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Shannon Rubicam (born October 11, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who is best known for being half of the mid-to-late-1980s pop duo Boy Meets Girl. Her husband, George Merrill, was the other half of Boy Meets Girl, best known for their 1988 hit "Waiting for a Star to Fall".
Boy Meets Girl is an American pop-music duo consisting of keyboardist and vocalist George Merrill and singer Shannon Rubicam. They are perhaps best known for their hit song "Waiting for a Star to Fall" from 1988 and for writing two of Whitney Houston's number one hits: "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)".
Mar 2, 2020 · This time that awesomeness is George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam. They are better known to '80s fans as the songwriting and musical duo Boy Meets Girl. Most will recognize their 1988 hit song “Waiting For A Star To Fall”, but many do not know that they were previously also responsible for two of Whitney Houston’s #1 hit singles which they ...
Jul 20, 2023 · MBW’s World’s Greatest Songwriters series celebrates the composers behind the globe’s biggest hits. This month we talk to George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam – better known as Boy Meets Girl, the writing duo behind some of Whitney Houston’s biggest hits and much, much more.
Apr 27, 2023 · Boy meets girl — but in the case of George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, the beloved pop-duo known as Boy Meets Girl — it’s not just a love story, but a marriage of music, songwriting, and mutual respect.
Dec 27, 2022 · George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam chat with Meredith about Boy Meets Girl, Waiting for a star to fall, Writing 2 of the biggest songs of all time for Whitney Houston plus so much more.
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, aka Boy Meets Girl, are the writers of some of the biggest global hits ever including Boy Meets Girl’s #1 song ‘Waiting For A Star To Fall’ and Whitney Houston’s #1 hits ‘How Will I Know’ and ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)’.
Mar 13, 2021 · We get to know George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, AKA Boy Meets Girl, the American pop-songwriting duo behind two of Whitney Houston's biggest hits
"Waiting for a Star to Fall" is a song by American pop music duo Boy Meets Girl in 1988, written by the duo's members, Shannon Rubicam and George Merrill. They wrote the song after witnessing a falling star at a Whitney Houston concert and originally offered the song to Houston, but Arista Records CEO Clive Davis rejected it.
Dec 15, 2022 · Boy Meets Girl – aka George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam – enjoyed a global smash in 1988 with their iconic single ‘Waiting For a Star to Fall'.
