Bryan Adams hits Trump with protest song comparing him to a baby
The Enduring Waters: Bryan Adams Uses Music to Call Out Political Distractions
For nearly five decades, Bryan Adams has enjoyed a global platform, selling over 100 million albums and singles. Yet, while his musical career spans a lifetime of hits, the Canadian singer-songwriter is not typically known for channeling protest anthems. That is about to change, as the 66-year-old artist has released a new single that turns a sharp, barbed critique toward one of the world’s most polarizing political figures.
The new track, titled Lake Ontario, serves as Adams’ powerful response to the recent, widely mocked executive order issued by US President Donald Trump. This order instructed federal agencies to rename the body of water that straddles the border between Canada and the United States, rebranding it as Lake America.
In the lyrics, Adams doesn’t shy away from the political context. He uses the song to suggest that the president’s motivation for the renaming was a calculated attempt to distract public attention from more contentious issues that had surfaced during his second term in office.
The song delves into themes of temporal shifts and hidden truths, asking whether political spectacle can mask deeper problems. One section of the song reflects this mood: “Things weren’t going his way in Iran / So like a baby tossing the toys from the pram / He may have thought it best to throw a low blow / And create a real dog and pony show. But it feels like another distraction / While the Epstein files were getting traction.”
Adams frames the water itself as an enduring constant amidst political chaos. In a statement announcing the release, the musician offered a philosophical perspective on the fleeting nature of political regimes versus the permanence of geography. He declared, “Empires and regimes, dictators and kings, they all come and go. Lake Ontario is forever. This is a song for all the sane people on both shores who know that the current madness will pass, and that Lake Ontario will always be Lake Ontario.”
This new work solidifies Adams’ reputation as an artist capable of merging deep personal sentiment with broader societal commentary. Described by the musician as a love letter to his homeland, the single is poised to be a profound reflection on resilience and the persistent reality of the landscape, regardless of political noise.
The track is set to feature on Adams’ forthcoming 17th studio album, How’s It Goin’, which is scheduled for release on November 6, available through BAD Records.
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