As a child of the ‘80s, one of my fave acts of all time is Deborah Gibson. She forged most of her hits before I arrived at Billboard, but delivered some kick-ass dance staples in addition to meaty roles on Broadway in the mid-1990s, giving me a grand opportunity to get to know Debs and write about her activities. Our first meeting took place at a Starbucks at Astor Place, where we sat for an interview before I joined her down the street to watch her rehearse dance steps for an upcoming performance.
We saw each other several more times, at Time Café in Manhattan, during her wondrous performance in “Caberet” and when Deb posed for Playboy in the millennium(!). Every time, a loving presence. I simply could not adore her more.What fun Tivo’ing VH1 Classics “Totally ‘80s,” which delivered a half-hour block of Deborah’s hits, including “Foolish Beat,” “Lost In Your Eyes”
(featuring the signature hat-wearing Debbie) “Only In My Dreams” and “Shake Your Love.” Damn, the only one missing is my all-time fave “Electric Youth,” but no worries… I have that from a previous episode, in addition to Sheena Easton, Richard Marx, Human League, Scandal Elton, Belinda Carlisle and Paula Abdul—not to mention Deborah Debs on multiple iPod playlists of my all-time faves. Ah, feels so good!
With Timmy at Time Cafe in Manhattan.
i'm a lifelong closet fan myself. although i will admit i've played her new video that she has posted on her website at the Video bar in D.C. that i work at. So far, i haven't heard anything negative about it, which is good Lol! I know it's not an actual single or anything, but i've been playing anyway. Hope she can get a good deal w/record company/& or Managment, she deserves a comeback more than anyone i can think of. SHe has the talent and the looks. Not trying to hate on her, but if she could separate her broadway singing style, and cut back on the layering of her voice on her pop stuff, i think she could do it!
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