Rick Springfield had a spate of hits in the 1980's. His appeal for the last two decades has mainly been as a novelty act. That doesn't stop him from thinking he's still hot.His website, rickspringfield.com opens with a warning: "Some material may be inappropriate for people who don't want to rock."
Consider yourself warned.
So, what song does one feature when highlighting the bad music of Springfield? The mega-hit "Jesse's Girl?" The regrettable space-themed classic "Human Touch?" The hit sensibly geared toward his primarily pre-pubescent female audience, "Don't Talk to Strangers?"
I could've picked one of those. But I decided to go for a two-fer. I give you Rick Springfield singing the Mister Mister hit "Broken Wings" on his most recent album, 2005's "The Day After Yesterday."
Why we can't just hold on
To each other's hands
This time might be the last
I fear unless I make it all too clear
I need you so
Take these broken wings
And learn to fly again
And learn to live so free
And when we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up
And let us in
Take these broken wings
Baby I think tonight
We can take what was wrong
To make it right
Baby it's all I know
That you're half of the flesh
And blood makes me whole
Need you so
Take these broken wings
And learn to fly again
And learn to live so free
And when we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up
And let us in
Take these broken wings
You got to learn to fly
And learn to live so free
And when we hear the voices sing
Let us in
Let us in
Baby it's all I know
That you're half of the flesh
And blood makes me whole
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah so
Take these broken wings
And learn to fly again
And learn to live so free
And when we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up
And let us in
Take these broken wings
You got to learn to fly
And learn to live so free
And when we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up
And let us in
