It peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart and number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was released in May 1983 as the second single from his third studio album of the same name (1983). Adams remained a modest rocker, handy with a ballad (“Straight From the Heart”), who like, say, Steve Miller in the previous decade found the winning formula and stuck to it with unforced ease and grace. ' Cuts Like a Knife ' is a song by Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams. His scruffy voice adds just the right amount of dirt to the tracks (Rod Stewart-lite), and the guitar-organ mix retains an excited edge without settling into cliché (Tom Petty-lite). But here with “Cuts Like a Knife,” “The Only One” and “This Time,” Adams established his solid reputation as a writer of high caliber pop. D G C (lead guitar plays intro during chorus) Now it cuts like a knife But it feels so riDghtG, C It cuts. Cuts Like A Knife was released from Adams third studio album of the same name. Chords for Bryan Adams - Cuts Like A Knife. The other person leads them on, but just like. The song was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. His next album, 1984’s Reckless would break him internationally. General CommentI think its about someone loving another person but the other person never really loves them back. At the time of 1983’s Cuts Like a Knife, Adams had released two overlooked solo albums - though his single “Lonely Nights” made a modest impression - and had been placing songs composed with songwriting partner Jim Vallance with other artists. He was an unpretentious everyman who preferred white T-shirts and jeans and songs that spoke simply of love and its dangers with short, concise pop guitar hooks that radio could take to heart - and eventually did.
In an era dominated by glitzy video-friendly pop stars and serious, issue-oriented heartland rockers, Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams managed to avoid becoming either.
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