Sunday, August 16, 2009

Top Songs of 1990: #14: "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul

Continuing on with the top 20 Billboard hits of 1990....

God bless all the unknown songwriters in the worlds, who have ginormous hits, and yet no one knows their name. For instance--Oliver Lieber. Oliver who?? He wrote the lyrics and music to "Opposites Attract", which was made into a smash by Paula Abdul.

What stands out in my mind is the video for "Opposites Attract". MC Skat Kat, a cartoon, dances with a suit-clad Paula, dancing in cartoon urban environment. They show how "opposite" they are. I mean, she's a human and he is a cat! A cartoon cat at that! Now THAT is opposite!

This was the #14 song of 1990, according to the Billboard charts.

2 comments:

  1. I'm somewhere between horrified and impressed. I mean, seriously-- this song was #14? People make fun of the 80s for the cheesy songs, but the 90's started with a real shitsandwich of awful tunes.

    Having said that, Siobhan-- you're amazing! You actually made that song enjoyable!

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  2. i know--isn't it crazy how bad some of these songs are?! i laughed out loud at your "shit sandwich" comment....yes, indeed.

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