I was in my mid twenties, recently divorced - the newly single mother of an infant son with myriad serious health issues. It was tough and there were days when I didn’t see how I was going to make it. It was during this period, the lowest of my life, that Every Thing I Do hit the airwaves. It washed over me like a prayer sent to give me strength. I would look at my precious, very ill son and sing the song to him. Believe me when I say Everything I Do became my anthem and to this day, with my son now a happy, healthy 40 year-old husband and father, I burst into tears every time I hear this song.
Ruth, this is Exactly why this Song was So Popular Worldwide. When people listen to Songs, the give it a Meaning of their Own. Most folks around the World don’t Relate this Song to the Movie. They Relate it to their Life. Normally I would Sing Every Love Song Ever Written to My Lovely Wife of 50 Years. But that changed when Our Son was Born. Like You, I would sing this song to Our Son. The same with Every Breath You Take. Although my Wife and I were Totally In Love; We Both Gave Our All for Our Son. We Lived for Him and it Brought Us Great Joy. And Now, We have 4 Wonderful Grandchildren and We can See that Same Love and Dedication from Him and His Lovely Wife. Also, There were times when singing or hearing this song, I would think to myself; this is How Mom & Dad Loved us Children. This Song Is About Human Love … ❤️
Your comment touched my heart, Ruth. I was fighting for custody of my infant daughter when this song came out. Her mother wasn't really interesting in parenthood, but still fought me in court. Luckilly, those in the family court system where I live were not stupid people and realized that I was doing all the right things for my baby girl, while her mother did the opposite. They eventually awarded me sole custody and I raised my daughter on my own. She's now 35 and raising two amazing girls of her own. I used to sing this song to her, until she turned 7 and announced that she was now too old for me to sing to her at bedtime! I have to admit it hurt, but you heve to respect that kind of thing. I can't hear the song without crying these days. As a boy/girl love song, it's kinda cheesy, but in your case and mine, it's anything but. I'm very happy things worked out for you and your son and wish you both all the best. Music has the power to heal like nothing else and this song will always be special to me, too. Take care ❤️
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.
Love "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You", and love the movie "Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves" because it has my favourite on-screen kiss. It doesn't happen until near the end, but there was so much leading up to that moment and there was pretty much no physical touching between Robin and Marian.
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.
My (now)wife and I were looking for a 1st song for our wedding. It was getting close to our wedding day and we still did not have a song. We heard this song on the radio for the first time, and being huge Bryan Adams fans, knew that this was it! Many of the people at the wedding heard this song for the first time at our reception. 33 years later, and it is still our song!
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.
He didn't do any of those things, though. The song was written by someone else, chosen by someone else for a movie made by someone else. Adams was just slotted in as a suitable voice.
My wife and I first saw this movie shortly after we got engaged and we danced to this song at our wedding. I heard this song as we cuddled on the couch just finishing the movie..and we both fell in love with this song! We are still married and still love this song 26 years later. Thanks, Brian!!
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.
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 - 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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This was my wedding song. We were married in 1991 and still going strong. My husband is not much of a dancer but if this song is played he always dances with me and still beautifully sings it to me.
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...
Played in a very busy cover band mostly for dances during the 90s. Young and old, the dance floor would always pack to this song, and we loved playing it. Kudos to Adams for dismissing all the naysayers and putting out whatever he wanted to do as an artist. Always great material whether rockin or ballads! One doesn't necessarily have to diminish the other. Rock on Bryan! ...even if it's a ballad
When this movie came out I was in the middle of a divorce that I didn’t want. At the end of the movie when this song started playing on wondered it took everything in me to leave the theater without crying. I was so lonely and hoping I would find exactly what this song was about. Real love. To this day the song touches me deeply.
Great Show !!! Lots of Great Info. I thought Bryan wrote this song lol When I listened to the Song I never really paid that much attention to it being so Sappy. I always thought it was a POWERFUL Song !!! His Voice, the Guitars, the Percussion etc. Personally I Never Related the Song to the Movie. I was Totally In Love with my Wife of 50 years and I sang this Song not to Her. But to Our Son. We Both Dedicated Ourselves to Him and Love Him. It Brought Great Joy to Us. Most Folks Don’t Relate the Song to the Movie. They Relate it to Their Life. That is Why the Song Is So Popular Worldwide. Thank You for Informing Us and Entertaining Us !!!
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.
I was 16 and just leaving school and starting college when this hit number one in the UK. In a period of massive change there was something really reassuring about seeing this at number one week after week after week for almost 4 months. The summer of Bryan Adams was a weird one, but it was the unexpectedly fixed point in my life at the time, and the only song to this day that I really took an interest in the charts for.
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.
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.
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.
Mine is too, from 60s Elton John, to Alice In Chains, The Cure, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Megadeth, CSNY… if it’s melodic in the right way, and makes me want to sing, I buy it.
3:17 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 its 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.
I didn't realize it until today that this song was written in C#. The King of Mandopop, Jay Chou, wrote a couple of his best heart-ache ballads in C# in the early 2000's. Now that I know this about "Everything I Do," I like to think of it as Bryan Adams & Mutt Lang having started something, discovered this coveted key in which to sing rock love ballads about yearning and heartache.
I believe my first hearing of it was at the end of the Robin Hood film, I was young and in love, a love that obviously did not live up to the song as it did not work out, but while I was in love, it was my anthem, but Marion (metaphorical for my love interest) did not feel the same way about Robin (myself), so it could not work out, but when you are on that love high, a song like this hits the right note! Hearing the song makes me want to be in love again, but once a heart is broken more than one time, you remember being in love with the idea of being in love, while the bittersweet reality is, it never was, and so you seek peace with God, so that you don't lose the greatest love.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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?
@@joeterp5615 Absolutely. There's always exceptions. I just know some people don't like certain genres (music or movies) and when they say that don't like particular movie/song (from that genres) , the statement doesn't say much obviously so that's why I asked :-)
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.
I saw Bryan Adams in concert last year in NJ - and when that song came on, the entire audience sang along with him. A beloved song not only by fans, but music lovers everywhere.
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.
American in Australia in Love with a girl that was "breaking up with me" I was stuck in her flat as she went off somewhere for a couple weeks leaving me with the task of finding a return ticket back home. I saw this movie and heard this song. Then it started playing everywhere. And I was ripe to soak it in and loved every note. I can't even imagine someone with as much musical appreciation as The Professor of Rock not feeling the soulful energy excised by Bryan Adams in that song and with that movie which was pretty awesome.
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.
I can see how it can be not somebody's cup of tea, but how can anyone hate it. As it has great music, great instrumentation, great lyrics, and great vocals
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.
Dude it's refreshing to hear that you actually don't like a song, I mean, I don't want to hear you go on a bashing spree or anything but you always speak so highly of songs and artists it left me wondering if you disliked any artists or songs, good stuff, love the channel, cheers.
How could the expert execs not know this song would define Brian Adams' career? The song is perfectly placed, redefining the story we had just watched. Both lead characters had put their lives on the line for the other, and others.
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!!)❤😊
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!!
@@kariqualters5908, Which 70s rock bands did you like the most? Sabbath, Dio, Zeppelin, AC/DC? I can’t imagine thinking of GnR as “bubble gum pop”, particularly since “Jungle” hit the airwaves first.
Senior in high school when this came out, and I hated this song so much I've still never seen the movie to this day. Summer of '69 was so epic. Same for Heaven. This just seemed like the beginning of selling out to Disney corporate agenda and board of director profiteering which came to swallow up other up other great until this point in time original artists like Elton John and Phil Collins. Today, selling out to corporate agendas seemed to have killed the great artistic leaps of faith and daring exploration that fueled the evolution of rock & roll and all genres of music through the ages. My best supporting evidence is just turning on the radio. Blessings to your show, Professor.
Hey Professor… Your youthful experience with this song reminds me a lot of myself, only a decade or so earlier. I was a hard rock headbanger when Disco made the scene and took over the music business. I hated Disco with a passion. I hated the culture, the fashion, all the trappings. I hated how it negatively affected the popularity of hard rock bands I loved and the sales of their records. And, I was a bit myopic about music appreciation as an idealistic youth. It wasn’t until my teenage son, decades later, told me he had discovered Disco, and how cool he thought the music was… that I could look at it objectively. He didn’t live through the all-consuming pop culture of the Disco era, and was judging the songs on their musical merit. The beat you can dance to, and the fun subject matter of the lyrics. Fair enough. I had to admit that Disco was fun and made you want to dance. Just without all the cultural baggage that went with it back in the day. There’s a lesson to be learned from this, that you and I both learned in our own decade. Sometimes we just have to remove the pop culture, and just appreciate the music for the melody, the beat, the emotion, and the feelings it invokes. For the record, I was a Bryan Adams fan early in his career, and the ballads he made didn’t make me think less of him. Cheers… Keep up the good work.
You make an interesting point in that we can let things besides the music alone influence our feelings about it. When cultural or societal influences are removed from the equation, by time or distance, the music alone might sound quite different. Something I never contemplated until now. Hmm…
I remember seeing the movie and walking out during the credits and freezing halfway out when this song came on and just listening after watching the rest of the credits. I immediately went out and bought the single.
I used Bryan Adams as an insult at an ex. Long story short, my ex texted me a year after we broke up. While she talked about meeting and I told her no, I said "what, do expect me to go Bryan Adams when you text?" She replies "??" To which I reply "run to you". She was not amused
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.
Love this song. My mom got me a music box that plays it. It was my first slow dance in middle school. Saw Bryan Adams live a few years ago and he was great ⭐ He's still got it.
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"....
This is a song my entire family enjoyed. Dad for the rock elements, Mom for the ballad, myself and my brothers for the movie tie in. I just love all of Adam’s work. And the soundtrack to this film was a mainstay in our house during gaming sessions.
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!!
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. ❤
Great Show !!! Lots of Great Info. I thought Bryan wrote this song lol When I listened to the song, I never really paid that much attention to it being so Sappy. I always thought it was a POWERFUL Song !!! His Voice, the Guitars, the Percussion etc. Personally I Never Related the Song to the Movie. I was Totally In Love with my Wife of 50 years and I sang this Song not to Her. But to Our Son. We Both Dedicated Ourselves and Our Love to Him and it Brought Us Great Joy. The Majority of Folks don’t Relate this Song to the Movie. They Relate it to their Life … That is Why it is So Popular Worldwide. Thanks for Your Entertaining Efforts.
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.
@@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.
At first, I was like, "How could you hate *this* song? It's so beautiful and wonderful." Then you explained your reasons and I thought, "Ah, you have song fatigue." Your reasons are valid and understandable. I'm glad you like it a bit more now. I'm a romantic so I would chose this one over "Heaven". "Heaven" is really good too though. I believe the movie was the first time I heard, "Everything I Do, I Do It For You".
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!
@ 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!
Great works of art make people feel something, one way or another. This song certainly does that. Personally I've always loved it. Solid work again bringing us the fascinating stories behind the music.
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.
Wow music is such a time capsule. I remember the movie and this song. It was while i was in Black Dealers school preparing for the grand opening of Foxwoods Casino. Called by best friend in Florida to talk him into moving back up to CT. It was time of Robinhood, First Knight, Legends of the Fall, A river Runs Through it, which was the inspiration for my fiancé who rode and trained Arabian horses and I to move to Bozeman MT. The 80's for me was a time of music and coming of age for me and the 90's were about travel and exploration. getting the opportunity to explore this beautifully diverse country of ours. Loved Big Sky Country and the diverse landscape of the West.
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 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!
"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.
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 - 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!
As someone who HATES love songs, this is arguably the greatest love song EVER made. It literally says what the deepest love is. It’s simple truth without mental problems like not knowing what or who you are, or your hang-ups on your feelings or worries over their feelings or a situation, etc. ask any blue collar worker who has a good wife and family, ask him why he does what he does. I guarantee he’ll say “for my wife and children “. That’s true love.
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.
I've always loved "Everything I Do", but "Heaven" is definitely my favorite. Whenever I want to just vibe and get lost in a song, I put on my Sennhiser headphones and just crack Heaven and sit back in my chair. That song is an experience and his best. "Cuts Like A Knife" is another banger and probably my second favorite of Bryan's.
@@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!"
When this song came out, I was selling stereos for a living. I always had assorted current and classic CDs. If a song was a big hit, people would bring in CDs and ask for you to use it as a demo. If started happening again, I would buy the CD and add it into the current rotation. This was such a big hit for so many weeks that it was requested for demos for months.
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!
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.
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.
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. :)
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.
@@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.
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.
I absolutely love this song and got a better understanding of Bryan Adam’s because of this song. Finding out that Michel kaman was diagnosed with MS in 1997 blows me away I to have MS diagnosed in 09 after years of looking for a diagnosis and was found that I have had it since 1997. I have PPMS and fight every day to keep going. So the song will now have even more significant to me. God speed
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!!
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.
Adam! I LIKE the a-ha shirt! I was still spinnin’ tunes on the Radio when “Take On Me” was in the hot rotation, and the pencil-animation video was all over MTV. That video was a work of genius! The song is no slouch, either. There’s no way I could know who your TV provider is, but You Tube was recently added to Spectrum, which is my TV provider. So it’s a real pleasure to be able to see your channel on a 53” screen instead of an i-Pad! And the audio’s MUCH better, too, especially through Boston Acoustics sound bar! I have this feeling I will be watching you on the BIG TV from now on! Keep up the great work, my friend! Ed Ryba
I loved this movie and this song. I was in college at the time. I bought the vhs and watched it over and over. (I think I still have it somewhere) Then I was shocked when I found out Bryan Adams was having a concert at my university. Luckily for me I worked for the mailroom/maintenance department so I got in for free. It was great.
I have always loved this song. No matter how many times I hear it, which isn't often as of lately. I saw Bryan Adams in concert finally last year, 2023, a week after I saw Ringo, in my own hometown, where Bryan was actually born. He said, I'm going to sing every song I can remember. 😆 And he did. After how many years, he still has it. The voice. I love all his songs.
This song brings back great memories from the summer of 1991. I was about to go to university and the movie I guess was the last film I saw as a kid. The song ruled the UK charts for the entire summer. Every time I hear its sickly notes, it brings me back to that summer.
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
While this song did not cross my radar growing up, I always loved “when you love someone” from Hope Floats much to my mom’s dismay. She hates how sappy it is. But the movie has a special place in our hearts because we see our relationship in Bernice’s and Birdie’s dynamic. Like “everything I do..”, when you love someone was played during the ending scene and it fit perfectly in the film and helped tie up the arcs of the characters. I thought the way they shot the scene and edited the song into it was so well done, I only associate the song in this film. And of course, the second favorite ballad of mine is “we’re in heaven”. It is hard not to like that song.
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Poll: What is your pick for the GREATEST BALLAD of ALL TIME?
Summer of 69 hehehe
If - Bread
jealous guy
UFO - Love To Love
Save your love- Great White
Song has fantastic lyrics
I was in my mid twenties, recently divorced - the newly single mother of an infant son with myriad serious health issues. It was tough and there were days when I didn’t see how I was going to make it. It was during this period, the lowest of my life, that Every Thing I Do hit the airwaves. It washed over me like a prayer sent to give me strength. I would look at my precious, very ill son and sing the song to him. Believe me when I say Everything I Do became my anthem and to this day, with my son now a happy, healthy 40 year-old husband and father, I burst into tears every time I hear this song.
@@RuthZeeck Good for you, Ruth. And for your son. Happy for you both.
Great story, Ruth, thank you for sharing it.
Ruth, this is Exactly why this Song was So Popular Worldwide. When people listen to Songs, the give it a Meaning of their Own. Most folks around the World don’t Relate this Song to the Movie. They Relate it to their Life.
Normally I would Sing Every Love Song Ever Written to My Lovely Wife of 50 Years. But that changed when Our Son was Born. Like You, I would sing this song to Our Son. The same with Every Breath You Take. Although my Wife and I were Totally In Love; We Both Gave Our All for Our Son. We Lived for Him and it Brought Us Great Joy. And Now, We have 4 Wonderful Grandchildren and We can See that Same Love and Dedication from Him and His Lovely Wife.
Also, There were times when singing or hearing this song, I would think to myself; this is How Mom & Dad Loved us Children.
This Song Is About Human Love … ❤️
@ beautifully said.
Your comment touched my heart, Ruth. I was fighting for custody of my infant daughter when this song came out. Her mother wasn't really interesting in parenthood, but still fought me in court. Luckilly, those in the family court system where I live were not stupid people and realized that I was doing all the right things for my baby girl, while her mother did the opposite. They eventually awarded me sole custody and I raised my daughter on my own. She's now 35 and raising two amazing girls of her own. I used to sing this song to her, until she turned 7 and announced that she was now too old for me to sing to her at bedtime! I have to admit it hurt, but you heve to respect that kind of thing. I can't hear the song without crying these days. As a boy/girl love song, it's kinda cheesy, but in your case and mine, it's anything but. I'm very happy things worked out for you and your son and wish you both all the best. Music has the power to heal like nothing else and this song will always be special to me, too. Take care ❤️
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.
Love "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You", and love the movie "Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves" because it has my favourite on-screen kiss. It doesn't happen until near the end, but there was so much leading up to that moment and there was pretty much no physical touching between Robin and Marian.
Glad you love your wife
Even if she is one of the most generic unoriginal people of all time
Regardless of how much (Everything I Do) I Do It For You is loved or hated, Bryan Adams is one hell of a musician!!
I agree 100!
@@davidmack4185an amazing lineup of music.
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.
Reckless is like a greatest hits album. I put it on and listen from start to finish.
@@davidmack4185ABSOLUTELY. I was there. Shi many good memories.
When a song is 30+ years old and can still have an impact, you cannot deny it is truly a masterpiece composition… ❤
My (now)wife and I were looking for a 1st song for our wedding. It was getting close to our wedding day and we still did not have a song. We heard this song on the radio for the first time, and being huge Bryan Adams fans, knew that this was it! Many of the people at the wedding heard this song for the first time at our reception. 33 years later, and it is still our song!
My brother was a wedding DJ at the time. I swear he had to play this song basically every week for the next year or two!
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.
That's a good way of looking at it!
@@ProfessorofRockYou are right about Heaven. A very beautiful ballad.
All I say is, good for him!
He didn't do any of those things, though. The song was written by someone else, chosen by someone else for a movie made by someone else. Adams was just slotted in as a suitable voice.
@@MykeLewisMusiche and Mutt wrote the lyrics. Smarten up.
My wife and I first saw this movie shortly after we got engaged and we danced to this song at our wedding.
I heard this song as we cuddled on the couch just finishing the movie..and we both fell in love with this song!
We are still married and still love this song 26 years later.
Thanks, Brian!!
This was also our wedding song and still married 30 years. Song is special.
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.
Haha your poor son.
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.
No I didn't say career ender. Did it ruin his rock rep?
If his rock rep was ruined, Heaven did that.
@@ProfessorofRock He wrote "I Love It Loud" by KISS...that will always save his Rock credibility...
@@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.
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.
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!
*ballad
@kellydalstok8900 Sorry spelling police.
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!
Bryan Adams. Nice comment!
I live in greater moncton. Did you also go to the waking up the neighbors tour in shediac ?
@@Dman0001 No I did not. When was that? I moved away from Moncton back in 2009.
@@jean-philippeperetti8463 this was early 90- 91 92 ish
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.
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.
Very cool. Thanks Eric!
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.
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.
Heaven is a better song than Everything I Do in my opinion.
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.
I've been to three different weddings where this was the song. They were all mine.
It’s become a dance staple.
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.
This was my wedding song. We were married in 1991 and still going strong. My husband is not much of a dancer but if this song is played he always dances with me and still beautifully sings it to me.
@@beenaplumber8379,
I’ve never heard that song before. Trippy choice for the wedding song (but better than "Another One Bites The Dust”).
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...
😢 Crank it up 🥰
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!
You got it!
Played in a very busy cover band mostly for dances during the 90s. Young and old, the dance floor would always pack to this song, and we loved playing it. Kudos to Adams for dismissing all the naysayers and putting out whatever he wanted to do as an artist. Always great material whether rockin or ballads! One doesn't necessarily have to diminish the other. Rock on Bryan! ...even if it's a ballad
When this movie came out I was in the middle of a divorce that I didn’t want. At the end of the movie when this song started playing on wondered it took everything in me to leave the theater without crying. I was so lonely and hoping I would find exactly what this song was about. Real love. To this day the song touches me deeply.
Great Show !!! Lots of Great Info. I thought Bryan wrote this song lol
When I listened to the Song I never really paid that much attention to it being so Sappy. I always thought it was a POWERFUL Song !!!
His Voice, the Guitars, the Percussion etc.
Personally I Never Related the Song to the Movie. I was Totally In Love with my Wife of 50 years and I sang this Song not to Her. But to Our Son. We Both Dedicated Ourselves to Him and Love Him. It Brought Great Joy to Us.
Most Folks Don’t Relate the Song to the Movie. They Relate it to Their Life. That is Why the Song Is So Popular Worldwide.
Thank You for Informing Us and Entertaining Us !!!
He did write the song, with Robert "Mutt" Lange, lyrics. And Michael Kamen did the music.
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.
I was 16 and just leaving school and starting college when this hit number one in the UK. In a period of massive change there was something really reassuring about seeing this at number one week after week after week for almost 4 months. The summer of Bryan Adams was a weird one, but it was the unexpectedly fixed point in my life at the time, and the only song to this day that I really took an interest in the charts for.
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.
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.
"No way she's gonna get away" (she got away). 41 years (!!!) later still bringing out the emotions. Man so great.
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.
my taste is still all over the place...just the way I like it.
Mine is too, from 60s Elton John, to Alice In Chains, The Cure, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Megadeth, CSNY… if it’s melodic in the right way, and makes me want to sing, I buy it.
3:17 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 its 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.
I didn't realize it until today that this song was written in C#. The King of Mandopop, Jay Chou, wrote a couple of his best heart-ache ballads in C# in the early 2000's. Now that I know this about "Everything I Do," I like to think of it as Bryan Adams & Mutt Lang having started something, discovered this coveted key in which to sing rock love ballads about yearning and heartache.
I went to a couple of concerts back in the late 80s. loved it
I believe my first hearing of it was at the end of the Robin Hood film, I was young and in love, a love that obviously did not live up to the song as it did not work out, but while I was in love, it was my anthem, but Marion (metaphorical for my love interest) did not feel the same way about Robin (myself), so it could not work out, but when you are on that love high, a song like this hits the right note!
Hearing the song makes me want to be in love again, but once a heart is broken more than one time, you remember being in love with the idea of being in love, while the bittersweet reality is, it never was, and so you seek peace with God, so that you don't lose the greatest love.
RIP Quincy Jones
..... *WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!??????* ....I just played the '82 Album he did with Donna Summer LAST NIGHT! ...Ohmygod........
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.
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Yeah, just heard that.
God! We losing everybody!
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.
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.
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I agree 100%
I highly agree. Don't stop believin' is psycho overplayed. Once a good song that I support a ban on.
I understand. It’s definitely overplayed.
Remember when Professor of Rock did an episode on songs a little overplayed and an offer of an alternative?
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.
Thanks for watching!
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.
@@joeterp5615 How do you like other love ballads?
@@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?
@@joeterp5615 Absolutely. There's always exceptions. I just know some people don't like certain genres (music or movies) and when they say that don't like particular movie/song (from that genres) , the statement doesn't say much obviously so that's why I asked :-)
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.
Oh boy, poor Bryan Adams...got stuck slow dancing to this song many times...
Ha ha!
@@davidmack4185 1986?
I saw Bryan Adams in concert last year in NJ - and when that song came on, the entire audience sang along with him. A beloved song not only by fans, but music lovers everywhere.
Man, this song was on every radio station at the time and gosh it was exhausting, to this day cue PTSD. 😁
Ha ha!
Muzak was made for Bryan Adams songs, or is it the other way around?
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.
American in Australia in Love with a girl that was "breaking up with me" I was stuck in her flat as she went off somewhere for a couple weeks leaving me with the task of finding a return ticket back home. I saw this movie and heard this song. Then it started playing everywhere. And I was ripe to soak it in and loved every note. I can't even imagine someone with as much musical appreciation as The Professor of Rock not feeling the soulful energy excised by Bryan Adams in that song and with that movie which was pretty awesome.
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.
I can see how it can be not somebody's cup of tea, but how can anyone hate it. As it has great music, great instrumentation, great lyrics, and great vocals
Love this Movie, favorite actor Alan Rickman, love this song, because of Sting and Bryan and Rod Stewart. Oh yes!
You mean ALL for Love!
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.
“With a spoon … it’ll HURT MORE!”😂 That movie started my love affair with Alan Rickman. ❤❤❤
Dude it's refreshing to hear that you actually don't like a song, I mean, I don't want to hear you go on a bashing spree or anything but you always speak so highly of songs and artists it left me wondering if you disliked any artists or songs, good stuff, love the channel, cheers.
How could the expert execs not know this song would define Brian Adams' career? The song is perfectly placed, redefining the story we had just watched. Both lead characters had put their lives on the line for the other, and others.
One time some drunk guy was riding around our neighborhood on a bicycle at 3 in the morning singing this song loudly and very emotionally. 🤣
Bryan Adams is 65 years old today. Happy Birthday, Bryan.
This was the song my husband and I danced to at our wedding in 94. We loved it then and we love it now.
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!!)❤😊
You used to hate Welcome to the Jungle?! Surprise surprise!
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!!
@@kariqualters5908,
Which 70s rock bands did you like the most? Sabbath, Dio, Zeppelin, AC/DC?
I can’t imagine thinking of GnR as “bubble gum pop”, particularly since “Jungle” hit the airwaves first.
Senior in high school when this came out, and I hated this song so much I've still never seen the movie to this day. Summer of '69 was so epic. Same for Heaven. This just seemed like the beginning of selling out to Disney corporate agenda and board of director profiteering which came to swallow up other up other great until this point in time original artists like Elton John and Phil Collins. Today, selling out to corporate agendas seemed to have killed the great artistic leaps of faith and daring exploration that fueled the evolution of rock & roll and all genres of music through the ages. My best supporting evidence is just turning on the radio. Blessings to your show, Professor.
Hey Professor… Your youthful experience with this song reminds me a lot of myself, only a decade or so earlier. I was a hard rock headbanger when Disco made the scene and took over the music business. I hated Disco with a passion. I hated the culture, the fashion, all the trappings. I hated how it negatively affected the popularity of hard rock bands I loved and the sales of their records. And, I was a bit myopic about music appreciation as an idealistic youth. It wasn’t until my teenage son, decades later, told me he had discovered Disco, and how cool he thought the music was… that I could look at it objectively. He didn’t live through the all-consuming pop culture of the Disco era, and was judging the songs on their musical merit. The beat you can dance to, and the fun subject matter of the lyrics. Fair enough. I had to admit that Disco was fun and made you want to dance. Just without all the cultural baggage that went with it back in the day. There’s a lesson to be learned from this, that you and I both learned in our own decade. Sometimes we just have to remove the pop culture, and just appreciate the music for the melody, the beat, the emotion, and the feelings it invokes. For the record, I was a Bryan Adams fan early in his career, and the ballads he made didn’t make me think less of him. Cheers… Keep up the good work.
You make an interesting point in that we can let things besides the music alone influence our feelings about it. When cultural or societal influences are removed from the equation, by time or distance, the music alone might sound quite different. Something I never contemplated until now. Hmm…
I remember seeing the movie and walking out during the credits and freezing halfway out when this song came on and just listening after watching the rest of the credits. I immediately went out and bought the single.
I used Bryan Adams as an insult at an ex. Long story short, my ex texted me a year after we broke up. While she talked about meeting and I told her no, I said "what, do expect me to go Bryan Adams when you text?" She replies "??" To which I reply "run to you". She was not amused
This song was it. I hear this song now and it takes me back. Came home from the Persian Gulf right around the time that this song came out.
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.
Whoa! That's torture!
I feel like I’d get weary and worn over that song too.
Love this song. My mom got me a music box that plays it. It was my first slow dance in middle school.
Saw Bryan Adams live a few years ago and he was great ⭐ He's still got it.
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"....
Good call Flave!
This is a song my entire family enjoyed. Dad for the rock elements, Mom for the ballad, myself and my brothers for the movie tie in.
I just love all of Adam’s work. And the soundtrack to this film was a mainstay in our house during gaming sessions.
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!!
I loved this one. I love that you are covering something that you weren’t quite into, but you still give it give it some shine. I respect you so much.
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. ❤
You have an even better day Roger!
Oh it certainly didn't ruin his career. I mean did it ruin his ROCK CRED.
@@ProfessorofRock "Rock Credibility" is a matter of individual opinion.
No it didn’t. This wasn’t even his final #1!
@@ProfessorofRock ,
Like "Glass Houses," did for BILLY JOEL's, BROADWAY CRED?
Great Show !!! Lots of Great Info. I thought Bryan wrote this song lol
When I listened to the song, I never really paid that much attention to it being so Sappy. I always thought it was a POWERFUL Song !!!
His Voice, the Guitars, the Percussion etc.
Personally I Never Related the Song to the Movie. I was Totally In Love with my Wife of 50 years and I sang this Song not to Her. But to Our Son. We Both Dedicated Ourselves and Our Love to Him and it Brought Us Great Joy.
The Majority of Folks don’t Relate this Song to the Movie. They Relate it to their Life …
That is Why it is So Popular Worldwide.
Thanks for Your Entertaining Efforts.
He wrote the lyrics (with Mutt Lange).
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.
Very true!
Aerosmith with I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing, I know Steven likes it but I bet Joe feels otherwise
@@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.
Yep!
Waaa! I love all of the songs you've mentioned in this thread
At first, I was like, "How could you hate *this* song? It's so beautiful and wonderful." Then you explained your reasons and I thought, "Ah, you have song fatigue." Your reasons are valid and understandable. I'm glad you like it a bit more now. I'm a romantic so I would chose this one over "Heaven". "Heaven" is really good too though. I believe the movie was the first time I heard, "Everything I Do, I Do It For You".
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!
I meant Rock Cred.
@ 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!
@@ProfessorofRockthe guy became a rock star despite 'Let me take you dancing'. There's that.
No it didn’t destroy his career that’s for certain!
Great works of art make people feel something, one way or another. This song certainly does that. Personally I've always loved it. Solid work again bringing us the fascinating stories behind the music.
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.
Good call.
Wow music is such a time capsule. I remember the movie and this song. It was while i was in Black Dealers school preparing for the grand opening of Foxwoods Casino. Called by best friend in Florida to talk him into moving back up to CT. It was time of Robinhood, First Knight, Legends of the Fall, A river Runs Through it, which was the inspiration for my fiancé who rode and trained Arabian horses and I to move to Bozeman MT. The 80's for me was a time of music and coming of age for me and the 90's were about travel and exploration. getting the opportunity to explore this beautifully diverse country of ours. Loved Big Sky Country and the diverse landscape of the West.
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
He didn't have another rock hit though!
@@ProfessorofRock I admit I did cringe on that song at first. Maybe it was the movie scenes behind the song that did not help.
@@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!
@@ProfessorofRock,
He had “Run To You” (`84).
Addit: …and “The Summer of `69”.
"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.
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!
Wow. Kind of how I fell. But with enough time since my last listen, it was better than I remembered!
How did you get all those words out of my mouth?? 🇨🇦👍
Did Bryan himself say he has never been the same since? He's the ultimate authority on that.
And I don’t like ‘Summer of ‘69’😎
@@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!
As someone who HATES love songs, this is arguably the greatest love song EVER made. It literally says what the deepest love is. It’s simple truth without mental problems like not knowing what or who you are, or your hang-ups on your feelings or worries over their feelings or a situation, etc. ask any blue collar worker who has a good wife and family, ask him why he does what he does. I guarantee he’ll say “for my wife and children “. That’s true love.
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.
I've always loved "Everything I Do", but "Heaven" is definitely my favorite. Whenever I want to just vibe and get lost in a song, I put on my Sennhiser headphones and just crack Heaven and sit back in my chair. That song is an experience and his best. "Cuts Like A Knife" is another banger and probably my second favorite of Bryan's.
Brian Adams' birthday is tomorrow.
Great timing!
@@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!"
Bryan.
@@shiroibasketshoes Oops, my bad. BRYAN. 😊
Oh really? Holy shit.
When this song came out, I was selling stereos for a living. I always had assorted current and classic CDs. If a song was a big hit, people would bring in CDs and ask for you to use it as a demo. If started happening again, I would buy the CD and add it into the current rotation. This was such a big hit for so many weeks that it was requested for demos for months.
I liked the song the first time I heard it.
Second play was just ok. Third it was wearing thin.
By the 809,782nd repeat I was over it.
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!
Oh, I'm 68 years old. 😉
There’s many of us who absolutely detest it. Not indifferent…can’t stand it.
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.
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.
Exactly! I thought the same thing. All the same people… Mutt, Kamen, Adams but Sting and Rod get involved.
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. :)
@DawnDavidson Dude, Platt is a BOSS 😎 Seek out his performance in X-Men First Class.
I have yet to see that movie but I might run into a Three Musketeers ride at Disney World pretty soon!
I always liked the song... and the movie! ❤
Just saw that Prince of Thieves is free on YT. Not a fan of Bryan Adams but I do like Run to You 🌟
That's a true classic!
Have always loved the song...but then again I loved Heaven too!! Thanks Professor for doing the inside scoop on the tune!!
One of Bryan's most underrated ballads is The Best Was Yet To Come from Cuts Like A Knife album.
Good call!
Personally I think that’s his best-written song. It’s fantastic. Thanks for chiming in!
TBWYTC is EPIC! Indeed, one of his best songs for sure!
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.
I am with you on disliking this song even though I like Brian Adams.
Cool. Interesting story though!
Bryan.
@@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.
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.
Was our wedding song
Great song. Great memories. I remember hearing it at lots of high school dances. I love it. Thank you.
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.
Line from Cary Elwes in Robin Hood: Men in Tights - "...Unlike SOME Robin Hoods, I can speak with a British accent!"
IIRC, they ordered him NOT to try! He’s just THAT bad! 😂
I'm with you on this one. Hated it back in the day, still feel the same about it.
Great song
I absolutely love this song and got a better understanding of Bryan Adam’s because of this song. Finding out that Michel kaman was diagnosed with MS in 1997 blows me away I to have MS diagnosed in 09 after years of looking for a diagnosis and was found that I have had it since 1997. I have PPMS and fight every day to keep going. So the song will now have even more significant to me. God speed
I would rather listen to "Everything I Do" then some other overplayed songs of my youth.
Achy Brakey Heart still haunts my nightmares.
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Oh yeah that song blows.
When I'm forced to listen to it, all I hear is the Weird Al version.
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!!
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.
Adam!
I LIKE the a-ha shirt! I was still spinnin’ tunes on the Radio when “Take On Me” was in the hot rotation, and the pencil-animation video was all over MTV. That video was a work of genius! The song is no slouch, either. There’s no way I could know who your TV provider is, but You Tube was recently added to Spectrum, which is my TV provider. So it’s a real pleasure to be able to see your channel on a 53” screen instead of an i-Pad! And the audio’s MUCH better, too, especially through Boston Acoustics sound bar! I have this feeling I will be watching you on the BIG TV from now on! Keep up the great work, my friend!
Ed Ryba
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Adams peaked with Reckless. Everything since has just been an excruciating stroll down the produce aisle of a Canadian grocery store.
This song was, is and always will be a classic. The guys who didn't like it were the guys in high school who couldn't get a date. Truth hurts.
I hated this song then, and I still hate it now. And I'm still with the movie executives who said it didn't belong in a Robin Hood movie.
I loved this movie and this song. I was in college at the time. I bought the vhs and watched it over and over. (I think I still have it somewhere) Then I was shocked when I found out Bryan Adams was having a concert at my university. Luckily for me I worked for the mailroom/maintenance department so I got in for free. It was great.
I have always loved this song. No matter how many times I hear it, which isn't often as of lately. I saw Bryan Adams in concert finally last year, 2023, a week after I saw Ringo, in my own hometown, where Bryan was actually born. He said, I'm going to sing every song I can remember. 😆 And he did. After how many years, he still has it. The voice. I love all his songs.
This song brings back great memories from the summer of 1991. I was about to go to university and the movie I guess was the last film I saw as a kid. The song ruled the UK charts for the entire summer. Every time I hear its sickly notes, it brings me back to that summer.
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
While this song did not cross my radar growing up, I always loved “when you love someone” from Hope Floats much to my mom’s dismay. She hates how sappy it is.
But the movie has a special place in our hearts because we see our relationship in Bernice’s and Birdie’s dynamic.
Like “everything I do..”, when you love someone was played during the ending scene and it fit perfectly in the film and helped tie up the arcs of the characters. I thought the way they shot the scene and edited the song into it was so well done, I only associate the song in this film.
And of course, the second favorite ballad of mine is “we’re in heaven”. It is hard not to like that song.
I love the videos you make where you say, “This is one that I never quite got.”