I chose 1981 music as my theme this year. My newest novel The Summer of Princess Diana is set in the summer of 1981, and oh! the music! Let’s take a look back at a pivotal time in the music industry.
“Jessie’s Girl,” by Australian singer Rick Springfield, was the #1 song in America when MTV launched in August 1981. Billboard ranked it #5 for the year.
The song was featured in the films Boogie Nights, 13 Going on 30, and Suicide Squad.
Back to the early days of MTV – here’s the very pretty Rick Springfield:
I am the bestselling author of nine novels, including the Swiss Chocolate trilogy and VILLA DEL SOL, which won the 2018 Book Award in Literary Fiction from the Independent Publishers of New England.
My newest series includes the books A JINGLE VALLEY WEDDING, APRIL IN GALWAY, and ALL’S WELL IN JINGLE VALLEY.
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On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 3:02 AM Martha Reynolds Writes wrote:
> Martha Reynolds posted: ” I chose 1981 music as my theme this year. My > newest novel The Summer of Princess Diana is set in the summer of 1981, and > oh! the music! Let’s take a look back at a pivotal time in the music > industry. “Jessie’s Girl,” by Australian singer Rick Springfi” >
I picked up a Rick Springfield album the first time by mistake thinking i was buying Bruce Springsteen. Must have been about this time but I don’t remember which album.
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I do like the song….but it was so funny in this great movie; https://youtu.be/dlKhfEWchf8 ZD
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Ed Norton and Ben Stiller! OMG this is great!
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This one still gets a lot of radio play. I hear it all the time. Weekends In Maine
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Jessie’s Girl is a classic bit of radio pop, whenever it comes on you just have to tap your foot along to it.
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Twenty years earlier I loved ‘I wish I were Bobby’s Girl,’ and that’s were I wound up! I’m loving your project, Martha.
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I know that one, too, Nancy!
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Ha, one I know, finally! It’s got a great beat.
Beth
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My toes are tapping! Loving these!
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Love Love Love this song. It always makes me smile when it comes up on my i-pod.
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I totally guessed this would be the song you picked for J!
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Such a fun song! Today’s ear worm.
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Hari OM
Oh yes, Ricky… there might have been a poster on the wall…*cough*… YAM xx
J=Jade
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Haha! He was so pretty!
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Just the two of us
On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 3:02 AM Martha Reynolds Writes wrote:
> Martha Reynolds posted: ” I chose 1981 music as my theme this year. My > newest novel The Summer of Princess Diana is set in the summer of 1981, and > oh! the music! Let’s take a look back at a pivotal time in the music > industry. “Jessie’s Girl,” by Australian singer Rick Springfi” >
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So, maybe next year you’ll participate in the A to Z Challenge, Deb!
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I picked up a Rick Springfield album the first time by mistake thinking i was buying Bruce Springsteen. Must have been about this time but I don’t remember which album.
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OMG, that’s funny! Not quite the same….
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Hehe. But at least it opened my eyes to another artist.
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Did you ever hear Rick Springfield’s song about this identity crisis?
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That’s hysterical!
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