"Jessie's Girl 2"

"Jessie's Girl 2" is a sequel song by the American rock band Coheed and Cambria to Rick Springfield's 1981 hit "Jessie's Girl". It was released digitally and on vinyl on August 28, 2020, though preorders went up on the same day it was released in video format. It features Rick Springfield in the video, as well as on vocals in the song. Upon release, the single also included a "Director's Cut" version in which Springfield was absent, presumably the version they made prior to Springfield agreeing to be apart of the project.

Lyrics
[Verse 1] So, a miracle happened And I got my wish You see, Jessie saw it fitting (Strange to me then, makes sense to me now) I go and take what's his Oh, he did me dirty

[Pre-Chorus 1] But things got funny as time exposed That didn’t, that didn't, nothing could stop her The flip side of Jessie's girl that no one knows She’s out of, she's out of, she's out of her mind

[Chorus] I don't love you no more (Jessie's girl, lose Jessie's girl and) Things will get better

[Verse 2] Sure, I probably deserved it (Damn right, yеs you did, damn right yes you did, boy) What kind of friend was I? The huntеr became the hunted (Strange to me then, makes sense to me now) When I creeped into her life

[Pre-Chorus 2] Oh, so I changed my number To 867-5305 That didn't, that didn't, that didn’t stop her She wouldn’t let me leave her house alive She's out of, she’s out of, she's out of her mind

[Chorus] I don't love you no more (Jessie's girl, lose Jessie’s girl and) Things will get better I don't love you no more (Jessie's girl, lose Jessie's girl and) Things will get better

[Verse 3] It sure seems strange he put up no fight When she broke his heart that fateful night Jessie played sincere, he sure seemed cool What I hadn't known was I was his fool We're married now, house, job, three kids Dreaming of what life could have been Stranded on the if's and maybe's Had I left that monster in the 80's

[Chorus] I don't love you no more (Jessie's girl, lose Jessie's girl and) Things will get better I don't love you no more (Jessie's girl, lose Jessie's girl and) Things will get better

[Outro] I don't love you, you no more (Jessie's girl, lose Jessie's girl and) Oh, baby, why'd you go and do this to me? I don't love you no more No, I don't love you no more (Jessie's girl, lose Jessie's girl and) Things will get better

Music Video
On August 21, 2020, when the single was officially released, a music video was released on the band's YouTube page. It was produced by Skulley Studios. It featured, not only Springfield, but also casted Jackie R Jacobson as Jessie's Girl and Austin Woods as the titular Jessie.



Story Context
In the original concept of the song, the singer (Springfield) pines after his friend's girlfriend, but she is too wrapped up in Jessie to notice him. In the sequel, Jessie knew something Springfield (who now runs a bar) didn't and the girl does end up with him, but she causes all manner of mischief and mayhem, leaving Springfield full of regret.

Trivia

 * Though Springfield generally contributes to the song with backing vocals, he comes in strong at Verse 3 and finishes the rest of the song with Sanchez.
 * A week prior to the song's release, Springfield began tweeting about just having started to listen to Coheed and Cambria, and recommended "Welcome Home", "Blood Red Summer", and "Old Flames". Sanchez responded asking if he could run an idea by him concerning the original Jessie's Girl. A few days later, the pair went live on Instagram with Sanchez framing it as "pitching Jessie's Girl 2." The conversation, though a little awkward, was still pretty cool to most fans, but did generate some controversy when Springfield seemingly doxxed Sanchez by flashing a number labeled "Claudio" to which Sanchez acted surprised and asked Springfield if this was his first time on the internet, but otherwise seemed pretty chill about it.
 * Fans were nervous to call or text the number until a few days later when the band posted it again on Twitter, revealing it was a Community number.
 * The lyric "Oh, so I changed my number / To 867-5305" is nod to another 80s classic, "867-5309/Jenny" with the last digit notably different. Fans quickly learned that if they added 867 together they would get 21 and if they added 5305 together they would get 13; a reference to "21:13". To which the band proclaimed, "Damnit, you solved The Riddle!"
 * A little snippet of "Blood Red Summer" can be heard at the end of the song. This was done on purpose as a nod to their fans who normally listen for Amory Wars references.