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TIL songwriter Rick Springfield became so frustrated at being confused with Bruce Springsteen he recorded the song 'Bruce' based on his experiences, singing "it started being a bother when he made the cover of Time". He eventually got famous with 'Jessie's Girl', beating Bruce to a Grammy in 1981.

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