Today I decided to collect the last of Tay’s 1989 US tour pictures. And I decided to listen to Debbie Gibson of all artists while doing so.<\/p>\n
And, for the first time, I checked out some of Debbie’s music videos on YouTube.<\/p>\n
Wow. Absolutely mindblowing. Totally<\/i> mindblowing. I didn’t realize until now how very similar the two really are.<\/p>\n
You know, I had a massive crush on Debbie back in the day. I mean, it was massive<\/i>.<\/p>\n
She was my ideal girlfriend back in grade school. I loved her, as much as a ten year old boy can love a distant pop star. She was my version of the perfect girlfriend, and I used to wonder what it would take for me to score a girl as perfect for me as her. <\/p>\n
And \u2026 I loved her music. Loved it. I loved rocking out in the car to her. This was before my teen years, so I could still get away with liking \u201cgirl music\u201d.<\/p>\n
I never bought her albums, of course. That would’ve been too \u201cgirly\u201d. And I never collected her pictures. And I never saw even a single one of her music videos. <\/p>\n
I’m glad I’m older. Now I can like more openly the stuff I really like, although even now it’s kind of tough sometimes.<\/p>\n
It’s striking to me how much pop-Taylor was influenced by Debbie. I mean, they look so similar, and their vibe is so, so very similar. It’s\u2026 almost the same, really. It’s really interesting, and fulfilling to me, personally.<\/p>\n
I remember the arguments my friends and I used to have during morning recess about Debbie, and what it would take to get a girl like her. I always lost those.<\/p>\n
Guess my friends weren’t so smart after all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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