Rick Springfield on the Mystery Behind Jessie’s Girl and Its 80s Legacy
Professor of Rock · Gamut Podcast Network
March 18, 202221m 36s
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Show Notes
If you’re a Child of the 80s this song was like a rite of passage. A quintessential 80s classic Jessie’s Girl by Rick Springfield went to #1 the day MTV launched with a music video perfect for the channel. General Hospital Heartthrob Rick Springfield tells us the inspiration behind the song and album working class dog and how he had to shatter 24 mirrors to get it right.
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