Kevin Bacon Does A Spot-On Bryan Adams And A Very Off 'Summer Of '69'
But 'The Bondsman' star stretched further in the faux documentary segment 'First Drafts of Rock' on Tuesday's episode of 'The Tonight Show.'
Bacon nailed an impression of Bryan Adams singing his 1980s hit, 'Summer of '69.'
However, the 'Footloose' actor and host Jimmy Fallon turned a song of reminiscence into a goofy tune that obsesses on six-strings.
'That was the summer we switched the strings,' they sang.
For those of you who remember that six-string Adams bought 'at the five-and-dime' in his timeless classic, you may never think of it again without laughing.
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