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Rock Icon Sings the SAME Lyric 134 Times on 80s CLASSIC & It NEVER Gets Old! | Professor of Rock
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- Although He would become one of the biggest-selling male artists of his time, Bryan Adams failed for years… Missing the charts time and again. But this rookie rocker was brash and unrelenting, and even had enough swagger to convince one of the greatest frontmen of all time to sing backup on his album…For FREE And that may have made all the difference. Because that record propelled him to superstar status. Along with his co-writer Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams took Cuts Like A Knife toward the top of the charts with 3 big hits including Straight From The Heart, Cuts Like A Knife, and This Time and he never looked back. Plus, we tell the unexpected story of how he mumbled his way to his breakout, today’s featured track, and give you the lowdown on the secret to his songwriting success. It’s all coming up… NEXT on the Professor of Rock.
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I’m excited to return to another one of my favorite shows that we do on this channel. It’s called Breakthrough. In this show, we break down songs, albums, or events that kicked open the door to an artist or band’s career and gave them the momentum to rocket to long-term success. On previous episodes, we have covered American Girl by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Centerfold by The J Geils Band, and Don’t Stand So Close to Me by The Police.
Today we are diving deep into a classic track by one of Canada’s finest… It’s Bryan Adams with Cuts Like a Knife from his 1983 studio album of the same name. So technically, Cuts Like a Knife wasn’t Bryan Adams’ first hit single. It was his second. The honor of first goes to Straight From the Heart which peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 28, 1983… That’s two months before Cuts Like a Knife topped out at #15 later that summer.
However, for today’s program, I’m championing Cuts Like a Knife as a breakthrough track due to one important distinction… when you’re talking Bryan Adams in the 80s, the man is inseparable from his songwriting partner, the indisputably talent Jim Vallance. The two wrote together from the start, from the time Adams was a teenager in fact. And you know what? Straight From the Heart is Bryan’s only 80s hit that doesn’t have Vallance’s name attached to it.
This Time, Run to You, Somebody, Heaven, Summer of 69, One Night Love Affair, It’s Only Love, Heat of the Night… all these hits read Jim Vallance on the name tag. Together this duo co-wrote 13 Top 40 singles on the Hot 100 from the 80s on into the early 90s… racked up 4 platinum-plus albums, and sold over 26 million units globally. It was a beast of run. And nothing against Straight from the Heart… but Cuts Like a Knife was the song that kicked off the Adams-Vallance hit parade to the world.
Everything I Do I Do It For You"
My recently deceased love of 32 years, who passed 5 months ago, really loved this Bryan Adams hit.
In fact, she recorded this song, after about 10 years of being together, and gave me a cassette of the recording. I cried and thanked her SO MUCH for her thoughtfulness for doing this for me.🤗
I think of her and miss her everytime I hear a Bryan Adams song.😢
Sincere condolences for your loss. May her memory be a blessing to you and your family.
This was the wedding song of my first marriage. Then the person I said everything I do I do for you left me for someone else. I hate this song.
I’m sorry for your loss.
Sad story, but beautiful. Thanks for sharing it with us
I didn't mean to sound so glum, only that my experience from this song is different than yours. God bless you and your wife for 32 years of marriage. I hope my wife and I go as long(we're at 22 years). May your bride rest in Heavenly peace.
My favorite Bryan Adams song is his duet with the Queen, Tina Turner,
It’s Only Love. Perfect power combination!
IT's such a great song. They are both so gritty in that song! Did you ever see any of them in concert?
@@ProfessorofRockI saw Bryan twice, in 1985 and several years ago during his bare bones tour. I loved Bryan unplugged and upclose!
That is also mine. Rock on Jenny 🤘
Yes! Tina did a lot of great duets, but this one w/Bryan, the two of them belting it out, really rocks. “Over and over and over agaaain!”
This is also my favorite Bryan Adams song as well 🎸
I think I just sprained every hair follicle on my body. Even my goosebumps have goosebumps. Bryan, Corey Hart, Glass Tiger, Saga, Loverboy, Triumph, Rush, Tom Cochrane - the ‘80s in Canadian rock were amaaaaazing.
A couple of months ago, I got laryngitis and I lost my voice completely. While I was healing, 'Heaven' came on the radio on the way home from the store. This song was often played at my school dances and I was amused to remember how sincerely those Jr high couples danced to it. I was even _more_ amused to realize that, not only was I singing along, but that I sounded amazingly like Bryan Adams' whiskey rough voice due to still getting over the voice loss. I laughed at myself almost all the way home😂
Ha ha! GREAT STORY!
Now, imagine if that song was These Dreams. 😝
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 🤣🤣🤣 I was by myself in the car so I would've attempted it and laughed all the way home🤣
@@lindamcfarland9656 At least you and Nancy were going through the same thing. 🤪
Great story!!! thanks for sharing!!!
Bryan Adams was a force to be reckoned with during the 80s. Great vocals, Great lyrics, Great guitar, and Great showmanship! 👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Of course he sang along with Devo too! Mr Roboto. And Laura Brannigans Gloria! Then as a teen he switched to Motley Crue!!
And good photographer
Cuts Like a Knife is one of those songs that bring you back to the summer of '83. You heard it at the beach, coming out of Camaros cruising the strip, through the P.A. of the Dairy Queen on a Friday night, at the roller rink on a Saturday afternoon, out of the older girls' boom boxes, tanning by the pool at the local swim and tennis club. I can still smell chlorine and Coppertone whenever this song comes on. So glad to be a kid during this moment in time, when everything felt fresh, new and exciting but still had soul.
Definitely gives off summer vibes. 1983 was one of the coolest years in music.
i love that part near the na na na's, where he said "come on, boys!! OW!!!" Then at then at the end of the song, he sang "cuz It feels so right, cuz it cuts like a knife!" and he kinda screamed that part.
Not a Bryan Adams fan, but for some reason this song is an exception. Maybe for the reasons listed above 😊
You know what, this song is still cool to blast out of a car 😎
Those big ass pixie sticks from the pool concession stand.
I’ve seen Bryan a few times over the years. Most recently, I saw him on one of his “Bare Bones” shows. His voice sounded so good… I admit, I was skeptical. I was in the 2nd row, just a few feet from the stage… when he stepped away from the microphone, walked over directly in front of me, and sang directly to us… his voice was PHENOMENAL. He nailed every single note. That concert was tremendous.
40 yrs later and I STILL love that song...AND vid!
What is there not to like about Bryan Adams and the 80’s? Every one of his songs takes me back to a specific point in my life and memories that come rushing back. Especially memories of my late wife whom I lost 2 years ago this week. So bittersweet to hear these songs now. By all means Professor if there is a ‘’Happy Ending’’ to this singer / songwriter story we’re all ears.
So true!
Again, my condolences Steve. Hugs 🫂
Same here. I was in my teens when he got big. I remember those times whenever I hear his songs.
His complexion is the only thing I don’t like about him. It always grossed me out a bit. But…I love him otherwise, and you did ask, lol.
Sorry about your wife passing. 🙏❤️
Bryan was the soundtrack to my high school years, 1983-87...
I’m 83-87 as well. What a great 4 years for music
Same here went to Edison High in Huntington Beach, California and as I dreaded leaving grade school my mom always came out with "They'll be the best years of you life"! Ya mom, the only positive thing you ever said and I doubt it will.. then a week into September 83 a guy carrying a big stack of records came out of nowhere and asked if I have heard any of these?? Uh no I like Dolly Parton... Ok he said me too but that day I was introduced to Culture Club, Wham, Duran Duran, Big Country, Bananarama and Madonna and Howard Jones..and hundreds more... Still love Dolly but my world changed forever then hit after fabulous mind-blowing hit! Had so many swap meet buttons and pins and posters that we still have and looking 😮back... My mom finally said something that was forever true and the my best friend is still in my life and this world has become so unrecognizable to us that we would do 83 to 87 over and over without life's jades.. Does anyone have difficulty listening to songs from that time or have you matured and moved into your 50s mentally stable!? Sometimes a face will come on the CLASSIC OLDIES radio and will trigger that time with total recall and I bawl like a damn baby! 54 year old brought to tears by The Safety Dance! Thank for letting me share my story with my generation of great humans! Be well all... ❤🇬🇧
Soundtrack of my first divorce. Good times..... ?
@@slimlouis6441 haha - same four years as well - and agreed. Great, Great, GREAT four years of music.
Same for me too!!
I love Bryan Adams, he has such a unique, powerful voice, and I always get teary eyed whenever I hear "Straight from the Heart."
It's such a classic! Have you ever heard him live? So good.
@@ProfessorofRock No, I've never seen him live, but I'd love to!
@@trinaq Just saw him and he killed it. Especially on SFTH
Such a beautiful song!
SFTH brings me back to 83. I had my first kiss when that was on the radio 😊
Never gave Brian much thought in the 1980s. Sure I sang along. But now his songs are sweet nostalgia to those years and I’m happy to still sing along😊
He grows on you soon enough.
Yupp
Zeppelin fan with little time for Bryan
BUT HE IS PRETTY AWESOME
I’ve seen him at least twice maybe 3 times
Man, the 80s would not have been the same without him - love his simple straight forward and sincere vibe.. I was totally surprised how good his voice and live performance still is, at least as good as in 1992!! just more rounded and refined.. incredibly good and solid (hard working on himself) singer/musician! 👍
Can't overlook Keith Scott's contribution, he's one of my favorite guitarists. 👍🎸
Saw him twice in Liverpool and on both occasions he played for a long time, gave a top performance and rocked out as expected. Kudos to his sideman from the early days Keith Scott too. One of the unsung guitarists of the rock era but a major part of the storied career of Bryan Adams.
Keith Scott is so underrated. Such a great player.
Love him! 2011 we missed him by 1 night at Hampton, by Kew Gardens? Vacationing from US Colorado. Sure tix would’ve been sold out. We stayed across from huge soccer stadium &the docks. The venue wasn’t far? 1960s kid, loved Gerry & the pacemakers’ Ferry Cross the Mersey first album I bought with my own money, which we tried to ride but missed last crossing. Ferry workers have to hate that song!? Asked Beatles store workers if they got tired of songs. YES! Want to go back!! 🎶💙
@@bookjeannie Hampton Court Palace and Kew Gardens are both in the borough of Richmond Upon Thames, so yes near to each other indeed. The stadium might have been Twickenham although no docks in that area. Not sure. Gerry Marsden died recently. I used to teach one of his grand daughters a number of years ago. Gerry And The Pacemakers were the first band to have three debut number one singles in the UK. The next band to do it was Frankie Goes To Hollywood in 1984. I am booked to go on a tour of Liverpool music sites of note in its history with Brian Nash of FGTH in September. Should be interesting. There is a moving, haunting version of Ferry Cross The Mersey on FGTH first album Welcome ToThe Pleasure Dome and it was also recorded to powerful effect in tragic circumstances by a number of artists including Holly Johnson, The Christians and Paul McCartney in 1989 as a charity single after the death of 95 Liverpool football supporters at Hillsborough (Sheffield) in April of that year. If you have not heard it I recommend this version too as you can hear the emotion in the vocal performances.
Scott was definitely an unsung guitar hero.
Nobody ever talks about Fits Ya Good! I LOVED that Adams tune!! Great song!
In 1983 LOVERBOY played their hometown crowd in Vancouver BC just over the border from my town Bellingham, Wa. None of us going to that concert knew who Bryan Adams was and we were prepared to ignore him like all openers back in the day.
He ROCKED!
He was a nobody anymore after that show.
We all talked about him the next school day (I was a senior in high school) and his song “Cuts Like A Knife” was suddenly on the radio!
“Thought I’d died and gone to heaven” is such a bad ass song. Beautifully written, perfectly executed , and properly produced by Mutt.
I saw Bryan Adams (with Joan Jett) in Detroit, June 2023. It was my first time seeing him. (I know, crazy huh?) I had a feeling that he'd be a lot of fun in person, and he was. He sounded fantastic! There were only a few 'newer' songs I didn't recognize, but I sure knew all the old ones! I think we forget how many hits he had. Bryan Adams is definitely included in the soundtrack of my life!
My first concert was Bryan Adams!! I still love him today. I was 17 when I attended the concert and I'm 57 now and I adore him just as much! His music is timeless!
The album Reckless can be considered one of those rare perfect albums as almost every song on the album was a hit and played on the radio. Many of those songs are still played on the radio today.
That's right. It's an 80s classic if there was one! Did you have it in the 80s?
I definitely had it. It Reckless was also the first Diamond record (1 million sales) in Canada by a Canadian artist (followed shortly thereafter by Corey Hart). I would love to see you do a deep dive into Jim Vallance too, including his older work with bands like Prism (huge in Canada, not as much in the USA).
@@ProfessorofRock Sure did.
i bought the Reckless cassette back in '85! It's a masterpiece!!!!!
No wonder Reckless was so huge. #1 album of 1985 FOR A REASON.
Cuts like a knife is a song that hits you in the heart. It’s an emotional experience. Very few songs do this and Bryan’s voice is incredible.
Bryan Adams opened for journey - it was my first concert and the best one I’ve ever been to. By far, even after the hundreds of concerts I’ve now been to. He told stories, he told jokes,he sang amazing songs. When I left the huge stadium concert I felt like I had been to a small party with Bryan Adams. He had this amazing way of connecting with the audience. When asked if I could meet any person, live or dead, my answer always surprises people because I always say Bryan Adams. I just want to be able to tell him - thanks for hanging out with me all those years ago. It was a hell of a party!❤
Hey Adam,
What sounds like 'Cuts Like a Knife', 'Sucks Like My Life'.
I actually worked in Vancouver a few times in Brian's West Vancouver Studio before he built a new studio on the outskirts of Gastown, which turned out to be The Warehouse, where a number of big artists have recorded, most notably ACDC. I worked on building that studio for him as well, anyway. 'Sucks Like My Life' was a lyric that Brians roadie guys at that time sung, they loved to mock themselves as they were working for one of the best artists to work for in North America. There were a number of us that lived in Vancouver and surrounding areas, some that worked full time with Brian both in the studio and on the road, and then others like myself who worked for him when he was home in West Vancouver between tours and recording with Jim in the studio he had in his actual gear warehouse near the sulphur piles near the West Vancouver shorelines.
Cuts Like A Knife was an astonishing breakthrough. The title track was and still remains brilliant. Everything about the album was terrific. That said, Reckless was Bryan Adams' juggernaut. I love both of these albums. I'd love to see you do a special on "It's Only Love", by Bryan and Tina Turner.
That would be a good tribute to the late Tina.
Eh, it was ok, didn't waste my money on it, still wouldn't.
@@StacyBaldwin-qv5cjWell, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
@@bethmiller9774 well it's actually a fact that I didn't waste my money on it. It is also a fact that I still wouldn't.
@@StacyBaldwin-qv5cj Don't get the reference, huh?
Apparently some did count all the Na na nas, and Hey Jude has 220, BUT “Centerfold” from J. Geils has the record with 221!
Bryan Adams , one of the best live shows you will ever see. I have never been disappointed by any of his shows. Incredible artist I have a life time of memories shared around his music!
Flat out the best concert I've ever been to. Saw him at "Popular Creek" in Hoffman Estates during the original Reckless tour. He played for three hours and wrung the audience out dry. The band was so tight and his voice is amazing...what a showman...very under-ratted.
June 1985? I was there!
I was there too!,
@@dianathompson4129 ♥
I was trying to remember the year but can't say for sure but yea 85-86ish...I graduated Elgin HS in 86 and Reckless was nonstop in car for years and really encapsulates those young adult/adolescent years for for me. I'm long gone and live in AZ but the memories seem like yesterday whenever I play the album.
I saw Bryan Adams w/ Journey in the summer of ‘83 on his Cuts Like A Knife tour. I have to admit to see Journey was the sole reason we went. Bryan’s set though just blew me away he didn’t blow Journey off the stage but in my opinion more than equaled their performance. Been a Bryan Adams ever since !!
I even remember Bryan Adams' early song called "The Best Was Yet To Come" Such a beautiful song. Bryan Adams is simply great.
He's a great guy. Sometimes the good guys do win!
I remember Give Me Your Love, Let Me Take You Dancing and Hidin' From Love
I need to relisten but definitely heard of that song!
"The Best Was Yet To Come" was inspired by the story of Dorothy Stratton, the Canadian-born "Playmate" murdered in 1980 by her former husband, Paul Snider.
@@nadinemacphee2825 I remember Dorothy Stratton by name, there was a movie about her if my memory is accurate (The Dorothy Stratton Story) although I had no awareness her story is connected to the song.
Think about this music lovers....There will probably NEVER be a time in music history, that meant so much to so many people....40 yrs later and artists are still touring to sell out crowds..... The 70s and 80s will go down in music history.....and as much as I wanna be 14 again playing my "she broke my heart" love song tape......I'm proud I was the perfect age to have those songs as my playlist to life ......
I've always loved Brian Adam's. Cuts like a knife is a great song and album. Then he records Reckless, which is easily in the top 5 albums of the 80s. Adams plays good working class rock. And that voice is unmistakable. We used to make fun of him for saying yea so many times, but it was all in good fun. Great artist.
I love this one, Adam.
I'm from Syracuse, NY, and our 2 AOR stations at the time (95X and 94Rock) played 2 or 3 songs from You Wnat It, You Got It when it cane out.
Cuts Like A Knife is one of my favorite albums by anyone. Just a genuine classic that still holds up. Lou Gramm helped elevate it for sure.
My favorite track on the album is the Adams/Vallance penned "The Best Was Yet To Come."
Bryan's the real deal.
Recently saw Bryan Adams in concert. It was one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen. Every song was a hit song.
It is so tough to get one song to chart, Brian did it over and over in the 80s many becoming all time classics even my kids know all the words to. How cool was that for Lou to sing for free for Brian. Many great facts in this episode, great work professor!
Thanks for watching. Lou Gramm is a class act. Bottom line!
Especially Summer of 69!
I love cuts like a knife. This time and every song he released. I remember the 1983 movie a night in heaven which had a lot of bryan adam songs in it. Great singer.
Another recognizable song from that movie was “Obsession” which would become a hit in 1985 for Animotion
I first heard of Adams and Vallance from the 1982 Kiss album...Creature's of the Night. They helped to write 2 or 3 songs on that record that were very good. Then the next year in 83 he started to have his own hits and he was one of the greatest stars of the 80s.
Same here
I love Brian Adams. I'm so glad that the Professor covered Brian Adams. I listened to lots of his songs on the radio but never bought any albums. I didn't know anything about his earlier work. Thank you.
He definitely made himself a household name once the 80s came through. He legitimately fitted so well with the music and imagery of that time in such a seamless way, it's hard to believe he wasn't one of the greats overnight.
Sometimes it takes a lot of hard work! He never gave up! Thanks RC32!
One of those voices that is just synonymous with the 80s.
I have been a fan of Bryan Adams since I was in Elementary School (1984). As much as I love "Cuts like a Knife" and "This Time," "Run to You" is my #1 favorite song.
My daughter and I saw his Barebones tour with Bryan and a piano player. His pitch and delivery was perfect both concerts. I was shocked at how many songs he did with just acoustic guitar. AMAZING PERFORMANCE!!
What a terrific artist Bryan Adams is...With an ability to paint 'Coming of Age' moments virtually everybody can relate with. Can recall his music pumping through the speakers throughout the 80's and into the 90's. He's also a favorite of the Classical Stations now and it's impossible to recall a time his music hasn't been a steady vibe in the Airwaves. 'Cut's Like a Knife' was the song prompting a purchase of the first Album of his and love so many others as well.
Am amazed with how Down-to-Earth, authentic, witty and personable so many artists are drawn to appear here. It's a bit surprising since not all are so amenable. Your team is terrific with portraying artists as just great people behind the scenes with a terrific ability to express the wide range of emotions through universal communication of music. Adam's ability to simplify the human voice to being an instrument with the Na-na's and 'Heys', moans and groans with usin 'pregnant pauses' forcing listeners into artistic gestalt mirrors the best of jazz and blues of earlier decades. YES...WISH TO HEAR ABOUT VALENCE AND ADAMS END OF THE STORY.
It was Christmas eve, and I was alone, lonely and kinda depressed. I put on the radio, and on the local FM station, CFOX, Bryan was doing a live show. So, my first thought was put on my Santa hat and run down to the station, which wasn't more than 10 blocks away. Now, it was late at night, so the station was closed, but the dj saw me standing outside the door and intercommed me to ask what I wanted. I told him I was an elf and was send to Vancouver to wish Bryan a Merry Christmas. So, I waited around for a while, and then the dj and Bryan came out of the booth, They let me in and I got to chat with them for a bit, and then Bryan Adams wished me a Happy Christmas! It was pretty cool. Must have been December '83.
Definitely want to hear more about Bryan and Jim. Honestly one of the best duos in songwriting.
So underrated. Another one that should be in the HOF
Classic musical partnership.
Saw Adams in 1985 in Springfield MA on the Into the Fire tour. Incredible. Seen him 3 times in the last 10 years and you are right...he sounds the same. Unbelievable shows. Hit after hit. The audience knows every word to every song. He's enjoying himself. See him if you can.
Poll: What is your pick for the best debut album of the 80s?
Raintown Deacon Blue
Swoon Prefab Sprout
Ignition John Waite
Humans Lib Howard Jones
Bad English Bad English
Crue too fast for love
....so so SO many....but TWO come to mind......
- *ROBBIE DUPREE* - "Robbie Dupree"
....BOOM, and just like THAT, He becomes a Yacht Rock GODFATHER!
- *WHITNEY HOUSTON* - "Whitney Houston" ....very rare to capture EVERYONE all at the same time.....
Cyndi Lauper, She's So Unusual was my favorite in middle school.
Bruce Hornsby and the Range, The Way It Is.
Sting Dream Of the Blue Turtles, first of his solo career.
Big Country - The Crossing
Bryan Adam’s and his band put on one of the best concerts ever! Loved having the chance to meet you Adam. Great episode! I would love to hear more about Bryan. Thank you Adam!
Bryan being really close to my age not only caught my ear but on his videos, you realise he is a regular guy, not a pretty boy lead singer. His talent is real. He also holds his own with Sting. Not an easy task.
The unplugged version of “Cuts Like A Knife” with the Celtic musical
stylings of members of Hothouse Flowers is exceptional.
So lucky to have seen Bryan Adams in concert way back in the day. He still sounds great!!
Same here. I saw him in 1987
Texxas Jam 84. Bryan Adams warms up for Ozzy. He was heckled for almost the entire set and didn't miss a beat. Respect.
Another great episode, Adam! Saw both Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance last year in Toronto, at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame 2022 Gala, both inducted.
I will always remember showing up at the Miami Baseball Stadium (no longer there) back in '82-'83, to see if I could sneak into that venue to watch Journey in concert (since I didn't have the money for a ticket). Bryan Adams was opening for Journey on this day, and so was Aerosmith. My gamble paid off and a police officer working the venue, who took a liking to me, let me in for free. Bryan Adams was just starting to get some recognition in the music business, but on that day, I became a total fan. He gave an amazing concert, as if he was a seasoned longtime musician. Unlike Aerosmith, which were already in the grasp of their drug addiction and barely got through their set. Bryan Adams voice and talent are unique. He can rock hard but also sing deeply moving ballads.
He’s like the single person equivalent of Journey!
Yes, I would love to hear the rest of the story about Bryan Adams!
He is a fantastic singer! I knew from the first time I heard his music that he was going to dominate the charts.
I would love to hear the story behind "All For Love" with Sting and Rod joining Bryan.
Musicians and actors of the 80s had an absolutely inimitable way of making fists and throwing them around dramatically without actual emotion behind it. Even having grown up in the 80s myself, I can't quite replicate it. It's something like, "here is all the physical intensity of a bar brawl, with the sentiment of a walk on the beach at sunset."
I remember seeing him in live in Auckland, New Zealand in the 90's, his music was a huge part of my memories of being a teenager
I was there!!
When I was 12 yrs old, the first 3 LP's I ever bought (on the same day) were Rio (Duran Duran), Piece of Mind (Iron Maiden), and Cuts Like a Knife (Bryan Adams). Mostly thanks to the Night Tracks music TV show. Cuts Like a Knife is a great song and the album stands the test of time.
Great taste in music, I had all 3 👍
That is an extreme mixture of music. Lol. But I get it. Lol.
Good stuff - it was Straight From The Heart that put Bryan Adams on my radar. Cuts Like A Knife was always one of those songs that I heard that I liked, but was never one of my personal favorites. It wasn't until his album Reckless that I would become a full fledged fan. Everything on that album was pure gold. Enjoyed the vid! Learned some new things about this song I never knew before.
Very cool. Have you seen him live? Amazing!
@@ProfessorofRock - Alas ... no. LOL - Another awesome act I've never gotten to see. Would love to though.
Reckless is a classic of the highest order.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 - Fact!
Ah, one of Canada’s finest! 🇨🇦 Still touring, too. His lead guitarist, Keith Scott deserves a ton of credit for the sound that shaped Bryan’s hits. Thanks, eh, Adam!
I agree. Keith Scott is amazing. So underrated!
Keith Scott can shred! Damn good guitarist!
One of those classic singer-guitarist pairs. Rock on Rob! 🤘
Keith Scott is so freaking underrated…the man has a golden ear for melody, tone to KILL for, and top of the line phrasing chops. The main and outro solos in Cuts Like a Knife and Do I Have to Say the Words alone are probably 4 of my top 10 solos from the last 40 years.
Amen to that!
The Cuts Like A Knife was popular when I met my wife. On our wedding reception the album was playing on my 1000 watt Pioneer stereo. I had to replace 2 windows in my bedroom!! I still listen to songs to this day!! Oh my wife and I are still together after 39 years!!
I was fortunate to see him as a warm-up act in Dallas 1983...the main band was Journey. Wow...what a night, but I honestly can say for me that I liked Bryan as much as Journey. I sometimes drift back and think I liked him better overall than Journey that night.
It was definitely a WIN-WIN night! Bring more Bryan exposes back, Professor.
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Love Bryan Adams!
His song catalog is quintessential 80s rock.
Cuts Like A Knife is an ok song. Glad you covered it though. I prefer In The Heat Of The Night as my fave Bryan Adams song.
And how cool is it Lou Graham sang backup for Bryan for free? Lou Graham is one of the good guys.
Thanks Professor! Have a great weekend!
In the Heat of the Night rules! Rock on Roger! 😊
Bryan Adams should have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame by now.
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You are too funny counting all the "na na nas"! I wish I could guess what the gibberish could've been, but I'm coming up blank. How nice that there are artists out there who were willing to do something without compensation out of pure kindness. Thanks for telling this story, Adam. Have an excellent weekend.
Same to you ! Isn't Lou a saint?
@@ProfessorofRock, absolutely! Thanks, Adam.
To be fair, J Geils Band’s Centerfold has a lot of na nas in there as well.
His songs hit so hard cause makes you feel or think of being young
Heard this on the radio back in the day... went to Virgin megastore after work and bought the album... stepping outside waiting for the pedestrian lights to change looked up at the Dominion, Tottenham Court Road, and noticed a Bryan Adams forthcoming show. The ticket office girl had never heard of him but the name was the same as on the record so i bought a ticket. In a time dominated by Boy George, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and electronica Bryan Adams was a badly needed breath of fresh air.
Fits Ya Good was a big AOR song, especially around where I lived near Detroit. Also, because of the proximity to Canada and back when AM radio played music, the great CKLW (a Detroit-Windsor Canada station) made him a household name by 1982, and the FM stations followed. "Fits Ya Good" was huge on the FM AOR side while "Lonely Nights", "Coming Home" and "You're Only Hiding From Love" were more pop songs and were played a lot by CKLW. I guess which region you live in plays a part in a lot of artists.
Saw him in concert in Idaho in the 90's. The band walked off the stage after a what seemed a short set. The lights went dark & people were getting restless for the lights to come back up so we could leave. Suddenly the band began playing on a different stage! Wow! "Every Thing I do I do For You" is still a fav song that for my reasons still makes my cry. ❤ "Heaven" is a close second.
Did you see him at the mini dome?
@@ProfessorofRock It was an outdoor concert either in Idaho Falls or Rexburg, it was the 90's, I wish I could remember where.
Sounds like a tight show!
I remember that my best friend was obsessed with the Cuts Like a Knife video. The girl in the video was a doppelgänger for a girl that we had gone to school with, and he had a Big Crush on her since the first time he saw her back in 1979 in our drama class. They did eventually get together for several years in the early 2000’s. They still see each other though the romance didn’t last. Now we’re pushing 60 and it’s still onward through the fog!
God Lord..i used to spend my time listening to Bryan Adams over and over and over. So many core memories associated with the best guitar riffs. Swoon
Adams and Vallance was a magical duo like Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin in creating iconic songs
Amen!
Definitely on par with Bernie-Elton.
Jim Vallance, also known as Rodney Higgs, while with the band Prism.
KISS still play War Machine every concert too. Bryan and Jim great song writing duo
For me, Run To You is pure 80s ear candy. Cuts Like A Knife really grew on me over the years, however. When I was a kid, I think I viewed it as "adult" music. Now that I'm an adult and I love it, I guess I was sort of right 😅. You can't deny Adams' chart dominance in the 80s and 90s.
I agree. I always cranked up Run To You and sang along.
Man you have me tearing up. "This Time" takes me back to a mega-crush I felt like I was going to land, but alas, never could. Oh the feelings still brewing. But isn't that what music is about.
A full 40 years later and it's STILL hard to take, cuz she's miles away. Thanks for letting me post that here, where my beautiful wife of today won't see it! lol!
Such awesome songs. My son loved Bryan Adam's! At the age of 3 he was singing to the radio with him!
Turning mumbles into memories! What great music!
Yes indeed! You a fan of Adams?
Before there was "mumble-rap" there was "mumble-rock".....
Na na na na na na!
@@ProfessorofRock I am a fan of music, across the board.
Lots of excellent hits mentioned here by the Professor, and my favorite by Bryan Adams is the first I heard from him, "Lonely Nights" in 1981.
Good song!
This is the right answer. Vastly underrated song.
So nostalgic! I ain't going to lie. I had the biggest crush on the girl in the Cuts like a Knife video! That girl was simply stunning and a great tune
As a kid in the 80's both me and my younger sister loved "Cut's Like Knife" on MTV. It was obvious even then this guy would be a rock star.
Now who could forget Bryan Adams’ monster debut disco single from 1978, “Let Me Take You Dancing?” It was played all over the world and radio stations couldn’t play it enough because there was an insatiable hunger from listeners to hear it played over and over. What? You don’t remember it? Shhhhh!!! It’s a secret Bryan Adams doesn’t want known that he released it when he was still a teenager and the producers actually sped his voice up to make him sound squeaky. He HATED it and it’s difficult to find a copy of it anywhere, but it’s out there.
Oh ya! I remember Casey Kasem playing that on AT40
I’m so sorry, I completely missed it. He did a disco song? Lemme go listen!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 He did, but it’s extremely hard to find. UA-cam doesn’t have it on there, so if you find it, post a link. The only reason I know about it is from American Top 40 when a snippet was played.
@@jamesbullock9209 Okay! No wonder I didn’t know. It seems like it’s been largely forgotten.
Bryan always seemed like the 'purest' rock and roller ever. Not only was his image clean, his music was just fun and straight forward - and seeing him perform (on tv, not in person) he just seems to legitimately love making music... no big show... no tough guy image or sexual overtones... just good times. He is an original.
He puts so much passion into his voice and you can tell how genuine it is.
I grew up in a small town in Northwest British Columbia. Jim Vallance lived there years before for a brief time. Parts of Summer of 69 were inspired by his memories from our town. I already loved that song but after hearing that story, I love it even more. Thanks Professor for this tribute to the great Bryan Adams!!
I remember seeing an ad for Cuts Like a Knife on a billboard, while waiting in line to see Return of the Jedi at the Vogue in Vancouver. Those were great days!
Lonely Nights was the first Bryan Adams that attracted my attention, they played it a lot locally (St Louis) so I'm surprised it didn't chart higher.
Very cool!
Great song, from 1981.
She's nuts like my wife??
That's honestly the first thing that came to my mind!😂
Now am I mistaken or did Bryan do some disco stuff in the 70s?
.....shhhhhhhhhhhh...It's SUCH a 'secret', even PROF. won't mention it!! ...ha-HAAA!!
He did, but it’s mostly forgotten. I’ll have to look it up again because I know Casey Kasem played a snippet of it on American Top 40. If memory serves me correctly, they actually played it at a higher pitch and Bryan Adams HATED it.
@@jamesbullock9209 ...hence, him IGNORING it! ....ha-HAAA!! ...I got a copy, though....shhhhh.....
@@jamesbullock9209ok so I know I'm not crazy in that regard. As far as everything else, that's still up in the air!😂
I had no idea!
I remember buying this cassette tape. . . I played it over and over again. My favorite song is Run to You, I played it until the end then rewinded the tape and played it again! 📼
In 1983 I was excited as I looked forward to seeing Journey, my favorite band, at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. It was the tour for the Frontiers album, and I was asked to go by my best friend who had recently moved to Detroit. I was less enthusiastic about this Bryan Adams guy who they had as opening act. At the time the only song any of us knew of his was his "sappy" top 40 hit, Straight From the Heart. We didn't really get how our rock guys Journey could have chosen this guy. Well, lucky for us we had gotten to the show plenty early and were ready when Bryan Adams band took the stage. Big songs like Take Me Back and Cuts Like a Knife just rocked!! They definitely came on like a full band, not just some pop singer being backed up by faceless hired musicians. They just rocked and had the right amount of swagger and cool factor! And Bryan Adams cannon of a voice! To this day one of the tightest rock bands I've seen live. By the time they played Straight From the Heart it sat in an entirely new context, surrounded by a bunch of songs that were hard rockers. I have been a lifelong fan since. We all walked out of there and bought Cuts Like a Knife the next day. I remember my friend bought the black sleevless Cuts Like a Knife t shirt because he thought it was cooler than the Journey shirts.
Got home from the Bryan Adams show (L.A.) about an hour ago and landed on this video. Well done. Bryan is a Legend.
One of my all time favorites. CLAK hit when I was 18. I practiced guitar playing along with the album. Never got tired of his music. All of his songs- including the deep cuts- bring back memories, including slow dances with “Straight From The Heart.” Good times.
I lived the Vancouver, BC metro area in the early 80's and it seems like his songs were the soundtrack of my life during that time and shortly after. When I remember my times in that area, it still cuts like a knife when I hear those songs again.
'This Time'' is great also, it came out the same album .Very upbeat melodic tune that early starters are great at when they really want to make it ..
I remember being a kid back then when Cuts Like A Knife and Reckless were huge. Bryan was a big part of the soundtrack of my life as a kid. And I’m still a big fan and always will be. Long live the music! 😎🎵🎶💯
In regards to "mumbles" or "gibberish" lyrics I would LOVE to hear you do a show on the WKRP end credits song. Apparently the lyrics were gibberish and they liked it so much they just kept it for the end credits. I would love to hear more about it and if it was a true recollection of the song .
Bryan is my favorite Canadian artist and just a fave period, love his music, voice, his style is cool, Bryan is just the man!
I'm a big Journey fan and have been since Escape was released. In 1983, Bryan Adams was on tour with Journey (Frontiers tour), and as a 14-year-old kid I was so excited to see my first ever live concert. It was at the Seattle Center Coliseum (now rebuilt, currently called Climate Pledge Arena). It was such a fun show. I was too young to go by myself, so I had my dad with me. Back in those days, swearing wasn't a thing, not like it is nowadays, and certainly not in my home with my parents. In the middle of Bryan's set, he took a break to tell a story. It was the story of a beautiful girl and a relationship that started out great but eventually turned sour. As he gets to the climax of the story, where he's telling this girl off, he ends with a triumphant F**k Y**!! He then kicked into Cuts Like a Knife. I was a shy teenager and hearing the cuss I wilted a little standing next to my dad, who was expressionless. But the crowd went wild, the awkward moment passed, and all that was left to do was to continue to rock out to Bryan's greatest song.
Adams is my true Rock hero. His concert in my hometown was the first event held in our new football stadium, and he took FULL advantage of the giant Jumbotron we had built. I remember every song being sung like one giant karaoke club, and the images Bryan showed on screen. Probably the most shocking (and memorable) was the fact that he put the full lyrics to Summer of 69 on the screen, but in the form of tattoos on an unclothed woman! When I saw this I was like "COVER THE KIDS EYES!"
Great episode, Professor.
My “sold on Bryan Adams” moment was the special live version of “Take Me Back” that FM radio was playing back in ‘83 where they had to bleep out the “f*** you!!” part.
I greatly appreciate this episode! Bryan Adams reminds me of my days at art school with new friends I got close to.
I had forgotten just how many great song were by Bryan Adams. Great video!
I saw him here in Utah on July 7 and that show was amazing. He still sings just great.