# Jim Vallance

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Pretty Woman the Musical - Podcast Review

This lively stage adaptation of Pretty Woman surprises by offering an original score (co-written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance) and genuine star turns rather than relying solely on nostalgia. The show keeps the familiar Cinderella story beats but deepens the emotional moments with strong ballads …

Season 7 Episode 325: On Your Mama's Corpse

Miss Heard celebrates Season 7, Episode 325, with another Bryan Adams misheard lyric—our first since 2023.In this episode, we revisit the making of Adams’ classic “Summer of ’69,” from its basement-studio beginnings with Jim Vallance to the surprising fact it was almost titled “Best Days of My Life…

Revisiting Tears Are Not Enough with Sean Quinlan

Before we head into a short break, we wanted to leave you with something special: a curious little detour into a very specific piece of Canadiana—“Tears Are Not Enough,” the all-star charity single that brought together some of the country’s biggest musical names in the 1980s. In this episode, Ryan…

Dead Trees Tell No Lies: The Electron Mudflow

In October of 2023, I published a newsletter about scientists using tree rings to date the Seattle Fault. I wrote: “It is a tour de force and beautiful example of science, taking a unique set of features and combining technology with old school-out-in-the-field, mucky, muddy detective work to answe…

Why Brian Adams "Heaven" Became A Timeless Classic

Previous to this writing, I had never heard of Bryan Adams. I am in the minority because Adams has created a number of beautiful, chart-topping hits that most people besides me are familiar with. “Heaven” is another song that came into my mind from someplace I can’t define. When I heard Boyce Avenu…

UAWIL #205: Bryan Adams - Reckless

We at The Wolf love hard rock, heavy metal, prog rock, classic rock and 80s MTV. While Bryan Adams may match a couple of those categories, we can't say that he was one of our very favorites. Because we were bombarded with him from 1983-86 on US radio and MTV and because girls seemed to like him (ma…

UAWIL #106: Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation

By 1987 Aerosmith had gone from 70s rock gods to broken up & broke to reunited while clean & sober. The band and Geffen records desperately wanted a hit after 1984's overlooked Done With Mirrors. Rock n Roll Hall of Famer John Kalodner suggested the band work with outside writers to generate some h…

Jim Vallance on Bryan Adams and Tears Are Not Enough

Superstar Songwriter (and former Prism drummer) Jim Vallance shares his stories working with Bryan Adams, Tears Are Not Enough, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Gene Simmons, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, Joni Mitchell, Ann & Nancy Wilson, Ozzy Osborne, Glass Tiger, Larry Gowan, Rick Springfield, Tina Turn…

Episode 46: Right Song, Wrong Timing | Canada Comes South

Send us Fan Mail Why were some of the biggest Canadian rock bands of the 1980s huge at home, yet barely known in the United States? In Episode 46 of "Who Ordered the Pie?," Christopher heads north for another installment of "Right Song, Wrong Timing" and follows 5 Canadian bands as they try to turn…

Prism singer eager to hit the road and get back in front of fans

Prism has been rocking out since releasing their first of eight studio albums in 1977 and took home the Juno Award for ‘Group of the Year’ in 1981. The band has found most of its success in Canada but also managed to hit the US top 40 charts in 1981 with the song “Don’t Let Him Know.” Prism is also…