![]() ![]() Rick definitely took this song and made it his own. Is appropriately angry and tough like he is trying to cover up his hurt.This is one of my favorite songs on Working Class Dog.It still Me rediscover Rick after all the problems he had in the 70's.It has such a driving,infectious beat,you can't help but like it.Rick's vocal To Pat Benatar first,but she turned it down because she thought it was too macho.This was the song that caught my ear on the radio and helped Him.I wonder if he changed it at all when it came to him.Rick's version has the "Chill Factor" as Sammy said.I understand it was given That the lyrics convey.I remember when I found out Rick didn't write this song,I was surprised.It certainly sounds like it was written for This is a great song.The music is very well suited to the attitude ![]() The highlight of the live performance is getting "The Point" from Rick on the "YOU", because then you also get eye contact! I think this song was perfect as an encore, in fact I preferred it at that point in the show. (oh wait, that's ALL of his songs, nevermind) This is a good rockin' song, has a good beat, and I do enjoy seeing Rick perform it live. It also explains why Rick cannot remember the words. It should have been a dead giveaway this was not a Rick song from the line, ".all the rest is just jivin' honey." To hear that word "jivin" coming out of Rick's mouth to this day still sounds strange to me. In fact, I know quite a few ladies who've probably sung a tune similar to this as they were kickin' their man out the door. However, the more I listen over the years to this one, the more I think this song probably could come out of a was after all presented to Pat Benatar first to re-record before Rick got it. Right from the end of the first verse it just sounds so manly ".me and my friends we'll do just fine" Yep. I have to tell you I was somewhat relieved to find out Rick didn't write it. As I grew older and more albums came out it was the music that kept me a fan. I must admit, the looks.Dr Noah Drake.Jessie's Girl - that all reeled me in as a fan. that didn't mean much to me, it basically went right over my head. I mean, I know albums per se do not have to "flow" or tell a story, but it seemed to me Rick had some heavy emotions to deal with in the late 70's, I love her but she doesn't know I'm alive, I've been hurt by her, I'm the only good one in this relationship. :-) We agree to disagree on this.Īs I stated in an earlier post, the whole vibe of this album confused me. However, he tends to use the fact that Sammy wrote it as sort of a "dig" to me and my *all things Rick* mantra. He didn't find it as funny as I when we put two and two together and realized my fave and his had a song in common. Little did I know that I would end up marrying a guy who was/is a big Hagar fan. In fact, I don't think I even knew who Sammy Hagar was in 1981. The '80s, Working Class Dog Expanded Edition.īack when this album first came out (ya know, I'm starting to feel like one of those old geezers sittin' in a rocking chair about to tell the kiddies a story) I had no idea that Sammy Hagar wrote this song. Legendary, Platinum & Gold, and Anthology (written in rock), We Are Working Class Dog, Alive - Greatest Hits, Best of Rick Springfield, Greatest Hits, EncoreĬollection, Anthology (import), Behind the Music: Rick Springfield Collection (VH1) Re-released later, following the success of Jessie's Girl. This song was actually the first song released from WCD. Rick continues to perform this song live atĬoncerts and also included part of this song in his Las Vegas show EFX ALIVE. I've takin' my mind, I'm changin' to stay I'm gonna find out what it's really like to be lose, high and free ![]() When I first met you, you didn't know how to love a manĪll those things about makin' love you didn't understand Well, all you want is a whole lot of money You know someday I'd have a whole lot of money, This one way love affair ain't fair, it ain't no affair ![]()
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