George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam of Boy Meets Girl

Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 3:07 p.m.

b'Noel catches up with George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, better known as Boy Meets Girl. The duo had a massive hit with "Waiting for a Star to Fall." The song top the Billboard AC charts in 1988 and reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988. They talk about where the inspiration for the song came from. They are also accomplished songwriters, having wrote two of Whitney Houston\'s biggest hits, "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" Whitney was not the first choice for "How Will I Know". Find out which Hall of Famer turned it down. George and Shannon are out with new music. Their latest EP is called 5.'