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When Cocaine and Choreography Come Together

Ladies and gentlemen, the dance stylings of the incredible Heather Parisi.

Wait 'til you get to the 1:00 minute mark.

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by Anonymousreply 100May 24, 2022 7:00 AM

Two thoughts:

David Letterman called. He wants his teeth back.

I didn’t know Chris Kattan had a previous career.

by Anonymousreply 1May 15, 2022 10:17 PM

Is she French? She has really French teeth.

by Anonymousreply 2May 15, 2022 10:23 PM

This makes me wonder if I should have been a coked up disco queen in 70's era Italy.

by Anonymousreply 3May 15, 2022 10:24 PM

R2 Italian. Or some kind of Spanish.

by Anonymousreply 4May 15, 2022 10:24 PM

This looks like “Showgirls” choreography. I wonder if it was the same choreographer.

by Anonymousreply 5May 15, 2022 10:25 PM

She got a little tuckered out toward the end there.

by Anonymousreply 6May 15, 2022 11:50 PM

What? I liked the energy

by Anonymousreply 7May 16, 2022 12:01 AM

This is what I have imagined the entertainment was at the bathhouses in the 70's

by Anonymousreply 8May 16, 2022 12:14 AM

I. Fucking. Loved. That. How have I never heard of Heather Parisi until today?

by Anonymousreply 9May 16, 2022 12:51 AM

Unfortuntely, Google reports she is a nutty anti-vaxxer

by Anonymousreply 10May 16, 2022 12:53 AM

They got the lyrics all wrong, it’s: she’s a Gainiac, Gainiac, check my drawers

by Anonymousreply 11May 16, 2022 2:02 AM

Heather Parisi is American. She was a huge TV star in Italy. Her antics could be really excruciating. She was just weird.

Actually that clip looks like one of her finer moments.

by Anonymousreply 12May 16, 2022 2:12 AM

The queen at the 1:00 minute mark….I hope he’s a DLer.

by Anonymousreply 13May 16, 2022 2:17 AM

I am fucking screaming!🤣

by Anonymousreply 14May 16, 2022 2:25 AM

Heather Parisi's rival was Lorella Cuccarini.

And here they are together!

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by Anonymousreply 15May 16, 2022 2:30 AM

Why so many Russian comments?

by Anonymousreply 16May 16, 2022 2:53 AM

What in the coked-up hell was that. Poor Adrian Lynne. And R5 is right about the Showgirls energy this is giving off.

by Anonymousreply 17May 16, 2022 3:55 AM

Italian tv is weird parallel reality.

by Anonymousreply 18May 16, 2022 4:06 AM

I liked it. 8 out of 10.

by Anonymousreply 19May 16, 2022 4:58 AM

I think that's the same wig used for the female lead in "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace."

by Anonymousreply 20May 16, 2022 4:59 AM

OP's video should come with a warning about possibly inducing epileptic seizures. The song is "Maniac" not "Manic"! But I do second the comments about the Dancing Queen that joins her on that platform.

R15's video is nuts too. Shows just how much they led with their pussies back in the day.

by Anonymousreply 21May 16, 2022 5:01 AM

Reminds me of when I travelled in Italy with my parents in the 80s. My mom and I were glued to Italian TV, it was so campy.

by Anonymousreply 22May 16, 2022 5:04 AM

Literally crotch everywhere.

by Anonymousreply 23May 16, 2022 5:09 AM

Looks like she pulls a crotch muscle when doing the splits and has to bring one leg back in to keep from cramping up.

by Anonymousreply 24May 16, 2022 5:10 AM

[quote] "Actually that clip looks like one of her finer moments."

WTF? There is SO much to unpack in that OP video. The choreography (which does indeed look like it came from "Showgirls" choreographer Marguerite Derricks), the costumes, Heather's bad hair (even for the 1980s)...

It was definitely hilarious and worth the watch. But "one of her finer moments"?! The insanity. .

by Anonymousreply 25May 16, 2022 5:19 AM

Marguerite Derricks may possess some blame for Showgirls, but when working with actual amazing dancers such as in this unedited single shot final scene from an ep of the woebegone Bunheads it is clear she is a formidable force…

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by Anonymousreply 26May 16, 2022 5:35 AM

[quote]Italian tv is weird parallel reality.

French TV too.

by Anonymousreply 27May 16, 2022 5:45 AM

God, I knew her family really well - She was from Sacramento and they owned an Italian restaurant, Parisi's.

by Anonymousreply 28May 16, 2022 5:46 AM

I posted this video years ago, she could dance her flat ass off though.

by Anonymousreply 29May 16, 2022 5:47 AM

If there were ever a Datalounge signature dance move it would be superfast scissor leg kick,

by Anonymousreply 30May 16, 2022 5:52 AM

She puts Donna McKechnie to shame.

by Anonymousreply 31May 16, 2022 5:54 AM

[quote]Italian tv is weird parallel reality.

[quote]French TV too.

You boys haven't seen German TV? I'm telling you whoever thought good taste and Europe go together should be sentenced to watch euro TV for the rest of their days.

by Anonymousreply 32May 16, 2022 5:56 AM

Instant DL fave.

by Anonymousreply 33May 16, 2022 6:08 AM

What an awful singer. How did she get a contract?

by Anonymousreply 34May 16, 2022 6:12 AM

I watched a few videos of her. Are Italian men really into legs? I felt like I was watching fetish clips.

by Anonymousreply 35May 16, 2022 6:25 AM

Bitch can neither sing nor dance.

by Anonymousreply 36May 16, 2022 6:56 AM

Oh boy!

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by Anonymousreply 37May 16, 2022 7:30 AM

She's a pretty good dancer, really, but who let her sing!

I mean, she can't even sing with the help of a studio and a million retakes, even with all the technical help in the world she sounds like she breathed out each word separately, and the audio producers cut it all together.

by Anonymousreply 38May 16, 2022 7:33 AM

Do I have to be Italian to understand the nipple dress at r37?

by Anonymousreply 39May 16, 2022 7:55 AM

I love this video. Reminds me of something from "Fame"

by Anonymousreply 40May 16, 2022 9:33 AM

For some reason OP's video is giving me a slight panic attack.

I wonder what the dancers thought? Were they ashamed to on that or just thinking it's a paycheck. Or were they proud of it?

by Anonymousreply 41May 16, 2022 9:51 AM

Those two guys in the red jackets are hawt. I wanna see them fuck (as I'm sure they did).

by Anonymousreply 42May 16, 2022 9:54 AM

It’s not that bad ..

by Anonymousreply 43May 16, 2022 10:16 AM

They're probably dead R42

by Anonymousreply 44May 16, 2022 10:17 AM

R28 How did their daughter end up on Italian TV?

by Anonymousreply 45May 16, 2022 11:24 AM

R37 one of the 'boxers' keeps punching himself in the face. Says it all really.

by Anonymousreply 46May 16, 2022 11:39 AM

Here's what she looks like today. Still looks pretty good for a 63-year old blown out dancer.

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by Anonymousreply 47May 16, 2022 2:17 PM

OP, you made me pee. The male dancer on the box with her was the funniest thing I've seen in ages. Seriously, he must have been like, "This looks so fucking stupid but it's a paycheck "

by Anonymousreply 48May 16, 2022 2:29 PM

That guy at 1:00 looks ridiculous but he's superhot.

by Anonymousreply 49May 16, 2022 2:40 PM

As if the backup dancers in their Solid Gold Meets Perfect aerobic outfits weren't enough, they had to add the queen who looks like Shields of Shields and Yarnell in his black and white striped tights at the end.

This is DL heaven!

by Anonymousreply 50May 16, 2022 2:42 PM

They improved upon the original.

by Anonymousreply 51May 16, 2022 2:44 PM

"Do I have to be Italian to understand the nipple dress at [R37]?"

Those aren't nipple windows, those are the eyes of the tiger she's singing about!

So apparently it wasn't just the choreographer who was coked to the gills.

by Anonymousreply 52May 16, 2022 8:19 PM

was that coke or just the 80's?

by Anonymousreply 53May 16, 2022 8:43 PM

^both

by Anonymousreply 54May 16, 2022 9:17 PM

This was a scream. Truly the funniest thing I've seen in months.

by Anonymousreply 55May 16, 2022 9:19 PM

R35 Wasn’t legs a thing until 90’s? I remember Married with Children and Howard Stern or any 80’s movie, they’d always show a pair of legs with heels. Even on movie posters. And guys used to say thing like “look at the legs on her”.

by Anonymousreply 56May 16, 2022 9:28 PM

Opening posts and threads like this one are why I come to DL.

R37 Cat's-eye Nipples!

by Anonymousreply 57May 16, 2022 9:32 PM

She's anti-vax, so fuck her.

[Quote]During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Parisi chose to remain unvaccinated. On her website in December 2021, Parisi logged an entry entitled "Damned for Eternity" in which she told women that they "should be ashamed" of having children vaccinated against COVID-19 and that it was "criminal". In a different post, Parisi stated that "For me, being socially responsible is one of the most overestimated virtues."

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by Anonymousreply 58May 16, 2022 9:37 PM

No worse than when Herb Alpert and Lani Hall did it at the oscars.

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by Anonymousreply 59May 16, 2022 9:42 PM

R59 Ha! I'd like to see Herb Alpert moves his legs like I did.

by Anonymousreply 60May 16, 2022 9:47 PM

R24 ROFL 🤣

by Anonymousreply 61May 16, 2022 9:58 PM

She’s fixed her teeth in R37’s video. Ol’ Gap Tooth is gone.

by Anonymousreply 62May 16, 2022 11:02 PM

toot toot

by Anonymousreply 63May 17, 2022 2:12 AM

Her biggest hit, "Cicale," was a LSFYL selection for [italic]Drag Race Italia.[/italic] She seems especially geeked up in this performance of it.

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by Anonymousreply 64May 17, 2022 3:43 AM

Well, she can't be a COMPLETE coked-up, cramp-impervious, pussy-leading, scissor-kicking whore. She's at least bilingual too.

by Anonymousreply 65May 17, 2022 3:47 AM

Holy cats, R64, you mean she released records? AUDIO RECORDINGS?

She's a good dancer, but OMG that makes her the single worst professionally recorded singer ever!

by Anonymousreply 66May 17, 2022 3:49 AM

If Britney and Madonna had a buttbaby...

by Anonymousreply 67May 17, 2022 3:50 AM

Umm. I just posted this elsewhere, but it's relevant, R66

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by Anonymousreply 68May 17, 2022 3:51 AM

Another "hit"

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by Anonymousreply 69May 17, 2022 3:51 AM

[quote] She's a pretty good dancer, really, but who let her sing!

She's not even singing live. If so, she would have one of those headsets like Janet Jackson and Britney Spears. Not that those 2 actually sing live, but that's what it would look like IF one was singing live.

by Anonymousreply 70May 17, 2022 4:02 AM

Kudos, OP, that was so very random. I've never heard of Heather Parisi. It did look like cocaine was involved in the choreography.

Cocaine was not involved in the Propaniacs rendition of "Maniac." However, Dale Gribble (on the keyboard) may have had a snort or two.

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by Anonymousreply 71May 17, 2022 4:04 AM

R68 Sondra never fails to entertain...wonder what she's doing now

by Anonymousreply 72May 17, 2022 6:55 AM

This video is worthy of a gif. There you go...

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by Anonymousreply 73May 17, 2022 7:30 AM

Thank you, R73, and if that dance step doesn't have a name it should be called the "Cokehead Shuffle"!

And your lovely clip also gave me a chance to admire how orange her face is compared to her body.

by Anonymousreply 74May 17, 2022 8:29 AM

R64 Why does she keep rubbing her boobs?

Scabies?

by Anonymousreply 75May 17, 2022 10:58 AM

[quote]How did their daughter end up on Italian TV?

While visiting Italy on vacation, she was spotted dancing in a club by a choreographer who worked on variety shows for RAI (Italy's BBC).

Although she's Italian-American, she only knew a little Italian starting out and had to sing phonetically. She did become fluent eventually; today she speaks and writes in English like someone who isn't a native speaker.

According to Italian Drag Race fans on Reddit, she's beloved in Italy as a camp icon and is a vocal gay ally despite her anti-vaxx bullshit.

by Anonymousreply 76May 17, 2022 11:07 PM

^ Italians don't condemn one another for their views on vaccinations. No one would ever thinking of cancelling Heather Parisi for her stance on vaccines. That's what Americans do.

Along with Heather Parisi and Lorella Cuccarini, there was Pamela Prati.

Unfortunately this vid of her hit "Que Te La Pongo" is low rez but you can get the idea:

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by Anonymousreply 77May 18, 2022 12:41 AM

Pamela!

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by Anonymousreply 78May 18, 2022 12:42 AM

Did that stripey kid at the end steal those pants from the lead singer of the Tubes?

by Anonymousreply 79May 18, 2022 1:28 AM

I want to zoom back to the late70's/early80's, do a bunch of blow, then zoom back.

by Anonymousreply 80May 18, 2022 3:54 AM

Her website/blog is a mess.

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by Anonymousreply 81May 18, 2022 6:20 AM

If I'm reading the subtitles correctly on this YouTube clip, she's promoting pro-Russia/anti-Ukraine propaganda.

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by Anonymousreply 82May 18, 2022 6:22 AM

"Although she's Italian-American, she only knew a little Italian starting out and had to sing phonetically. She did become fluent eventually; today she speaks and writes in English like someone who isn't a native speaker."

She must have the IQ of a rock.

by Anonymousreply 83May 18, 2022 6:23 AM

Raffaella Carra

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by Anonymousreply 84May 18, 2022 7:24 AM

[Quote] She must have the IQ of a rock.

Hey! We don't say, "She must have the dancing ability of a Heather Parisi!" You wound!

by Anonymousreply 85May 18, 2022 3:01 PM

More Raffaella Carrà goodness

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by Anonymousreply 86May 19, 2022 3:07 AM

Her website is a pure-dee MESS

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by Anonymousreply 87May 19, 2022 3:13 AM

She gives me Brendad Ickson vibes

by Anonymousreply 88May 19, 2022 3:32 AM

R86, the instrumental version of Fiesta was the music used by gymnastics goddess Svetlana Boginskaya in her most iconic floor exercise.

by Anonymousreply 89May 19, 2022 7:47 AM

Heather really butchered that song. Coincidentally, the song "Maniac" was inspired by the 1980 slasher film Maniac.

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by Anonymousreply 90May 22, 2022 11:43 AM

That was fantastic, terrifying, and hilarious! She's got the unhinged, amped-up appeal of a modern (well, relatively) Anita Berber. Never heard of her and will now embark on a little Googling spree.

by Anonymousreply 91May 22, 2022 12:23 PM

Looks like ol' Heather has become a rather rabid and vocal anti-vaxxer.

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by Anonymousreply 92May 22, 2022 4:26 PM

The Disco Bambina!. Heather attended my high school. Apparently, I missed her by just a year. Until Greta Gerwig directed Ladybird, Heather was St. Francis's most famous student. I assume she graduated, but the school's Wikipedia page doesn't list her under "Notable alumnae." I'm not sure if this means she didn't graduate or if the school is embarrassed to have her listed.

by Anonymousreply 93May 22, 2022 6:05 PM

^I forgot to mention that while I knew she was a huge pop/TV star in Italy and was aware of the You Tube videos, I never actually played one because it's just not my kind of the entertainment. Oh, how I regret it! It's surreal!

Oh, and she's one of those women who had twins at 50 with new younger hot hubby.

[Quote]once she found the love of her life, that is Umberto, she had her splendid twins Elizabeth e Dylan, born in 2010 with assisted fertilization. All four live in Hong Kong to be closer to Umberto’s work, plus the children they don’t go to school, but they practice homeschooling, the education imparted by parents, which is very fashionable abroad.

Anti-vaxxer, home schooler. Hmm. It's like she never left the states. It's not clear if she carried the kids or if a surrogate did. If she did, she must think being artificially pumped full of hormones is totally different and much safer than a Covid vaccine.🙄

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by Anonymousreply 94May 22, 2022 6:22 PM

R94 I'm sure it was surrogacy.

by Anonymousreply 95May 22, 2022 7:20 PM

I'm so very sorry I'm a week late to this thread!

Heather is definitely a Brendad Ickson type, except it looks like she was smarter about image and not quite as mentally ill. And she scored a hot third husband.

by Anonymousreply 96May 23, 2022 6:08 AM

Jolson!

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by Anonymousreply 97May 23, 2022 7:21 AM

Wikipedia(Italian) says she's lived in Hong Kong since 2011. Bit of a U-turn.

by Anonymousreply 98May 23, 2022 9:03 AM

She definitely seems to be on the Brendad Ickson spectrum.

What a strange life she's led.

by Anonymousreply 99May 23, 2022 4:40 PM

It's particularly funny with the sound turned off.

by Anonymousreply 100May 24, 2022 7:00 AM
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