“I got my first real sex dream”: yes, we know people who sing the wrong opening lyrics to “Summer of ’69”. Intentionally, due to their limited knowledge of English, due to being hard of hearing, or due to a combination of all those things.

But there is nothing wrong with “I got my first real six string”: it says what Bryan Adams has been doing for the past forty years: rocking with a guitar, a bass and some drums, his teeth brushed, his T-shirt ironed, and his hair pomaded to greater perfection than even Toby Alderweireld’s – hey, it’s the World Cup for everyone right now. Last year, the Canadian rocker and photographer brought together his hits under the title Ultimate, and that is also the name of the tour that is crowning him at Paleis/Palais 12 on 23 June. By the way, in 2008 Adams confessed that “Summer of ’69” was about sex and that 69 is a reference to the sexual position. Know what you are singing...

BRYAN ADAMS 23/6, 20.00, Paleis 12/Palais 12

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