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* SmallReferencePools: One criticism of him is that virtually all his songs are love songs, no matter the musical style. Bryan and Jim knew this, and felt it was getting old, and tried to move away from it with the multiple artist charity song "Tears Are Not Enough", and then the album "Into The Fire", which features such ideas as late night criminal activity (Heat Of The Night), the struggles of life (Into The Fire, Another Day, Home Again) and historical events (Native Son, Rebel, Remembrance Day). Even the love songs on this album (Victim Of Love, Only The Strong Survive) deal with failing relationships, and the remaining track Hearts On Fire is the only truly happy love song (which makes sense given that it was a Reckless outtake). After this album, Vallance and Adams felt that writing about historical events might reveal the limitations of their own knowledge and also might make people think they were getting preachy (ala Bono), so they generally stuck to love songs later.

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* {{Signature Song}}s: "Summer of '69", "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", and "Heaven"

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* {{Signature Song}}s: "Summer of '69", '69" remains Adams' most iconic song, with "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", You" (technically his biggest hit), and "Heaven""Heaven" very close behind. Going by album we have:
** ''Cuts Like a Knife'': "Straight from the Heart" and the TitleTrack.
** ''Reckless'': "Summer of '69", "Heaven" and "Run to You" are the three absolute classics. Also well-known are "Somebody" and "It's Only Love".
** ''Waking Up the Neighbours'': "Everything I Do", although "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" and "Do I Have to Say the Words" are also well-remembered.
** ''So Far So Good'': "Please Forgive Me".
** ''18 'til I Die'': "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman".
** ''MTV Unplugged'': "Back to You".
** ''On a Day Like Today'': "When You're Gone".
** ''Spirit'': "Here I Am".

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