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Originally Posted by dissention
I think Debbie's performances are a big part of the charm for me. She's a bit aloof and distant, giddy and shy, brash but reserved all at the same time. She rarely looks like the most comfortable person onstage, but it's kind of like she's letting the audience know that it isn't easy to be up there but she's gonna do it anyways.
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I'm going to start sounding like I hate Debbie, which isn't the case at all.
But I think what you just described is
exactly why I've never been a rabid Debbie fan... even though I've often loved a lot of her songs ("French Kissin' In The U.S.A.," chief among them).
She just never seems to exude confidence on stage... she always seems somewhat clunky and uncomfortable to me. I don't see a stage presence that captures my interest.
The songs are aces, but the lack of stage presence leaves me cold. (I should note that she does seem to be having a little more fun up there now, in more recent clips I've seen.)