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Guitar World
Guitar World
Entertainment
Janelle Borg

“The only person who did a version of Summer of ’69 and did it justice was Taylor Swift”: Bryan Adams looks back on the time he crossed Fenders with the world’s biggest popstar on one of his most iconic hits

Bryan Adams and Taylor Swift perform onstage during the Taylor Swift reputation Stadium Tour at Rogers Centre on August 4, 2018 in Toronto, Canada.

Bryan Adams may be better known as the powerhouse singer-songwriter behind enduring mega-hits like Summer of ’69, Cuts Like a Knife, and Heaven than as a guitarist – however, he admits that while he's no virtuoso, his playing style has widespread appeal.

So much so, in fact, that one of the reigning queens of pop, a.k.a. Taylor Swift, even once paid homage to his catalog.

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