What If There Were No Sides At All? – New Bryan Adams

In reading through the blogs I subscribe to, I came across a recent post from Lesley at https://aeschtunes.com/ . Bryan Adams has released a powerful new song that I hope makes people (and governments) think.

The video can be found on YouTube and I will share in this blog, too. The description accompanies the videos says, “This is an anti-war peace song written with aim to provoke thought and perhaps even encourage governments to sit down and talks peace.”

Lyrically, the song is simple – and deep. It proclaims a message of peace.

What If There Were No Sides At All

What if there were no sides at all
What if there were no sides at all

Just a big blue ball – floating in space
It’s a beautiful world – but a dangerous place
It’s perfectly round – it’s perfectly clear
There are no sides – on a perfect sphere

What if there were no sides at all
What if there were no sides at all

Don’t make me hate – don’t make me choose
Why should one side win and the other side lose

I don’t understand – why take sides at all
There are no sides – on this big blue ball

We tell ourselves it’s a stand we take
But there’s no sides except the ones… we make

What if there were no sides at all
What if there were no sides at all
What if there were no sides at all

In her piece about the song, Lesley says that the song reminded her a little of the Beatles. I felt the same way. It does have that John Lennon “Imagine” and Ringo Starr’s “Peace and Love” vibe to it. Today’s songs often clock in at 4 or 5 minutes, but this song sends a powerful and thoughtful message in just over 2 minutes.

As a former radio guy, I know that there are times where songs like this are often avoided by programmers. I truly hope that this one gets some airplay – not just here but world wide. It is one of the great “What if” questions.

It’s been quite awhile since I’ve heard new stuff from Bryan Adams, and I am grateful to have stumbled on Lesley’s blog about it. Give the song a listen …