Artist:	Rick Springfield
Song:	Jessie's Girl
Album:	Working Class Dog
Year:	1981

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After leading the group Zoot, Australian pop-rocker Rick Springfield started a solo career in the early 1970s. But because of label troubles, he...
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KarenMagill | MEMORY FROM 1982

Overplayed

LOCATION: Roller Rink , Kamloops

YEAR: 1982

TAGS: djs, kids, songs, bribes

PUBLISHED: March 14, 2008

I worked for a short time at a roller rink in Kamloops while in high school. During that time I fell in love with the song ‘Jesse’s Girl’ and used to request it at least once a shift. It got to the point where the DJs wouldn’t play it.

But I really wanted to hear that song. On the days when I worked behind the counter at the concession stand I would bribe kids to go and ask for the song. I would buy him or her a drink or a candy or something. However, the DJs caught on and wouldn’t play the song if I were working. I don’t think anyone ever got rid of the song but I never got to hear it at the rink. So I had to go out and buy it.

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COMMENTS (4)

sunshinelikeacid said: Roller Rinks are bad, very bad...! I love this song too. It is probably one of my favorite 80's songs (3/14/2008)

KarenMagill said: The roller rink was fun even if I got fired. LOL. I love that song til this day. (3/14/2008)

Appelman said: Last time i went to a roller rink I ruined my cousins birthday by falling on her...oops (3/14/2008)

KarenMagill said: My friends and I convinced one girl's boyfriend to go rollerskating. He fell and broke his arm. Oops! (3/14/2008)

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