James Corden recreates Opposites Attract video with Paula Abdul

On The Late Late Show AKA best job on Earth

James Corden

by Laurence Mozafari |
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Does James Corden have the best job on the whole of planet Earth? Maybe. Although, we think those guys that work in that cat cafe in London have it pretty sweet.

The Late Late Show host has now recreated the classic Opposites Attract music video from 1988 with Paula Abdul. James plays the rapping cartoon cat - that's MC Skat Cat btw - and dances around the studio with the former *US X Factor *host, while the pair mime the track.

We miss the days when films and TV shows used to add actual cartoon animals in with real people. Just like in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Last Action Hero. Oh well, we think we miss the '80s altogether. And the '90s, those were pretty boss, too.

Here's a whole bunch of '90s fashion to send you on a trip down memory lane...

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90s fashion you wore but probably shouldn't have

Bindis1 of 20

Bindis

Extra points for teaming with multiple buns

Anything with a Yin and Yang2 of 20

Anything with a Yin and Yang

Extra points for wearing with Jamaican flag-inspired beads

Baja hoodies3 of 20

Baja hoodies

Extra points for wearing while lighting incense sticks

Tattoo chokers4 of 20

Tattoo chokers

Extra points if you had glow in the dark versions

Bandanas5 of 20

Bandanas

Extra points for wearing as a boob tube

Zig zag hair bands6 of 20

Zig zag hair bands

Extra points if you're David Beckham

Black PVC macs7 of 20

Black PVC macs

Extra points if you were light as a feather, stiff as a board

Shag bands8 of 20

Shag bands

Extra points if your parents didn't confiscate the black ones

Buckets hats9 of 20

Buckets hats

Extra points if you're named after a type of tree

Scrunchies10 of 20

Scrunchies

Extra points for wearing during a modern dance competition

Butterfly clips11 of 20

Butterfly clips

Extra points if your scalp didn't bleed while removing these guys

The 'Rachel' haircut12 of 20

The 'Rachel' haircut

Extra points if you lived in a lilac apartment in New York

Cat eye sunglasses13 of 20

Cat eye sunglasses

Extra points if these had absolute no chance of protecting your corneas from the sun

Mood rings14 of 20

Mood rings

Extra points for it constantly being a murky brown colour

Curtains15 of 20

Curtains

Extra points if they were greasy

Flowery hats16 of 20

Flowery hats

Extra points if teamed with a suede waistcoat and/or double denim

Buffalo boots17 of 20

Buffalo boots

Extra points if you didn't end up in A&E while wearing these

Flannel shirts18 of 20

Flannel shirts

Extra points if teamed with shell chokers and/or Converse

Long denim skirts19 of 20

Long denim skirts

Extra points if they dragged in puddles

Dungarees20 of 20

Dungarees

Extra points if you were not a painter and decorator

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