Cyndi Lauper's UNEXPECTED RISE To The Top & Making of She's So Unusual

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  • The unexpected Rise of Cyndi Lauper and the making of She's So Unusual
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  • @BarnabyWild13
    @BarnabyWild13 Před měsícem +58

    I was a metal guy in high school but her quirky presence and unique voice started me on a journey of exploring other genres of music. That first release is solid all the way through. Huge respect for Cyndi Lauper! Timeless hits with Girls just wanna have fun and Time after Time.

    • @CheapSushi
      @CheapSushi Před měsícem +7

      I'm also a metal dude (myspace deathcore was my era) but I always kinda appreciated her and others that had a kind of authentic interesting personality and unique approach. My favorite song from her is Sally's Pigeons.

    • @joshuayettou9032
      @joshuayettou9032 Před měsícem +8

      I'm a Metal/Punk/Rap/Blues/Classic Rock/some Jazz, etc kinda guy 😂 I do really enjoy some Pop songs and am a sucker for catchy melodies (which is why I love Kurt Cobain and his amazing talent with creating some of the best melodic vocals and riffs ever in my opinion).
      I do like Cyndi Lauper and she's the definition of being a true Punk rocker. Doing and looking exactly the way you want to and not giving a fuck what others think which everyone says they do but most people do care and even obsess over what others think but not Lauper!
      Her song being on the Goonies soundtrack and being played on it is what first showed Cyndi Lauper to me. I was born in 84' so I'm a total 80's baby.

    • @icankillbugs
      @icankillbugs Před měsícem

      ​@CheapSushi "Myspace death core" is emo, not metal. Two totally different musics, fan bases, and lifestyles.

    • @DiZZoLabs
      @DiZZoLabs Před měsícem +4

      Time after time is timeless

    • @inutero10
      @inutero10 Před měsícem +5

      Metal guys love saying they are metal guys. 😂Lol

  • @__.lucky.__
    @__.lucky.__ Před měsícem +16

    I saw Cyndi Lauper at House of Blue in Orlando around 2005 I think… I was 19. She did different renditions of her hits, her voice sounded great live and she was absolutely adorable, tiny and lots of energy.

    • @bobthebear1246
      @bobthebear1246 Před měsícem +1

      That sounds amazing. I saw her 8 years earlier at the Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantagh NY and she was also amazing. I absolutely adore our Cyndi. ❤

  • @quinnrollen
    @quinnrollen Před měsícem +6

    Always loved Cyndi! She was the first video I ever saw on MTV. Saw her in concert a few years ago and she was amazing!

  • @kenterminateddq5311
    @kenterminateddq5311 Před měsícem +19

    As a wrestling fan and music fan, I always remember wrestling legend, Captain Lou Albano, in the "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" music video.
    RIP Paisano.

    • @krazykellbell
      @krazykellbell Před měsícem +1

      I remember the video lol shows my age

    • @BangBang-hk4rg
      @BangBang-hk4rg Před měsícem +1

      I absolutely loved WWF back then! All those wrestlers with their different personalities and wild outfits were like rockstars to me. I remember watching Captain Lou take credit for Cyndi’s career on Pipers Pit. 🤣🤘

    • @kenterminateddq5311
      @kenterminateddq5311 Před měsícem +1

      @@BangBang-hk4rg Did Albano took credit in a condescending way? I think Lou was a good guy manager during the 80s.

    • @bobthebear1246
      @bobthebear1246 Před měsícem

      ​@@kenterminateddq5311 No, his persona was that of a wild big guy managing the heels. We love to hate him, though. 😃

    • @karakillgrave8105
      @karakillgrave8105 Před 12 dny

      @@kenterminateddq5311 The Cyndi and Lou kayfabe relationship is what led directly to the creation of Wrestalmania. no cap

  • @CarlottaTrouble
    @CarlottaTrouble Před měsícem +11

    Girls just wanna have fun was so fun and I remember it fondly from then and I'd never change the station now if it came on;)

    • @micheleparker3780
      @micheleparker3780 Před měsícem

      Nope - I'd probably sing along at the top of my voice!!!💃

  • @bobthebear1246
    @bobthebear1246 Před měsícem +4

    Thank you so much for doing this wonderful video on the wonderful, magical Cyndi. Before I became a Metalhead, I fell in love with Cyndi. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" started it, "Time After Time" sealed it. I bought _She's So Unusual_ and fell in love with most of it.
    "True Colors" is probably the best song she ever did. I fell in love with the song back when it came-out in 1986, 8 years before I did the same. I saw Cyndi in concert in 1997 at the Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantagh NY. Her mother was there and joined Cyndi on stage and went with her throughout the crowd while Cyndi was singing "Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun)" which was not a version I really liked but I hold the memory special and dear to my heart.
    As an out-and-proud gay man for very nearly the past 30 years, Cyndi's amazing, unflagging support for our community has been second to none. Her main ethos is to be yourself and have fun doing it, something that has helped me very much in my own life.
    In short, Cyndi Lauper, besides being a great singer, is an amazing person. I love her always and forever. 🏳️‍🌈

  • @clascaulfieldjr3653
    @clascaulfieldjr3653 Před měsícem +8

    She’s So Unusual was the very first cassette tape I bought. It was 1985 and I was 6 years old.

  • @whoami7721
    @whoami7721 Před měsícem +4

    My quintessential '80s moment is dancing with my sister to "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" on her stereo. Cyndi is such a cute little pixie, even today at age 70. Pop stars were more wholesome and accessible then, and even my grandmother liked her, probably because her vibe was like a 1920s flapper girl brought into the 1980s. Even her story of rags to riches is like a silent movie era starlet. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @GoddessLadyRei
    @GoddessLadyRei Před měsícem +4

    Thank you for covering our Queen.

  • @darylmckay
    @darylmckay Před měsícem +15

    I'm totally in awe of Cyndi's talent, voice, attitude, and style. The more I learn about her and listen to her music, the more awestruck I become ❤

  • @the503creepout7
    @the503creepout7 Před měsícem +12

    Pro-wrestlers & kids hunting for pirate treasure - that's how you make a gold record.

    • @kcindc5539
      @kcindc5539 Před měsícem +3

      I see what you did there…. your reference was, dare I say it… good enough.

    • @BangBang-hk4rg
      @BangBang-hk4rg Před měsícem +1

      NEVER SAY DIE!🤘

  • @diogeneleeth
    @diogeneleeth Před měsícem +5

    It's incredible how you know how to create such an atmosphere of comfort and tranquility through the screen. Thank you for your talent! 🏡

  • @yvettevitacaponigro
    @yvettevitacaponigro Před měsícem +5

    Thank you for the post! Cyndi Lauper was so 80s Love her! 👍🏻✌🏼😊

  • @harald-bosh
    @harald-bosh Před měsícem +1

    I like this guy, he tells stories (related to the music world) in the very nice version of american english. I don`t watch the video content, I just listen to this channel as a radio broadcast, while I work at office. THANK YOU!

  • @nicktw8688
    @nicktw8688 Před měsícem +2

    I could listen to your voice all night long. So relaxing.

  • @sgtpointeblank
    @sgtpointeblank Před měsícem +11

    Time After Time is the most romantic song ever. Fight me.

    • @micheleparker3780
      @micheleparker3780 Před měsícem +4

      Have you heard 'Wichita Lineman' by Glenn Campbell? Listen, then fight me!!!😂

    • @sgtpointeblank
      @sgtpointeblank Před měsícem +1

      @@micheleparker3780 You can't duet that with a hot girl at Karaoke tho.

    • @thereforeayam
      @thereforeayam Před měsícem +1

      "careful with that axe, Eugene"

    • @socalltd
      @socalltd Před měsícem

      Time after Time is such a great song that jazz Great Miles Davis did a version of it.

  • @adrianac3258
    @adrianac3258 Před měsícem +12

    She is awesome and resilient ✨🤘

  • @scanspeak00
    @scanspeak00 Před měsícem +1

    I was a teenager in the 80s, a bit of a different kid, so really connected with the cute, quirky, vulnerable and unique Cindy Lauper.

  • @Lululila67
    @Lululila67 Před měsícem +1

    cyndi is still amazing and so talented!

  • @joeyree22
    @joeyree22 Před měsícem

    1982 baby here, and I grew up with Cyndi! My mum was only 24 when she had me, so as a babe, the music blasted.

  • @monicapyle
    @monicapyle Před měsícem +1

    I loved She's So Unusual as a little kid. Thanks for covering her ❤

  • @Tomorrow646
    @Tomorrow646 Před měsícem +2

    Damn, at the 5:47 mark, I thought I was looking at Stevie Nicks and a young Bill Murray in that photo 🤣

  • @rockerbob949
    @rockerbob949 Před měsícem +3

    Maybe it’s the Gen X in me, but Cyndi Lauper kicks ass….. and I’m a full on rocker metalhead

  • @micheleparker3780
    @micheleparker3780 Před měsícem +3

    Very Good - loved it!!!❤

  • @VanielDeeform
    @VanielDeeform Před měsícem +1

    Great video. Cyndi is an inspiration. It's mad to think that people didn't think that Girls Just Wanna Have Fun was not a hit song.

  • @theunemployedtrucker
    @theunemployedtrucker Před měsícem +2

    I don't know really anything about cyndi but her song girls just want to have fun was a massive hit hear in the UK and it was played everywhere and I think it was in the charts for a long time.

  • @jamesgeschwender1024
    @jamesgeschwender1024 Před měsícem +2

    She bop has always been my favorite lauper song even tho it took me 30 years to find out what she was singing and 😂🤣🤘

  • @rexbrumbelow1550
    @rexbrumbelow1550 Před měsícem +1

    She needs to be in the rock n roll hall of fame. And the wwe hall of fame.

  • @GormlyKeep
    @GormlyKeep Před měsícem +1

    Adore Cyndi

  • @bosquestrength5792
    @bosquestrength5792 Před měsícem

    Love your vids man! Always look forward for them

  • @drananth
    @drananth Před měsícem

    She's the best. She swam against the tides. I just wish everything will be well for her.

  • @ViVi-yw5sr
    @ViVi-yw5sr Před měsícem

    Thanks for telling her story! I adore her, she's unique amazing awesome human being and on stage is a living vulcano💥🔥😍

  • @jamesgeschwender1024
    @jamesgeschwender1024 Před měsícem +2

    The '80s were the greatest decade for music bar none and that is a fact jack🤘🤘

    • @seanmckelvey6618
      @seanmckelvey6618 Před měsícem

      Nope, that's an opinion. I could just as easily say the 90s were the best decade for music.

  • @andrewwalton5813
    @andrewwalton5813 Před měsícem +2

    Cyndi was born 22nd June not 20th.

  • @MakingFunOfBusiness7in
    @MakingFunOfBusiness7in Před měsícem +1

    4:17 was that DIO getting off Cyndi's bus

  • @LucasPenido
    @LucasPenido Před měsícem

    Long story short: Don’t ever give up! You’re time will soon come!

  • @42-Donuts
    @42-Donuts Před měsícem

    Great video
    .. as always 🔥

  • @carlosalbertovz
    @carlosalbertovz Před měsícem +2

    Interesting story. Didn't know she almost lost her voice before her career started.

  • @tiffanyroseangeles34
    @tiffanyroseangeles34 Před měsícem

    My:fave Cyndi song was of course Time after Time” she’s got a lovely voice. I remember watching her in my 20s on MTV . Plus Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Sorry she’d had it so rough at the beginning……..but she’s the prize fighter too! Love you Cyndi brought many happy times to me with your songs. Lyrically I can remember some? Hey it was the 1980s!🔥😜😎😎🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

  • @allanvanuga9196
    @allanvanuga9196 Před měsícem +1

    Great video.

  • @arthurj.downeyjr.2013
    @arthurj.downeyjr.2013 Před měsícem

    Queen!

  • @firecracker187
    @firecracker187 Před měsícem

    Cyndi was my total idol when i was a kid... i still adore her

  • @ProfessorMichaelT
    @ProfessorMichaelT Před měsícem +5

    I've had a mad crush on her since the early 80s.

  • @itswebb4799
    @itswebb4799 Před měsícem

    I remember hearing her for the first time on The Goonies. I always go back to then when I hear that song. Even though I can’t remember the name of it. 😂

  • @MedalionDS9
    @MedalionDS9 Před měsícem +2

    Cyndi Lauper's ballads during around this era were some of the best... I find "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" on the one hand catchy but also annoying... she was too old to be kinda that bratty. One thing that fascinated me was her involvement in singing back-up vocals for wrestling themes for the WWF then.

  • @davetheimpaler204
    @davetheimpaler204 Před měsícem

    It's fitting that she's pictured next to Lady Gaga in that segment.
    Neither are my type of music but I respect them both as artists.

  • @michaelconnolly7681
    @michaelconnolly7681 Před měsícem

    Very interesting video. I didn't know any of this before but I've always loved her songs , persona and her unique style. I love her even more now so thanks for that.

    • @rnrtruestories
      @rnrtruestories  Před měsícem +1

      You’re welcome

    • @thereforeayam
      @thereforeayam Před měsícem

      Anyone that could *fake* judo & karate enough to teach it is...A1#1, a g.o.a.t.

  • @thatonedudeoverhere
    @thatonedudeoverhere Před měsícem

    I agree even as metal guy she was appealing, plus Goonies, and the old rock and wrestling back in the 80’s.

  • @user-hg9rp1yr5i
    @user-hg9rp1yr5i Před měsícem +1

    B4 my time but good for her.She was bullied, then laughed all the way to the bank.

  • @RichochetK9
    @RichochetK9 Před měsícem

    Great video on the fabulous Cyndi Lauper! All the info is 100% accurate except her birthdate is June 22 not June 20th.

  • @unrealzine
    @unrealzine Před měsícem

    I love her so much....No mention of the bird poop?

  • @123theprodigy5
    @123theprodigy5 Před měsícem +1

    Wow, this is new, you usually cover rock and metal musicians only.

    • @rnrtruestories
      @rnrtruestories  Před měsícem +3

      Hope you enjoy it. Trying to branch out and cover some other decades like 80s and 2000s more

  • @philsophkenny
    @philsophkenny Před měsícem

  • @stornkolson
    @stornkolson Před měsícem

    She was really the good in vibes

  • @mikal
    @mikal Před měsícem +1

    Lauper didn't change the lyrics to "Girls..." other than changing the 1st person from male to female. So, when she says she changed it to a "feminist angle", that doesn't actually have anything behind it.

    • @phoebexavier7050
      @phoebexavier7050 Před měsícem

      It's a complete change in tone from the original in which he's saying as a negative thing.

  • @polarnaut9645
    @polarnaut9645 Před měsícem +1

    WTF moment at 2:55

  • @terryrollins1973
    @terryrollins1973 Před měsícem

    Money changes everything 💔

  • @apoormansempire
    @apoormansempire Před měsícem +1

    Change of Heart is a banger!! Love me some Cyndi Lauper.
    As always, another great video my friend.

  • @satansalley6526
    @satansalley6526 Před měsícem

    Twas a good unn..hanx.

  • @deathmetaldouglas69
    @deathmetaldouglas69 Před měsícem

    At 6:30. Nobody played these guitars in 1979. So why a close up on one?

  • @Chad-wk2pm
    @Chad-wk2pm Před měsícem

    I would not really believe she is home less

  • @_uncredited
    @_uncredited Před měsícem +1

    I like some of her songs, but I wouldn't want to be stuck in a lift with her.

  • @matthewjdouglas6471
    @matthewjdouglas6471 Před měsícem

    Do one on nomeansno

  • @baylorsailor
    @baylorsailor Před měsícem

    To get a zero in art class means she didn't even turn anything in. It's impossible to get a zero if you're turning in assignments, even one assignment. Even if the art is terrible to most people, the teacher would still have to give her a grade and it wouldn't be zero.

  • @buckodonnghaile4309
    @buckodonnghaile4309 Před měsícem

    Do a face reveal.

  • @shawnmason8543
    @shawnmason8543 Před měsícem +2

    That’s the issue with Roman Catholicism it is Godless.

  • @undrtow0515
    @undrtow0515 Před měsícem

    I still play her to this day. Great video.

  • @Podcastforthewin
    @Podcastforthewin Před měsícem +1

    good video, but i really kinda like her less after learning more. shes not a one hit wonder, but she just rally didnt have a great long career. she also seems to complain way too much about everyone, and comes across as a diva.. not a fan

  • @run4funs24
    @run4funs24 Před měsícem

    She was in penthouse or playboy but wasent she?

  • @jovanreid6782
    @jovanreid6782 Před měsícem

    Did you say she caught her father spying in her in the bathtub? Jesus, man.

  • @bangslamwham88
    @bangslamwham88 Před měsícem +2

    Cyndi Lauper pretty much faded into irrelevance once the 1980s were over.

  • @gomerhanger2285
    @gomerhanger2285 Před měsícem +6

    Her gimmick wasn’t able to adapt to the 90s is all.

    • @bbernard1981
      @bbernard1981 Před měsícem +3

      Are you kidding

    • @bbernard1981
      @bbernard1981 Před měsícem

      @@waverlyking6045 that is a bit of an overgeneralization

    • @gomerhanger2285
      @gomerhanger2285 Před měsícem +1

      @@waverlyking6045 Madonna seem to have no issues. Even had some top hit songs in late 90s.

  • @KevinEDF
    @KevinEDF Před měsícem

    It's disappointing to hear that she got a terrible picture of Christianity that even angers me, as a Christian of 20 years, and associated this with God. What a danger our lifestyle can do to those around us.

  • @michaelrochester48
    @michaelrochester48 Před měsícem

    I really really like her and the music but her alliance with the WWF and professional wrestling really made her look ridiculous. I’m sorry. Using her fame to boost the power of professional wrestling was a terrible professional decision.

  • @nise5281
    @nise5281 Před měsícem +2

    Now she's just morally bankrupt........

    • @Bernie3000
      @Bernie3000 Před měsícem

      I was a huge fan as a kid. In 2008 (I think) I paid for a meet and greet and was disappointed. She was also incredibly rude to her band on stage. She didn’t appear to be the happy go lucky, zany person I had envisioned. If you’re going to charge for a meet and greet, best try and pretend to be into it. Her show and voice were great, but the bitching at the band was a turn off.

  • @vicarious4231
    @vicarious4231 Před měsícem +12

    I might be in the minority, but i don't get the appeal of cyndi Lauper.

    • @Madkalibyr
      @Madkalibyr Před měsícem +3

      Have you ever watched her movie Vibes? It’s good and funny lol

    • @jcsolomon6470
      @jcsolomon6470 Před měsícem +8

      Did You Grow up in the 80s during this Music scene?May Be that could be a Reason.But Its What's You Like to Listen,with your Choices!Take care,now!

    • @CarlosMeza-sp1kj
      @CarlosMeza-sp1kj Před měsícem +3

      Everyone has an audience.

    • @danw2112
      @danw2112 Před měsícem +7

      I always thought she had a better voice and hotter and more gorgeous than Madonna.

    • @DiZZoLabs
      @DiZZoLabs Před měsícem +2

      Were you alive during her time?

  • @joeldukes303
    @joeldukes303 Před měsícem

    What a mess!! Not you true stories, but Cyndi.

  • @ronaldknoebel3247
    @ronaldknoebel3247 Před měsícem

    Appears to be a strong person, but definitely not anywhere near a singer, musician, or entertainer.

  • @Tarot-Destiny
    @Tarot-Destiny Před měsícem +2

    Loved Cyndi back in the day! Yes, girl power, she was a great uplift to women everywhere, no matter what we looked like or how old we were. I 2as in high school at the time. I used to shout girls just wanna have fun & money changes everything at the tip of my lungs. 💜🩷💜

  • @adrianfleming3437
    @adrianfleming3437 Před měsícem

    I had the biggest crush on her as a little kid 😂😂😂 thought she was awesome

  • @gmat5586
    @gmat5586 Před měsícem

    Singging?

  • @sig7948
    @sig7948 Před 12 dny

    how can an animal that has never known true family know what family is

  • @gorewhoreproductions8972
    @gorewhoreproductions8972 Před měsícem

    The best song she ever did was the theme for Pee-wee's Playhouse.

  • @icankillbugs
    @icankillbugs Před měsícem

    "being of mixed German and sssssss heritage"... Can somebody decipher, please?