Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album "She's So Unusual" (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night"—and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with the soundtrack for the motion picture "The Goonies" and her second record "True Colors" (1986). This album included the number one single "True Colors" and "Change of Heart", which peaked at number three.
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Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper | Introduction
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Based on the 2005 British film "Kinky Boots", the musical tells the story of Charlie Price.
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2005
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The film received mixed reviews on release, with critics decrying the "formulaic Britcom plot"
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Jules Mark Shear (born March 7, 1952) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He wrote the Cyndi Lauper hit single "All Through the Night" and The Bangles' hit "If She Knew What She Wants", and charted a hit as a performer with "Steady" in 1985.
Jules Shear | Introduction
When we first see Gilda, she's a singer with no belief in herself and no class; she's an incredibly beautiful girl in a red dress [but] when Doc grooms her to go out as the opening act for Blackie, she begins to learn something about taste and musicianship, and her voice flowers. Besides being one of the great beauties of the screen, Warren can sing." Roger Ebert gaves the film out of a possible 4 stars, and says ""Songwriter" is one of those movies that grows on you. It doesn't have a big point to prove, and it isn't all locked into the requirements of its plot.
Songwriter (1984 film) | Reception
* "denotes songs from soundtracks and other multi-artist recordings"
List of songs recorded by Cyndi Lauper | Z
The song is about the wishy-washiness of politicians. Lauper refers to the arrogance of the media in this song, as well as in other songs on the "Sisters of Avalon" album. This song contains the word "bullshit" and was not edited out of the UK singles as is typical. While performing on several UK shows, such as "Noel's House Party", she skipped the word. Remixes of the song were made by several producers such as Tony Moran and Junior Vasquez. That led the song to become a big dance hit in the United States and a mainstream hit in the UK.
You Don't Know (Cyndi Lauper song) | Song information
In 2016, the West End production won Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards. Lauper has sold over 50 million records worldwide. She has won awards at the Grammys, Emmys, Tonys, the New York's Outer Critics Circle, MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), "Billboard" Awards, and American Music Awards (AMAs). An inductee into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Lauper is one of the few singers to win three of the four major American entertainment awards (EGOT). Lauper won the inaugural Best Female Video prize at the 1984 VMAs for "Girls Just Want to Have Fun".
Cyndi Lauper | Introduction
Songwriter is a 1984 film directed by Alan Rudolph. At the 57th Academy Awards, it received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score for Kris Kristofferson.
Songwriter (1984 film) | Introduction
While writing for her debut studio album, in the spring of 1983, Cyndi Lauper was introduced to American musician Rob Hyman (founding member of The Hooters), who was recommended by Rick Chertoff, the album's producer. Lauper had already recorded the majority of the album, including the songs "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "She Bop" but Chertoff insisted that she and Hyman needed to record just "one more song". Therefore, she and Hyman sat at a piano and started working on "Time After Time". The inspiration for the song came after both songwriters were going through similar situations in their respective relationships; he was coming out of a relationship, while she was having difficulties with her boyfriend, David Wolff.
Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song) | Background and recording
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album "She's So Unusual" (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night"—and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with the soundtrack for the motion picture "The Goonies" and her second record "True Colors" (1986). This album included the number one single "True Colors" and "Change of Heart", which peaked at number three.
Cyndi Lauper | Introduction
On October 14, 1983, Lauper released her first solo album, "She's So Unusual". The album became a worldwide hit, peaking at No. 4 in the U.S. and reaching the top five in eight other countries. The primary studio musicians were Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman (of The Hooters), Rick Chertoff, Richard Termini and Peter Wood. Lauper became popular with teenagers and critics, in part due to her hybrid punk image, which was crafted by stylist Patrick Lucas. Lauper co-wrote four songs on "She's So Unusual", including the hits "Time After Time" and "She Bop". On the songs she did not write, Lauper sometimes changed the lyrics.
Cyndi Lauper | 1983–1985: "She's So Unusual"
Lauper's fourth album "Hat Full of Stars" was released in June 1993 and was met with critical acclaim, but failed commercially, unsupported by her label. The album, which tackled such topics as homophobia, spousal abuse, racism, and abortion sold fewer than 120,000 copies in the United States and peaked at No. 112 on the "Billboard" charts. The video for the album's song "Sally's Pigeons" features the then-unknown Julia Stiles as the young Cyndi. Lauper co-wrote several songs for the album with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Allee Willis, Nicky Holland, Tom Gray, Hugh Masekela and The Hooters. That same year, Lauper recorded "Boys Will Be Boys" with The Hooters for their album "Out of Body".
Cyndi Lauper | 1993–1995: "Hat Full of Stars" and "Twelve Deadly Cyns"
"Who Let in the Rain" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, from her fourth studio album "Hat Full of Stars" (1993). It was released as the lead single from the album on June 22, 1993.
Who Let In the Rain | Introduction
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Songwriter may also refer to:
Songwriter (disambiguation) | Introduction
The other "Billboard" Hot 100 singles on "She's So Unusual" were "She Bop" (No. 3), "All Through the Night" (No. 5), written by Jules Shear, and "Money Changes Everything" (No.27).
Cyndi Lauper | 1983–1985: "She's So Unusual"
According to Lauper, "It was important to me that we were natural and human in the video. I wanted to convey somebody who walked her own path and did not always get along with everyone and did not always marry the guy." The video opens with Lauper watching the 1936 film "The Garden of Allah" and the final scene, where she gets on the train and waves goodbye to David, has Lauper crying for real.
Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song) | Music video
Gaboury's recordings with Cyndi Lauper include collaborations with Stevie Wonder, Sarah McLachlan, and Norah Jones.
Stephen Gaboury | Recording and Producing
Before Lauper covered the song, the band The Cars produced an early version of it that was not released. Shear's version was originally a folk rock song, but Lauper instead turned it into a pop ballad for her album, with a heavy emphasis on a synthesizer. According to Lauper, she wanted it to be just like Shear's version, with a bit more of an acoustic sound. However, she changed her mind, saying that she wanted to sing it like herself. Unlike her other singles from the album, this one did not have a music video released with it.
All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song) | Writing and development
Cynthia Ann Williams (born May 17, 1966), known professionally as Cynda Williams is an American actress, singer–songwriter, playwright, author, artistic mentor and activist.
Cynda Williams | Introduction
Johnny Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author.. Johnny Cash may also refer to:
Johnny Cash (disambiguation) | Introduction
"Time After Time" is a 1983 song by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, co-written with Rob Hyman. It was the second single released from her debut studio album, "She's So Unusual" (1983), with Hyman contributing backing vocals. The track was produced by Rick Chertoff and released as a single on January 27, 1984. The song became Lauper's first number 1 hit in the U.S. The song was written in the album's final stages, after "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", "She Bop" and "All Through the Night" had been written. The writing began with the title, which Lauper had seen in "TV Guide" magazine, referring to the science fiction film "Time After Time" (1979).
Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song) | Introduction
Dompierre won the award for Original Song. It received three Prix Jutra nominations at the 2nd Jutra Awards, for Best Actress (2: Reno, Robitaille) and Best Art Direction (Raymond Dupuis and Suzanne Harel).
Laura Cadieux II | Introduction
"The Writer" is a song by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding from her debut album, "Lights" (2010). It was released as the album's fourth and final (not including the "Bright Lights" re-release) single on 8 August 2010.
The Writer (song) | Introduction
Cyndi Thomson (born October 19, 1976) is an American country music artist. Thomson wrote songs with songwriter Tommy Lee James and in 2000, she signed with Capitol Records Nashville as a recording artist. She released her first album, "My World", in 2001 and her debut single, "What I Really Meant to Say", became a number one hit on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. She later abandoned her recording career in 2002, but resumed recording in 2006.
Cyndi Thomson | Introduction
The song was originally written by Jules Shear, and included on his 1983 debut solo album, "Watch Dog". Shear later recalled in an interview, "[it's] like a big bonus really. Cyndi Lauper does a song ('All Through the Night') that's on a solo record of mine. I just thought, 'No one's really going to hear this.' Then she does it, and it becomes a Top 5 song." "I'm just glad people know the songs, really. I think they're really good. The only problem is with people who don't know I wrote them. I do them and they think, 'God, he's doing that Cyndi Lauper song,'" Shear said.
All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song) | Writing and development
Ken Lauber (born May 14, 1941) is an American composer, arranger producer, musician, singer and playwright.
Ken Lauber | Introduction
Caryl Parry Jones (born 16 April 1958) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, broadcaster, actress, author and composer. She was born in the Flintshire village of Ffynnongroyw and attended Ysgol Glan Clwyd in St. Asaph, but now lives in Cowbridge, in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Caryl Parry Jones | Introduction
"You Don't Know" is the first single from "Sisters of Avalon" by Cyndi Lauper.
You Don't Know (Cyndi Lauper song) | Introduction
This is an alphabetical listing of songs recorded in studio or live by Cyndi Lauper between 1977 and 2018. Lauper's discography, which includes studio and compilation albums, singles, and video releases, is also available.
List of songs recorded by Cyndi Lauper | Introduction
A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions and writes lyrics for songs. A songwriter can also be called a composer, although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre and film scoring, but is also associated writing and composing the original musical composition or musical bed. A songwriter who mainly writes the lyrics for a song is referred to as a lyricist. The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that song writing is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people.
Songwriter | Introduction
The song reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the ARIA Singles Chart.
Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song) | Introduction
John Rockwell wrote that the song was "a giddily upbeat attestation to female pleasure that simultaneously made a feminist statement, fulfilled male fantasies and—especially in its often-played video version—evoked the warmth of family and friends." The video for "Girls" won the first-ever Best Female Video prize at the 1984 VMAs. It featured a multicultural cast of women with teased, sideways hair and neon eye shadow, singing alongside Lauper. She was the first woman to have four Top 5 hits from a debut album, the first woman to win the composing category solo during the 2013 Tony Awards and one of only four women to have won competitive Grammy, Emmy and Tony awards.
Cyndi Lauper | Legacy
"True Colors" is a song written by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It was both the title track and the first single released from American singer Cyndi Lauper's second album. It was the only original song on the album that Lauper did not help to write. Released late in the summer of 1986, the song would become a major hit for Lauper, spending two weeks at number-one on the "Billboard" Hot 100, becoming her last single to occupy the top of the U.S. chart. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song) | Introduction
Britt Quentin (born 11 July 1973) is an American artist acting as singer, writer, arranger, producer, vocal coach, director, actor, voiceover actor.
Britt Quentin | Introduction
Caitlin Crosby is an American singer-songwriter and actress.
Caitlin Crosby | Introduction
"That's What I Think" is a 1993 single by Cyndi Lauper from her album, "Hat Full of Stars".
That's What I Think | Introduction
Many singers also write songs for themselves, and as such, they are usually referred to as singer-songwriters.
Songwriter | Singer-songwriters
Maybe it was too personal. I don't know. But I wrote it for him. It was because of him that I keep trying to do stuff. And other friends. So many talented people, so many of our friends and so many gifted people have passed on. Or struggle everyday. Just to live. And it was because of my friends and others that I do this. Maybe that song wasn't good enough, I don't know."
Boy Blue (Cyndi Lauper song) | Song information
According to director David Mirkin it "was the only song that had the proper emotion" to fit the scene.
Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song) | Accolades
He has a long list of credits as both a performer and as songwriter.
Chaz Jankel | Introduction
Her unconventional sense of style led to classmates bullying and throwing stones at her.
Cyndi Lauper | 1953–1979: Early life
She has also worked as a backing vocalist for several artists, and as a co-writer with other artists.
Jenny Lindfors | Introduction
Charlotte Jones is a British actress, screenwriter and playwright.
Charlotte Jones (writer) | Introduction
"Billboard" described the song as a "hypnotic rocker" with "sizzling instrumentation" and "distinctive vocals." When asked what the song was about, lead singer Mark Knopfler said that he was watching TV one day, and there was a lady writer on the TV, and that's basically where the idea for the song came from. Because the song says the writer is "talking about the Virgin Mary", some have speculated that the writer in question is Marina Warner, a view shared by Warner herself.
Lady Writer | Overview
Hilary Duff (born 1987) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. Hilary Duff may also refer to:
Hilary Duff (disambiguation) | Introduction
The Great Cyndi Lauper is a 2003 greatest hits compilation, released by American singer Cyndi Lauper. It contains all of her greatest hits and other noteworthy tracks. It is also the second compilation that contains her soundtrack contribution "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" from her 1988 film "Vibes". The album was certified Gold in Australia for sales of 35,000.
The Great Cyndi Lauper | Introduction
Examples include Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, Elton John (with Bernie Taupin), Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Robbie Robertson, Ian Anderson, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, and Peter Frampton; Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Country Joe McDonald, Barry Melton. Many others like Eric Clapton found success as singer-songwriters in their later careers.
Singer-songwriter | North America, United Kingdom, and Ireland
Ciara is an American singer-songwriter. Ciara may also refer to:
Ciara (disambiguation) | Introduction
Laura Critchley (born 27 March 1984) is a British singer-songwriter.
Laura Critchley | Introduction
This is a list of singer-songwriters, who write, compose, and perform their own musical material. The list is divided into two sections to differentiate between artists categorized as singer-songwriters and others who do not fall under the definition associated with the genre:
List of singer-songwriters | Introduction
In Canada, the single peaked at number seven on the "RPM" singles chart in December 1984, and was certified gold by the Music Canada in January 1985. In the United Kingdom, the song did not perform as well as Lauper's previous releases. It debuted at number 82 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1984, peaking at number 64, staying only six weeks on the chart. The single performed similarly throughout the rest of Europe, peaking at number 16 in Switzerland, and at number 35 in Germany. It was more successful in Austria, where it peaked at number five, becoming her fourth consecutive top five in the country.
All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song) | Chart performance
Clémentine Célarié (born 12 October 1957) is a French actress, comedian, writer, director and singer.
Clémentine Célarié | Introduction
David Palfreyman (born 26 September 1966) is an English songwriter, musician, actor and poet.
David Palfreyman | Introduction
"Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" is a song recorded by American pop singer Cyndi Lauper for her 1988 film "Vibes". It was written by Richard Orange, formerly of the band Zuider Zee.
Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China) | Introduction
Lauper was born in Brooklyn to a Catholic family. Her father, Fred, was of German and Swiss descent. Her mother, Catrine (née Gallo), is of Italian descent (from Sicily). Lauper's siblings are younger brother Fred (nicknamed Butch), and older sister, Ellen. Lauper's parents divorced when she was five. Her mother remarried and divorced again. Lauper grew up in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens and, as a child, listened to such artists as The Beatles and Judy Garland. At age 12, she began writing songs and playing an acoustic guitar given to her by her sister. Lauper expressed herself with a variety of hair colors and eccentric clothing, and took a friend's advice to spell her name as "Cyndi" rather than "Cindy".
Cyndi Lauper | 1953–1979: Early life
David Farrington Thornton (born June 12, 1953) is an American actor. He has appeared in "John Q", "Home Alone 3", "Law & Order", "The Notebook", and "The Other Woman", among other roles. He is the husband of Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper.
David Thornton (actor) | Introduction
Cathy Dennis is a British singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. After a moderately successful international solo career, Dennis later received great success as a writer of pop songs, scoring eight UK number ones and winning five Ivor Novello Awards. This is a list of released singles, songs and album tracks, recorded by other artists, that have been written or co-written by Cathy Dennis. Below is a round-up of the chart positions achieved around the world by singles released featuring the writing credits of Cathy Dennis.
List of songs written by Cathy Dennis | Introduction
Françoise Hardy is a French singer and actress. It may also refer to:
Françoise Hardy (disambiguation) | Introduction
Cathy Dennis is a British singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. After a moderately successful international solo career, Dennis later received great success as a writer of pop songs, scoring eight UK number ones and winning five Ivor Novello Awards.
Cathy Dennis discography | Introduction
Christoffer is a multi platinum certified songwriter has co-written/produced songs for/with several international writers/artists and have contributed to several international Billboard charts and won "Song of the year" with Umpah Umpah. He has also done work for Eurovision Song Contest and collaborated with Jay Z early in his career.
Christoffer Lauridsen | Introduction
Clotilde Rullaud is a French singer, songwriter and composer.
Clotilde Rullaud | Introduction
Lauper visited England and Sweden during early 2007 where she wrote songs with dance artists such as The Scumfrog, Basement Jaxx, Digital Dog, Dragonette, Kleerup and Axwell. She also wrote and produced four of the album's tracks with Washington DC DJ Richard Morel. Art direction on the album was credited to Cyndi Lauper, Sheri Lee & Meghan Foley, with photography by Stefanie Schneider.
Bring Ya to the Brink | Album information
At Last is a 2003 album by American singer Cyndi Lauper. It made the top 40 of the album charts in both the United States and Australia. The album features a duet with Tony Bennett on "Makin' Whoopee". Lauper co-produced the album with Russ Titelman. The album consists of a collection of cover versions of jazz standards songs, in addition to a cover of a contemporary song re-arranged into a jazz song. The US long box was available only at Costco or Sam's Club shops within the first two weeks when it was released. The song "Walk On By" S.A.F.
At Last (Cyndi Lauper album) | Introduction
Christina Goh is a French singer, songwriter and poet.
Christina Goh | Introduction
Sal Cinquemani of "Slant" magazine said that the song emerged as one of "the greatest pop masterpieces of the '80s." The song was later re-recorded by Lauper, for her album "The Body Acoustic", an album in which she recorded acoustic versions of her favorite songs. This version included vocals by Shaggy. Charles Andrews of "Audio/Video Revolution" said of this version, "Acoustic guitar strumming continues into "All Through the Night" and then – whoa! – who's that toaster? It's Shaggy, ducking in and out with his own rapid-fire lyric take, an inspired bit of casting that turns the romantic ballad on its head." The song is also one of her more popular songs that she performs in live concerts.
All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song) | Critical reception
They love and have seen each other through every tough part of their life." "Time After Time" is written in the key of C major with a tempo of 130 beats per minute in common time. Lauper's vocals span from G to C in the song.
Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song) | Composition and lyrics
And to give you an idea of the talents of this young man while he was with us, here was a song that he wrote when he was 14."
Kenneth Jones (songwriter) | Introduction
Hat Full of Stars is the fourth studio album by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released in 1993.
Hat Full of Stars | Introduction
In Lauper's first effort at writing for the stage, she found that it required a sustained effort to write songs for the different characters. Lauper joked about the difficulty of writing her first score: "How much of a stretch is it for me to write songs about fashion, funny relationships, people changing their minds and shoes?" The first song that Lauper wrote was the opening number, which included a wide range of voices. Her process was to conceive a song and sing it into her iPhone, and orchestrator Stephen Oremus would write it down. Oremus would then "'blow up' the vocal line into harmonies, create the incidental music that linked scenes and songs" and orchestrate the material.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Music
In the same year, Lauper opened for Cher's "Do You Believe? Tour" alongside Wild Orchid. She also appeared in the films "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle" and "The Opportunists".
Cyndi Lauper | 1996–2000: Motherhood and "Sisters of Avalon"
"All Through the Night" is a song written and originally recorded by Jules Shear. It is included on Lauper's debut album "She's So Unusual". Shear wrote "All Through The Night" as a mid-tempo folk-rock song for his 1983 album "Watch Dog". After the Cars recorded their own version, which they did not use on any of their albums, Lauper decided to cover it. Although she initially intended to do a straight cover of Shear's version, she turned it into a pop ballad instead. "All Through The Night" was the only single released worldwide by Lauper that did not have a music video.
All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song) | Introduction
Written by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman and produced by Rick Chertoff, "Time After Time" is built over simple keyboard-synth chords, bright, jangly guitars, clock ticking percussion, and elastic bassline. Lyrically, the track is a love song of devotion. Pam Avoledo of "Blogcritics" speculates that, "In 'Time After Time,' Lauper believes she is a difficult person, unworthy of love. She runs away and shuts people out. However, her devoted boyfriend who loves her unconditionally is willing to help her through anything. The relationship is given depth. The couple’s intimacy and history is apparent. They've been together for a long time.
Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song) | Composition and lyrics
Shear's original version of "All Through the Night" is set in the key of F major, and proceeds at a tempo of approximately 96 beats per minute. For her cover version, Lauper transposed the key up a minor third to A-flat major, and kept the tempo at the same 96 beats per minute as the original. The song is set in common time. Lauper's voice spans an octave and a fourth between G and D♭. Jules Shear himself makes a guest appearance on Lauper's version, singing a wordless falsetto melody near the end, as well as the lower harmony in the choruses.
All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song) | Music and lyrics
Seymour "Cy" Coben (4 April 1919 – 26 May 2006) was an American songwriter, whose hits were recorded by bandleaders, country singers, and other artists such as The Beatles, Tommy Cooper and Leonard Nimoy.
Cy Coben | Introduction
Laurette Stivers, known as Laurie Styvers, was a British-based, American singer-songwriter.
Laurie Styvers | Introduction
The documentary is available on DVD.
Fay-Ann Lyons | As songwriter
Clara Bellar (born 28 October 1972) is a French actress, singer, film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Clara Bellar | Introduction
Matheus J. "Thé" Lau (17 July 1952 – 23 June 2015) was a Dutch musician and writer. Besides his solo career, he was the lead singer of the Dutch band "The Scene". He was born in Bergen, North Holland.
Thé Lau | Introduction
"He's So Unusual" was later covered by Cyndi Lauper, in a short (45 second) version, on her Grammy Award winning album, "She's So Unusual". The sung lyrics continue in the background of the subsequent song "Yeah Yeah", while the beginning of the song plays before "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" in the song's music video.
He's So Unusual | Cyndi Lauper - "She's So Unusual"
The Essential Cyndi Lauper is a compilation by American pop singer Cyndi Lauper. It was released as part of Sony BMG's "The Essential" series in 2003. The album has sold 15,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Five years after its initial release, Sony Music Entertainment Japan reissued the album accompanied with bonus DVD which features four music videos. The expanded edition debuted at the number 29 on the Japan's Oricon, and became her eighth top-40 charting album in the country.
The Essential Cyndi Lauper | Introduction
Cyril Dion (born 23 July 1978) is a French writer, film director, poet, and activist.
Cyril Dion | Introduction
Valérie Lemercier (; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress, screenwriter, director and singer.
Valérie Lemercier | Introduction
There was also a two-part video shot for this song featuring World Wrestling Federation pro-wrestlers Captain Lou Albano, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Wendi Richter, The Fabulous Moolah, The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Freddie Blassie and André the Giant (part 2 only); Steven Spielberg; David Wolffe (Lauper's manager); "The Goonies" cast (except for Kerri Green, Anne Ramsey, Joe Pantoliano, Robert Davi and John Matuszak); and the then relatively unknown Bangles as a group of female pirates. Lauper's mother appears as "Catrina, Cyndi's mother" and the "sea hag". According to Lauper, filming the music video was less than an enjoyable experience. Richard Donner, apparently, was a pushy director and wanted things done a certain way and forced Lauper to keep going, even when she was exhausted.
The Goonies 'R' Good Enough | Music video
The official music video for the song was a live video clip pulled from the "Cyndi Lauper in Paris" home video cassette and HBO special. It was directed by Andy Morahan.
Boy Blue (Cyndi Lauper song) | Music video
Kate Dimbleby (born 1973) is an English cabaret singer and songwriter.
Kate Dimbleby | Introduction
As part of the concert, Lauper also performed "The Tide Is Turning" with Waters, Joni Mitchell, Bryan Adams, Paul Carrack and Van Morrison. Three hundred thousand people attended the concert and over five million people worldwide watched on live television. Because of a friendship with Yoko Ono, Lauper took part in the May 1990 John Lennon tribute concert in Liverpool, performing the Beatles song "Hey Bulldog", and the John Lennon song "Working Class Hero". She also took part in Ono and Lennon's son Sean's project called "The Peace Choir", performing a new version of Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance".
Cyndi Lauper | 1989–1992: "A Night to Remember" and marriage
Lauren Christy (born 19 November 1967) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. Originally a solo artist, she found success as part of the writing production trio The Matrix. The Matrix received numerous Grammy nominations including best producer.
Lauren Christy | Introduction
Fflur Dafydd (born 1978) is a Welsh award-winning novelist, singer-songwriter and musician. Although predominantly publishing in Welsh, she also writes in English. She records in Welsh and her work is regularly played on the Welsh-language Radio Cymru.
Fflur Dafydd | Introduction
During this time she started to have success as a writer for other artists, initially scoring a U.S. number 7 hit with "Strut", co-written and co-composed with Littman for Sheena Easton, and going on to have her songs recorded by artists including Tina Turner, George Harrison, Celine Dion, Paul Carrack, Ricky Ross, Worlds Apart, and Jimmy Nail; for whom she co-wrote "Ain't No Doubt", a UK number 1.
Charlie Dore | As a songwriter
"The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" is a 1985 song by American singer Cyndi Lauper. It was released as a single for the film "The Goonies". It was her fifth top 10 single on the Hot 100.
The Goonies 'R' Good Enough | Introduction
This is an alphabetical list of songs written or co–written by the American songwriter Dennis Linde. "Song" – artist (co–writers)
List of songs written by Dennis Linde | Introduction
All songs written by Cyndi Lauper and Jan Pulsford unless otherwise noted.
Sisters of Avalon | Track listing
She performed with Shaggy, Scott Weiland of Velvet Revolver/Stone Temple Pilots, Pat Monahan of Train, Ani DiFranco, and The Hooters in the VH1 Classics special Decades Rock Live. In 2006, she sang "Message To Michael" with Dionne Warwick and "Beecharmer" with Nellie McKay on McKay's "Pretty Little Head" album. On October 16, 2006, Lauper was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
Cyndi Lauper | 2005–2007: "The Body Acoustic"
Dina Fanai (born in New York City) is an American singer, producer, songwriter and composer.
Dina Fanai | Introduction
Carolyn Leigh (August 21, 1926 – November 19, 1983) was an American lyricist for Broadway, film, and popular songs. She is best known as the writer with partner Cy Coleman of the pop standards "Witchcraft" and "The Best Is Yet to Come". With Johnny Richards she wrote the million-seller "Young at Heart" for the film of the same name, starring Frank Sinatra.
Carolyn Leigh | Introduction
Julian Jay Savarin (born 1950) is a British musician, songwriter, poet and science fiction author.
Julian Jay Savarin | Introduction
Christine Charbonneau (18 October 1943 – 29 May 2014) was a French Canadian singer and songwriter.
Christine Charbonneau | Introduction
It peaked at number five on the "Billboard" Hot 100, becoming Lauper's fourth top five single in the U.S. The song was mostly positively received by critics. An acoustic version was sung by Lauper on her 2005 album, "The Body Acoustic". In this version, Shaggy provided backing vocals.
All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song) | Introduction
Stephanie Kirkham is an English singer-songwriter.
Stephanie Kirkham | Introduction
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose, and perform their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies. In the United States, the category is built on the folk-acoustic tradition, although this role has transmuted through different eras of popular music. Singer-songwriters often provide the sole accompaniment to an entire composition or song, typically using a guitar or piano. In the early 21st century, digital production tools such as GarageBand began to be used by singer-songwriters to compose their music.
Singer-songwriter | Introduction
This is a list of songs written or co-written by Lynsey de Paul.
List of songs written by Lynsey de Paul | Introduction
Impressed by his lyrics and music, she wrote him a fan letter. Bowie responded, "... a few moments ago I was handed my very first American fan letter - and it was from you. I was so pleased that I had to sit down and type an immediate reply, even though Ken is shouting at me to get on with a script he badly needs." She attended the University of New Mexico beginning in the fall of 1970 at age 17. She graduated at 20 with a major in English and minors in psychology and anthropology.
Sandra Dodd | Introduction