Who here remembers this underrated 1980s hit by Boy Meets Girl?

Whitney Houston and Belinda Carlisle both passed on it (although Belinda recorded a rough demo) so the songwriters, George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam recorded it themselves and released it under the name Boy Meets Girl.

Unfortunately, they both divorced in 2000 but they really sold their love on the song.

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February 13, 2023 2:30 PM

George was hot blond when younger.

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February 13, 2023 12:41 AM

Curse you op for reminding me about this song, it’s now stuck in my head.

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February 13, 2023 12:42 AM

It lived. It took up space. It was present.

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February 13, 2023 12:45 AM

I remember it from Three Men and a Little Lady.

I had to look it up to make sure that's where I heard it and it's played at the end of the movie. I don't know why I remember that - I was at a soccer tournament in North Carolina where there was nothing to do at night so my friend's mother took us to the movies.

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February 13, 2023 12:46 AM

Belinda was right to pass on it. It doesn’t suit her at all.

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February 13, 2023 12:58 AM

They alsoo wrote "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance" for Whitney.

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February 13, 2023 12:59 AM

Without this song (and a bit of Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes"), we wouldn't have this gem from (WHET?) Mylo

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February 13, 2023 1:01 AM

I miss saxophone solos of the late 1980s. What happened to them?

R8 that’s a terrible song.

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February 13, 2023 1:20 AM

Never heard of this Mylo till now. Interesting mash-up.

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February 13, 2023 1:21 AM

Belinda Carlisle sounds dreadful on that demo.

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February 13, 2023 1:23 AM

Do I? LOVED this song growing up and still do. Ultimate feel good track.

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February 13, 2023 1:28 AM

They wrote HWIK for Janet, and when her people passed on it, it was given to Whitney.

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February 13, 2023 1:45 AM

George re-recorded his vocals for the Cabin Crew remix Star2Fall

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February 13, 2023 1:52 AM

Great song from the 1980s.

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February 13, 2023 4:27 AM

I enjoy this bit of 80's aural Velveeta.

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February 13, 2023 4:31 AM

Loved it. Such a happy song.

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February 13, 2023 5:40 AM

Ar first, I thought this was about Haircut 100's Boy Meets Girl.

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February 13, 2023 7:46 AM

The album this song comes from, Reel Life, is an excellent late-'80s pop album.

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February 13, 2023 8:02 AM

That’s such a fun video. It’s nostalgic by now, of course, because of time passing, but it (with the caveat this is obviously a staged and filmed production) does nevertheless remind you of people just living and being in the moment, not curating everything for Instagram.

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February 13, 2023 8:57 AM

[quote]Belinda Carlisle sounds dreadful on that demo.

I can't work out whether she'd had too much coke when she sang it, or didn't have enough coke.

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February 13, 2023 9:45 AM

Great tune. My husband and I talked about this song on our first date in 2006. We were bonding over obscure ‘80s hits.

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February 13, 2023 2:30 PM