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Rick Springfield Responds to Critics Who Call Him a One-Hit Wonder
Rick Springfield Responds to Critics Who Call Him a One-Hit Wonder originally appeared on Parade. '80s rocker was recently asked in an interview what he would say to critics who call him a one-hit wonder. His sly retort set the record straight. 'What would you say to critics that call you a one-hit wonder?' a New York Post writer asked the "Affair of the Heart" singer. 'I'd say you obviously weren't listening in the eighties,' Springfield replied. '[You know] there was a point where Elton John and I were tied for the most top 20 songs of the eighties…which is a funny thing to say. Elton has been following me all my career.' While Springfield's biggest hit is "Jessie's Girl," which hit number 1 in 1981, the '80s icon had several more songs make the top 20 list. "Don't Talk to Strangers" reached number 2 in 1982, "Love Somebody" reached number 5 in 1984, "I've Done Everything for You" went to number 8 in 1981, "Affair of the Heart" reached number 9 in 1983, "Human Touch" reached number 18 also in 1983, and "Love is Alright Tonight" hit number 20 in wonder where?! Springfield is currently on tour as part of the "I Want My '80s Tour" along with John Waite, Wang Chung, Paul Young, and John Cafferty. Shows run through August 10 and are presented by SiriusXM '80s on 8 and Beach Bar Rum. SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox Rick Springfield Responds to Critics Who Call Him a One-Hit Wonder first appeared on Parade on Jul 11, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 11, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
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2 days ago
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Rick Springfield Pays Tribute to Late Rock Legend: ‘One of the Absolute Top Voices of All Rockdom'
Rick Springfield Pays Tribute to Late Rock Legend: 'One of the Absolute Top Voices of All Rockdom' originally appeared on Parade. is primarily known as the pop star behind the 1981 chart-topping single 'Jessie's Girl,' yet he's a rocker at heart. The singer-actor upped his rock credibility on Aug. 5, when he posted on Instagram his condolences to , an obscure but beloved British rock singer, who died Monday, Aug. 4, at the age of 75 following health complications related to his treatment for cancer. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 'Just heard Terry Reid died. I was a huge fan. One of the absolute top voices of all rockdom. (Listen to Stay with me baby) picked him to be the singer in his new band to be called Led Zeppelin but Terry was about to open for the Stones on their American tour so he turned Page down. And the rest as they say…..,' Springfield posted on Aug. 5 along with a vintage photo of Reid playing guitar on stage. 'Death sucks. I wish it wasn't so. God?' Springfield's followers reacted to his tribute with their own messages. 'Wow!! Never heard this. pretty amazing. RIP Terry 🙏🏻,' one wrote. 'He wrote my favorite song covered and rocked by Cheap Trick….Speak Now (Or Forever Hold your Peace). To this day, one of the best songs they do almost 40 years later. Rocks hard and gives me chills,' added another fan. '🙏👼♥️✨🙏👼♥️✨ Rest in Rock, Terry Reid. 🎸,' another fan added. 'I saw him on that Stones tour. RIP,' wrote another fan. 'Sorry to hear one of your music heroes passed away. His songs are timeless. Rest in Paradise, Superlungs 🎸💔,' posted another fan, referring to Reid's Springfield mentioned, Reid was perhaps best known for turning down Page's invite to front his new band that turned out to be Led Zeppelin. That band's frontman, Robert Plant, also offered a tribute to Reid. The Reid-penned song 'Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace,' which a commenter referred to, appeared on Cheap Trick's 1977 self-titled debut album, released two years before the band experienced mainstream success with their breakout album Cheap Trick at Budokan. Rick Springfield Pays Tribute to Late Rock Legend: 'One of the Absolute Top Voices of All Rockdom' first appeared on Parade on Aug 6, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 6, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
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2 days ago
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Rock star Rick Springfield says world has enough kids - and Bill Maher agrees
Rick Springfield, known for his 1980s hit "Jessie's Girl," says that the world doesn't need any more kids, and Bill Maher agrees with him. "I am really falling behind in this reproductive competition," Maher said on his Monday episode of his podcast, "Club Random," with Springfield. "I don't know, we don't need more," Springfield said. "We don't need more." "I think that and yet there's a big movement out there, Elon Musk, many other people talk about we have to have more babies," Maher said. "This is like a thing." But Springfield was dismissive. "Everyone else is taking care of that there," Springfield said. "But I think they're wrong," Maher said. "I think we already have too many." Springfield, whose son recently had a baby, agreed, saying "I think we have way too many." He added that the "earth can't" handle an increase in population. "And their argument is stupid," Maher said in agreement. "Their argument is there's plenty of room. Yeah. There's plenty of room. There's not plenty of resources." "No," Springfield agreed. "We can fit them here, we just can't feed them and take care of all their s--t," Maher said. A recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the birth rate in America has dropped to a historic low, falling by 3% since 2022. The rate has steadily declined since 2014, except for a 1% increase from 2020 to 2021. Priorities of young Americans have shifted, likely contributing to the falling birthrate, such as decreased interest in having children and greater focus on career.
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Rock Star Rick Springfield, Bill Maher say world has too many kids
Rick Springfield, known for his hit "Jessie's Girl," says that the world doesn't need any more kids, and Bill Maher agrees with him.
Toronto Sun
12-07-2025
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Judas Priest, Rick Springfield, John Oates and Bob Geldof reflect on 40 years of Live Aid
Published Jul 12, 2025 • Last updated 12 minutes ago • 4 minute read Rick Springfield performs at Live Aid, a famine relief concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985. Photo by Amy Sancetta / AP Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts aimed to do a lot of good — helping to raise over $100 million for famine relief in Ethiopia and inspiring worldwide awareness for a cause it might otherwise have ignored. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Simulcast from Philadelphia and London on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was the most ambitious global television event of its time: 16 hours of live music in two different continents featuring Queen, The Who, a Led Zeppelin reunion and more. A lot has changed in the years since. 'Live Aid, '85 to now, is the same distance as the Second World War from Live Aid,' notes Rick Springfield, laughingly. 'That's how long ago it was.' Artists who performed at Live Aid — Springfield, organizer Bob Geldof, Hall and Oates' John Oates and Judas Priest's Rob Halford — reflected on the event and its impact in interviews with The Associated Press ahead of the 40th anniversary on Sunday. Here's what they had to say: Reflections on an unprecedented event Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. At John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Springfield performed between Run-DMC and REO Speedwagon — just a taste of the diversity of performers featured on the transnational lineup. 'Run-DMC, I remember thinking, 'What is this? Three guys talking over a record player. What is that? Little did I know that it was about to change the whole game,' he says, laughing. He remembers playing an electric set — no 'Jessie's Girl,' because 'back then, it was just my first hit. … It hadn't gone on to become this cultural thing.' Hall and Oates' John Oates had a different experience. His band also played in Philly — their hometown — and in 1985, his band was one of the biggest on the planet. They played near the end of the night, joined by the Temptations' Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin and remained on stage to back the Rolling Stones' dynamic frontman Mick Jagger. The British rockstar had a trick up his sleeve. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'He didn't tell us that he was bringing Tina Turner out,' Oates says. 'We had rehearsed a certain amount of songs with him. But then when he brought her out, it just jacked up the level of energy like you can't believe.' John Oates, and Daryl Hall perform at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia for the Live Aid famine relief concert on July 13, 1985. Photo by Amy Sancetta / AP Judas Priest singer Rob Halford counts 'Mike and Tina, of course,' as one of his Philly Live Aid highlights. 'Led Zeppelin, too.' But most exciting of all for the heavy metal frontman? Meeting folk hero Joan Baez. The band had previously covered her classic 'Diamonds and Rust.' 'I thought, 'Oh my God, she's gonna come and kick me in the ass for wrecking her beautiful song,'' he recalls. 'She gives me a quick hug and goes, 'The reason I'm here is because my son said to me, if you see Rob Halford from Judas Priest at the Live Aid Show in Philadelphia, will you tell him from me that I prefer Judas Priest's version to my mom's version?' … It was a display of such kindness.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. From Live Aid to Live 8 and beyond Twenty years after Live Aid, Geldof organized Live 8 — an even larger undertaking in the new internet era, with 10 concerts happening simultaneously and across the globe. If the trend were to continue, there should be another event taking place this year. Notably, there isn't. Geldof says that's because there couldn't be a Live Aid-type event in 2025. He cites social media as a cause. In his view, algorithmic fracturing has made it impossible to create monolithic musical and activistic moments. Instead, he views the current media landscape as bolstering 'an echo chamber of your own prejudices.' For something like Live Aid to work, 'You need rock 'n' roll as a creature of a social, economic and technological movement,' he says. 'And I think the rock 'n' roll age is over. … It did determine how young people articulated change and the desire for it. … That isn't the case anymore.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Springfield agrees. 'I think we are too divided,' he says. He believes the world wouldn't be able to agree on a single cause to support, or even which musicians to back. 'You could never do a thing with the size of Live Aid unless it was some kind of universal thing of, 'Let's bring everybody together.'' 'Never say never, but I highly doubt it,' says Oates. 'The landscape of music and entertainment in general has changed so drastically.' He points to 'We Are The World,' the 1985 charity single for African famine relief that included the voices of Michael Jackson, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Paul Simon and many more, as an example. 'The idea of that happening with the stars of today all in one place, I can't even imagine that. And plus, who would they be? … How many songs are released every day?' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Hope for he Live Aid's legacy to continue Halford echoes the other's sentiments. There's an undeniable 'extremism in the world right now,' he says, that would make a Live Aid event challenging to pull off in 2025. But he doesn't think it's impossible. He uses January's Fire Aid — the LA wildfire benefit concert featuring Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder and a Nirvana reunion — as a recent example. 'There will always be empathy from people,' and in the right hands, maybe another event like Live Aid could take place. 'It was a tremendously beautiful, humanitarian example … that provided us opportunity to do something ourselves to help.' Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances. World Columnists Relationships Toronto Blue Jays MLB
