Dua Lipa is one of the rare singers who continually tries new things in music videos, and songs. Those risks tend to pay off. I can’t remember the last song or video where I skipped it.
I only heard PHYSICAL on the radio and found the video because a dancer did a tribute that I swore was the actual official video.
And this song itself is a tribune to the original 1980s LET’S GET PHYSICAL by Olivia Newton John.
First, let’s check out Dua Lipa’s video before we talk smack.
Good, right? It’s paying homage without being a direct ripoff of Oliva Newton John.
What I like is Dua Lipa clearly cares about dance. They aren’t part of the background, making her look good — she’s dancing right with them, in this one and every video I’ve seen her do. Impressive.
The pioneer of legwarmer videos
Now here’s the original, which is still funny, but hasn’t aged that well.
This was a big deal when it came out. Huge.
Now it looks pretty cheesy, like those Crystal Light National Aerobics Championships, which is amazing and worth being studied in Contemporary History 376: What Were They Smoking in the 1980s?
VERDICT
The more I see and hear of Dua Lipa, the more I like her stuff.
Great job–please keep taking risks and trying new things with these videos. Give us moar moar MOAR.
The Red Pen of Doom 