Gloria Estefan is retiring from music later this year. A moment of silence, please.

Although she is these days more likely to be associated with yawnsome ballads and/or that nasty prang, I feel it's only fair that somone reps Ester's earlier, more upbeat work.

To whit, here are three decent Gloria Estefan moments you probably forgot existed.

1. "Get On Your Feet"

If we overlook the rather bossy title, this infectious little number sounds like it might have soundtracked a wacky montage in Three Men And A Baby. I'm not sure if it actually did, but it is undeniably "fun" and would sound just delightful over shots of nappies falling off little arses and men getting piss in their moustaches. Video after the jump.

2. "Rhythm's Gonna Get You"

As the above number illustrates, Gloria was not averse to using threatening language in her exhortations to get you onto the dancefloor. Here she casts rhythm - which we already recognise as a dancer, and a mystery - as some kind of scary entity from which you are unable to escape. And guess what - SHE WAS RIGHT.

3. "Oye Me Canto"

In English, this means "ouch, my knee" - another sign that in Gloria's world rhythm and dancing are almost inseparable from danger and personal injury. Who will warn us about such peril now?

Gloria Estefan - Oye Mi Canto (Official Music Video) - More free videos are here