FIRST TIME HEARING Debbie Gibson - Lost In Your Eyes REACTION

[@darlenemoore2535]

Debbie Gibson wrote, sang and produced her own songs while still a teenager.

[@johncampbell756]

The youngest to have a hit doing so at the time.

[@ChrisReise]

@@johncampbell756 She is also one of a few singers who has perfect pitch. You could hit a key on the piano and she could tell you what note it was...including if the key was flat or short. 😀

[@smoniqueable]

Debbie Gibson was the reason I wanted to get a Casio!! That's all I am going to say 😀

[@atgdcommish608]

Very talented, not just a pretty face singing someone else's songs. Performed on Broadway, and still out there singing.

[@Johnny_Socko]

Debbie Gibson was a freaking boss. I said it then and I'll say it now.

[@richwelling3409]

Debbie Gibson holds a Guinness World Record. She is the youngest female to write, produce, and sing a Billboard number one single with her song "Foolish Beat." She was only 16 when it reached number one (1987). At the time, she was the youngest person to do it, but she still holds the record as the youngest female.

[@tobiassabot5851]

"Foolish Beat is a song you should listen too. Some of the best Sax I've ever heard. I was in high school when this song was released and I spent hours and hours working out how to play the Sax parts on my own. Great stuff.

[@lifewuzonceezr]

Foolish Beat was on repeat..because I recorded it back to back on a tape!! XooX

[@zelavie]

I didn't know that! What a cool fact. I was OBSESSED with that song, and it's my fave of hers to this day.

[@candilumpkin1196]

My mom let me stay up late to watch her sing this on the mtv music awards. I walked around singing this on repeat when it first came out. I even recorded me singing it at the mall , they had a recording studio and karaoke back tapes so you could record covers to songs 😂

[@hotmail305]

Not even GAGA did this but GAGA is the youngest to enter the song writers HALL OF FAME stage 28 :) WINK

[@philipb2378]

I was a radio announcer when this song hit #1. I played if once every 90 minutes. It still never got old to me. Ifs such a Beautiful song!

[@peterquick2281]

She still is an amazing singer to this day, with so many new albums produced and written by her. One of the best memories was when she saw my daughter at age 7 singing her songs in concert and she pointed to her and started to sing to her.

[@kevinchalk9481]

People don't talk about just how big Debbie was in her heyday. As someone else said below, she WAS the Taylor Swift of her generation. Back then, it was almost unheard of for a teenager to write, produce, and sing her own music. She sold out concert after concert, and while she eventually dropped from the charts, she stayed involved in music and in Broadway and found very good success. So nice to see you guys finding her music and sharing with us again!

[@melaniejimmy]

I was just going to say that debbie Gibson was the Taylor Swift of the 80's :)

[@periechontology]

Taylor Swift is WAY, WAY bigger than Debbie Gibson was. But I guess you're talking about the nature of her appeal.

[@andreadeamon6419]

And debby still tours as often as possible

[@Justyna_N]

Debbie had a better voice

[@jp3813]

​​@@periechontology Debbie had to compete w/ the likes of Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince, Whitney Houston, Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, etc... on the charts. Consistent success back then was more difficult to achieve. Hence, even Katy Perry is able to match MJ's record of most chart-toppers from one album.

[@samueltabo3390]

She was the queen of teen pop in the late 80s. she wrote and produced all her music. She was about 16 or 17, early bloomer

[@donkey3187]

lol...she wasnt THE queen of pop, but she was one of them. Madonna was more like the queen of pop

[@jazuluss]

Talent wrote and composed this song at 16.

[@joeb-5150]

@@donkey3187 he said queen of teen pop, even in 88' Madonna was 30 😅

[@donkey3187]

@@joeb-5150 That was her prime dude. Michael Jackie, the King of pop, was in his prime in his 20s and 30s

[@zackc.8015]

@@donkey3187 Madonna is an old liberal hag.

[@kgardneriii]

Next up from Debbie Gibson: Only in My Dreams!

[@redchick5278]

I love Debbie Gibson! You need to react to Foolish Beat, Only In My Dreams, Shake Your Love, Electric Youth, Staying Together, Out Of The Blue! She was the youngest artist to write, produce and perform a number one album and song!

[@Shadowruse]

I second this.

[@jeffredd9965]

foolish beat and electric youth are tops!

[@lifewuzonceezr]

Foolish Beat!! ..is going to get Many views

[@amandabispo2949]

All of the above and then some...

[@vh1984ful]

Staying together favourite

[@carriec9719]

No auto tune, folks. Pure talent. That’s one reason 80s music is so fantastic

[@baron7755]

Oh this isn’t auto tune? You don’t say! Tell me, is this sky blue?

[@gie-chanofficial22819]

One of the most recognizable voices in the music industry. She and Tiffany.

[@tracyengland9109]

This was THE song when Hubby and I were first starting dating. It was totally saying what I was feeling with our young love. 33yrs of marriage later and this song still takes me back to those early dating days.❤

[@Xman156]

Now this is what a pop ballad should sound like! Next Debbie Gibson song should be Only in My Dreams. It's an upbeat banger hit!

[@jamescurfman3284]

YES! Great tune to bop to. :)

[@WineSippingCowboy]

35 years! 🎂

[@tapanim6576]

So true. Miss real music like this.

[@WineSippingCowboy]

Debbie Gibson can sing. No Autotune at that time. She befriended Mariah Carey then. Debbie Gibson got some singing tops from her . Further, Debbie Gibson grew up listening and singing Broadway songs. They demand a ton of ability ! 🤯

[@davidellis7786]

Debbie is my all time favorite female singers

[@RoGueNavy]

Debbie Gibson was every little boy's crush, back in the 80's. Between her and Tiffany, MTV was entirely enjoyable. Debbie still performs, today. She's in her 50's, and hasn't lost a single step. She even played Belle (Beauty and the Beast) on Broadway! As sweet as this one is, "No More Rhyme" is a tear-jerker. And for uptempo stuff, her song "Electric Youth" belongs on Amber's running playlist.

[@Matt-Culture]

just think Debbie wrote all her own lyrics and arranged her own music, and she was 16 years old

[@paulwagner688]

And then Debbie Gibson played Fantine in Les Mis on Broadway. And EVERYONE was shook. She can really put it out there.

[@jp3813]

Didn't she play Eponine when she was younger as well?

[@paulwagner688]

@@jp3813 Oh yeah.

[@Faltor895]

She also put it out there when she posed for Playboy. Kind of left a sour taste.

[@jp3813]

@@Faltor895 Tiffany did the same thing.

[@Faltor895]

@@jp3813 Yes, but she was a bit more mature/trashy. She also wasn't a songwriter. Debbie was more innocent and had actual songwriting talent.

[@joankisloski6972]

The youngest female artist to write, produce, and perform a Billboard Hot 100 number-one single. "Only in My Dreams" "Shake Your Love" were some of her big hits.

[@ernestoacero9505]

"People don't understand what Debbie Gibson went through because, unlike many of the later female singers who were teenagers, Debbie Gibson had to deal with an industry completely controlled by adult men who considered a 15 or 16-year-old girl as a child. Debbie Gibson had to do everything from the scratch; she composed the music for her own songs, wrote the lyrics, and also produced her own songs, taking part in all the marketing, advertising, and image-building aspects of herself in a thoroughly professional manner, almost becoming an extremely perfectionist person. Her contemporary competitor, Tiffany, couldn't hold a candle to her, as Tiffany basically focused on covering famous songs from the past, classics from the Beatles and other groups from the 50s and 60s. Their successors who emerged in the late 90s were also teenagers, but they were really created by big show business companies, almost as if they themselves were money-generating corporations. Singers like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, among others, were the creation of adults who learned from Debbie Gibson how a teenage pop star should be. For me, it's truly admirable how Debbie Gibson, at just 16 years old, composed the music and lyrics of her songs, in addition to producing them. She filmed music videos, embarked on massive tours across the United States, filling stadiums, and yet she managed to graduate from high school with honors.

[@claygirlcan]

Debbie Gibson was classic 80s pop royalty. Her sweet tone was equally strong especially reaching higher register. One of my go-to songs on karaoke 😁🎤 lovely song to react to!

[@martylivanos1279]

She was one of my favorites!! She is all around talent! Love her songs, so innocent and pure!!

[@victoriaeugenianewton7130]

This totally takes me back to middle school. I used to record myself singing this song in my bedroom. Love Debbie Gibson! Great pick.

[@Shrykespeare]

I had to double-check to make sure - this is your first Debbie G song! I'd venture that no other female 80s teenage singers' posters graced as many tweens' walls as Debbie Gibson and Tiffany (whom you've already reacted to). Debbie's start shot high right from the start, hitting the Top 5 with her first four hits - "Only in My Dreams", "Shake Your Love", "Out of the Blue", and "Foolish Beat". This song, and "Foolish Beat", were both #1 hits. She's now 52, and I'm happy to say, still active. She's been on Broadway, including playing Sandy in Grease!

[@jamescurfman3284]

The definition of 'teeny-bop'. I hope she is not offended by that but she really helped define that entire era. I hope she knows how loved she is. :)

[@Chris-yi3mo]

She was on my wall lol

[@ALCAN52]

@@Chris-yi3mo 35 years later and she is still on my walls. I had her posters mounted and framed professionally.

[@MrHateneds]

I saw her in grease ,front row in London, lovely memories

[@cathyortiz1280]

She got labeled as a teen idol but she wrote, played, sang & produced her own songs. Very talented!

[@darcylyons4313]

This album was the first cassette tape that I bought with my own money as a kid just doing chores around the house love this woman💜🎤

[@badgirlmelreacts4201]

Debbie Gibson was my childhood idol and now we friends on my Twitter for 10 years

[@davidcall5430]

I had her 45 single "Out of the Blue" hanging on my bedroom wall!

[@michaelbonaiuto6968]

I freakin LOVE Debbie Gibson!!! All the girls in school used to dress like her. She was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO popular!! Wrote all her own music and lyrics too!!

[@jennifermitchell1]

I had the privilege of seeing Debbie Gibson in concert in 2019! She's still got it 😊

[@Lita-067]

This woman was the whole package at an early age. This song still remains one of my favorites.

[@fabian4ever69]

In 1987 it was Debbie Gibson vs Tiffany the battle of the Teenagers. It was great...they both had great vocals and different styles. Debbie did write, and produce her own music. Tiffany was known for her concerts in the mall but had some steong vocals too. I really like her song COULD HAVE BEEN and ALL THIS TIME. The fans of the 80s were the winners of the battle because these were two big talents.

[@shanedesselle2590]

She’s still gorgeous in her 50s!

[@christopheryochum3602]

She wrote ALL of her songs, and then played the piano in them, and then sang with that incredible sustained vibrato that few singers have. Lots of good commenters here, talking about how precocious she was, making herself into a million-selling superstar in her teens. I had a crush on her and still do. She's brilliant...and, if you ever look into her, you'll find out she's as sweet as can be.

[@carolynphelan6734]

In 1989 she had a fun pop hit "Electric Youth". It's best watched with the official video; lots of choreography.

[@shanedesselle2590]

Youngest ever at the time to write, sing, and produce a #1 hit song!

[@_joestop5]

Debbie Gibson was the perfect teen pop idol.

[@nightfangs2910]

Before Taylor swift before Britney spears there was Debbie Gibson gotta say I really miss music like this 🙋🙋🙋

[@michaelhouston7950]

TIFFANY

[@danbaranowski8580]

Only In My Dreams and Shake Your Love were big hits for Debbie Gibson. She has an underrated beautiful voice.

[@endoraismygma]

It meant so much hearing this much talent from a peer at the time. She was a multi faceted performer who also wrote and produced her own music which inspired so many of us teens in the 80's. I still tear up listening to this song. 💖

[@stdwynwen]

She currently hosts a show on SiriusXM The Blend. She is such a genuine person and really seemed to appreciate her time in the spotlight back in the day.

[@jonesyokc]

I have a confession. I saw her live twice. Once on her Out of the Blue tour, and then Electric Youth tour. :-) Way back in the day.

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll love her "Only in My Dreams" and "Shake Your Love"!! Been a long time since you've done Leann Rimes. Leann's "How Do I Live" is outstanding!

[@agentsculder2451]

I loved Debbie Gibson back in the day. She and Tiffany came out around the same time and were pitted against each other. I preferred Debbie, mostly because she wrote and performed on her own songs.

[@VallaMusic]

had a major Debbie Gibson crush back in the day 💙

[@louieflash7190]

Very talented young lady back in the day. Not my genre of music back then but I knew who she was and could appreciate her voice.

[@greenjedi8]

Debbie is my all time favourite singer. She is incredibly talented. Try Out of the Blue or Only in my Dreams for an upbeat song!

[@sukioki6983]

I was obsessed with Debbie Gibson when she was popular. This came out when I was 12... Debbie wrote and produced all of her music. (While she was still a teenager).

[@jamescurfman3284]

Debbie was something like sixteen or seventeen years old here. REALLY GREAT vocals for such a young lady. Pretty sure she wrote this one.

[@poguemom3]

She was so talented and sweet and wholesome in her day. All of us girls loved Debbie! 🥰

[@ronstewart6362]

She was a kid. It's innocence that made that song and her voice so special. I was Not into that kind of pop music back then but I Knew how big she was gonna get after hearing that song. Awesome voice.

[@franticrage73]

Love Debbie Gibson. We need more reactions to her. Shake Your Love, Electric Youth, Out of the Blue, and Foolish Beat are songs that have videos.

[@songbird989]

You guys will be happy to know that Miss Debbie is still performing. I saw her on tour with New Kids On The Block and it was sheer fabulousness!

[@Shadowruse]

If I remember right she was only sixteen when she debuted and wrote all the songs on her album. She's seriously talented and this is just the tip of the iceberg.

[@vivianhayes6865]

She was my crush for years. ❤ Foolish Beat and Only in my Dreams

[@DavidSingerSongwtr]

This song hit number 1. She wrote her own songs and was a teen sensation.

[@hotmessexpress00]

Debbie's songs were the soundtrack in the backround of some of the best times of my youth. I was 17 when her first album came out and she had a lot of great songs in the next two years.

[@bluedragon4]

She was very big at the time. She had hit after hit for a time. Shake Your Love was my jam lol.

[@jeanstrickland2445]

I’d forgotten how good she sounds thanks for bringing her back around 😊

[@dulceyconrad7758]

Debbie was sweet and innocent because she wrote her own songs and was so young when she debuted. I wore out her first album.

[@jamesmegill]

She played at our yearly jazz festival back in the early nineties. She really is a talented musician, writer, and producer. I was impressed, and surprised 😮

[@bknsty14]

Huge crush back in the 80’s. She still looks great.

[@kenklein4783]

Oh man, I am a huge Deb-Head! I saw her in concert on the EY tour in 1989. She is such a huge talent,

[@robertg7396]

This song was such a vibe back in the day...still is after all this time too! Love it!

[@jeffredd9965]

coca-cola clothes era

[@jamescurfman3284]

Ah, the nostalgia... :)

[@937jaminrob]

I’ve been waiting for this !! She was my favorite growing up, true talent ! Listening back, I am so surprised at all the instruments in all of Debbie’s songs. Only in my dreams is the Jam! ❤❤❤

[@lutherl2350]

Man, that brought back so many high school memories

[@MichaelHHHH]

This is an amazing song. Love me some Debbie Gibson!

[@greghorine]

absolutely love Debbie

[@lisamurawske4168]

She was such a lovely talented young lady!!!❤ How can you not just smile at that?

[@todddepue681]

I'm about the same age as Debbie Gibson. I remember it was easy to kinda roll your eyes like you were "too cool" for her music but also hard not to be impressed by the fact she was so super talented and writing, producing and singing her own songs at such a young age.

[@tinasmallwood9546]

She was like the first Taylor Swift. Very talented and I heard her sing not long ago... still beautifully sweet voice. Great reaction.

[@danwilliams5867]

Thanks, you made my lady smile with this song

[@taintedlife2618]

Debbie is the shhht! Electric Youth is underrated too. That video had great choreo. Homegirl had her own perfume!

[@dionshare7103]

I'm very surprised you all haven't covered Debbie in your Female Friday songs. She's a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice type for sure.

[@Earcandy73]

Ah Debbie Gibson, the anthem of my youth! She is wonderful!

[@krisherdown]

As someone who grew up as a Debbie Gibson fan, it is amazing watching this one from fresh eyes.

[@sadfaery]

I loved this song SO much when it came out. I still love it, and it's fantastic that Debbie Gibson wrote this song herself at such a young age. So much talent!

[@wendymessina4462]

I love Debbie Gibson when I was a kid...I listen to her albums alot

[@SherriLyle80s]

She actually still writes and sings. She recently released a song about a year or two ago.

[@axelfranz.]

That reaction was really cool. It was possible to see the kitten getting involved little by little. When she ran her tongue over her lips it was already wet. Ready for love. How delightful!

[@sallyh5413]

I was 12 when this song came out, at the same time a boy broke my heart for the first time, and I listened to this and 'Foolish Beat' over and over and over. 💔

[@tgrant6380]

There is a current version of this she did with a member of nkotb. Excellent

[@BillGraper]

Wow, you're finally reacting to my wife of 35 years!!! 😁 I've been the biggest Debhead since before that was a thing! Ever since I first heard "Only In My Dreams" on the radio in 1987, I've been her biggest fan. I even figured out she's 449 days older than me when I was in high school. This was her biggest hit, spending 3 weeks at #1 in 1989.

[@virginiasottil1-eo1dy]

I knew Jay would love the basketball scene.. .reminded me of my first love ❤️ same stuff we used to do back in the 70's. You guys make me laugh😊 thanks. Great song on my playlist!

[@tarynkirchen5961]

Love this song :) Glad you're checking Debbie Gibson out. You might like a lesser-known song she sang called "Two Young Kids". It's another soft sweet ballad like this. Her upbeat stuff is incredible too though :)

[@johnthegreek5836]

This was always my favorite Debbie Gibson song, she wrote all the lyrics and music to her songs

[@Atomas31]

You should do Foolish beat from Debbie Gibson... it was her first big hit!

[@Shakester71]

She has such a natural, soothing vibrato as well. Not too fast and not throaty. People hear Debbie Gibson and they think of this pop artist who isn’t a great vocalist when she’s a brilliant one.

[@janethernandez724]

LMAO! Jay says "I'm beating that across the street" LOL "Quit telling on me, quit telling on me" That was funny! That was a fun fact to know! I'm so glad you love this song from Debbie Gibson, she was IT for us back in the day because unlike some artists today she is a pianist, she could actually write her own music, produce it and sing it! Amazing, absolutely amazing! Enjoyed your reaction!

[@anthonygeurtsen7143]

Oh another great one from my childhood!!! Thanks for reacting. When you have a chance, check out her song "Only In My Dreams". You will love it!!

[@Lemons66]

I owned Electric Youth and wore it out! Lots of great songs on that album.

[@jamie8422]

My first big crush. She was Britney Spears in the 80s but much better. Debbie played instruments and wrote her own songs. Im so glad yall are finally getting around to her!

[@taintedlife2618]

Did Britney write her own songs? Maybe more of Taylor Swift without the rich daddy?

[@jbjacobs9514]

@@taintedlife2618 Taylor Swift has continued to bring 8th grader level writing (she could rival Stephanie Meyer's writing of the Twilight books). Sorry, just no depth. Britney later had a hand in some of her songs, I think. I loved/love Britney but the Debster was first and just a wholesome, sweet sound. Good clean fun. Tiffany too!

[@albertoarenas4017]

That's a Beautiful interpretation! Debbie is amazing 💕. Please also react to Stryper - Honestly !

[@jeannieschmidt2217]

This is SO freaky. I was just thinking about this song last night and was hoping that you would discover it sometime soon. lol - I think I sent out some magic vibes. Debbie Gibson is a real treasure. Fantastic songwriter at 16 - and she has some amazing music. Please also check out Electric Youth, Over the Wall, Shake Your Love, and Foolish Beat. Her and Tiffany were the teen queens of the 80's. This song is one of her best!

[@Ernie1978]

Gotta love Debbie Gibson's music. Especially her first 2 albums. "Lost in Your Eyes" is a gorgeous record. A 3-week No.1 in 1989.

[@jimgilbert9984]

Can you believe that, just because she was a teenager when she hit the charts, he music - including this beautiful song - was classified as "bubblegum pop." This was considered a derogatory term for music that would appeal to only teen and pre-teen girls. The critics completely ignored the quality of her voice, as well as the talent and smarts it took to not only write this song, but also to produce it and make all the arrangements. Those dismissive critics were idiots. If you want to hear more from Debbie, especially something with a "big moment," check out her song "Electric Youth."

[@lch3778]

Debbie is definitely awesome. You really need to do Foolish Beat.

[@roderickhewitson762]

this was my sister's favorite when we were kids this is why i love reaction music brings back old memories 😍

[@top40researcher31]

released as the first single from her second album, Electric Youth (1989). The song was written by Gibson in late 1987 and published by Creative Bloc Music, Ltd. and Deborah Ann's Music in early 1988,[citation needed] with the rights eventually administered by the Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP). A beta arrangement had been performed on the Out of the Blue Tour. Released on January 6, 1989, "Lost in Your Eyes" debuted at No. 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on the week of January 21. On March 4, the ballad climbed to number one and remained there for three weeks, becoming her most successful single and her fifth and last top 10 hit. In Canada, it also reached number one for three weeks, and outside North America, "Lost in Your Eyes" experienced moderate chart success, reaching number seven in Australia and the top 40 in Belgium, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom. One variant mixed from the original multitrack, "Lost in Your Eyes" (Piano and Vocal Mix/3:34), was only available in Europe as Track 3 of the CD3 release

[@Allencartercomix]

This song and another big ballad "Foolish Beat"(which she wrote and produced) were #1 hits for her. Also check out "Out of the Blue," a very catchy, up-tempo tune from Ms. Gibson.

[@debbiejohnson3418]

One of my favorite love songs from the 80’s❤

[@foreveralone11w]

Omg. The skating rink flashbacks ❤❤❤ Try “Foolish Beat” next!