Who's listening to this in 2024?

RIP Melanie Appleby (July 11, 1966 - January 18, 1990), aged 23 You will be remembered as a legend.

Who as an 80's teen boy did not fancy them??? Such a sad loss..that she passed so young...😞👏👏👍

I was 15 & adored these girls...Mel was my fave..I was devastated when she passed away in 1990 at the age of only 23.....fans still remember you Mel...RIP...❤️

Two beautiful women singing and dancing, kicking ass in those outfits. Where did the 80s go?

This great song takes me back to the days of my youth!

R.I.P Mel 1966-1990 She was so young and pretty ☹

They really nailed it with their outfits, especially the hats.

I was about 17 when this was released, im now 50 and I still love it. RIP Mel.

Such a shame Mel was only 23 when she left, it sinks my heart that music like this is sadly absent and replaced with tasteless quality, 80s, please return 😢🙏

Geez... Isn't the dancing in this video just amazing 😍

took me right back! put a big smile on my face and a boogie in my body!

The Brits have undoubtedly provided this planet with some of the best music in history.

Me and my sister used to dress like mel and kim. As soon as their songs came on in clubs, our inner mel and kim came out on the dance floor🤣🤣🤣🤣....we didnt look nothing like them🤣🤣🤣🤣❤❤.

Those dance moves were on point, Mel n Kim were one formidable duo

80s 4 ever

They're more than respectable. They're the best.

Amazing how contemporary they look in the skinny jeans, ballet flats etc. Two amazingly talented sisters, given the polish (and hit songs) by Stock, Aitken Waterman to become stars. Tragic Mel's star burned out far too soon at just 23 years old. The girls were raised in poverty by their single mum Gladys - they deserved longer together, enjoying their success. Damned cancer!

I miss this sound... and I wasn’t even alive yet!

To this day I am reminded of a great part of my life and Mel and Kim were and always will be smiles and I'm still smiling now ❤

the beauty of Mel was incredible , R.I.P. angel

Watching on April 24th 2024!

How good does this still sound all these years later? Classic!

I didn't remember this song until I heard it on RPDR today! Memory unlocked.

Utterly beautiful girls. Mels' death at such an early age was tragic

Oh oh magnifique les frangines,trop belles, excellent merci a vous

34 years later and still sounds funky, fierce and fresh. Packs a punch this one...S.A.W at their very best....xx

Oh they were so pretty! :)

Miss you Mel. My mum died of the same thing; hope you are both up there dancing together!

This one still sounds fresh as the day it was released back in the late 80's.

I've never been able to tell them apart, but the "Oi Kim!" at the beginning informs me that Mel was the shorter one.

This is one of those songs that was always in the background if you were young and British in 1987. Listening to it now transports you back to that time (good and bad memories). It was very sad that Mel died when she was only 23.

Kim's motions are firm and precise, like it. But just look at Mel, not a single sharp moment, absolute smoothness!!! Just can't stop watching her dance!

I’m listening now September 2020, who else is listening now ? 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

Age 56 now. Still love those super 80's hits at YC youth club disco s

I'm 51 years old and I still love this song so much love here!

One of the best dance tracks ever made. Still fresh in 2020!

The 80's was such an awesome decade :D

Lovely straight forward pop. Beautiful ladies without tons of makeup. Remember when this came out. 60 and still daning around to mel and kim

It makes me wonder how their music would have sounded if Mel were still alive. This song is addictive. If you listen to it and you don’t want to get up and groove, I don’t know what will get you up and dancing.

Mel, we admired your bravery and honesty / strength. R.I.P.

Sincerely, I would like to come back to this time, because we enjoyed dancing and having fun. This era has become obsolete ! Why ? It was just the best !

Why does it seem almost impossible for today’s acts to write anything as joyous as this ♥️ Take me back 🙏🏼

Some of the tightest choreography I've ever seen. What an incredible pair of artists.

So many Black girls who grew up in the 80s loved it so much!

Lurve it, Jesus I'm getting old, seems only yesterday these two were on everybody's Walkman (cassette version of course).

February 2021 found it and love it x

Anyone still loving this in 2020?

Mel was so beautiful just like her sister Kim. So sad..80s lives

Sminty Drop vs BABY brought me here ❤ #DragRaceUK

So tragic that Mel passed away. They could've came stateside in the 80's and blew the hell up! I love these girls and their music and style.😁👍👍

This is absolute perfection 🤌

My mother showed me it when she was watching her 80s music on tv a few years back... I've loved it ever since. Iconic slayage. Queens.

Die tijden was echt leuk .echt gelukkige tijden met radio en opnemen van kasettebandjes .😢

Wow.... This is why we call them the good ol' days. When musicians were RESPECTABLE 😉 with their music, outfits, lyrics, dance moves etc.💃🕺💃🕺 I was in my teens when this came out still love it in my 50s. 🥰 Continue to RIP Mel🙏

The irony is: they are VERY respectable. Because they present themselves as they want to be seen (independent if a bit sassy ladies) rather than the ten a penny slags repeatedly shown on MTV. As a guy I say they are an inspiration to independent ladies everywhere. Kudos to both and RIP Mel!

TAY TAY TAY TAY TA TA TA TA TA TAY TAY

Their silhouettes behind the screen - classic 80's!

Help me!!! I can't stop replaying this addictive song!!!! I remember how popular Mel & Kim were the summer of 87! I was living near Amsterdam as an exchange student and watched the British networks, and Mel & Kim's videos got lots of air time. I absolutely fell in love with their music, and then I came home to the US and no one had heard of them...ugh! Respectable is my very favorite (FLM a close second), and the video is fantastic! Totally addictive! Great choreography without the need for smut or sleaze. I had no idea until recently that Mel had passed away at such a young age. :( Tragic loss of a lovely talent. RIP.

Mel & Kim are so talented and will always be remembered for their amazing talent , beautiful

Melanie Susan Appleby (Mel), 11-07-1966 Hackney (Londres) 10-01-1990.-R.I.P.👏👏👏👏👏

Still great to see them after all these years... RIP Mel

I was 11 when this song was released. A stunningly beautiful Aboriginal girl did a dance to this for my year 6 class. I feel in love with her and this song. When I told my friends I loved Vicki, I was teased for liking a black girl. When I confided to my sister with new shame that I loved a girl that I shouldn’t, she kicked me up the arse. Told me never to judge, and she introduced me to Vicki’s older sister. Vicki told me they were both Aboriginal Princesses on their land. I never knew if that was true, Vicki’s older sister later fell in love with me when I got older. 🤪 What a complicated web of emotions youth brings us. I have very few good memories from my childhood I’m glad this song allows me to reflect on some joy. 🤷‍♂️

It's almost impossible to think Mel died only about 3 years after this. Was such a shame. Hope Kim is doing ok

Always a classic. Will always be a favourite.

Mel and Kim will live on forever, together in our memories, best years of music

I love this kind of music! Listening in 2021 at the age of 23! 😬 ❤️

The 80s were a magical time. This decade not so much.

No misogyny, ✔️ no twerking ✔️, no violence ✔️, no sexually explicit lyrics ✔️, no satanic symbolism ✔️, no nudity ✔️, Mel & Kim you are respectable 🥰 RIP Mel.

One of the most catchiest tunes of the 80s.

Love their dancing

I just discovered these ladies and I find their story fascinating. I would have been 5yrs old when this was released. Mel🕊️. Gone too soon.

Their clothes are back in fashion now 😀

Rest in peace beautiful Melanie

Respectable hey Kim tay Tay Tay tay ,takes you right back 87' I'm like 10/11 dancing around my bedroom to this on cassette tape, loved still do bless there hearts rip mel ❤️🙏🇬🇧

Best dance routine ever full stop end of story...in my opinion.

Amazing song who’s watching this in June 2019

Thing is i still & always will ABSOLUTELY LOVE this song.

They’re both so beautiful. I love their wiggling on the chorus. When I think that Mel left us 31 years ago next month (January 18), from pneumonia, followed by a damn cancer at only 23 years old. If it’s not despicable and unfair, to leave at such a young age. ! Like many, I still listen to this classic 33 years later.

Two beautiful women ,so sad one was called home early 😢 untill we meet again, and we can dance to this awesome song that put me on the road to being respectable lol . Honestly I did my best and most of the time respectable went out of a posh window ,that Our King would be proud of lol 😆. Maybe I keep that label that coming into view ,but I have to do some praying first 😅 xx 💜

Such a shame Mel died so young. Thank goodness for video so that we can relive their performances.

So many memories from 1987 :-) ....and RIP Melaine Appelby. :(

This hit from Mel and Kim was the 561st #1 song of the Rock Era in the United Kingdom.

Been singing this all morning. Had to look it up❤

RIP Mel I loved this song as a teenager,look at the bounce !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that dance routine is awesome they were awesome

Sminty was everything!!

Happy birthday "Respectable" Released on this day 1987!

NOW: This is what I call POWER and ENERGY MUSIC!! I'm dancing in front of my screen following your rythm! No Need To Explanation to Complication: Mel & Kim!! We're the 80's! Cesar

MEL & KIM an unforgettable and immortal DUO pop songs... Mel R.I.P.

Pure light fluff music and video…LOVE IT!❤

My good friend Tracy always comes and gets me at work when this is playing on her radio, we then dance along with it for two minutes.

There's something about Mel's jumper that I like

This is brilliant. Good choreography for the time.

That chorus is infectious and so catchy!

What Mel, and Kim would have been today. I miss them. ❤️❤️❤️. Derek

I saw Kim in Clapham London last Saturday......AWESOME!!

I'm listening now in March 2021 , who else is still listening to this wonderful song by this great duo?

Never heard of them until today. Damn they were great!

I remember dancing to this in the clubs back in my day. Also my fav 80's hit. So many great memories.