85 and Barb is a WONDERFUL woman. Sweet as all get out. Their great friends Doug (Davidson) and Cindy (Douggie's wife) are really great people too. Cindy came out to give me a hug and comfort me having a very bad hour-long panic attack while waiting on a hip-high, glass-sided bridge 5 floors high. That sounds like a nice view for normal people. But for ones like me with a phobia of heights, it was a NIGHTMARE that caused a very ugly hour long crying panic attack. Cindy spotted me (DD and I 1st in line) and came out the door to comfort me.A VERY sweet woman, just LOVE her. Funnily enough the following 3 cruises DD and I were remembered by the Regular super fans that went on all of those with us. Nobody had a problem with us standing back off the bridge. Well after I literally ran down a 6 ft 10 in security guy that had waved us on the second year not realizing that I was the crazy cryer from the previous year. As soon as my old large-bodied Deaf height phobia self gets on that thing it is a Close eys, hold the sides and rush to the door. ) My DD was trying to tell him, "You CAN"T stop her, you can't stop her" as I was rushing him. I get to just inside the door. I had NO interest in causing problems, I was not wanting to rush the talent before time. I just needed OFF that high bridge. Just inside the door, backed up to it so they could get the story from my hearing DD, they understood then what happened and I was not a threat. They also knew that there is a reason (serious reason) that the bridge is kept clear of people DD and I get in line 1st for our group waiting for picks with Rick and others. We wait, explaining to the ones gathering behind us and they (fellow fans) knew us by then, they had seen us the previous years and I brighly dye my hair multiple bright colors (blue, green, yellow, red, and black) which makes the 2 of us VERY recognizable. Rick Springfield has some of the most understanding and wonderful fans on those 4 cruises. I thank every one of those understand =ing people who made the cruises such fun for my daughter and I.
@My Signin I just watched the segment on Rick Springfield in the Sound City documentary and saw absolutely nothing that would make me lose respect for him. What did you find objectionable?
Who remembers Rick Springfield on General Hospital? Another great story song to is The Devil Went Down to Georgia from The Charlie Daniels Band. Same era, different genre but so much fun!
Devil Went Down To Georgia is amazing! Obviously the original by the Charlie Daniels Band is the shiz, but I was shocked by how good the recent metalized cover by Nickleback is.
I was thinking about old Doctor Noah Drake from back in the day at General Hospital. Jay has listen to The Charlie Daniels Band . Check out older video's.
This song isn't as creepy as Sting singing "every move you make, every bond you break, every step you take, I'LL BE WATCHING YOU". Omg I always thought that girl need to get a restraining order.
It was supposed to be creepy. When Faith Evans and P. Diddy did a remake and changed the line to "I'll be missing you" they missed the whole point of the song. It wasn't a love song. It was about a creepy controlling guy.
@Steve Klemetti I agree. For the time, it raised no eyebrows. It's today's "woke" culture that makes everything out to be much more sinister than it was ever meant to be. Why did no one think it was creepy back then ??? Because we had brains back then ... brains that were not indoctrinated to BS thoughts. Just look at how the "woke" (we'll leave it at that) culture is supposed to be so inclusive, yet is trying to cancel everything anyone else does (that doesn't fall in-step with their weird thinking), all the while, doing the very things they are trying to cancel, right out in public.
@@Nightcrawlerfive Every Breath You Take was absolutely intended to be creepy. I don't think P. Diddy missed the point of the song though, he just changed it (with Sting's full backing) and made it a new song that actually was about love.
This is NOT creepy! Things like this happen, and you know it doesn't mean he acted on it. I love this song. Love happens that is the way life goes. Good song. Love Rick Springfield!
What I resent is the erasure of men's feelings. No matter how inappropriate, the pain is still very real. It doesn't help when you make a career out of writing about your broken heart, and your producers keep telling you, "Stop writing about that. Nobody cares." But I get random nerds approaching me at the end of a poetry reading and they always thank me.
In fact, I have a younger cousin named Jesse. My aunt expressed at that time she loved this song. Which perplexed me. So asked who Jessie’s girl is. Her reply: “I am”. And this was coming from a very religious person. So... there you have it.
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He doesn't say he's doing anything to take her from Jessie.He has feelings for her,period.The heart wants what it wants.As long as he isn't actively trying to take her away from him.Nothing wrong.
@@lda1970 I always thought he broke the mirror because of self doubt and not liking what he saw in the reflection because Jessie’s Girl didn’t give him a second glance.
It was all about his "feelings" towards her, he feels GUILTY that he loves her. Then he is looking in the mirror at HIMSELF and him smashing it tells you he is not HAPPY whith what he feels and sees... not physically but emotionally that he is in love with his friends girl. - He never acts on it, he never tells Jessie....it is an insight into his INTERNAL Struggle!
@@TimedRevolver From the man's own lips: Rick: "I don't know her name. It was a brief relationship I had when I was making stained glass for a while. I was going to a stained glass class in Pasadena, and I met this guy and his girlfriend. I was completely turned on to his girlfriend, but she was just not interested. So I had a lot of sexual angst, and I went home and wrote a song about it. Then about four months later I stopped going to the class and lost contact with them. The only thing I remember is his name was Gary, so I changed the name, because 'Gary' didn't sing very well." He didn't even know either of them very well at all and he really didn't love her, as I said. He was infatuated and never tried to do anything about it. It was and still is a common thing ... no different than a teenage girl that has a crush on her teen idol. We all want things we don't have or can't have, but you can't or at least shouldn't convict someone over thoughts and/or desire, or you'd have to lock everyone up. Give it a rest, will ya ???
@@StevesFunhouse Wow, you just went and wrote a whole essay while entirely missing the point of my comment. Jessie's Girl is about feelings he shouldn't have. Jessie's Girl 2 is a tale of why you should never act on those feelings.
According to Rick "Jessie" was a fellow student he knew, It wasn't that he wanted to steal her away, just that he wanted to find a girlfriend like her. Claimed he had no luck with women when he was younger. Names of course were changed and he didn't even know the girl's name. BTW the solo was done by Neil Giraldo who is Pat Benatar's guitarist/husband.
Rick Springfield was SOOOOO not creepy. He was one of the biggest heartthrobs of the 80's. Every girl would have been RUNNING away from Jessie and to Rick Springfield in a nanosecond,
Rick said this song was based on a true story, but the guys name was Gary. He said the name didn't really work with the song so he changed it to Jessie. The rest is history.
And Gary wasn't really a close friend, they took a pottery class together. But Jessie was a fiend, sounds better than "Gary was a guy I knew as an acquaintance in a class."
It cannot be overstated how big of a song this was back in the day, and how much it was integrated into pop culture that still persists. Now that you've heard the song you'll catch the references to it now. It's not creepy, he has a crush on his friend's girlfriend, that's all
Back in my high school days my friends and I all wanted each others girlfriends lol. And this was years after the release of this song. It was not a new concept.
This is about the only song that worked the vocabulary of "the point is probably moot" into the lyrics. He should get an award for that alone. I mean how many people say moot these days or even know how to place it properly in a sentence?
@@josepheovine4341 Absolutely Billie Holiday!! But my choice would be God Bless the Child!! This would be such an AMAZING reaction!! Her voice is pure magic!!
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I started to reply to you with a correction saying Rick was in his 60's... Thinking back to how old I was when this was out and doing the quick math. Then I went to wiki and checked. He's 72! Jesus, I'm old.....
He was the first concert I ever went to back in 1985 at the Irvine Amphitheater and I just saw him a couple of years ago at a concert in the park (for free). The energy was just as great. The production levels in 1985 were bigger but the park show just proved he never needed the huge production to begin with. The show was a blast.
Saw him at State Fair of Texas a couple of years ago. He announced he had just turned 70 earlier that week. High energy yes! He danced and gyrated all over that stage for almost a solid hour! He does have a potty mouth on him, though, lol.
They completely missed the point. It was just a crush and they blew it out of proportion. And Jay saying it was funny? Hod, I feel bad for millenials and gen z.
He’s not a bad friend. She’s hot, it’s human. He never acted on it. She loves his BFF. And yes it’s normal. I’m sure a few of J’s friends have felt the same over Amber 😏
Not creepy at all, he's just being honest about young love and being jealous his friend is dating the hot girl that he also wanted to date, but she chose Jesse over him. Now he hopes to find another girl like her.
@@JohnnyPappas Jordan knew that, and just thought really quickly. Good for him, but it's a shame we have to do that. He would probably also fair well and know how to get out of the ol', "Does this dress make me L👀K fat to you ???" question 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Here though, you could almost see him squirm, but he was diggin' the song, for sure.
Back in the 80s, Rick Springfield was a heartthrob. Most teenage girls had their bedroom walls adorn with his pictures. He was an actor on the soap opera General Hospital. Amber's reaction is totally priceless.
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This song hit no.1 on Billboard's charts in 1981 and won him a Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. He also thrived as an actor both on tv and the movies since the 80's. Talented, beautiful man
My wife dragged me to a Rick Springfield concert in 1983. I left there a huge fan. You cannot appreciate his talent until you see him perform. He took a beating being a soap star turned musician. He, however was a musician turned soap star. Listen to some more of his stuff. He's great.
what you missed is, as much as he wanted Jessie's girl he knew what he needed was a girl like Jessie's girl. He never moved on his friend's relationship
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It could be interpreted both ways, he does say " I want Jessie's girl." Then later "Where can I find a woman like that?" Either way, being envious of your best friend's girlfriend is creepy and not cool.
No. 1 song in Billboard’s Hot 100 chart 1981, no. 1song in native Australia, no. 1 song when MTV launched in 1 August 1981 spend 32 weeks on the chart. Billboard ranked no. 5 for all of 1981 and also won him a Grammy Award for best male rock vocal performance.
"Jessie's Girl", by Rick Springfield, is one of the best Contemporary Rock recordings of the latter part of the 20th Century. The song is well-written, and the guitar solo by Neil Giraldo (the lead guitarist (and husband) for Pat Benetar) is spectacular. I have seen Giraldo's guitar that he used for the recording session for this song at Facebook. He has placed magic marker marks near the knobs of the guitar, so that he would remember how to replicate the sound he got out of that guitar on that historic day in the recording studio.
The beatles would do the same thing, according to Ringo Star... and he ought to know. They'd put chalk marks where the controls were getting the best results for a given song. Sometimes the cleaning lady would come along and thoughtfully wipe them away. Funny story! : )
This is exactly how my husband feels about the 'pina colada song' - he's screaming the whole time 'it's NOT romantic, they're cheating', but he's boppin his head and smiling too. OMG! I'm weak! You two were hilarious.
This song is so relatable. I had a friend that was dating a girl, that had all the qualities I wanted in a partner. I was jealous he found her and wished she was mine. Not everyone is lucky enough to be with someone like that. I’m 47, and still haven’t found that person, so I get the song.
OMG you two!!!! The look you gave each other at the beginning of the song!!! LMAO! Rick Springfield was a HUGE heart throb of the 80s and I still love him to death!! He was a soap opera star too
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He didn't say he planned on doing anything about it, quite the opposite. He says he kept his distance and kept his jealousy to himself out of respect for his friend. He says he'd like to find a woman LIKE that. It's really a compliment and probably not unusual at all for someone to think their friend's significant other is attractive.
He had a slew of hits in the 80’s. Other cool songs of his include Love Somebody, Human Touch, Affair of the Heart, Don’t Talk to Strangers, State of the Heart.
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As an old grandma I can tell you this was not known as creepy! He is saying "I WISH I had Jessie's girl." He's asking "where can I find a woman like that". You didn't take the meaning the way my generation did then. We looked at it as a compliment to the girl. She was desirable.
Yes and no. Even then, that was a possible friendship killer, and there was a bit of creepy obsession to it. But back then, people were more innocent in perception of song meanings. The guy that wanted Jessie’s Girl could easily also be the stalker in The Police song “Every Breath You Take” if he took his crush too far.
AMEN! It never entered my mind that this was "creepy"! I love this song & loved Rick Springfield" & I was already married! Being "woke" is an unfunny joke! They've sucked the life out of EVERYthing!!! If a guy, even a boss, told us "You look nice today" or "Have you lost weight"? We didn't sue them for "s*xual harassment"! We were thrilled that someone noticed!
Just my opinion as an older lady the "me too" movement has taken things too far. Women can tell the difference between sexual harassment and a compliment but guys are too afraid to say anything now.
I have always loved the fact he threw in the word "moot" because most of the people I knew thought it was "mute." The line about he'd tell her that he loved her but the point is probably "moot."
Notice: Repeated "Where can I find a woman like that?" So he accepts that Jessie's girl loves Jessie, not him. He is just feeling desire, jealous and frustrated and wishing for someone of that quality to love him like Jessie's girl loves Jessie. All these feelings he can't control, because feelings themselves are not choices. He's sharing them with us like with his own mind. In real life he had a friend named Gary and he and Gary and Gary's girlfriend were taking a stained glass class. And he caught a serious case of lust. But she wasn't introduced to him and he wasn't about to ask, so he never even knew her name. If he were the kind of guy to actually go after his friend's girlfriend, he would have found a way. He never did. Feelings don't answer to right or wrong, it"s what you DO with them. The apostle Paul says that Christ "was in every point tempted like as we are, yet without sin." - Hebrews 4:15. Therefore, temptation is NOT sin. Rick is describing his feelings around a temptation. That is all. Have y'all never ever had a desire that you realized was wrong so you didn't go any further? Would you think it right if someone condemned you just for feeling that? Now can we just mention the awesome catchy riffing in this song??
Hard YES on The Cars. Kind of a new wave group that took advantage of keyboards and synthesizers but was ultimately guitar driven. And featuring two great lead singers in Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr. RIP to both of those gentlemen.
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He used to play a doctor on the soap opera, "General Hospital" back in the 80's. I made sure I was home from school by then so I never missed an episode! He was one hunky doc 😍😍
This may be THE best reaction video I've ever seen! LOL! The look on Amber's face! I was ROLLIN'! My stomach still hurts. One of those unintentionally hilarious music videos. The 2021 perspective of this video is too on point! 😂. 1981 was a very different time!
Nope, no creeper vibes. He wished that he had his friends girlfriend but he's not stalking her or anything. The part you really reacted to was him looking at himself in the mirror wondering why she didn't want him instead of his friend. His smashing the mirror is him reacting to the fact that he's not good enough for her. It makes sense when you realize that Rick Springfield himself has fought a lifelong battle with sometimes debilitating depression. He's been married since the early 80's to his wife Barbara. I met him once (in 2001) after a concert and he was very kind.
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This is EXACTLY how some young men see relationships. That's why the lyrics never bothered me (even when it first came out.) Also, Mr. Springfield said that even with soap opera fame, he really felt like he had "made it " when he was driving one night, stopped at a red light, and the car beside and ahead of him had cranked this song.
Yeah I thought they would have some fun with this song, but they went a bit overboard. It's pretty normal to have such thoughts. Bro's before Ho's is just something guys say, we all know reality is Ho's before Bro's 😁
There isn't a musician alive that has a bad thing to say about Rick Springfield. 💯 THAT dude DEFINED a sound that musicians have tried to catch for decades! "FRANTIC ROCK" 💯 It sounds like anxiety and a breakdown. Its the DESPERATION behind the bright lights of the 80's. And THAT pretty, actor, dude DOVE into the dark like a champ. 💯 Mad respect.
In this video especially, the way he would stare into the camera, it was as if he was looking right at YOU ! Like he was looking deep into your soul.His eyes just made me melt ! I had such a crush on him, mainly from watching this video.
Before he was a soap star, he was a cartoon star. I was obsessed with Mission: Magic! That was before he had to learn an American accent for General Hospital.
Oh, God! I had such a crush on Rick Springfield back in the day!! From his music to his role as Noah Drake on General Hospital...one of my top crushes. I dropped him though for John Taylor of Duran Duran. I had a fickle heart when I was young! (Edit: Y'all also need to react to Jack Wagner, another General Hospital alumni who can sing. His song, "All I Need" was a hit in 1984.)
Life was so awesome when everybody didn't everything so seriously.. this song was a MASSIVE hit and being a "Jessie's Girl" was actually a compliment.. this song brought fun times and great vibes to a time that was already the greatest time ever to be alive
Rick said it was a true song, but he wouldn't jeopardize his friendship. BTW he changed the names to protect the innocent. So he never acted on his feelings. I think most of us girls in the 80s wished were Jessie's girl, so we could end up with Rick! LOL
This was a #1 song. Everybody loved it. Nobody thought it was weird in the 80s. I'm pretty sure lots and lots of guys have "thought" about wanting their friend's girlfriend or being envious of his friend and wondering why he isn't as lucky, even if they don't admit it. I've wondered why a friend of mine, who might be an ass, gets a good one. You can't really believe that this is uncommon.
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Too funny , it's ok for Usher to be giving multiple women herpes, but are offended, about a guy wanting a girl like his buddies girl. Crushes like that happen tho. He didn't pursue it, he just wanted to know where his girl is.
@Aaron Husk - Thank you!! I was gonna say the same exact thing. Also, they loved 'Wonderful Tonight' which was written for Pattie Boyd while her and Eric were dating, but, her and George were not divorced yet.
@@FatBottomedGirl Boyd inspired Harrison's songs "If I Needed Someone", "Something" and "For You Blue", and Clapton's songs "Layla", "Bell Bottom Blues" and "Wonderful Tonight".
Another good one from Rick is "I've Done Everything For You". And if you like Springfield you should give a listen to The Greg Kihn Band's "Jeopardy" and "The Break Up Song". Good stuff.
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I am really glad that you have listened to Rick Springfield... he was no one hit wonder. He had many successful songs and I hope you give "Don't Talk to Strangers" and "Human Touch" a listen... he has several to pick from but those are a couple of my favorites . Thank you so much for your channel .
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"I feel so dirty when they start talking cute / I want to tell her that I love her, but the point is probably moot" is one of the best pop music couplets ever! This is such a classic '80s song.
I remember at the time thinking "moot"? Unusual word choice 🤔 "moot"? had to look that one up. Not only a great song but a vocabulary builder. Made me appreciate him even more.
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In reality, Rick Springfield is a stand up good guy. Had some huge hits in the 80s. Also an accomplished actor. My wife and I saw him in concert about 8 years ago (She has a long time crush on him) and he was great!
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He's struggling. He's not making a move. There's nothing wrong with admiring another guy's girl,you just don't sabotage their relationship for your own gratification. He says he wants a girl like that. Not necessarily that girl. Rick was a soap opera star at the time,so maybe that explains it. Don't move on your buddy's girl.
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The Rick-ster expressed a true emotion (mostly in private): JEALOUSY. And Jessie's girl remained faithful to Jessie & Jessie gives him a warning glare...and they keep walking.
"Creeper vibes?!" Honestly, I dont understand people today. Maybe it's a generational thing. It's a song about "unrequited love" probably the oldest song theme in the world, but looks like "unrequited love" is now called being a "creeper." "Run girl, more than one man is attracted to you!"
No, it’s not Othello. If Shakespeare had written this song he’d have poisoned Jessie to get the girl then later, out of guilt (haunted by Jessie’s ghost), committed murder-suicide. The End.
@librarylady13 Mine too! I was obsessed in the 80s. I knew everything about him thanks every teen rag out there. I still remember his birthday is August 23, 1949 and his real last name is Springthorpe 😁
@@lillianbuckingham4529 I loved everything he did...bought every album...still love him! Just love this newer one... ua-cam.com/video/0eJc0RB_sm0/v-deo.html Miss Mahem!!!
Such an icon, he even played a couple of episodes in Supernatural's season 12 and at 68 he still looked great! He is 73 now and still performing (on tour 2021-2022)
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It wasn’t necessarily creepy, but it was totally against the “guy code” and the “friend code”. But he was given a lot of slack because a lot of girls wished they were Rick’s girl.
@@allisonyoung4007 I’m betting Jessie would have thought differently if he had known what his friend was thinking. Being the guy whose girl the singer wants changes perspective. That’s all I’m saying. Kudos to Rick for channeling that into a song, and not making a move on the woman who inspired the song, though.
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My buddy is a huge Rick Springfield fan and we were talking about this song. i think the lyric is Rick externalizing the thought process a guy might go through before he consciously tells himself, "No, that's my boy's girlfriend!." I'll have to get him to suggest a couple songs for you to try in the future. Glad you liked this one.
Rick has so many great songs!!! “I Get Excited”, “Affair of the Heart”, “Human Touch”, “Motel Eyes”, “Love is Alright Tonight”, “Don’t Talk to Strangers”, “Stand Up”, “What Kind of Fool am I”, “Love Somebody”…..I could go on, but these are some highlights……he was a hit machine, a popular soap actor, and a total hottie!
Hey Cheri, just had to reply that weirdly enough the songs you mentioned are some of my favorites also, it's almost as if I suggested them lol. Another one off the top of my head is Alyson, it just pops into my head sometimes as if I was a teenager all over again
@@geraldbarras7785 Dont forget, Me and Johnny, Souls, Rock of life, Tear it all down. I could go on.. His first five albums were/are loaded with great songs
Oh my, Gerald Barras!!!! I wanted to add Alyson but I couldn’t remember the name, and didn’t want to take time to consult Professor Google!!!! I knew it was a girl’s name but just blanked it out!!! You, sir, have EXCELLENT taste in music!
He played Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital 🩺 I remember my cousin had a big crush on him and I got her tickets to see him in concert back in the day.
The Cars has a song called "My Best Friends Girl" and the main line goes "She's my best friends girl and she use to be mine". Not a foreign concept in songs.
He was a teen idol back in his day!! This has always been on my playlist. He is also an Australian Actor. Appeared on a very popular soap opera, (General Hospital) as Dr. Noah Drake.
I used to have a whole playlist of 80s stalker songs, LOL. Some of the ones I remember off the top of my head: Hall & Oats "Private Eyes", The Police "Every Breath You Take", Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me", Blondie "One Way or Another", Animotion "Obsession", Human League "Don't You Want Me".
I hate to contradict, but he was a professional musician years before. He was a musician in Australia in the 60's. He even went to Viet Nam with his band at the time to support troops over there. The band was called Zoot. And no, they didn't make it over here. My point is he was a musician long before playing Drake on GH.
@@kathenavarro6850 That's good to know. I had never heard of him but my female cousins knew him from the soaps and they put me on to his music. I had no idea he was already an established singer before that. So cool.
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You’re both missing a big point: Rick Springfield was a HUGE heartthrob in the 80s. 😉 I don’t think any of us thought it was a creepy song. 😂
Bahahahahaha listening to these songs through the lens of 2021. I'm sure a lot of them sound sus now YIKES.
We definitely didn’t.
He's not saying that he wants to take Jesse's girl he said he wants to find someone like her.
Was he a soap opera start before or after this song? I remember he was one but I don't remember when.
@@melprophet1936 yes he was. General Hospital.
Just so you feel better about Rick Springfield, he’s been married to his only wife (Barbara) since 1984.
@My Signin 😢😢😢 I’m sad already.
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85 and Barb is a WONDERFUL woman. Sweet as all get out. Their great friends Doug (Davidson) and Cindy (Douggie's wife) are really great people too. Cindy came out to give me a hug and comfort me having a very bad hour-long panic attack while waiting on a hip-high, glass-sided bridge 5 floors high. That sounds like a nice view for normal people. But for ones like me with a phobia of heights, it was a NIGHTMARE that caused a very ugly hour long crying panic attack. Cindy spotted me (DD and I 1st in line) and came out the door to comfort me.A VERY sweet woman, just LOVE her. Funnily enough the following 3 cruises DD and I were remembered by the Regular super fans that went on all of those with us. Nobody had a problem with us standing back off the bridge. Well after I literally ran down a 6 ft 10 in security guy that had waved us on the second year not realizing that I was the crazy cryer from the previous year. As soon as my old large-bodied Deaf height phobia self gets on that thing it is a Close eys, hold the sides and rush to the door. ) My DD was trying to tell him, "You CAN"T stop her, you can't stop her" as I was rushing him. I get to just inside the door. I had NO interest in causing problems, I was not wanting to rush the talent before time. I just needed OFF that high bridge. Just inside the door, backed up to it so they could get the story from my hearing DD, they understood then what happened and I was not a threat. They also knew that there is a reason (serious reason) that the bridge is kept clear of people DD and I get in line 1st for our group waiting for picks with Rick and others. We wait, explaining to the ones gathering behind us and they (fellow fans) knew us by then, they had seen us the previous years and I brighly dye my hair multiple bright colors (blue, green, yellow, red, and black) which makes the 2 of us VERY recognizable. Rick Springfield has some of the most understanding and wonderful fans on those 4 cruises. I thank every one of those understand =ing people who made the cruises such fun for my daughter and I.
@My Signin I just watched the segment on Rick Springfield in the Sound City documentary and saw absolutely nothing that would make me lose respect for him. What did you find objectionable?
@My Signin Why?
Who remembers Rick Springfield on General Hospital?
Another great story song to is The Devil Went Down to Georgia from The Charlie Daniels Band. Same era, different genre but so much fun!
Devil Went Down To Georgia is amazing! Obviously the original by the Charlie Daniels Band is the shiz, but I was shocked by how good the recent metalized cover by Nickleback is.
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@@valogden Yaasss! Bonus points for knowing his character name.
I do!! Watched him every day after school!
I was thinking about old Doctor Noah Drake from back in the day at General Hospital. Jay has listen to The Charlie Daniels Band . Check out older video's.
This song isn't as creepy as Sting singing "every move you make, every bond you break, every step you take, I'LL BE WATCHING YOU". Omg I always thought that girl need to get a restraining order.
It was supposed to be creepy. When Faith Evans and P. Diddy did a remake and changed the line to "I'll be missing you" they missed the whole point of the song. It wasn't a love song. It was about a creepy controlling guy.
The Police were trying to be creepy. They were consistently pushing the limits throughout their catalog.
@Steve Klemetti I agree. For the time, it raised no eyebrows. It's today's "woke" culture that makes everything out to be much more sinister than it was ever meant to be. Why did no one think it was creepy back then ??? Because we had brains back then ... brains that were not indoctrinated to BS thoughts. Just look at how the "woke" (we'll leave it at that) culture is supposed to be so inclusive, yet is trying to cancel everything anyone else does (that doesn't fall in-step with their weird thinking), all the while, doing the very things they are trying to cancel, right out in public.
@@Nightcrawlerfive Every Breath You Take was absolutely intended to be creepy. I don't think P. Diddy missed the point of the song though, he just changed it (with Sting's full backing) and made it a new song that actually was about love.
I thought that song was so creepy back in the day. Especially when it was Luke & Laura's song on General Hospital and he raped her.
This is NOT creepy! Things like this happen, and you know it doesn't mean he acted on it. I love this song. Love happens that is the way life goes. Good song. Love Rick Springfield!
What I resent is the erasure of men's feelings. No matter how inappropriate, the pain is still very real. It doesn't help when you make a career out of writing about your broken heart, and your producers keep telling you, "Stop writing about that. Nobody cares." But I get random nerds approaching me at the end of a poetry reading and they always thank me.
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Keep in mind the lyric isn’t “I stole Jessie’s girl.” He’s jealous of Jessie and his relationship, but doesn’t act on it.
Wow....you TOTALLY missed the point of the song!!! FAIL
I agree. One doesn't control who they love.
Jealousy is creepy.
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@@ronsadler6047 No, you fail. He doesn't act on it, so you're wrong and the OP is right.
Back when this came almost everyone wanted to be Jessie’s girl. 😁
I came here to say the same.
Exactly! I don’t think a single person was offended by this.
In fact, I have a younger cousin named Jesse. My aunt expressed at that time she loved this song. Which perplexed me. So asked who Jessie’s girl is. Her reply: “I am”. And this was coming from a very religious person. So... there you have it.
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Can confirm, every girl I knew certainly did.... much to my chagrin lol.
He doesn't say he's doing anything to take her from Jessie.He has feelings for her,period.The heart wants what it wants.As long as he isn't actively trying to take her away from him.Nothing wrong.
Absolutely, he could be breaking the mirror out of guilt.
@@lda1970 I always thought he broke the mirror because of self doubt and not liking what he saw in the reflection because Jessie’s Girl didn’t give him a second glance.
It was all about his "feelings" towards her, he feels GUILTY that he loves her. Then he is looking in the mirror at HIMSELF and him smashing it tells you he is not HAPPY whith what he feels and sees... not physically but emotionally that he is in love with his friends girl. - He never acts on it, he never tells Jessie....it is an insight into his INTERNAL Struggle!
Yeah, fair o all points except, there's no indication that he loves her, just that he really likes her.
@@StevesFunhouse you mean aside from the line "I wanna tell her that I love ..."
Um...Jessie's Girl 2 exists to disagree with that entire post of yours.
@@TimedRevolver From the man's own lips:
Rick: "I don't know her name. It was a brief relationship I had when I was making stained glass for a while. I was going to a stained glass class in Pasadena, and I met this guy and his girlfriend. I was completely turned on to his girlfriend, but she was just not interested. So I had a lot of sexual angst, and I went home and wrote a song about it. Then about four months later I stopped going to the class and lost contact with them. The only thing I remember is his name was Gary, so I changed the name, because 'Gary' didn't sing very well."
He didn't even know either of them very well at all and he really didn't love her, as I said. He was infatuated and never tried to do anything about it. It was and still is a common thing ... no different than a teenage girl that has a crush on her teen idol.
We all want things we don't have or can't have, but you can't or at least shouldn't convict someone over thoughts and/or desire, or you'd have to lock everyone up. Give it a rest, will ya ???
@@StevesFunhouse Wow, you just went and wrote a whole essay while entirely missing the point of my comment.
Jessie's Girl is about feelings he shouldn't have.
Jessie's Girl 2 is a tale of why you should never act on those feelings.
According to Rick "Jessie" was a fellow student he knew, It wasn't that he wanted to steal her away, just that he wanted to find a girlfriend like her. Claimed he had no luck with women when he was younger. Names of course were changed and he didn't even know the girl's name. BTW the solo was done by Neil Giraldo who is Pat Benatar's guitarist/husband.
Rick Springfield was SOOOOO not creepy. He was one of the biggest heartthrobs of the 80's. Every girl would have been RUNNING away from Jessie and to Rick Springfield in a nanosecond,
Was going to post pretty much exactly what you wrote.
She'll never understand goid music
Rick said this song was based on a true story, but the guys name was Gary. He said the name didn't really work with the song so he changed it to Jessie. The rest is history.
Damn. My name is Gary. It would have been cool if he had kept that title.
And Gary wasn't really a close friend, they took a pottery class together. But Jessie was a fiend, sounds better than "Gary was a guy I knew as an acquaintance in a class."
I wish that I had Gary's girl 🎤🎹🎸🎼🎵🎶🎵
@mark tamayo Not to mention alliteration.
It cannot be overstated how big of a song this was back in the day, and how much it was integrated into pop culture that still persists. Now that you've heard the song you'll catch the references to it now. It's not creepy, he has a crush on his friend's girlfriend, that's all
Totally. They blew the song way out of its context.
Back in my high school days my friends and I all wanted each others girlfriends lol. And this was years after the release of this song. It was not a new concept.
And at the time he was Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital too! He was 🔥🔥🔥
In grade my boyfriend’s best friend gave me this song as a 45. We didn’t think it was weird. We could say nope, move on bud.
Yes it was!!!!
This is about the only song that worked the vocabulary of "the point is probably moot" into the lyrics. He should get an award for that alone. I mean how many people say moot these days or even know how to place it properly in a sentence?
He scored extra points with me by having that unusual word in the song 🙂
It's like a cow's opinion, the point is moo. 😂
My favorite line is " I play along with the charade."
The only thing is there should have been one more verse in there if you cut out the extra solo.
He does say he’s WISHING, not that he’s going for it!! “Why can’t I find a woman like that?” LIKE that. You two…😂😂😂
He isn’t reacting to any of this. This is just his inner dialog with himself. Have you never been envious of someone else?
Millennials like to moralize
Yeah. I was trying really hard to not get upset at how clueless they are. And judgemental.
My other favorite Rick Springfield song is "Don't Talk to Strangers"!! He is ultimate Classic 80's!!
The female Friday play Billie Holiday Strange Fruit and Peggy Lee fever
@@josepheovine4341 Absolutely Billie Holiday!! But my choice would be God Bless the Child!! This would be such an AMAZING reaction!! Her voice is pure magic!!
I like that one too!
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You got t-o do, billy squier- the stroke, in the dark, lonely is the night..
Rick is now in his 70's and still tours, he puts on a high energy show. Don't expect his 30 year old voice, just expect to have fun.
I started to reply to you with a correction saying Rick was in his 60's... Thinking back to how old I was when this was out and doing the quick math. Then I went to wiki and checked. He's 72! Jesus, I'm old.....
He was the first concert I ever went to back in 1985 at the Irvine Amphitheater and I just saw him a couple of years ago at a concert in the park (for free). The energy was just as great. The production levels in 1985 were bigger but the park show just proved he never needed the huge production to begin with. The show was a blast.
@@mortimerbrewster3671 My first concert, too! 1982 though.
He isn’t a creeper. He isn’t trying anything to get her. He sees what his friend has. He is longing for a relationship like that.
Saw him at State Fair of Texas a couple of years ago. He announced he had just turned 70 earlier that week. High energy yes! He danced and gyrated all over that stage for almost a solid hour! He does have a potty mouth on him, though, lol.
So glad we older people aren’t offended by a guy wishing he had a girl like his friends. Hardly creepy!
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I could see how you can find it creepy, but it's not that serious! 🤣
They completely missed the point. It was just a crush and they blew it out of proportion. And Jay saying it was funny? Hod, I feel bad for millenials and gen z.
He’s not a bad friend. She’s hot, it’s human. He never acted on it. She loves his BFF. And yes it’s normal. I’m sure a few of J’s friends have felt the same over Amber 😏
That aint a friend dude
@@rebeccawyse5562 You can't control your thoughts. He thinks it and then doesn't say or do anything about it.
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The heart wants what it wants. A friend doesn't act on it, which is what the song is about.
@@TheBarkinFrog Exactly !!! Doesn't make him a bad friend because he likes his girl. Now, if he tried to take her, that would be another story.
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Not creepy at all, he's just being honest about young love and being jealous his friend is dating the hot girl that he also wanted to date, but she chose Jesse over him. Now he hopes to find another girl like her.
Amber: Is this normal to you?
Jay: .....no
(Jay saves his marriage 🤣)
But it's perfectly normal.
@@JohnnyPappas Jordan knew that, and just thought really quickly. Good for him, but it's a shame we have to do that. He would probably also fair well and know how to get out of the ol', "Does this dress make me L👀K fat to you ???" question 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Here though, you could almost see him squirm, but he was diggin' the song, for sure.
NO NOT CREEPY, BACK THEN THAT WAS CONSIDERED A COMPLIMENT.
Back in the 80s, Rick Springfield was a heartthrob. Most teenage girls had their bedroom walls adorn with his pictures.
He was an actor on the soap opera General Hospital.
Amber's reaction is totally priceless.
Definitely!!!
First celebrity crush 😍.
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@@juliewhite7469 Ricks my man crush
He was also a crush in the 70s in Australia (where he originally comes from).
This song hit no.1 on Billboard's charts in 1981 and won him a Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. He also thrived as an actor both on tv and the movies since the 80's. Talented, beautiful man
My wife dragged me to a Rick Springfield concert in 1983. I left there a huge fan. You cannot appreciate his talent until you see him perform. He took a beating being a soap star turned musician. He, however was a musician turned soap star. Listen to some more of his stuff. He's great.
what you missed is, as much as he wanted Jessie's girl he knew what he needed was a girl like Jessie's girl. He never moved on his friend's relationship
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I love the song! He WANTS a girl LIKE Jessie’s girl. I don’t think it’s creepy at all! He didn’t try taking Jessie’s girl, he stayed his friend.
It could be interpreted both ways, he does say " I want Jessie's girl." Then later "Where can I find a woman like that?" Either way, being envious of your best friend's girlfriend is creepy and not cool.
@@EasyZee69 matter of opinion. It’s not like he’s a creepy old man.
@@EasyZee69 no, it can't be interpreted both ways. It's not creepy.
he needs Jesse and her twin Jackie
@@EasyZee69 You've never been envious of something your friend had and you didn't?? Post-2000s snowflakes, I tell ya...
Rick was and still is Awesome. Definitely wouldn’t have been the 80’ without our boy Rick! 🎸🔥❤️🎸🔥❤️🎸🔥❤️
No. 1 song in Billboard’s Hot 100 chart 1981, no. 1song in native Australia, no. 1 song when MTV launched in 1 August 1981 spend 32 weeks on the chart. Billboard ranked no. 5 for all of 1981 and also won him a Grammy Award for best male rock vocal performance.
"Jessie's Girl", by Rick Springfield, is one of the best Contemporary Rock recordings of the latter part of the 20th Century. The song is well-written, and the guitar solo by Neil Giraldo (the lead guitarist (and husband) for Pat Benetar) is spectacular. I have seen Giraldo's guitar that he used for the recording session for this song at Facebook. He has placed magic marker marks near the knobs of the guitar, so that he would remember how to replicate the sound he got out of that guitar on that historic day in the recording studio.
Neil Giraldo is a badass! Very underrated.
The beatles would do the same thing, according to Ringo Star... and he ought to know. They'd put chalk marks where the controls were getting the best results for a given song. Sometimes the cleaning lady would come along and thoughtfully wipe them away. Funny story! : )
This is exactly how my husband feels about the 'pina colada song' - he's screaming the whole time 'it's NOT romantic, they're cheating', but he's boppin his head and smiling too. OMG! I'm weak! You two were hilarious.
But in this song he is NOT cheating, he's just wanting!
the "have a code word!" comment..... Amber is truly a treasure!!! and Jay is just sitting there grinning LOL
They need to do the Pina Colada song by Rupert Holmes
@@dawnpatrol700 oh they DID! It was absolutely epic! You must go find it, I've watched it several times because of their reactions :)
This song is so relatable. I had a friend that was dating a girl, that had all the qualities I wanted in a partner. I was jealous he found her and wished she was mine. Not everyone is lucky enough to be with someone like that. I’m 47, and still haven’t found that person, so I get the song.
Loser. You would've took your friends girl given tbe opportunity.
Same here.
OMG you two!!!! The look you gave each other at the beginning of the song!!! LMAO! Rick Springfield was a HUGE heart throb of the 80s and I still love him to death!! He was a soap opera star too
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Having a giggle at your reaction, this was a huge hit, he was such a heart throb he was on General Hospital as a Doctor decades ago
He didn't say he planned on doing anything about it, quite the opposite. He says he kept his distance and kept his jealousy to himself out of respect for his friend. He says he'd like to find a woman LIKE that. It's really a compliment and probably not unusual at all for someone to think their friend's significant other is attractive.
He had a slew of hits in the 80’s. Other cool songs of his include Love Somebody, Human Touch, Affair of the Heart, Don’t Talk to Strangers, State of the Heart.
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As an old grandma I can tell you this was not known as creepy! He is saying "I WISH I had Jessie's girl." He's asking "where can I find a woman like that". You didn't take the meaning the way my generation did then. We looked at it as a compliment to the girl. She was desirable.
Totally agree. He’s got a crush on his best friend’s girl but she doesn’t see it or is just not into him. Nothing creepy about that.
Yes and no. Even then, that was a possible friendship killer, and there was a bit of creepy obsession to it. But back then, people were more innocent in perception of song meanings. The guy that wanted Jessie’s Girl could easily also be the stalker in The Police song “Every Breath You Take” if he took his crush too far.
AMEN! It never entered my mind that this was "creepy"! I love this song & loved Rick Springfield" & I was already married! Being "woke" is an unfunny joke! They've sucked the life out of EVERYthing!!! If a guy, even a boss, told us "You look nice today" or "Have you lost weight"? We didn't sue them for "s*xual harassment"! We were thrilled that someone noticed!
Just my opinion as an older lady the "me too" movement has taken things too far. Women can tell the difference between sexual harassment and a compliment but guys are too afraid to say anything now.
I have always loved the fact he threw in the word "moot" because most of the people I knew thought it was "mute." The line about he'd tell her that he loved her but the point is probably "moot."
This song is a classic. It was a huge hit! Everyone was in love with Rick.
Notice:
Repeated "Where can I find a woman like that?"
So he accepts that Jessie's girl loves Jessie, not him. He is just feeling desire, jealous and frustrated and wishing for someone of that quality to love him like Jessie's girl loves Jessie. All these feelings he can't control, because feelings themselves are not choices. He's sharing them with us like with his own mind.
In real life he had a friend named Gary and he and Gary and Gary's girlfriend were taking a stained glass class. And he caught a serious case of lust. But she wasn't introduced to him and he wasn't about to ask, so he never even knew her name.
If he were the kind of guy to actually go after his friend's girlfriend, he would have found a way. He never did.
Feelings don't answer to right or wrong, it"s what you DO with them.
The apostle Paul says that Christ "was in every point tempted like as we are, yet without sin." - Hebrews 4:15.
Therefore, temptation is NOT sin.
Rick is describing his feelings around a temptation. That is all.
Have y'all never ever had a desire that you realized was wrong so you didn't go any further? Would you think it right if someone condemned you just for feeling that?
Now can we just mention the awesome catchy riffing in this song??
Rick was also an actor, best known for his roll on the soap opera General Hospital
His best role was as Lucifer on the show Supernatural :)
@@bridgetmccracken1381 I would have to agree with you, I loved Supernatural.
But his most known roll was the soap opera. Just ask my sister. LOL
I loved General Hospital !
Dr Noah drake MD. General hospital.Yep I am that old
He was in a movie with Meryl Streep in 2015 called Ricki and The Flash. He still tours
Another song with the same theme is "My Best friends Girl" by The Cars which is another 80's band you should check out.
Hard YES on The Cars. Kind of a new wave group that took advantage of keyboards and synthesizers but was ultimately guitar driven. And featuring two great lead singers in Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr. RIP to both of those gentlemen.
It amazes how few reactions of the Cars there are out there.
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Definitely!
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He used to play a doctor on the soap opera, "General Hospital" back in the 80's. I made sure I was home from school by then so I never missed an episode! He was one hunky doc 😍😍
I do remember that too.
My friends & I scheduled our college classes so we could watch every day @ 1:00 🥰
@@michaeltipton5500 Dr. Noah Drake if memory serves.
This may be THE best reaction video I've ever seen! LOL! The look on Amber's face! I was ROLLIN'! My stomach still hurts. One of those unintentionally hilarious music videos. The 2021 perspective of this video is too on point! 😂. 1981 was a very different time!
Nope, no creeper vibes. He wished that he had his friends girlfriend but he's not stalking her or anything. The part you really reacted to was him looking at himself in the mirror wondering why she didn't want him instead of his friend. His smashing the mirror is him reacting to the fact that he's not good enough for her. It makes sense when you realize that Rick Springfield himself has fought a lifelong battle with sometimes debilitating depression. He's been married since the early 80's to his wife Barbara. I met him once (in 2001) after a concert and he was very kind.
Explained perfectly!
And let’s not forget the “don’t talk to strangers” is him telling his wife to not see other guys while he’s on the road.
@@BlackavarWD Yes I did know that. Apparently they are still friends. I read his autobiography Late Late at Night.
This is the ultimate 80's song right here. Don't Talk to Strangers and Souls is great!!
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This is EXACTLY how some young men see relationships. That's why the lyrics never bothered me (even when it first came out.)
Also, Mr. Springfield said that even with soap opera fame, he really felt like he had "made it " when he was driving one night, stopped at a red light, and the car beside and ahead of him had cranked this song.
That's honestly a huge compliment for Jessie. You can't tell me that you've NEVER looked at a friends girl or guy and thought how did they get them.
Yeah, but that guy or girl better be worth it, because that’s a friendship killer.
I guess these youngsters never listened to Naughty by Nature's O.P.P.
I ask myself every day what my Love ever saw in me
Yeah I thought they would have some fun with this song, but they went a bit overboard. It's pretty normal to have such thoughts. Bro's before Ho's is just something guys say, we all know reality is Ho's before Bro's 😁
Speaking truth Angela!
One of the best songs ever written
There isn't a musician alive that has a bad thing to say about Rick Springfield. 💯
THAT dude DEFINED a sound that musicians have tried to catch for decades! "FRANTIC ROCK" 💯 It sounds like anxiety and a breakdown.
Its the DESPERATION behind the bright lights of the 80's. And THAT pretty, actor, dude DOVE into the dark like a champ. 💯
Mad respect.
Ah, Rick Springfield. Back in the day he was a big soap opera star and was totally dreamy. We all wanted to be Jessie's girl.
In this video especially, the way he would stare into the camera, it was as if he was looking right at YOU ! Like he was looking deep into your soul.His eyes just made me melt ! I had such a crush on him, mainly from watching this video.
Before he was a soap star, he was a cartoon star. I was obsessed with Mission: Magic! That was before he had to learn an American accent for General Hospital.
He's just being honest with his thoughts, he smashes the mirror in disgust with himself, but still has the thought.
Oh, God! I had such a crush on Rick Springfield back in the day!! From his music to his role as Noah Drake on General Hospital...one of my top crushes. I dropped him though for John Taylor of Duran Duran. I had a fickle heart when I was young! (Edit: Y'all also need to react to Jack Wagner, another General Hospital alumni who can sing. His song, "All I Need" was a hit in 1984.)
My sister was the same as you, Gen Hosp fan, Rick posters on her wall, but she moved on to Jack Wagner. LOL
He was everything when I was 12....❤❤❤❤😜
@@chriso6719 I liked Jack Wagner too, but he was a smaller level crush for me.
I am a fellow John Taylor girl. 💘
Same here girl!! 😂 I’m still a John Taylor girl today!! 😉
Life was so awesome when everybody didn't everything so seriously.. this song was a MASSIVE hit and being a "Jessie's Girl" was actually a compliment.. this song brought fun times and great vibes to a time that was already the greatest time ever to be alive
Rick said it was a true song, but he wouldn't jeopardize his friendship. BTW he changed the names to protect the innocent. So he never acted on his feelings. I think most of us girls in the 80s wished were Jessie's girl, so we could end up with Rick! LOL
It's a song about unrequited love. The jealousy when a friend is with someone you like. A feeling everyone has at some point growing up.
This was a #1 song. Everybody loved it. Nobody thought it was weird in the 80s.
I'm pretty sure lots and lots of guys have "thought" about wanting their friend's girlfriend or being envious of his friend and wondering why he isn't as lucky, even if they don't admit it. I've wondered why a friend of mine, who might be an ass, gets a good one. You can't really believe that this is uncommon.
Lol, the look of scandal on your faces is the best. Rick Springfield was a total heart throb of the 80,s.
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Too funny , it's ok for Usher to be giving multiple women herpes, but are offended, about a guy wanting a girl like his buddies girl. Crushes like that happen tho. He didn't pursue it, he just wanted to know where his girl is.
He was one that EVERY ONE thought was “ALL THAT” With his popularity came a reaccuring role on General Hospital for years.
We all weren't thinking about the lyrics just his GORGEOUSNESS❤❤❤❤
Eric Clapton’ s “Layla” is about him wanting George Harrison’s wife.
@Aaron Husk - Thank you!! I was gonna say the same exact thing. Also, they loved 'Wonderful Tonight' which was written for Pattie Boyd while her and Eric were dating, but, her and George were not divorced yet.
I said the same before seeing this comment. Lol
Most of Eric's songs are about Patti Boyd.
@@FatBottomedGirl Boyd inspired Harrison's songs "If I Needed Someone", "Something" and "For You Blue", and Clapton's songs "Layla", "Bell Bottom Blues" and "Wonderful Tonight".
Exactly 😂
Another good one from Rick is "I've Done Everything For You". And if you like Springfield you should give a listen to The Greg Kihn Band's "Jeopardy" and "The Break Up Song". Good stuff.
Yes! 🙌
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Yes! ‘I’ve Done Everything For You’ is a great one!
Love the Breakup Song
Fun fact:
I've Done Everything For You is a cover of Sammy Hagar
I am really glad that you have listened to Rick Springfield... he was no one hit wonder. He had many successful songs and I hope you give "Don't Talk to Strangers" and "Human Touch" a listen... he has several to pick from but those are a couple of my favorites . Thank you so much for your channel .
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He's still performing now & again - still a hot rock god!!!!
"I feel so dirty when they start talking cute / I want to tell her that I love her, but the point is probably moot" is one of the best pop music couplets ever!
This is such a classic '80s song.
I remember at the time thinking "moot"? Unusual word choice 🤔
"moot"? had to look that one up. Not only a great song but a vocabulary builder. Made me appreciate him even more.
@Strawberry Shortcake aw what a shame to regret it. It's a great word, perfectly used.
Right up there with "Thank God for the man who put the white lines on the highway".
It's a guy recognizing that his buddy found someone great, and he wants to find a someone for himself.
Never thought it was creepy. He liked the girl he never went after her. Still a great song to me.
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LOL.. Just wait until they wade deeper into the Mowtown classics. Just about every other song is about being with someone else's s/o.
In reality, Rick Springfield is a stand up good guy. Had some huge hits in the 80s. Also an accomplished actor. My wife and I saw him in concert about 8 years ago (She has a long time crush on him) and he was great!
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He's struggling. He's not making a move. There's nothing wrong with admiring another guy's girl,you just don't sabotage their relationship for your own gratification. He says he wants a girl like that. Not necessarily that girl. Rick was a soap opera star at the time,so maybe that explains it. Don't move on your buddy's girl.
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The Rick-ster expressed a true emotion (mostly in private): JEALOUSY. And Jessie's girl remained faithful to Jessie & Jessie gives him a warning glare...and they keep walking.
"Creeper vibes?!" Honestly, I dont understand people today. Maybe it's a generational thing.
It's a song about "unrequited love" probably the oldest song theme in the world, but looks like "unrequited love" is now called being a "creeper." "Run girl, more than one man is attracted to you!"
He's not a bad friend. He fell in love with her and has thoughts of her but doesnt act on them.
No, it’s not Othello. If Shakespeare had written this song he’d have poisoned Jessie to get the girl then later, out of guilt (haunted by Jessie’s ghost), committed murder-suicide. The End.
Try his songs "I've Done Everything For You", "Don't Talk To Strangers" and "Affair Of The Heart". He was one of my heartthrobs!
"State of the Heart" is great too. Some of his later songs from his album Karma are fantastic "Itsalwayssomething" and "Free" are favorites.
“What Kind of Fool Am I” used to make me cry. I’m not going to lie but Rick Springfield shaped a part of my romantic sensibility as a tween…
Mine too! We had a fundraiser at school and his album was a prize. I worked so hard to earn it!
@librarylady13 Mine too! I was obsessed in the 80s. I knew everything about him thanks every teen rag out there. I still remember his birthday is August 23, 1949 and his real last name is Springthorpe 😁
@@lillianbuckingham4529 I loved everything he did...bought every album...still love him! Just love this newer one... ua-cam.com/video/0eJc0RB_sm0/v-deo.html
Miss Mahem!!!
Omg now y’all HAVE to do, Your Love by the Outfield!!!!! U will LOVE it
oh that just might send Amber over the absolute edge!!!!!! LOL they will love it
Next month will mark 1 year that Outfield lead singer Tony Lewis passed away.
Oh definitely this and Greg Kihn’s Breakup Song are MUSTS!
Your Love by the Outfield is high on my top 10 favorite 80's songs. Probably tied with 5 others for #1, LOL!
@@jerickson725 agreed
Such an icon, he even played a couple of episodes in Supernatural's season 12 and at 68 he still looked great! He is 73 now and still performing (on tour 2021-2022)
"Baby girl RUN! Go to Jessie, have a code word when Rick comes around..."
LOL!!!
This was 80s gold. Other good Rick tunes: Don't Talk to Strangers, Human Touch, Love Somebody, Affair of the Heart, I've Done Everything For You.
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Rick Springfield put on one of the best concerts I had ever been to. Great song and memories❤ Thanks for doing this one😁
We all wanted Rick Springfield at the time. He was a huge tv soap star + had hit records. It wasn't creepy. He had a crush . We loved him.
We ALLL loved him.
The dreamiest dreamboat ever !!!
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It wasn’t necessarily creepy, but it was totally against the “guy code” and the “friend code”. But he was given a lot of slack because a lot of girls wished they were Rick’s girl.
@@maxnorton1209 Yeah~ I get it- We did wanna be her! And he was just crushing- who hasn't?🤷😂
@@juliewhite7469 Dr. Drake! 🏥I have an emergency broken heart!"😂
@@allisonyoung4007 I’m betting Jessie would have thought differently if he had known what his friend was thinking. Being the guy whose girl the singer wants changes perspective. That’s all I’m saying. Kudos to Rick for channeling that into a song, and not making a move on the woman who inspired the song, though.
The smashing of the mirror to me, is him being frustrated with himself for being jealous.
I loved that Rick had his pup in this video and all his album covers. Bullies ROCK!!
No girl of that generation would have ran from Rick! He was a heartthrob. Good actor also.
WORD!
What you dsid!
I saw him do this live in 2000 and was thrilled when he walked by me singing this song and his smile when his shoulder brushed mine lol.
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He was an 80s heartthrob. He was on a soap opera before he made it as a rock artist. Homeboy worked it.
My buddy is a huge Rick Springfield fan and we were talking about this song. i think the lyric is Rick externalizing the thought process a guy might go through before he consciously tells himself, "No, that's my boy's girlfriend!." I'll have to get him to suggest a couple songs for you to try in the future. Glad you liked this one.
Sooo good! One of your best ever :) It was such fun watching your reaction to a song we didn't even bat an eyelid at, back in the 80s. Nice one!
This is just about the most ever Karaoke'd song in Australian history
Stalker songs were big in the 80's. The Cars-My best friends girl, The Police-Every breath you take.
And the ultimate was Rockwell's, "Who's Watching Me".
Don't You Want me Baby, by Human League is one too
Rick has so many great songs!!! “I Get Excited”, “Affair of the Heart”, “Human Touch”, “Motel Eyes”, “Love is Alright Tonight”, “Don’t Talk to Strangers”, “Stand Up”, “What Kind of Fool am I”, “Love Somebody”…..I could go on, but these are some highlights……he was a hit machine, a popular soap actor, and a total hottie!
Hey Cheri, just had to reply that weirdly enough the songs you mentioned are some of my favorites also, it's almost as if I suggested them lol. Another one off the top of my head is Alyson, it just pops into my head sometimes as if I was a teenager all over again
@@geraldbarras7785 Dont forget, Me and Johnny, Souls, Rock of life, Tear it all down. I could go on.. His first five albums were/are loaded with great songs
Oh my, Gerald Barras!!!! I wanted to add Alyson but I couldn’t remember the name, and didn’t want to take time to consult Professor Google!!!! I knew it was a girl’s name but just blanked it out!!! You, sir, have EXCELLENT taste in music!
@@cherry363 Thanks Cheri, I believe are souls are aligned, musically at least
He played Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital 🩺 I remember my cousin had a big crush on him and I got her tickets to see him in concert back in the day.
Great song from a great artist and actor from Australia nice guy I met him a couple of times this song was a huge hit nice guy too
You’re getting too caught up in the lyrics. It’s a great song, very emblematic of the 80s. Plus Rick was every girl’s dream in those days.
Agree... analyze words too much.. we had fun!!
Lighten up guys. It's a classic and he's a hall of famer.
The Cars has a song called "My Best Friends Girl" and the main line goes "She's my best friends girl and she use to be mine". Not a foreign concept in songs.
"Love Is Alright Tonight" is another power pop gem from Rick Springfield.
Omg, I cannot stop laughing-- I'm gonna wake the kids!!! 🤣🤣🤣
He was a teen idol back in his day!! This has always been on my playlist. He is also an Australian Actor. Appeared on a very popular soap opera, (General Hospital) as Dr. Noah Drake.
Another great early 80s song from this era : "YOU MIGHT THINK" by THE CARS.
I used to have a whole playlist of 80s stalker songs, LOL. Some of the ones I remember off the top of my head: Hall & Oats "Private Eyes", The Police "Every Breath You Take", Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me", Blondie "One Way or Another", Animotion "Obsession", Human League "Don't You Want Me".
All great songs.
That is hilarious.
It was Rick Springfield! He could do no wrong. 😁❤️
He was an already an actor on a soap opera when I first heard these songs.
He had mad females throwing panties at him in concert.
I hate to contradict, but he was a professional musician years before. He was a musician in Australia in the 60's. He even went to Viet Nam with his band at the time to support troops over there. The band was called Zoot. And no, they didn't make it over here. My point is he was a musician long before playing Drake on GH.
Nope! I heard him way before GH. My sisters and I were so excited to see him on it!!
@@kathenavarro6850 That's good to know. I had never heard of him but my female cousins knew him from the soaps and they put me on to his music. I had no idea he was already an established singer before that. So cool.
@@jasonstinebaugh8447 Good to know, thanks amigo.
When this came out most people just listened to his voice and looked at him. I loved y'alls Reaction
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