Her beauty was so natural. No makeup, no crazy visual effects, just her singing, and dancing, and being sexy by being herself!!!! Debbie is a legend in my eyes, and I couldn't keep my eyes off of photos of her back when I was pining over her! I went to school with a girl who looked just like her and just...damn!!!!
She was the 80's version of a more wholesome Britney Spears that never suffered a breakdown. When Britney first came on the music scene, I had some flashbacks to Debbie Gibson.
Electric Youth rocks she was 19 doing this unbelievable talent skill all on her account the guitarists and drummer are like cool in this whatever you want we will do it who couldn't agree a great video imagination and creation no one can beat the last 10,20 or even 30years that can't compare
Whoever choreographed this at that time is a pure genuis! I'm fucking shocked ! I'm a choreographer and I've never seen choreo from old music videos this advanced interns of being clean and on constant beat. I'm having hard time to believe this an old clip I keep thinking this is a new song just in the 80s them and all comments are in on it with the prank lol
@@24sowl11 Taylor Swift might have better-looking dancers and auto tunes, but she can't match the choreo technique of this album. It's so ahead of its time.
OK...Debbie sang, she danced, she wrote, she arranged, she produced and she played instruments. She wasn't just a threat. She was a MENACE. And that menace just happened to write some infectiously melodic songs. OMG! Songwriters today need to hear songs like this...they'd kill for hooks this simple yet this sharp.
I was just having this debate in my mind, because I really used to be Team Tiffany. But, as I am older, and I am a musician, I look back and I think I'm changing teams. Tiffany was a rocker girl, but she was a glorified karaoke singer. Deb had everything you listed.
Slippy516 Yep, I also used to be team Tiffany. Yes, she was karaoke girl. Frankly, Upon watching Debbie videos on TH-cam, i was inspired to sing. Am having self learning voice lessons, range is e2-g6 in 3 months, am a fast learner as i had topped music finals in elementary having our valedictorian congratulate me personally. I get cues from watching live performances of artists on TH-cam
It's funny how time has written her off and Britney Spears is probably gonna be remembered years after Debbie is gone basically because of the sex symbol thing, sad actually!
She's the youngest artist to write produce and perform a number one song at the age of 16. Stevie is the youngest solo artist at 13 to have a number one hit although micheal Jackson was 11 when the Jackson 5 had a number one hit
I really like the interlude of this song. I especially like the way Debbie Gibson moves her eyes when she sings "wo-wo-wo-wo".I want to watch that scene over and over again.
It’s pretty obnoxious, tbh. What magical and wise ideas are these electric youths putting forward with their limited life experience? As someone who grew up in that era, i can say that none of my contemporaries of that time had any thoughts of note to contribute to society.
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Well, it was a complicated time. Beautiful people everywhere, but then the whole AIDS thing as well. Surely better than the shithole that is the 21st century anyways
I wasn't born in the 80s. My mom brought home Debbie's greatest hits from award sale in like 2009. I was 13 or 14. My cousin Jared and I found this song and made a dance for it. My mom went from being thrilled about her yard sale find to "despising" this track. Jared passed in 2023 but I still come back and listen to this. It was his favorite.
When her album came out, I bought this cassette (1987). I was playing the entire cassette again and again while doing my high school homework each night. So my favorite girl is on iHeart radio tonight. I still play her songs on my home audio system. And many of my favorites of hers were never released. I’m so happy that she is the co-host tonight. She and I are just a few months apart in age, and both from NY.
Why can’t today’s artist be like this with fun and simple songs and videos like these with no one being half naked in them. I swear if I could pick what era to be a teen in I’d chose the 80’s. A lot was better then than today’s music tbh.
The 80's were great as a teen, I was one of them, the world was so optimistic, anyone could make it, but then came the sobering 90's and the crushing reality of being an adult, and life has kinda sucked ever since.
The 90's were a great time to be a teen as well. I honestly think that generation was the last one where the dudes actually had naturally occurring testosterone. The kids today are all bitches!
I will admit that, at the time, she was everywhere to the point of annoyance. I was about 18 and I wasn’t into the pop scene at all. She was constantly on MTV and then suddenly, she wasn’t. She was a victim of some backlash as mainstream music took a huge hit. The 1990’s brought in grunge and gangsta rap. Two things that killed what was left of the 80’s. I remember when Debbie showed up to sing with the Circle Jerks at CBGBs in the mid-90s. I was saddened at seeing her try to find relevance again. I realized then and now what we lost. The girl was super-talented and gifted, and that beautiful era of 80’s innocence was gone. So, I look back at this video and see a brighter, more hopeful time. We’ll never have this peaceful, wonderful time again - and that hurts to think about.
@@nuclearcatbaby1131it was better for her to emerge in the 80’s, as the 90’s devolved into a musical mess for a long time. No pop-friendly at all. No one says, “Hey, remember that great hit from 1999? Or 2005?” I have enjoyed music from the last 15 years or so. The market has allowed many bands and acts to come back. Debbie is accepted more now than she has been in 30 years.
You struck a chord in me with this comment. I have been really curious as to why the 90s music scene was so depressing, subdued and seemed to embrace the worst in life compared to the 80s, which seemed so amazing with the brightness and optimism despite the bad.
@@PrairieFalcon I know, right? I don’t think we’re alone in this feeling. Something dark came into the world in the 90’s and has stuck around for every decade. Constant war, depression, lack of civility, depleted morals - it’s been very bleak.
Debbie Gibson was a victim of the changing music styles. It is sad 😕 because she was a very talented girl. Of course Debbie was not the only one - almost all pop acts flopped in the early 90s.
Love the energy of this song! 80's was the best and so was Debbie Gibson! She's still amazing to this day! Very grounded, talented, and a wonderful personality!🌹
Debbie was such a sweetheart! I may be a 90's born kid but I feel like I'm an old soul living in a young body. Boy, i just enjoy musics of 80's , 90's , 00's and old school EDMs so much that I have already forgotten what music is nowadays.. ain't nothing like them old but great stuffs like this one anymore.. sad truth.
I was Electric Youth, Generation X, etc etc. I had Debbie Gibson posters all over my bedroom walls. I still have several copies of the cassette version of this to this day. Why? This was a major part of my early teens & happens to be, still, in the top 5 of my favorite s of all time. Thank you Mrs. Gibson for your contributions to the music industry & my younger years.. Electric Youth will never grow old in my life. You were special. 🔥
Wow. When I was young all I knew of Debbie Gibson was breathy ballads and punchy pop songs; this song (and dance, and the fact that she wrote it, etc) shows her to most definitely be a prodigy! This song could easily be the theme of a musical theater production--it is complex, emotional, and displays her incredible vocal range. Back then, as an ambitious young performer myself, I wrote her off. Was I ever wrong!! Go Debbie!
I was also born in 1972, I'm lucky to have an opportunity to hear this beautiful song in 80's and thank God that I still can hear this present time, August 2024 at my 52 in age.
So many good songs in the 80s. I still play this and im 52, i think the world has run out of music. Wish i was 19 again. You wont hear todays music in 30yrs time in fact you wont hear it in 2 yrs its just noise with no tune or hook. A true artist and there's a reason they're called that as being artistic wasn't just miming to songs written for you whilst you basically got naked to promote it. I may be stuck in the 80's but it's not a bad one to be stuck in.
The world ain't never going to run out of music because the devil was the leader of the choir in heaven and when he got cast out he went to hell so music going to be around forever LMFAO and plus there's a lot of amazing music out now if you choose to be stuck in a Time capsule that's fine say that but don't this music now just cuz you don't enjoy it
I've always been a classic rock fan. The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the Who, but with that being said, this song is so goddamn good. It's close to perfection. Debbie's vocals, all the stuff going on in the background. I can listen to it a million times and never get tired of it because every time I listen to it I hear something new. This was always my favorite song of hers even though it wasn't one of her biggest hits
LYRICS: Zappin' it to you, the pressure's everywhere Goin' right through you The fever's in the air, oh, yeah, it's there Don't underestimate the power of a lifetime ahead Electric youth! The power you see the energy comin' up, coming on strong The future only belongs to the future itself And the future is electric youth It's true you can't fight it, live by it The next generation, it's electric We've got the most time to make the world go round Oh, can you spare a dime? Place your bet on our sound, come back to town Don't lose sight of potential mastermind Remember when you were young Electric youth Feel the power, you see the energy comin' up, coming on strong The future only belongs in the hands of itself And the future is electric youth It's true you can't fight it, live by it The next generation, it's electric We do what comes naturally You see now, wait for the possibility Don't you see a strong resemblance to yourself? Don't you think what we say is important? Whatever it may be, the fun is gonna start with me I'm bringing it back Electric youth Feel the power, you see the energy comin' up, coming on strong The future only belongs to the future itself And the future is, electric youth It's true you can't fight it, live by it The next generation, it's electrifying Electric youth Feel the power, you see the energy comin' up, coming on strong The future only belongs in the hands of itself And the future is electric youth It's true you can't fight it, live by it The next generation, it's electric It's electric, it's electric Electric youth Feel the power, you see the energy comin' up, coming on strong The future only belongs to the future itself And the future is electric youth It's true you can't fight it, live by it The next generation Inflation, flirtation Relaxation, elation Generation of An electric youth
While "Out of the Blue" made me a fan, "Electric Youth" made me a diehard fan. Still an infectious song to this day. Debbie doesn't get enough credit for her killer pop tracks.
2:55 the old men dance moves. Love it. I was 17 when this song came out. Great times the 80s. The movies, music, toys, TV shows, cloths, EVERYTHING !! you had to have been there. 😀
Just saw her on the new TV show "we are family"..fabulous! Still sounds and looks great! Ahhh the 80s..what fun times indeed..glad I was able to be a part of them 🎉❤
I was her biggest fan in the late 1980's and 1990's like you wouldn't believe. I had my mom cut my hair just like her and dressed like her. I joined choir because of her. I still love her 30 years later Debbie Gibson!!! ❣️❣️❣️❣️🎵🎵🎵🎵
This was real Clean Music. Her and Tiffany closed the 80s era and started the early 90s style. I love the style Debbie had, she had a Jazzie turned into pop. Absolutely love this video. I was 7 years young
they said that she was "the britney spears of the 80's" that's not true debbie gibsons maid all the songs alone: writing composition singing chorégraphy dancing casting she was a complete artist
Around the time Debbie Gibson released this song, she also released a perfume called Electric Youth. I wish manufactures would make that again. It smelled great and is still one of my favorite fragrances though they stopped making it ages ago. This song always makes me think of it, of course.
Yes, it was my favorite too! I commented on her Instagram page about how much I loved it, and she commented back and said that Justin Bieber's first cologne had a similar smell. Not sure if this helps. Loved that perfume! :)
This was perfect . People that was before britney and taylor She was making money doing good music dancing and being in the heart of a generation without using internet all was organic
It’s not really underrated though Is it. It was a hit on its original release, is regarded as a highlight of the album it came from and is fairly warmly regarded. 🤷🏻♂️
@@olivervanburen704Actually I did damage one. I remember being a teenager, my mom called me to dinner. I didn't want to stop playing my video game, so I picked a cassette up and whipped it at the wall. Unfortunately, it was Debbie's Out Of The Blue tape (not the case, I whipped the tape). It still played, though, and I think I still have the tape my parents' house.
Before the Era of Dance Youths in the 80s, there's Debbie Gibson. Followed by Britney Spears in the 1990s to year 2,000. Their the only two young fresh Blondes who conquered the Youths during their time.
There is so many things that I love about this video. Debbie Gibson dressed like a teenager of the 1980's. She wasn't dress as an adult or a sex object. I think that I saw her mom and one of her sisters in this video. I bet Debbie's mom was protective of Debbie. Being in the music industry.
Debbie Gibson mom was the mom Lynn Spears should have been to her daughter (Britney) when it came to media and music industry protecting her daughter from. Debbie’s mom did not care for Her daughter money and fame. Lynn was the complete opposite.
It is my first time to watch this music video at 11:00 am, the 1st of April, 2023, UTC+8!? This one of my childhood song that I have heard so far because, I have been hearing this since the mid 2000's on the radio when I was still around four to six years old and it is hard to believe that the baby on the video is about the same age of my siblings because all of them are born during the 1980's!
One thing about music it never dies it Always there for ever , I use to listen to this song over and over when I was younger the music will always be around but we will not
🎹 There is SO much going on in the background of this song, so many cool sounds. This is the first decade with modern full electronic pop sound. So cool!
May 2020: Who's listening to this music during the Covid quarantine?😅 - - - - - Edited (Nov 29, 2020): Thanks for the responses and likes guys! Btw, I'm 23 yrs old 🇵🇭. I may not be born on 80's, but 80's music...are AWESOME, BEAUTIFUL and 'Full of meaning"!💕💕. I have a lot of 80's and 90's pop along with the music of my generation on my phone. Hahaha (Never tired listening to this kind of music)
That was a big hit in Brazil. She was like Britney Spears of that era. I got to take a photo and autograph in New York in 2000. She’s really sweet and kind.
Funny because I had no idea when this song came out but was struggling to place the year because I knew Debbie Gibson was an 80s singer but the video looks very early 90s and I just guessed 1989 and was right. This video actually looks more 90s than 80s but it's in that time frame (88-92) where it overlaps so that makes sense.
Lyrics Zappin' it to you, the pressure's everywhere Goin' right through you The fever's in the air, oh, yeah, it's there Don't underestimate the power of a lifetime ahead Electric youth, feel the power You see the energy comin' up, coming on strong The future only belongs to the future itself And the future is electric youth It's true you can't fight it, live by it The next generation, it's electric We've got the most time to make the world go round Oh, can you spare a dime? Place your bet on our sound, come back to town Don't lose sight of potential mastermind Remember when you were young Electric youth, feel the power You see the energy comin' up, coming on strong The future only belongs in the hands of itself And the future is electric youth It's true you can't fight it, live by it The next generation, it's electric We do what comes naturally You see now, wait for the possibility Don't you see a strong resemblance to yourself? Don't you think what we say is important? Whatever it may be, the fun is gonna start with me I'm bringing it back Electric youth, feel the power You see the energy comin' up, coming on strong The future only belongs to the future itself And the future is, electric youth It's true you can't fight it, live by it The next generation, it's electrifying Electric youth, feel the power You see the energy comin' up, coming on strong The future only belongs in the hands of itself And the future is electric youth It's true you can't fight it, live by it The next generation, it's electric It's electric, it's electric Electric youth, feel the power You see the energy comin' up, coming on strong The future only belongs to the future itself And the future is electric youth It's true you can't fight it, live by it The next generation Inflation, flirtation Relaxation, elation Generation of An electric youth
Edith alejandra guarachi Garcia.....gracias por la letra de la canción ... Me gusta mucho esta canción, Debby Gibson 💓 fuiste mi ídolo desde la infancia hasta ahora.
So I used my VCR to record this as a kid and learn the dance. Now I’m a dance teacher. Not sure why I am just now looking it up 😂 I’ve since lost my VHS tape with it on it
Lately I find myself listening to the 80"s music and mostly watching the movies I adored and grew up on. Missing my mom as well brings back a lot of memories. I sure do miss those times.
I'm proud to declare that I was part of this Electric Youth era..😊!!
Same here chicky, Gen X 😁
Me, too! Gen X all the way!!!!
Electric Youth Observer. Gen Y 🫡
GenX here in da house. 🙌
Yeaa... i was born on '79
Born in 1972....80's teenager....great memories.....great music.....so lucky to have experienced the best decade of all time. ❤
I'm from '74- 70's,80's also part of the 90's, that was a great time. We were wild and " free"
Have a good day
@@jothewild1I’m a ‘74 baby too! I loved Debbie Gibson. This song is still just as good 😊
@@AnnaM32474 Year, still like this song a lot.
Have a nice day, greetings
74 baby here too truly the best era for music 🎶
'78 here. I really miss the 80's and 90's...everything was so much easier and so much harder. lol!
She was so naturally pretty 😍 i love her voice.
At least to me Debbie was Taylor Swift of the late 80s/early 90s. This song showcases her talent as a singer, songwriter, and dancer all in one
Didnt an finnish hiphop group group "Raptori" have song about her In early 90's... Oh Wells i might remeber it wrong...
Her beauty was so natural. No makeup, no crazy visual effects, just her singing, and dancing, and being sexy by being herself!!!! Debbie is a legend in my eyes, and I couldn't keep my eyes off of photos of her back when I was pining over her! I went to school with a girl who looked just like her and just...damn!!!!
Bc she's white and blonde
She was the 80's version of a more wholesome Britney Spears that never suffered a breakdown. When Britney first came on the music scene, I had some flashbacks to Debbie Gibson.
I'm pretty sure she's wearing makeup...
She's covered in makeup wtf
Those playboy pics of her and tiffany were nice!
Most impressive is that Debbie was only a teenager when she composed this masterpiece !!!!
She’s a genius.
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She's electric !!!
Crazy-talented, Tiffany never stood a chance.
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Didn't know 'Tiffany' up to now ...
Electric Youth rocks she was 19 doing this unbelievable talent skill all on her account the guitarists and drummer are like cool in this whatever you want we will do it who couldn't agree a great video imagination and creation no one can beat the last 10,20 or even 30years that can't compare
As an 80s child who loved this at the time, I declare that nothing has ever been more gloriously 80s than this!
Whoever choreographed this at that time is a pure genuis! I'm fucking shocked ! I'm a choreographer and I've never seen choreo from old music videos this advanced interns of being clean and on constant beat. I'm having hard time to believe this an old clip I keep thinking this is a new song just in the 80s them and all comments are in on it with the prank lol
Aqui no Brasil foi tema da novela Top Model (1989-1990)
Porém, não foi incluso no disco da trilha sonora internacional
Come again??
@@24sowl11 Taylor Swift might have better-looking dancers and auto tunes, but she can't match the choreo technique of this album. It's so ahead of its time.
For me the 80's and early 90's genre has the best music!
She came to Japan when I was 17 years old. She was also 17 years old. It had a great influence on my life. I will never forget her.
Wow! What a nice story.
That is a great story. I am happy for you.
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아니요.
저는 일본인입니다.
한국을 사랑하는 것만😄
@@shinichi9776 韓国のこと好きでいてくれてありがとうございます😊🇰🇷🇯🇵🌈저도 일본이 정말 좋아요.
I am a 53 year old man, and proudly wore my Electric Youth jacket into a crowded Starbucks today. You're Welcome!!!!
awsome !
Great!
The Best!
You Sir, are a legend 👏👏👏
Ha! Love it!
I totally forgot about this song! ❤
OK...Debbie sang, she danced, she wrote, she arranged, she produced and she played instruments. She wasn't just a threat. She was a MENACE. And that menace just happened to write some infectiously melodic songs. OMG! Songwriters today need to hear songs like this...they'd kill for hooks this simple yet this sharp.
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I was just having this debate in my mind, because I really used to be Team Tiffany. But, as I am older, and I am a musician, I look back and I think I'm changing teams. Tiffany was a rocker girl, but she was a glorified karaoke singer. Deb had everything you listed.
Slippy516
Yep, I also used to be team Tiffany. Yes, she was karaoke girl.
Frankly, Upon watching Debbie videos on TH-cam, i was inspired to sing. Am having self learning voice lessons, range is e2-g6 in 3 months, am a fast learner as i had topped music finals in elementary having our valedictorian congratulate me personally.
I get cues from watching live performances of artists on TH-cam
It's funny how time has written her off and Britney Spears is probably gonna be remembered years after Debbie is gone basically because of the sex symbol thing, sad actually!
yep--she was great😍👍
The first teenager to ever hit a number one album in the chart!
She's the youngest artist to write produce and perform a number one song at the age of 16. Stevie is the youngest solo artist at 13 to have a number one hit although micheal Jackson was 11 when the Jackson 5 had a number one hit
@@ericslupe4515 she killed foolish beat!!! The vocal performance, the production....just a great song!
I loved Debbie but in Sweden check out Agnetha Faltskog 17 first album number 1 hit 1968 pushed the beatles off that spot there!
I think Tiffany one year earlier did it with "Could it be"
I really like the interlude of this song. I especially like the way Debbie Gibson moves her eyes when she sings "wo-wo-wo-wo".I want to watch that scene over and over again.
デビー・ギブソンさんの曲の中で最も気に入っているナンバー。
このMVはとても格好良く、心の底からパワーがみなぎる素晴らしいダンスナンバーに仕上がっています。
80s power and optimism at its best.
Best decade to be young in history!!
It was OK the be optimistic in the 80s
@@jamesprivet
And, it's not 🆗 to be optimistic nowadays?! 🗨️🥰
Hear Hear!
@@ellylovely205 it's just that there's not that much to be optimistic about...
"Don't underestimate the power of a lifetime ahead." I love that line.
A very powerful message in that one line right there!
It’s pretty obnoxious, tbh. What magical and wise ideas are these electric youths putting forward with their limited life experience? As someone who grew up in that era, i can say that none of my contemporaries of that time had any thoughts of note to contribute to society.
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Lord, please bring back the 80's please....life was so cool back then.
En esos días había violencia, guerras y catástrofes así como hoy en día. Cada persona piensa que su época fue mejor.
Well, it was a complicated time. Beautiful people everywhere, but then the whole AIDS thing as well. Surely better than the shithole that is the 21st century anyways
Nope.
Absolutely
Unless you were Asian, gay, black, Latino, or a woman
I used to wear the Electric Youth perfume made by Revlon in 1989
Pink and green bottle...I had it too
I smelled the sample bottle and it had a nice scent.
Same
It was a great perfume!
I am so grateful and proud to have been a teenager in the 80s/90s. Such a pure innocent time. Loved my youth and Debbie! Huge fan!
The Princess of Pop Music.
I'm glad to be GenX people. The best of all. This is one. Of us.
Generation Electric Youth! 😜
I wasn't born in the 80s. My mom brought home Debbie's greatest hits from award sale in like 2009. I was 13 or 14. My cousin Jared and I found this song and made a dance for it. My mom went from being thrilled about her yard sale find to "despising" this track. Jared passed in 2023 but I still come back and listen to this. It was his favorite.
Sorry for the loss of your cousin, Jared.
They’re is just something magical about the 80’s
I agree with you 💯
Yes omg
There's not. It was actually quite exploitive and we were hidden from social industry abuses.
Totally
@@christineegan465 no where close to today’s bs, right?
When her album came out, I bought this cassette (1987). I was playing the entire cassette again and again while doing my high school homework each night. So my favorite girl is on iHeart radio tonight. I still play her songs on my home audio system. And many of my favorites of hers were never released. I’m so happy that she is the co-host tonight. She and I are just a few months apart in age, and both from NY.
As a metal head, it is amazing that I get to discover the other side of the musical coin I ignored for so long. Great song!
She was the first princess of POP...
***** Madonna was always the Queen
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+eSther Sony She sure was!
Debbie has outstanding musical qualities. she is the queen victoria of pop.
+eSther Sony No, Lesley Gore was.
Why can’t today’s artist be like this with fun and simple songs and videos like these with no one being half naked in them. I swear if I could pick what era to be a teen in I’d chose the 80’s. A lot was better then than today’s music tbh.
They will says its out dated not kool.
Agreed..
The 80's were great as a teen, I was one of them, the world was so optimistic, anyone could make it, but then came the sobering 90's and the crushing reality of being an adult, and life has kinda sucked ever since.
I guess you never saw a video with Madonna then huh stupid
The 90's were a great time to be a teen as well. I honestly think that generation was the last one where the dudes actually had naturally occurring testosterone. The kids today are all bitches!
I will admit that, at the time, she was everywhere to the point of annoyance. I was about 18 and I wasn’t into the pop scene at all. She was constantly on MTV and then suddenly, she wasn’t. She was a victim of some backlash as mainstream music took a huge hit. The 1990’s brought in grunge and gangsta rap. Two things that killed what was left of the 80’s. I remember when Debbie showed up to sing with the Circle Jerks at CBGBs in the mid-90s. I was saddened at seeing her try to find relevance again. I realized then and now what we lost. The girl was super-talented and gifted, and that beautiful era of 80’s innocence was gone. So, I look back at this video and see a brighter, more hopeful time. We’ll never have this peaceful, wonderful time again - and that hurts to think about.
She came up at he wrong time, she could have been as big as Taylor Swift if the time was right
@@nuclearcatbaby1131it was better for her to emerge in the 80’s, as the 90’s devolved into a musical mess for a long time. No pop-friendly at all. No one says, “Hey, remember that great hit from 1999? Or 2005?” I have enjoyed music from the last 15 years or so. The market has allowed many bands and acts to come back. Debbie is accepted more now than she has been in 30 years.
You struck a chord in me with this comment. I have been really curious as to why the 90s music scene was so depressing, subdued and seemed to embrace the worst in life compared to the 80s, which seemed so amazing with the brightness and optimism despite the bad.
@@PrairieFalcon I know, right? I don’t think we’re alone in this feeling. Something dark came into the world in the 90’s and has stuck around for every decade. Constant war, depression, lack of civility, depleted morals - it’s been very bleak.
Debbie Gibson was a victim of the changing music styles. It is sad 😕 because she was a very talented girl. Of course Debbie was not the only one - almost all pop acts flopped in the early 90s.
Love the energy of this song! 80's was the best and so was Debbie Gibson! She's still amazing to this day! Very grounded, talented, and a wonderful personality!🌹
80s and 90s were so Beautiful please send me back
NO SHIT tob
Tobias müller I miss the 90s to.
There's a wormhole that exists in this universe as which scientists have discovered recently and raises the facts that time travel is possible.
Sorry no turning back.
I wanna go too! 🙋♀️ lol
Who's still listening to this song up to this year 2019?❤️ Debbie Gibson is the best!
Anjoline Tara Ligaray, love Debbie's music!! Been listening for a long time.
Anjoline Tara Ligaray ITS ⚡️
Still listening in 2019!
Me...lol
Anjoline Tara Ligaray better question.. who wore the perfume?❤️😄
I did! lol
Debbie was such a sweetheart! I may be a 90's born kid but I feel like I'm an old soul living in a young body. Boy, i just enjoy musics of 80's , 90's , 00's and old school EDMs so much that I have already forgotten what music is nowadays.. ain't nothing like them old but great stuffs like this one anymore.. sad truth.
글을 써야하나...
89년도 흐뭇 중3때 1,2,3,4집을 사서 들었던 기억이 나지만..
데비님의 살아있는 에너지는 그 때 충격이었습니다.!
It’s electric.. 31 years later. If you’re still listening to this in 2020 with the awesome old school music power of MTV, you got class and style.
Thank you 4 saying I got class and style.
Alden R. Davis I’m 12 and love Debbie Gibson and etc and I get bullied for saying the 80s and 90s were better but they really were
Alden R. Davis i dont know why i love this kind of music . Its rare and pure ! lol . im only 25 and this song is 31 . hahaha .
@@GlamMetalSiren The kids of today have no Clue what's GOOD ! You are right, you have Class and Style !! 👏👏👏
No social media and no internet which has ruined a lot of things.
I'm so glad that I grow up with this. I feel sorry for youngsters nowadays that have been given depressed pop music for entertainment.
I'm from 2004 but I am lucky that I can discover this wonderful music for free😊
One of my very first cassette tapes as a kid. I would always dance this in the living room as a 7-year-old. Happy memories!
How much scotch tape was holding it together🤣
Same here 7yrs old back then
I was 17. 😎
😊
🙏☺️🌹
I was Electric Youth, Generation X, etc etc. I had Debbie Gibson posters all over my bedroom walls. I still have several copies of the cassette version of this to this day. Why? This was a major part of my early teens & happens to be, still, in the top 5 of my favorite s of all time.
Thank you Mrs. Gibson for your contributions to the music industry & my younger years.. Electric Youth will never grow old in my life. You were special. 🔥
Anyone who says the 80's were sh*t - they never had the radio on...
Wow. When I was young all I knew of Debbie Gibson was breathy ballads and punchy pop songs; this song (and dance, and the fact that she wrote it, etc) shows her to most definitely be a prodigy! This song could easily be the theme of a musical theater production--it is complex, emotional, and displays her incredible vocal range. Back then, as an ambitious young performer myself, I wrote her off. Was I ever wrong!! Go Debbie!
I was also born in 1972, I'm lucky to have an opportunity to hear this beautiful song in 80's and thank God that I still can hear this present time, August 2024 at my 52 in age.
Same here May 1972 , best time teenager in the 80s 👍😁
I'm 48. First time hearing this tune and the bassline is killing me! Cool times they were
I'm 53 years, I love this song....the 80' were the Best, musicians, sound💃
I am listening to this song in 2021.
The arrangement, the dance, the music video, everything is the best.
great voice
Everything was done by her. Incredible! I love her.
Debbie didn't do the dancing. They hired a separate choreographer
@@electrictroy2010 I didn't know that, but there's no doubt that she's incredible.
2023
Jesus, my most favourite and memorable song since 14 years old, love you, gifted singer, Debbie Gibson.
I never thought that I will every say this 'Those were the days".
Yes, those were the days.
I asked my aunt about 80s music and at the time she was trying to mind her own bussiness and I was bothered and she said her name
The best days!
В России так же говорят ❤
The choreography is a reminder of her influence. Janet Jackson. Debbie Gibson killed it in this video!
So many good songs in the 80s. I still play this and im 52, i think the world has run out of music. Wish i was 19 again. You wont hear todays music in 30yrs time in fact you wont hear it in 2 yrs its just noise with no tune or hook. A true artist and there's a reason they're called that as being artistic wasn't just miming to songs written for you whilst you basically got naked to promote it. I may be stuck in the 80's but it's not a bad one to be stuck in.
The world ain't never going to run out of music because the devil was the leader of the choir in heaven and when he got cast out he went to hell so music going to be around forever LMFAO and plus there's a lot of amazing music out now if you choose to be stuck in a Time capsule that's fine say that but don't this music now just cuz you don't enjoy it
Everything is just shit today. We've peaked as a civilisation. 80s was definitely the climax.
Yep the 80's were magical apart from one aspect...NO INTERNET
I think that would have ruined it for me. Pure imagination
That has a lot to do with why it was a special time..
Por isso mesmo foi mágico 😊
Internet isn't the problem, social media is...
society will always be a problem, we were spared from a large chunk of it@@KRN02_92
Sometimes it's hard to believe that it's now been 30 YEARS since I first heard this infectious, bouncy groove on the radio. Love it.
I've always been a classic rock fan. The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the Who, but with that being said, this song is so goddamn good. It's close to perfection. Debbie's vocals, all the stuff going on in the background. I can listen to it a million times and never get tired of it because every time I listen to it I hear something new. This was always my favorite song of hers even though it wasn't one of her biggest hits
She exploded onto the scene in the 80s. She is a worldwide sensation. True talent!
LYRICS:
Zappin' it to you, the pressure's everywhere
Goin' right through you
The fever's in the air, oh, yeah, it's there
Don't underestimate the power of a lifetime ahead
Electric youth!
The power you see the energy comin' up, coming on strong
The future only belongs to the future itself
And the future is electric youth
It's true you can't fight it, live by it
The next generation, it's electric
We've got the most time to make the world go round
Oh, can you spare a dime?
Place your bet on our sound, come back to town
Don't lose sight of potential mastermind
Remember when you were young
Electric youth
Feel the power, you see the energy comin' up, coming on strong
The future only belongs in the hands of itself
And the future is electric youth
It's true you can't fight it, live by it
The next generation, it's electric
We do what comes naturally
You see now, wait for the possibility
Don't you see a strong resemblance to yourself?
Don't you think what we say is important?
Whatever it may be, the fun is gonna start with me
I'm bringing it back
Electric youth
Feel the power, you see the energy comin' up, coming on strong
The future only belongs to the future itself
And the future is, electric youth
It's true you can't fight it, live by it
The next generation, it's electrifying
Electric youth
Feel the power, you see the energy comin' up, coming on strong
The future only belongs in the hands of itself
And the future is electric youth
It's true you can't fight it, live by it
The next generation, it's electric
It's electric, it's electric
Electric youth
Feel the power, you see the energy comin' up, coming on strong
The future only belongs to the future itself
And the future is electric youth
It's true you can't fight it, live by it
The next generation
Inflation, flirtation
Relaxation, elation
Generation of
An electric youth
Ik
Debbie Gibson is hall of fame and inspiration to all artists
可愛い…可愛過ぎる🥰
踊ってるシーン大好き❤
いいですよねぇ
While "Out of the Blue" made me a fan, "Electric Youth" made me a diehard fan. Still an infectious song to this day. Debbie doesn't get enough credit for her killer pop tracks.
Loved her Theatre stuff as well during and after her pop days
2:55 the old men dance moves. Love it. I was 17 when this song came out. Great times the 80s. The movies, music, toys, TV shows, cloths, EVERYTHING !! you had to have been there. 😀
I was there and agree with you
I got 14 years old and i wish been there 🙏🏻
i was there and i totally agree 🥰
Tell them again! It was amazing growing up in the eighties!
Debbie wore every 80’s fashion trend in this video. Still beautiful today.
Love Debbie!!! I’m 53 yrs old but I feel like 17 when I listen to her songs. I just noticed there’s a clip of Michael Jordan in her video. 🥰
the Princess of 80's!!!
Late 80s only.
She was replaced by Britney Spear Generation
She is in 90's!
The Princess of 80,s, is Kylie Minogue.
@@iv2420 aka Cammy
I want to go back to 1989. No coronavirus, better movies and shows and my mom was still alive. Great song and artist.
I was 17 back then smoking a couple of joints , getting drunk on Mad Dogs and 🍻 beer . Fuck those were the some great times
Same here! And I had plenty of hair lol beautiful year!
@@robertrodriguez787 I agree. I did all that too.
@@robertrodriguez787 that got dark fast. I'm sorry for your loss.
I was 8 then and remember this era as the best for music, youth and innocence....
Happy 35th to Electric Youth!
Just saw her on the new TV show "we are family"..fabulous! Still sounds and looks great! Ahhh the 80s..what fun times indeed..glad I was able to be a part of them 🎉❤
I was her biggest fan in the late 1980's and 1990's like you wouldn't believe. I had my mom cut my hair just like her and dressed like her. I joined choir because of her. I still love her 30 years later Debbie Gibson!!! ❣️❣️❣️❣️🎵🎵🎵🎵
Darcy Marie Druck Tcb Mel Gibson must be proud 😊
The electric youth album was really good I liked every song as a young girl.
イーレクトリックユース！ 懐かしくて 嬉しくて 何度も聞いてしまいます
This was real Clean Music. Her and Tiffany closed the 80s era and started the early 90s style. I love the style Debbie had, she had a Jazzie turned into pop. Absolutely love this video. I was 7 years young
I was 15 during my generation which means you were the next generation in "Electric Youth" 🤔😎🤣👍
I was 9. Man I miss the 80s!
they said that she was "the britney spears of the 80's"
that's not true
debbie gibsons maid all the songs alone:
writing
composition
singing
chorégraphy
dancing
casting
she was a complete artist
Yeah she was more of the Taylor Swift of the 80s but that’s more even than what Taylor does (she’s directing her own music videos now though)
Debbie Gibson is an icon 😍 I love her .
Many love you many thanks
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YES MADELYN JİMENEZ CABRERA VARGAS YES MANY LOVE YOU MANY LOVE YOU
Around the time Debbie Gibson released this song, she also released a perfume called Electric Youth. I wish manufactures would make that again. It smelled great and is still one of my favorite fragrances though they stopped making it ages ago. This song always makes me think of it, of course.
jdax21 You reminded me that I had her perfume. I believe it was a purple bottle and kind of a fruity smell!
I had the perfume and you are so right
Oh my god that's right...it was pink and purple swirly design I think??
Yes, it was my favorite too! I commented on her Instagram page about how much I loved it, and she commented back and said that Justin Bieber's first cologne had a similar smell. Not sure if this helps. Loved that perfume! :)
Every girl’s favorite perfume in 6th grade.
1980s FOREVER !!!
This was perfect . People that was before britney and taylor
She was making money doing good music dancing and being in the heart of a generation without using internet all was organic
Such an underrated song. It’s a classic and so beloved
Yes it is. I remember I had this album on cassette tape. You could throw those things and they would not get damaged. lol
It’s not really underrated though Is it. It was a hit on its original release, is regarded as a highlight of the album it came from and is fairly warmly regarded. 🤷🏻♂️
JUVENTUD ELÉCTRICA 💯💥
@@olivervanburen704Actually I did damage one. I remember being a teenager, my mom called me to dinner. I didn't want to stop playing my video game, so I picked a cassette up and whipped it at the wall. Unfortunately, it was Debbie's Out Of The Blue tape (not the case, I whipped the tape). It still played, though, and I think I still have the tape my parents' house.
Debbie is an oracle, she can literally foresee the future!
I'm sixty-four and I've loved Debbie's music since I first saw her videos on MTV.
Before the Era of Dance Youths in the 80s, there's Debbie Gibson. Followed by Britney Spears in the 1990s to year 2,000. Their the only two young fresh Blondes who conquered the Youths during their time.
There is so many things that I love about this video. Debbie Gibson dressed like a teenager of the 1980's. She wasn't dress as an adult or a sex object. I think that I saw her mom and one of her sisters in this video. I bet Debbie's mom was protective of Debbie. Being in the music industry.
Debbie Gibson mom was the mom Lynn Spears should have been to her daughter (Britney) when it came to media and music industry protecting her daughter from. Debbie’s mom did not care for Her daughter money and fame. Lynn was the complete opposite.
A true singer , songwriter, and talented musician .
Born in 1971 and I am a 80s kid.
I am Japanese and we are the same age.😂
It is my first time to watch this music video at 11:00 am, the 1st of April, 2023, UTC+8!? This one of my childhood song that I have heard so far because, I have been hearing this since the mid 2000's on the radio when I was still around four to six years old and it is hard to believe that the baby on the video is about the same age of my siblings because all of them are born during the 1980's!
One thing about music it never dies it Always there for ever , I use to listen to this song over and over when I was younger the music will always be around but we will not
Always was a huge fan of Debbie Gibson! Was so blessed to have been able to grow up in that era!!
Yeah, I was also young and happy to know her in my life.
Still running to this at 45 ; )
And now at 46 😉
@@rebekah518 and still at 47, I hope?
55 years it's a uplifting song. 😊
I was born in 81, and this music was everything growing up. Miss the 80's.....Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo 😏😏😏
😱
Same! Born in 81😅 and Debbie Gibson was IT when I was little!
🎹 There is SO much going on in the background of this song, so many cool sounds. This is the first decade with modern full electronic pop sound. So cool!
This songs brings back memories of my "Electric Youth" of being in my 20's during the 80's!
I'm 11 years old but I LOVE this song, its rhythm, its lyrics and its instruments
This is the most 1989 thing i've ever seen and i love it so much.
This song has positive lyrics and made a hit.
'80s still rock!!! Who's still listening in 2019??
Me! I want 2 replicate the scent of her perfume! Any ideas of how 2 replicate the scent? Any1? Any1? Bueller? Bueller?
May 2020: Who's listening to this music during the Covid quarantine?😅
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Edited (Nov 29, 2020):
Thanks for the responses and likes guys! Btw, I'm 23 yrs old 🇵🇭. I may not be born on 80's, but 80's music...are AWESOME, BEAUTIFUL and 'Full of meaning"!💕💕. I have a lot of 80's and 90's pop along with the music of my generation on my phone. Hahaha
(Never tired listening to this kind of music)
Count me in. 🖐️😊
This girl✌
Macrin macky Abril Me!
This music never remove in my list, 🤣 Let's enjoy the 80's vibe
Let's enjoy the 80's vibe. The best
Happy 35th Anniversary "Electric Youth." Loved it when it was first released 35 years ago and still loving it today 😊
This song has the kind of lyrics I like. I just discovered it few days ago. Now I'm a Debbie Gibson Fan. She is a true artist.
Pure 80's I loved, love and always will love...
Saved up and bought her record :)
She had great voice and wholesomeness. Loved this video and her music!
That was a big hit in Brazil. She was like Britney Spears of that era. I got to take a photo and autograph in New York in 2000. She’s really sweet and kind.
She's more like Taylor Swift since she writes her own songs
The best decade .. The last decade of innocence and simplicity ..
3:10 to 4:04 is my favorite part of the song. 100% pure unfiltered EIGHTIES.
NESherv 3.38 onwards, that breakdown 👍 😃
Funny because I had no idea when this song came out but was struggling to place the year because I knew Debbie Gibson was an 80s singer but the video looks very early 90s and I just guessed 1989 and was right. This video actually looks more 90s than 80s but it's in that time frame (88-92) where it overlaps so that makes sense.
Lyrics
Zappin' it to you, the pressure's everywhere
Goin' right through you
The fever's in the air, oh, yeah, it's there
Don't underestimate the power of a lifetime ahead
Electric youth, feel the power
You see the energy comin' up, coming on strong
The future only belongs to the future itself
And the future is electric youth
It's true you can't fight it, live by it
The next generation, it's electric
We've got the most time to make the world go round
Oh, can you spare a dime?
Place your bet on our sound, come back to town
Don't lose sight of potential mastermind
Remember when you were young
Electric youth, feel the power
You see the energy comin' up, coming on strong
The future only belongs in the hands of itself
And the future is electric youth
It's true you can't fight it, live by it
The next generation, it's electric
We do what comes naturally
You see now, wait for the possibility
Don't you see a strong resemblance to yourself?
Don't you think what we say is important?
Whatever it may be, the fun is gonna start with me
I'm bringing it back
Electric youth, feel the power
You see the energy comin' up, coming on strong
The future only belongs to the future itself
And the future is, electric youth
It's true you can't fight it, live by it
The next generation, it's electrifying
Electric youth, feel the power
You see the energy comin' up, coming on strong
The future only belongs in the hands of itself
And the future is electric youth
It's true you can't fight it, live by it
The next generation, it's electric
It's electric, it's electric
Electric youth, feel the power
You see the energy comin' up, coming on strong
The future only belongs to the future itself
And the future is electric youth
It's true you can't fight it, live by it
The next generation
Inflation, flirtation
Relaxation, elation
Generation of
An electric youth
Edith alejandra guarachi Garcia.....gracias por la letra de la canción ... Me gusta mucho esta canción, Debby Gibson 💓 fuiste mi ídolo desde la infancia hasta ahora.
Watching Debbie Gibson on Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune and I had a strong urge to listen to her music..loved the 80's and her music!!
Feels remarkably modern and fresh tbh. Could be a hit in 2023.
Да мне тоже нравится ✌🏻✌🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
So I used my VCR to record this as a kid and learn the dance. Now I’m a dance teacher. Not sure why I am just now looking it up 😂 I’ve since lost my VHS tape with it on it
I use these videos to practise for my dance classes each week.I am doing them on the bus to prepare me for Monday
@@franzchong5889 love that! Teachers can tell when their dancers practice on their own 😊 and we always appreciate the effort and enthusiasm!
Lately I find myself listening to the 80"s music and mostly watching the movies I adored and grew up on. Missing my mom as well brings back a lot of memories. I sure do miss those times.
I want to go back to 80s
They were the best times weren't they? Todays generation have no idea what they've missed out on!
very simple dance moves but were cool back then..wish I could go back in time, being a kid during the 80s.