When Bryan Adams’ hit ballad, Everything I Do, supposedly caused a fan major anxiety issues, did Adams face a bizarre lawsuit over the iconic song? Music fans get excited about new songs, especially the ones that inspire them, make them feel something, or get fans up and dancing. Some musicians have stopped playing certain songs for years, if ever again.
Sometimes, when a new song comes on the radio, listeners are thrilled to hear it, and some people have no problem listening to the same song on repeat. Others can start to find music grating after hearing it over and over again. Did one, or possibly more, fans start having issues with anxiety after hearing Bryan Adams’ hit song Everything I Do too many times, causing one to file a lawsuit?
Did A Fan Allege Bryan Adams’ Song, ‘Everything I Do’, Caused Him Anxiety Issues?
The iconic ballad, Everything I Do, by Bryan Adams, was featured on the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves soundtrack, and played over the ending credits of the film. Adams is one of several Canadian-born celebs who made it big in Hollywood.
The song doesn’t mention the famed hero of Sherwood Forest, ensuring that its lyrics are able to reach others who aren’t fans of the film. Still, some music isn’t for everyone, and several people can’t stand hearing the same songs repeated on the radio.
Years ago, music lovers didn’t have as many ways to listen to their favorite tunes. People could listen to tapes in their cars, if they had a tape player, or listen to the radio stations in their area.
And because radio stations will play popular songs more often, Adams’ hit, Everything I Do, got a lot of airplay when it was initially released.
Supposedly, there’s more than one person alleging that they’ve suffered “ear abuse,” because of the songs played on the radio, and one man seemingly wants to bring a lawsuit against Bryan Adams, claiming that he has suffered anxiety issues because of his iconic song.
A man named Mark Jennings alleged hearing the song left him in fear. “When I hear those lyrics, I’m just left paralyzed in terror, especially at the ‘There’s no love like your love’ part.”
He added he couldn’t hear a famous character’s name anymore without associating it with the song. “Even when someone mentions Robin Hood the song slithers into my head like an ear worm.” Jennings also revealed that his radio station would play the song nonstop.
According to the article, “Despite several medical brain procedures to try and pinpoint and destroy the area of the brain responsible for memory, the plaintiff continues to cringe deep down inside at the mere thoughts of the song, which he (Jennings) said ruined his childhood experience.”
Is Adams Involved In A Lawsuit Over His Iconic Song?
Reportedly, a man named Mark Jennings’ and his legal team alleged “the Bryan Adams’ song Everything I Do caused their client undue stress over a 16-week period in 1991, stating that the power ballad left Jennings with crippling flashbacks causing decades of anxiety issues every time the song was played in his vicinity.”
Jennings claimed, “Back then we only had long wave radio Atlantic 252 to listen to for decent music, which was notorious for repeating popular tracks, but when Adams’ song kept being played, over and over again, every day for 16 fecking weeks – it just destroyed all my love for music and left me feeling dead inside for decades after.”
Another man, who has also claimed “his ears were abused in the early ’90s by Adams,” has said, “We just want justice. That monster needs to pay for what he has done to music lovers worldwide.”
Music that sounds beautiful to one person can sound annoying to another. People like different things for numerous reasons. It’s understandable that hearing the same song you can’t stand, nonstop, could have a negative effect on your mental health.
However, the ear abuse lawsuit is false, as it was reported in the Waterford Whispers News, a satirical news outlet.
While this story is simply a funny and interesting story, and brings up an interesting point – do some songs get too much radio play – this story also includes a disclaimer, and it’s important to be wary of other satirical news stories repeated without such disclaimers.
Here is the disclaimer as it appeared with the original story: “Waterford Whispers News is a satirical newspaper and website published by Waterford Whispers News.”
“Waterford Whispers News uses invented names in all its stories, except in cases when public figures are being satirized.” If the Summer of ’69 singer has read the article, he’s likely had a good laugh.
What Has Adams Said About His Iconic Hit Ballad?
Many musicians, singers and even fans use music to express themselves and their ideas or to protest something (like politics), etc. Of course not everyone will like every song, but radios will usually play certain songs more often because of their high popularity among listeners.
According to Louder, Bryan Adams said about the origin of the ballad, Everything I Do, “It only took us (Adams and Matt Lange) about 45 minutes. We knocked it out, then sat back to listen to it for the first time, and we looked up at one another and grinned.”
The Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman singer continued, “Straight away, we knew that we’d written something beautiful, but I had no idea of the impact it would have.”
“The track originally started from a long piece of orchestration. We narrowed the theme down to the little piano intro at the beginning and then we started writing a top line to it.”
Adams added, “It was a moment I’ve only felt a few times. The moment when you know it’s a good song. You don’t know if it’s a hit, you just know that it’s good.”
Source: NewsFinale
