Never mind what Paula Abdul is going to do at today's Super Bowl, this is more entertaining.
It's a scene from the 1978 film Junior High School, and yes, that is American Idol judge Paula Abdul "singing" the tune (I don't think Simon would give her a "yes"), which is probably called "We're Gonna Have A Party" or something similar. The clip is fascinating, on so many levels. It's like a local cable version of Degrassi Junior High. The IMDb tells us that it was filmed at Van Nuys High and featured "non-professionals and actual students," though that's very obvious when you see the clip.
I particularly like the hair and clothes on everyone (the '70s were a very odd time, people). I'm also fascinated by the shifts in tone in the clip. It starts out like a low budget High School Musical, then it shifts in Degrassi territory, and then it goes into the girl's bathroom and turns into a film noir, complete with sax music.
And I really don't want to know what Keith has in that briefcase.
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2-03-2008 @ 3:08PM
Logan said...
I actually laughed out loud. Thank you:)
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2-03-2008 @ 4:47PM
mikayla said...
Ah the 70's...
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2-03-2008 @ 5:19PM
Galley said...
That clip has been around for awhile, but man, is it horrible!
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2-03-2008 @ 5:36PM
Barry Wilhelm said...
Not only has the clip been around for awhile, this isn't even the first time TV Squad has posted about it:
http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/03/06/young-paula-abdul-is-gonna-have-a-party-video/
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2-13-2008 @ 8:28AM
Craig said...
I thought Paula did a pretty good job, based on that time era. You can not necessarily judge her according to todays standards of performance. She looks hot, and she got the moves. And her singing matched up with that type of music. So please give her a break!
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