Was he a soap star turned rocker? Or a rockstar who just happened to play a doctor on TV? Back in the early 80s, this was a ridiculous debate that the music press couldn’t seem to figure out. But the answer was simple. It didn’t matter. Rick Springfield was a multi-talented performer who was at home both in the studio and behind the camera. And you’ve got to give him credit while living the life of a pop star on two fronts, somehow he managed to write some of the biggest hits of the day. From Jessie’s Girl to Love Is Alright Tonite from Affair of the Heart to today’s featured track Don’t Talk To Strangers, even though many think he's a one hit wonder because of Jessie's Girl, but the reality is he's had 17 hits. Don't Talk to Strangers Is a song he actually wrote in a state of frenzied paranoia. Worried that his girl was cheating on him while he was on the road… in reality he was the one who was being unfaithful. It’s a crazy story. And as an added bonus, we’re giving the story straight from Rick Springfield himself as I had the privilege of interviewing him. It’s all coming up… NEXT on the Professor of Rock.

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So, it’s time for another edition of #1 in Our Hearts. This show honors songs that were so unbelievably great, they absolutely should've been #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. But for whatever reason, be it radio play, lack of marketing, label support, or just sheer stupidity, the song came up short. On today’s episode, we cover an absolute gem from the early 80s and the song has a story that’s pretty hard to believe but it’s true. See if you can guess the song before we play it. From it’s year and story….

By 1982, Rick Rick Springfield was no stranger to the US charts after securing three Hot 100 Top 20 hits from his fifth studio album Working Class Dog. After years of struggle, everything was finally coming together for the Australia-born rocker. While recording his breakout album, Rick was cast as the young and eligible Dr. Noah Drake on the popular daytime soap opera ‘General Hospital.’ Rick started appearing on the long-running drama in 1981. And the show’s audience was immediately smitten by Springfield’s character from the start… and he soon became one of its most popular cast members from that era.

At the same time, Rick doubled down on his onscreen popularity thanks to everyone’s favorite music video network (at least in the 80s): MTV. The channel helped power Rick’s smash hit Jessie’s Girl with an iconic video that had the singer smashing 24 mirrors during the shoot. Jessie’s Girl was without a doubt Springfield’s 80s breakthrough hit, even winning him a Grammy for ‘Best Male Rock Vocal.’ But that wasn’t all. Another cut from the album,