This suggestive ’80s-inspired music video starring Juan Pablo Di Pace still has working up a sweat 20 years later
Steve Winwood’s 1982 single “Valerie.”Winwood was apparently so impressed when he heard Prydz’s version that he re-recorded the sampled lyrics, which solely consist of the lines “call on me” and “I’m the same boy I used to be,” repeated on a loop throughout.You’ve probably danced to it at a bar, circuit party, or your cousin’s wedding.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Take a listen and refresh your memory:Released in September 2004, “Call On Me” reached the top of the singles charts in the UK, France, Germany, and Ireland, among other countries.
In the US, it was a staple inside clubs, but only made it to the top 30 of Billboard Dance Charts..However, the song’s visually titillating music video was a sensation in its own right.Set inside a workout class, the clip features a group of female dancers decked out in ’80s-inspired aerobics outfits performing a series of suggestive and over-the-top moves.There is one lone man in the class, played by hunky Argentine Fuller House star Juan Pablo Di Pace in one of his earliest roles, who appears to be turned on by all the deep lady thrusts and booty posturing going around him, despite being all dolled up in a crop top, short shorts and leg warmers himself. Watch and werk!The clip ends on a romantic note as the dude and the instructor (Deanne Berry) embrace at the culmination of the fitness class.
However, there is a plot twist since Di Pace came out as gay in real life back in 2019. The short shorts don’t lie!The entire music video, with its awkward gyrations and retro fashion sense, was inspired by the so-bad-it’s-good 1985 Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta film Perfect.
Which is everything but!PERFECT (1985) #iconic #80s #jamieleecurtis #johntravolta #dance #pelvicthrust #perfect #fitnessceneThe “Call On Me” video was bold and brash and polarizing.
