Rick Springfield

Songwriter: Gilbert Gabriel Nick Laird-Clowes

A Salvation Army band played
And the children drank lemonade
And the morning lasted all day
All day
And through an open window came
Like Sinatra in a younger day
Pushing the town away
Ah -

[Chant:]
Ah hey ma ma ma
Life in a northern town

They sat on the stoney ground
And he took a cigarette out
And everyone else came down
To listen
He said "In winter 1963
It felt like the world would freeze
With John F. Kennedy
And the Beatles."

[Chant:]
Ah hey ma ma ma
Life in a northern town
Ah hey ma ma ma
All the work shut down

The evening had turned to rain
Watch the water roll down the drain
As we followed him down
To the station
And though he never would wave goodbye
You could see it written in his eyes
As the train rolled out of sight
Bye-bye

[Chant:]
Ah hey ma ma ma
Life in a northern town
Ah hey ma ma ma
Life in a northern town

Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorne, 23 August 1949) is an Australian musician and actor. In his teenage years he lived in England where he joined various bands. In 1968, Pete Watson invited him to join Rockhouse (the name of the group was soon changed to MPD Ltd). After a tour in South Vietnam Springfield and the drummer Danny Finley formed Wickedly Wak.

In September 1969, Rick replaced Roger Hicks in the pop rock group Zoot. He had written various songs before the band broke up. Springfield commenced his solo career signing with Sparmac Records. In 1973, he started performing for Columbia Records. He released his best-known hit, “Jessie’s Girl”, in 1981 in the album Working Class Dog, and continues recording music nowadays.

Springfield is also known for performances in several TV series. He made his acting debut in 1977 in The Six Million Dollar Man. Since then, he appeared in shows including General Hospital, Legion, and Hawaii Five-0.

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