Highlights included a raucous “I’ve Done Everything for You,” “I Get Excited,” “Love Somebody” (accompanied on the screen by clips from his 1984 film Hard to Hold), and “Human Touch.” Photo by Bob Ruggiero A truly All Killer-No Filler set of a dozen songs, most of which were recognizable bona fide ‘80s hits, with a couple of deep cuts including (as part of a medley) “Bruce,” in which Rick Springfield-as-song-character beds a willing a comely lass only to hear her yell out the first name of Bruce Spring steen while climaxing. At one point playfully teasing the crowd that he’d throw some lucky lady a used tissue “eBay? Some Rick Springfield DNA?” he joked.
It didn’t seem to affect his singing voice much, even after he blew his nose several times through the night. That’s because on his just-over-an-hour headlining set showcased a level of energy, athleticism, and a shredded body that would be a challenge for a man half of his soon-to-be 73 years of age could ever dream of pulling off (he even got the Houston/Sugar Land crowd to serenade him with a chorus of “Happy Birthday” a couple of weeks early).Īnd on this night, he even did it while clearly battling a bad cold-though he told the audience he had taken five COVID tests and all came up negative. And if cameras were allowed into his attic, they’d surely capture (shout out to English Lit majors) a portrait of him rapidly aging. He recently re-recorded the entire album live in his living room, so fans got to see where one of Australia’s most famous sons relaxes. Springfield was also celebrating the pandemic-delayed 40th anniversary of his 1981 breakthrough record, Working Class Dog. The 1980s came alive again last night at the Smart Financial Centre with chart dwellers Rick Springfield, Men at Work, and John Waite. And set lists tend to stick to the hits, though with a some deep track bones thrown out for the hardcore. Photo by Bob Ruggiero And it’s a win for the audiences who can revisit their youth with several of their cassette-T-shirt-poster old friends.
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