Rick Springfield on Creating 'Working Class Dog' 40 Years Ago: 'It Was a Lot of Lust'

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Rick Springfield talks about the 40th anniversary of 'Working Class Dog.'

Did you know “Jessie's Girl” was a hit when you wrote it?

When I did the videos for “Jessie’s Girl” and for “I’ve Done Everything For You,” RCA gave us like 1,500 bucks and said, “Go make two videos.” I remember thinking, “Why am I even doing this?” I didn't even know about MTV. I wrote up a quick storyboard for a “Jessie’s Girl” video, and we shot with a three-[person] crew.

I loved my dog, as I love all my dogs. And so I measured his neck, and it was 18 inches, and I figured,"That’s a pretty damn big neck." So I went to a Big & Tall store and said I wanted a white, button-down shirt with 18-inch neck. [The salesman] said, “What sleeve length do you want?” I said, “It’s for my dog, it doesn't matter.

Sammy [and I] maintained contact. We've just hooked up with his Beach Bar Rum, and I've joined to help promote it. We’re going to go out and tour and promote it too. We were talking about that before the whole lockdown came, but we will get to that.Obviously once it became a hit, I was going, “It’s an awesome song.” [.] They released it first [before “Jessie’s Girl”] and it didn’t do anything, but as a second single, it was definitely the right song. It has power, and a good message.

 

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