Because that is her authentic self. She never had to be a character or put on a persona like many other recording artists. She was always one of a kind and super talented. I love her.
Back in the 1980s at the height of her fame, a friend of mine saw her in Manhattan. A group of kids screamed "Yo, Cyndi Lauper!" And she screamed back "YO KIDS!" LOL Love this lady.
Madonna wasn't invited to record the song. Even La Toya and Sheila E ended up in the video somehow. Quincy Jones thought Madonna was an absolute flash in the pan at the time, but later admitted that her “career outlasted almost anyone’s in the room.”
Actually her last album went #1 in the USm even her remix album went Gold recently in the Uk and last year her single Popular with the Weeknd was a worldwide smash. Her Tour this year was huge so what are you talking about haha @@Mntguy-nr9vl
@@Mntguy-nr9vlLmao, Madonna is legacy artist, she have enough hits to give to few artists, she doesn’t have to do nothing, she’s legend. Tell when did Cindy have last hit, you think that someone is relevant when only have hit on charts, btw Madonnas last album went number 1, and she just ended successful world tour.
@@Mntguy-nr9vl she's one of the few artists that lasted the long, i know you like singers that haven't charted a song after their 10th year of their career
@@rayleigh8 It was THE Highlight. This was a major adlib long before Whitney, Mariah and Celine. People in karaoke bars always tried to emulate this to this day. Now that's a legacy.
I love Madonna the artist (the person nowadays not so much) but after I got accustomed with Cyndi's high pitch in the song, I can't imagine it without her.
Loooove Andy but really wasn't happy for exactly what Frank said. I remember reading and hearing. I won't add anything else cause it will sound b....y and I do not want it to but was shocked how Andy phrased that question.....
Andy Cohen - "What do you think Lionel said it was a MISTAKE to select you OVER Madonna?" Cyndi Lauper - "I think it was a mistake NOT to include Madonna." Smart reply, Cyndi! Avoiding woman pitted against woman question.
I thought he said "it was a mistake to have chose you..." - I'm guessing it probably should have been "chosen", instead of "chose" - many people will probably disagree with that, but I reckon I'm right in what I have typed
I love that she geeks out over Steve Perry, and in the behind the scenes of the recording he's sitting on the side amazed by the overtones in Cyndi's voice while she does it.
Steve is a big fan of Cyndi's. He was at Kinky Boots in 2013, and there's a Pic of them together. There were so many stars at her show. I remember seeing Glenn Close, Liza, Joan Rivers, rip, Brooke Shields at the premiere... Michelle Obama with both of her daughters. Gladys Knight, Sting, Robert Deniro and his wife...many stars love Cyndi.
She also knows Sally Field, Gloria Steinem, of course, Barack Obama, who invited Cyndi to the Whitehouse in 2013 to sing . Bette Midler, Jane Fonda, Meryl Streep, and Kamala Harris who is holding hands with Cyndi, for civil liberties, not like that, lol, when Cyndi was invited to the White house to sing and speak at the podium a couple years back. It's shown in her doc.
I love Cindy saw her in concert in Palm Spings I was at the end seat 4th row. She came down off the stage and stood right by me twice and sang to my face. I'm an old lady and I was thrilled. Still am thanks Cindy. 😮
Cyndi Lauper is a groundbreaking Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning songwriter and performing artist with global record sales in excess of 50 million. She just needs the Oscar.
Albums aren’t a useful metric when it comes to rating the career of someone like Cyndi Lauper. Since she was no longer in the sphere of the charts she has done other very successful work, and indeed has never actually stopped working. Which given that she’s in her 70s I would say is super successful. The pop charts aren’t the measure of an artist. That’s like saying Da Vinci hasn’t had a hit painting for a while. 😂
@@lissandrafreljord7913 there have been plenty of times that Cyndi looked crazy. Cyndi also didn’t have the same societal expectations put on her. Madonna still deals with that clearly. Also Cyndi didn’t put her body through all that Madonna did with the intense touring and dancing.
Madonna was just beginning to become famous when the song We Are the World was recorded on January 28, 1985. Madonna's single Like A Virgin was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late December 1984 and the album reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in February 1985.
She may not had loads of hit songs on every other albums she had but there's something about Miss Queen Cyndi Lauper that has never taken her out of the spotlight! She has always been and forever have been relevant! That even Madonna idolizes her and loves her. For me I love her so much because she is a very honest, transparent and humble person. 🎤❤️🎁😊🙏
Many of Madonna songs have not stood the test of time. Cyndi wrote and interpreted songs that will always be remembered. Cyndi has a huge catalogue of songs. A lot are classics that should of gotten airplay. Cyndi decided to go a on different path. Sony wanted her to sipop She will always be famous imo. She has that certain something that millions of people are still drawn too. Cyndi Hated being famous. The truth is she still loved and admired for her timeless music. She is a national treasure
@@Wendy-ic6kjLive to Tell, Like a Prayer, Vogue, Holiday, Open Your Heart, Crazy For You, Express Yourself, Rain, Deeper and Deeper, Secret, Take a Bow, Human Nature, Frozen, Ray of Light, Music, Don’t Tell Me, Hung Up, GIRL BYE
@@taintedlife2618LOL I know only 7 of those you enumerated but couldn't memorize them now; unlike Cyndi's songs which I can still sing without any copy of the lyrics...THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE!
I can’t help it. I LOVE this woman. One of the greatest vocalists of her generation with so much personality and talent. Kinky Boots is one of my very favourite shows and her full catalogue is simply stunning.
I have always loved Cyndi. She is such an amazing singer,songwriter and performer--and still gorgeous! Gotta love her quirky, fun and honest personality! ❤😃
That's not what Lionel said, Andy is such a sht disturber. As Cyndi alluded to, Jimmy Kimmel was saying he should have had both, and Lionel in agreement was saying it was a mistake not to have Madonna as well.
Whoever writes these lame questions sucks!!... There are SO MANY things a person can ask Cyndi Lauper! A chance wasted trying to dig for something shady...
thats the price u pay for appearing at sh1tshows like these. only madonna has the privilege of humilliating this guy in front of an audience bcs she knows these kinda stuff
This is a one in a lifetime artist. She is so unique and talented. We won't see anyone like her in a while. Truly an Icon and love her constant message of being who you are without worrying about what others think of you! You do You! Love me some Cyn! She is FIRE!
People might not be old enough to remember, but back then Cyndi had a massive album. Not just one hit. A huge album. Madonnas “like a Virgin” was just coming out. She wasn’t the massive huge star we all know her as. She should’ve been in in the record but in perspective, maybe not quite then.
Thank you. I think that the internet with everything available in your hands- I notice alot if younger reviewers tend to automatically choose or think madonna was as big as she was now. For me, the super bowl made her status seem like that.
truth is it wasn't that as they Put Sheila E, Latoya Jackson etc. the real reason why is because Madonna was unashamed of her Sexual prowess. that made men with their tiny penis threatened. aka Jacko's producers and team
Madonna was on the rise though. Her debut album kept her on the charts through all of 1984 and Holiday, Borderline and Lucky Star were all hits, then Like A Virgin came out at the end of the year and she exploded to the biggest new star out there. But it isn't like she was an unknown before LAV came out, because all three of the hits off the debut continue to get played on radio
No one could sing her part in We are the world. It is simply the best part of the song. However, I agree that Madonna should have also been a part of it.
Everyone should be on this song, they were all in LA. Those stars simply felt that she’s not good enough for them, Madonna felt really bad about it, it was just rude to exclude her. It’s irony how Madonna proved them wrong & got in the end bigger career than most of them.
It was a quickly put together event. People make mistakes. Madonna just did her life. It wasn't worth "proving" anything. She had sold 15 million albums by the time the song was released.
Lionel Richie who helped put the thing together has already said they all regret not asking Madonna. That was the one biggest regret. Madonna wasn’t quite at super stardom yet. No one suspected she’d last. So they’re all basically kicking themselves. I don’t know that Lionel Richie said Madonna instead of Cyndi Lauper. He just said they regret not asking Madonna and that it was a big mistake and they hope she can forgive them.
Uhhh not at all! Watch Evita. The girl can sing and has always been able to sing that way. Cyndi's point is that they both should have been allowed to sing.
Lionel did NOT say they should have chosen Madonna over Cyndi. He said they should have asked Madonna to do the song. Talk about twisting someone’s words. Honestly, though, what else is he supposed to say??? Madonna simply would not have had a solo part with that bunch of best-in-the-biz vocalists. She would be have relegated to the choir, which STILL had killer singers in it.
I understand what you’re saying, but as Madonna is the biggest selling female singer in the world to this day, I’d argue that her voice, however you characterize it in comparison to the best-in biz vocalists you mention, is also worthy of the same. Besides, did you sit through the entire sessions of Huey’s, Bob Dylan’s and Cyndi’s vocal takes? They’re all great artists in their own right, but there were some real duds in there.
"Great voices" and everyone out of tune, rehearsing the same 5 second segment 30 times because they couldn't do it right (Cyndi Lauper the worst of all), everyone's singing was totally horrible. Madonna could have participated perfectly. Stop complimenting everyone. Madonna is the only one who continues in her career, and with great success. RESPECT.
There’s literally nothing in this song thats Madonna voice wouldn’t comprehend, she literally sings many hardest songs in her career. You people are simply disrespectful or now nothing about Madonnas career.
Ok Madonna die-hards, I love me some Madonna too. Got all the albums. Great artist. she’s not a singer’s singer. There are many pop artists just like this and that’s ok. That was an elite bunch in the solo spots. Cyndi being one of them. Just because they all had to work on their parts (that they just got that night, btw) doesn’t make them “duds.” The final product turned out great.
Always an AMAZING PERSON, ARTIST, CELEBRITY, SONGWRITER, MUSICIAN. Time will give this AMAZING ARTIST even more respect that is due. Cyndi. I love you.
I get chills just thinking about Cynd's part in that song, let along hearing her! Her part was the crowning vocal leading to the chorus as it was placed perfectly! ❤❤❤
@@phillycheese90 being a vocalist doesn’t make u a musician. Madonna is a multi instrumentalist, a songwriter a music producer aside from being a dancer and performer. not to mention her vocals obliterates Cyndi’s, just watch her magnificent 91 Oscar performance. Cyndi sounds like a cat trapped inside a suitcase on fire
Every time they interview Cyndi they have to name Madonna. I have never seen an interview with Madonna where she was asked about Cyndi, NEVER! Clearly MADONNA IS THE BEST, MADONNA IS UNIQUE. Cyndi is always "Madonna's shadow." All of them are always compared to Madonna. FACTS!
Why does it have to be a competition? Can't they just be good in their own right? We all know who the more commercially successful one has been--Madonna. That's not in dispute. Why do you feel the need to go into comment sections to prove your fave is number 1? It's so childish.
Cyndi is a truly unique individual with an unmatched vocal gift. No one comes close. Especially Madonna. Manufactured artists who use auto tune do not count
It? Nice grammar there. Cranky old lady....what class you have. If you wanna see a cranky old lady, go visit a Roseanne Barr vid. Seems to be more your style
Madonna should have been on the Song but not instead of Cyndi. It is not one or the other. They are both amazing and complete icons
Madonna could have never sang the part of Cyndi.She has not the voice for it.
Yeah. They might both be legends but one definitely has a wider range and stronger vocals.
That’s what she said.
@@victoriasainte9625 No one said she should but she could have gotten her own verse.
@@ascent8487 And one has written, produced and sang countless more timeless hits. Everyone got their strenghts and both deserve to be legends.
71 and she still bops.
Beebopaloo
Ummm...well, she might...You know what that song means, right? : P
@@MrW781It's not really our business, but I bet she still bops! She's still vivacious. "She wanna go out with a lion's roar!" 😉
@@themaggattack Why not? After all, she bops, he bops, a-we bop
@@MrW781😂😂😂
Cyndi is 71 and still has maintained that remarkable unusual demeanour
I know! I grew up with her and if her hair was red or green or blue she’d look exactly the same lol same
Voice n personality n looks practically❤❤❤
Because that is her authentic self. She never had to be a character or put on a persona like many other recording artists. She was always one of a kind and super talented. I love her.
She looks amazing ❤
And she still has such a youthful energy. Authentic to the core!
She's so unusual!
Back in the 1980s at the height of her fame, a friend of mine saw her in Manhattan. A group of kids screamed "Yo, Cyndi Lauper!" And she screamed back "YO KIDS!" LOL Love this lady.
She's definitely New York tough.
I love Madonna, but after I got accustomed with Cyndi's high pitch in the song, I can't imagine it without her.
Wow!! Sooo lucky!!!
"I had, like, four lessons." I love that she's never changed.
@DegrassilnstantStar: She's humble and real. Totally the opposite of Madonna.
I thought she had fuor ;-)
Love when celebrities get to a certain age because they don’t give a crap about keeping things quiet.
My impression is that Cyndi's always been 100% herself
Madonna wasn't invited to record the song.
Even La Toya and Sheila E ended up in the video somehow.
Quincy Jones thought Madonna was an absolute flash in the pan at the time, but later admitted that her “career outlasted almost anyone’s in the room.”
Madonna's notoriety has lasted longer than her career.
She hasn't chartered a hit and a long time.
Actually her last album went #1 in the USm even her remix album went Gold recently in the Uk and last year her single Popular with the Weeknd was a worldwide smash. Her Tour this year was huge so what are you talking about haha @@Mntguy-nr9vl
@@Mntguy-nr9vlLmao, Madonna is legacy artist, she have enough hits to give to few artists, she doesn’t have to do nothing, she’s legend. Tell when did Cindy have last hit, you think that someone is relevant when only have hit on charts, btw Madonnas last album went number 1, and she just ended successful world tour.
@@Mntguy-nr9vl she's one of the few artists that lasted the long, i know you like singers that haven't charted a song after their 10th year of their career
Madonna is one of the most overrated “stars” of the 80s. Quincy was right to not invite her to sing on We Are the World. She would have made it worse.
One of the loveliest, kindest people in pop and still keeping it all together. ❤
Her part is one of the highlights of the song.
@@rayleigh8 It was THE Highlight. This was a major adlib long before Whitney, Mariah and Celine. People in karaoke bars always tried to emulate this to this day. Now that's a legacy.
yeah, stevie, michael, mr ray and thee cyndi lauper are the reason the song is memorable
SO TRUE. ❤❤✨✨
It certainly is. Always makes me emotional her part.
I love Madonna the artist (the person nowadays not so much) but after I got accustomed with Cyndi's high pitch in the song, I can't imagine it without her.
Sloppy question! I heard what Lionel said and it was basically Madonna should have been asked as well, not asked instead of Cyndi.
Andy just stirring the pot as usual, Lionel Richie is a class act he would have never said something so mean
She cleaned it up with her answer, she's a pro
That makes a HUGE difference. It wasn't fair to Lionel or Cyndi. I can't imagine the song without Cindi's part. It is so memorable.
That makes sense. I was thinking there is no way Lionel would have said that.
Loooove Andy but really wasn't happy for exactly what Frank said. I remember reading and hearing. I won't add anything else cause it will sound b....y and I do not want it to but was shocked how Andy phrased that question.....
*I saw Cyndi for Pride in Toronto in 2010, and she was just as wonderful then as she is in this interview. Absolute legend.
Andy Cohen - "What do you think Lionel said it was a MISTAKE to select you OVER Madonna?"
Cyndi Lauper - "I think it was a mistake NOT to include Madonna."
Smart reply, Cyndi! Avoiding woman pitted against woman question.
My biggest issue over the years lol.
Agree.
Andy is so messy it is kinda gross actually
I thought he said "it was a mistake to have chose you..." - I'm guessing it probably should have been "chosen", instead of "chose" - many people will probably disagree with that, but I reckon I'm right in what I have typed
@@dashhill443 Gross how? He simply asked her to comment on something Lionel Ritchie said about both her and Madonna. What's wrong with that?
I love that she geeks out over Steve Perry, and in the behind the scenes of the recording he's sitting on the side amazed by the overtones in Cyndi's voice while she does it.
Steve is a big fan of Cyndi's. He was at Kinky Boots in 2013, and there's a
Pic of them together. There were so many stars at her show. I remember seeing Glenn Close, Liza, Joan Rivers, rip, Brooke Shields at the premiere... Michelle Obama with both of her daughters. Gladys Knight, Sting, Robert Deniro and his wife...many stars love Cyndi.
She also knows Sally Field, Gloria Steinem, of course, Barack Obama, who invited Cyndi to the Whitehouse in 2013 to sing . Bette Midler, Jane Fonda, Meryl Streep, and Kamala Harris who is holding hands with Cyndi, for civil liberties, not like that, lol, when Cyndi was invited to the White house to sing and speak at the podium a couple years back. It's shown in her doc.
I love the "and they had cats" like you could see her trying to remember things about it lol I love Cyndi Lauper so much
As a teenager of the 80's I was a huge fan of Cyndi Lauper ❤ 🎶🌺
Me too, and I was a gay teen (in the closet though, I mean, everybody could tell Lol)
@@ThomasJr cyndi is for everyone, always ❤🌹
She's too good for this show and for Andy "I'm so over everything and everyone" Cohen, honestly.
He's a smug.
Donna Summer should have sung on We Are The World too.
She wasn't at the 1985 AMAs unfortunately....but I agree
And Linda Ronstadt
Cyndi was iconic on We Are the World! ❤❤❤
absolutely. Everybody loved her looks, her pink hair in the video clip.
A real New Yorker!!
I love Cindy saw her in concert in Palm Spings I was at the end seat 4th row. She came down off the stage and stood right by me twice and sang to my face. I'm an old lady and I was thrilled. Still am thanks Cindy. 😮
I loved Girls Just Want to Have Fun.I watched it over and over again.
*I want to have Cyndi Lauper's vivacious, courageous, and yet blissful attitude at age 71.*
*Yes, Cyndi is 71 and she's still rocking being Cyndi!*
Doesn't she look phenomenal???? And not weird and plumped up with surgeries
Seen her live and Cyndi’s voice is beyond incredible!
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN IS ABSOLUTELY A TEN!!
It is my favourite 80’s dance movie!
I can not imagine that song without Cindi Lauper!
Cyndi Lauper is a groundbreaking Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning songwriter and performing artist with global record sales in excess of 50 million. She just needs the Oscar.
She's far from groundbreaking. Only had 2 successful albums.
Limited mindset and please don't feel like you've failed in life. You still have time to achieve an exception success in life @@bunjijumper5345
@@bunjijumper5345 so? She's still a legend known by everyone
Albums aren’t a useful metric when it comes to rating the career of someone like Cyndi Lauper. Since she was no longer in the sphere of the charts she has done other very successful work, and indeed has never actually stopped working. Which given that she’s in her 70s I would say is super successful. The pop charts aren’t the measure of an artist. That’s like saying Da Vinci hasn’t had a hit painting for a while. 😂
@@Jettypilelegs Shame she didnt spend more time at home with her woman beating son who is a gun nut.
i just adore the fact she has always been different than whats out at the moment. a breath of fresh air
I have loved this woman since I was a little girl. Cyndi has always been unapologetically herself always.
Yeah, Andy Cohn knew that’s not what Lionel said…shady, not cool. Cyndi thoughtfully corrected him
I will forever admire her personality, demeanor and talent.
I thought he meant that it was a mistake not to have her on the record but not instead of Cyndi. It just didn't come out right.
No, it came out EXACTLY as he meant it. He loves pitting women against eachother.
her part was what made that song memorable
who can't remember
wo wo wo wo let's realize...
Madonna got her revenge when Crazy for You bumped We are the World from number one on the charts
So she laughed at kids who needed food and relief in Africa ?!? That’s a weird flex.
@@aaronlewis2501 😂 laughed at the people who didn’t invite her obviously, she has her own charity in Africa
@@danielhennessey4282 touché 😂
Using Africans and Asian kids as your Keychain is not actually a charity.
@@danielhennessey4282 ´¨charity¨
Always have been a fan AND YOU ARE LOOKING GOOD!
She looks great!
This is how Madonna should've aged. Stylish, and sophisticated, yet still looking her age.
@@lissandrafreljord7913 there have been plenty of times that Cyndi looked crazy. Cyndi also didn’t have the same societal expectations put on her. Madonna still deals with that clearly. Also Cyndi didn’t put her body through all that Madonna did with the intense touring and dancing.
“…. Studying how to talk to people so that they don’t go into trauma….” BRAHAHAHAHA😂😂
She’s so fun to listen to! She should be interview more!!!❤❤❤
Madonna was just beginning to become famous when the song We Are the World was recorded on January 28, 1985. Madonna's single Like A Virgin was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late December 1984 and the album reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in February 1985.
Aaannndddd Crazy for you knocked We are the world out of the number 1# spot. Fun fact.
@@maximilian2974 Boom CLAP!
She may not had loads of hit songs on every other albums she had but there's something about Miss Queen Cyndi Lauper that has never taken her out of the spotlight! She has always been and forever have been relevant! That even Madonna idolizes her and loves her. For me I love her so much because she is a very honest, transparent and humble person. 🎤❤️🎁😊🙏
Agreed. Don't understand the comparisons. Madonnas done great things but her hits are so many you forget alot of then at the end of the day.
Many of Madonna songs have not stood the test of time. Cyndi wrote and interpreted songs that will always be remembered. Cyndi has a huge catalogue of songs. A lot are classics that should of gotten airplay. Cyndi decided to go a on different path. Sony wanted her to sipop She will always be famous imo. She has that certain something that millions of people are still drawn too. Cyndi Hated being famous. The truth is she still loved and admired for her timeless music. She is a national treasure
@@Wendy-ic6kjLive to Tell, Like a Prayer, Vogue, Holiday, Open Your Heart, Crazy For You, Express Yourself, Rain, Deeper and Deeper, Secret, Take a Bow, Human Nature, Frozen, Ray of Light, Music, Don’t Tell Me, Hung Up, GIRL BYE
@@taintedlife2618LOL
I know only 7 of those you enumerated but couldn't memorize them now; unlike Cyndi's songs which I can still sing without any copy of the lyrics...THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE!
Cyndi Lauper is a musical treasure. I love how well she interviews, as well as her amazing demeanor.
"I went to see her with my husband David and they had, you know...cats..." LOL I love her so much
apart from her fantastic music, what I love most about Cyndi is, that she makes me smile again and again and again
I can’t help it. I LOVE this woman. One of the greatest vocalists of her generation with so much personality and talent. Kinky Boots is one of my very favourite shows and her full catalogue is simply stunning.
OMG!!!
I LOVED Girls just wanna have FUN!!!
Helen and Sarah were GREAT!
And don't forget Shannen Doherty. Boy, she fought hard. So resilient and brave. Hopefully she's in a better place
That movie is still one of my favorites! I still watch it once a year after 35 years!
I love unfiltered people who speak their mind.
I was not very familiar with Cyndi the person, only know of her great songs but my god she sound so well put together and kind hearted !!! ❤❤
I LOVE Cyndi Lauper!!! Beautiful person with many beautiful talents. She looks fantastic!!
She seems to just get more beautiful
Cyndi is just so beautiful and genuinely sweet - always loved her!
Cyndi rocks.❤
I think it would be so fun to be friends with her. Very down to earth and funny. I’m glad she sung on that song. ❤
He never said it should have been Madonna over Cyndi - and btw Cyndi is one of best parts of the song soooo
Here's one truth nobody can deny. Everybody loved Cyndi's looks and her iconic pink hair in the video clip.
I loved Cyndi’s part in We Are The World, a highlight of the song for sure. She has such a unique sounding voice.
I have always loved Cyndi. She is such an amazing singer,songwriter and performer--and still gorgeous! Gotta love her quirky, fun and honest personality! ❤😃
I prefer Cyndi Lauper over Madonna. She’s more down-to-earth and sincere than Madonna, who is often vain and mean.
Agree, 100%!
what matters is cyndi showed up 2 help and has helped many causes over the course of her life journey
"they had cats" 😂 best story about Oko
Of course it was Paul who had the biggest problem with her. Cyndi is still friends with her. She's being polite.
Why is there nonstop music playing in the background?
That's not what Lionel said, Andy is such a sht disturber. As Cyndi alluded to, Jimmy Kimmel was saying he should have had both, and Lionel in agreement was saying it was a mistake not to have Madonna as well.
Cyndi's bit on the bridge is the best part of the whole song. Are these people insane? Check the recording, she is brilliant!
Cyndi should of been on we are the world and Madonna to, how rude to say such a thing
But can we talk about Cyndi and Paris in the same room?! Iconic!
Whoever writes these lame questions sucks!!... There are SO MANY things a person can ask Cyndi Lauper! A chance wasted trying to dig for something shady...
Asking her the Madonna question is a perfect example of that-looking for dirt where there is none and never was.
thats the price u pay for appearing at sh1tshows like these. only madonna has the privilege of humilliating this guy in front of an audience bcs she knows these kinda stuff
I loved the questions. we want shade on a gay mans talk show. do you not know Andy? Its what he does.
@@scooter2501
Andy doesn't write the questions... Cyndi seems more like a intellectual person she looked confused by these questions
@@kalebchavez3279 andy selects the questions which is virtually the same as writing them. he chooses shady questions cause its what his audience want
I love Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and still rewatch it decades later when I just wanna escape for awhile.
Wow. She looks really good for her age. ❤
This is a one in a lifetime artist. She is so unique and talented. We won't see anyone like her in a while. Truly an Icon and love her constant message of being who you are without worrying about what others think of you! You do You! Love me some Cyn! She is FIRE!
Madge would slay it and we all know it. However I also cannot imagine it without Cyndi. Periodt.
Both Madonna and Cyndi would be amazing together.
yeah, right
MADONNA IS NOT DISTINCT UNLIKE CYNDI.
She is damn ordinary and mediocre and will never slay even if given a longer part than Cyndi's. REAL TALK.
She seems so humble, honest and genuine.
People might not be old enough to remember, but back then Cyndi had a massive album. Not just one hit. A huge album. Madonnas “like a Virgin” was just coming out. She wasn’t the massive huge star we all know her as. She should’ve been in in the record but in perspective, maybe not quite then.
Thank you. I think that the internet with everything available in your hands- I notice alot if younger reviewers tend to automatically choose or think madonna was as big as she was now. For me, the super bowl made her status seem like that.
truth is it wasn't that as they Put Sheila E, Latoya Jackson etc. the real reason why is because Madonna was unashamed of her Sexual prowess. that made men with their tiny penis threatened. aka Jacko's producers and team
Madonna was on the rise though. Her debut album kept her on the charts through all of 1984 and Holiday, Borderline and Lucky Star were all hits, then Like A Virgin came out at the end of the year and she exploded to the biggest new star out there. But it isn't like she was an unknown before LAV came out, because all three of the hits off the debut continue to get played on radio
Cyndi is so beautiful in every way, she lives her best life and I admire her.
No one could sing her part in We are the world. It is simply the best part of the song. However, I agree that Madonna should have also been a part of it.
"... and then Steve Perry opens his mouth"... yep... indeed. The great Steve Perry, what a voice!
Everyone should be on this song, they were all in LA. Those stars simply felt that she’s not good enough for them, Madonna felt really bad about it, it was just rude to exclude her. It’s irony how Madonna proved them wrong & got in the end bigger career than most of them.
It was a quickly put together event. People make mistakes. Madonna just did her life. It wasn't worth "proving" anything. She had sold 15 million albums by the time the song was released.
@@vision-gc4hy it was Jacko's Producer...but what did he know..he produced the same old thing for Jacko over and over.
Regardless, she's still not a good influence basically.
Lionel Richie who helped put the thing together has already said they all regret not asking Madonna. That was the one biggest regret. Madonna wasn’t quite at super stardom yet. No one suspected she’d last. So they’re all basically kicking themselves. I don’t know that Lionel Richie said Madonna instead of Cyndi Lauper. He just said they regret not asking Madonna and that it was a big mistake and they hope she can forgive them.
Madonna is a performer, she can't sing. She only sounds good in the studio. I assume they wanted raw good talent. And Cyndi can sing!
Madonna is not a very strong singer. She has/had very limited range.
Cyndi is aging well; unlike Madonna that is acting like a 16 year old with an identity crisis.
MADONNA HAS A GOOD VOICE. CINDY JUST SCREAMS LOUDER.
Uhhh not at all! Watch Evita. The girl can sing and has always been able to sing that way. Cyndi's point is that they both should have been allowed to sing.
I just had the honor of seeing Cyndi perform this evening at the Fox Theatre in Detroit Michigan. She was fantastic.
After all this time Cyndi Lauper is still so unapologetically Brooklyn and I love it.
Lionel did NOT say they should have chosen Madonna over Cyndi. He said they should have asked Madonna to do the song. Talk about twisting someone’s words. Honestly, though, what else is he supposed to say??? Madonna simply would not have had a solo part with that bunch of best-in-the-biz vocalists. She would be have relegated to the choir, which STILL had killer singers in it.
I understand what you’re saying, but as Madonna is the biggest selling female singer in the world to this day, I’d argue that her voice, however you characterize it in comparison to the best-in biz vocalists you mention, is also worthy of the same. Besides, did you sit through the entire sessions of Huey’s, Bob Dylan’s and Cyndi’s vocal takes? They’re all great artists in their own right, but there were some real duds in there.
"Great voices" and everyone out of tune, rehearsing the same 5 second segment 30 times because they couldn't do it right (Cyndi Lauper the worst of all), everyone's singing was totally horrible. Madonna could have participated perfectly. Stop complimenting everyone. Madonna is the only one who continues in her career, and with great success. RESPECT.
There’s literally nothing in this song thats Madonna voice wouldn’t comprehend, she literally sings many hardest songs in her career. You people are simply disrespectful or now nothing about Madonnas career.
Well, Madonna is good enough for Annie Lennox nonetheless. And their voices sounds nice together.
Ok Madonna die-hards, I love me some Madonna too. Got all the albums. Great artist. she’s not a singer’s singer. There are many pop artists just like this and that’s ok. That was an elite bunch in the solo spots. Cyndi being one of them. Just because they all had to work on their parts (that they just got that night, btw) doesn’t make them “duds.” The final product turned out great.
Always an AMAZING PERSON, ARTIST, CELEBRITY, SONGWRITER, MUSICIAN. Time will give this AMAZING ARTIST even more respect that is due. Cyndi. I love you.
Cindy look gorgeous
You were in We are the world, and I was amazing I cannot think in this song without you Cyndi Lauper!
Gosh, why does Madonna have to seemingly steal somebody's spotlight even when she wasn't present? Cyndi did an unforgettable performance.
Madonna wasn’t asking the damn question 😂
@taintedlife2618 She doesn't need to ask the damn question, she's got everybody asking it for her.
@@richalderson6069 it's Madonna's world you're just a guest on it. GET USED IT. it's been almost half a century like that.
Did Andy have a stroke?! He can’t speak english anymore..
He high AF😂😂
I was wondering…never seen this show before and thought maybe speaking a weird version of English was part of his shtick 😂
Cyndi Lauper stood out amongst a room full of legends. I love her contribution especially.
An icon being interviewed by some douche bag no one will ever remember
I get chills just thinking about Cynd's part in that song, let along hearing her! Her part was the crowning vocal leading to the chorus as it was placed perfectly! ❤❤❤
Cyndi is sheer talent, Madonna is a celebrity.
Madonna has written songs more iconic than Cyndy's entire short lasting career
Why are u being rude. Both of these women support eachother lol
@@onedudethelegend just stated a fact
@@jjdonnabangbut writing songs doesn’t make you a talented vocalist. It makes
You a talented writer.
@@phillycheese90 being a vocalist doesn’t make u a musician. Madonna is a multi instrumentalist, a songwriter a music producer aside from being a dancer and performer. not to mention her vocals obliterates Cyndi’s, just watch her magnificent 91 Oscar performance. Cyndi sounds like a cat trapped inside a suitcase on fire
Classy and diplomatic answers from a genuinely kindhearted, intelligent woman ❤
What kind of drugs was Andy on
LOVE her - she’s incredible I grew up to her music. One of the coolest 71 year olds around ❤ hell, one of the coolest people whatever age!
It would have made the song and video much more iconic if Madonna was also a part of it
Cindi was definitely 100% needed for We Are The World. She packed a punch and made that song great!
Andy needs to shut up about Madonna.
How about just shut up in general? I'm only here for Cyndi.
You first hater.
Cyndi is likely so tired of the comparisons
I LOVED the movie Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! Yes, it's a bit silly and stupid, but it was fun and I had a great time.
Her voice is so much better , Madonna can't sing
Right...that's why she's the best selling female singer of all time...because she can't sing.....*eye roll*
Honest and tactful! Love Cyndi! ❤
Every time they interview Cyndi they have to name Madonna. I have never seen an interview with Madonna where she was asked about Cyndi, NEVER! Clearly MADONNA IS THE BEST, MADONNA IS UNIQUE. Cyndi is always "Madonna's shadow." All of them are always compared to Madonna. FACTS!
Why does it have to be a competition? Can't they just be good in their own right? We all know who the more commercially successful one has been--Madonna. That's not in dispute. Why do you feel the need to go into comment sections to prove your fave is number 1? It's so childish.
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Because when someone asks Madonna about Cyndi in the interview she just ate them.
Cyndi is a truly unique individual with an unmatched vocal gift. No one comes close. Especially Madonna. Manufactured artists who use auto tune do not count
@@Wendy-ic6kj yep. Manufactured Madonna, who manufactured herself as she wanted no matter what others saying or thinking. You are fun.
Cohen is really hungover in this video 😂
I met Cindy once when she was performing at a club in nyc. She was not only rude, she was nasty to the staff and those that worked for her.
I've met her. I can see that too. But then she's also very kind. She's a moody one.
@@jartoberaren't we all, dear. We just humans.
@@jartober i can see it being moody but it was also mixed with cranky old lady.
It? Nice grammar there. Cranky old lady....what class you have. If you wanna see a cranky old lady, go visit a Roseanne Barr vid. Seems to be more your style
Maybe her psoriasis was flaring. That can def make you cranky.