuff either.
yea, he went a little too far into the Michael Bolton vein after "Everything I Do" (yea, I know Heaven was a ballad too, but he was still mainly rock). I've heard his recent material has been back to basics but I haven't heard anything new from him since the mid-90's.

catlover79
01-18-2008, 01:02 AM
yea, he went a little too far into the Michael Bolton vein after "Everything I Do" (yea, I know Heaven was a ballad too, but he was still mainly rock). I've heard his recent material has been back to basics but I haven't heard anything new from him since the mid-90's.
I can't stand "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?". I run screaming from the room whenever it comes on. :lol: I own the greatest hits - So Far So Good, and it's awesome. The post-1991 stuff is not included. :lol:

Nighthawk76
01-18-2008, 01:09 AM
I'm not a big Bryan Adams fan. I've always thought he sounded sounded like a soft rock version of Def Leppard (probably the Mutt Lange influence). However, I do like his song "Heaven".

catlover79
01-18-2008, 01:11 AM
I really liked the DJ Sammy remake of Heaven as a high energy dance song. :rock:

Nighthawk76
01-18-2008, 01:19 AM
I really liked the DJ Sammy remake of Heaven as a high energy dance song. :rock:

Who is DJ Sammy? :lol: I know of only one Sammy...the one and only Red Rocker!!! :rock:

catlover79
01-18-2008, 01:28 AM
Who is DJ Sammy? :lol: I know of only one Sammy...the one and only Red Rocker!!! :rock:
Sammy Hagar?? :rock:

Here's some info about DJ Sammy I found on Jim Vallance's website (he co-wrote Heaven with Bryan Adams):

Heaven

Recording Artist: DJ Sammy and Yanou Featuring Do
Writers: Jim Vallance
Bryan Adams
Date Written: 1983
Albums: Heaven / 2001 December
Charts: After entering the German, Spanish and Austrian charts in January 2002, DJ Sammy's version of "Heaven" eventually appeared on a total of 19 national charts, some of which are noted below:
#1 - UK Chart / October 31, 2002 (entered chart at #1)
#1 - South Africa Airplay Chart / 2002
#1 - Australia Aria Dance Chart / 2002
#1 - Billboard Club Play Chart / USA / 2002
#3 - New Zealand Top 40 Chart / September 2002
#3 - Ireland Top 20 Chart / November 2002
#4 - Australia Aria Singles Chart / 2002
#5 - France Single Chart / 2005
#5 - Netherlands Single Chart / 2003
#8 - Billboard "Hot 100" Singles Chart / August 2002
#12 - Netherlands Mega Top 100
#16 - Spain Top 40 Chart / January 2002
#24 - German Top 40 Chart / January 2002

Awards: 2002 - ASCAP Pop Award / one of the most played songs on U.S. radio
2003 - ASCAP Pop Award / one of the most played songs on U.S. radio
2003 - Socan International Achievement Award (Canada)
2002 - Silver Disc Award / UK
2002 - Platinum Disc Award / New Zealand
2002 - Gold Disc Award / New Zealand

Originally written in 1983 for the film "A Night In Heaven", the song "Heaven" later appeared on Bryan Adams' Reckless album (1984). That album, and Bryan's "Heaven" single, both reached #1 in the USA and Canada in 1985.

I was quite surprised the first time I heard DJ Sammy's "dance" version of "Heaven" on my car radio in April or May 2002. I didn't even know the song had been covered! At first I thought the heavily synthesized arrangement sounded dated, a throw-back to the mid-80s production style of Stock, Aitken and Waterman. After a few listens however, it began to grow on me.

Adams and I traded emails during the summer of 2002, incredulous as the song climbed higher and higher on the U.S. charts (it eventually peaked at #8). Then, in the autumn of that year we were delighted to see the single reach the very top of the UK charts -- in fact it entered the British charts at #1, a rare occurrence.

DJ Sammy's version of "Heaven" also charted in Canada, Brazil, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and a dozen other countries.

Skywalker
01-18-2008, 01:48 AM
This Time
Cuts Like a Knife
One Night Love Affair
Run To You
Heaven
Somebody
Summer of '69

Dean Winchester
01-18-2008, 02:12 AM
Sammy Hagar?? :rock:

Here's some info about DJ Sammy I found on Jim Vallance's website (he co-wrote Heaven with Bryan Adams):

Heaven

Recording Artist: DJ Sammy and Yanou Featuring Do
Writers: Jim Vallance
Bryan Adams
Date Written: 1983
Albums: Heaven / 2001 December
Charts: After entering the German, Spanish and Austrian charts in January 2002, DJ Sammy's version of "Heaven" eventually appeared on a total of 19 national charts, some of which are noted below:
#1 - UK Chart / October 31, 2002 (entered chart at #1)
#1 - South Africa Airplay Chart / 2002
#1 - Australia Aria Dance Chart / 2002
#1 - Billboard Club Play Chart / USA / 2002
#3 - New Zealand Top 40 Chart / September 2002
#3 - Ireland Top 20 Chart / November 2002
#4 - Australia Aria Singles Chart / 2002
#5 - France Single Chart / 2005
#5 - Netherlands Single Chart / 2003
#8 - Billboard "Hot 100" Singles Chart / August 2002
#12 - Netherlands Mega Top 100
#16 - Spain Top 40 Chart / January 2002
#24 - German Top 40 Chart / January 2002

Awards: 2002 - ASCAP Pop Award / one of the most played songs on U.S. radio
2003 - ASCAP Pop Award / one of the most played songs on U.S. radio
2003 - Socan International Achievement Award (Canada)
2002 - Silver Disc Award / UK
2002 - Platinum Disc Award / New Zealand
2002 - Gold Disc Award / New Zealand

Originally written in 1983 for the film "A Night In Heaven", the song "Heaven" later appeared on Bryan Adams' Reckless album (1984). That album, and Bryan's "Heaven" single, both reached #1 in the USA and Canada in 1985.

I was quite surprised the first time I heard DJ Sammy's "dance" version of "Heaven" on my car radio in April or May 2002. I didn't even know the song had been covered! At first I thought the heavily synthesized arrangement sounded dated, a throw-back to the mid-80s production style of Stock, Aitken and Waterman. After a few listens however, it began to grow on me.

Adams and I traded emails during the summer of 2002, incredulous as the song climbed higher and higher on the U.S. charts (it eventually peaked at #8). Then, in the autumn of that year we were delighted to see the single reach the very top of the UK charts -- in fact it entered the British charts at #1, a rare occurrence.

DJ Sammy's version of "Heaven" also charted in Canada, Brazil, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and a dozen other countries.

DJ Sammy also did a remix version of The Boys Of Summer

Zebra 3
01-18-2008, 12:31 PM
Some favourites:
- Cuts Like A Knife
- (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
- Heaven
- It's Only Love
- Run To You
- Summer Of '69

gidgetgrape
01-18-2008, 12:54 PM
I LOVE Bryan Adams! I think I could go the rest of my life without hearing "Whatever I Do I Do It For You" again though.

1. This Time (my favorite)
2. The Best of Me
3. Hearts on Fire
4. So Far So Good
5. Why Do You Have To Be So Hard To Love
6. One Night Love Affair
7. Heaven
8. Summer of '69
9. Heat of the Night
10. Diana
11. When You're Gone (Mel C. version, not the Pamela Anderson version)

wiseguy182
01-19-2008, 05:03 AM
I never liked the summer of 69 until I figured out what the title really meant.

bwhahahahahahaha :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

JoPol_wannabe
01-19-2008, 07:10 PM
I like:
Summer of 69'
Straight From The Heart
3. It's Only Love
4. Can't Stop This Thing We Started
5. Do I Have To Say The Words?
6. This Time
7. Run To You
8. Heaven
9. Cuts Like A Knife
10. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
11. Somebody
12. Kids Wanna Rock
13. Heat Of The Night
14. Please Forgive Me

Nighthawk76
01-20-2008, 04:49 PM
Okay, I know that I will regret this post like 10 seconds after I post it, but I like Bryan Adams's duet with Barbara Striesand in 1996 called "I Finally Found Someone". :o :lookaroun

Nighthawk76
01-20-2008, 04:50 PM
Okay, I know that I will regret this post like 10 seconds after I post it, but I like Bryan Adams's duet with Barbara Striesand in 1996 called "I Finally Found Someone". :o :lookaroun

I regret the post already. :lol:

gidgetgrape
01-20-2008, 05:10 PM
^^^ :lol:

Why did he become so sappy in the 90s?

Dean Winchester
01-20-2008, 05:12 PM
^^^ :lol:

Why did he become so sappy in the 90s?
not just him, also Elton John (at least he's redeemed himself this decade), Rod Stewart, Sting and the biggest of all... Michael Bolton all went from rock guys to wuss balladeers in the 90's

Dean Winchester
01-20-2008, 05:18 PM
For those who don't believe me about Michael Bolton, check this out :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy2XMYh99js
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L72uh4u5WCw

dlemond
01-22-2008, 11:57 AM
Remember
Lonely Nights - (I'm surprised no one mentioned this one)
You Want It, You Got It
This Time
Cuts Like A Knife
Don't Leave Me Lonely
Somebody
Heat of the Night

catlover79
01-22-2008, 02:39 PM
For those who don't believe me about Michael Bolton, check this out :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy2XMYh99js
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L72uh4u5WCw
:rofl:

*ClassicPinUp*
01-22-2008, 03:24 PM
Can't really give a good list as I haven't heard to many of his songs but Summer of '69 is a major favorite of mine.

Dean Winchester
01-22-2008, 05:38 PM
:rofl:
I personally like Fools Game and Everybody's Crazy, too bad Michael didn't stay in that direction instead of soft rock