‘Harder to Breath’ – Maroon 5
Songs About Jane, Maroon 5’s chart-topping debut album, was essentially a concept album about one of vocalist Adam Levine’s ex-girlfriends, therefore it stands to reason that the album’s breakthrough single, “Harder to Breathe,” was inspired by said relationship. However, according to Levine, the song was written in response to pressure from the band’s record label. “That song comes solely from wanting to throw something,” Levine explained in a 2002 interview. It was 11 p.m., and the label needed more tunes. It was the final crack. I was just irritated. I wanted to make a record, and the label put a lot of pressure on me to do it, but I’m glad they did.”
‘Harder To Breath’ Maroon 5
‘Summer of ’69’ – Bryan Adams
“Summer of ’69” by Bryan Adams is such a powerful blast of nostalgia that it’s easy to imagine the Canadian singer and his writing partner, Jim Vallance, composed it about their own experiences as teens in 1969. The only issue? In 1969, Adams was only nine years old. The song contains some genuine connections to the writers’ life, although Adams claims that the 69 number was picked as a reference to the 69 sexual position.
‘Summer Of ’69’ Bryan Adams
