1980s redux

Does my headband make you horny, baby?
This video had me in hysterics this morning. I'm so, so grateful that I graduated high school in 1990; I was only a wee child in the 70s, so I'm automatically absolved of responsibility regarding any unfortunate prints or patterns I might have worn. I did wear headbands and legwarmers in the 80s, but I was a dumb teenager; making bad fashion choices is a natural result of unbalanced hormones. Besides which, Flashdance had been a huge hit; Jennifer Beals was the JLo of the 80s. I was so innocent that I thought "Let's Get Physical" was actually about people burning off dinner at a gym. Man. You can only (afford to) be that innocent once.

I sported some big time big hair in the 90s, but so did everybody who grew up in downstate NY. My sister's bangs were teased so high, I used to tell her that the back of her head looked like a peacock's ass. I couldn't get my fine hair to stay up, no matter how much Aqua Net I used, so I skipped bangs and went all-out with a tight spiral-curl perm. I couldn't comb it, and could only wash it every other day. I swear to god, I would lose small earrings in that mop, and find them days later when I washed my hair again.

Anyway. I love this video not only because it lampoons 80s fashion, but because it specifically pokes fun at the T and A grindfests that 80s exercise videos were. Before Jane Fonda, exercising was all about Teh Sex, not about actually being, you know, healthy. I bet my grandchildren will laugh about Cardio Striptease the way I laughed at this.