Sorry y’all but I had to do it.
While some of you may have been listening to Madonna, this is what I had in my Walkman. Earbuds? Hell no. Headphones bitches.
Please tell me you watched it all. Please. The cat is RAPPING. That is fucking bad ass. (And you’ll never realize how awesome you were in the 80’s until you are quoting those rap lyrics, by memory, with Heather on twitter.) Paula was ahead of her time. Also? I love her hair up in that high half pony tail. And I may or may not be rocking her bangs. Today.
Ahem.
Paula had it going on. Don’t lie to yourselves. In 1988, she was totally 80’s hot.
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She WAS 80s hot, in the 80s. This is true. ;D
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Excuse me, that’s MC Skat Cat you just called ‘that cat’.
I saw her in concert with Color Me Badd. Yes, I did.
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She was HOT. All those costume changes – and she had MOVES! But i really liked her in the grey suit toward the end. Totally awesome.
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I did an elementary school talent show dance routine to this song. Do I win?
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Jenny, I was her for Halloween AND did a talent show dance to Straight Up. And the year before, to Debbie Gibson’s Electric Youth. I Win. (at nerdiness)
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Sigh. Paula was bad ass. Remember that video with all the dancers on the scaffolding? That made me happy in my special place. I almost want to boycott American Idol now, but that’s NEVER going to happen.
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Yeah, I liked that video. But only for teenage boy reasons. I was more into metal in those days, but I liked Paula before she lost her mind.
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I remember this video when the song was hot. It was good one and still is.
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I *LOVE* that video. Thanks for the flashback.
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damn right she was 80’s hot. I may or may not have made a music video is one of those recording studios with green screen to Straight up. I may or may not have rocked a high ponytail, bangs, leggings and slouch socks.
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When I’m at home alone cleaning and such, I rock the 80’s Paula Ponytail. It pretty much makes my day.
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You know I wanted to be her. I was the co-captain of my cheerleading team in high school and voted most likely to be the next Laker Girl. Oh yes I did! Straight up!
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OMG, I used to wear my hair like that (you know, the halfway ponytail thing), yes, and back then…I was too cool. And now I’m just ancient
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I’d forgotten how much I actually like this video. I think Paula’s talent is quite underrated – dancing and singing with a rapping cartoon cat – who can top that, seriously!
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This is probably one of my favorite Paula songs, I still have the CD this is on and play it regularly in my truck (read: SUV), my kids call it “oldies” HAHA!
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Well, I’m not getting any sound. Is that just me?
Hilarious though, I remember that. The half pony tails. I may or may not wear my hair like that sometimes… at home… by myself… when I want my hair up but not all the way up. you know. 
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