Her erratic behavior as an American Idol judge gave a lot of ammunition to comedians and caused a number of people to speculate if she had issues with substance abuse. In the last decade Paula Abdul became somewhat of a punchline. A few months later he made fist pumping infamous. He was a mid-level comedian and Paula AbdulвЂ™s friend. ThatвЂ™s kind of neat because this video was shot before his late-night talk show debuted. And thatвЂ™s a pretty solid argument in favor of music videosвЂ™ merit.ДЄnd hereвЂ™s a little piece of trivia about this video: Arsenio Hall is in it. More than 2 decades before winning an Oscar for The Social Network David Fincher directedВ вЂњStraight UpвЂќВ (and a number of other famousВ videos from the same era.) It can easily be argued that it was people like Fincher who transformed music videos from simple promotional clips to artistic triumphs and moments that could make a young director or performerвЂ™s career.

But what makes them stand out is the way theyВ are expertlyВ shot, stylized and cut together byВ director David Fincher. And in a less talented directorвЂ™s hands these images may have been totally forgettable. There are street signs, fences, some other dudes, a little fire, musical instruments here and there. So what is so great about this particular video? Trying to describe this clip is actually really difficult. So letвЂ™s at least give some credit where itвЂ™s due. And plenty of pop singers made music videos that werenвЂ™t nearly as exciting or memorable as this one. But no, it wasnвЂ™t the downfall of substance based music either. Yes, this had a positive affect on Paula AbdulвЂ™s career. (Seriously, IвЂ™m about that jacket.) Music videos and MTV werenвЂ™t the first instance of artists being showcased in a visual way. On some level pop music has always been about looking cool and dressing a certain way. In the simplest terms, it promotes style as the most important factor in having a fruitful career as a recording artist with everything else becoming secondary.Д«ut letвЂ™s have another moment of honesty. It proves once and for all that if a video looks cool enough and an artist is good looking enough (and wears an awesome polka dot jacket) thatвЂ™s all it really takes to make a pop hit. ItвЂ™s an ok pop song performed by someone with an ok voice. But it doesnвЂ™t necessarily have the power to get listeners really addicted and become a hit on its own. Up until this moment Paula Abdul was pretty much known for being a choreographer (yes, she choreographed herself here)В and former Laker Girl. SoвЂ¦thatвЂ™s good, right? This videoвЂ™s creative and (to this day) really unique visuals helped to make someone a success.

It was a career defining moment and the thing that made her a true pop star.

Paula Abdul would not have achieved the level ofВ notorietyВ that she did without this video. BecauseвЂ¦.ok, letвЂ™s have a moment of total honesty here. 4 on the Urban Adult Contemporary Chart and received a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.This video pretty perfectly sums up exactly why music videos were somehow both the best and worst thing to ever happen to music. Though the song, and JacksonвЂ™s other Damita Jo single вЂњJust a Little While,вЂќ were blacklisted following the Super Bowl event, вЂњI Want YouвЂќ managed to peak at No. Written by John Legend, Kanye West, Harold Lilly, Burt BacharachД¬o-written by Legend, along with Kanye West and Burt Bacharach, among others, вЂњI Want You,вЂќ was featured on Janet JacksonвЂ™s eighth album Damita Jo, around the time of her infamous вЂњrevealвЂќ during the Super Bowl Halftime Show. A certified EGOT-one of 16 artists (to date) who have successfully won anВ Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony-Legend has joined the ranks of Audrey Hepburn, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Mel Brooks, Rita Moreno, Whoopi Goldberg, Mike Nichols and the other artists who have managed to achieve the awards feat.ДЄmerican Songwriter took a look at seven songs John Legend wrote for, and in collaboration with, other artists.

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