A Song From My Electric Youth
Sure, it borrows heavily from Madonna’s “Open Your Heart” in tone and layering of high scritchy-scratchy guitar and programming, but it moves, driven by a real vocalist rolling real vocal takes in a real studio. It’s a trifle of a song, but it’s an accomplished trifle of a song, and it serves as a reminder of how not-accomplished so many of our recent pop trifles are.
Check this live clip for further proof:
Doing research for this, I found out Debbie–now Deborah, sorry–was in Playboy? What?! When did that happen? I didn’t look. I remember getting the Belinda Carlisle issue and being really excited, only to have that emotion followed immediately by a crushing wave of guilt. (I prefer my naked lady-ogling to be guilt-free.)
Debbie Gibson – Only In My Dreams [YouTube] Teen Riot! [Musicspace]