Jessie's Girl

Springfield says that he does not remember the name of the girlfriend, and believes that the real woman who inspired the song has no idea that she was “Jessie’s Girl”, telling Oprah Winfrey, “I was never really introduced to her. It was always just, like, panting from afar.” Unlikely. Oprah tried to find the man who ran the stained glass class that Rick took with Gary (renamed Jessie in the song) and his girlfriend that inspired the song, but was a year too late. Oprah’s people tried to find her, and they got as far back as finding the stained glass guy. I couldn’t remember his name, but I said it was late ‘70s; they found him, and he had died two years earlier, and they’d thrown all his papers out a year after that. So we missed finding out who she was by a year.

Jessie's Girl Lyrics Rick Springfield From The Album Working Class Dog (1981) Rick Springfield [Verse 1] Jessie is a friend Yeah, I know, he's been a good friend of mine But lately something's changed that ain't hard to define Jessie's got himself a girl, and I wanna make her mine [Pre-Chorus] And she's watching him with those eyes And she's lovin' him with that body I just know it And he's holding her in his arms late, late at night [Chorus] You know I wish that I had Jessie's girl I wish that I had Jessie's girl Where can I find a woman like that? [Verse 2] I'll play along with this charade That doesn't seem to be a reason to change You know I feel so dirty when they start talking cute I wanna tell her that I love her, but the point is probably moot [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause she's watching him with those eyes And she's lovin' him with that body I just know it And he's holding her in his arms late, late at night [Chorus] You know I wish that I had Jessie's girl I wish that I had Jessie's girl Where can I find a woman like that? Like Jessie's girl I wish that I had Jessie's girl Where can I find a woman... Where can I find a woman like that? [Bridge] And I'm lookin' in the mirror all the time Wonderin' what she don't see in me I've been funny; I've been cool with the lines Ain't that the way love's supposed to be? [Interlude] Tell me where can I find a woman like that? [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] You know I wish that I had Jessie's girl I wish that I had Jessie's girl I want Jessie's girl Where can I find a woman like that? Like Jessie's girl I wish that I had Jessie's girl I want, I want Jessie's girl Produced By Keith Olsen Written By Rick Springfield Release Date March 28, 1981