Coverafbeelding Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract
  • Statistieken
  •   10 weken
  •   4 piekpositie
  •   254 punten
  •   1990

Artiestinformatie

Geboortedatum   19-06-1962
Land   Verenigde Staten

Amerikaanse danseres, choreograaf en zangeres, geboren als Paula Julie Abdul op 19 juni 1962 in San Fernando, Californië, als dochter van Braziliaanse-Syrische vader en Frans-Canadese moeder.

Neemt haar eerste balletlessen op 7-jarige leeftijd. Gaat naar de Van Nuys High School, studeert vervolgens aan de California State University in Northridge. Sluit zich aan bij de cheerleaders van het Los Angeles Lakers-basketbalteam.

Doet de bewerking van de video Torture van The Jacksons. De choreografie bij Janet Jackson’s What Have You Done for Me Lately en Nasty betekenen de doorbraak voor haar.



Levert een bijdrage aan films The Running Man (1987) en Coming to America (1988).

Zet haar eigen Captive-label op. Gehuwd met Emilio Estevez (1992-94).

Speelt de hoofdrol in de televisiefilm Touched by Evil (1997). Abdul is een van de drie juryleden van American Idol (2002-09).


Songtekst

I'm M.C. Kat on the rap so mic it
Here's a little story and you're sure to like it
Swift and sly and I'm playing it cool
With my homegirl, Paula Abdul

Baby seems we never ever agree
You like the movies
And I like T.V.
I take things serious
And you take 'em light
I go to bed early
And I party all night

Our friends are sayin'
We ain't gonna last
Cuz I move slowly
And baby I'm fast

I like it quiet
And I love to shout
But when we get together
It just all works out

[Chorus:]
I take--2 steps forward
I take--2 steps back
We come together
Cuz opposites attract
And you know--it ain't fiction
Just a natural fact
We come together
Cuz opposites attract

Who'd a thought we could be lovers
She makes the bed
And he steals the covers

She likes it neat
And he makes a mess
I take it easy
Baby I get obsessed
She's got the money
And he's always broke
I don't like cigarettes
And I like to smoke

Things in common
Just ain't a one
But when we get together
We have nothin' but fun

I take--2 steps forward
I take--2 steps back
We come together
Cuz opposites attract
And you know--it ain't fiction
Just a natural fact
We come together
Cuz opposites attract

[Repeat Chorus]

Baby ain't it somethin'
How we lasted this long
You and me
Provin' everyone wrong
Don't think we'll ever
Get our differences patched

Don't really matter
Cuz we're perfectly matched

[Repeat Chorus Twice]

[Sung in the "ShutUp & Dance" version and in the "Opposites Attract" Music Video]

Nothing in common but this trust
I'm like a minus, she's like a plus
One going up, one coming down
But we seem to land on common ground

When things go wrong we make corrections
To keep things moving in the right direction
Try to fight it but I'm telling you Jack
Its true- this- Opposites Attract

Songinformatie

ArtiestPaula Abdul
 A-kant
Titel Opposites Attract (7" Version) (Duet With The Wild Pair)
Lengte 3:46
Componist(en) Ollie Leiber
Producer(s) Ollie Leiber
 B-kant
Titel One Or The Other (LP Version)
Lengte C. Williams, D. Pain, P. Abdul
Componist(en) Curtis Williams
 
Platenlabel Virgin
Catalogusnr 113 023-100
Hoogste positie UK 2
Album Forever Your Girl


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