Soft Rock
Pop
Bryan Adams’ 1993 power ballad “Please Forgive Me” finds the rocker at his most impassioned and apologetic. Recorded as the sole new track for his greatest hits album, the song features Adams belting heartfelt pleas over swelling guitars and keyboards. The grand romantic sentiment — about making mistakes and yearning for forgiveness — resonated worldwide, sending the song into the top 10 in the US and UK (and to #1 in Canada and Australia). With its soulful guitar solo and Adams’ raw, raspy delivery, “Please Forgive Me” became a ’90s slow-dance staple and one of his last major global hits, closing an era with a dramatic, love-struck flourish.
