Paula Abdul - Straight Up (live)

[philby74]

this is not live!

[blankablankablankabl]

I love it, but this is playback.

[911crazygirl911]

Sorry Paula I'm a fan but you're obviously lip syncing. You can dance well though.

[bazfanv2]

Sound only out the left speaker and a blurry as fuck upload = ultimate fail

[whitesoxfanforsure]

Always did like Paula's songs. Legend!

[illestchicano]

Holy waffles! I love this song

[mannycampas]

@bughead3 not all of it. The 90s had the best pop music, even early 2000-2002. But pop nowadays is complete bullshit!

[bazooka974]

j'aimais beaucoup ceette chanson en 1988. j'espere voir PAULA en concert des que possible

[mrchrmedone]

what are they doing now???? where are them back up dancers? are they still alive.

[TheNoemiDJ]

i love this song

[MrHanter5]

perfect performing

[bughead3]

Pop music is so silly and stupid.

[Velvet4U]

@bughead3 THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[demar2006]

@bughead3

Kind of, but I like to sing along to this one xD

[spectual]

Thats has never been a live performance, but funny anyways.

[toki231]

ahhh gammla goda tiden med henne:)

[toki231]

ahhh gammla goda tiden med henne:)

[ftjax]

Why does she always have her voice doubled over ?

[Rainbowvanguard]

@ftjax Cuz she can't sing worth a shit.

[idontam]

Crimen Sollicitationis

[sarahjita]

NO need to show boobs or bum to catch attention. It's really sad to know that now a days there is so little talent and so much garbage in the music industry

[ShinRobS]

lip syncing of course

[wonderfulman2456]

Those earrings - wtf? And the hair? Def. 80's - and was left back in the 80's. Though, i still think she is hot in this video.

[ilovezenyatta]

she sucks singing live and yes she's lip syncing. she can dance though. but i will say i think her 6 #1's have to do with her dance moves in my opinon. although rush rush is a ballad that prove to her that she could sing pop aside from dance music.

[4sclady]

Christie...this is for you! I remember all the time we spent learning her dance routine in the driveway that summer! Boy, if we knew then what we know now. Miss you! We had so much fun! Lauren

[tyra696]

and to think... tHIS is what gets to determine who has talent.. OY!

[zeuthuk]

Every 80's greatest hits album has Straight Up'

[sittingstare]

Lip syncing ....

[TMconcepts]

lip syncing drug addict

[Hotwheelsftw]

0:48 it looks like shes lip singing. Her mouth closes but u still faintly hear her voice

[heart79605]

live my ass

[neifaen87]

she looks like Janet..

[bigdaddy197042]

emily_what?

[BrettMacCullochTV]

She is definitely lip syncing here d:

[kelsiedenaze]

ha ha ha. she DOES look like Lisa from Saved by the Bell.

Still so good!

[peacesummerandlove]

I think this is a great song, and I love Paula Abdul and her dances. I don't really care that she's lip-syncing either. It's hard to dance like that and sing at the same time. Having said that I HATE the god-awful orange top/pants thing she's wearing. It needs to be burned.

[RAWKEE]

roflz...... shez really lipsyncing? SMH! ths song is soooooooooo easy to sing!

[Neno8403]

This is clearly lip-synched, and not a very convincing lip-synch, at that. With that said, still a great song and dance routine.

[MegaCASH95]

Great Song!!

[Royalwings]

why is she even holding the microphone? she's not even singing lol.

[TenayaG10]

yeah she kinda looks like janet. she taught janet her moves. =/

sounds like her too. oh that 80's thing...

[TenayaG10]

yeah she kinda looks like janet. she taught janet her moves. =/

sounds like her too. oh that 80's thing...

[bigfootdriftergirl27]

I think she looks like Janet Jackson

[nododon]

Lip Sync ... lol

[Mr123poll123]

@nododon agree

[ergunno10]

@nododon You are right. I don't hear a single difference with this and the music video :P

[cool7654321]

Lip Sing! Good song. I can't believe how Andrew made such a cool rendition of this song.

[TheMichaeljackson134]

GO POODLE SHE IS MY IDOL:) LUV YOU

[wetchaser]

can you say "so lip sinc'd"

[StunningDevelopment]

This is an amateur version of Andrew Garcia's song. If Paula had sung this on American Idol as a contestant she would have been voted off. There is no place for the Junk Pop genre in American society. :)

[ShadowSenator]

playback

[lowbujitfilmz]

I like Andrew garcia's from american idol's better.

[sweeten16]

one of the most obivous lip synced performances ive ever seen!

[TheNewNewfie]

Yeah. Rocky's a guy.

[holysnackpack]

she looks like lisa from saved by the bell

[MrLatinmike]

@holysnackpack LMAO!

[RAWKEE]

@holysnackpack i use to alwayz ger mixed up wth "lisa lisa" from "the cult jam".

[repr3sentsz]

i think iv'e been paula rolled? |:

[TheNewNewfie]

:38 looks like Rocky from Picture Show, haha

[repr3sentsz]

@TheNewNewfie - yeah it does LOL!

[neifaen87]

she reminds me of janet jackson here..

[NSBX]

@neifaen87 thats cause paula choreographed a lot of janet's stuff

[sam74]

Well, she was Miss Janet's choreographer....lol

[MrBurritoSupreme]

I know it was the 80s, but still there is no excuse for this outfit. lol love paula though

[angschaf]

THRILLER MICHAEL JAKSON LOL

[skategirl51798]

she is lip singing

[MrMZaccone]

You mean lip synching?

[xlilcheergalx]

lmao i couldnt stop laughing at her dance!!!!

[8lugz]

@xlilcheergalx she cant help it !  damn those depends diapers!

[Sixypence25]

OMG! She's lip scnycing

[MrMZaccone]

Why is it nobody here can spell?

[anewdayproductions]

lol....................... classic MrMZaccone. the answer to your kweschun is becuz the wurld is philled up with lazy brain ded idiots. take for instance, all the crap i'm probably going to get for this comment.

[fudge987654321]

Why the thumbnail size?

[CarbonBlonde]

fuck you ellen

[ClassicVideos80s]

It's filmed in Slim 'O' vision

[honeegrrl]

This isn't live but the performance was very good.

[ElGuitaristo79]

Wow... I´ve seen 4:3 clips, and 16:9 ...

but this must be " 5:13" :D

Nice song though!

[Bigaldark]

it's in a theater in NYC

[TroyJenkins40]

Paula is still hot!! doesnt look any older as she did when this came out!!

[gardneross]

@TroyJenkins40 That's exactly what I was thinking! WOW

[Joshieyspicex]

heyyy any 1 know where this is????/

[NothingGirl101]

that's not live..well at least her vocals weren't .

[SkiingFelicia]

I was getting ready to post the same thing. There's no way that's live. They couldn't even vary her vocals some to make it look live. It's identical to the song on the CD. Even the echos in her voice that are on the CD and no one ever tries to reproduce live.

They didn't even try to make it seem live :(

[fullautomatic555]

lol it IS the cd. she does it with a live band sometimes (at least i've seen it before) and it's kickass, but i think she does just the dance routine a lot too

[TheSamurai1982]

most of the time with pop songs the vocals arnt live, do you know how hard it is to sing and dance at the sametime?

[NothingGirl101]

yes I do happen to know how hard it is to dance and sing at the same time. I wasn't judging the performance itself but the fact that the title states (live) .

[ajcusn]

@TheSamurai1982 Thank you! Many pop routines are like an aerobic excersise. Someone should try running on a treadmill for 3 minutes and try to sing a quick paced song without sounding all out of breath. I don't care what kind of shape you're in, your voice will still sound like crap. ...And then people would b*tch that you can't sing! Sometimes you just can't win. But hey, Youtube viewers are a tough crowd.

[gary42484]

the similarities in her and janet's choreo are almost identical. its obvious she did a lot of janet's choreo..duh. she's so cute! lol best singer in the world? no but she's an amazing entertainer :D

[rocktigerz123]

janet and paula look rlly similar

[virgil3]

@rocktigerz123 Abdul choreographed videos for several singers throughout the 1980s, including many videos for Janet jackson during her Control era!!! and britney is inspired by janet jackson & paula abdul AND and of course madonna! if you not believe me google it

[sportyreadergurl]

i love this song but now shes just annoying on american idol

[CyberHarpie666]

i understand that but they usually pre- record a new version and dont use the one off the record- to make it less obvious

[Joy77]

Aw she's so cute here. Love her dancing and choreography. The best.

[Welther47]

Black

[MrAshleyBell]

This is one of my favourite songs to perform drag to. The song lends itself to such an easy, free-flowing style of sharp, sexy choreography. Paula is only beaten by Janet in the visual display factor of live, on-stage interpretation of movement.

[brandykody11]

I think her and Janet Jackson are the same person

[KimThuyGordon]

I think she changed her voice on the computer cuz her voice is different then talking

[CyberHarpie666]

she is cool but it is quite obvious she is lip syncing

[blueraja93]

i think i heard the audience sigh and moan when they heard her lipsynching the whole mood shifted

[DemiLovatoRocks2009]

shes weird... no this isnt a bad thing

[msroxxs]

paula abdule is old schoo, so u need to shut your face. demi lovato saings like a girl who is trying to acked sexy. oh and u saying that is a bad thing moron

[limeytrash]

You call people moron but you spell "acted" as "acked" and "sang" as "saings"? HAHAHAHA

[getoverit007]

A monkey!

[SakuraTeardrop]

Lip sync? Kiss my ass. Whether you guys like it or not, she was the pop princess of the 80's and Straight Up was no. 1 :) Haters, honestly, what the bloody hell are you doing here? =)) What the fuck?

[hestia165]

it sounds like playback

[lovelythel]

i love u Paula...go go go idol

[Bipoler24]

yeah for real, so whats your take on that. Would you let her lip sing your nuts as well

[safrinaputriasti]

hey what's wrong if she was lipsynching? everybody back in the 80s did that, didn't they? or am i wrong? heh i dont know. take it back..

[autumnlovesyoupeople]

Lmao, I want to agree.. but I have no Idea, Ha!

[kbsilk02]

i dont care about this video but lip sings on american idol............ poop star

[CraziiCassie1028]

you can tell she's lip syncing at :49-52

[Ichigo29440]

Go Paula ^_^

[BradleyHowingtonYo]

I Love Paula, But She Is Lip Syncing Here Sweet Hearts.

[StarRangerfan1]

Some1 is lipsynching.

[stuart38]

she's the cutest looking bird i ever saw.

[cloudcutey019]

why doesn't she sing now??

[PaulaAbdul4Eva]

She is singing again! Have u heard her new single? "I'm Just Here For The Music"

[64768647]

i did not know that Paula could sing so well!

Her voice sounds very cute when she is singing!

[xxsaulalover4everxx]

u only wish u can be like her and  have her talent

u probably dont even have the guts to go up there and do things shes done and even go tho all the shit shes been though

[PaulaAbdul4Eva]

She can too sing live you retard. Watch her 1989 music awards show!!!!!! She's really singing there. And don't EVER talk shit about Paula again!!

[sfb001]

"LIVE" you say....hmmm interesting!

I see where Brit Brit got her ideas for a "LIVE" show from!

Paula!

[thebestmusicTV]

wat kind of LIVE is it ?! its playback.. :|

[waves246810]

in this clip look closely and you can see that she really did preform this with a broken arm!!

[Animalkisser]

Play-back!!!!!!

[hounddog819]

goodness gracious leave her alone

she proly sing way beta than you so leave her alone

[Rigidingdong]

Lip singing

[gregg1213]

i agree with that. and backing tracks can be fine too in some instances. the persistent, straight up lip syncing (no pun intended) is what bothers me though.

[gregg1213]

I think they're singers first, dancers second. People fell in love with their music, after all. There are ways to have dancing (e.g. backup dancers) while still having someone sing. And it IS possible, especially in slow parts, to sing + dance

[gregg1213]

People make a big deal about it because singers are supposed to SING. That is their only job in life. Anyone can mime along. Is it that hard to expect a live performance when you go to a concert? I can get the studio recording in an album. I want to hear their take on it, LIVE.

[Kazu0100]

i'm not sure that would be such a good idea. Pop singers don't sound very good live, simply because the studio versions are much more suited for pop singers.

[pandemicbassist]

yeah thats a really obvious lip-sync... but it would have been a good show so im not judging :)

[RememberRox]

How can she dance in those shoes? ._.

[xxsaulalover4everxx]

shes lip singing rite here

[samrlim]

She is obviously lip-syncing here.

[gekerengers]

It´s a great song but NOT live!!!!!!!!

[liavmostwanted]

shes waay prettier today

[JapanAiko]

the things is, performers have to lip sync if they dance during the performance becasue the become too out of breath and the singing come out unsteady. thats just the way things go. it isnt a bad thing.

[shelia95]

she'sgoooooooooooooooooooooood­

[bobfahrer100]

Was, das soll live gesungen sein? Spinner...

[khscheer01]

you try dancing and singing at the same time the way they do everynight its very hard to do. no wonder she lipsyncs

[deliciousann]

she has lypsync on every live show i have saw on you tub...but back in the day thats what singers did if they dance, and she is more of a studio people who record or sing know what i mean...but dont get me wrong she is good at what she do daning so that why its more about her danceing. not like today were these dancers think they can sing for real and try to do both lol... only a few can do both well like beyonce.

[soulhaite]

actually there is one live show that she did SING live and is on youtube.

Paula Abdul - Straight Up (Live From Arsenio Hall Show)

type this in on search.

She actually sings live while dancing and its not that bad.

[xXAdreasaulaloverXx]

she sang like in Yokahama too I remember that because I listened to her live version and the studio version and they don't sound identical like this video:P

[bounca308]

beyonce is monkey shit she doesnt really dance she flais her arms around......... and back then ppl danced and sung better than today

james brown.... MJ .... only ppl who can do both well today is justin timberlake

[Qbuilderz]

not entirely true, amylee is a kickass singer, i would say one of the best of this gen.

[liketohavefun2007]

not beyonce, i don't compare her as a great singer. (sorry)

[bmzmuffin]

Didn't beyonce fall down a bunch of stairs?

[barbara62572]

i love your music

[literka29]

Aż się wierzyć nie chce, że to już 20 lat minęło !!!

[iskola7]

She's lypsyncing because she's dancing her ass off...

Most artists do when this dance this much. Like Britney spears.

[eileenregina]

omg you rock paula XOX

she looks like april bruce in this clip

[annas282]

wow- she is horribley ugly in this video!

[folkjazz]

this is so funny! she's so cute. the voice, the looks, everything! haha. and she can dance! yeah! haha. i didn't expect that. haha.

[Lunarock]

i can't seem to reply to people's comments for some reason...

[Rachel00012]

lolz for you

[fouffette]

vive les annees 80 a 90 trop belle epoque

[soccerbritt12]

awesome song!

[rachelhorsegirl]

I love you, Paula! Keep on dancing like there's "no tomorrow!"

[xxepdudexx]

So she lip sings? Girl can dance like WOAH.

[Lunarock]

i was thinking of that too...maybe she is.

[Segacamp]

omg the year I was born creepy

[honeegrrl]

This is not a live performance but she's dancing her ass off.

[19slowik88]

playback ... buehehehe but song nice :P

[JLombard12]

No doubt she is lip syncing, you can tell when she says "please" the first time....she pulls the mic away from her mouth and the word continues.

Now if you really want to see someone who does not lip sync and is pure talent, then have a listen to Jessica Lombard..... This is not Jessica posting but rather her manager. You will not be disappointed.

[mnmisoemogangsta]

you do know that's an echo effect god how stupid are you people??? you can tell it's paula singing but at the superbowl she was lyp syncing to her own voice...

[kf8295]

Remember years ago when Whitney Houston did that amazing National Anthem performance at the Super Bowl? I think it was in San Diego. Either way, she recorded herself doing the song, then did the same thing live. It was done that way because it was sung outdoors and they didn't want any wind noise over the microphone.

[randomsnessx3]

totally lyp synching!

i can tell because it sounds like the studio recording.

if she was REALLY singing, you would hear her taking breaths, the noise around her, etc.

[SiaraMarie2]

maybe shes just REALLY REALLY good.