Cyndi Lauper really rocked my world back in 1984 and she was the first of some crazy Italo-American female stars to shake up the charts (Madonna and Lady Gaga would follow). Later she accused Madonna stealing her trashy image and indeed there's something similar about both early Cindy and early Madonna. Anyways, this album sold 16 million copies around the world and Cyndi became the first female artist to score four consecutive Billboard top-5 hits one album: Girls just want to have fun (#), Time after time (#1), She bop (#3) and All through the night (#5). Also Money changes everything or When you were mine were released as single in various markets. The album stayed in the US Top-200 65 weeks and earned her four Grammy nominations and she won one of them: Best new artist. Cyndi continued her success with the next album True colors and is still releasing albums and performing both on stage, in films and TV but for me this is the Album. Time after time has been covered by over 100 artists (and to think it was just a last minute filler for the album when one more track was needed!) and Cyndi has released remixes of Girls just want to have fun several times over the years.
She bop--he bop--a--we bop
I bop--you bop--a--they bop
Be bop--be bop--a--lu--she bop,
I hope He will understand
I bop--you bop--a--they bop
Be bop--be bop--a--lu--she bop,
I hope He will understand
Ps. A couple of years ago she returned to the club scene with fabulous Into the nightlife.
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