American Bandstand 1976- Interview Rick Springfield

[@maree-mareesongwriter6226]

That there is one fine looking man, and a fellow born and bred Aussie. His accent is Australian, but very refined, with a slight English influence, as he spent time in both countries growing up.

[@rickspringfield8829]

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[@SilkyShish]

Too bad he got ride of his accent.

[@nolies9071]

This MAN has done nothing but age like a FINE WINE!!!! Uhhh, gorgeous then and still is today! ❤ This was the year I was born Lol! Jan , 76' ❤

[@DaveWollenberg]

Rick still had his Aussie accent, back then.

[@Skatejock21]

I know!!! I wish he still had it

[@lisalmenard3828]

Skatejock21 he does! He just took American speaking lessons back in the day and it helped him in his American career. He still lapses back into his Aussie accent when he wants to. Here is a link to an interview he did in 2020 with an Australian interviewer. Not only can you clearly hear his Aussie accent, it is a very emotional interview for him. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWTagXifncuLj5Y

[@daveg4236]

Yeah. Strange to hear him speak now and the accent is mostly gone but at times its different sounding

[@krisscanlon4051]

Almost British sort of posh...that accent would be gone in in 2 years

[@janeporter818]

@@Skatejock21Same here

[@tcconnection]

Dick had a great way of making people feel respected and moving on from the personal, hard issues, so missed.

[@Alderon2007]

That's so strange to hear him speak. I'm 52 now. Was listening back in the 70s to him. Never knew he was Australian.

[@habyss]

He lost the accent by the time of Jesse's Girl.

[@Mickytdi]

…and he was a cop in The Incredible Hulk 😂

[@rubyredjeans]

@@habyssBack then he had to lose the accent to act on American TV Shows, but in a comment above, someone put a link to a recent interview in Australia and can hardly hear his American accent. I guess he feels he has to appear more American sounding when he’s in the US. It actually becomes really hard to lose your original accent after adolescence I heard from linguistics on KZbin. It must get tiring for him.

[@raymondfiammetta72]

He's still good looking in his 70s.

[@lorilopes3350]

Just saw him in Florida in Epcot . He’s still handsome and strong, even in his 70’s !

[@blacksunshine5758]

Was hot and still hot!!! I wish the video wasn't cut there cause "old gangsters never die" is a good one

[@teenaapperson5880]

Such a beautiful man inside and out!

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[@manekakapoor1612]

Rick Springfield young and gorgeous!

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[@donnahoffmann5750]

@@rickspringfield8829 love you. Saw you in CT. FEW YEARS BACK

[@michellegiardinobast6466]

I just think he is so very talented and I loved the honesty in his book... Thank u for posting this..I was very young when this aired

[@JOVONO]

Both him and Michael Hutchence have a very similar Australian accent there’s a subtle twang and a softness and properness about the way they speak

[@dinawhitesell4609]

Love the accent! 💗💗

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[@mscarolynnigro]

He should have been a massive recording star here.

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[@Chalwa]

Uh...he was

[@jojoheartspaypay]

Still attest...He WAS

[@tyrese3745]

@@jojoheartspaypay And some five years later... he would be a bigger star.

[@RocStarr913]

I think what held him back, in the way you’re thinking, was his age, which was 32 by the time of “Jesse’s Girl”, which made him considerably older than a lot of what became his competition, which were acts that appealed to teenage girls, that he had also been on television on General Hospital, and that new wave took over. I think what ultimately hurt him was doing the movie Hard To Hold. The movie didn’t get good reviews and it wasn’t that successful and it ultimately made him overexposed in the minds of many.

[@AussieLarrikan]

I never knew Rick was a fellow Australian. He's from Broadmeadows in Melbourne. 1hr from me. 🇦🇺 Hard to believe he's 70 !

[@dlh032766]

Five years alter he sounded totally American. Amazing.

[@tyrese3745]

Two words: "Jessie's Girl".

[@retrothingz]

He was pursuing a screen acting career .So, he probably had to change his accent to be a viable casting option. Weird thing in Hollywood....they seem to have no problem with English accents...as in English actors with English accents but everyone else is expected to change. Rod Taylor went through all that.

[@dvh3113]

WHAT? The video was cut off before the singing? Damn man, that's cold!

[@vinaymulukutla358]

It is the first time I have heard him speaking in his native Australian accent (for many years I thought he was American, didn't know he was Australian). It's kind of strange to hear it given that I am used to his American accent.

[@mslitchick]

He took.voice lessons for an American accent, so he could get acting work. He still battles depression, and it was rather nasty in the 70s as well as his adolescence (tried to.kill himself when he was 17).. He wasn't successful and struggled for money. When he's back in Oz the accent is heavy.

[@adriamorgan3451]

Beautiful soul

[@tcconnection]

Can really hear his English roots and time living in England affecting his Australian accent.

[@bobthebear1246]

Rick Springfield's native Australian accent was so cute. Occasionally little bits of it still comes-out.

[@jv-ep2tc]

I never heard the oz accent until today. and Mr Clark's body language is interesting.

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[@mariflame1821]

Wow, been a Rick fan since early 80s. He was my first live concert. And this is the first time I see this and hear him talk with a strong Australian accent. Beautiful man!

[@rickspringfield4913]

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[@tracymallon8485]

Omg!!! Smokin' I'm dying here! ❤🎸🎶🎼🎵💋

[@jamiecee4960]

I miss American Bandstand. I think Branson has a small version.☺️ I did not know he was Aussie..😆

[@selenanoll8462]

This is my favorite album of his.

[@farrington7971]

Rick is a nice guy I met him at a Raspberries concert in 2010 and he was a Riot on Californication season 6

[@janetduncan87]

Never realized he had an accent, but I never realized where he was from either. Good Looking...

[@ykook7000]

Everyone has an accent

[@joycebarker1488]

Great interiew!

[@impalaman9707]

Question: Why is it so much easier for Aussies moving to the States to lose their accent more than any other group of people? English people don't lose theirs. Rick Springfield and Mel Gibson talk just like Americans now

[@vinaymulukutla358]

It's true....I am English and I lived in another country for much of my adult life but my accent is still very much the same.

[@davidecolin]

He consciously masked his accent by taking American English (accent reduction) classes.

[@ykook7000]

Mel Gibson is American .. He moved to Oz when he was 12

[@damienchance2622]

Dam Rick Springfield look younger

[@nancyfalcheck9174]

He was in General Hospital in 1982

[@trich4life]

I have never heard Rick's accent before. WOW!! Even sexier.

[@XFiorentti]

Rick Springfield is another fine example of why men with dark hair are better looking

[@MarCab801]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

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[@silvertinsel1524]

I wanted to hear the song! 😕

[@laurastone6578]

He’s got an ACCENT!

[@cynthiapeters8852]

LOVE YOU RICK!!

[@rickspringfield4913]

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[@kareyannefoster]

Siiiiggggghhh!!!!!

[@Marie-jh7vk]

Love his accent

[@Marie-jh7vk]

@Richard Lewis Springthorpe you are welcome. I already answered the same question over and over on other comments. Thanks

[@manjusaran6781]

Hi 👋

[@krisscanlon4051]

Dick and Rick!

[@keepingitreal71]

He still looks hot and has the hug of a bear trap... I speak from experience... 🥰

[@summersinclair8211]

How did he get rid of that Aussie accent?

[@everythingisrelativewny240]

He took classes to speak American English for acting work.

[@JENDALL714]

Jeff Silverman looks like David Spade dressed up 70's style.

[@kimberlyortman7862]

[@Mitzi73]

He doesn’t have a true Aussie accent. It is still heavily British.

[@johnnymidnight4402]

Is it just me , or was Dick Clark being a little extra negative …

[@rickspringfield4913]

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[@johnnymidnight4402]

@@rickspringfield4913 if this is the real RS, you for me through a lot of tough times through your music… thank you sir

[@rodinowright6591]

He lost the accent a long time ago

[@SilkyShish]

Too bad he got rid of his accent on purpose.

[@ayla_xrose]

Oh myyy.. what a voice!! Im melting!! Love you babyy ! 😍🤤💋💕