I wrote off Debbie Gibson back in the 80s, but I stumbled across her records on Allmusic, and saw that her debut album got an unexpectedly rave review ("it's some of the best teen pop you're likely to hear"). see here: http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:diftxqu5ldje )
Also, I didn't know that she wrote all of her own music, and produced most of it too! I can't imagine any teen-pop star doing that these days.
― Pantheism F. Mohair (res), Sunday, 18 January 2009 08:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
bf and i had this discovery recently, Allmusic page and all
― Surmounter, Sunday, 18 January 2009 08:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
"Only in My Dreams" is pretty tuff.
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Sunday, 18 January 2009 09:00 (4 years ago) Permalink
a keyboard player i used to jam with sometimes in college had a huge debbie gibson crush. he wrote a song for her to sing and managed to slip it to her road manager at a show. he never heard from her though. "out of the blue" is catchy:
― tipsy mothra, Sunday, 18 January 2009 14:42 (4 years ago) Permalink
debbie vs. tiffany was like the beatles vs. stones of late '80s mall pop.
― tipsy mothra, Sunday, 18 January 2009 14:45 (4 years ago) Permalink
Classic: 'Only In My Dreams' - always adored it. Don't know the rest though I do have that LP on vinyl.
― the pinefox, Sunday, 18 January 2009 14:47 (4 years ago) Permalink
I'd completely forgotten how much I adored "Only in My Dreams" when i was little. I was at the perfect age for the Debbie craziness and might have even owned her "Electric Youth" perfume. lol.
― Too Into Dancing to Argue (ENBB), Sunday, 18 January 2009 15:00 (4 years ago) Permalink
Female eighties fashion is so goddamn cute. My heart just melts when I see those hats and hear those synths...
― Pantheism F. Mohair (res), Monday, 19 January 2009 15:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
Disposable-Filler to Worthy-Song ratio is about 8:1, but Only In My Dreams is classic. What a chorus.
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 14 January 2010 04:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
Long Island for eva.
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Thursday, 14 January 2010 04:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
she's pretty too!
― janice (surm), Friday, 9 July 2010 14:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
lol surm -- you're on fire today.
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 9 July 2010 14:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
btw "Out of the Blue" is kinda slow: she sounds awestruck on the verses, then she explodes on the chorus. I've cover this song as a midtempo punk jam.
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 9 July 2010 14:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://www.rickey.org/debbie-gibson-electric-youth-remake-mp3-listen/
― DARING PRINCESS (DJP), Thursday, 13 September 2012 12:38 (9 months ago) Permalink
I cannot stop laughing
― DARING PRINCESS (DJP), Thursday, 13 September 2012 12:39 (9 months ago) Permalink