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Back in 1981, pop culture was defined by the wedding of Princess Diana, the launch of MTV, and songs that 45 years later still get stuck in our heads. One such song was the hit single "Jessie's Girl" ...

Take a brain break & guess the names of these 1981 songs with just one lyric 1981 gave us power pop anthems, synth-driven ...

Rick Springfield landed his first and only No. 1 single with "Jessie's Girl" in the summer of 1981. While some artists have said they had no idea they were about to have major success, the Australian ...

Rick Springfield, the hitmaker behind the 1981 power pop classic “Jessie’s Girl”, recently revealed that an old injury has caused lasting effects on his health. Back in 2000, Springfield took quite a ...

In 1981, Rick Springfield transformed a painfully relatable real-life situation into one of the defining songs of the MTV era. “Jessie’s Girl” became a massive hit for the Australian singer-songwriter ...