How Cyndi Lauper became famous: This is a story about a young woman who was born in Queens, NYC in 1953. Her mother and father divorced when she was 5. She loved music and started writing songs and playing guitar when she was 12. Her mother remarried. She was different. Unusual. She colored her hair different colors and wore strange clothing. She spelled her name differently than what was given to her. She was expelled from high school. (later got her GED) She ran away from home at 17 because her stepfather was abusive. Eventually she ended up in Vermont taking some art classes at a school while working odd jobs She played with a series of cover bands in the 1970's. She wasn't happy. She blew out her vocal chords and was told by doctors she was never going to be able to sing again. She regained her voice after taking a year off of singing with the help of a vocal coach. She forms a new band. Gets a manager. Is offered deals to go solo but wanted to record with her band. Eventually they get a record deal. They make one album. It is reviewed well by critics but doesn't sell. The band breaks up. The manager sues them and wins. She goes bankrupt. She temporarily loses her voice again to a cyst on her vocal chords. She works crappy jobs in retail stores and restaurants while singing at clubs after regaining her voice. Eventually while singing at a local bar in NY she meets with a man who becomes her manager. He gets her signed to a recording contract as a solo artist and she makes an album. She is 30 years old. The album is successful and makes her the first female solo artist to have four consecutive top 5 hits on the Billboard Top 100 list. It stays in the top 200 for 65 weeks and eventually sells 22 million albums. It gets nominated for 6 Grammy's and wins two including Best New Artist. She appears on the covers of Rolling Stone, Time, Newsweek and People and is named as Ms. Magazine's Woman of The Year. The video for her first single is considered to be one of the most influential music videos of all time by MTV, VH1 and Rolling Stone. The album is titled "She Is So Unusual". Her name is Cyndi Lauper.

@victorgodwin6970

6 ай бұрын

Wow what a story

In the 80’s, you either paraded around as a Madonna wannabe or you loved Cyndi Lauper. I loved Cyndi because she’s so unusual 😉😌😍

@laurettelaliberte8864

2 жыл бұрын

I had to write an article on advising marketers how to appeal to different types of client. My editor wanted me to group them between "Cindy Crawfords" (those who were more classic or traditional) and "Cyndi Laupers" (clients who wanted wanted a more out of the box approach). That was an easy assignment. I was always a Cyndi in a world of Cindys.

@andrewgarrett3555

2 жыл бұрын

Some of us preferred Siouxsie Sioux.

@friendtostfrancis

2 жыл бұрын

@@laurettelaliberte8864 I loved both of them.

@Ocrilat

Жыл бұрын

So unusual...I saw what you did there lol.

@SilentBob731

Жыл бұрын

Team Cyndi all the way. 👍🤩😍

Out of all the legendary voices on USA for Africa “we are the world“, one voice towered over them all and that voice was Cyndi Lauper. Absolute powerhouse

@EllaJay

Жыл бұрын

Steve Perry was slightly better IMO, I just wish he'd been given more to sing. Cyndi's definitely a close second, she should've had more lines as well. Way too much Bruce and Stevie, I love them but it was overload.✌️

@davidmackinnon919

7 ай бұрын

@@EllaJay I agree that Steve Perry's voice was smooth and soulful but Cyndi made the best of what she was assigned and made it her own with conviction and resonance to the topic at hand

@erikpetersen-chinguacousys1943

4 ай бұрын

Yes! Her part in the bridge was always my favourite part of the song, ever since I first heard it upon its release. (I was a huge Cyndi fan and had a MASSIVE crush on her!)

Her voice is perfect imperfection.

Glad you got to this one so quickly after the time after time. I regret I didn’t appreciate Cyndi when I was younger and was more of an adult before realizing her brilliance. And Lex imitating her “quiet talking voice” was both spot on AND adorable.

@alanfriesen9837

2 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@avkalyan2000

10 ай бұрын

Me three!

Saw her in the 80s, 90s, 00s and 2010s. Her voice is still as good now as the first show I saw.

To hear her really belt out a tune, try "Money Changes Everything." One of her best...

@matthewgarrison-perkins5377

2 жыл бұрын

and far too relevant for too long....

@scottfeuerhammer3595

2 жыл бұрын

Great song. 👍

Cyndi Lauper is awesome.

True Colors is such a great song, what i love about Cyndi is that she so expressive with emotion in her voice, besides how powerful presence with her looks. Love her music & her unique style. One of a kind & great singer. I Drove All Night is one that i see in the comments, Another awesome song by her. All Through The Night live in Paris '87 Special, since it doesn't have a music video, one of my favorite songs from Cyndi lauper.

@suzawilo

Жыл бұрын

So well said👍🏾

Lex actually did a respectable quick Cyndi Lauper impression for a moment there! A lady of many surprises, that Lex!

She has quite the personality! You need to see some of her appearances on Johnny Carson. Classic!

She won a Grammy award for “I drove all night “ which is also next level.

In 1990 I was working at a studio in Miami and I met Cindy and she was so sweet so friendly..👍😊

I love this song. I agree you should listen to I Drove All Night. It's one of her best vocally.

@ericsmith6615

2 жыл бұрын

Wife here..Love I drove all night..!

“She Bop” and “the goonies are good enough” are great songs of hers

What you're probably hearing is her accent. If you ever watch an interview of her, you'll see she speaks with a mix of New York, and baby talk. It's very cute. I approve. 👍👍👋

True Colors, I Drove All Night & She Bop are my favorite songs from Cyndi. One of my favorite singers of All time.

All Through the Night is my favorite song of hers. There are also some compilations of her best vocals on KZread that are MIND BLOWING.

@sweepingpetals

2 жыл бұрын

"And once we STOP, the meter CLICKS!" Never get tired of it!

@JennRighter

2 жыл бұрын

@@sweepingpetals it’s Sooooooooo good.

Yeah, this is a good cut, no doubt. Cyndi's voice and personality are super alluring!

Brad said she sounded soulfull, true. If you want to hear another side of her she did an album called Memphis Blues in 2010. #1 blues album of the year. At 58 her voice still sounded great and seemed like she had been singing blues all her life.

She has personality! She is the real deal.

‘Girls just want to have fun’ is another huge hit by cyndi

You guys should react to… Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night 🎸🤘

@BlackHatCinephile

2 жыл бұрын

Great choice

I love her and her beautiful uniqueness!

Time after Times is my favorite Cindi Lauper song.

This is one of the main reasons today's music doesn't live up to the 80's. In the 80's, we had such a diverse chart with many styles... and really mellow songs like this could make it to #1 (this one spent 2 weeks at #1). It's sad what has become of the mainstream music. That's why I wouldn't trade my Gen X status for anything!!!

@tadanott300

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't trade my Gen X status either. Sad my kids don't have it as good.

@RaduRadonys

2 жыл бұрын

You have a lot of modern contemporary songs that are mellow like this and made it to number one, Lewis Capaldi songs for instance, as an example, or Billie Eilish.

@bminturn

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah today's top-40 doesn't have nearly the diversity, which is ironic considering how fractured the industry is.

@BillGraper

2 жыл бұрын

@@RaduRadonys I love that Lewis Capaldi song so much (Someone You Loved) I sang with his original music track on my channel. That's one of those rare gems from recent times. It's not all bad. :)

I Drove All Night will knock your socks straight off. She's fabulous.

Now I want to see Lex's dance routine.

Lauper's good friend Gregory Natal had recently died of AIDS when Lauper heard the demo of the song. She was thinking of Natal when she came up with her approach to the vocal, particularly the soft, whispering sections. "I realized it had to be a voice that whispers to you, a voice that's almost childlike so it will speak to the softest, most gentle part of a human being. It's a voice whispering to you, telling you it's going to be OK."

@jillwanlin9558

2 жыл бұрын

Wow I had no idea. That’s so beautiful and sad.

Cyndi Lauper's voice is utterly sublime.

She does an amazing cover of "At Last". I've played it for friends without saying who it is singing and most are stunned when finding out..

She's an amazing songwriter! So happy seeing you reacting to more of her music. Thank you for sharing! 😽💋🎶

This is the song I dialed my system in on, Because if you can make this song sound right everything else you play will always sound perfect.

Cyndi's cover of I'm Gonna Be Strong never fails to give me goosebumps. She is phenomenal.

All through the Night is another good one…and she also sang the theme song for Pee Wee’s Playhouse!

Brad & Lex, her "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and "She Bop" are next for you!! I remember playing her 45rpm record "She Bop" from when she was in the group Blue Angel on the radio station!

@jlilley73

2 жыл бұрын

I'll add a vote for "She Bop! :) That's assuming you haven't done "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" yet, which should come first of course -- that's sort of her signature song.

@randallphobia8698

2 жыл бұрын

She Bop! I want Brad’s interpretation.

@dggydddy59

2 жыл бұрын

@@randallphobia8698 🤣🤣🤣

@matthewgarrison-perkins5377

2 жыл бұрын

@@randallphobia8698 wanna see a black man blush, do ya? heh

@scorpiouk5914

2 жыл бұрын

You guys in the comments are awful.😆 I didn't know for years what this song is "really" about.

Range is what Cyndi had and still has!! True Colours is such an anthem still today. Who doesn't want to find and express themselves?

This was mega hit for Cyndi Lauper! The song has been used in so many commercials and it has been remade! Cyndi had an amazing and powerful voice and can really amp it up if she wants! Check out her hits, Time After Time, Money Changes Everything ,Change of Heart, Girls Just Want To Have Fun, and more! ❤️❤️

Such a lovely song and performance. You're looking very glam, Lex.

I fell in love with Cyndi when I heard this song on the radio in high school in the 80's. I connected instantly because I was different and she was different too in a different way but true colors have no boundaries and no limits.

Thank you both so much!!!! Such a wonderful song and unique underrated singer!

One of only a few songs I consider beautiful…its one of my favorites and its saved my life on a number of occasions

Lexi nailed it. The guy didn't know what he heard.

You should check out her 1st career. She became famous as a Pro wrestler in the old WWF. Delivering flying elbows from the top rope.

What a tremendously underrated singer/musical artist. Criminally underrated.

You don’t need to watch a documentary about her as you can still go see her perform. She is truly spectacular.

Love her, she has an incredible voice.

Loved being a teen in the 80’s I was more of a rocker but even our era’s pop kicked ass….Class of 1988…

Before Howard Stern became a shill for the Establishment, back in the 1990s, there were some amazing live musical performances that came out of his small radio studio. One of the best was Cyndi doing True Colors with just a keyboard player and a violinist.

@CCDzine

2 жыл бұрын

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Wife here...Huuggge hit of the eighties!!..She was perfect for the eighties!!..Amazing song and musician!!

Cyndi Lauper is the quintessential artist. She's so quirky and totally unique.

You have to listen to Money Changes Everything the video version shows Cindy in concert it's pretty good

Great track, great artist, one of the biggest sounds of the 80's. Gotta appreciate her.

I like how she sings this like a little kid. "Like a Wainbow" It makes it fun to sing.

What a beautiful and real girl 🤘❤️ never hid her brooklyn accent, which made her more endearing

Love her. She has a couple live acoustic performances on Howard Stern that she did years ago. Definitely worth checking out. They're on youtube.

When you were mine Live in "85 at the American Music Awards would show you what type of vocalist Lauper was in her prime. I highly recommend it.

I do love this song. What a great message. Just be yourself and it’s amazing. Happy days.

Her soulful voice comes alive with her version of What's Going On. Her voice flies all over the place with Change of Heart, Money Changes Everything and Boy Blue. All Through the Night is just beautiful (audio, no video was made for the song). Throw in She Bop and you see how she is vocally unique and what separates her from the rest of the ladies from the 80's...and keeps it going through today.

It was many years later that I had to admit this lady had an actual talent! I was 15 when this "album" came out and I could not get it. Now many years later I get it.

IMO one oft the most beautiful songs ever.

She was really popular in the 80s.... back when music videos were GREAT lol... She did girls just wanna have fun, time after time, all through the night, she bop and she was also one of the many singers involved in doing the We are the world song.

Damn do I miss the 80s. I was 8 years of age when this video came out in late 1986. Just loved it instantly! Beautiful video. Miss those days it all has changed so much but not my true colors.

Majic lady I love her "She bop"!

One of the most important and beautiful songs of my generation.

I saw her in concert back in 1986 and it was great.

It's not a documentary, but if you have the time, KZread has her first interview with Johnny Carson where she talks about Captain Lou Albano and the PEG principle :) She went onto Letterman and other shows since and explained how Cpt Lou, a famous Wrestler who played her pappa in the Girls just want to have fun video, helped her out. :) It's the closest thing I've seen to a documentary, but I love her long life, career and everything about Cyndi :) From her young sining days to being the quirky Psychic on Bones, and her loving tribute to her friend Cher surprising her at one of the award ceremonies about her. :) Another good video is her appearance on Howard Stern :)

Listen to Cindy's "I Drove All Night" if you want to hear her vocal strength.

Cyndi Lauper did three of the greatest songs of the 80s, Girls just wanna have fun, True Colours and Time after Time. I bought her album first time around too. Brilliant.

Oh a i love her so much! Time After Time is another favorite❤

Her best song shows you her true range, beautiful video as well.

Cyndi wrote one of the most beautiful songs ever… after fighting a record label that wasn’t interested in her as a writer. They wanted Cyndi the cute, UNUSUAL girl. Cyndi blew away all of the songs THEY wrote for her. An icon… i always say in the 80s the cool girls always wanted to be Cyndi … the girl who would always kick off her shoes and dance like nobodies watching. Different and unique… even when they tried to put her in a box…. That box couldn’t hold her… ❤ her so much would absolute be overjoyed to work with her.

This song is outstanding, so brilliant and perfect. I love it.

Cyndi was on WWF as a wrestling personality back in the 80s too!

She has a extremely strong voice have to listen to some of her live performances

I love the beginning & the end to this great song, with the Bongos

Love this one. A true classic. Every time I hear it now I think of the movie Trolls cause that's one of my daughters favorite movies and it's on there.

Love the fit, Lex! Beautiful.

She's So Unusual!!

Well, I'm convinced. The next time I'm feeling down, I'm calling Cyndi Lauper.

Lex, you are at your most adorable here! Here for this true appreciation ❤️ Cyndi has an insane vocal octave range and is a true artist.

This song was never one of my favorites of hers, probably because it got overplayed on the radio back in the day. But my favorite ex-boyfriend played it for me to tell me that he loved me, so it does have a special place in my heart because of that!

Hey guys what's up! Greetings from South florida! Truly a beautiful song. Her voice is so unique. Cyndi Lauper once said about herself, who is this girl and why is she so unusual. You guys rock! God bless you! Peace!

I saw Cyndi Lauper live from a few years ago. Wasn’t a planned concert, just wanted something to do. She was surprisingly awesome!

Absolutely love this song. I cry every time I hear it.

I remember when this was in heavy rotation. 💙🤧

Lex you’re such a radiant personality…I love how you feel the music🎶❤️

Hi Brad & Lex ❤️ Lex and Cyndi is very simular person in fantasy open mind thinking 👍🏾❤️🇸🇪 a little bird but behind that is it a superwoman as wanted to change the world 👁️🌍 i think Cyndi changed the bad thinking tings people in Europe wondering about American people. And Cyndi changed that to her style that is really strong ❤️👍🏾👏 THX Brad&Lex for a wonderful reaction on Cyndi Lauper 🇺🇲❤️🇸🇪

Yea. Don't be afraid to show the good ole Red, White and Blue colors of our wonderful country!

Another song in my karaoke catalog. I sang this one night in Carson City NV. This guy came out of the bathroom just as I finished and said to me “I knew you were a gender bender”. If I like it I’ll sing no matter who recorded it! Phil Collins did a cover of this. Cyndi is one of those singers that knows how to use her voice to express emotion and thoughts!

She sounds like that when she is just talking. She was a judge on one of those reality shows a few years ago (I don't remember which one). She is still cute as can be and still sounds like that.

Love love love this tune bet before I watch lex still gets her groove on x

Cindy is a unique performer. She cut a wide colorful path all her own and is much loved for good reason. Phil Collins did a cover of this and the video is beautiful and nostalgic. Think Lex would love it.

Check out I'm Gonna Be Strong Live 2001 at the tribute for Mary Tyler Moore--fantastic vocals live with just a piano!

Cyndi Lauper has the ability to belt out some awesomely powerful notes, high and sustained. You have to watch her in a live concert to really appreciate her vocals to the fullest. In live situations, she really sings with abandon.

Probably her most famous song besides "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun."

soulful heart lifting song

I am binging you guys and having fun thank you love you

She is on TV in commercials for Cosentix (sp). I always liked her song “There’s A Hole In My Heart (That Goes All The away To China)”

Heart felt song