Paula Abdul - 1990 Music Awards Performance

[woo3131]

i remember this like it was yesterday! great performence

[amjk1102]

Wow! Performances Don't Look Like This Anymore. Classic

[KARENK72886]

she can dance!!!

[tatianadt82]

Outstanding performance by paula! a true superstar! and stop hating because she lip synced, why wont you try dancing LIKE THAT and sing at the same time

[versze]

Bravo!

[tapdancegirl88]

her tap dancing  really turns me on makes me feel good and hard

[Heyliz821]

That is what we really call dancing... Not everybody could dance and jump w/ their high heels...

[lovesexydarlene]

OMG!!!! i watched this on tv when it was aired then! Paula was at her peak then! Amazing!!!!

[theTurnouts]

Paula Abdul is retarded and anyone that posts anything with her in it is a tool bag.

[martellexox]

@theTurnouts First of all, you're clearly un educated with your term usage.. Retarded: A mental or physical illness that disables you to speak, or get your messages out clearly.

Secondly, Paula Abdul is amazing.. Its funny how you don't seem to like her, yet you looked this up on Youtube? Hah, go comment on things you actually can make a valid comment about.

[antcar1375]

@martellexox well said!

[martellexox]

@antcar1375 lol thank-you!

[letstalkaboutmusic]

She is so fantastic, this performance is electrifying. This is the girl who choregraphed for Janet Jackson, ( Miss Jackson ) if your Nasty, look at her in the Cinema in the end of the video ! And how she references the great dances of the past. Gene Kelly in Opposites Attract and Bob Fosse in Cold Hearted. Talent will out ! Forever our girl AND head cheer leader for the Lakers, x.

[misseslynch]

OMG! I remember watching this on tv!!! Can't hate on the dancing she killed it. What is even more hilarious is hers was the first CD that I ever bought bwwwahhhaa my mom bought a stereo with a cd player around that time and I bought her cd to practice the choreography for my dance class! LMMFAO!!!!!!

[acuradan623]

she did all that in some heels.....props to this woman lol

[rellenoz]

I LOVE that she has all male dancers. That's so hot!

[rellenoz]

I never tire of watching this. When I first saw this as a kid, even then I didn't like lip synch, but when watching this it didn't bother me that it was lip synch because the dancing was so amazing.

[nyto2]

One of the BEST PERFORMANCES EVER!

[FighterForPaula1]

"Oh NO, she's lipsyncing! And while DANCING VIGOROUSLY! Blasphemy!!!!!!!"

ಠ_ಠ

[rsa424]

Paula is an outstanding dancer and choreographer

[TheLanard]

Great production. But why didn't she just not use a mike, like Janet didn't? It's obvious she's lip-syncing. Nobody cares anyway.



[PAYBACKiszaB2]

@TheLanard good god you people ranting about lip syncing is killing me. I mean who cares, these ladies don't have powerchops to try to sing every thing and dance so let them do it their way, hell this was way back in the 20 century anyway, we had not even got to year 2000 yet, give them a break.

[arasrsh]

wow.., great production number.., i really love the "SPLIT" part of he back-up dancers(they're so synchronized).., if she really did the CHOREOGRAPHY of this dance, wow i guess i'm already a very big fan of her.., ; )

[antoba100]

i liked this women is awesome, me gusta mucho paula abdul deberia seguir cantando saludos a todos

[Rhythmiseverything]

Who cares if she is lip syncing or not, the dancing takes care of it all. Puts every other diva on time out.

[Fabian597]

Amazing, Paula is a great dancer!

[markbot]

talk about lip syncing...sheesh.

[antcar1375]

@markbot its impossible to sing live, while dancing like that, if she would have sang live, it would have sounded horrible, she would be out of breath dude

[MeganxoLovesxoSaula]

@antcar1375 what's your point? if we both know she sings the song because she recorded it and not anybody else.. why would yu or anyone here will be disspointed if we all know thats her song and her voice, even if she's not singing live.. I still dont get it.. and if you're dissapointment is because you would like to hear her truly singing live with her naturalvoice then search for one of her concerts..

[OhhCow]

@antcar1375 have you ever seen a broadway show. watch chorus line.

[PAYBACKiszaB2]

@markbot why are people acting like lip syncing is like a WAR starting or something, i mean we know its them who sang the original song, so give it a rest. plus, I could see someone like Whitney or Mariah singing because they just stand there carefree but let them try to do all these intricate dance moves and run accross the stage, hell you try doing that and see how hella tired your asss will be when you try to sing word for word of the entire song that lord knows the world knows you sang!

[BettyluvsPA]

@markbot talk about dancing amazing

[The3rdHiltonSister]

wow this bitch can dance.....I knew she was a good dancer but I didnt know how good she was. I heard she did the choreography for this.....she may not be a good singer but she is def. talented in the world of dance. Just look at all the hand and feet movement details she did for this number...

[utterbullspit]

Did the show go to commercial so she could change outfits?

[antcar1375]

not commercial, but to introduce the name of the award show and all of the celebrities that were there, about 2 minutes@utterbullspit

[utterbullspit]

ok, thanks

[ThePaulaAbdulfan]

@utterbullspit i think so

[ThePaulaAbdulfan]

SHE DANCES SO FUCKING GOOD N FAST

[jethrodassam]

JLo is almost as good :D

[ThePaulaAbdulfan]

@jethrodassam yeah but paula is number 1 then JLo number 2 in dancing but in singing JLo has that sopt don't worry ;)

[jethrodassam]

I did say "almost" lmao

[ThePaulaAbdulfan]

@jethrodassam yeah ur rite lolz

[4EverAFanOfPaula]

AMAZING! i was 5 back then..lol

[rashmile]

forever love herrr

[dewbunny110362]

she looks thick here

[weasleytwins14]

@dewbunny110362

you're kidding. shes so skinny. she's a dancer. if she does look thick (and she doesnt) its because of muscle.

[landobnice]

I remember this..it was the opening of the AMA's that year when it was still shown in Jan...she choreog the whole thing..it was tight then and still is...

[robyben1980]

Ha did anyone notice JLO tried to pull off the Paula move at 1:46. JLO sucks!

[rongal6]

paula is amazing work it 4 sure

[MLVC0816]

OMG!!!! I sooooooooooooo remember seeing this when I was like 10; too bad it's not of BETTER QUALITY!!!

[wlacroix10]

paula choreographed janet but Janet put her own spin to it. they have their own rhythm. all choreographers can do is show u moves but they can't give u rhythm. u either have it or u dont and janet clearly have it!!!!

[SimHyped]

Her legs look like little sticks.

[flameofelijah]

janet sucked as a dancer compared to paula

[maxday1000]

what? her and Janet showed each other how to dance OK read on it lol.

[xJennnnyyy]

No. Actually. Paula taught Janet.

[gary42484]

i see a TON of similarities in her and janets dance moves but i know thats because she did a lot of janets choreo.

[LuckyCharmStudio]

Flawless.

[BaggyJeansBoy]

I can't imagine that someone wouldn't be impressed by this. Paula used to really throw down back in the day. Work it out gurl!

[tomcatlizzy]

not a huge fan of her music..but even I have to admit the talent here...I didn't know that she did janet jackson's choreographey....

[rickyspirals]

Paula's choreo skills were and are the best. she's done alot of Janet's choreo too and alot of people didn't know that.

[nyto2]

I still impressed

what a great choreography and perfomance!

[nyto2]

AMAZING CHOREO

AS ALWAAAYS

[wesleynicholls]

Yes Paula!

[parton2009]

Simon still has another year on his contract. Paula confirmed this on The letterman show last week. Simon can't leave yet.

[katasmama]

see what you can do when your not hopped up on painkillers!!

[sochisochi]

Paula is great stop hating !!!

[fordrmani]

i second that.

[katasmama]

im not hating but seriously...she looks pretty crazy sometimes the way she talks...how about that interview when she was drunk at 7am. too funny

[brandykody11]

don't judge people.....are u perfect?

[U3X6785]

Great legs...

[sochisochi]

best dancer

[Keezie27]

What a performer!

[liteson786]

WOW.

[AyVeeQueeN]

damn great performer!!! Every singer can learn from her!! Who cares if she aint the best singer? Her concerts would still be the best!! xD!

[Cherstars]

so fabulous !

[capegguy2006]

She won an emmy for this performance.

[katryna28]

o my god! she's so good! I want to dance like her!

love you paula!

[familyguy711]

Surprisingly! She looks better now! I think shes great but its so sad this is her last year on American Idol! The show will NEVER be the same without her!! :(

[katiecross07]

I was watching an interview with Simon and he said that Paula wasn't leaving this year, just that her contract is up at the end of the year. But I really hope she doesn't leave!!!!!!!!!!

[familyguy711]

same!! I hope its not true! She makes the show! :D

[kayos60005]

i heard simon is leaving, he said it in an interview, and i think paula is leaving to persue a career again.. its fine with me idol went to long anyway

[katiecross07]

Simon is so dumb, he said on Ellen last week that he definately wasn't leaving at least for another year, then yesterday on Oprah he was very vague, when she asked him about leaving! I think he is just doing this to stir up controversy. But you never know!

[suburbcinderella]

why is  she leaving????

[familyguy711]

well i heard b/c of her contract is up, and Simon alread announced that when his contract is up, hes ganna leave and i think pack up the show, i hope none of them are true!! :D

[RebeYell324]

Wrong so wrong. Paula makes no money compared to Simon so it is a hold out for more money. Simon has always shamelessly said that without Paula and Randy there is no way he would stay on Idol. Fox won't let that happen as long as Idol is still a hit.

[familyguy711]

yea, well Simon was just on Ellen and said they are all staying so i guess it was just a misunderstanding! They really are, all four of them...5-plus ryan, they are all a perfect match and if 1 left, the show would fail lol.

[plaidhand]

I'm sad the middle dance section was cut out of this post. Great to see this after so many years. This was a time when male dancers were aloud to show thier technique, not afraid to do turns, leaps and kicks...I miss it .

[larbear36]

@plaidhand Nothing was cut out here. She opened the show with the performance and the edited part was when they showed the opening credits and all of the people who would be on the show. Since there were always tons of performers and presenters back then and the show mattered, it took about 2 minutes so she changed costumes and then came back out. You only missed the list of people on the show then!

[yanaliao4]

Paula Abdul is awesome! I was 13 then but I watched her concert!

[danapaulaaa18]

paula is the best dancer ever !! wow paula rocks

[caligirl3000]

bad ass paula. i don't care what they say about paula she can dance her ass off. thanks 4 this one, brought back alot of great memories of the 1990's!!!!

[VocalRuns]

yes Paula Abdul really can dance like hell back then. i think she's even a better dancer than Janet Jackson or Madonna.

[313gurl]

she was actually a choreographer for jant at one time. i think they're all great.

[dabodyrobinson]

Puala is the greatest and you know she never apologized for not having the best vocals. She's strong at what she does. Te Only person that can top this is Paula and she came close to an MTV performance wehre she sang live and opened up tapping. She brought Tapp Dancing back to the mainstream! Her skills are the shit.

[MrDevile0]

My girl Paula was the shit! This was back when it meant something to be a back up dancer! Say what you want about Madonna, Janet, Paula, and even MC Hammer, but admit that they gave you a show!

[313gurl]

right on!!!! i completely agree

[godeech14]

paula abdul was the best performer of her time and no one has matched that.

[lovebrownpuppy]

I recorded this in the 90's and i learned every dance step. i loved paula's choreography.

[Joy77]

Paula is by far the best choreographer that has existed in Hollywood for a long time now. All that same ole same ole hip hop is nothing compared to these moves. Theres room for everything when it comes to dance. But Paula broke the mold. Back in the day EVERYBODY wanted her to work with them....all the big artists. She can't sing for s**t but who cares. WE LOVE PAULA.

[sinmetal1]

it's better to say "her singing isn't the best" instead of "she can't sing for ..." please, have some class.

[thegooddoctor2007]

you were just telling the truth. she can't sing worth s--t but her choreo is HOT! i was such a stan for paula abdul back in the day!(-: one of the first tapes i ever bought!

[Joy77]

Thanks! I thought I was just saying it like it is. But the girl can DANCE!!

[kmb31322]

Lol! I remember this!!

[aileyboy]

who choreogrpahed this ? this shit is hot!!!!!!!!!!!!

[xxmadxx378]

Paula Abdul choreographed all her performance in video;s and live!! Britney Spears should take note, you don't have to sing live (cuz we all kno u suck @ tht) but you should put on the performance of your life and do it rite!!

[antionidept]

Paula choreographed it. She won an Emmy for this.

[jkcurry87]

Paula was quite the performer. Even if her voice isn't the greatest she was so good with her dances. This is what a good performer should be like.

[cavstony]

She was good back then. Couldn't sing for crap though.

[mimi022089]

who care she had hits and even tho she sucked as a singer she still sang ever song live compared to the people now

[anubus22k]

Shame on you

[timbjammer]

Her choreography is awesome. Very interesting. Great dancer! She turns left when youre thinking turn right and its awesome!

[shelia95]

Hey Ya'll I must say I use to love me some Paula Abdul..She is a great dancer...I may have to break her old album out ...lol

[noahsarcooo]

speechless

paula is still not topped

she is the beast ever

period

[dhert1981]

lol the Beast?!?

[noahsarcooo]

the best beast...LOL

[jethrodassam]

For JLo to admit Paula is a better dancer. She's the best.

[jethrodassam]

For JLo to admit Paula is a better dancer. She's the best.

[noahsarcooo]

who is J-ho ?

LOL

u must be jokin!!!!

[jethrodassam]

What's the attitude about?

[TheGoDaimeTsunade]

FYI, Paula was Janet s JAckson choreographer

[jethrodassam]

Yes, I know. Paula is the best.

[lti313]

When did J Lo say that? I'd love to see or read that.

[ordenenlapea]

definitely dancing... a eso llamo bailar, coño!!!!

[Shediac]

yes she is lipsyncing but who cares. It's the dancing that's incredible. you can hear the crowd scream everytime they do a great dance move.

[naughtygab]

are you sure she was not lip sync?

[auscent]

S.L.E.E.K.

[Biprov]

This had the granduer of a Superbowl Halftime performance.

[dancestar05]

My mom was just now dancing to this. lol

[agnesmoorhead]

Wonderful choreographer!

[xoxokaila]

The stage and music scene definitely need her back! God! She's such a performer! One of the greatest on History!

[yoshino0611]

she's so AWESOME!!!

this is what you called DANCING!!!

i love her moves...

she's so great!!!

[jiffygal4]

i have these awards on tape and i remember rewinding this performance over and over again because i loved watching paula's dancers. they were awsome

[leodicaprio]

She was awesome. Great dancer and amazing choreographer! Worked with the best also.. michael, janet, movies(coming to america).

[popschild]

This is the best performance on any awards show EVER! of course she was lip syncing but she made sure she made up for it by giving an amazing all around performance. Todays singer would collapse in the middle of this performance. This is the real deal and NO ONE has ever touched this performance. Im glad to see this is finally online. I wish the poster would relabel it so its would be easier to find.

[stevekenzie]

it cool that alot of people know her from American idol but not from her music back in the day...and when they see these kinds of clips there amazed...my daughter was so impressed with this she was like wow she dances lol.

[xoanmiguel]

I will always love her coreographies!!!!!

[coolmoonwool]

interesting!

[jellybean15]

This is amazing!

No one can come close to performing like her!

I friggen love thissssss : )

[cavstony]

hot shit. i miss these days

[buddy0430]

My God, I just saw this performance, Paula is really The best female performance ever. Better than madonna or britney, That's what is called dance move !

[randydean888]

Church!

[liteson786]

yes yes!!!!! i live PAULA WOW! GURL I DIDNT YOU WERE THAT BAD. GURL YOU ON MICHAEL LEVEL I LIVE.

[yrakam]

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW This woman is out of control in this performance..... Excellent Job!!!! Paula is full of talent...

[LetitiaCharlotte]

Love Paula, the dancing is great. SHE is great!

[ratstoltz]

DANG!!!!! This was good how come singers don't DANCE anymore?

[kent504]

Because all they can do now is amazing moves instead of delivering the whole package.

[dancinbear1269]

Ive tried to find an awards performance that could compete with this one and none compare. Ive got to give Paula her props on this one, SHE did her thang and I aint mad atcha!!! I remember seeing this performance when it 1st aired and I didnt think much of it because I was such a full out Janet Jackson fan and still am but I didnt realize how amazing this performance is. Much love.

[baffyred]

holy cow!!!!!!I never knew before that she's really good in Dancing..Know I saw how she dance.........

so good..love yah paula..

[kamenstien]

Now THAT'S an example of a fantastic performance!

[songbirdreg]

flawless!

[yersi]

holy hell those are some skills

[nelax6194]

that was amazing! great performance paula!

[drshrinklet]

I remember watching this and dancing along (as best I could) when this aired. I thought she was the bomb (and she was)!!!! Such a talent... what the hell happened????

[iheartsaula]

Her dance is really GOOD.

[1900g76bdy]

There is nothing better than that. Paula is simply the best. Amazing.

[ruism]

1:18 - 1:22 amazing

[versze]

Yep, she nailed it!

[cavstony]

AMAZING

[sinmetal1]

freakin awesome performance !!! Bravo !!!

[LightToffee]

WOW!!! Thats how you open a show...Her opening looked more like a broadway production..She killed that performance. With those dance moves, I see why she was lip singing

[liveruz]

OMG!!! amazing video!!! I like this performance !! Really cool

[carole02]

AMAZING dancing

can't wait til she performs again in augus =)

U GO GIRL!!

[jenniferflores]

aw shes such a cutie

[cavstony]

double damn, this is fucking hot

[joopabl]

No one today - get close. Madonna Janet Paula try - but today the kids are asleep.....:(

[lipstickradio]

Just can't get enough of this video! Still love ya Paula!

[patricia523]

i love her so much!

yihie..

[lipstickradio]

I totally miss performances like this...and talent like this as well. You go Paula!

[lipstickradio]

I can see you know absolutely nothing about performing!

[lipstickradio]

This comment was meant for Ghanjamon!!! Not sure why it didn't post properly.

[robyben1980]

Also Paula won an Emmy for this performance. Best Choreography on Television 1990.

[robyben1980]

I saw this performance at the tender age of 10years old. I've been gay ever since. Thanks Paula!

[LostInAhDream]

.. Hey, Ghanjamon....

u realise u jst called yourself a retard right?

get a grip asshole

are you sure you want to do that? I'm sure you are poor and ugly. E