{"id":1961257,"date":"2025-08-15T02:03:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1961257"},"modified":"2025-08-15T02:03:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:03:15","slug":"iconic-80s-rocker-75-drops-new-release-and-its-all-for-a-great-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/iconic-80s-rocker-75-drops-new-release-and-its-all-for-a-great-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic &#8217;80s Rocker, 75, Drops New Release and It&#8217;s All for a Great Cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/iconic-80s-rocker-75-drops-new-release-and-its-all-for-a-great-cause\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Iconic '80s Rocker, 75, Drops New Release and It's All for a Great Cause;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Iconic &#8217;80s Rocker, 75, Drops New Release and It&#8217;s All for a Great Cause<\/a> originally appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Parade<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A beloved 1980s musician is still going strong, showing that being 75 years old isn&#8217;t slowing him down a bit. <strong>Rick Springfield<\/strong> just teased fans with details of a new project he has done, and everybody is eager to get their hands on it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The iconic &#8220;Jessie&#8217;s Girl&#8221; singer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNUJN3qJSvB\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:took to Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">took to Instagram<\/a> to give his followers a short listen of what he has been putting together. &#8220;Here&#8217;s a snippet of &#8216;Go All the Way,&#8217; my cover version of the 1972 Top 5 hit by the Raspberries,&#8221; Springfield wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Springfield noted that <strong>Windy Wagner<\/strong>, <strong>Gregg Bissonette<\/strong>, and <strong>Matt Bissonette<\/strong> joined him on the song, and they put it together for a good cause. He noted that it is available for pre-order now, &#8220;as a super cool collector&#8217;s 45 RPM vinyl single with picture sleeve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also shared that the B side of the record has another Raspberries cover, this time of their song &#8220;Tonight.&#8221; The audio Springfield included in his post was a snippet of the single, and fans didn&#8217;t need to hear anything more to get excited about it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Instagram post indicated that autographed copies are available for fans to purchase. However, Springfield cautioned that they were nearly sold out already.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Proceeds from the sales of the release will go to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lindablairworldheart.org\/about-us\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Worldheart Foundation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the Worldheart Foundation<\/a>, run by <em>The Exorcist<\/em> star <strong>Linda Blair<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fans took to the comment section to express their excitement over Springfield&#8217;s latest project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNUJN3qJSvB\/c\/18066160498967771\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:One wrote;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">One wrote<\/a>, &#8220;Man this is phenomenal!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Rick your voice is better than ever,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNUJN3qJSvB\/c\/18495565297071371\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:another raved;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">another raved<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNUJN3qJSvB\/c\/18397100023138535\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Someone else gushed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Someone else gushed<\/a>, &#8220;Omg Rick your voice as always is awesome! I remember this song way back when I was like 6 years old! Your version is so freaking awesome! Can&#8217;t wait definitely pre ordering this!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNUJN3qJSvB\/c\/18064330637251018\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Another commenter shared;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Another commenter shared<\/a>, &#8220;I have always loved that song but you made it phenomenal!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Rick Springfield Also Put Together a Larger Raspberries Tribute Collection<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A few days earlier, Springfield shared news of another related project. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNOB3BsNyvU\/?img_index=3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:In an Instagram post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">In an Instagram post<\/a> he teased the single, but in addition, he also revealed he put together a 2-CD tribute album of Raspberries songs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 2-CD tribute album is also available now for preorder. In addition to the Bissonette brothers, Springfield collaborated with <strong>John Waite<\/strong> and <strong>Lou Gramm<\/strong> from Foreigner to put together additional tracks. The singer noted there were over 30 artists in total who worked together to create the tribute album.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The new singles are available with the 2-CD set, and a limited number of autographed ones are available separately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/iconic-80s-rocker-75-drops-new-release-and-its-all-for-a-great-cause\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Iconic '80s Rocker, 75, Drops New Release and It's All for a Great Cause;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Iconic &#8217;80s Rocker, 75, Drops New Release and It&#8217;s All for a Great Cause<\/a> first appeared on Parade on Aug 14, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/iconic-80s-rocker-75-drops-new-release-and-its-all-for-a-great-cause\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Parade<\/a> on Aug 14, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iconic &#8217;80s Rocker, 75, Drops New Release and It&#8217;s All for a Great Cause originally appeared on Parade. A beloved 1980s musician is still going strong, showing that being 75 years old isn&#8217;t slowing him down a bit. Rick Springfield just teased fans with details of a new project he has done, and everybody is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1961258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[345461,345460,319790],"class_list":["post-1961257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-gregg-bissonette","tag-matt-bissonette","tag-rick-springfield"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Iconic-80s-Rocker-75-Drops-New-Release-and-Its-All.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1961257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1961258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1961257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1961257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1961257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}