Paula Abdul – Straight Up

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“Straight Up” – Single by Paula Abdul from the album Forever Your Girl. Released November 22, 1988.

This sassy single was the breakout hit for Paula Abdul, who before she was a singer, was a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers and a dancer. She had a knack for creating dance moves that went over well on MTV and became an in-demand choreographer after working with Janet Jackson on videos for “Nasty,” “When I Think of You,” and “What Have You Done For Me Lately.” She went on to work with ZZ Top, Duran Duran and Debbie Gibson before starting her own career as a singer.

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Paula Abdul

“Straight Up” was a popular phrase at the time that could be dropped into just about any conversation – “I’ll meet you at 6 p.m., straight up” or “That was straight up the worst Rocky movie ever.”

This song was written and produced by Elliot Wolff, a keyboard player who had co-written track for Johnny Gill (“Super Love”) and Gladys Knight & the Pips (“All Our Love”). He wrote “Straight Up” for a new singer he was working with who was signed to Virgin Records, but she was dropped from the label before releasing any material. Wolff’s demo made its way to Abdul when she was looking for material for her first album. The demo was low quality, but Abdul loved the song and convinced her record company to let her record it, which she did in Wolff’s studio apartment.

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The song became so popular that it ascended up the charts before a music video had even been shot for the song. The black and white video, directed by David Fincher and choreographed by Abdul herself in mid-January 1989, won four 1989 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video, Best Editing, Best Choreography, and the first Best Dance Video. The video features an appearance by her friend, comedian Arsenio Hall, whose popular talk show had premiered a few weeks prior to the video shoot. Djimon Hounsou also appears. Released later that month, the video at the time went into very heavy rotation on MTV, helping further Abdul’s popularity.

Chart:
UK Singles No.3
US Billboard Hot 100 No.1

Paula Abdul - Straight Up (Official Video)
Paula Abdul - Straight Up

Straight Up, a fost cel de-al treilea single de pe albumul Forever Your Girl, din 1988 al cântăreței Paula Abdul. Straight Up este melodia care a făcut-o cunoscută în lumea întreagă.

Melodia a devenit populară, și a urcat în top-uri chiar înaite ca video să fie produs. Video este alb-negru, sub regia lui David Fincher și coreografia Paulei.

Videoclipul a primit 4 premii MTV in 1989:

  • 1989 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video
  • Best Editing
  • Best Choreography
  • Best Dance Video (Acesta a fost primul premiu in aceasta categorie)

Paula Julie Abdul este născută la 19 Iunie 1962, în San Fernando, CA

Paula Abdul - Straight Up

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