The classic Paula Abdul song ‘Opposites Attract‘ was featured on the first season of the new dark comedy On Becoming a God in Central Florida last night on Showtime — On Becoming a God in Central Florida, Season 1, Episode 3, “A Positive Spin!”
The track was played both in the music video Bets and Ernie are watching, and again when Harold is listening to a song on his cassette player.
‘Opposites Attract‘ is the sixth single from Paula Abdul’s debut album Forever Your Girl.
Released in November, 1989, the song was not only a massive hit for Abdul, it also became a song that was synonymous with late 1980s/1990 dance pop music.
It became even more popular when Abdul released the track’s music video featuring the singer dancing with cartoon character MC Skat Kat. the music video eventually won a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video.
Listen to Paula Abdul’s ‘Opposites Attract‘ in that official music video below.
As for On Becoming a God in Central Florida, the new series stars Kirsten Dunst, Ted Levine, Théodore Pellerin, Beth Ditto and Mel Rodriguez.
The comedy series was originally set to run on YouTube Premium, but was eventually bought by Showtime, where it is now airing to rave reviews.
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