Bryan Adams is thinking about war with America (in 1814)

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Set us as preferred Bryan Adams is thinking hard about a war with the U.S.Namely, the Battle of Lundy’s Lane from 1814.

That conflict, between the U.S.and British forces defending what would become Canada, was a turning point in the War of 1812 that helped define the permanent borders between the two countries.

It’s apropos source material for a track on Adams’ new, vociferously Canadian album “How’s It Goin’.”“I learned a lot because I started looking up things about Canada which I didn’t know about, even though I’m from Canada.A lot of people have been saying to me, ‘Wow, I didn’t even know about the Battle of Lundy’s Lane, or the story of how Newfoundland got together,’” Adams said, calling after a recent show in Las Vegas.

“That was sort of a defining battle between North and South, but nobody won it.It was just that the lines had been drawn, and those lines still stand today.”Given how belligerent Canada’s southern neighbor has been lately, it feels defiant now too.Adams, who rose to superstardom in the ’80s and ’90s with ageless singles like “Summer of ’69” and “Please Forgive Me,” now throws up “a wall of maple” to the Trump administration’s meddling on the single “51st State.” He roasts the U.S.

president over the Epstein files, pays homage to the natural beauty of the Great White North, and weaves tales of Canadian history in the fine tradition of protest folk and heartland rock.Adams spoke about the First Nations roots behind the blistering single “Lake Ontario,” learning his own country’s history to write the record, and handling American fans who apologize for what their country is doing to his.

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