I Was Caught in the Crossfire

Bryan Adams likes him some black and white videos, that much is for sure. Pretty good video from the Canadian rocker today and a pretty good song from his 1987 album "Into the Fire." Here is "Heat of the Night"...




Lyrics | Bryan Adams lyrics - Heat Of The Night lyrics

"Heat of the Night"
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Into the Fire
Released 1987
Recorded September 1986
Genre Rock
Length 5:07
Label A&M
Writer(s) Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance
Producer Bryan Adams, Bob Clearmountai

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #6

#5

Wow we are in the top 5 now here on my own personal Top 80 countdown of my favorite videos/songs of the 80's. The Excellent 80's is kicking it into high gear my friends and not slowing down over the next five days culminating with the #1 song on this blog's third birthday!
Today we feature my favorite Canadian rocker (sorry Cory Hart, it's not you). From a great album entitled "Reckless" (I still have the cassette tape) we get today's hit which peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. I've seen Bryan Adams twice in concert - once back during his Reckless tour and then again about 5 or 6 years ago. He can still jam this song, and I still like the video with its' change in seasons and on stage shots. It's Bryan Adams at his best telling everyone that it's ok to be a two-timing dog if you don't get caught! Wait... is that right?

#5 "Run to You"
by Bryan Adams




Lyrics | Bryan Adams lyrics - Run To You lyrics

#32

When I think of Canadian rock stars, I only think of one guy... no, not Corey Hart. I think of Bryan Adams. His "Reckless" album was a great album and this is one of my favorite songs from that album in at #32 on The Excellent 80's Top 80 Countdown.

#32 "Somebody"
by Bryan Adams




Lyrics | Bryan Adams lyrics - Somebody lyrics

Nothing Says Christmas Like a Reggae Song

Nothing says Christmastime like a white Canadian rocker singing a reggae Christmas song... enjoy this beauty from '84 or '85 featuring Pee Wee Herman, and the MTV cast, it's Bryan Adams singing "Reggae Christmas"....




Lyrics | Bryan Adams lyrics - Reggae Christmas lyrics

We All Need Somebody

Our Bryan Adams August wraps up with another hit from the "Reckless" album... this particular song actually had two videos that showed up on MTV, and thanks to the invention that is youtube, we have both of them right here today... here is the least played "Somebody" video...

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Lyrics | Somebody lyrics

and here is the more popular in concert version of "Somebody" with B.A. in his white t-shirt... hey, what about you!?



“Somebody”

Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Reckless
Released 1984
Format 7" single
Recorded March 1984 in Vancouver, Canada
Genre Rock
Length 3:57
Label A&M Records
Writer(s) Bryan Adams
Jim Vallance
Producer Bob Clearmountain
Bryan Adams

US Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 single

Baby, You're All That I Want

Once again, Bryan goes with two different videos of this song... one being some sort of storyline as the girl appears in "Run To You" and "Somebody" and here she is again in one version of Bryan's power ballad hit - "Heaven"...



and here's the one I remember more... with the crazy band of tvs and crazy audience of tvs ...




Lyrics | Bryan Adams lyrics - Heaven lyrics

“Heaven”

Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Reckless
Released 1985
Format CD single
Recorded 1983
Genre Pop Rock
Length 4:04
Label Badman/Polydor
Writer(s) Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance

US Billboard Hot 100: #1 (Adams' first #1 hit)
UK Peak: #38

It's Only Love And That's All

An often overlooked and underrated song off of his "Reckless" album, this duet was pretty solid... at least I enjoyed it... our Bryan Adams August continues with the duet from Adams and those legs, better known as Tina Turner... "It's Only Love"...




Lyrics | It's Only Love lyrics

“It's Only Love”

Single by Bryan Adams and Tina Turner
from the album Reckless
Released 1985
Format CD single
Cassette
Genre Rock
Length 3:15
Label A&M
Writer(s) Bryan Adams
Jim Vallance
Producer Bryan Adams
Bob Clearmountain

Chart (1985) Peak position

Canadian singles chart #14
UK Singles Chart #29
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #15
U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks #7

She Says Her Love For Me Could Never Die

One of my favorite 80s songs and still my most favorite Bryan Adams song... from the five times platinum album "Reckless" it is "Run To You" here in The Excellent 80's "Bryan Adams August"...

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Lyrics | Run To You lyrics

“Run To You”

Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Reckless
Released 1984
Recorded April 1984
Genre Hard rock
Length 3:54
Label A&M Records
Writer(s) Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance
Producer Bob Clearmountain and Bryan Adams
Certification Gold (Canada)

Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #6
UK Peak: #11

It's Not the Summer You're Thinking of

I saw Bryan Adams in concert with Def Leppard a few years back and before today's hit - "Summer of '69", Bryan made the comment to the crowd about how he was only about nine or twelve years old during the summer of 1969, and that's not really what this song was about... the crowd went crazy obviously... here's Bryan and his gang wrecking havoc with tomatoes, Bryan falling asleep cleaning the screen at a drive in movie theater, and the boys just having some summer fun reliving the double entendre known as the "Summer of '69"...




Lyrics | Summer Of '69 lyrics

“Summer of '69”

Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Reckless
B-side "Kids Wanna Rock"
"The Best Was Yet to Come"
Released 1984
Format gramophone record
Recorded 1984
Genre Hard rock
Length 3:32
Label A&M Records
Writer(s) Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance
Producer Bob Clearmountain
Bryan Adams

US Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #5

I Thought of Every Word I'd Say... Give or Take a Few

Our Bryan Adams' August continues with one of his earlier hits and still one of my favorite Adams songs... from the "Cuts Like A Knife" album, it's "This Time"...

she didn't really have to let the air out of his tires to make him stay - i think that's unclassy and uncalled for in this video...




Lyrics | This Time lyrics

“This Time”

Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Cuts Like a Knife
Released 1983
Recorded 1982
Genre Hard Rock
Length 3:20
Label A&M Records
Writer(s) Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance
Producer Bob Clearmountain and Bryan Adams

US Billboard Hot 100 Top 30
UK Peak: #41

Nah Nah Nah, Nah Nah Nah, Nah Nah Nah Nah

Alright, that's a lot of "nahs" up there in the title, but if you're a Bryan Adams fan, then you can figure it out, and you are going to love the month of August as Bryan Adams is making his debut in The Excellent 80s with a "Bryan Adams August"... this is the title track from the album that kind of broke the Canadian into mainstream America... I saw Bryan in concert 3 or 4 summers ago and he could still rock... from the empty indoor swimming pool, here is "Cuts Like a Knife"

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Cuts Like A Knife Lyrics

"Cuts Like a Knife"

by Bryan Adams
from the album: Cuts Like a Knife
released: 1983