Jessie’s Girl 2: He Got Jessie’s Girl – But There’s a Twist
Sequels – They’re not just for movies anymore.
The prog rock band Coheed and Cambria just released a follow-up to the Rick Springfield classic “Jessie’s Girl”, called “Jessie’s Girl 2”. And there’s a twist.
After whining about her in the original song, we find that the narrator GOT Jessie’s girl – but it turns out she’s a PSYCHO, and he’s left with nothing but regret. He even changes his phone number to “867-5305” – a nod to another ’80s classic by Tommy Tutone – but he STILL can’t get rid of her. In yet another twist, we learn that Jessie actually let her go without a fight because he KNEW.
Coheed and Cambria even made a video starring Rick Springfield himself, who also appears on the song.
Coheed and Cambria singer CLAUDIO SANCHEZ says, quote, “Has anyone ever written a sequel to another artist’s song? I don’t think so. As a fan of movies, it just seemed like a really interesting idea.”
Check it out – it really is good!
