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The DeBarge Family Appreciation Thread I want to start a thread devoted to the DeBarge family. Be respectful and keep it light hearted, keep it about their careers, music and their impact and no mocking or bashing them either!
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El DeBarge
Chico DeBarge
Kristinia DeBarge
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El DeBarge was always so underrated...everybody knows his great falsetto voice, but he doesnt get the credit he deserves as a songwriter and keyboard player...those blessed DeBarges have endured so much wickedness...one of the saddest stories in music history. | |
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Your dead on the money. If there is a HELL the dad and mom of that family are going on a extended stay. I read Bunny and Tommy DeBarges books and I found them so disturbing (especially Tommy's) that I threw them both away. Sexual Abuse, Incest, and drug abuse has absolutely saturated that family to the bone. It's remarkable that they are as accomplished as they are.
I would be willing to bet that person for person they may be the most talented musical family in modern history. Bobby & El alone are phenomenally talented singer/songwriters. Bunny was a superb writer herself, Tommy was a helluva bass player, Chico's "Long Time No See" is a fucken masterpiece of R&B/Neo soul/Marvin Gaye aspirations. Every last one of them can sing like an angel. My God ...what should have been. [Edited 8/31/23 18:42pm] |
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The brothers keep facing legal problems around drugs, but I’ll be damned if El still don’t do his thing. I really enjoyed Second Chance WAY more than I expected, and I’ve seen a couple random YouTube vids of him recently and he sounds great. I have not followed to or listened to Chico in quite some time, but it’s never good news when you see their name on TMZ. Need to stay busy with music, the whole family is talented but El and Bobby were something else. My Friend In The Sky by Switch is my jam - also has James Ingram’s little brother crushing it on the vocals with Bobby. | |
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"My Friend in the Sky"...MAN you are dead on it!!! That was an absolutely gorgeous track! I also agree agree with your assessment of "Second Chance", El has lost absolutely NOTHING vocally. He was MEANT to sing! [Edited 9/8/23 15:32pm] |
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Since I’m a Stevie fan… and an El Fan… and an early-90’s smooth R&B fan…
https://youtu.be/bAVzj4RT...h0yrKQfm42 | |
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Great album. Chico's "Long Time No See" was just as good if not better. That's not to mention the classic Debarge albums. Lots of talent in that family. | |
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"Where you are" is decent, but that album is bogged down by too much Babyface. Only Babyface cut I still listen to off that album is "I'll be there", which has a slightly dark quality to it.
"Slide" is the standout. Love that song! Ripped off somewhat by Rashaan Patterson for "Stop by".
Got all of El's albums and Debarge in general. Still need to get through El's last album... | |
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Now Bunny's album was interesting (to me).
She at least did some co-writes on the mid 80's album unlike poor El. "Save the best for me" is The Jets in all but voice. Same producers/writers. Still love it though and ironic that The Jets remind me of Debarge but there ya go LOL.
Some big ass 80's ballads. Very slick like El's debut....samey but a boon for the high quality 80's production sheen of some of it.
Bunny Debarge - Never Let Die - YouTube
Check out that middle 8...goose bumps...Jay Graydon did work with both El and Bunny....got a great vocal out of El on "Prime time". El pushes his voice hard on the bridge on that one...
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