Execs Told ICON-If You Release This Song-It'll RUIN Your Career…Hit #1 for 16 Wks!-Professor of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is your pick for the GREATEST BALLAD of ALL TIME?

[@Sweet--Richard.4981]

Summer of 69 hehehe

[@peterd.9978]

If - Bread

[@floydshambles]

jealous guy

[@killrmillr]

UFO - Love To Love

[@JimbobZ17]

Save your love- Great White Song has fantastic lyrics

[@SamanthaMunitz]

Regardless of how much (Everything I Do) I Do It For You is loved or hated, Bryan Adams is one hell of a musician!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

I agree 100!

[@davidmack4185]

Early '80's radio pre-internet was mostly Adams, Pretenders, Police, Asia, Cars, VH, Chicago, Billy Squire, Hall & Oates, Foreigner, Toto, REO Speedwagon, Scorpions.... good times and music as a teen in my case.

[@Joreel]

​@@davidmack4185an amazing lineup of music.

[@JeffreyGoddin]

On a lark I took a piano class in college and the only sheet music I could find for my recital was Everything I Do. Quite a sweet song, actually, once the lyrics are removed, lol.

[@fivestring65ify]

Reckless is like a greatest hits album. I put it on and listen from start to finish.

[@1Drafter1]

For about 20 years I was a videographer, as a side job, mostly weddings. During that time at least a dozen couples picked "Everything I do...." for their bridal dance. Taping and watching their faces while they danced. They universally took on a dreamy look. When my editing software improved I would use my assistant's main video and their faces as an overlay. I learned to love this song.

[@adotintheshark4848]

I've been to three different weddings where this was the song

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s become a dance staple.

[@beenaplumber8379]

I played a wedding, ~300 people, all ages, and that whole newly mixed family had one song, and it blew my mind. Never Been Any Reason by Head East, which happened to be my own favorite song, though not many people even seem to know it. They kept requesting it all night, so we played coy, "We'll see if we can do it... not sure. We haven't rehearsed that one in years..." (It was already in our setlist, and we played it quite well.) We saved it till the end. Nobody had left. We teased them with the intro. "We're gonna try our best with this. A lot of people have been requesting this, no promises..." We hit that first downbeat, those first synth notes, and the place erupted! Everyone who could stand was dancing, and Grandma in her wheelchair was moving her head from side to side with a huge smile. They all seemed to know every word to it too, even the little kids. Of all songs! That's something you don't get playing in bars - little kids dancing to your music! Working weddings isn't a bad gig really. It can bring those unexpected moments of pure joy. This particular moment had me scratching my head, but it was a pleasure to be part of it. Some weddings are... well, I prefer not to remember them all. Others, well, I've never felt so happy after a gig in my life. That was nearly 20 years ago, and someone else's wedding 20 years ago was one of my happiest moments.

[@bartbluemusic]

I've never thought of this song as being a career-ender. He's had similar ballads before with "Heaven" and "Straight From The Heart". In fact, I've always thought of it as the opposite. It was the peak and climax of his career. In the early copies of the movie, they didn't just try to hide it in the end credits. The end credits rolled over basically a music video showcasing Bryan Adams himself singing the song. You didn't see that in other movie's end credits. I always felt that Adams was actually getting more of a prominent role in the movie by getting an appearance in the end credits. And, if you were to ask my then-wife about it, she would tell you it was her favorite song by Bryan Adams. It was huge. I couldn't tell you how many weddings I've been to since where that was "their" song. Anyway, I personally liked the song, and still do. Along will all of his other great songs.

[@ProfessorofRock]

No I didn't say career ender. Did it ruin his rock rep?

[@BaritoneRocks]

If his rock rep was ruined, Heaven did that.

[@stinkypinkeee5085]

@@ProfessorofRock He wrote "I Love It Loud" by KISS...that will always save his Rock credibility...

[@bartbluemusic]

@@ProfessorofRock - oh sorry! I should've classified my comments better, Adam :) the career ending part of what I said was in response to your video title - "Execs Told ICON-If You Release This Song-It'll RUIN Your Career…". I was basically saying I disagreed with them.

[@screwyootube1]

Every rock band/solo artist (if they’re smart) eventually does a ballad, something for the ladies. This was no different. What he perhaps should’ve done was work harder on his uptempo pop/rock singles, because throughout the late 80s/most of the 90s, he mostly delivered mediocre rock songs.

[@mxfxdlg]

Bryan Adams got a song on a record, on the air and in a movie that many people still remember, still play and still love. I really don’t see a negative here.

[@ProfessorofRock]

That's a good way of looking at it!

[@charleswagner2984]

​@@ProfessorofRockYou are right about Heaven. A very beautiful ballad.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

All I say is, good for him!

[@ericbgordon1575]

Bryan is one of the musicians whose material I heard when I was in my first half-decade of life but didn't learn the name of - then. My first song of his (and favorite) is "Heaven". It was with the Robin Hood soundtrack and "Everything I Do, I Do It For You" that I finally properly learned Bryan's name and started getting around to his wider body of hits. For my part, I never had a problem with the song or Bryan's delivery of it.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool. Thanks Eric!

[@charlesedward5047]

Yes! This right here. Your journey was exactly the same as mine. Everything I Do opened the doors for me to get into Bryan's 80s albums. The same thing happened with Phil Collins and Genesis of the 80s, where I had no idea of the Gabriel era Genesis.

[@davidmack4185]

Same here. I knew a girl who bought his first record and put it on well before he was widely known. I said 'Who?" but it sounded very polished for a new artist.

[@fivestring65ify]

I've followed Brian from the start. I remember hearing songs from his debut album. I heard lonely nights, and I was hooked. Then the hits started coming. Cuts like a knife was a great album, and then the epic album, Reckless.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Heaven is a better song than Everything I Do in my opinion.

[@elainehill6504]

I'm a huge Bryan Adams fan, had all of his albums back when that was a thing lol, and saw him in concert several times. This is a song that I skip to this day. Not that there's anything wrong with the song itself, but because of how much it was played back then, I'm still tired of it. I feel the same way about Don't Stop Believin.

[@ianobrien3248]

🎖

[@randyhimburg7915]

I agree 100%

[@iamnostalgic9567]

I highly agree. Don't stop believin' is psycho overplayed. Once a good song that I support a ban on.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I understand. It’s definitely overplayed.

[@JosephOlson-ui2pg]

Remember when Professor of Rock did an episode on songs a little overplayed and an offer of an alternative?

[@cherylreichardt]

I do love his performance on the song. He has that voice for rocking songs and ballads! Interesting to hear the background on this one Professor!

[@ProfessorofRock]

You got it!

[@cycobern]

Man, this song was on every radio station at the time and gosh it was exhausting, to this day cue PTSD. 😁

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha!

[@illiteratealphabetagency9716]

Muzak was made for Bryan Adams songs, or is it the other way around?

[@danhooper3723]

Oddly enough, it was not completely overplayed in Canada because it didn't qualify as Canadian content under the then CRTC rules. So there were limitations on just how much it could be played by radio stations over the course of a day. It was still played a lot, just not to insane levels.

[@Sweet--Richard.4981]

RIP Quincy Jones

[@RBS_]

..... *WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!??????* ....I just played the '82 Album he did with Donna Summer LAST NIGHT! ...Ohmygod........

[@ericbgordon1575]

Quincy is definitely going to be missed. The bridge lyrics of Tina Turner's "We Don't Need Another Hero" that we "leave only a mark". Quincy did leave his.

[@Whisper_292]

😭

[@mournblade1066]

Yeah, just heard that.

[@shylacurry9471]

God! We losing everybody!

[@chaffsalvo]

Cheap Trick is still irked that The Flame is there only #1, forced on them by the label. Rockers have a love/hate relationship with ballads, but those definetly have a broader appeal and high chance of success.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very true!

[@robpaxson4455]

Aerosmith with I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing, I know Steven likes it but I bet Joe feels otherwise

[@davidmack4185]

Classic rock radio needs to play their version of Don't Be Cruel more. That was amusing with the silly quasi-metal guitar fills.

[@josephfisher426]

@@robpaxson4455 I hate Aerosmith ballads WAY more than I could bother to hate Bryan Adams. Also, Cheap Trick should take their money and be happy that they got paid to sing that song and not someone else.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Yep!

[@seereadnhear]

We all have those songs Forever what reasons they may be that we just can't listen to. Whether it's personal reasons or just annoys us. Another amazing video professor.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for watching!

[@joeterp5615]

Foreigner’s “I want to Know What Love Is” is that song for me. The chorus is fingernails on a chalkboard. I actually have a physical reaction when that song comes on.

[@kevinstarski1598]

@@joeterp5615 How do you like other love ballads?

[@joeterp5615]

@@kevinstarski1598 I like all kinds of songs, including love songs/ballads. I’ve even composed a couple rather sappy love songs myself on the piano. The Foreigner song is the ONLY song (of all types) that gives me such a reaction. So it’s not about the genre or type of song, there is just something about that song that I can’t stand. Isn’t there a song or two you strongly dislike, even within a genre that you generally like?

[@DavidSmith-zd2rp]

Put this one in the 'hated' category for me too. So absolutely run into the ground when it came out. 30 years later, I've still heard it more than I'll ever need to.

[@jean-philippeperetti8463]

Years ago, I went to a Brian Adams concert at the Moncton NB Coliseum. They were only 3 musicians on stage, him on bass, a guitarist and a drummer. It was amazing. Even his most sappy ballads were rocking solid! It gave me a long lasting impression. There's more to Brian Adams than what we hear on the radio. This guy can rock!

[@shiroibasketshoes]

Bryan Adams. Nice comment!

[@wearetheonly2]

My youngest brother loved this song when it came out. He was 6 or 7 years old and would put the Soundtrack in the CD player, put the extended version on repeat, and sing it at the top of his lungs. We finally had to hide the CD from him after an extended performance of him singing the song on repeat for 3 hours. He never got sick of it but we sure did.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Haha your poor son.

[@kariqualters5908]

Sometimes this is EXACTLY what you do for me, you’ll feature a song, or even a group/artist, that I NEVER liked but when I listen to you talk about it I get this knew appreciation and suddenly I LOVE whatever it was that I thought I hated!! (IE; as a 70’s girl I always called GNR a “wannabe-bubble-gum-pop-band” but you featured “Welcome To The Jungle” and now I really love them… who knew!? Ha!!)❤😊

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

You used to hate Welcome to the Jungle?! Surprise surprise!

[@kariqualters5908]

actually I never really listened to any of their songs, I grew up with 70’s rock and I saw them as talentless pretenders so when they came on the radio I turned the channel, I never paid attention to them until Adam featured them, go figure… ha!!

[@trynsurviven2440]

This song has shined a different light in my soul since my wife passed away in 2022. Up to that moment this was one of those songs that felt a little sappy to me but my wife liked it.

[@miketeeveedub5779]

As a Canadian I have listened to Bryan Adams since '79 when he first jumped into the music scene. I was proud of his accomplishments. Cuts Like a Knife and Reckless are masterpieces of the Rock era! Then he released today's song. Ugh! It is one of the most formulaic pedantic hackneyed sappy simping songs every put to tape/vinyl/plastic/digital. No wonder grunge took off after this song's release. Ballads were never the same afterwards. And yes, Adams has never been the same since. That is the truth. Look, I know this song is extremely popular and touched hearts all over the world. I don't fault people for liking it. Songs are touchstones of events in our lives. Continue to enjoy them. All I know is when this song comes on the oldies station I hit the scan/next button. Give me Summer of '69 any day!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Wow. Kind of how I fell. But with enough time since my last listen, it was better than I remembered!

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

How did you get all those words out of my mouth?? 🇨🇦👍

[@shiroibasketshoes]

Did Bryan himself say he has never been the same since? He's the ultimate authority on that.

[@greg3030]

And I don’t like ‘Summer of ‘69’😎

[@miketeeveedub5779]

@@ProfessorofRock - I will say one nice thing about this song, and I picked that up from Rick Beato; the song has exceptional production values. I'll give him that. 😃 BTW - love your content Adam - you've got a great channel! Keep it up brother!

[@superdude4402]

Brings back lots of memories. Graduated in 91 and that summer this song was on the radio all the time. Brings me right back with lots of emotions from that summer.

[@flavellinator]

Yes. Professor, this song was a rapid station changer for me too! One song I don't think Bryan got enough credit for, though, is his early hit "Lonely Nights"....

[@ProfessorofRock]

Good call Flave!

[@Crazykid949]

It really is amazing what happens to the decision to like or dislike a song when you do a deep dive on the song and find out the meaning, back story, and the people involved in the creation of the song. Sometimes the behind the scenes things make a difference to our listening pleasures.

[@whppnpost1]

I couldn't stop listening to "This Time" since it was a) great and b) a perfect fit to what was up in my life at the time. Man, thanks for jogging my memory of him.

[@whppnpost1]

"No way she's gonna get away" (she got away). 41 years (!!!) later still bringing out the emotions. Man so great.

[@BaddogSports]

I don’t think it destroyed his credibility. He had a #1 hit with “Heaven” which was also a ballad. I wasn’t a huge fan of his biggest song either Either way, Bryan Adams RULED!

[@ProfessorofRock]

I meant Rock Cred.

[@BaddogSports]

@ Gotcha. I still don’t think it did. A lot of rock stars, and rock bands biggest hits are ballads. Kiss, Journey, Foreigner etc. Always love your videos, brother!

[@danflores3314]

​@@ProfessorofRockthe guy became a rock star despite 'Let me take you dancing'. There's that.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

No it didn’t destroy his career that’s for certain!

[@gregoryknight2928]

I loved this song. But I was weird back then and now and loved a sappy love story or ballad. Bran Adams is by far one of my favorite singers from the 80's. My ultimate favorite is "It's Only Love" with Tina Turner. Two of the 80's rock powerhouse singers all in one song.

[@benjaminforman8901]

14:04 "...inconsistent English accent." Don't you mean NONEXISTENT?😂 My bro DIDN'T EVEN TRY!! But hell, I still loved the movie as a kid.

[@ernestcruz6316]

Line from Cary Elwes in Robin Hood: Men in Tights - "...Unlike SOME Robin Hoods, I can speak with a British accent!"

[@DawnDavidson]

IIRC, they ordered him NOT to try! He’s just THAT bad! 😂

[@vicsmith123abc]

I have always been a Brian Adams fan... Summer of '69, Straight From The Heart (very similar to Heaven'), and Everything I Do top my list of favorites. Being fortunate enough to land front row tickets to the Bryan Adams concert held last year at the Prudential Center, and to be tossed a guitar pik by the man himself, I'm still blown away by his vocals. He sounds exactly like he did in the 90's. Judging from the crowds reaction, Summer of ’69 is the far and away favorite followed by this song. IMHO, Heaven doesn't come in the top 10 of Bryan Adams songs. But to each his own. I couldn't imagine anyone but Bryan Adams being picked to sing this song. One more comment... recording it in C# is definitely an unusual choice and may have contributed to it's success. As an amateur pianist, I've transcribed many popular songs recorded in the key of C, into the key of C#. One of the best reactions to the key switch I've had is Imagine my John Lennon originally recorded in C but played by myself in C#. Not sure why, but the crowd is especially blown away by this simple key alteration. 99.9% of the folks out there have no idea what's different, if anything, but they certainly hear it even though they don't know what they are hearing.

[@stinkypinkeee5085]

Oh boy, poor Bryan Adams...got stuck slow dancing to this song many times...

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha!

[@davidmack4185]

lol "Heaven" for our prom.

[@stinkypinkeee5085]

@@davidmack4185 1986?

[@marktait2371]

haha must have been torture to endure at least you could attended a prom i couldnt go to mine snd didnt have a date either i asked my doubles partner in tennis we had just won the region championship state was the same weekend as our prom out of town he said your no 1 and our team captain i said no we are partners m its your call he said lets go to states so we both missed the prom but ok he was side by side with me through some grueling matches so i left it up to him

[@bakelmun]

I was 14 when this song dropped. My musical tastes were all over the place, between Metallica & GNR, to The Cure, Skinny Puppy and Front 242. Music was (and is still) a curated reflection of whatever emotion I was feeling. Balancing out my metal and industrial leanings were artists like Tracy Chapman and Phil Collins. "Everything I Do" resonated for me in that narrow feeling of dreamy lovesick longing and optimism.

[@Jagangela]

my taste is still all over the place...just the way I like it.

[@rogerdeahl9629]

Happy Monday guys. My ex-wife LOVED this song. It was hugely popular, and I don't think it ruined Bryan Adams career at all. Thanks Professor for this. Great shirt, and everyone have a great day. ❤

[@Code.Name.V]

You have an even better day Roger!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Oh it certainly didn't ruin his career. I mean did it ruin his ROCK CRED.

[@shiroibasketshoes]

@@ProfessorofRock "Rock Credibility" is a matter of individual opinion.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

No it didn’t. This wasn’t even his final #1!

[@robchit1653]

I honestly can't remember how I felt about the song when it came out, but when I had a female friend who loved the song (she was 90% deaf but cranked music up very loud to hear) I liked it a lot. When she died from an accident, it became my way of remembering her and your show brought tears to my eyes. I think I do the song justice at karaoke lol. Maybe it just has to hit you a certain way...

[@jizzosh1233]

True story. After viewing Robinhood prince of thieves... Before the credits rolled I said. All this film needs now is a sappy love ballad. Roll credits.. nailed it.

[@mafisk67]

This was the movie I took my wife to on our first date. She has always called it “our song” while I denied it as I simply balked at how sappy it was and how overplayed it was… But when I see the smile on my wife’s face when this comes on the radio… I can no longer deny it. It has such deep meaning for her… and because of that it does for me too. I have come to accept the label my wife has given it.

[@Jazzy268]

Love this Movie, favorite actor Alan Rickman, love this song, because of Sting and Bryan and Rod Stewart. Oh yes!

[@ProfessorofRock]

You mean ALL for Love!

[@chemrebel]

All For Love was featured in the 1993 version of The Three Musketeers. Honestly I can see how the songs can get confused given that they sound similar, plus the movies were set in the medieval/renaissance eras where fashions didn't really change all that much.

[@DawnDavidson]

“With a spoon … it’ll HURT MORE!”😂 That movie started my love affair with Alan Rickman. ❤❤❤

[@JoeKell365]

this video kinda reminds me of the time you revisited ABBA at the request of several thousand viewers. i'm glad you're able to reopen your ears and hear how good some songs actually are. this particular song is essential Bryan Adams, and it's really one worth opening up to. and there's nothing wrong with liking both Everything I Do and Heaven. both have great merit

[@thetitleisours1]

I am surprised that some would think rockers doing a ballad would ruin them. I think everyone knew they wanted a radio friendly song to help pay the bills

[@ProfessorofRock]

He didn't have another rock hit though!

[@thetitleisours1]

@@ProfessorofRock I admit I did cringe on that song at first. Maybe it was the movie scenes behind the song that did not help.

[@shiroibasketshoes]

@@ProfessorofRock Of course he had more rock hits after that! Including how the next single "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" was a rocker that reached #2 in the US, #2 on the US mainstream rock chart and #1 in Canada!

[@tinathacker8430]

I have MS & it caused me to have heart disease and my first heart attack at 39. So my heart goes out. Now I like it more. It's always hard to hear you don't like a song. But still you are the The Great Professor!!

[@samanthab1923]

Just saw that Prince of Thieves is free on YT. Not a fan of Bryan Adams but I do like Run to You 🌟

[@ProfessorofRock]

That's a true classic!

[@Rossturnerphoto]

I considered this my favorite song throughout most of my high school years, and while I still like it, I don’t listen to it very often anymore. I don’t know if I got tired of it from being on the radio so much or just moved on to other favorites, but I’m glad that you re-introduced me to this song as well as telling the story. I do agree with you that Heaven is a better song and another one of my favorites from Bryan Adams.

[@johnrich2102]

Brian Adams' birthday is tomorrow.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great timing!

[@charleswagner2984]

​@@ProfessorofRockThere's a fantastic phenomenal event that had happened at a Bryan Adams concert in Germany in the 2000s. 12 years before that concert, a 12 year old girl was in an accident and hospitalized in a coma for 12 years. Her mom and dad was with her taking turns every 12 hours every day for 12 years. She adored Bryan Adams and wallpapered her room with posters and pictures of him. On the day that Bryan was to perform, her parents thought it a great idea to take her to the concert. Four tickets for the family and a nurse to monitor the equipment she needed. The hospital was happy to get them out for a few hours. As soon as Bryan Adams came on stage, the girl turns her head and with a smile yells "MOM!" She came out of a 12 year coma at the start of Bryan Adams concert. I had heard all about every detail on a Glenn Beck talk show. He took a half hour to tell this story on his show. Then, before every commercial break, he would say "Bryan Adams?", or "Bryan friggin Adams!" or "Br I an Ad daaaams." through the rest of his 3 hour show. He couldn't believe that the healing miracle of the decade happened because of Bryan Adams. That was the best show Glenn Beck ever did. The way he presented that story was the best half hour of talk radio in history. "Br I an frick in Add daaaams!"

[@shiroibasketshoes]

Bryan.

[@johnrich2102]

@@shiroibasketshoes Oops, my bad. BRYAN. 😊

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Oh really? Holy shit.

[@KellyPettit]

One of my fav BA songs is "The Best was Yet to Come". Thanks for this. It was a great take on that song. I'm actually friends with a couple of BA's bandmates. I now live in Japan and when they recently came here I got backstage passes at the Budokan and hung out with the band. Keith Scott is a legand and also extremely humble & kind. A great Canadian trait. 🤗In fact, the whole band is stellar. Bryan was very polite, too.

[@tomatocutter]

I would rather listen to "Everything I Do" then some other overplayed songs of my youth. Achy Brakey Heart still haunts my nightmares.

[@stevebobamerican8635]

ThAn

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Oh yeah that song blows.

[@michaelvanbuskirk8845]

As a guitarist since 1976 I still think, "Please Forgive Me" is Bryan Adam's best ballot. The guitar work of Keith Scott is absolutely phenomenal. The tone on that old Fender Stratocaster through whatever amp he was using is some of the best I have ever heard. Bravo Keith!

[@Corleone1891]

PLEASE do a deep dive on "All For Love"! I would love to know the story behind getting those 3 epic singers together. Also, the movie Three Musketeers is very, very underrated. It features one of Tim Curry's finest performances. It's actually the first "risque" Disney movie ever made, because it predates the Pirates of the Caribbean by more than a decade. And also, many fans consider it to be in the same universe as Pirates of the Caribbean, as it has the exact same type of tone and humor and costuming.

[@lulabelle82]

I LOVE that song but avoided the movie for 30 years because people trashed it. You're right though it is underrated and I find myself really enjoying it. Let's call it a guilty pleasure.

[@craigritchie8470]

Exactly! I thought the same thing. All the same people… Mutt, Kamen, Adams but Sting and Rod get involved.

[@DawnDavidson]

I always felt that that song was the 3 tenors for pop-rock. 😂 I thought it was like using the same voice from three decades: 70’s (Rod Stewart), 80’s (Sting), and 90’s (Adams). And yes, Tim Curry’s performance in 3 Musketeers was STELLAR. He was SO EVIL! It was also the start of my love affair with Oliver Platt. Mmmmmm. :)

[@Corleone1891]

@DawnDavidson Dude, Platt is a BOSS 😎 Seek out his performance in X-Men First Class.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I have yet to see that movie but I might run into a Three Musketeers ride at Disney World pretty soon!

[@oddcreatureX]

Summer of ‘91, the Robin Hood video for this and Terminator 2 “You Could Be Mine” by Guns N Roses were in constant play. It was almost like going to the movies without going to the movies.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Good call.

[@thomaspower8168]

Was our wedding song

[@tammybutler44]

Everything I Do is one of those LOVE songs that almost every female, young are old, will get lost in. Every time they hear it. This is an episode of Professor of Rock I will watch over and over. Adam, you did a great job with all the background and history and you seemed very upbeat through the whole show. I have very little musical knowledge but I have learned a lot just from watching your programs. Now I have to look up the video for Everything I Do, I Do It For You and close my eyes and smile and sing along!

[@tammybutler44]

Oh, I'm 68 years old. 😉

[@JuanAlmonte-rf7xk]

Great song

[@ericbrown8627]

This song has meant so much to me it's crazy.

[@TheShadowKarl]

I am with you on disliking this song even though I like Brian Adams.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Cool. Interesting story though!

[@shiroibasketshoes]

Bryan.

[@TheShadowKarl]

@@ProfessorofRock I was in highschool when this song came out and I remember it feeling like adult contemporary rock rather than anything edgy and cool. I don't remember it being super popular with my classmates but I might not have been paying very close attention. I agree with you on some of your other songs by Brian Adams. Also the story was quite interesting. I never did actually see that movie it was in my the way. It looked dumb and I never bothered with it.

[@MathewCummins]

I saw Adam's live my senior year in 86 at reunion arena. Great show!!! I love Adam's, have 4 of his vinyls! And Keith was INCREDIBLE!!!

[@josephcooter5763]

I actually like this track. Is it against Cuts Like a Knife? No but I think it's a good song.

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Agree both songs are good.

[@ginaaragon5779]

"Everything I do" has a very special place in my heart. My youngest brother and his beautiful bride used this song in their wedding (she and the entire party walked in while it played). Awww, just beautiful, still to this day trying to figure out why we cried like babies. LOL! Our mom adored this ballad so much that I made her a copy of it played in repetition, thinking she'd tire of it. Sadly she played it until the tape broke on her. So definitely a good memory from this one. Honestly there are way too many beautiful ballads/songs to choose any one favorite.

[@Duqsteel1115]

I’m a hard rocker. Not a big fan of ballads, but “Everything I Do,” to me is a great song. From someone that is not a big ballads guy, that is saying a lot.

[@LQOTW]

I recall recognizing Adams' song as we sat through the movie credits at the theatre. I had already heard it on FM stations and suspect anyone else who sat through the movie recognized it, too. That gave Adams' "schmaltzy" song the context it needed so people could appreciate it in relation to Robin Hood and Maid Marian. I understand many people dislike the song but I like it and enjoyed the movie; it was one of the first dates my late husband and I went on at the beginning of our 'WE-ness'. If we could start a discussion on music that's like "nails on a blackboard" mine would always be anything by Guns and Roses. The nasal quality of the frontman's singing is torturesome and I almost always turn the volume waaaaaaay down.

[@danielwolski873]

One of Bryan's most underrated ballads is The Best Was Yet To Come from Cuts Like A Knife album.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Good call!

[@shahwhaever]

Personally I think that’s his best-written song. It’s fantastic. Thanks for chiming in!

[@williamjenkins9]

I like it just because Brian Adams sang it…. It wouldn’t be the same if a pretty voice had done it, and it isn’t just the “gravel” in his voice… it’s his control… and his range is remarkable as well… reminds me a lot of Rod Stewart in that regard… and even Robert Palmer… able to take that “not so perfect” voice as an instrument and hit every note “perfectly”…. Incredible musicianship!!

[@tinaheadrick536]

My favorite Bryan Adams ballad is “Let’s Make A Night To Remember”. Thanks for this episode, Adam!❤

[@bicyclist2]

Great song. Great memories. I remember hearing it at lots of high school dances. I love it. Thank you.

[@carolineclampett8601]

How could anyone loathe this beautiful song? Makes me question your sanity

[@Paul-dw2cl]

I love the videos you make where you say, “This is one that I never quite got.”

[@ShirleyWilliamson-b4j]

Love this song. You may not like it but you do respect it for the beautiful music and Brian Adam’s vocals and the effort that went into it. Respect is everything.

[@davemullenax6027]

Have always loved the song...but then again I loved Heaven too!! Thanks Professor for doing the inside scoop on the tune!!

[@badgerpa9]

Brian showed he could also sing a love song, he did a great job. He is one of the best artist and he can sing more rock and also a song people used in weddings.

[@jeffreyarnold2626]

I'm glad I got to see Adams live in an awesome performance.

[@staceyn2541]

This song gives me bad flashbacks. I went on a road trip with a friend to visit her college the year this came out Midwest summer, big old van with velour interior and no ac, the stink of burning oil. She played this song on repeat for the entire 3 hour drive. THREE HOURS. I don't think it's a bad song, I just can't listen to it more than once every few years.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Whoa! That's torture!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I feel like I’d get weary and worn over that song too.

[@lbrown5038]

Hi from 🇦🇺- Huge Bry fan, & I feel the same as you about this song - my all-time fave of his is the MTV Unplugged version of “I’m Ready” - so under-rated. Gives me goose bumps everytime I hear it. Best wishes to you Adam & your family 🫶

[@saraforhan6442]

Thanks for sharing, I'll have to re-visit Bryan's MTV Unplugged episode.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing!

[@mikebaturoni7797]

The first BA song I liked was Lonely Night and I enjoyed all his hits (even those from Into the Fire, which I think deserved better) so you could say I was a fan. I was happy for him that this song was huge and rejuvenated him chart-wise. His following album had numerous hits.

[@frankmeader9964]

This was my wife's and my wedding song. When asked what he thought about it, the dj at our reception said, "It's nice. Kind of codependent, but nice." You really get to comprehend how long this song is when you dance to it as the choice for the bride and groom song and everyone is watching you. It's a funny memory that I wouldn't trade.

[@scottroygbiv]

This song holds a special place in my teenager memories. Love the song, always have always will.

[@gioknows]

I just love Bryan Adams. He grew up in my city and he is massively popular here. I've seen him in concert numerous times and he is always great. Thanks for this one, Prof. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁

[@ProfessorofRock]

Cool! Hey Gio!

[@chocomalk]

I went to Colonel By in the 80's, the faculty had some kid paint a huge Adams mural in the school in the hopes that he would stop by during his upcoming tour. Seems the only thing he remembered about the school is he was kicked out lol so he didn;t come by haha

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Ottawa, the capital!

[@fuiplu]

Can't think of, in fact there is NO bad Bryan Adam's song..Singer, songwriter, musician, photographer, one of Canada's finest.

[@aaronthedj12]

one of the best artists ever, he could sing the phone book and id buy it . this song should have had a bigger prescence in the movie than it did.

[@vanessahenry7238]

My grandmother and I went to the PRemier in Las Angelas, I still have the swag from that time - this song coming on during the credits was amazing! I can get what you said about his career and exects - but I think the reason for Adams longevity is because he had another option beside 'rock idol' and that may have saved his career!

[@sethpeck7179]

This song hit me in my middle school years, and I associate it with crushes and infatuation. Waking Up The Neighbors was one of the first tapes I bought with my own money. Mixed feelings, I'm glad I don't rest on nostalgia.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@grumpybuzzard7131]

"Waking Up The Neighbors" is a very underrated album. From the first to song fifteen, the entire album is really, really good. You can hear literally every instrument clearly, which is very rarely done. The last two minutes of "Everything" truly makes the song complete and lifts both the music and the voice.

[@debbiespain7245]

My husband and I danced our first dance to this song at our wedding. Love this song.

[@saraforhan6442]

I love this song. It's cool if you still hate it! Love that guitar solo. I love a LOT of Bryan Adams' songs. From Cuts Like a Knife to Summer of '69 to It's Only Love to One Night Love Affair to Everything I Do to Please Forgive Me to Do I Have to Say the Words to Thought I Died And Gone to Heaven to Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman.... I'm sorry that some of you have bad memories of this song (we ALL have those songs!!) and yes, it was played to death. I love the chord changes in his songs ("But I lose control..." "Don't tell me it's not worth fighting for" "Do I have to say the words? Do I have to tell the truth?" "When you love a woman, you tell her that SHE'S the one").

[@ProfessorofRock]

Good call!

[@bradpeterson5299]

I've follow his music since the beginning. I love his ballads, as well as his rockers.

[@matthewfritts5023]

We played this every year in high school concert band. I used to be so proud of playing the alto sax solo which followed the vocal melody lol

[@MyName-pl7zn]

I get it but 95 percent of movie soundtracks are sappy formulated ballets which in your later teens turn your stomach. Personally i think it was always a great song and a good move by Brian because his voice fit perfectly on it. Sappy? Sure, great music? Definitely so both can be true at the same time. Great episode professor, so many people love this song, glad you covered it. Mutt Lange is an absolute musical genius!

[@MademoiselleRose40]

I don't care what anyone says, I love this song. It didn't end his career, nearly every artist's chart success comes to an end and music changed in the early 90s with grunge. Adams was of the 80s.

[@johnvoncannon9717]

Bryan Adams is a name I haven't heard in awhile. I may have to have to revisit his tunes which I enjoyed as a young lad.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Do it!

[@paulforget383]

He has many good catchy tunes, even on his earliest albums.

[@davej.meister5421]

You won't find too many of them here at YT. I hear Bryan wants people to pay to listen to his music.

[@yuckmouth]

I too was music snob when I was young. Living in Canada we were forced to listen to Bryan Adams songs non-stop on the radio. I hated this sappy corporate earworm. Over time, it became impossible to continue to dislike such a well crafted song.

[@WoozyPolarBear]

Well, I was in Middle School when this song released, and as you mentioned, it was played at all our school dances. In fact, I remember they would play it as the last song of the dance. "Everything I Do" will be a memorable song for me, as it's during one of these school dances, while this song was playing, I danced with and kissed my first girl. 32 years later, I am married to that girl, with 3 kids. I don't even know how things would have turned out without this song in my life. I do agree that Heaven is musically, a better song though.

[@erinlizzie09]

11:25 My favorite part!!!! Chill bumps every time.

[@heros2110]

I know 1991, even in Germany, the radio stations only knew a handful songs, this one included. To be honest, i still like it and it's remarkable. Timeless.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Cool!

[@jimharle6217]

This song became probably the number 1 first dance wedding song for a long time. In Canada anyway. This and Heaven are my two favorite songs by him.

[@ColdPotato]

100% agree on heaven. I have the album and maybe listen to heaven 50 times to every one time I listen to everything...

[@CowGirlKat8691]

Bryan Adams' songs are iconic 90's! I know I've told the story of seeing them in Idaho so won't again. Love the movie "Robinhood Prince of Thieves" so I love this song still, even though it was the song my ex husband dedicated to me. That fact will never stop me from the appreciation of this song. 🤠

[@brandonpuckrin7514]

I've seen him Live twice and he's incredible in person. Love the song and the movie is one of my all time favourite movies. Thanks Adam, need more Canadian content please 🙏

[@shiroibasketshoes]

My favorite Bryan Adams songs that come to mind are probably “Let Me Take You Dancing,” then “Cuts Like a Knife,” then “Can’t Stop This Thing We Started:” I don’t loathe “Everything I Do (I Do It For You),” it just is not among my favorite ballads, and I had to play it many times on radio.

[@guntherdawg]

As much as meh life often ressembles teh song 'Cant Stop This Thing We Started', teh music of Bryan Adams is something I've never started on, a year spent in Canada being tortured by 'Summer of '69' excepted

[@shiroibasketshoes]

@@guntherdawg Gunthardt, meh read in mores than one places thats at a Ryan Adams concert, (Ryan, nots Bryan), someone called out fur "Summer Of '69" und he ordered that audience person to leave. Title of one of meh favorite UK a-ha hits comes to minds: "Touchy!" Meh knows that once you get into a so saucy samosa sandwich for snacks, you cannots stops!

[@kristentrep5038]

I loved Heaven as a kid, and still love it now! It reminds me of my 7th grade dance, and the “love” I had for a boy I was obsessed with! lol When I went to see Robin Hood, I thought everything I do was cheesy! But I was in college and the restaurant I worked at played some friendly radio station that played it around 10x a day!

[@karaokekraziness3891]

I'm so amazed that you don't like this song! It's a great love song, and I've always loved this song, along with Heaven! I've always considered them two of Bryan Adams' love songs. I covered this a few years ago on my channel, and it actually made my wife get teary-eyed when she heard it. I hope you gain a new appreciation for it someday!

[@bigskygeneration4474]

Yup, schmaltz. Agree 100% at that time. Somewhat older and we were in The Tragically Hip at that time. That's one you've got to do. Four part documentary on Prime right now about The Hip and Gord Downie.

[@robertbourke7935]

One of my favourite songs ever. The guitar solo has the most magnificent sound.

[@GaryDejuliaMotherFatherYourney]

How could you hate anything by Bryan Adams! My god! One of the greats! Just go see him live! Unbelievable!

[@aatball]

Loved this one! Always made me mad at a church dance, when they played the radio version....I always wanted the long version!

[@paulnolan6527]

I chose this song for my wife and I’s, first dance at our wedding. I love ‘Heaven’, but I think that I like, ‘Have You Ever Loved a Woman’ more.

[@MrCee71]

Michael Kamen (Just prior to his film scoring career) was in a band called the New York Rock & Roll Ensemble. Like ELO, They blend Classical Music with Rock & Roll, Then when the 1970s came, they ditched the orchestra for just Rock & Roll (They even changed their to just plain New York Rock Ensemble) They had two good songs I like from that time with “I’m Sending a Friend to You” and “Carry Me Up,” one of their members Martin Fulterman, would later change his name to Mark Snow and become the composer for the X-Files TV Series, scoring all the seasons (and even the reboot) and he’s even written the theme song for that shw. Also, when the New York Rock Ensemble broke up, Michael Kamen had a solo album out called New York Rock which features the late great David Sanborn providing the sax throughout the album, and a re-recorded version of New York Rock’s song “Carry Me Up” (This time, with a female backing choir)

[@lisabc]

I've seen Bryan Adams three times over the last 25 years, most recently last year, and I can honestly say he consistently is an excellent entertainer as is his long time band.