"Jessie's Girl" is a pop song written and performed by pop singer Rick Springfield. It was released on the album Working Class Dog. Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on August 23, 1949 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a songwriter, musician and actor. ... Working Class Dog is an album of music by Rick Springfield. ...

Soon after its release in 1981, the song became an instant hit, and later won Springfield a Grammy award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. The song is about unrequited love, and is centered around a man in love with his best friend's girlfriend (see below for story behind the song). While some try to highlight deeper symbolic meanings of the piece, most enjoy it for its catchy tune and memorable lyrics. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards, commonly referred to as the Grammys) are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in the record industry. ... Unrequited love is love that is not reciprocated, even though reciprocation is usually deeply desired. ...

Story behind the song

Springfield wanted to use the name of the friend he was actually singing about (Gary), but instead decided to go with a different name. He happened to see a girl in a softball jersey with the name "Jessie" on it, and he changed the name from Gary to Jessie, and recorded the song.

This song was featured in the 1997 film Boogie Nights. It was also featured in the 2004 film 13 Going on 30. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Boogie Nights is a 1997 film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 13 Going On 30 (also known as Suddenly 30 in Australia and 13 Love 30 In Japan) is a 2004 comedy movie starring Jennifer Garner. ...

In 2004, it was remade by the band Frickin' A, on their debut album Big Egos...No Ideas. In a twist, Rick Springfield made a special appearance in their music video. Everclear have also paid tribute to the longevity of the song's popularity by recording a live cover version of the song. Jessie's Girl remains a staple of "retro" FM radio stations and has gained further popularity on the back of the recent "eighties revival" trend. Frickin A is a pop rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Everclear may refer to: Everclear (alcohol), a brand of grain alcohol Everclear (band), a rock band founded in 1992 Everclear (album), an album by indie rock group American Music Club This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

Every bar in Hoboken, NJ plays Jessie's Girl before closing time. Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ...

Air Supply The cover of Air Supplys Lost in Love album, 1980 — left to right — Russell Hitchcock, Ralph Cooper, Cristin Barker, David Moyse, Graham Russell Air Supply is a duo of pop musicians who had a succession of soft-rock ballad hits worldwide through the late 1970s and early... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... This is a list of number-one hits in the United States by year from the Billboard Hot 100. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Endless Love is a song originally recorded as a duet between soul singer Diana Ross and pop singer Lionel Richie, who wrote the song. ... Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross on March 26, 1944) is a Grammy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning, Oscar- nominated and Tony Awards-winning American singer, performer and actress, who first gained prominence in the 1960s girl group, The Supremes before leaving the group in 1970 to establish a... Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. ...

External links

• Jessie's Girl lyrics

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