Paula Abdul - Straight Up (Official Music Video)

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  • REMASTERED IN HD!!
    Official Music Video for Straight Up performed by Paula Abdul.
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  • @MichaelAnderson-ok4qs
    @MichaelAnderson-ok4qs Před 3 lety +5509

    If CZcams was around in the 80's this video would have billions of views

    • @aaroncurtis6194
      @aaroncurtis6194 Před 3 lety +201

      Trillions maybe!!!!

    • @colinsushiboy745
      @colinsushiboy745 Před 3 lety +179

      It's better to sell CDs and records in the 80s than crummy CZcams views today lol. Means more $.

    • @zona999
      @zona999 Před 3 lety +149

      No need because at the time there was a thing called MTV that did nothing but play music videos:)

    • @mangafq8
      @mangafq8 Před 3 lety +15

      Sorry BORING. YIKES.

    • @mariamorgan9817
      @mariamorgan9817 Před 3 lety +63

      I remember when this song was played on MTV all the time. Ahhhhhh, the sounds of my childhood! 😉💚

  • @andrewrodas6688
    @andrewrodas6688 Před 3 měsíci +1193

    Anyone here in 2024? 👇

  • @nicholasmorales3721
    @nicholasmorales3721 Před 3 měsíci +372

    If you lived through this era than you know Paula and Janet were radio queens of pop.

    • @iainmacaulay8081
      @iainmacaulay8081 Před 3 měsíci +7

      I promise people cared but time is just evil to humans, things change as a natural progression but not for the benefit of humans.

    • @chipperthompson8746
      @chipperthompson8746 Před 2 měsíci +10

      Miss Jackson, if you're NASTY!!!!

    • @Pur3jibbz
      @Pur3jibbz Před měsícem +2

      SHE WAS POP
      JANET JUST filled in

    • @shemekacash6927
      @shemekacash6927 Před měsícem +3

      Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson definitely ruled the 80s and 90s I grew up on their music had all their albums 😊

    • @shemekacash6927
      @shemekacash6927 Před měsícem +2

      I agree with you I grew up in the 80s and 90s and Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson definitely ruled the 80s and 90s 😊

  • @Tad-zh4wr
    @Tad-zh4wr Před 15 dny +30

    To all those 70, 80’s babies- I wish you all peace and happiness. These were amazing times. We’ll never have anything like it. But we are all still here. Enjoy each day!
    Love, 70’s baby in 2024; ☮️🌎☮️

  • @bleep77
    @bleep77 Před 3 lety +6678

    There are certain 80’s songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them

    • @RareGemLove
      @RareGemLove Před 3 lety +81

      Yes and this is definitely one of those songs ❤

    • @user-se4of8kc6k
      @user-se4of8kc6k Před 3 lety +12

      @@RareGemLove чтоа главное чтобы они могли не

    • @jonathanx8528
      @jonathanx8528 Před 3 lety +75

      Definitely know where your coming from....... today's music just doesn't do that.

    • @nictheartist
      @nictheartist Před 3 lety +91

      @@jonathanx8528 I think that for today's kids, today's tunes will have a similar effect, but whatever decade you grew up, I think that whatever music played during your teenage days will always be special. I used to think that any modern music post 2000 was a bit lame, but every now and then, there's still a good one that is super catchy. My teenage days were firmly in the 80s, but I also think that not all songs back then were great.

    • @Sarasapien
      @Sarasapien Před 3 lety +11

      Aww hell yeah 🤧🤟

  • @mooki33
    @mooki33 Před 9 měsíci +1177

    She deserves endless praise for that opening tap sequence alone. It was perfection!

  • @alejandrogonzales9
    @alejandrogonzales9 Před měsícem +108

    This is the most under appreciated music video of all time. Its aesthetic is unmatched. It’s mysterious, urban, fun, well choreographed and well edited. It’s aged like wine.

    • @gldmj55
      @gldmj55 Před měsícem +2

      Directed by David Fincher

    • @anteerat
      @anteerat Před 26 dny +1

      lame

    • @brandonaldaymachuse6669
      @brandonaldaymachuse6669 Před 23 dny

      It beat Vogue.
      It was OVER-RATED

    • @Tad-zh4wr
      @Tad-zh4wr Před 15 dny

      Well said!!

    • @jeffrycass4352
      @jeffrycass4352 Před 3 dny

      I could not agree more!! The production value, choreography, lighting and editing are as fresh today as it was in the 80s

  • @dreface2
    @dreface2 Před 3 měsíci +186

    Song still dope in 2024!

  • @michaelbischoff810
    @michaelbischoff810 Před 5 lety +4251

    Nobody appreciating the amazing tap scene in the beginning

    • @billolsen4360
      @billolsen4360 Před 5 lety +95

      That tap scene made this my favorite video of the 80s

    • @cassied9327
      @cassied9327 Před 5 lety +86

      I was just thinking the same thing...
      Was the legitimately her? 😳
      Update: My mother has informed me she choreographed and performed her own routines. Gotta love having an 80’s raised mom!

    • @bethmaldonado9241
      @bethmaldonado9241 Před 5 lety +26

      It's incredible!

    • @rcjay17
      @rcjay17 Před 5 lety +60

      I appreciate it. She's one of the few singers that can do it all - including tap. Remember, she started out as a choreographer.

    • @mpatanse8190
      @mpatanse8190 Před 5 lety +8

      Michael Bischoff EVERYBODY DO! We have NO WORD

  • @djguy100
    @djguy100 Před 8 lety +5043

    This song still sounds amazing even after nearly 30 years

  • @user-od3pb6bw8l
    @user-od3pb6bw8l Před 12 dny +24

    Who’s still listening 👂 to this classic song 🎵 🎶 from maestro Paula Abdul in 2024 and beyond?????? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

  • @shemekacash6927
    @shemekacash6927 Před měsícem +62

    I grew up in the 80s and Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson definitely were the queens of the 80s and 90s 😊

    • @halloweenville1
      @halloweenville1 Před měsícem +1

      Madonna was bigger than both of them put together.

    • @Natasha_835
      @Natasha_835 Před 17 dny

      My word Madonna was massive in the 80s & 90.
      💯 she was the Queen

    • @halloweenville1
      @halloweenville1 Před 16 dny +1

      @@Natasha_835 I know right, shemekacash6927 obviously wasn't alive in the 80's, lol.

  • @Me-dc7mq
    @Me-dc7mq Před 9 měsíci +165

    Paula Abdul was 1 of the most gorgeous women of the 80's, I don't care what anybody says..

  • @KillerFix24
    @KillerFix24 Před 4 lety +2784

    The 80’s were such a great decade for music.

    • @amazingdany
      @amazingdany Před 4 lety +79

      The most unique. My song folder has no other music genre than the 80s!

    • @dawnfulk3460
      @dawnfulk3460 Před 4 lety +24

      Yes it was I can totally agree

    • @frijoleroman5346
      @frijoleroman5346 Před 4 lety +14

      @@Ghostxfied ok then bud

    • @anna_carbf
      @anna_carbf Před 4 lety +6

      Jsn Ynk18 yesss

    • @jbro8934
      @jbro8934 Před 4 lety +22

      @Dee Dokken I was an 80s teen and I agree. Also, the year 2000 was pretty lit when it came to music.

  • @musique4581
    @musique4581 Před 2 měsíci +28

    This is a powerhouse of a song, so is Paula Abdul!

  • @nicholasrobinson8798
    @nicholasrobinson8798 Před 5 měsíci +140

    It's 2024, who's still listening to this song?

  • @King4sshole89
    @King4sshole89 Před 3 lety +3348

    Me: *About to go to sleep*
    My brain: You haven't heard Straight Up by Paula Abdul in a long time...
    Me: You're right...

  • @littletraveller5428
    @littletraveller5428 Před 3 lety +741

    Unless you were around you’d have no idea how big this track was

    • @aurktman1106
      @aurktman1106 Před 3 lety +32

      It was epic!

    • @cjturner2008
      @cjturner2008 Před 3 lety +12

      Exactly!

    • @ahmir2382
      @ahmir2382 Před 3 lety +16

      Wasn’t around and I know how big this is, culture run deep in my family

    • @jesse8630
      @jesse8630 Před 3 lety +10

      Paula is a legend

    • @rasheedjeffries5754
      @rasheedjeffries5754 Před 3 lety +12

      As a kid I always waited for this shit to come on the radio..... dope track

  • @Thorsten-Tom-Martin
    @Thorsten-Tom-Martin Před 6 měsíci +56

    [Verse 1]
    Lost in a dream
    I don't know which way to go
    (Ah-let me say it now)
    If you are all that you seem
    Then baby, I'm movin' (Movin') way too slow
    [Pre-Chorus]
    I've been a fool before
    Wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door
    How about some information, please?
    [Chorus]
    Straight up, now tell me
    Do you really wanna love me forever? (Oh, oh, oh)
    Or am I caught in a hit-and-run?
    Straight up, now tell me
    Is it gonna be you and me together? (Oh, oh, oh)
    Or are you just havin' fun?
    [Verse 2]
    Time's standing still
    Waiting for some small clue
    (Ah-let me tell ya now)
    I keep getting chills
    When I think your love (When I think your love) is true
    [Pre-Chorus]
    I've been a fool before
    Wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door
    How about some information, please?
    [Chorus]
    Straight up, now tell me
    Do you really wanna love me forever? (Oh, oh, oh)
    Or am I caught in a hit-and-run?
    Straight up, now tell me
    Is it gonna be you and me together? (Oh, oh, oh)
    Or are you just havin' fun?
    [Bridge]
    You are so hard to read
    You play hide-and-seek
    With your true intentions
    If you're only playin' games
    I'll just have to say
    Abb-b-b-bye, b-b-b-bye
    [Breakdown]
    Do, do you love me?
    (Do, do you love me, baby?)
    Do, do you love me?
    (Do, do you love me? Ah-hey, baby!)
    Do, do you love me?
    (Do, do you love me, baby?)
    C'mon now, do, do you love me?
    (Do, do you love me?)
    Ah-tell me, baby
    [Pre-Chorus - Extended]
    I've been a fool before
    Wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door
    Are you more than hot for me
    Or am I a page in your history book?
    I don't mean to make demands
    But the word and the deed go hand in hand
    How about some information, please?
    (Please, please, ah, please, please)
    [Chorus]
    Straight up, now tell me (Tell me)
    Straight up, now tell me (Tell me)
    Straight up, now tell me (Tell me)
    Straight up, now tell me
    Straight up, now tell me
    Straight up, now tell me
    Do you really wanna love me forever? (Oh, oh, oh)
    Or am I caught in a hit-and-run?
    Straight up, now tell me
    Is it gonna be you and me together? (Oh, oh, oh)
    Or are you just havin' fun?
    Straight up, now tell me
    Do you really wanna love me forever? (Oh, oh, oh)
    Or am I caught in a hit-and-run?
    Now tell me
    Is it gonna be you and me together? (Oh, oh, oh)
    Or are you just havin' fun?...

  • @loved80s77
    @loved80s77 Před 2 měsíci +11

    If 80's music is a diamond, music now is a garbage.

  • @gihan-w
    @gihan-w Před rokem +666

    So lucky that I was born in 1977! Had a chance to enjoy the best of both 1980s and 1990s. What a tune ❤

    • @EnDependance123
      @EnDependance123 Před rokem +16

      Right with ya 1976😮😮

    • @alsadat77
      @alsadat77 Před 11 měsíci +6

      Me too

    • @Musicalfan69420
      @Musicalfan69420 Před 11 měsíci +7

      My dad was born then too❤😂

    • @DirectorHMAN
      @DirectorHMAN Před 11 měsíci +9

      I'm 1990 but my siblings were 80s kids so I got to enjoy a lot of this growing up.

    • @duskyj3w31
      @duskyj3w31 Před 11 měsíci +10

      '77 here too and I definitely loved the 80s and early 90s!Best music!❤

  • @arkabit4452
    @arkabit4452 Před 4 lety +2737

    She made choreography for M. Jackson, and Janet too...

    • @angelonjesacaify
      @angelonjesacaify Před 4 lety +178

      She also choreographed the African dance in Coming to America

    • @ElianaTortorici
      @ElianaTortorici Před 4 lety +40

      I can see the same moves.

    • @LegitMan335
      @LegitMan335 Před 4 lety +27

      Arkabit so she’s a dance instructor

    • @arkabit4452
      @arkabit4452 Před 4 lety +36

      @@LegitMan335 ...Well, I think she was hired by several artists on certain projects, top ones among them...

    • @dasousaantonio5391
      @dasousaantonio5391 Před 4 lety +41

      And Prince

  • @jacksonteller3973
    @jacksonteller3973 Před 3 měsíci +25

    Idol was never the same after she left.

  • @juniormichelesperant6372
    @juniormichelesperant6372 Před 21 hodinou +1

    Man ..this deserves at least half or a billion views 80s people where ya'll at?

  • @giuseppeianniello1998
    @giuseppeianniello1998 Před 3 lety +1398

    The Straight Up video won 4 VMAs in 89
    • Best Female Video
    • Best Dance Video
    • Best Choreography
    • Best Editing

  • @breakingrick778
    @breakingrick778 Před 4 lety +1429

    if released today, this would be number 1.
    still listening in 2020

    • @poopybutt4117
      @poopybutt4117 Před 4 lety +67

      No it wouldnt lmao. Dont get me wrong this song is godlike and I think it SHOULD be #1 but theres no way in hell it actually would get #1.
      Have you heard todays music? Kids/Teens are too used to their Billiard Ireland's and Nicki Minaj's. Sure they might like it, but it being #1 would probably be impossible

    • @kiwisen
      @kiwisen Před 4 lety +1

      Yesssssss

    • @Neog2
      @Neog2 Před 4 lety +17

      Yeah even J. Cole Only got it up to the number 13 spot on the Billboard Top 100 with this sample.

    • @lianasoares8052
      @lianasoares8052 Před 4 lety

      Breaking Rick, she was a hit.

    • @user-wy3kp5om8d
      @user-wy3kp5om8d Před 4 lety +1

      Mmm

  • @libertyiloyanomon8204
    @libertyiloyanomon8204 Před 2 měsíci +33

    Anyone in 2024 🎉

  • @juliocruz3602
    @juliocruz3602 Před měsícem +13

    2024 and still listening

  • @atroxfortuna
    @atroxfortuna Před 8 měsíci +323

    This is my girl! I was 10 years old at her concert, screaming at the top of my lungs!!! What a time ❤

    • @wendyaminzadeh2165
      @wendyaminzadeh2165 Před 8 měsíci +8

      Cool, I love this singer too.

    • @okyousef
      @okyousef Před 5 měsíci +5

    • @daddyrabbit835
      @daddyrabbit835 Před 4 měsíci +6

      I miss those days. Innocences, ignorances, pure bliss.

    • @pedrez79
      @pedrez79 Před 2 měsíci +2

      No. Because this is my girl, It´s not yours.
      I respect, she is a kind of girl that one man wants to keep him all the time.
      (I don´t know if my english is correct. Please, Do you?)

    • @kawonaglo
      @kawonaglo Před 2 měsíci +3

      Lucky you!

  • @kbob1394
    @kbob1394 Před 3 lety +876

    Paula is underrated. We need to give her her flowers NOW⚘⚘⚘

    • @ricog8209
      @ricog8209 Před 3 lety +12

      Close your eyes and she sounds like Madonna .

    • @all_that_s
      @all_that_s Před 3 lety +27

      @@ricog8209 They sound similar but Paula has a certain quality that is different from Madonna.

    • @justmimi9527
      @justmimi9527 Před 3 lety +5

      I agree!!

    • @waldwassermann
      @waldwassermann Před 2 lety +5

      Flowers are always nice.

    • @tyliekinc.
      @tyliekinc. Před 2 lety +7

      She’s never underrated

  • @ZacherlJem
    @ZacherlJem Před měsícem +13

    They just don't make songs like this anymore. A bop universally appealingly to all demographics and ages. Upbeat and just fun!

  • @jayhawk88z
    @jayhawk88z Před dnem +1

    Someone I know who met Paula says she's a really kind, good person.

  • @NeuroPulse
    @NeuroPulse Před rokem +1330

    This is way cooler than modern pop music.

    • @7th_Heaven
      @7th_Heaven Před rokem +26

      Pretty spot on comment

    • @codyferrell1896
      @codyferrell1896 Před rokem +25

      I CANT BELIEVE UNTIL NOW that I thought this song was done by Madonna!!! hahaha SMH... I am only 33, but I grew up on 80s music due to my older sisters.. Which in turn made the "80s' like my favorite decade genre of music... So i have always knda pride myself on knowing songs and artists of that period. So it is utter shock that I thought this was a Madonna song til tonight?!?!? crazy. lol

    • @nuanil
      @nuanil Před rokem +10

      @@codyferrell1896 They do have very similar voices and styles.

    • @Jil8840
      @Jil8840 Před rokem +6

      Totally agreed!!!

    • @ninjabluefyre3815
      @ninjabluefyre3815 Před rokem +6

      Had no idea, Djimon Hounsou is in this video.

  • @lolahernandez6871
    @lolahernandez6871 Před 8 měsíci +307

    At 41 years I still feel like my young self whenever I hear this song!! ❤❤🥰🥰🥰🥰

    • @lccast777
      @lccast777 Před 8 měsíci +8

      I'm 47 and I feel ya!!👊🏽😎

    • @Spiritualchick82
      @Spiritualchick82 Před 5 měsíci +4

      I'm the exact same age and I totally feel the same way! I miss the early 90's!!

    • @TheMutsen
      @TheMutsen Před 4 měsíci +2

      Me to😂 #41

    • @marcinmorun
      @marcinmorun Před 3 měsíci +1

      42. I know how you feel.

    • @JavierTorres-py6rp
      @JavierTorres-py6rp Před 3 měsíci

      65 and I know what you mean.

  • @user-gs9bp9ne4o
    @user-gs9bp9ne4o Před 3 měsíci +3

    2024になっても充分に通用するナンバーです🤩🤩
    ポーラのこのPVを観てしまったら完全に中毒症状に陥ってます😵‍💫ダンスの激しさ、歌のパワフルさ全部完璧だど思います💯💯💯

  • @DeliaChelaru
    @DeliaChelaru Před měsícem +3

    Paula Abdul este o artista,coregrafa , dansatoare, talentata si are succes !🌹🌹🌹💯

  • @epicrob1694
    @epicrob1694 Před 4 lety +730

    I'm man enough to admit that this CD was my jam in the 90's.

    • @cjturner2008
      @cjturner2008 Před 4 lety +18

      Same

    • @mattfrictiom90
      @mattfrictiom90 Před 4 lety +39

      I'm man enough to admit this cd is still my jam

    • @PS-cb5eh
      @PS-cb5eh Před 4 lety +31

      First cassette I ever purchased. Actually I asked my mom to buy it for me. I was 11. She asked if I was sure. I said yep, 'Shes Hot'...

    • @williammorse8330
      @williammorse8330 Před 3 lety +6

      connection with dates I had in the East Village..... early 90's

    • @joefair3391
      @joefair3391 Před 3 lety +9

      Not a damn thing wrong with that! I mean...im 43 and im here...

  • @zedtinsley8231
    @zedtinsley8231 Před 5 lety +1851

    Hard to believe this song is 31years old.....Paula is a living legend!!!

    • @chaseholstein7083
      @chaseholstein7083 Před 5 lety +27

      Legend? LMFAO... You people want to call everyone a legend... 30 years from now everyone will claim the "catch me outside" girl was a legend.

    • @79tazman
      @79tazman Před 5 lety +7

      It makes me feel old

    • @zedtinsley8231
      @zedtinsley8231 Před 5 lety +25

      @@chaseholstein7083 2 each it's own Bro....have a good year

    • @aengusog3415
      @aengusog3415 Před 5 lety +2

      Zed Tinsley it’s funny cuz 30 years from now iggy azalea or cardi b are gonna considered legends

    • @TashiSoCali
      @TashiSoCali Před 5 lety +1

      I feel attacked

  • @seanbedard9455
    @seanbedard9455 Před 5 měsíci +25

    Unfortunately bad management destroys good people in this biz. She was and is still a great performer.

  • @rjseeturtletaubington2644
    @rjseeturtletaubington2644 Před měsícem +3

    This song will always be a bop. ALWAYS.

  • @tinamarie3546
    @tinamarie3546 Před 4 lety +258

    I believe everyone adored, Paula. She was straight up.

  • @resaboutb.9566
    @resaboutb.9566 Před rokem +194

    It's 2023 and this video is still *EVERYTHING!* The editing and production is so great that 30+ years later, it still holds up.

    • @misssweetpeachez
      @misssweetpeachez Před 9 měsíci +3

      I know right!!! Classic!

    • @AnnaPinguin
      @AnnaPinguin Před 9 měsíci +3

      And Paula is still great !!!!!!!!!! for real!!!!

    • @rtgdent8376
      @rtgdent8376 Před 8 měsíci +3

      David Fincher quality

    • @nezukochan3890
      @nezukochan3890 Před 2 měsíci

      It’s 2024 wtfym

    • @resaboutb.9566
      @resaboutb.9566 Před 2 měsíci

      @@nezukochan3890 WTFIM? I typed this comment 11 months ago ... when it was *2023,* duh.

  • @JosephFurlong
    @JosephFurlong Před měsícem +7

    Really appreciate the dancing in this video. A lot of nature and raw talent

  • @halloweenville1
    @halloweenville1 Před měsícem +5

    I remember when this first came out, it looked new, fresh and edgy. Paula's dancing, the black and white video. Everything was starting to look like a new era.

  • @ellencoleman8115
    @ellencoleman8115 Před 4 lety +390

    That tap opening was EPIC!!

  • @johannabonana5306
    @johannabonana5306 Před 3 lety +934

    I had no idea j cole's workout was a sample from this. Not disappointed.

    • @Torn-rz8tm
      @Torn-rz8tm Před 3 lety +42

      Me neither because every time I heard this song or J Coles song I’d always say this sounds so familiar and then. Saw a tiktok comparing the two

    • @jayxdtb
      @jayxdtb Před 3 lety +2

      @@Torn-rz8tm same

    • @hommeboy
      @hommeboy Před 3 lety +22

      and he samples kanye new workout plan

    • @jaquangreen798
      @jaquangreen798 Před 3 lety +5

      Lmfao young before your era

    • @chobbsalive
      @chobbsalive Před 3 lety +4

      Like the Paula Abdul reference and new work out plan I connected the dots. This is my first listen im not disappointed honestly she is talented that beat though.

  • @butterpecanrican_
    @butterpecanrican_ Před měsícem +4

    That tap dance number at the beginning was epic

  • @benjaminboehm9112
    @benjaminboehm9112 Před 4 měsíci +7

    2024 und immer noch ein geiles Lied. Anders als der ganze Müll heute.

  • @xavierblackburn6288
    @xavierblackburn6288 Před 7 lety +677

    LONG LIVE THE 80'S

    • @TenThirtyTwo
      @TenThirtyTwo Před 7 lety +16

      *HAIL 80s!!!!!!!!!!*

    • @_P4iid
      @_P4iid Před 7 lety +1

      Xavier Blackburn 90s

    • @blackmetalwarrior3697
      @blackmetalwarrior3697 Před 7 lety +4

      +Almighty Kixx!
      It's 1988

    • @damoncarlson5545
      @damoncarlson5545 Před 7 lety +2

      Xavier Blackburn ...I just now remembered when she was briefly married to Emilio Estevez back in the early 90s

    • @DrSeanKennedy
      @DrSeanKennedy Před 7 lety +5

      Reagan, crack cocaine, recession, AIDS....
      ....No, thank you.

  • @stevepensando2593
    @stevepensando2593 Před 4 lety +583

    "Tsk tsk"
    "Paula Abdul?"
    "YES, I AM"

  • @angelahensley2788
    @angelahensley2788 Před 4 měsíci +16

    I loved Paula Abdul I was in Kindergarten my mom got me a sweater of her I wore it all the time I still have it till this day!!!! ❤ Gonna pass it down to my granddaughter

  • @porschematthews08
    @porschematthews08 Před 13 dny +2

    That tapping though❤️❤️

  • @Quickstar989
    @Quickstar989 Před 8 lety +156

    Paula Abdul = One of the greatest dancers of all time.

    • @Barry80Elms
      @Barry80Elms Před 8 lety +17

      I think Michael Jackson might have something to say about that one

    • @Quickstar989
      @Quickstar989 Před 8 lety +22

      +barry elms that's why I said ONE OF the best.

    • @tinasea1
      @tinasea1 Před 8 lety +2

      +Quickstar989 MJ is

    • @Quickstar989
      @Quickstar989 Před 8 lety +8

      +tinasea1 What don't you get about the term "one of"?

    • @daraxiong19
      @daraxiong19 Před 8 lety +4

      He said "one of the best" not "the best dancer ever."

  • @hungerhealers4218
    @hungerhealers4218 Před rokem +379

    She was way ahead of time! Pure class!!!

    • @martajimeno-salazar5143
      @martajimeno-salazar5143 Před rokem

      She was actually right on time in her time..fk this generation 🤠🖕🏽

    • @challengerbrant
      @challengerbrant Před rokem +1

      I hope you are a bot.

    • @hungerhealers4218
      @hungerhealers4218 Před rokem +10

      @@challengerbrant not a bot but a 40yr old guy from India who appreciates quality that was way ahead of it's time !

    • @pineappleparty1624
      @pineappleparty1624 Před rokem +2

      Well, the hip thrusting was a bit off putting lol but she can shuffle better than most! Makes me want to try my hand at dancing.

    • @poisondna
      @poisondna Před 11 měsíci

      @@challengerbrant haha

  • @justinwhitby494
    @justinwhitby494 Před 6 dny +2

    2024 and I seek this sound and vibe to feed my heart and soul !

  • @culwin
    @culwin Před 10 měsíci +56

    In 1988-1989 this was played twice an hour every hour on MTV.

  • @geeked-outturtlesfan4288
    @geeked-outturtlesfan4288 Před 7 lety +554

    Paula Abdul... you're songs still kicks ass even in 2017. oh and your still fiiiiine
    love you Paula ❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @NukeA6
      @NukeA6 Před 7 lety +8

      Oh look, a butthurt Trump hater. Must be the sexual repression.

    • @NukeA6
      @NukeA6 Před 7 lety +6

      SexuallyRepressedMegalodon
      Because a sane person should vote for a warmongering lesbian who supports everything she claims she's against plus pedophile rings. And I really don't care what your username stands for. Just replying to another left-winger who brings in politics where it doesn't belong.
      Regardless, Paula Abdul is 54 years old. She's 30 years past her prime so of course she doesn't look that good anymore.

    • @NukeA6
      @NukeA6 Před 7 lety

      SexuallyRepressedMegalodon
      You already made it a discussion and even ignored the part where I actually went on topic for the music video. It's your own fault. I also never said Hillary is a pedophile. You leftists all share the same bad reading comprehension.

    • @ashleycarino9090
      @ashleycarino9090 Před 7 lety +5

      Geeked-OutTurtlesFan36 That's true! Im only 13 yrs old but I love this song still also her,Forever my girl!!!!

    • @lerriejaded2995
      @lerriejaded2995 Před 6 lety

      Ashley Cariño same I love it😍

  • @mariannbjorklund700
    @mariannbjorklund700 Před měsícem +12

    Now, she can dance. 🎉

  • @sergeylazarev4569
    @sergeylazarev4569 Před 10 dny +2

    We need such music now.

  • @1Helmet1
    @1Helmet1 Před 8 lety +175

    Happy Birthday to Paula Abdul! I still remember exactly where I was the first time this video came on and I FREAKED! She changed the game.

    • @victoriadamon5964
      @victoriadamon5964 Před 8 lety +13

      True!! She is a legend👏🏾

    • @TheAirtrans
      @TheAirtrans Před 7 lety +2

      absolutely

    • @jermsolo
      @jermsolo Před 7 lety +2

      Why is Arsenio Hall blurred out on this video?

    • @TheAirtrans
      @TheAirtrans Před 7 lety +6

      jermsolo because hes suppose to be a prop to the setting of the backprops and anothet upcoming face but the main focus is on Paula Abdul .Omg who wants his face for her music video

    • @lottatroublemaker6130
      @lottatroublemaker6130 Před 7 lety +3

      Eternal Darkness - Just because you don't know about all the work she's done, does not change the fact that she is a legend! Just a few hits in the 80's? You better look her up, her work goes way beyond all the music she has recorded herself... For instance she is also a choreographer. She is in the Rock'n Roll Hall of Fame for a reason...

  • @JimSting
    @JimSting Před rokem +682

    One of the great dance songs. Fat beat, killer bassline, amazing choreography, wrapped in the black and white visual aesthetic. From the era when art worked on several levels.

    • @JohnHassink
      @JohnHassink Před rokem +20

      100% agree. Very nicely put by you. Even if I think this goes beyond 'dance' or even the pop genre; it's a truly well-made piece of art - the composition, arrangement and everything around it.

    • @stormchasingandresearchsociety
      @stormchasingandresearchsociety Před rokem +12

      A pretty sick electric keyboard there at the end too

    • @httmai
      @httmai Před rokem +16

      True! The beat is good even to this day. Also, the bu-bu-bu-bu-bye and the the tune that sounds like a whistle!

    • @DanaMyersK6JQ
      @DanaMyersK6JQ Před rokem +4

      All true & gated reverb as icing😁

    • @thomaswoods8504
      @thomaswoods8504 Před rokem +2

      @Matt Flynn✨ JUST SO STRAIGHT UP 👌 IN THE 22:51.P.M. 🌃 ✨PAULA ABDUL✨ I'LL AGREE SHE'S😝 ICONIC TOO ANNA BEAUTIFUL LIFE TIMES YA' CZcamsR'S💋 IN YOU TOO.😅

  • @kbear4208
    @kbear4208 Před 4 měsíci +29

    Will always thank my dad for putting me on a very diverse amount of high quality music as a kid. My dad died when I was 14 but I’m thankful that even a decade later I can still listen to these great songs we used to enjoy together and feel like he’s with me again if even for a few moments while I enjoy the music

  • @omargarcia6130
    @omargarcia6130 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Memories of early 1989 , and the Arsenio Hall show❤

  • @GranPuba
    @GranPuba Před 4 lety +629

    A piece of pop trivia. When the man is dancing in the trench coat with the Cain, while in his flip his hat falls off. That was unintentional and the dancer naturally did the splits to recover the hat. They left it in the video.

    • @joebloggs4925
      @joebloggs4925 Před 4 lety +22

      Woah that is crazy!! Real history right there.

    • @shannon5492
      @shannon5492 Před 4 lety +28

      That looked pretty cool tho

    • @ethansiebel2689
      @ethansiebel2689 Před 4 lety +32

      1:40

    • @GranPuba
      @GranPuba Před 4 lety +4

      @Honest Person nobody knows 🤷 I remember him in it though.

    • @RBS_
      @RBS_ Před 4 lety

      ...yet, I keep telling everyone WHY Arsenio was blurred from the video, YOU gimme this trivia, and I've been watchin' this damn video since 1988!! ....how'd I didn't KNOW this!? ...THANKS, Papa!!

  • @r3dm1st12
    @r3dm1st12 Před 3 lety +252

    Omg this song can't be over 30+ years old wow. I remember this like it was yesterday.... she still looks great though

  • @redbananagreen
    @redbananagreen Před 2 měsíci +6

    When the music was pop but also art.

  • @MeditativeManifesting
    @MeditativeManifesting Před měsícem +3

    Tap Dancing Queen! 🥰

  • @buds8420
    @buds8420 Před 5 lety +1064

    2019. Still love it. I will never get bored with this song.

    • @tjtj6194
      @tjtj6194 Před 5 lety +2

      I'll call y'all your comments and s*** yeah like this pokers, it's more than mine Hill had a great looking wife ex-wife only had two kids have fun making them f*** you

    • @leoniullrich
      @leoniullrich Před 5 lety +1

      same hahahahahahahahhahahahahhahah

    • @stationshoerenhater1655
      @stationshoerenhater1655 Před 5 lety +1

      Bud S ☝️

    • @dmitrimoltchanov374
      @dmitrimoltchanov374 Před 5 lety +3

      the first song video I've seen back in 80s in Soviet Russia :)

    • @TerangAlkitabku
      @TerangAlkitabku Před 4 lety +3

      Best music was at the era..👍

  • @christinat.7171
    @christinat.7171 Před 2 lety +917

    This song never ever gets old.

  • @joeelgart7760
    @joeelgart7760 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Still love this one

  • @ThePimpedOutPlatypus
    @ThePimpedOutPlatypus Před 3 měsíci +13

    I am a 37 year old man, but I will freely acknowledge this song is dope AF

    • @Ma3342ss
      @Ma3342ss Před měsícem

      Classic childhood song. Well not everyone 😅.

  • @barcelona12ist
    @barcelona12ist Před 7 lety +31

    back in the days when MTV was the only music source

    • @dawnjohnson9504
      @dawnjohnson9504 Před 28 dny

      Fall asleep with it on. Wake up same video. Loved it

  • @creepyd444
    @creepyd444 Před 8 lety +116

    Paula's a legend IMO.Bad ass girl.

    • @rareperson7186
      @rareperson7186 Před 8 lety +3

      +creepyd444 just what i was going to say :) - bad ass dancer.. :)

    • @angelasoria2080
      @angelasoria2080 Před 8 lety +7

      Yeah, exactly what I was thinking. She danced her ass back then and taught so many people you dance. She's great.

    • @MrEuphoniumps4
      @MrEuphoniumps4 Před 8 lety

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    • @emmanueldunk8290
      @emmanueldunk8290 Před 8 lety +1

      +creepyd444 Tap dancing gives me erections.

    • @emmanueldunk8290
      @emmanueldunk8290 Před 8 lety

      Nicholas James It's fucking true. Especially from females.

  • @user-me2wc7mb1k
    @user-me2wc7mb1k Před měsícem +1

    У меня мурашки. От этой песенки =)

  • @bacchuslax7967
    @bacchuslax7967 Před 4 lety +233

    You had to have lived in 88/89 to understand how massive this album was.

    • @thenationaltimelyactionhou9328
      @thenationaltimelyactionhou9328 Před 3 lety +4

      Bacchus LAX I was born in ‘89, does that count?

    • @bacchuslax7967
      @bacchuslax7967 Před 3 lety +2

      Aidan Vaughan you bet!

    • @mummyaqeem3661
      @mummyaqeem3661 Před 3 lety

      Im in

    • @abbysabbaya5335
      @abbysabbaya5335 Před 3 lety +3

      I still have the cassette

    • @kcheylin9957
      @kcheylin9957 Před 3 lety +4

      Yep. It was seamlessly brilliant. Excellent pop song, excellent music production, untouchable eye candy and choreography with Paula, a vocal track that was all it needed to be. Full package. With all the hits on this album, it was a gorilla for weeks and weeks. Rightly so.

  • @dickthedorkwing6082
    @dickthedorkwing6082 Před 4 lety +101

    The 80s, the only era to effectively integrate rock and pop music into one song.

  • @arrependam-se...1662
    @arrependam-se...1662 Před 7 měsíci +15

    I never get tired of watching it! I love Paula Abdul!!! ❤

  • @joshualawrence7785
    @joshualawrence7785 Před 3 dny +1

    Had a crush on Paula when I was 5❤ I’m 39 now still love her music lowkey😅

  • @mariotalassa7275
    @mariotalassa7275 Před rokem +47

    Crazy how a song that feels so modern so 35 years later !

  • @billparker9584
    @billparker9584 Před 5 lety +671

    This women ages like wine, she looks just as good now as she did back then

    • @dylancooper8095
      @dylancooper8095 Před 5 lety +11

      If you mean turns to vinegar then yes she does age like wine

    • @billparker9584
      @billparker9584 Před 5 lety +42

      No my eyes are fine. You just can’t give a positive comment anymore. Someone’s ass is gonna get red to just disagree with you.

    • @lauripartanen9749
      @lauripartanen9749 Před 5 lety +2

      Sure

    • @i.m.7710
      @i.m.7710 Před 5 lety +13

      Yes she is still incredibly beautiful. But she had a very hard time with pain from years of dancing and pain meds. Like prince. 😢

    • @VikingsQueen84
      @VikingsQueen84 Před 5 lety +1

      @flynavy2222 haha

  • @CMmeows
    @CMmeows Před 8 měsíci +1

    A certain French man: "PAULA ABDUL?"
    Paula Abdul: "YES I AM!"🔥👍🔥

  • @leilanigirl777
    @leilanigirl777 Před 5 měsíci +21

    Straight up talented lady!!!😊

  • @cph4
    @cph4 Před 10 měsíci +129

    One of the greatest music videos of all time. Everything working together, razor sharp.

    • @accomplushed
      @accomplushed Před 10 měsíci +8

      her facial expressions are amazing

    • @jayzonone
      @jayzonone Před 8 měsíci +4

      David Fincher master class

    • @aro5490
      @aro5490 Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@jayzonone Wow I've always thought this video was stellar, but didn't realize Fincher had directed it. That explains so much.

    • @fromthehaven94
      @fromthehaven94 Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​@@aro5490The Aerosmith video for "Janie's Got a Gun" also directed by David Fincher- it is cinematic.

    • @user-gg2sk2rt4i
      @user-gg2sk2rt4i Před 3 měsíci

      Клип выше всяких похвал!!! Всегда очень нравился и Пола конечно супер!!!❤

  • @marmary5555
    @marmary5555 Před rokem +362

    Never tired of this song. The beat, the melody, the lyrics... Everything still applies today 👍❤️

    • @codyferrell1896
      @codyferrell1896 Před rokem +3

      I CANT BELIEVE UNTIL NOW that I thought this song was done by Madonna!!! hahaha SMH... I am only 33, but I grew up on 80s music due to my older sisters.. Which in turn made the "80s' like my favorite decade genre of music... So i have always knda pride myself on knowing songs and artists of that period. So it is utter shock that I thought this was a Madonna song til tonight?!?!? crazy. lol

    • @EviMlcak
      @EviMlcak Před rokem +5

      For sure, for sure, not to mention that Paula is just as good as Fred Astaire.

    • @christinaivy6751
      @christinaivy6751 Před rokem +2

      ​@@codyferrell1896 you are cvcckujl

    • @nasirjaafar63
      @nasirjaafar63 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Additional. Super choreographer

  • @twildabuckingham
    @twildabuckingham Před 2 měsíci +10

    Am I the only one who hears a bunch of Nintendo sounds in this?

  • @christophermcgee8284
    @christophermcgee8284 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I still crank this in 2024

  • @shark1347
    @shark1347 Před 5 lety +155

    I Love the 80‘s!🖤

  • @JonasPolsky
    @JonasPolsky Před 8 lety +105

    Thumbs up if you're watching this in 1988.

    • @engelsmola1580
      @engelsmola1580 Před 8 lety +1

      lmao!

    • @giuseppelogiurato5718
      @giuseppelogiurato5718 Před 8 lety +3

      Wow... this looks so old fashioned now... my little sister was ALL ABOUT Paula Abdul in 1988... Laker girls! I must admit (even though this is supposed to be the worst kind of pop music) I do love it... it brings back fond memories. Let's face it, Paula is pretty fly any year... word up! (now I feel like watching that sketch comedy show "In Living Color" with those "fly girls"... so archaic! lol)

    • @mzhyde2887
      @mzhyde2887 Před 8 lety +4

      Not only watched it, I still have the Cassette. I miss the 80's, Straight Up

    • @MdnightWnd
      @MdnightWnd Před 8 lety

      +Jonas Polsky I did watch it back in '88. All of Paula's songs from that time bring back a lot of great memories!

    • @PLAYASAAGAR
      @PLAYASAAGAR Před 8 lety

      +Jonas Polsky In the nut sack!!

  • @leonardo13x
    @leonardo13x Před 4 měsíci +2

    POP MASTERPIECE

  • @bradjohnson8414
    @bradjohnson8414 Před 3 měsíci +3

    2024 still straight up loving you 🤟❤💋

  • @siriusblack7714
    @siriusblack7714 Před 3 lety +218

    This is the most 80s thing I've ever seen and heard. Love it

    • @rebecca8525
      @rebecca8525 Před 3 lety +11

      I thought it was from the early 1990’s.

    • @dundee6402
      @dundee6402 Před 2 lety +5

      @@rebecca8525 This style of freestyle was agreeably bigger in the early 90s than the late 80s

    • @EdwardRock1
      @EdwardRock1 Před 2 lety +2

      @@rebecca8525 this was released in late 1988

    • @DanielMazahreh
      @DanielMazahreh Před 2 lety +1

      LOL! I’m worse! Thought it was post-2000s music.

    • @katec9893
      @katec9893 Před 2 lety

      I think you're all right. It has a late 80s moving into 90s vibe, but also sounds quite original even today.

  • @bicyclist2
    @bicyclist2 Před 5 lety +278

    I remember when this was new and played on the radio all the time. This brings back memories of High School dances. Thanks.

    • @jacoblavoie8326
      @jacoblavoie8326 Před 4 lety +4

      Junior high for me

    • @lynneb859
      @lynneb859 Před 4 lety +4

      Brings me back memories of kindergarten!! I just thought this song was so cool!

    • @donaldshrader3174
      @donaldshrader3174 Před 4 lety +3

      I bought the cassette

    • @mrbateman360
      @mrbateman360 Před 4 lety +2

      This reminded me of the time my arabian friend who sacrificed his life for me came back to life to save me from this genie

    • @chrismaystar3014
      @chrismaystar3014 Před 4 lety

      About 3 weeks ago for me. I’m young and got here thanks to JoJo’s

  • @bula312kingdoms
    @bula312kingdoms Před 3 měsíci +7

    Straight up now tell me
    Do you watch it in 2024?

  • @heavenfxeyesforsale
    @heavenfxeyesforsale Před měsícem +1

    the guy dancing witht his cello is a whole new mood
    i feel u i feel u

  • @moniquem3738
    @moniquem3738 Před 8 měsíci +34

    Now this what I call dancing

  • @appletoshmartin5352
    @appletoshmartin5352 Před 4 lety +192

    There’s an amazing story behind this. There was no faith in it but still Paula believed in this song and went on to record it, next thing she knew... It became an instant massive hit that sold over a million copies in ten days.
    It’s funny how the most unexpected things are sometimes the ones that bring big surprises.
    Paula, you rock!!! ❤️

    • @veramariecano289
      @veramariecano289 Před 4 lety +1

      Thanks for the trivia. I remember singing and dancing in Houston, to all of Paula’s music!!!

    • @abeandersonmusic
      @abeandersonmusic Před 4 lety

      Riveting...

    • @Mario_N64
      @Mario_N64 Před 3 lety +4

      It wasn't an instant hit. It wasn't the first single from the album. The album was relaunched after it flopped with this song. Then it succeeded.

  • @redbeard7010
    @redbeard7010 Před 7 měsíci +5

    hello from 2023, cant stop watching and dancing, perfect melody and chareography 💘

  • @DancingGuru113
    @DancingGuru113 Před měsícem +1

    I remember she was hated for a while but I still adore her. She’s amazing in the choreography of this video!!!!

  • @papaaggi
    @papaaggi Před rokem +71

    Her dance talent is out of space !!!!!!!! A true Artist from the bottom of her heart and soul !!!!

  • @christinadonahue2332
    @christinadonahue2332 Před 3 lety +901

    I met her at The Cheesecake Factory about 16 years ago. She was SO sweet she got up gave me a hug even wrote me out a really nice message and signed it. Love her! 💓

    • @erikthorsen9267
      @erikthorsen9267 Před 3 lety +33

      That's awesome! What a great story! What a great memory!

    • @skingerskanger
      @skingerskanger Před 3 lety +19

      Soooooooo LUCKY!

    • @reeses_unicorn
      @reeses_unicorn Před 3 lety +26

      She does seem like a really nice person, so I'm happy to hear that story! :)

    • @billolsen4360
      @billolsen4360 Před 2 lety +13

      Good to hear.

    • @stefanc9864
      @stefanc9864 Před 2 lety +16

      I met her too! Yeah, yeah at a WallMart, she was buying yoghurt and I was a little short so she bought me my pack of smokes!