![]() ![]() ![]() Were Jimmy and Jody just handy names to fit the rhythm of a song, like so many Johnnys and Tommys before them?Īctually, they were originally going to be Woody and Gordy, named for Jim's real-life teen bandmates Gordy Keith and Alan 'Woody' Whitmore, but Bryan liked the sound of Jimmy and Jordy better. So take your pick! Who were Jimmy and Jody who got married in 'Summer of '69'? My recollections just happen to be different than his." He's entitled to his recollections as to what inspired the song 'Summer Of '69'. "Bryan Adams is a great writer, a great singer, and a great friend. but I was thinking about that amazing summer when I turned 17. ![]() Maybe he was thinking about something completely different. He added: "Let me qualify this by saying I don't pretend to speak for Bryan. "We had a laugh about it at the time, and Bryan decided to keep it when he did the final recording a month or two later." "When we recorded the demo in my basement, towards the end of the song Bryan sang a little naughty bit, 'me and my baby in a '69'. "At no time do I recall discussing sexual innuendo with Bryan except for one little thing," Jim said. He doesn't mention any of that sex stuff in his lyrical breakdown of the song, and he even jumped into a thread over at Songfacts to share his truth. Co-writer Jim Vallance has said that the song was "very much a 50-50 collaboration" and he remembers things somewhat differently.
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