God I miss the Summer of '83. I was fresh out of high school, working in Texas, staring at MTV like it was the greatest thing to hit this planet, and yes, Rick Springfield's Living in Oz was a part of it!
Rick Springfield was and is My Favorite Rock Singer! Very underrated as a Songwriter. Great Guitar Player and Performer! I love all his albums. He progressed as a Songwriter and Musician on each one. I saw him in Concert with Till Tuesday in Portland, OR, August 1985. Great Show! His Songs were the Soundtrack of My Life in the 1980’s! Thank you Rick for all the Great Music!
He is a solid musician....and a very smart guy...I think in the 80's his musicianship and intellect was overlooked, because Rick Springfield had 'The look.'
yumha38 I agree, granted I was born in 91, they way my mother speaks of Mr. Springfield is that he was hot so it didn’t matter how he sang. As a man I can say he is quite the musical artist.
I loved Rick Springfield back in the day. I bought several of his albums(33s) and played them often. He is very underrated. He is a great talent and made great music. I’m 53 now and still a fan of his.
He's a good guitar player as well. You must have grown up in the 1980s. Those were the days!! I wish I could go back to those days because people are so uptight now and I live in the southern USA and thankfully people here are more low-key..
I'm so pissed that the media labeled Rick Springfield as a one hit wonder (Jessie's Girl). That was a great song, but he is NOT a one hit wonder. This song, among his many great songs, is the case-in-point. Even his music videos are so unique, and it compliments his songs so well.
If I figure right, it probably is the same media that said that Star Wars (1977) sucked and was horrible!! Looks like the media of the day really sucked!!
Rick Springfield makes great "top down" music. The kind of music you play full volume on your car stereo while driving down the highway with the top down.
I love you with all my heart 💙 hold you close to my heart 💙 always on my mind 💙 Forever in my heart 💙 Angela 💙 Canalejo 💙 your Angel 💙😇 I'm the right one for you 💙
Souls by Rick Springfield was showing on the Facebook page of fellow author and friend John Tucker as the last song he listened to on Spotify before his death earlier this week. As I was scrolling through my favorites on UA-cam, there it was. This time, I'm playing it for John. R.I.P., my friend.
Rick was awesome... this was by far my favorite he ever wrote... classic. I don't know why some of you are saying he was a one hit wonder.... he never was and he's not even listed as a one hit wonder. Were any of you even alive in the 80's?? I was I was a teen then.
dtvguy ishere I absolutely loved him when I was a kid! I know all of his songs lol. I've seen him twice. My cousin has seen him multiple times and has met him many times. He even sat on her lap once lol 😂
Very cool, so then you like alot of us can appreciate him and all his hits.... My older sister was in love with him... LOL.... Living in Oz was my favorite album he wrote.
THIS IS UNDERRATED...went to #23 on the charts in late 83/early 84...WTF?? GREAT MUSICIANSHIP...songwriting...etc...why didn't it crack the TOP 10 at least? Mystery to me...radio play over America for sure...MTV play, etc...but again, WTF??? Rick S is a GREAT SINGER/Songwriter/Performer....etc.....c'mon...give him his come uppance...
Yeah. It was on MTV a lot back then. He had gotten a bunch of hits by then, but not always top 10. Just as a song though this compares favorably with many of his bigger hit songs. In retrospect, teen pinup image aside, songs like this were possibly too rocking for many top 40 formats of the time but is an excellently played tune with an amazing guitar solo.
It all started here, she was a girl from the mid-west He was a stranger in a strange land Same old story, He came for the glor-y She came looking, for a young man's (hand------) But they found bright lights, Endless nights And men just used her innocent ways He found it all so pretty, hypnotized by the city They lost sight of the reason, They lost count of the days And they were [A] (Two souls, searching for each other) (One-- spirit, looking for the other) Caught between a hard, Hard place and a rock [B] (Two-- souls, searching for heaven) (Rolling the dice, looking for a seven) To the tick, tick, ticking of time Gotta beat the clock Too many nights on the ledge, He acquired a knife and Still the city didn't acquiesce to his demands Some nights she cried for pity, in the heart------ of the city The city smacked her (hands----) He met her one endless night, Her eyes had a light There was something familiar about the smell of her skin He held her tighter and tighter, As he danced inside her (She knew from the moment that she let him in) (They'd been) [A] [B] (Beat the clock) (Beat the clock) (Beat the clock) ********* [19 guitar solo] Yeah! [A] (Two souls, searching for each other) (One-- spirit, looking for the other) Caught between a hard, Hard place and a rock Yeah! [B] (Two-- souls, searching for heaven) (Rolling the dice, looking for a seven) To the tick, tick, ticking of time Gotta beat the clock [A] [B]
How come I have never seen him at any of the "music" awards shows? I guess because he makes REAL music instead of the crap coming out today that is called "music"
I believe that Rick Springfield should be in the RRHOF for sure. Good songs throughout the 70`S, 80'S and up to now. Great singer and great guitar player.
I've always liked Rick Springfield, I remember when he got his big break in the early 80"s it was no doubt he was gonna succeed! just look at all those Pop Hits Like this one here!!! Rick Springfield deserves more credit than he gets!!!
Katherine Fuqua it aired on Friday Night Videos on 10/23/83. That's a thing I know and now you do too. That was a big Fall for me and I remember things like that. All the Right Moves, Dead Zone and The Right Stuff were in theaters that week too.
Living in oz was good. I however guess I'm just spoiled on his earlier stuff. My first solo album of his was comic book heroes. My cousin bought me working class dog for Christmas that year along with a record player( yes I just told on myself lol) and the following summer my step dad called Rick's music faggot rock.. needless to say I stood up to my old man and lost both to a fire pit.. I've since gotten them on CD of course, but vinyl just seems so much better..
Good morning rick I remember watching Judith Durham state funeral services Don't you think you should but Judith Durham and the seekers into the rock and roll Hall of Fame to
Crazy that this guy at 70 still sounds good as he did back in the 80s. Ive gone down the rabbit hole of Springfield music videos due to his recent funny version of Human touch, " No Human Touch " a couple weeks ago. Souls is one of my favorites. I'm 32 and grew up in the 90s and early 2000s, I grew up in the wrong decade! Lol
My first concert at 17 was The Beach Boys, Three Dog Night, Pablo Cruz, Jan and Dean and Rick Springfield who stole the show at the Queen Mary in Long Beach 1981, saw Rick again in the early 2000's,
I literally lived the lyrics of this song back in early 2000's. Beside that, this song is expertly written and the guitar solo is fantastic with that drum beat behind it. This is by far my favorite Rick Springfield song.
God I miss the Summer of '83. I was fresh out of high school, working in Texas, staring at MTV like it was the greatest thing to hit this planet, and yes, Rick Springfield's Living in Oz was a part of it!
Fresh out of college here but same thing 82 83 84!
OMG I was hoping they'd end up together!!!! way to make the suspense last till the last second.
This man needs to be inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame.....people go vote...i did =)
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Pop Rock at the highest level in the 80s.
Rick Springfield was and is My Favorite Rock Singer! Very underrated as a Songwriter. Great Guitar Player and Performer! I love all his albums. He progressed as a Songwriter and Musician on each one. I saw him in Concert with Till Tuesday in Portland, OR, August 1985. Great Show! His Songs were the Soundtrack of My Life in the 1980’s! Thank you Rick for all the Great Music!
Michael, I saw him on that same tour shortly before you, here in Michigan! The Tao tour and Til Tuesday sang Voices Carry. It was my first concert. :)
Forty years ago, Souls were sold when this song was released. Rick Springfield is truly an Australian genius.
Awesome guy. Love him since the 70ties and I‘m so happy he is still with us. 😍😍😍
Great lyrics...two souls, one spirit looking for the other. Two souls searching for Heaven. Rick must have been a deeply routed spiritual man.
I love Rick Springfield ❤️🥰😎💕🎸
I still blast Rick's music from my car as much at 54 as I did when I was 17 - friggin awesome musician
I'm 54 too!!!! I love his voice.
I'm 59 and still listening To Rick on UA-cam and in my car too! Huge french fan ❤❤❤🎸🎸🎸
Amen sister
Me too. I miss the 80's.
68 here -
He is a solid musician....and a very smart guy...I think in the 80's his musicianship and intellect was overlooked, because Rick Springfield had 'The look.'
yumha38 I agree, granted I was born in 91, they way my mother speaks of Mr. Springfield is that he was hot so it didn’t matter how he sang. As a man I can say he is quite the musical artist.
His guitar style is what I've always dug. He plays with a raw skill that keeps changing but always for the better
@@dbrazell4 check out his early stuff I grew up on look up zoot elenor Rigby. You'll see Rick in a whole other light lol. He has a hard side to him
Christina Streicher will do thanks!!!!
I had his posters All over my walls. Tiger Beat ❤️
Listening in 2020 Rick Springfield Rocks 🤘💞
Love this song.
I loved Rick Springfield back in the day. I bought several of his albums(33s) and played them often. He is very underrated. He is a great talent and made great music. I’m 53 now and still a fan of his.
He's a good guitar player as well. You must have grown up in the 1980s. Those were the days!! I wish I could go back to those days because people are so uptight now and I live in the southern USA and thankfully people here are more low-key..
The 80s definitely rocked, if I had a time machine, I'd go back and hit rewind everytime we hit 11:59 on new years 1989......
In the early 80s Prince was singing about 1999. For what it's worth.
Rick is one of the best male rock artists of the 80's ...high power high class rock !!
The 80's and Beyond he is very Relevant and Bad A$% Today! Performing Sell out Tours & Shows throughout the Decades.
Love Rick ever since.
Wow omg I forgot this song! omg!!
Seriously? He is not in the rock and roll hall of fame? Incredible musician!!! And awesome person!!!
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Rick Springfield was so underrated. His songs were awesome.
I think Jonathan Jackson should return to GH and reprise the role of Lucky.
I wouldn't be surprised if Rick and Jonathan are helping with writing the music for Josslyn and Cameron. It's just a feeling I have
Agreed
I agree he was a great artist
*his songs ARE awesome!
I'm so pissed that the media labeled Rick Springfield as a one hit wonder (Jessie's Girl). That was a great song, but he is NOT a one hit wonder. This song, among his many great songs, is the case-in-point. Even his music videos are so unique, and it compliments his songs so well.
If I figure right, it probably is the same media that said that Star Wars (1977) sucked and was horrible!! Looks like the media of the day really sucked!!
My favorite Rock Album is "Living in Oz" by Rick Springfield....Souls, Motel Eyes, Living in Oz, Human Touch, Affair of the heart...i like them all
Johnnie Campbell If you are talking to me, I don't remember. When did we speak?
I love "Affair of the Heart", too. :))))
Johnnie Campbell You do have a singer's name. JOHNNIE CAMPBELL... IN CONCERT!!! :))) Are you a musician?
Rick Springfield makes great "top down" music. The kind of music you play full volume on your car stereo while driving down the highway with the top down.
Funny, cuz today Obama’s blasting love somebody doing exactly that !
OMG...I've forgotten how good these songs are.
Souls is one of my favorites...
OMG he eas and still is fanastic !
Awesome song, quite a catchy song.....😍
Great song and video ❤️🥰😎🙏🏻🎸
What a great Rock-Song! This song rocks! Better than any other Hard-Rock-Band!
Been awhile since i seen this video or even heard this song!:)😊☺️ you are the best ✌️💖🤩
I love you with all my heart 💙 hold you close to my heart 💙 always on my mind 💙 Forever in my heart 💙 Angela 💙 Canalejo 💙 your Angel 💙😇 I'm the right one for you 💙
I love you with all my heart 💙 I hold you close to my heart 💙 Angela 💙 Canalejo 💙 your Angel 💙😇
The 80's were the greatest Rick Springfield when I think of the 80's he's one of the best I still listen to him good music doesn't get old or boring
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Where was this song abscured.i loved it but now its back❤
he's the most handsome rock singer!!
Souls by Rick Springfield was showing on the Facebook page of fellow author and friend John Tucker as the last song he listened to on Spotify before his death earlier this week. As I was scrolling through my favorites on UA-cam, there it was. This time, I'm playing it for John. R.I.P., my friend.
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This song is still fantastic!!!
He is so fucking beautiful!!!!
Saw him in concert last night. Great show, but I was disappointed that he did not perform "Souls." This is one of my favorites by Rick.
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Born Richard Lewis Springthorpe. Rick hit #23 in Billboard, 12-3-83.
Classic Rick from the crazy 80's!
Killer tune!!!!! Memories of my 8th grade year, too cool!!!!!
Her reaction at the 32 second mark just cracks me up; yes, I enjoyed this song from Rick....1983-84 was his pinnacle in my humble opinion
Rick was awesome... this was by far my favorite he ever wrote... classic. I don't know why some of you are saying he was a one hit wonder.... he never was and he's not even listed as a one hit wonder. Were any of you even alive in the 80's?? I was I was a teen then.
dtvguy ishere I absolutely loved him when I was a kid! I know all of his songs lol. I've seen him twice. My cousin has seen him multiple times and has met him many times. He even sat on her lap once lol 😂
Very cool, so then you like alot of us can appreciate him and all his hits.... My older sister was in love with him... LOL.... Living in Oz was my favorite album he wrote.
Oh, this song takes me back! So awesome! Always have been in love with this man!!!!!
Tim Pierce is a fucking axe legend.
Wow totally forgot about this song until I just heard Rick play it on his Working Class DJ show on SiriusXM. 💯🔥🤘
One of my favorite RS songs! And this song does rock!
I love all of Rick's songs. Digging since college.
THIS IS UNDERRATED...went to #23 on the charts in late 83/early 84...WTF?? GREAT MUSICIANSHIP...songwriting...etc...why didn't it crack the TOP 10 at least? Mystery to me...radio play over America for sure...MTV play, etc...but again, WTF??? Rick S is a GREAT SINGER/Songwriter/Performer....etc.....c'mon...give him his come uppance...
Yeah. It was on MTV a lot back then. He had gotten a bunch of hits by then, but not always top 10. Just as a song though this compares favorably with many of his bigger hit songs. In retrospect, teen pinup image aside, songs like this were possibly too rocking for many top 40 formats of the time but is an excellently played tune with an amazing guitar solo.
One of his best songs hands down, never got the true attention it deserved. Kicks ass.
Amazing song and video. I love his music and he is a great song writer. So awesome to look at.
:) Saw him in concert last night!!! Sooooo Worth it!
It all started here, she was a girl from the mid-west
He was a stranger in a strange land
Same old story, He came for the glor-y
She came looking, for a young man's (hand------)
But they found bright lights, Endless nights
And men just used her innocent ways
He found it all so pretty, hypnotized by the city
They lost sight of the reason, They lost count of the days
And they were
[A] (Two souls, searching for each other)
(One-- spirit, looking for the other)
Caught between a hard, Hard place and a rock
[B] (Two-- souls, searching for heaven)
(Rolling the dice, looking for a seven)
To the tick, tick, ticking of time
Gotta beat the clock
Too many nights on the ledge, He acquired a knife and
Still the city didn't acquiesce to his demands
Some nights she cried for pity, in the heart------ of the city
The city smacked her (hands----)
He met her one endless night, Her eyes had a light
There was something familiar about the smell of her skin
He held her tighter and tighter, As he danced inside her
(She knew from the moment that she let him in)
(They'd been)
[A]
[B]
(Beat the clock)
(Beat the clock)
(Beat the clock)
********* [19 guitar solo]
Yeah!
[A] (Two souls, searching for each other)
(One-- spirit, looking for the other)
Caught between a hard, Hard place and a rock
Yeah!
[B] (Two-- souls, searching for heaven)
(Rolling the dice, looking for a seven)
To the tick, tick, ticking of time
Gotta beat the clock
[A]
[B]
I was young as hell back then but i remember guys in school said u was soft if u listened to Rick, u was tough if u listened to Bruce
Awesome song !
One of the best axe solo's ever, off the cuff delivery and an incredible tone. Tim Pearce is sadly so underrated as a rock/pop legend.
No question Tim was the secret sauce...a monster player...his sound is incredible throughout Living in Oz.
and an active UA-camr much later on :)
@GVike I knew Tim was something special on guitar. Even when I first heard LIO In 83..I was like 15
@@Roc-Righteous I was trying to find guitar tabs for this - they don't exist anywhere! :-O
1分34秒あたり、「そんなに○○咥えて...…」に聞こえて以前、鶴光のANNのこの歌はこんな風に聞こえるのコーナーのネタにもなってましたよね。笑
How come I have never seen him at any of the "music" awards shows? I guess because he makes REAL music instead of the crap coming out today that is called "music"
Blue Box look up the Billboard music awards for this year he played live!
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懐かしいわ
I wish he would do this one live more often. Great song/video!
Got to watch him do it live last night!
I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it!
Happy 38th Birthday to Souls by Rick Springfield 🎂🎁🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤
I was impressed when this came out and then blew away with "down"
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@@tonyacook7614 Im sorry about that.
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@@rickspringfield4913 for most of my life and I sm 51
@@tonyacook7614 Okay ma'am
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I believe that Rick Springfield should be in the RRHOF for sure. Good songs throughout the 70`S, 80'S and up to now. Great singer and great guitar player.
Rick didn’t have any gimmickry, just good pure rock!
I've always liked Rick Springfield, I remember when he got his big break in the early 80"s it was no doubt he was gonna succeed! just look at all those Pop Hits Like this one here!!! Rick Springfield deserves more credit than he gets!!!
I want to tell you Rick Springfield is in concert summer 2022 at 72 years old he is still rocking
Still a fantastic singer and musician
He held her tighter and tighter as he danced inside her. - brilliant
@creates100 this song is from the Living In Oz album....one of Rick Springfield's best albums by far, released in 1983.
Katherine Fuqua it aired on Friday Night Videos on 10/23/83. That's a thing I know and now you do too. That was a big Fall for me and I remember things like that. All the Right Moves, Dead Zone and The Right Stuff were in theaters that week too.
Living in oz was good. I however guess I'm just spoiled on his earlier stuff. My first solo album of his was comic book heroes. My cousin bought me working class dog for Christmas that year along with a record player( yes I just told on myself lol) and the following summer my step dad called Rick's music faggot rock.. needless to say I stood up to my old man and lost both to a fire pit.. I've since gotten them on CD of course, but vinyl just seems so much better..
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I am such a Rick Springfield fan that i love his music I love this man..........
This Song Went To Number 23 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart In 1983.
Over a year since this was posted and only 10 comments..wtf? Rick never received the recognition he was due.
he was young ,very handsome,sexy, attractive man with perfect rock voice he has the whole package.....one of the best rock artist of the magical 80s!
he still is very handsome sexy attractive man with a very dreamy singing voice,
Who's still jamming this in 2022!! Besides me
Rick's wife is from Wisconsin, my home State!!!! Rick's been here many times
I didn't know that... I'm from Jersey but live in Madison for almost 30 years
@@winterblue383 Yes, she is from Belot, Wisconsin
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Good morning rick
I remember watching Judith Durham state funeral services
Don't you think you should but Judith Durham and the seekers into the rock and roll Hall of Fame to
Sirius XM Top 40 Nov 26 1983 from 80s on 8 brought me here 👍🏻
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Best rockstar of the 80s Rick Springfield ❤️🥰🎶🎵🎸🤘🏻
A great song from "Living in Oz" , his best album and it isn't close.
Living in oz his best in my opinion
I'm only 42 but love rick's music
living in oz
I saw him in concert back when this song was big. He was really good. My fav songs are this and Jessie's Girl.
Rick is amazing singer songwriter rockstar actor! ❤️🥰😎🙏🏻🎸💕
Beautiful song! Rick Springfield is awesome rockstar ❤️🥰😎💕🎸
I never heard of this song before as a kid while I was living in overseas going to school. Thanks to youtube for find this video and song I enjoy.
Crazy that this guy at 70 still sounds good as he did back in the 80s. Ive gone down the rabbit hole of Springfield music videos due to his recent funny version of Human touch, " No Human Touch " a couple weeks ago. Souls is one of my favorites. I'm 32 and grew up in the 90s and early 2000s, I grew up in the wrong decade! Lol
It’s been along time. Very nice song 💋🔥🥰
2:48 love this section of the solo👍
Gotta chuckle at Tim Pierce and his acting chops and biker jacket. Mad respect for his GUITAR chops, YT channel, and amazing love of music.
The amazing Eels that played with Rick through the 80's.
Timeless classic AOR song !!!
This song kicks. Great everything.
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This is one of my favs I'm a big fan great guy he has a great heart he really cares That's what makes him so special
I've heard he's pretty cool and sweet to meet. I haven't had the luck yet but hey life works in mysterious ways I may meet him somehow lol.
Great song 😍💝💖💘
Best rockstar of the 80s ❤️🥰😎💕🎸
My first concert at 17 was The Beach Boys, Three Dog Night, Pablo Cruz, Jan and Dean and Rick Springfield who stole the show at the Queen Mary in Long Beach 1981, saw Rick again in the early 2000's,
Happy 75 th birthday your sexy and 75 and your the rock n roll king ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊0😊
リビング・イン・OZ は奇跡的なくらい素晴らしいアルバム
その中でもこの曲とアリソンは特に好き
I literally lived the lyrics of this song back in early 2000's. Beside that, this song is expertly written and the guitar solo is fantastic with that drum beat behind it. This is by far my favorite Rick Springfield song.