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Submitted by Deb, who just wants to have fun
Lauper’s She’s So Unusual was the first album to have four top five singles, including classics like “Time After Time,” “She Bop,” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” all of which are still pop gems today. Until somebody ruins it.
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Was that the trailer from “Pink Flamingos”? (shudders)
Not all flamingos are pink. It depends on their diet but some can also be white.
I liked seeing her on Bones this season. Made me grin.
You liked seeing her bones? Are you some sort of serial killer?
She was fabulous on Bones! I kept that episode on my PVR just ‘cos I couldn’t bear to let Cyndi go ^^;;
This company’s gonna shoot straight to the top and stay there, like Cindy Lauper!
*Shudders*
Who in their right mind let that teenage has-been-in-training murder “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun?” Somebody should have smacked that pre-molded Disney pop tart before that ever came close to fruition.
It could be Kidz Bop.
Unless they have.
Dam disney, always remaking songs and killing them.
Why did you post the link to Miley singing? ;_; I was all set to be happy over Cyndi being an Epic Win when I clicked to find out who had ruined it… ;_;
i agree! my eyes are suing for the cost of brain bleach.
Are you people out of your minds? What’s the difference between Cyndi and Miley, besides the fact that Miley is a little younger than Cyndi was when she rose to fame, hence she’s a little rustier? Fact is, real music in the 80’s was everything that was against Cyndi Lauper. She didn’t have four top five hits because her music was good, she had them because it was the beginning of the corporate controlled, carefully programmed, homogenized record industry that created groups/artists like Cyndi, New Kids on the Block, N*Sync, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, and the Jonas Brothers. It’s all the same stuff, with the same goal in mind: to usurp rock and roll from its roots in the glorious filthy underground. The “death of the record industry” is not due to downloading, but to this ridiculous attempt to pass this shit off as real music. Congratulations, you’ve been duped. Do you really think people won’t be just as nostalgic about Miley 25 years from now?
Um, it really doesn’t matter is she’s a pop tart or whatever. That’s a horrible version. It’s very flat and lacks the energy of Cyndi’s version. They tried to make it some rock/country mashup and failed miserably.
Miley is shoved in everyone’s faces. EVERYWHERE. Which I’m fairly certain Cyndi wasn’t. She may have been all over the radio, but there wasn’t sleeping bags and cosmetics and watches and clothing lines at walmart and god only knows what else.
The reason she was popular was not only her music, which was a bit poppy yes, but her attitude. She was a bit punk and different from what was out there. And not like say, Avril Lavigne, but actual punk. Note the shaved portion of her head.
Also, with Britney and N*Sync and such, even I, who loves her rock to pieces, bops her head to that stuff. It’s catchy and well performed. Miley’s voice makes me want to take a cheese grater to my ears.
Could you pass the cheese grater? Thanks.
Ummm maybe because Cyndi has real talent, control and an incredible range over 4 octaves?
Look up the music video of her singing “At Last”
Then ask yourself why she rose to the top.
I was begging my parents to listen to “Cindy Lobster” when I was still just toddling around the house. Still makes me feel happy to hear any of the songs off this album.
This is still an epic win to this day for me. Mostly due to the now-cancelled show “My Name Is Earl” where Randy Hickey, played by Ethan Suplee, would have these doomed-to-fail relationships sporadically throughout the show and every time one would go under there would be a montage of him holding a jukebox blaring this song full blast. Tried to post a link of a vid for it, but apparently that was a bad thing. *sigh*
If you don’t like it, then why did you post a link to that video. Seriously, now it’s just going to get more views. You’re only adding to it.
I’m not defending her, ’cause I don’t like her. But… ignore something, and it will go away. Don’t feed it, geez.
Oh, and I LOOOVE Cyndi Lauper
I grew up listening to her and will always be a huge fan!
I’ve always though Lauper was one of the most underappreciated 80s artists out there.
epic win indeed!
I’ve always wanted someone to explain this video. Who’s the old lady who’s sweeping in every scene? Why is she sweeping in every scene? Did Cyndi have to go away because of her bad haircut? Did the guy originally plan to come with her, then she talked him out of it? Or was that one of her suitcases that got left back? WHAT’S THE DEAL???