Oh my god.
It's even WORSE than I remember.
Hey...is that guy right at the beginning naked??? And, does anyone love the way they obviously spritzed Olivia with some water or oil to make her look all hot and bothered!
I was walking around doing my woman chores this morning, singing this song for some reason. Maybe it's because I'm going crazy, and that's why my brain chooses to offer up these little gems at the most unexpected times.
I said to Ella: "I'm gonna go ask daddy if he'll LET ME HEAR HIS BODY TALK!" but she didn't get it.
Okay, since we're getting all physical and stuff, I also want to know if you remember THIS:
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THAT is a shot from the TWENTY MINUTE WORKOUT. Come ON! You remember the Twenty Minute Workout, don't you?
There. Now you share my pain.
There. Now you share my pain.
Okay, now I want to hear about it: which one of you lovely people wore cheezy 80's workout fashion? One of you wore a thin headband/sweatband thingy à la Olivia Newton John, and you didn't just wear it if you were working out--you wore it to look HAWT.
Come on--tell me about your headband, or your mesh shirt with the body tank underneath. I want to hear it!
Frightening
ReplyDeleteShe chose the right guy at the end.
ReplyDelete#fatguysrule
Hey...where's Jane Fonda? You forgot Jane Fonda! I'm horrified!!
ReplyDeleteThe video took a while to load but by the end of your first paragraph I was singing Let's Get Physical even thogh I didn't know what it was!! Btw...I LIVED in that gear in the 80's as I was a dancer then, always at class or rehearsing for shows!!
xx Jazzy
i've heard that "let's get physical" song a lot, but i've never seen the video before. holy crapper snappers, that was nuts! what's up with the fatties? and the way she was stroking a piece of the workout equipment at the beginning while the guy was riding his stationary bike or whatever he was doing? i got distracted by the stroking.
ReplyDeleteit hurt my eyes to watch both videos, but i've got to say, the hussy in the pink leotard that was cut so that it was almost a thong in the front? i admire her shaving or waxing job cuz i could never get mine to look so smooth & tan.
Yes! Jazzygirl:-where is Jane?!!!!Did that religiously-she kicked ass, and trimmed mine.
ReplyDeleteI proudly wore lightly woven, light gray leg earners with skirts, thank you very much-but I dressed more toed
Madonna than sweaty "hawt" headbands. Lots of bracelets and boots, loved short boots.
went to high school with a girl who looked just liked Liv Newton John. Everyone caleld her Sandy like from Grease?
ReplyDeletethat video is awful
thanks for the blog comments Miss Karen
Yes, I admit it; I did wear the cheesie outfits. But gosh, golly, gee! I looked so much better in them in the 80's!
ReplyDeleteAnd make no wonder my chins still get splints: did you get a load of those sneakers we wore? Can you say "lack of support"!
omg i remember that stupid 20min workout! I remember the brunette with the big perm hair too!
ReplyDeleteYuk lol thanks for the memories Karen!!
No headband, but I had leg warmers and a rainbow shirt, does that count?
ReplyDeleteFun post. Now I'm going to have that song in my head...
Funny, I don't remember the chubby guys in the ONJ video, and I think when I was a kid the fact that the muscular men at the end all went off together went totally over my head! I can't even begin to imagine how horrified all the homophobic parents must have been at the time. If they even noticed the video. I increasingly get the feeling that the parents of our generation were totally clueless as to what we were doing in our spare time. Like you said in the prior post, we just left the house and did our own thing out of their sight and with them probably having no idea what we were up to.
ReplyDeletePahHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I love it!!! And, yup...I did all of the cheesy 80s workout fashion and LOVED it! There was even a spell that I wore a headband for regular ol' fashion....no working out intended. Man oh man...I was troubled. lol
ReplyDeleteOh God, my eyes and ears!!!!
ReplyDeletewhich,Laoch--the hideously gratuitious video, or the hideously gratuitous workout segment?
ReplyDeleteI much prefer the more natural guys too, dbs.
ReplyDeleteyou know jazzy, I did not even THINK of Jane for some reason...silly me. Okay, so you had that workout gear, but did yu have the headband???
ReplyDeleteSherilin, I love you. That comment about her wax job is HILARIOUS. What a terrible, terrible show, and what a super horrible video. I too was distracted by the stroking
ReplyDeleteyes Christina! Leg warmers! Hooray! I also dig your short boot look...someone in highschool called it their "Peter Pan getaway" boots.
ReplyDeleteLance, I loved Grease, and went through a small Olivia obsession for a bit. I figured you'd appreciate the video, being the music connoisseur that you are.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcom, Lance Romance.
Sandy, everyone wore cheesy outfits in the 80's, but those who really embraced the fashion of the time must really regret it now.
ReplyDeletePam, the big permed hair kills me. Good think you stayed true to your love for the 70's, eh?
ReplyDeletemamafog, the leg warmers and rainbow shirt sound more cozy than ridiculous--good for you for not looking like a walk-on in that horrible sequel to Saturday Night Fever, and thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteChristy, I didn't remember the chubby guys either, NOR did I remember the guys going off together which makes me wonder if they had another version of the video for tv??? Either way, the video is crammed with insulting messages, like all fat guys are uncoordinated geeks, and all fit guys are gay. Or maybe I'm getting too deep.
ReplyDeleteYES! THANK YOU! WE HAVE A WINNER! Maria wore the headband just for fashion! I'm so happy now :) Thank you Maria.
ReplyDeleteword, Lizbeth!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean, "wore"? I'm wearing leg-warmers as I type.
ReplyDeletem.
Was that first video an episode of the biggest loser?
ReplyDeleteThat second video is great, how did that show ever get low enough ratings to still not be around. I've always thought I was born too late.
fashion forward, as always, Mark.
ReplyDeletethat show was quite popular George..I should check how long it lasted. I think it lasted as long as that whole 80's sexist gratuitious shake your titties for us attitude lasted.
ReplyDeleteThe 20 minute Work Out! I always wanted to be one of those girls! I used to do that work out with them all.of.the.time.
ReplyDeleteMind you I was 6 years old.
i used to wear my hot pink leotard over my bright turquiose tights and legwarmers while i worked out. at home. by myself. when i was 15. omg.i guess i wore the tights so i didn't have to worry about my perpetual razor rash.
ReplyDeleteI used to remember those leg warmers at some point in my life. Ooops, did I just gave out my age :)
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend,
Barbara
Español para Niños (Spanish for Kids)
oh my i was in competitive gymnastics at that time, and I remember when all the bodysuit started to look like ONJ ...I was just beside myself wondering how to get rid of that excess hair! such a thorn in my side....And I remember doing a dance number for my highschool in some crazy get up like the 20 min, thing. what a terrible memory.
ReplyDeleteat least now i have the memory of having a rock hard 6 pack abs.....something from a another time zone....wow.
yeah, we all tried to do the 20 minute workout, Steph! I never got some of the moves...
ReplyDeleteSherilin--love the tights, and you're right: why did you have to war the tights when you were at home all by yourself??? You were clearly trying to be stylish :)
ReplyDeleteit's okay if you gave yourself away, Barbara--you're in good company!
ReplyDeleteMelissa--the hair removal WAS a nightmare! So true. We had no clue then how to do it, other than with a bic razor. Sigh. Hey, I never had rock-hard abs, but I did have a nicer tummy once upon a time.
ReplyDeletei had to wear the tights because that leotard was way too high cut to be wearing around the house. my ass cheeks would have been out every time i kicked or bent. and that just wouldn't be okay around my dad & brother. plus, front wedgies while working out are uncomfortable & chaffy.
ReplyDeleteSherilin: hee hee hee hee hee! Why did they cut those things so high??? Such an 80's look! That is completely hilarious.
ReplyDeleteI was in dance classes...so I had soem pretty awesome bodysuits with matching leg warmers and tights...oh yes I did...adn i would suit up in those awesome bodysuits to do the 20 Minute Workout!
ReplyDeletewell, DAMN, you had to suit up in the right workout gear to do the 80's workouts! It was so fun to have the proper (ridiculous) outfit!
ReplyDeleteI used to do the 20 Minute Workout faithfully...omg, does this ever bring back memories. Headbands, sweatpants, short boots, the works. I was a slave to fashion back then. Now, I just wear what's comfortable. That's the benefit of being in one's 40s. By the way, here's Bess Motta's personal website:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bessmotta.com/
Dear Anonymous: that is INDEED the benefit of being older--no more slave to fashion...er, not that I ever was.
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by!
holy smoke--thanks for posting Bess Motta's website! I had no idea she was one of the 20 minute workout girls. Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteBack in elementary, a girl named T who you remember, once did a dance with an upsidedown bar stool, singing 'Let's get Geoffical-Geoffical...!' Thanks for reminding me of the horror. Glad I reconnected.
ReplyDeleteAh Matt, how I've missed you! That was a GEM of a memory. I wonder if I should tell that guy that he was the star of that song when school's back in session???
ReplyDeleteI was hoping you'd see this post, because I figured you'd have something hilarious to say about it.
Oh, I would like to see how you work that into the convo..."Speaking of childish behaviour, did you ever hear the story...?" No. The horror/humour mix would be too hard to get properly balanced.
ReplyDeleteLet me know if you try, though.
BTW, missed your blog as much as you missed my comments. Likely more.
thanks Matt! I often worry about becoming redundant. It's good to challenge onself.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I may just bring that up and that would be great seeing how the kinder gentler G. reacts. Chances are better though, that I'll forget. Stupid brain.