80s LEGEND On Creating THIS #1 Hit In Only MINUTES | Professor of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is a 70s or 80s Ballad that takes you back to either the school dances or the roller skating rink every time you hear it?

[@RBS_]

"....If you leeeeave me NOOWW, you takeawaythebiggest, PAART of meeeee..." ...ha-HAAA!! ...I was a roustabout, could not EVEN bother with the School Dances, I'm too busy spikin' the PUNCH! ...HA-HAAA!!

[@alliswede42]

Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper

[@edryba4867]

@@RBS_ If you were on MY crew, I would have FIRED YOU RIGHT THERE ON THE SPOT! My rule was simple: FINISH THE GIG FIRST! Then we’ll ALL go out and get HAMMERED!!!

[@stephenbrown4211]

I remember dancing with a college lecturer to Lady by Kenny Rogers. Takes me back when I hear it

[@TheSlowoldman]

You and I by Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle was my high school prom theme song and my wedding song when I married my high school sweetheart.

[@alliswede42]

He is hilarious-one of my all time favorite tweets was from him: "Went to the dentist today. My teeth are fine. I just wanted to hear some of my songs."

[@ProfessorofRock]

He's got a great sense of humor. Thanks Allison.

[@tammyblackwell499]

That's hilarious!🤘

[@robertcronin6603]

Lol! I like him more for not taking himself too seriously - it's a difficult thing to do for most famous talented people.

[@Obamafan6861]

Brilliant.

[@Obamafan6861]

His social media presence is pretty on-point.

[@bigtimefirebreather214]

For me Richard Marx is one of those sneaky artists. I never realize how many hits he has had until they're listed somewhere. Man that guy was a hit making machine!

[@mournblade1066]

"Waiting for a Girl Like You" is probably my favorite so-called "love song." It is absolutely gorgeous.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I agree. Guess what? Lou Gramm is going to be one of our Professor of Rock Live guests! I'm very excited.

[@fifthof1795]

It is a fabulous song.

[@davidpalay361]

I want to know what love is is the best love song ever written

[@jamierodriguez3554]

Agreed, still touches me deeply

[@grimlock1211]

. I don't want to live without you is best

[@bradmahoney371]

In a different time, your show would have been one of the best weekly shows on the television. POR is the most comprehensive and intriguing interview show on the internet. It is the rock music equivalent of Neil deGrasse Tyson's podcasts, featuring great information with a depth of knowledge not found anywhere else. Your work is of the highest quality to be found. Thank you for your passion and dedication.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Wow. Thanks for making my day! I appreciate your support!

[@TheWorldTeacher]

I agree ABSOLUTELY!

[@johnnymartin49]

As Smokey would say"I second that emotion". 😎

[@wingman5985]

Absolutely correct. In a world so lacking in quality entertainment. Thanks Professor. Keep up the good work.

[@tammyblackwell499]

Agreed!! Been sharing your work with friends and they now are subscribers! We love your content! You have a depth of knowledge, an enviable depth of knowledge and we appreciate that you share this with us! Thank you! 🤘❤️

[@derekcheatham1911]

Speaking as a metalhead from the 80's, if Richard Marx comes on the radio the volume goes up! Undeniably talented singer songwriter.

[@MsGoon40]

He wrote with Vixen.

[@lucyfuir6386]

Love me some richard marx

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Same, by the late 80s I was into alternative Rock (Pixies, Sonic Youth and the likes) but Marx is cool

[@robynanthony1612]

The song of his, that I really liked, was “Hazard”.

[@poetsdreamsatc]

@Robyn Anthony I LOVE this song. One my favorites of his.

[@CoachTabe]

Yes! Such an incredible song.

[@yourajudication]

Hazard was and still is amazing.

[@davidpearson6785]

Was gonna write exactly that, hazard is a great song

[@JamesRWaddell]

Richard Marx and his "Repeat Offender" album saved my life. I was swept away from my life in Oak Harbor, Washington and my beloved friends at 14 years old. We were transferred to Philadelphia by the Navy and it was a tough adjustment. I held back and kept myself from making friends because I couldn't imagine saying goodbye again and having a broken heart again. We were home schooled and I started working that year as a cart pusher and bag boy at the commissary on base. During my spare time I would walk along the sidewalk that winded along the Deleware River. I would arm myself with my Walkman and cassette copy of "Repeat Offender". I could identify with so much of the sadness, the defiance, the angst, and the beauty found in his songs. As a young adult a roommate quipped that hearing Richard Marx from my room was a sign that I was feeling sad, maybe depressed, and it made her want to reach out. By my twenties I wasn't that lost and lonesome teenager any longer, but Richard's music did often fit my mood because adulthood brought an entirely different set of issues that I found were minimized and brought into perspective against the song, "Angelina" or "Wait for the Sunrise". Personally, "Right Here Waiting" was not my favorite. It's pitch is so very high and beyond my ability to sing along with, at least not with any comfort by me. I had to be an octave bellow him and the sweet, delicate feeling he displayed was muddied and heavy an octave bellow. A few key signatures away from the original and I did find it enjoyable to play on the piano and sing along with, however, the key change caused a different feel and mood to be exposed. Suddenly, the ballad became a straightforward, plodding, middle-of-the-road rock song with less desire to rekindle the romance and more melancholy arms-lengthening and an aloofness about it. A version and concept I, as an artist, feel more authenticly than the hopeless romanticism and the trying-so-hardness of the original song. It wasn't until a few years ago when Richard played a cameo/charicature version of himself on a sitcom, which I can't remember the name. He was playing ambient music at a restaurant and I'm unsure of why, but suddenly I was a bucket of tears listening to him play and sing. No significant romances or affairs had come and gone recently, I can only guess it was nostalgia or the realization that ever since I was 13, at that point 44, I was still right here waiting for whomever...maybe there is a lid for every pot, a soulmate for each of us, we must not be ready, when we no longer look for love, when it's meant to be...I think I've learned all these years that maybe love will find each one of us in it's own time, and we each get the love that our heart and soul needs maybe not how and when we want it, maybe that's horaeshit and sometimes people live an entire life never finding the one, falling in love, experiencing the magic of romance, maybe that is a part of life some people find always beyond and out of reach. So hearing Richard sing, still sing, about waiting right here, rings deeply sad and too familiar now that I'm 48 years old. The rest of Richard's music maintains the moodiness, the melancholy, the loves that fell apart, the mistakes, the misses were left with after thinking we have an initial hit. The songs like "Keep Coming Back" serve as sweet reminders to keep looking, keep an open heart, keep the faith that I may be old when love comes to me, but to live like it might not come and that's ok, instead of waiting in vain missing out on the world around me. I love the universe for blessing my life with Richard Marx. Every album has brought me something new and necessary. His older songs like, "Should Have Known Better", found its way into one of my recently written songs in an interpolation. Almost 35 years later and I'm still learning love and life lessons from Richard and his songs. Thanks for doing an episode honoring this important artist who has been so important to my musical education, my development and an influence as and to my artistry, an artist who's songs shaped my love life and whose songs ministered to my broken heart, the deep cuts, and the kiss-offs I've lived through because I didn't let my inner hopeless romantic give up. Love you Richard Marx. Link to my song in which "Should've Known Better" speaks to the character in the song I wrote. Inspiration and magic can be found if the artist is open to being a vessel for the muses and willing to tell the story being given to them instead of letting ego and stubborn-will get in our own way. Enjoy kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH6ooopriphgr6c

[@cliffendicott7832]

I was 17 when Richard's first album came out - I remember watching "Don't Mean Nothing" premier on MTV. I couldn't get over how smooth this guy's voice was and I wore out that first album when I bought the cassette AND LP. When Repeat Offender came out I loved it (but not quite as much as his debut album) but on first hearing "Right Here Waiting" you couldn't deny it was an all time classic. I saw Marx in concert that summer (1989) with Wilson Phillips as his opening act (a little group that I still think was better than anyone gives them credit for). I still have the program in a bottom drawer somewhere.

[@Cicilo1983]

Wilson Phillips recorded one of the BEST debut albums ever. Their jusic and lyrics are really heartfelt, and those harmonies are simply incredible. Professor of Rock, please interview them !

[@MossTheBoss]

Two things: 1. The Fee Waybill story in the studio is hilarious. I can actually picture Fee responding exactly how Richard describes it 2. I definitely need to hear Richard's angry metal song

[@SD9Driver]

Love The Tubes 😎

[@janet4498]

I love how Richard Marx mixes things up on his albums. The Repeat Offender album kicked off with the up-tempo-rocker "Satisfied" and shifted the mood with "Right Here Waiting" and made you think with songs like "Children of the Night" (a song that really affected me as a kid when I heard it).

[@ProfessorofRock]

Children of the Night did the same to me. Great insight Janet!

[@veddyveddygood]

It's just a great pop/rock album. I could listen to it cover to cover.

[@Begining2013]

I'm aged 50 and my son is 15. I excitedly told him about this great music guy that I subbed to on KZbin and my son laughed when I said it was Professor Of Rock because he was already subbed and told me he listened to every episode. Your channel is so informative and engaging for young and old alike.

[@davidinark]

I was in college when "Right Here Waiting" came out and was about to leave the girl I was dating for home halfway across the US for the summer. This became one of "our songs," as these types of songs often do with couples. We eventually went our own ways. Of course we met new loves. I am happily married for more than 30 years to my beautiful, amazing wife. But, when "Right Here Waiting" comes on, I am instantly transported in my mind and heart back to those college days and the times of hope and promises of a young love's endurance, ripped apart by distance and time. The fading hope and unfulfilled promises of a wild and intense college love brings a teariness to my eyes as my mind's eye floats along the breezes of wistful nostalgia. This is the power of music. And, this is the power of the message you bring with each of your videos, POR. You help us remember and give us the backstory. You make us smile, laugh out loud, and shed a tear. Keep doing what you're doing. You are healing hearts and keeping memories alive in us "old fogeys" as we grow further and further away from those bygone youthful days of our 70's and 80's childhoods.

[@serendipityshopnyc]

The 30th anniversary video of this song, with bits cut in from his performances of it over the whole course of those three decades, is a must-see for anyone who loves the song--and the yearningly patient lyrics work beautifully with the images of his time passing.

[@czluver4338]

Richard Marx IS the 80's for me. My high school sweetheart and I saw him in concert at Six Fags in Ft. Lauderdale in 88 and that's what I flash back to. The slow dancing, the kissing to his music. Life was so simple then. I don't think you ever get completely over your first love because of the innocence the memories carry with them. Amazing times; amazing songs.

[@MeltWithU]

I was lucky enough to see a show of his up in Harrisburg PA in this tiny little room attached to the museum, where there was no more than 100 to 150 people and I was sitting up front. It was him and the guy from Vertical Horizon doing an acoustic thing and it was the most intimate incredible show of an international performer you could ever see. Definitely the best concert I ever saw because it was personal. He was 2 feet away from me and everybody else in the first few rows. Probably sang for 2+ hours, all of his hits and sit around and kid around with the crowd, answer questions.. Almost like a VH1 storytellers session. I’ll never forget that. Because it’s not many artists would do so like that in the possession they were in like him. That was probably 2004 or 2005. Could’ve been 2003. I don’t remember. He would probably know better than me. But I thank you, Richard, for doing that. You are truly one of my favorite songwriters of all time and inspiration for my own music.

[@jenniferstadwick2155]

Nah. Not probably would have known better. He SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.😜

[@BaddogSports]

Richard Marx is an absolute LEGEND! He’s, easily, one of my all time favorite artists! I swear he never released a bad song! What an amazing voice!

[@leonwickramage2465]

Dear God, this takes me back. This song was played during my senior year semi-formal (just 3 decades after the song hit #1...and keep in mind, I'm a 2000s baby. Also, it's a favorite of my dad, who was around my age when the song came out). I had been longing to ask my crush for a dance that evening, and it was miraculous that this song (one of my all-time favorite love songs) happened to be the "slow- dance song". I asked her, and she excitedly accepted. Those three minutes were beyond magical, and that feeling can't be put into words; slow dancing to the song's simmering gentleness and Marx's understated, yet reaffirming croon.

[@timothypatrickmurphy7118]

I remember the first time I heard the song on the radio in my car. Mind blowing really. Richard is so multi talented. Endless Summer Nights is another one. I remember the first time I heard that song...Rarely do songs impact you in such a way. They did for me, along with All You Need is Love in 1967 on a beach in Oceanside, CA. That’s pretty fair Company Richard! Also, I knew Cynthia before they met. We met at Carlos and Charlie’s on Sunset Blvd. One of the sweetest people I’ve ever met! Great Interview as always, but this one was really Special for me! Thank you!!! 😊

[@stephenhanft1226]

Love Richard Marx music. He is a great singer-songwriter who emerged in the late 80s. He is very versatile. He can do great, fast, rock songs to slow, romantic ballads. He's definitely one of the best.

[@vampyr69]

It's amazing how the simplest of songs have so much power. John Lennon was a complex musical genius, but his biggest and most memorable song is 2 simple chords, also written in C, Imagine.

[@miguelteixeira4134]

well... i was never much of a fan of his music, but i'm a fan of him now! guys is very well spoken, smart and very funny to listen to.

[@debbeborders5762]

Great interview with Richard Marx. He has more songs in my favorites than I realized.

[@matondo0]

Talking about best song stories always takes me to imo the best song story El Paso by Marty Robbins. My grandfather loved that song and everytime I listen to it it reminds me of him. Love for you to profile it.

[@Rossturnerphoto]

Right here waiting is up there with Journey's Faithfully at the top of the list of my favorite songs of all time. I love all of Richard Marx's classic songs from the 80s and 90s and would love to hear more from your interview with him.

[@RJRonquillo]

I highly recommend his Stories To Tell memoir. So many great stories.

[@ProfessorofRock]

It's a good book.

[@kwirishman]

I’ve said it before the most underrated artist ever. I love Tequila talk. His episodes of beaching got me through this damn Covid.

[@markhunger6129]

Love watching your show! That is a great song. It’s amazing how song writers have a song come to them out of the blue, then they think it’s never going to amount to anything then it becomes there biggest hit and a timeless classic. Love the tee shirt too!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Mark!

[@WARRENBUFETT]

I was brought to tears from 13:53 to the end of the video: His words, "And I'm thinking, wow the power of this song just..."

[@AffordableEscapesShreveport]

Richard Marx! O HELL YESSSS!!!! And "It Don't Mean Nothin" if you don't see him LIVE! He's still one of my guilty pleasures! He's on tour NOW- so ck out a gig!

[@TheSlowoldman]

Richard Marx was one of my favorite artists of the 80's, I had quite a few across many genres. Honestly that is what is SO great about 80's music, you could find fantastic songs in every genre even though you might not have admitted to your friends (who were genre snobs and we were still teenagers......) that you actually like them... I'll give you my example..... I liked Debbie Gibson and Black Flag, Agent Orange, X ...... although I'd never admit it to my punk/skate buddies.....

[@mikemcgown6362]

I can relate to that! My friends were all Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden fans, but I liked Foreigner and Journey. I knew every Billy Joel song. Admitting that would make me an outcast.

[@arceneaux777]

Worked a show with him - you are right, SUPER funny cat. And has he told GREAT stories, and songs, I forgot how many great songs he wrote.

[@demetriuscooksey7147]

I think this song was played at every school or church dance I ever went to. It still pulls at the old heart strings. Just a beautiful, timeless song.

[@myrnaloy3731]

Crimson and Clover… Tommy James & the Shondelles (technically 1968) brings me right back to Jr High school dances every time I hear it.

[@markguertin210]

Cool background story about that song. One thing about Richard Marx is he has like a zero filter ! He thinks it,he says it. Very refreshing ! Thanks for sharing!

[@ericbgordon1575]

I love Richard's ballads, including both this one and "Hold On to the Nights". A moment that I chuckle about to myself is when I used to hear the Delilah show on the radio and it once included a mash-up of "Right Here Waiting" with a song Richard collaborated on with Luther Vandross, "Dance with my Father". All the same, I think people paint Richard unfairly as an adult contemporary musician because of those ballads. My favorite album of his is the follow-up to *Repeat Offender, Rush Street* from '91. I always thought the first 2 songs on that particular album (along with several others) were such heavy scorchers that they would not only make the heavy rockers on his first 2 records blush but also compete easily with tracks from Aerosmith, Van Halen, Guns N Roses and their contemporaries.

[@AaronzDad]

I agree, hearing the story behind the song is always fascinating. Sometimes it almost ruins the song when the inspiration isn't at all what you think, but often it deepens the meaning and impact of the message in the lyrics. This is definitely one of the latter. Great stuff Prof. Keep Rockin'.

[@scottburton9701]

Richard is an engaging conversationalist-Great interview,Prof!

[@luisaisenberg5832]

"Stories to tell" is awesome...It has become one of my favourite books, and have already gifted two to my dear ones... Relatable, endearing, mesmerising...A triumph !!! 🏆

[@charleyanne]

RM is a beautiful man. Soul, heart & brain. I've seen him many times & met him after one of the concerts. Very great conversationalist. I can't believe you were able to get an interview with him, but then again, it's you!!! Adam, *THE Professor of Rock* !!! *Angelina* is another beautiful song.

[@BillGraper]

I remember hearing this song on the radio in early 1989, thinking it was his next single. Then I found out it was just a teaser. I had to wait for "Satisfied" to go on its chart run. It hit #1. THEN "Right Here Waiting" came out & hit #1. It was the ultimate ballad in its time. It's still one of my favorites!!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Two Number ones on opposite sides of the spectrum. A rocker and a ballad. The guy really had it down at his peak.

[@BillGraper]

@@ProfessorofRock Most definitely!

[@bokesnmokes]

This was when I was in the Navy, I had pretty much forgotten about this guy. Thanks!

[@vickiquade1471]

My favorite of all songs is "Right Here Waiting" - I am not a child of the 80's but I love music and sing and this song is where I found out my voice was worth listening to. It is a mesmerizing tune that makes you close your eyes and see the story it is telling. This is why it is such a big hit. Too bad the music industry doesn't pay as much as the music gives our hearts.

[@sahangunawardana4859]

"Break these chains around my heart" is one of my favourites .

[@katherinewelling6026]

My absolute favourite singer/ songwriter from the 80s. Saw him in concert in 2018. Funny as! And man, he can still sing. Got his book. Fantastic storyteller. Thanks for sharing this. Let be me some Richard Marx. 👍🏻

[@nathanielnicholson559]

Richard Marx took a long time to get any good attention from me. In the time of boy bands and teen girl fans this quiet fan of punk, goth and mostly left of the dial music fully scorned what I saw and heard from Marx, mostly by association. Now he's one of the top 5 people I'd love to hang with. Although I don't own any of his stuff he and his music get my full respect. And what a raw and hilarious dude!

[@AWalkOnDirt]

Right Here Waiting was on the radio as I lift for Desert Storm as a marine. One of the few times I emotionally broke leaving wife for a year. Richard is active in twitter and a good follow.

[@briankulesz9410]

Semper Fi. The last song I heard before shipping off to the same was U2's With or Without You. I flew out of 29 Palms. Irony....

[@AWalkOnDirt]

@@briankulesz9410 I was in 29 palms as well! You were a part of Task Force Ripper? I was with 7th marines

[@briankulesz9410]

@@AWalkOnDirt I was with the 10th Marines (artillery) at Lejeune, then mainland Japan (lucky me) at Atsugi then (I think, it's been a long time) 9th Communications Battalion at Pendleton. I flew out of 29 Palms for Desert Storm/Shield and did desert training there for 2 weeks while with the 10th Marines. Never stationed at 29 Stumps. :)

[@blakewilliams3702]

He’s an incredible talent. His music brings back more memories than any other artist I can think of. His book is great listening to his narration in the audiobook is the best. He put the same emotions into the reading as he does his music.

[@robertcronin6603]

Richard was able to tap deeply into the human condition - it was the perfect aligning of life circumstances channeled through the artistic expression of music that makes the tune so well recieved... I was a metalhead when this song came out so needless to say it wasn't one of my favorites but now that I'm a bit older I appreciate it in a different way 🔥

[@chocolatecharlie1976]

Gawd I love this channel! Thank you again!

[@kimberlyridenour8003]

Another talented artist from the 80s with music that stood the test of time. I doubt we will be remembering any of what is out right now in 30 years.

[@deejin25]

There is so much good new music you must be actively tuning it out. You've become the epitome of if it's too loud you're too old.

[@kimberlyridenour8003]

@@deejin25 Really no need reason to be rude to me. My comment is my opinion.

[@Faltor895]

​@@deejin25Name one good song.

[@tcaabr]

I'm sorry for the long post, but the background context is important...In November of 2013, a huge tornado hit Washington, IL. STYX and REO SPEEDWAGON, along with RICHARD MARX, TED NUGENT, LARRY THE CABLE GUY, SURVIVOR, HEAD EAST and BRUSHVILLE put on a benefit concert. "Rock To The Rescue" raised $400,783. This completely sold-out show, at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, raised funds for central Illinois communities that were affected by the storm. Many of the acts were rocking & rolling, and the crowd was going wild jamming to the hits. Then soft spoken Richard Marx comes on, and I'm thinking, what's this guy doing here ruining the buzz. Let me tell you something: he started playing that piano riff and the whole place goes NUTS!!!!! And everyone is SCREAMING the lyrics to this love song so loud you could hardly hear him at all. He went played a couple of his other #1 hits and all the bikers/farmers/country folk are just eating it up. He was terrific!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Richard Marx!!

[@RowanWarren78]

As soon as he said that kids learned to play it on piano, I immediately knew what it was. Every dang kid in my music class would play that.

[@FiatLuxSayRelax]

Richard Marx, what can I say! Amazing and funny guy, hehe. This guy has an exceptional touch when it comes to music. Many thanks to Lionel Ritchie for spotting his potential.

[@bluedragon4]

I was 15 or 16 when this song came out. It was all over MTV and the radio. Such a great song, loved singing it in the car when it came on. I was living in Cleveland at the time and I won tickets off the radio to some concert he was doing in a room or something. I honestly don't remember much. I can't even remember where it was. He sang a few songs for a small crowd. Still a favorite of mine.

[@DWINC]

Great song, great artist. His audio book is great as well.

[@deanrobert9953]

May have seen bits of this interview before. Great to learn about Richard Marx as I didn't give him a fair shake back in the day. Now with that connection made, quickly added a few of his songs to my Liked Songs playlist... help add to his 32 cents...

[@Stewartr56]

Saw Him do a solo acoustic show pre covid.. one of my fav shows I have ever been to. Would definitely go see him again!..

[@aprilsongstress]

Repeat Offender was the first album I bought on the day it came out. I remember talking about it with my English teacher the next day at school. A former musician (bass player) himself, he had never bought an album on release day before. I've seen Richard Marx a bunch of times, even once with my daughter.

[@saalibjonesfer9079]

wow...this brought back a ton of memories...thanks for doing this one!

[@coolcat6303]

Hard to believe that, at first, he didn't think "Right Here Waiting" & "Hazard" were good enough songs to record. It makes me wonder how many other great songs he either threw away or recorded a demo for & then kept in the vaults. Hoping that he releases a box set someday.

[@LeeLee-sk2wf]

I have seen RM every time he has visited Australia. His voice is amazing live to this day. I just wish he would use Cynthia’s name. Love that he was covered by you Prof. He is an artist some people have no respect for despite his enormous catalogue of songs. Thanks 🙏

[@SunShine-qk4rb]

Been a Fan of Richards for a long time. This is the first song I remember hearing from him

[@cwize]

I love that you mentioned the similarity of the Richard Marx album and Eagles - I used to mix “It don’t Mean Nothin” into “ The Long Run” so that as the 2nd chorus of Marx ended, the first verse of Eagles came in. They are pretty much the same song. Same tempo, same key. Man, I used to have a,lot of fun with stuff like that…

[@DancMach1988]

Perfect timing. Last year I lost a dear friend of mine and I'm still working through my grief and making sense of it. While watching last November the film Klaus by recommendation of an acquaintance, I related to the ending of that movie due to the grief I'm still going through. When the credits started rolling, RIGHT HERE WAITING suddenly popped into my head. I muted the film on Netflix and blasted the song on the speakers. The emotion meter broke that evening. Beautiful. I've been listening to this song a lot lately.

[@heyman1012]

Back in ‘89-90 i was in the US Navy and hanging out at the Hard Rock Cafe in Tokyo. Walked up to the barn to get a drink. Sitting at the bar Richard Marx. He was so cool and nice asked me about the Navy , very cool … he was chilling in some anonymity being in Japan. Very cool dude .

[@terryguire1321]

Would love to hear Richard talk about "Hazard". What a haunting song!

[@soonerwest]

Love that song

[@lastguyminn2324]

Yeah, I would love to hear what inspired that haunting song

[@perkins1439]

Making a hits one thing but making a worldwide hit that's another

[@russellrobinson4888]

The great irony of this song and my life blows me away. I left my long time lover and wife the day before Valentines day 2022. We had so many discussions about it and when I got to the airport, I messaged her the link to this song. We have both been fans of Richard Marx for many years. Irony number 2, I live in SOuth Africa. Richard Marx, if you ever read this comment, man, you KNOW our government sucks. How they could possibly believe you were going to instigate an uprising or insurrection just shows how dumb and insecure they really are. I love this song and Endless summer nights now reduces me to tears given the parting of our ways.

[@djm4457]

What a great interview! As always.

[@gokhanersan8561]

That’s the one song I can play on the piano. It is simple but powerful. And boy, is this Richard Marx dude, a class act or what !

[@markw5805]

Just remembered I saw Richard Marx in concert but don’t remember when it was, but definitely during (right here waiting)

[@shinyoneincarnate5565]

Dick Marx was the guy who started the jingle business with a 4 track recorder. He would record a sync tone on track 1. Track 2 would be left blank, while track 3 would have the audio. This left track 4 for the music. Both his son Richard & Barry Manilow worked for Dick at the same time doing jingles for McDonalds, Gravy Train, Colgate, & others. ALL the other jingle houses in Chicago, at one time worked for Dick Marx. New York was known for Jazz, LA for Rock, Nashville Country, but Chicago was the Jingle KING!

[@susieuramoto7491]

Stellar interview, as always Professor. 🥰

[@andybovee827]

I definitely love Richards work. Another love song that I like, and I'm not sure if anyone else does, is Masterpiece by Atlantic Starr.

[@DC4260Productions]

Well this was a pretty cool revelation. I've heard Right Here Waiting several times over the years, but I had no idea who the singer was until I happened upon this video. Also, Richard's quip about not being able to pay for a drink from minimal Spotify earnings was priceless.

[@Elwaves2925]

Richard Marx was one of those artists I stumbled on by chance, while watching a late night US chart show In the UK. Don't Mean Nothing and the follow ups were regulars on there but he didn't get a UK hit until Right Here Waiting. I was very happy to have found him earlier and have both his first two albums before RHW was released.

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

I remember seeing him on tv:am back in the day. Pretty sure it was tv am. Anne and nick used to present it.🤔

[@ProfessorofRock]

Don't Mean Nothing is definitely an homage to the Eagles. Joe Walsh played it. It's very similar to the Long Run.

[@Elwaves2925]

@@TheRetroManRandySavage Yes, it was TV AM with Anne and Nick, I remember him being on it.

[@davide724]

Richard is such a good composer, player and singer. His recordings have such a high quality sound/atmosphere; simply musical magic. 💗8😎's music forever💗

[@jeremylesh7098]

Awesome...he's still Richard Marx. I was mocked for being an early fan at age 13 but we've both stood the test of time.

[@mikewood8561]

Stairway to heaven. Every school dance ended the night with it.

[@scottstalcup6980]

Hasn't aged since I was 14. String of hits as an artist and a songwriter. World record holder. Married not ONE, but TWO goddesses. Witty AF. It may be spelled "Richard Marx," but it's pronounced "absolute legend."

[@stephenbrown4211]

Saw Richard support Stevie Nicks at Wembley in 89. Thought he was going to be all soppy ballads. Boy was I wrong. He rocked! Would give some Metal bands a run for their money

[@OG_Wakanobi]

I wish you could get an interview with Peter Gabriel.

[@foxpurlee2658]

I doubt many people realize that Marx had several songs that were played regularly on AOR radio in the late 80's and early 90's. The same stations that (if they still exist) probably only play Metalica, Bush, Green Day and RHCP today. It was the tail end of the AOR heyday, before Rock radio fractured into multiple different directions (classic rock, Alt Rock, AAA, Active Rock, etc.). Anyone under 40 may find it hard to believe, but there was a time when commercial over-the-air rock radio stations played a variety of rock music. Then in the early 90's, as baby boomers were maturing, stations found it more and more difficult to play Nirvana next to the Doobie Brothers next to REM next to Chicago next to INXS next to the Beatles etc. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was the final nail in the coffin of interesting rock radio. Giant corporations gobbled up stations in every market and homogenized radio. A rock station in Cincinnati sounded exactly like the rock station in Tampa.

[@fluidikons]

I've got one for the school dance countdown. It's the first song I ever dance to with a girl. A Catholic middle school dance, awkward sexual tensions abound. The song: Never Surrender by Corey Hart. It took a good 1/3 of the way through the song before the first kid got up the nerve to ask a girl to dance. Then it picked up until there were only a few that weren't dancing and I was one of them. So I finally said oh what the hell and asked Kim to dance. Years later she was the principal! Later in the dance I was happier to show off my break dancing skills with my 3 buds. Haha

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Great interview Playboy !👍 As usual!

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

Some of my favorite love songs are: When a man loves a woman, As, Love of my life by Freddie, Let's Stay Together and Here There and Everywhere. But the very best one is by the Climax Blues Band called I LOVE YOU. "If ever a man had it all, it would have to be me....." So true.

[@sreshtha22]

My all time fav artist. Completely enjoyed the interview! Not sure I every heard all those details though I knew the general story. Thank you for this!

[@coolcat6303]

Useless trivia moments: You can hear Richard's voice in the b/g on Lionel Richie's hits "You Are the Sun", "All Night Long" & "Running with the Night". Also, his longtime guitartist (Bruce Gaitsch) not only co-wrote many of Marx's songs but also wrote & played guitar on Madonna's hit: "La Isla Bonita".

[@joefillicetti1165]

Where was your table you bring to every interview?? Richard is a unbelievable talent and funny guy!

[@paulas2218]

I love his music! This is just one of many that I love.

[@gregm8522]

Richard Marx is an undeniable friggin musical genius.

[@muthergoose4084]

This song breaks back memories of heart ache and sorrow. Ah to be young and stupid. What a fool I was. Still love this song!

[@aaronwhite3298]

This song accompanies my first brush with love at the age of 8 or 9. After my parents unfortunate divorce I had to have a babysitter after school and that's where I met her, the babysitters daughter. Her name Amanda and my first kiss. It was temporary as all things are she and her family moved to Minnesota. To my best recollection when my mom picked me up for the last time, on the radio Mix 96 our soft rock station here in Sacramento, played this song and it hit like a ton of bricks. This song is forever linked to her. Although happily married now, I have no idea what happened to her, but you never forget your firsts and she was mine. Thank you professor for another nostalgic ride down memory lane!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing that great story.

[@BJ-Karaoke]

Love The Partridge Family album in the back. Great album.

[@jeffreyweaver9729]

When I was in the Airforce and had to be stationed in South Korea for a year in the early 90s my wife told me this song kept her going.

[@conniebauer4128]

When Don't Mean Nothing first came out I thought his career was going to be more of a hard-rocker but then he released all those love ballads.... but I still love his music anyway. ❤

[@jamiefarrell8646]

I'm from Glasgow, Scotland... Love your stuff Professor What a voice Richard Marx has.. Best love songs ???? You've lost that lovin feelin' Righteous Brothers First time ever I saw your face.. Roberta Flack Can't be with you tonight Judy Boucher Think Twice Celine Dion You better move on The Rolling Stones The Sun aint gonna shine anymore.. Walker Brothers... Lucky Stars.. Dean Friedman.. And my all time favourite.. The Power Of Love by Jennifer Rush... Only a few but all classics..

[@eightiesmusic1984]

My wife loves 'Right Here Waiting' and that's good enough for me. He was very successful in Britain in the late eighties and early nineties though it tailed off as dance prevailed and fashions changed. Take This Heart is a great song and Hazard is incredible, a work of real depth with a very cinematic video. It has an edgy, brooding sound to it that is slightly unsettling. The vocal performance is excellent too. There is a comment on You Tube from a studio engineer who says the vocal from 2.50 to 3.10 is one of the best he has heard. High praise indeed- Hazard is one of the gems of 1992 and the whole era. I am glad this interview has reminded me to spend some of today listening to it!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Hazard is really great. No question.

[@kc0lif]

richard marx wrote a song for girl band vixxen "on the edge of a broken heart" also. i like Richard marx.