Bryan Adams - Summer Of 69 (Official Music Video)

The "69" reference is often thought to be about the year, but it's not about the year! It's about teen nostalgia, playing in a band and reflecting back on love in the summertime .

Written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance
Directed by Steve Barron

I got my first real six-string
Bought it at the five-and-dime
Played it til my fingers bled
It 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

Oh 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

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

And now the times are changin'
Look at everything that's come and gone
Sometimes when i play that old six-string
I think about ya wonder what went wrong

Standin' on your mama's porch - you told me it would last forever
Oh the way 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
Ya - me and my baby in a 69


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In this Video Artist(s) Dave Taylor
Posted: Oct. 6, 2025

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