Cindi’s music means the world to me. My daughter,Meredith, was diagnosed with leukemia she was only two. She loved Cindi’s voice and the way she dressed. I had old crinolines she wore over her ballet clothes and she rocked it every time she heard Cindi’s voice. Meredith passed away at seven. Meredith’s sister Stacie was able to meet Cindi and told her just how much those escape’s meant to us. Cindi stood, wrapped her arms around Stacie and held her as they both cried. She is such a gentle soul. Thank You Sincerely,Mom
Cyndi Lauper is nothing but a plucky, unstoppable force of nature. I'm so glad that she kept on doing what she loved, even at the likelihood of losing her voice.
Cyndi was a breakthrough for quirky girls. The hot girls and popular girls got all the attention. Then along comes this endearing quirky girl singing her heart out.
That part in the video where Cyndi reaches out to her mother, and her mom slowly vanishes, it just chokes me up every time. Even moreso as the years pass. It's a reminder to let your loved ones know you love them while you still can. ♥
I feel exactly the same way. My mom was very sick in 1985 and had a large tumour removed from her brain. Her odds of surviving surgery were 50/50. I will always connect this song with those feelings. She’s going strong today at 78 years old. Cyndi Lauper will always have a Beth special place in my ❤. She’s a wonderful role model for all people and a beautiful soul.
Me too. Every great creative got to where they were because they dared to suck. Failure can be just a step toward success, each failure bringing us closer to success as it shows what won’t work. Once we know what won’t work, we can put that aside as an option and work more vigorously in the direction of success. If we allow fear of failure to paralyze us, we automatically limit our own ability to succeed. A “dare to suck” attitude is a great one to have in any creative venture; an unchecked ego is the enemy of anyone who really wants to reach greatness. For every Mona Lisa there is a myriad of other ideas that failed in execution or never made it past the planning stage. But Da Vinci is remembered for Mona Lisa and other successful projects; the others are just a footnote in his story. I’m so glad that we have artists from all different mediums and genres who dared to suck; the world is a more beautiful place for it.
Saw Cindi open for Cher’s I believe tour. I went to see Cindi was planning on leaving before Cher and her Vegas production hit the stage. My ride didn’t want to leave so…My opinion Cindi owned the night.
"She's So Unusual " is such a great album. We didn't know most of those songs were covers back in 84..they were Cyndi's songs. Also, The Hooters are so underrated! "Nervous Night" and "One Way Home" are 2 of the best albums of the 80s!
Yes, she made the ones that were covers, HERS, that takes major talent. And oh em gee, yes, LOVE me some Hooters! I love Zombies by them. They know how to do music, so well. I heard an original demo of Cyndi doing And We Danced. She was so high pitched. She could sing so many octaves. I'm so glad Cyndi met Eric and Rob!!! They were such a great fit for her, and accepted her uniqueness and saw her major talent! Time After Time, what can be said - just a perfect pop song. And Eric wrote One of Us for Joan Osborne, dude knows a hook!
Love Cyndi Lauper's music. In 1984, I bought her debut album "She's So Unusual". Terrific album. The 2 most well-known songs are the fun, party, song "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and today's featured song "Time After Time". At the following year's Grammy Awards, She won a Grammy for Best New Artist. She's definitely one of the 80's great female music stars.
I love Cyndi Lauper. She was perfect for the 80s. She was not like anyone else. Thanks for covering this icon. I dare anyone to listen to this song and not sing alone with the chorus.
Time After Time, you can hear it, time after time, you can see it, time after time, you can feel it. Such a warm hug, when life slaps you in the face, Cindi comes across as the girl who'll nurture you through hell and take you to heaven! Great song, great girl.❤ Thanks Prof.🙏🕊
It is so surreal to hear from these guys who are real people talking about the nuts and bolts of this song while I'm sitting here at age 45 remembering my first foggy memories of life, like a dream, this song being one of those first foggy memories. I feel I've lived lifetimes since then, that's how long ago it was for me - yet these guys break down the events like they just happened. One of my favorite songs of all time - thanks for this video!!
Cyndi's voice on the whole *She's So Unusual* album was as vital to me as so many other records mentioned here by Rob. "Time After Time" may have been my favorite ballad back in those days, and she was up against Neil Diamond (we had gitten five or six of his albums by the time this one came our way). I was pretty blown away by how Cyndi sounded, and even my four-year-old brain (how old I was when I first heard the album) noticed that her singing was nuanced enough to nail "Time After Time" and the uptempo tunes like "She Bop" and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". I also remember my mother saying she got a headache whenever I would start the album at the beginning with "Money Changes Everything" I was always so disappointed when she said that.
“She’s So Unusual” is another great album that the 80s just wouldn’t be the same without(IMHO). Rob Hyman co-wrote some of my favourites from the decade-“All You Zombies”, “And We Danced”, “Day By Day”, “Where Do The Children Go” and the featured song “Time After Time”. It was a great time for great music👍
I ❤ Cyndi Lauper. I wrote to her fan mail and she sent me an autographed picture. She is a sweetheart who appreciates her fans. She So Unusual was my favorite album when I was 13. I still have my original album. Time After Time is my favorite, followed by When You Were Mine & Money Changes Everything.
You know what… I went on a Cyndi Lauper marathon on RUclips recently and I watched like a dozens of live performances of my fave song, “Momey Changes Everything”. Every performance is pure excellence! ✌️
I loved, loved, loved the Hooters as a kid. They were my very first concert, in Hershey, PA, and I still remember being absolutely shocked when they did "Time After Time," (I learned they co-wrote it at that concert- my teenage mind was blown). I adored this episode; it was great listening to them talk about this perfect song. And my husband and I have been quoting, "Congratulations, you just wrote 'Yesterday,'" since watching it. 🤣 Really great interview.
Really hope she can get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She came close this past year and I'm hoping she gets in. Her originality, her multi octave voice, and the indelible mark she made on music history makes her one of my all time favorites.
Cyndi was such an immediately arresting artist. Visual presentation was a key element, of course, but it was backed by genuine musical and vocal talent. Her career has had its ups and downs, but I'm always curious to hear what she comes up with. Great interview, nice to hear from the cowriters of this timeless classic.
❤🎉 Yes Cyndi Lauper was so unusual! From music to pro wrestling she was everywhere in 1984 and 1985. For some reason I want to say she also collaborated with Peter Wolf from J. Geils Band. Thanks Professor. Tremendous episode today. Have a great weekend!
She has a whole body of work, twelve or fourteen albums all togather, and some of her best songs are ones you've never heard. She won the Tony award for Best Origional Score for 'Kinky Boots', and that got her into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She absolutly deserved it.
Cyndi had the Barry Manilow effect. Publicly guys would listen to her great catalogue but never admit to liking it. She worked as hard as anyone to get where she is. Mad respect! Thanks Adam!
Most people know the usual Barry Manilow songs but here are four great ones that you may not have heard before: 1) I Made It Through The Rain 2) Ready To Take A Chance Again 3) This One's For You 4) Memory (This song was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber for the musical "Cats." Barry does the best version ever!).
Billboard's #1 song on my 5th birthday, June 8th, 1984, the same day that Ghostbusters premiered in theaters!!!! "All Through The Night" will always be a very special song to me as it was one of the first songs we heard on the radio of our brand new 1985 Dodge Colt Vista as we were driving it home after taking delivery of it from the now defunct Burlington Dodge in Burlington, MA the the fall of 1984.
...glad ya mentioned "Ghostbusters" ...in my research for the #1 Movie that week (June 1984), "Star Trek: Search For Spock" hit #1 for ONE DAY, and "Ghostbusters" took over, making that an unprecedented move, having the #1 flick for ONE DAY! ..it's been done again since, but THAT was the 1st time....
Good morning Adam and music lovers. Cyndi is an awesome person and talent. Time After Time is a gem from the 80s. Looking forward (as usual) to this one.
Love Cyndi Lauper! Can't help but think about her part in We are the World. So different than all the other singers, but so powerful! Still gives me goose bumps to this day!
Time After Time is in my top 10 all Time favorite songs. Loved So Unusual!! Also one of my favorite bands from the 80s The Hooters!!! Number one in our hearts And We Danced. and Day By Day!!!! Loved that album Nervous Night had another favorite song Blood From A Stone. Two great artist!!!
Ok I have to say it. This guy could give a master class on communication and articulation. I was absolutely riveted listening to his description of the events surrounding Time After Time. Very intelligent person.
Time After Time is still amazing forty years later. I knew it would stand the test of time along with so much of the music of the eighties, especially 1984, arguably the pinnacle of the decade. It is certainly my favourite year. Can't believe it is 40 years ago. I can still picture where I was in that fine summer listening to it out of a fairly basic radio by today's standards. The video is affecting too, especially the station scene. Saw her live twice in Manchester, UK, in the last decade- excellent both times. Change Of Heart is one of her best as well. Credit to John McCurry on guitar too.
...1984 was NOT 'arguably', dude....It WAS! ....I was in AUGUST 1984, and KNEW the year was a STONE-GAS! ....and we didn't even get WHAM!, Madge, H+O, Billy Ocean, & Chaka Khan yet! ....THE ULTIMATE Year, Man........easily......
@@RBS_ I know! I only put 'arguably' in to head off push back telling me it is a matter of opinion, like I did not know that anyway! Beauty is in the eye or ear of the listener! It was a stellar year with so many top tunes from all sorts of artists. Never to be repeated.
Cindy showed her musical diversity with Time After Time for sure... Changed my opinion of what I thought of her after Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Sheryl Crow's path in the 90s kinda reminded me of Cindy Lauper's....
I ❤ her and collected all her cds. I couldn't wait for each new release! "Time After Time" is one of my all time favorite songs of all time! Her voice is amazing! She's a year older than me.
I absolutely love Cyndi Lauper, and especially this song. "Time After Time" was one of my favorite songs back then, and to be honest, it still is! I always turned it up when it played. :)
This is one of my favorite episodes of your show. Time after time has been one of my favorite songs for as long as I can remember, and I loved the whole she’s so unusual album. I didn’t realize that so many other songs were covers, although I knew about girls just wanna have fun. It was fascinating hearing the guys tell the story of how it all came together, and to know that it was the Hooters that contributed to the song makes it even cooler. I didn’t even know that before. Great episode.
Wasnt a big Cyndi Lauper fan, but i recorded her HBO special years ago on a VCR tape, and i gotta admit, i wore that tape out!! Rick Derringer played guitar. It was a fabulous show!! My girlfriend makes me play She's So Unusual once in a while to this day!! Thanks Professor!!😎👍
That song is one of my favorite Cyndi Lauper songs! It’s the reason why I bought my first stereo, chorus pedal for the guitar! I was totally enamored with her in the 80’s
I've loved Cyndi since the day I heard her. Even had a poster of her on my wall. When I read about Blue Angel, I hunted down a cassette and was honestly surprised the band wasn't successful. It's a very enjoyable album.
I remember so well how Cindy absolutely ruled the universe at that time. There was nobody like her. Time After Time and True Colors were my favorite songs of her. My mother on the other handz was very offended by the way she dressed! My father and my mother use to fight about her which I found very strange!
I love Cyndi Lauper. Her music is the music of a person who is channeling from the muses. She’s such a wonderful person, I’m sure the muses just love singing through her. Thinking of Cyndi and hearing her music always brings a smile to my face.
She was perfect for the time, and in her performance of every note she sang. She definitely ranks at the top of female artists from the 80s. I'd put Pat Benetar, the Wilson sisters Anne and Nancy, and Orinda Sue Ross (Quarterflash) in that same category of absolute vocal dominance.
Quarter flash - Harden My Heart, Pat Benatar - We Live For Love, and Olivia Newton-John - Make A Move On Me were my favs in that era. But then a year or so later some woman sang a song about standing next to a record machine and my love for gritty guitar rock grew. Thanks Joan Jett.
Such a classic 80s song. Cyndi was such a fresh gift to music at the time. I wish people would have realized just how vocally talented she was/is. She, unfortunately, was seen more as gimmicky. Thanks for keeping it going- even under the weather.
Fantastic song and great interview. The backing track by the Hooters is so key to the success and defines the 80s sound that makes this memorable. Every time I hear Cyndi or The Hooters it takes me right back to my childhood!
I loved this album when it came out. "She Bop" was one of the songs a band at the Stockton Hilton used to play. I'd be there Friday nights to watch and dance. I eventually got up the courage to ask to play with them for the second synthesizer part during the musical interlude. I had a fun little Casio CZ-101 with a shoulder strap. I also really like "Time After Time." One time I was able to see Miles Davis in concert, and he chose this song for one of his improvisation vehicles. I will never forget that experience.
Great interview Prof ….another timeless song that is still as fresh 40 years on !! History judges every single thing and this one has certainly held up 👍 Well done Watson
I loved how Time After Time was Earl's brother's favorite song in the TV show "My Name is Earl". Every time he got upset, he would play the song and sing to it, which was hilarious.
Every time I hear "Time After Time" I remember my niece in Elementary school in a Lip Sync contest standing there so scared with her hand as her "mic" lip syncing to this song! She didn't win but for her to participate was the win!
On of the most amazing live performances I’ve ever seen was Cyndi Lauper. I’ve never before or since seen an entertainer captivate and control an audience like she did that night. Incredible….
What a timeless classic. Even in the GDR back in the days where it was impossible to buy such records, this song was very prominent. When I heard the song for the first time, I didn't undestand any english word. But I knew when the last whispered "Time" at the end of the song was said after the short break, that this would break my heart every time I hear this song. Even the "Best of the 80s, 90s and from today"-bla bla bla radio station couldn't damage this song. This is up to this day one of the magical things around this song.
Always admired her style, voice and thought she was cut as heck!! A story of TRIUMPH for sure!! Never noticed that there was backup vocals! Probably would have done just as well without them I'll bet! Very Nice! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
Man. The Hooters are one of my favorite bands. criminally underrated. Their first 3 albums are just great, especially 1987 One Way Home. I hope more content with them will come soon.
THANK YOU FOR THIS, PROFESSOR!!! That point about letting no one near when it was recorded, is prescient knowledge!!! I would have known as well that it was going to be a smash classic! I love Miles Davis cover of Time After Time. Cyndi's story is very inspirational, and she deserves the Rock & Roll HOF for all that she has meant to the world with Time After Time, True Colors, Girls Just Want To Have Fun, they are legendary, as is she. THANKS AGAIN FOR DOING A NEW VIDEO ON HER, ADAM!!!!!!
Definitely authentic and her crazy style fit her then and now. Love the song and always did...It's on my Female Artists Cruising Playlist. Classical and forever new in the poetry of the 'suitcase of memories.' LOVE THE LYRICS IN THE SIMPLICITY.
When my daughter was a toddler, we were in the car, she was in the back in her car seat. Time After Time came on the radio. Something about this song made her teary eyed. In her limited vocabulary she asked me to change the song because it was making her sad. As if in a past life this song impacted her and all these feelings came out. Now she's a tween and in dance class. End of year all dance students get to dance on stage. She did a solo with this song.
F***ING LEGENDARY! Being told over & over that she couldn't sing the style she did that brought us to tears, and still fighting on and healing her voice, is just AMAZING. LEGEND!!! I love "I'm Gonna Be Strong" from Blue Angel, and her pro-LGBT and Everyone for that matter, makes her legendary. Thank you for such a cool video on Cyndi Lauper :) :) :)
Sitting on the couch w my girlfriend of 4 years watching the vid on MTV back in the day and out of the corner of my eye I noticed her glancing over at me during the scene when Cyndi was leaving the boyfriend, and I knew at that moment that she was soon to leave me, though I said nothing. To this day that song always reminds me of her. She passed in 2013 of cancer. She was a sweet girl. As it turned out, those were the best years of both of our lives. Funny but the song I heard right before bumping into this vid was "These Are The Days of our Lives" by Queen.
Cyndi Lauper epitomized the '80s. She was about the fun, heart aches and everything in-between. She was increbile and never brought ego to the table. God bless that woman! I had no idea about hwr troubles and tribulations. Just makes her my favorite female choice of the '80s that much stronger. 😊
Great song and album. Went to school in Philly in the early 80"s (Saint Joseph's University) and had the pleasure of seeing The Hooters multiple times playing in the schools cafeteria. They were a local band at the time getting good airplay on local radio but hadn't hit it big yet. Good to see the guys getting interviewed even if it's not for their own band, Great memories!
This video sure isnt the same as it was when I was 7 years old when it came out. It wasn't until I saw the video again after decades. That's when it really hit me. I always knew it was an emotional song, and it never really bothered me. And now I know what will happen if I watch it. Even this clips are bringing it on. As for that, congratulations. You just wrote Yesterday. OMG. Nailed it!
In '1979 I was the lead singer of an all BEATLES cover band, called WISHES and we were booked at a huge rock club called OBI out in Hampton Bays Long Island. We got a good reception from the small crowd. At one point, the female lead singer of the group that just finished performing their set, comes up to me, while we were doing our set, and says," I wanna do a BEATLES song with you" Her group was Flyer and that singer was Cyndi Lauper. We sang "In My Life" together. Years later,Cyndi recounts the episode of performing at OBI CLUB that night...( just about the entire experience of being at a huge club on a slow night,not about singing with me) lol...I have a Polaroid of the clubs marquee with both band names on it. Also Cyndi used to live in Richmond Hill Queens, where I also used to live. Love your videos,Prof!❤😂🎶👍
“She’s so Unusual” (great cover of Prince’s “When you were Mine” on a fantastic album) was so amazing - I was a kid when Cyndi broke BIG on mtv - her persona, her awesome “thrift store before thrift stores were cool” style, her free spirit - and her gorgeous songs - mtv constantly pitched Madonna and Cyndi against each other, which showed how narrow things were like only two women could be solo artists with quirky styles etc. I loved and love them both - and now we have so many talented young women singers and songwriters - thank you Cyndi!!
The album was called She's So Unusual, and the big hit at the time was Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. I thought, well that's it, she's going to be a novelty act and disappear. But Time After Time really snuck up on me and didn't go away. Yes, it's a classic, and it'll be remembered for a long time.
met her once, she was in Ecuador doing that movie "Vibes" and i worked at the airport where she departed from, escorted her to her seat and briefly chatted. nice person. i cherish that experience to this day! I love cindy lauper!
Incredible lyrics, one of the great sad-songs for sure; "Watching through windows You're wondering if I'm okay Secrets stolen from deep inside (deep inside) And the drum beats out of time" Beauty is only skin deep but adorably cute goes right to the bone. I don't know what she's up to these days but I hope that girl is just having fun !
This song brought a tear to my eye when i finally saw her perform 8 years ago. I got to see the dress she wore on the cover of "Shes so Unusual" at the Smithsonian, which was a huge moment for me.
I never knew there were That many cover songs on that album...I mean, my Gawd...thank you, professor. Fortunately for her, they were all strong songs from the jump, as well as her having such an incredible voice that elevated each one even higher. Even though Time After Time has endured the test of time (no pun intended) out of all the songs on that album, my personal favorite is All Through The Night. I was an adolescent young man at the time, and it really captures that feeling of hope/possibilities/uncertainty/innocence/wonder of that time period for me. 🧡
I absolutely love All Through the Night. What a masterpiece. Time after Time is one of those songs that will last forever. The video clip is beautiful and poignant and it stands out in the crowd. I fell in love with Cyndi. I had her poster on my wall. Her hair, her clothes, her voice, her face is all art and music. She is integral to any discussion about the 80’s.
Adam, you asked where she ranked for the 80s, it's gotta be #1 in both our hearts and in the musical facts. She was able to do not only super stellar vocals like in the lengthy long-note ending in All Through The Night, but she was able to get people dancing with She Bop, and she's someone who's classics are loved by all. I've been at bike rallies, and birthday parties, and people love Time After Time & Girls Just Want to Have Fun. What she did in reworking Girls is amazing, to turn it from how the original was. She's definitely #1 in the 80s for females having the most varied style. Madonna is the queen of pop, and Whitney came on strong, but they're pretty much known for one style. Cyndi could do it all, as her albums have shown over the years, with the #1 Dance record in 2008, and the big Blues album that won awards and was #1 for many weeks on that chart. I love her "At Last" song that was used in Bones, also! POWERFUL PIPES.
I don't know why it took me so long to subscribe. I LOVE your channel. Your enthusiasm for the music is palpable and a welcome antidote to the constant barrage of news trying to harsh our mellow. ;) Thank you for the quality content and posting vids for us all!
Poll: Who is your pick for the most original artist or band of the 80s?
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Eurythmics
Thomas Dolby
My top choices would be Devo or Oingo Boingo.
Tears for Fears, always, fav band from the 80s
Cindi’s music means the world to me. My daughter,Meredith, was diagnosed with leukemia she was only two. She loved Cindi’s voice and the way she dressed. I had old crinolines she wore over her ballet clothes and she rocked it every time she heard Cindi’s voice.
Meredith passed away at seven. Meredith’s sister Stacie was able to meet Cindi and told her just how much those escape’s meant to us. Cindi stood, wrapped her arms around Stacie and held her as they both cried. She is such a gentle soul. Thank You
Sincerely,Mom
Gulp.
Wow.
I'm sorry for your loss. I lost a son, and the memories that certain songs brings back are some of the most precious memories we have. ❤
Cyndi Lauper is nothing but a plucky, unstoppable force of nature. I'm so glad that she kept on doing what she loved, even at the likelihood of losing her voice.
Good comment Trina!
That voice is what gives Girls Just Wanna Have Fun its undeniable charm.
Cyndi was a breakthrough for quirky girls. The hot girls and popular girls got all the attention. Then along comes this endearing quirky girl singing her heart out.
Good call.
She changed the game!
That part in the video where Cyndi reaches out to her mother, and her mom slowly vanishes, it just chokes me up every time. Even moreso as the years pass. It's a reminder to let your loved ones know you love them while you still can. ♥
I totally agree
I feel exactly the same way. My mom was very sick in 1985 and had a large tumour removed from her brain. Her odds of surviving surgery were 50/50. I will always connect this song with those feelings. She’s going strong today at 78 years old. Cyndi Lauper will always have a Beth special place in my ❤. She’s a wonderful role model for all people and a beautiful soul.
That was so, so sweet!
Yes
I really like Cyndi Lauper. Her vocal range is amazing. It really shows on her solo part in "We Are The World!"
“Dare to suck” That is a great mindset. Stop being afraid to fail. I love it.
Agreed!
Me too. Every great creative got to where they were because they dared to suck. Failure can be just a step toward success, each failure bringing us closer to success as it shows what won’t work. Once we know what won’t work, we can put that aside as an option and work more vigorously in the direction of success. If we allow fear of failure to paralyze us, we automatically limit our own ability to succeed. A “dare to suck” attitude is a great one to have in any creative venture; an unchecked ego is the enemy of anyone who really wants to reach greatness.
For every Mona Lisa there is a myriad of other ideas that failed in execution or never made it past the planning stage. But Da Vinci is remembered for Mona Lisa and other successful projects; the others are just a footnote in his story. I’m so glad that we have artists from all different mediums and genres who dared to suck; the world is a more beautiful place for it.
"Who is this Cyndi Lauper, and why is she so unusual?" Saw her in concert with Cher and she can still belt it out like you wouldn't believe.
.....someone SAID it!....ha-HAA!! ....LOVE that chick's 'Noo Yawk" accent.....
Thinking the same thing. Two unique voices coming together
Great voice for sure!
When did you see her?
Saw Cindi open for Cher’s I believe tour. I went to see Cindi was planning on leaving before Cher and her Vegas production hit the stage. My ride didn’t want to leave so…My opinion Cindi owned the night.
"She's So Unusual " is such a great album. We didn't know most of those songs were covers back in 84..they were Cyndi's songs. Also, The Hooters are so underrated! "Nervous Night" and "One Way Home" are 2 of the best albums of the 80s!
Everyone should check out the Hooters, if they haven’t. All You Zombies and And We Danced are true 80s gems!
"Out of Body" is also a GREAT Hooters album, and it has a song (Boys Will Be Boys), that has a great cameo performance by Cindy Lauper.
_All You Zombies_ is such an epic song and video.
Yes, she made the ones that were covers, HERS, that takes major talent. And oh em gee, yes, LOVE me some Hooters! I love Zombies by them. They know how to do music, so well. I heard an original demo of Cyndi doing And We Danced. She was so high pitched. She could sing so many octaves. I'm so glad Cyndi met Eric and Rob!!! They were such a great fit for her, and accepted her uniqueness and saw her major talent! Time After Time, what can be said - just a perfect pop song. And Eric wrote One of Us for Joan Osborne, dude knows a hook!
One of the best songs of all Time After Time
Eric and Rob are legends in Philadelphia. I met them once and they were nothing but fantastic to me.
She's SO unique! Time After Time - when I 1st heard it I thought "Is this the same woman that did Girls Just Want to Have Fun??" What an upgrade!!
Agreed!
She could sing any style of song.
Love Cyndi Lauper's music. In 1984, I bought her debut album "She's So Unusual". Terrific album. The 2 most well-known songs are the fun, party, song "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and today's featured song "Time After Time". At the following year's Grammy Awards, She won a Grammy for Best New Artist. She's definitely one of the 80's great female music stars.
There is also “She Bop” and “All Through the Night”, the other two top 10 hits from the album..
I love Cyndi Lauper. She was perfect for the 80s. She was not like anyone else. Thanks for covering this icon. I dare anyone to listen to this song and not sing alone with the chorus.
Agreed!
That chorus is one everyone knows, Jimmy.
"Time After Time" is my wife (of 39 years) and mine 'song'... We loved it the first time we heard it. we got married less than a year later.
Time After Time, you can hear it, time after time, you can see it, time after time, you can feel it. Such a warm hug, when life slaps you in the face, Cindi comes across as the girl who'll nurture you through hell and take you to heaven! Great song, great girl.❤ Thanks Prof.🙏🕊
Thanks Rabby!
And Time After Time still has its magic. I enjoy your comments Robert!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Thank you Lilly, you're a pretty smart cookie yourself!
@@rabby-u 😉
It is so surreal to hear from these guys who are real people talking about the nuts and bolts of this song while I'm sitting here at age 45 remembering my first foggy memories of life, like a dream, this song being one of those first foggy memories. I feel I've lived lifetimes since then, that's how long ago it was for me - yet these guys break down the events like they just happened. One of my favorite songs of all time - thanks for this video!!
Thanks for watching!
One of my absolute favorite artists. Her voice is hauntingly beautiful
She's Betty Boop, reincarnated.
Her acoustic versions of her material is unbelievable
Wow! I need to go listen!
Cyndi's voice on the whole *She's So Unusual* album was as vital to me as so many other records mentioned here by Rob. "Time After Time" may have been my favorite ballad back in those days, and she was up against Neil Diamond (we had gitten five or six of his albums by the time this one came our way). I was pretty blown away by how Cyndi sounded, and even my four-year-old brain (how old I was when I first heard the album) noticed that her singing was nuanced enough to nail "Time After Time" and the uptempo tunes like "She Bop" and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".
I also remember my mother saying she got a headache whenever I would start the album at the beginning with "Money Changes Everything" I was always so disappointed when she said that.
It's hypnotic! As was said in the interview! Thanks Eric!
You could tell by her singing voice she was just this flamboyant individual
“She’s So Unusual” is another great album that the 80s just wouldn’t be the same without(IMHO). Rob Hyman co-wrote some of my favourites from the decade-“All You Zombies”, “And We Danced”, “Day By Day”, “Where Do The Children Go” and the featured song “Time After Time”. It was a great time for great music👍
You're absolutely right She's So Unusual is a huge part of what makes the 80's what they were.
The Hooters are a band that everyone should check out.
My girls LOVE Cyndi Lauper!! My oldest has this on her “stay list”. Such a wonderful person who never accepted defeat. A true warrior!! 💝
Love it!!
If you haven't read her autobiography I highly recommend it. She overcame so much and was 30 when she had her 1st hit.
How old is your oldest?
A "Stay List." Oh my goodness - I love it. I am going to start my own "stay list."
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I ❤ Cyndi Lauper. I wrote to her fan mail and she sent me an autographed picture. She is a sweetheart who appreciates her fans.
She So Unusual was my favorite album when I was 13. I still have my original album. Time After Time is my favorite, followed by When You Were Mine & Money Changes Everything.
Awesome! Thanks Catherine!
I might need to write to her! I am also a big fan and she is still doing amazing things to better humanity to this day.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Send a self stamped envelope, the large yellow ones to her record company. The address is online.
You know what… I went on a Cyndi Lauper marathon on RUclips recently and I watched like a dozens of live performances of my fave song, “Momey Changes Everything”. Every performance is pure excellence! ✌️
I totally forgot about that song... That's a good one!
Her performance on her HBO special of "Money" is absolutely killer!!👍
Have you seen her in person?
I was just thinking about a Cyndi Lauper song today! "Money Changes Everything!" She's a personal hero . Thanks for sharing! ❤️😎👍🏼
I loved, loved, loved the Hooters as a kid. They were my very first concert, in Hershey, PA, and I still remember being absolutely shocked when they did "Time After Time," (I learned they co-wrote it at that concert- my teenage mind was blown). I adored this episode; it was great listening to them talk about this perfect song. And my husband and I have been quoting, "Congratulations, you just wrote 'Yesterday,'" since watching it. 🤣 Really great interview.
Really hope she can get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She came close this past year and I'm hoping she gets in. Her originality, her multi octave voice, and the indelible mark she made on music history makes her one of my all time favorites.
Cyndi was such an immediately arresting artist. Visual presentation was a key element, of course, but it was backed by genuine musical and vocal talent. Her career has had its ups and downs, but I'm always curious to hear what she comes up with. Great interview, nice to hear from the cowriters of this timeless classic.
❤🎉
Yes Cyndi Lauper was so unusual! From music to pro wrestling she was everywhere in 1984 and 1985.
For some reason I want to say she also collaborated with Peter Wolf from J. Geils Band.
Thanks Professor.
Tremendous episode today.
Have a great weekend!
Thanks Roger!
She was definitely a new wave girl!
_"They say a stitch in time saves nine, If I don't stop, I'll go blind. She bops"_
LOL love that song.@@billkeithchannel
She has a whole body of work, twelve or fourteen albums all togather, and some of her best songs are ones you've never heard. She won the Tony award for Best Origional Score for 'Kinky Boots', and that got her into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She absolutly deserved it.
Love Cyndi Lauper!❤ Every single song is awesome! 😊 My favorite is Girls Just Want To Have Fun!! 💃🏽
She's so underrated. Her first two albums are beautiful
Agreed!
Cyndi had the Barry Manilow effect. Publicly guys would listen to her great catalogue but never admit to liking it. She worked as hard as anyone to get where she is. Mad respect! Thanks Adam!
Most people know the usual Barry Manilow songs but here are four great ones that you may not have heard before: 1) I Made It Through The Rain
2) Ready To Take A Chance Again 3) This One's For You 4) Memory (This song was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber for the musical "Cats." Barry
does the best version ever!).
@@tmr626 okay I can admit it. I hear the song by reading the title. Good call!
All You Zombies is timeless and very memorable. These guys are brilliant and their pairing with Cindi was kismet.
Billboard's #1 song on my 5th birthday, June 8th, 1984, the same day that Ghostbusters premiered in theaters!!!! "All Through The Night" will always be a very special song to me as it was one of the first songs we heard on the radio of our brand new 1985 Dodge Colt Vista as we were driving it home after taking delivery of it from the now defunct Burlington Dodge in Burlington, MA the the fall of 1984.
...glad ya mentioned "Ghostbusters" ...in my research for the #1 Movie that week (June 1984), "Star Trek: Search For Spock" hit #1 for ONE DAY, and "Ghostbusters" took over, making that an unprecedented move, having the #1 flick for ONE DAY! ..it's been done again since, but THAT was the 1st time....
I just watched Ghostbusters again the other day just for nostalgia. 😊
I just went and rewatched the video for Time After Time. She looks so young. But I guess I was young back then too. Such a great song.
Good morning Adam and music lovers. Cyndi is an awesome person and talent. Time After Time is a gem from the 80s. Looking forward (as usual) to this one.
Love Cyndi Lauper! Can't help but think about her part in We are the World. So different than all the other singers, but so powerful! Still gives me goose bumps to this day!
yes, one of her crowning moments. they really used her in the most explosive spot and it paid off!
Time After Time is in my top 10 all Time favorite songs. Loved So Unusual!!
Also one of my favorite bands from the 80s The Hooters!!! Number one in our hearts And We Danced. and Day By Day!!!! Loved that album Nervous Night had another favorite song Blood From A Stone. Two great artist!!!
Ok I have to say it. This guy could give a master class on communication and articulation. I was absolutely riveted listening to his description of the events surrounding Time After Time. Very intelligent person.
Time After Time is still amazing forty years later. I knew it would stand the test of time along with so much of the music of the eighties, especially 1984, arguably the pinnacle of the decade. It is certainly my favourite year. Can't believe it is 40 years ago. I can still picture where I was in that fine summer listening to it out of a fairly basic radio by today's standards. The video is affecting too, especially the station scene. Saw her live twice in Manchester, UK, in the last decade- excellent both times. Change Of Heart is one of her best as well. Credit to John McCurry on guitar too.
...1984 was NOT 'arguably', dude....It WAS! ....I was in AUGUST 1984, and KNEW the year was a STONE-GAS! ....and we didn't even get WHAM!, Madge, H+O, Billy Ocean, & Chaka Khan yet! ....THE ULTIMATE Year, Man........easily......
@@RBS_ I know! I only put 'arguably' in to head off push back telling me it is a matter of opinion, like I did not know that anyway! Beauty is in the eye or ear of the listener! It was a stellar year with so many top tunes from all sorts of artists. Never to be repeated.
@@eightiesmusic1984 ...don't worry, I got'cha BACK.... ; ) ....
This song is turning 40 this year. Hard to believe.
Cindys acoustic version of this where she plays the dolcimer is one of my favorite things ever. A true 1/1.
10/10
Cindy showed her musical diversity with Time After Time for sure... Changed my opinion of what I thought of her after Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Sheryl Crow's path in the 90s kinda reminded me of Cindy Lauper's....
Wish she had joined in the interview. // She was a Unique creative Force in the '80s. And, FUN 🎉
I ❤ her and collected all her cds. I couldn't wait for each new release! "Time After Time" is one of my all time favorite songs of all time! Her voice is amazing!
She's a year older than me.
Thanks Joseph!
So you are turning 70 this year?
I love RAIN ON ME from Bring Ya To The Brink! Such an amazing song.
I absolutely love Cyndi Lauper, and especially this song. "Time After Time" was one of my favorite songs back then, and to be honest, it still is! I always turned it up when it played. :)
This is one of my favorite episodes of your show. Time after time has been one of my favorite songs for as long as I can remember, and I loved the whole she’s so unusual album. I didn’t realize that so many other songs were covers, although I knew about girls just wanna have fun. It was fascinating hearing the guys tell the story of how it all came together, and to know that it was the Hooters that contributed to the song makes it even cooler. I didn’t even know that before. Great episode.
Wasnt a big Cyndi Lauper fan, but i recorded her HBO special years ago on a VCR tape, and i gotta admit, i wore that tape out!! Rick Derringer played guitar. It was a fabulous show!! My girlfriend makes me play She's So Unusual once in a while to this day!!
Thanks Professor!!😎👍
Very cool!
Have you seen her live?
She's So Unusual is a timeless classic. Glad to hear the story behind the musuc and album. Still one of my favorites.
Truly! So many great hits on the record. A pop opus of its time.
That song is one of my favorite Cyndi Lauper songs! It’s the reason why I bought my first stereo, chorus pedal for the guitar! I was totally enamored with her in the 80’s
Thanks for sharing!
Are you still playing it?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I wore that pedal out years ago. But yes I still play guitar and I still use a chorus pedal on allot of my songs 😎
I've loved Cyndi since the day I heard her. Even had a poster of her on my wall. When I read about Blue Angel, I hunted down a cassette and was honestly surprised the band wasn't successful. It's a very enjoyable album.
So cool! Great memories!
Yes, the Marlene Dietrich film she was watching at the beginning of the video.
I remember so well how Cindy absolutely ruled the universe at that time. There was nobody like her. Time After Time and True Colors were my favorite songs of her. My mother on the other handz was very offended by the way she dressed! My father and my mother use to fight about her which I found very strange!
Yes there was always a debate between her and Madonna since they came out at the same time.
The way she dresses defines my personality.
I love Cyndi Lauper. Her music is the music of a person who is channeling from the muses. She’s such a wonderful person, I’m sure the muses just love singing through her. Thinking of Cyndi and hearing her music always brings a smile to my face.
Bless you PoR for documenting these people and stories. Heart of music history.
It's amazing how watching the story about a song from my childhood somehow makes the song even better!
THanks Bill!
Yes.
She was perfect for the time, and in her performance of every note she sang. She definitely ranks at the top of female artists from the 80s. I'd put Pat Benetar, the Wilson sisters Anne and Nancy, and Orinda Sue Ross (Quarterflash) in that same category of absolute vocal dominance.
Quarter flash - Harden My Heart, Pat Benatar - We Live For Love, and Olivia Newton-John - Make A Move On Me were my favs in that era.
But then a year or so later some woman sang a song about standing next to a record machine and my love for gritty guitar rock grew. Thanks Joan Jett.
Such a classic 80s song. Cyndi was such a fresh gift to music at the time. I wish people would have realized just how vocally talented she was/is. She, unfortunately, was seen more as gimmicky. Thanks for keeping it going- even under the weather.
Thanks for watching!
Fantastic song and great interview. The backing track by the Hooters is so key to the success and defines the 80s sound that makes this memorable. Every time I hear Cyndi or The Hooters it takes me right back to my childhood!
I loved this album when it came out. "She Bop" was one of the songs a band at the Stockton Hilton used to play. I'd be there Friday nights to watch and dance. I eventually got up the courage to ask to play with them for the second synthesizer part during the musical interlude. I had a fun little Casio CZ-101 with a shoulder strap.
I also really like "Time After Time." One time I was able to see Miles Davis in concert, and he chose this song for one of his improvisation vehicles. I will never forget that experience.
Hi, Time After Time you are my daily bread.
My favorite song by her, and one the best 80s songs
Great interview Prof ….another timeless song that is still as fresh 40 years on !! History judges every single thing and this one has certainly held up 👍 Well done Watson
Oh man, I am huge fans of Rob and Eric. It's no surprise they were involved with Cyndi and other artists. They are so talented.
Thanks Bish!
These guys are so underrated!
I loved how Time After Time was Earl's brother's favorite song in the TV show "My Name is Earl". Every time he got upset, he would play the song and sing to it, which was hilarious.
Every time I hear "Time After Time" I remember my niece in Elementary school in a Lip Sync contest standing there so scared with her hand as her "mic" lip syncing to this song! She didn't win but for her to participate was the win!
On of the most amazing live performances I’ve ever seen was Cyndi Lauper. I’ve never before or since seen an entertainer captivate and control an audience like she did that night. Incredible….
What a timeless classic. Even in the GDR back in the days where it was impossible to buy such records, this song was very prominent. When I heard the song for the first time, I didn't undestand any english word. But I knew when the last whispered "Time" at the end of the song was said after the short break, that this would break my heart every time I hear this song.
Even the "Best of the 80s, 90s and from today"-bla bla bla radio station couldn't damage this song. This is up to this day one of the magical things around this song.
Always admired her style, voice and thought she was cut as heck!! A story of TRIUMPH for sure!! Never noticed that there was backup vocals! Probably would have done just as well without them I'll bet! Very Nice! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
Not only backup vocals but a literal duet in the chorus!
@@ProfessorofRock Didn't notice. Too busy ogling Miss Lauper! ☮️
Very clear that there was a man singing
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Now! I only pay attention to the lady!! ☮️
Man. The Hooters are one of my favorite bands. criminally underrated. Their first 3 albums are just great, especially 1987 One Way Home. I hope more content with them will come soon.
Incredible song in every way. I hope that you feel better soon, professor 😊
Thank you very much!
Yes, get better! It's been getting a lot of us. @@ProfessorofRock
time after time , wow .. how interesting and what a staple song of the decade .. loved the hooters who were a a part of it too
One of your best episodes! I am amazed at how you keep coming up with fascinating topics!
THANK YOU FOR THIS, PROFESSOR!!! That point about letting no one near when it was recorded, is prescient knowledge!!! I would have known as well that it was going to be a smash classic! I love Miles Davis cover of Time After Time. Cyndi's story is very inspirational, and she deserves the Rock & Roll HOF for all that she has meant to the world with Time After Time, True Colors, Girls Just Want To Have Fun, they are legendary, as is she. THANKS AGAIN FOR DOING A NEW VIDEO ON HER, ADAM!!!!!!
Definitely authentic and her crazy style fit her then and now. Love the song and always did...It's on my Female Artists Cruising Playlist. Classical and forever new in the poetry of the 'suitcase of memories.' LOVE THE LYRICS IN THE SIMPLICITY.
When my daughter was a toddler, we were in the car, she was in the back in her car seat. Time After Time came on the radio. Something about this song made her teary eyed. In her limited vocabulary she asked me to change the song because it was making her sad. As if in a past life this song impacted her and all these feelings came out. Now she's a tween and in dance class. End of year all dance students get to dance on stage. She did a solo with this song.
F***ING LEGENDARY! Being told over & over that she couldn't sing the style she did that brought us to tears, and still fighting on and healing her voice, is just AMAZING. LEGEND!!! I love "I'm Gonna Be Strong" from Blue Angel, and her pro-LGBT and Everyone for that matter, makes her legendary. Thank you for such a cool video on Cyndi Lauper :) :) :)
I love "Time After Time", but I remember being completely blown away by her voice on "We Are the World." That's when I became a real fan of hers.
Sitting on the couch w my girlfriend of 4 years watching the vid on MTV back in the day and out of the corner of my eye I noticed her glancing over at me during the scene when Cyndi was leaving the boyfriend, and I knew at that moment that she was soon to leave me, though I said nothing. To this day that song always reminds me of her. She passed in 2013 of cancer. She was a sweet girl. As it turned out, those were the best years of both of our lives. Funny but the song I heard right before bumping into this vid was "These Are The Days of our Lives" by Queen.
I love 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun', as it's one of my natural euphoria songs ‼️😁
Cyndi Lauper epitomized the '80s. She was about the fun, heart aches and everything in-between. She was increbile and never brought ego to the table. God bless that woman! I had no idea about hwr troubles and tribulations. Just makes her my favorite female choice of the '80s that much stronger. 😊
Well said!
Just one of my favorite people. How can you hate her?
Great song and album. Went to school in Philly in the early 80"s (Saint Joseph's University) and had the pleasure of seeing The Hooters multiple times playing in the schools cafeteria. They were a local band at the time getting good airplay on local radio but hadn't hit it big yet. Good to see the guys getting interviewed even if it's not for their own band, Great memories!
This video sure isnt the same as it was when I was 7 years old when it came out. It wasn't until I saw the video again after decades. That's when it really hit me. I always knew it was an emotional song, and it never really bothered me. And now I know what will happen if I watch it. Even this clips are bringing it on.
As for that, congratulations. You just wrote Yesterday. OMG. Nailed it!
In '1979 I was the lead singer of an all BEATLES cover band, called WISHES and we were booked at a huge rock club called OBI out in Hampton Bays Long Island. We got a good reception from the small crowd. At one point, the female lead singer of the group that just finished performing their set, comes up to me, while we were doing our set, and says," I wanna do a BEATLES song with you" Her group was Flyer and that singer was Cyndi Lauper. We sang "In My Life" together. Years later,Cyndi recounts the episode of performing at OBI CLUB that night...( just about the entire experience of being at a huge club on a slow night,not about singing with me) lol...I have a Polaroid of the clubs marquee with both band names on it. Also Cyndi used to live in Richmond Hill Queens, where I also used to live. Love your videos,Prof!❤😂🎶👍
“She’s so Unusual” (great cover of Prince’s “When you were Mine” on a fantastic album) was so amazing - I was a kid when Cyndi broke BIG on mtv - her persona, her awesome “thrift store before thrift stores were cool” style, her free spirit - and her gorgeous songs - mtv constantly pitched Madonna and Cyndi against each other, which showed how narrow things were like only two women could be solo artists with quirky styles etc. I loved and love them both - and now we have so many talented young women singers and songwriters - thank you Cyndi!!
The album was called She's So Unusual, and the big hit at the time was Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. I thought, well that's it, she's going to be a novelty act and disappear. But Time After Time really snuck up on me and didn't go away. Yes, it's a classic, and it'll be remembered for a long time.
This was a great song and a radio staple
Back in the days when I would buy an album & listen to it almost everyday for a year plus. She's So Unusual was 1 of those albums.
met her once, she was in Ecuador doing that movie "Vibes" and i worked at the airport where she departed from, escorted her to her seat and briefly chatted. nice person. i cherish that experience to this day! I love cindy lauper!
Incredible lyrics, one of the great sad-songs for sure; "Watching through windows You're wondering if I'm okay
Secrets stolen from deep inside (deep inside) And the drum beats out of time"
Beauty is only skin deep but adorably cute goes right to the bone. I don't know what she's up to these days but I hope that girl is just having fun !
Such great lyrics on that classic!
The lyrics are beautiful.
My Gen X heart swells every time I hear any version of Time after Time.
This song brought a tear to my eye when i finally saw her perform 8 years ago. I got to see the dress she wore on the cover of "Shes so Unusual" at the Smithsonian, which was a huge moment for me.
I never knew there were That many cover songs on that album...I mean, my Gawd...thank you, professor.
Fortunately for her, they were all strong songs from the jump, as well as her having such an incredible voice that elevated each one even higher.
Even though Time After Time has endured the test of time (no pun intended) out of all the songs on that album, my personal favorite is All Through The Night. I was an adolescent young man at the time, and it really captures that feeling of hope/possibilities/uncertainty/innocence/wonder of that time period for me. 🧡
Greetings Profesor Rock 🎸🥁🎵🎼👍😃 Good day 🍀🎸🎵
She’s So Unusual is such a great album. I remember listening to it on cassette in the 80s 😍📼
I absolutely love All Through the Night. What a masterpiece. Time after Time is one of those songs that will last forever. The video clip is beautiful and poignant and it stands out in the crowd. I fell in love with Cyndi. I had her poster on my wall. Her hair, her clothes, her voice, her face is all art and music. She is integral to any discussion about the 80’s.
My all time favorite regardless of what new artists and songs come and "artists" go but Cyndi always remains and will
"Time after Time" is the absolute perfect song to slow dance to, if I ever get married, I'd love for it to playing during my first dance.
It's such a perfect song. Thanks Trina!
The perfect wedding song!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Thanks very much. What do you think you'd choose as your wedding song?
@@trinaq How about “True”?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 That sounds fantastic, Spandeau Ballet are always a win.🥰
Adam, you asked where she ranked for the 80s, it's gotta be #1 in both our hearts and in the musical facts. She was able to do not only super stellar vocals like in the lengthy long-note ending in All Through The Night, but she was able to get people dancing with She Bop, and she's someone who's classics are loved by all. I've been at bike rallies, and birthday parties, and people love Time After Time & Girls Just Want to Have Fun. What she did in reworking Girls is amazing, to turn it from how the original was.
She's definitely #1 in the 80s for females having the most varied style. Madonna is the queen of pop, and Whitney came on strong, but they're pretty much known for one style. Cyndi could do it all, as her albums have shown over the years, with the #1 Dance record in 2008, and the big Blues album that won awards and was #1 for many weeks on that chart. I love her "At Last" song that was used in Bones, also! POWERFUL PIPES.
I don't know why it took me so long to subscribe. I LOVE your channel. Your enthusiasm for the music is palpable and a welcome antidote to the constant barrage of news trying to harsh our mellow. ;) Thank you for the quality content and posting vids for us all!
I would put her in top 5. She is still my favorite female singer of the 80s.
Such a great voice!
Super song, one of the best of its time and of all time.