GOORAMA!

For a brief moment in the history of our world — the mid-1980s through early 1990s, to be exact — angels walked among us unworthy humans.

Stringing together heartfelt, captivating lyrics over the most entrancing beats of our generation, they created a musical genre that would transcend space and time, one that would forever change the world and the way our bodies moved.

It was called…FREESTYLE.

Fusing elements of electro and dance-pop, freestyle music was largely a product of the Latino communities of New York City and Miami in the early to mid-’80s; it began being played regularly on pop radio stations toward the end of the decade.

Aside from its ability to make your booty shake and lift your spirits like no other, freestyle also lent itself to the most AMAZING music videos on the planet.

Pretty much exclusively filmed in and around New York City apartment buildings, warehouses, and parks, these videos were a true sensory treat.

1. Driving around town looking sultry in your sweet-ass mullet and convertible with tiger-striped interior…

2. …and then proposing to a woman wearing fingerless gloves on the beach.

Let’s be real: Who wouldn’t say yes to that mesmerizing ‘do.

3. Pointing aggressively at a creepy man who likes to disappear into thin air every 30 seconds while dancing through a smoky forest.

4. Having hologram version of said disappearing man terrorize actual version of himself while doing some sort of weird reverse push-ups on the forest floor.

5. Opening a set of heavy doors telepathically, using only the sheer power of your desire to DANCE.

6. Then getting bored of dancing and jumping off of ladders for some ~edgy~ fun.

7. Throwing your lit cigarette back into your apartment in an emotional haze and breaking down into some serious fury-fueled rooftop dance moves.

Modified rooftop breakdance > talking to a therapist about your lost love.

8. Totally forgetting the purpose of a playground and inviting all your teenage friends to a dance party on the jungle gym.

Sorry, kids trying to play. Try again tomorrow!

9. …and turning it into a place to pick up bona fide babes.

10. Gettin’ down in a warehouse in repurposed Halloween costumes.

11. And rocking a unicorn ‘do while you chill on the hood of a car with a hottie.

12. Tempting each other with bedroom eyes in a decrepit, asbestos-infested building.

13. Hijacking a boxing ring for your own private dance party with some pals.

14. Renting a room pulled straight out of the set of the Wizard of Oz.

15. Lying motionless in agony on a bare mattress in a giant warehouse/loft you may be squatting in because there is literally nothing else in there.

16. And learning the timeless art of seduction via freight elevator.

17. And — perhaps most importantly — sitting on bench with your besties in your most prized glitter bra tops and belting out some heavenly, hypnotizing tunes.