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Pretty good
Outside of the two main titanic hits Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time, this is a quite usual 80s pop album, quite uneven and with a fair wodge of filler. When You Were Mine is a decentish Prince cover and She Bop has 10/10 boundary and bean pushing subject matter but is a pretty average bop in and of itself. The Betty Boop finale is mega nasty and brings the album to a rough, stinky, nails on chalkboard end.
Cool pop 80s album, some bangers, some bores here and there, but still left me with a good expression, i'd just come back for the hits, though
Fun, if a bit inconsistent. The big singles are the clear highlights.
This was really good! Sounded incredibly mature for a debut, and musically it felt like it was even more mature. Great shit.
Timeless classic. Simply easy listening. Didn't find it particularly notable other than the big hits however. Perphaps will enjoy more on relistens.
Who has anything bad to say about Cyndi Lauper? Great bubble gum pop.
2 songs familiar to me, the rest a little sedate for my taste.
This album was good! Cyndi can really write a catchy tune. Sometimes when she goes up high, her voice is a little too nasaly for me and gets on my nerves, but overall this is solid! Actually a 3.5. Liked Songs: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" , "Time After Time" , "She Bop" , "All Through the Night" , "Witness" , "I'll Kiss You" , "Yeah Yeah"
Four hits that I am familiar with and one new song to add to a playlist. I give it a three out of five.
3 is my rating for this Cyndi Lauper album.
Fun album from the 80s with some hits but sounds dated now.
Good 80s album.
Highlights were “Time after Time” and “All Through the Night”.
Ehhhhhh
No diss intended, but I would rather listen to Time After Time on repeat.
I love 80s music but her voice just doesnt do a lot for me. Still had some good songs though.
This better have Goonies on it! Well it doesn’t. Way more hits than I thought. Girls just wanna have fun is pretty much unlistenable at this point and completely tied into the video. In hindsight I wish they all had more confidence in Cyndi’s amazing voice and didn’t portray her as a New Wave Betty Boop. Obviously the formula worked this album was platinum and she will be famous forever. Maybe a re-record? She’s so Unusual (Cyndi’s version) contains zeroes Gonnies theme.
Das Album wurde von Mai bis August 1983 im bekannten Record Plant Studio in New York City aufgenommen, produziert von Rick Chertoff und mit Beitrag von Mitgliedern der Band The Hooters. Lauper, eine amerikanische Sängerin aus Queens, New York, präsentiert auf diesem Debüt ihren eigenwilligen Mix aus Pop, New Wave, Pop-Rock und Synth-Pop. Besonders markante Songs sind: „Girls Just Want to Have Fun“, der mit seinem feministischen Statement und dem eingängigen Refrain schnell zum MTV-Hit avancierte. „Time After Time“, eine gefühlvolle Ballade mit sanften Harmonien von Rob Hyman, die zumindest in den USA Platz 1 erreichte. „She Bop“, ein kecker New‑Wave-Track, der in seinen Lyrics ein Tabuthema aufgriff und kontrovers diskutiert wurde. „All Through the Night“, eine ebenfalls erfolgreiche Single, in der Lauper ihre stimmliche Bandbreite zeigt. Das Album verdeutlicht Laupers Vielseitigkeit: von ausgelassener Poplaune über nachdenkliche Balladen bis zu provokanten Themen. Die Kombination aus lebendiger Produktion, charakteristischer Stimme und strukturierten Kompositionen wirkt bewusst und aus einem Guss. Bewertung: She’s So Unusual ist ein durchdachtes Debüt, das Lauper als eigenständige Pop-Künstlerin etablierte und mit vier Top‑5-Singles nicht nur kommerziell erfolgreich, sondern auch stilprägend wurde.
Except the three hits it is an unusually mediocre album.
Another 80’s album. This wasn’t too bad. Very average
excellent album cover
ok album... good singer... average songs... three stars for being better than Adele...
2,5 It's okay
Really fun album, the known songs were definitely the best ones on the album though.
It's okay. I wasn't really excited about her music, but she has high-quality and meaningful lyrics. Also, I think it was a good opportunity to meet an artist who is especially known for her most famous song "Girls just wanna have fun".
3.5 stars. High pitched voice can be annoying at times but overall it's a pretty good pop album with catchy hooks. Standouts are the slower "Time After Time" as well as "All Through the Night".
Love ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ and ‘Time After Time’ but the other songs just weren’t up to par. Listenable but not something I’d come back to regularly.
It's very of its time. It contains several stone cold classics, which alone make it a solid 3 star album, but the fact that track after track opens with a few bars of beat before the vocals come in makes listening to it more of a chore than a pleasure. It's fine as something to have on in the background, but - singles apart - the album doesn't really demand attention. Feels incoherent, as if you could move all the tracks around and it wouldn't make the slightest difference. I wouldn't have listened to this at all if not for this app, so for that alone, I thank you.
3.5
134/1089 - 80s pop with sperg-out vocals.
Quite okay. The Singles are classics
Big singles are good, not a big fan of everything else tbh
So many good 80s hits on here. Enjoyed and solid overall, just not music I’d really listen to enjoyably for myself
Some classics and also some trash
A very fun album, a 3.5, pushing a 4 - felt like I should be getting ready for a night out
No es mi cantante preferida de la época, en lo personal prefiero a Madonna (con quien usualmente es comparada en cierto aspecto), pero realmente el álbum es un conjunto de hits que fueron muy relevantes y marcaron los 80s. Los recursos de la voz son buenos. El tema "Time After Time" es uno de mis preferidos del disco.
literally captures 80s pop so well, so iconic and i love her sound, the songs have quite a lot of variety aswell so it’s all round a good album
A good collection of pop songs that showcase Cyndi Lauper's incredible voice. I liked the ballad tracks the most.
Kinda average, not bad at all though
Representativo de los 80. Comercial y prescindible
Great energy with the most truthful titles
I’ve heard a couple songs. Of Course Girls Who Wanna Have Fun, Time After Time, but that’s just due to radio play and the grocery store. Don’t tell my wife, but some of these songs are straight bangers. (Ie. She Bop)
Cyndi’s debut was a fun romp back to the vibrant colors of the early 80s! It doesn’t hold up well forty years later, but it was giant back in the day. Comes out of the gate very strong, the first six songs all got heavy radio play. Then fades a bit after All Through The Night. Her sassy vocals are certainly unique (lots of squeals and squeaks) laid over energetic new wave created a light, fun mood. L = (2.75*s) cutesie J = (3.4*s) a fad I enjoyed and remember well…
don't get me wrong, I love it, but it def won't get as many plays as some other ones - aside from the biggest hits
had higher hopes :(
Classic 80s. Probably great at the time and contains some good tunes. Enjoyed hearing more of her work but don’t think I’ll go back to whole album… time after time remains a classic
Girls just wanna have fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun
Quintessential 90s pop diva with a debut album that could have been a greatest hits record ...wait, is that a good thing? 3.5/5
Peppy tunes and non-morinic lyrics, but the nearly incessant drum machine drove me to distraction.
yeah i enjoyed this! its pretty cheesy, but there are some good hits on the album, such as "girls just wanna have fun" and "time after time" that deserve to have lasted in the musical stratosphere for as long as they have. i particularly enjoyed yeah yeah, feels very quintessential of the timing of this album. overall, I listened twice through and enjoyed it!
I'm definitely having fun
Hed halt here vel Klassiker debi. Das macht's de fascht scho chli zom Problem vom Albom. Entweder send t Songs eifach okay oder ech ha sie eifach scho vel z vel ghört. Es esch halt au ned ganz min Musigstil.
crazy how many well-known songs are in this album. although it's not my still, it's still very entertaining music!
Didn't realize this was released way back in 1983 and believe it or not, it actually aged pretty well. I admit I hated this album back in the day, I was just starting university and the last thing I wanted to hear was a flaky, girly and weirdo, Cyndi Lauper, she bopping her way around my radio, with MTV force-feeding us annoying music videos about girls having fun. It's funny, I think she might be even more popular now and she's stayed relevant through the constant use of her songs in films and TV, but also because she is talented, has amazing range and the old stuff is just so damn nostalgic. I'll never be a fan or admit to listening to her as often as I do, but you have to admit, I never saw this coming. I expected Lauper to be a one-hit wonder and fade away quickly. Well, she must be doing something right, right?
nice
Hér eru bangerar og níundi-tugurinn í frábæru formi, en líka talsverður filler á milli. Dúndur smáskífur, mellem LP. When you were mine, sem ég hef ekki heyrt síðan áður en ég hlustaði á Dirty Mind, er svo miklu slappara en originallinn hans Prince, og mun slappara en mig minnti. Rúmur þristur.
The '80s production got pretty tiresome but overall it's actually a very good pop album. Obviously the singles are classics and her voice is its own thing but quite a few other bangers on there too. Favourite tunes: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Witness, Money Changes Everything
Good but not my type
Enjoyed it, feels like a solid definition of 80s pop, Time After Time was and remains a phenomenal song
Bedroom pop let’s fucking goooooo. I yet again didn’t have a name to put to some of these songs, and now I do. She’s got some bangers on this one
I like Cindy Lauper very much, but this was the first album I listened to completely. It's interesting how she plays with her voice seeming to imitate a doll or a good girl. However, I was expecting more, I don't know, I guess I don't really like the extreme voice changes.
This is a really good album and it’s one of the better new wave synth albums I’ve heard. It’s just not a genre I really like that much. All through the night rips though.
This was a joy. The first half is the commercial one: the hits, the camp synthpop and a slightly overwhelming production. The album really settles into its own on the second half (what I suspect would be the Side B on a vinyl): playful New Wave pop with nods to B-52s and Split Enz. Cyndi's vocals are great throughout and there is an arch playfulness to her that none of her contemporaries (Madonna, Sheena Easton) never managed. This will go on repeat.
Classic 80’s pop music. Three hits that were obviously enjoyable and the rest was “fine”. Kind of got bored by the end.
05/05/2025 Bang average. Lucky to get 3 stars.
A moment in time. Prince's sound?
As someone that lived through the 80's (born in 1970) this album couldn't sound anymore 80's if it tried. I've never heard the whole album before, it wasn't (and still isn't) my kind of music. Very listenable though, and I can understand why it was such a huge hit, but I wouldn't actively seek it out for a second listen.
Enjoyable and nostalgic
Cooky broad does 80s pop I get it. Embassador to the 80s femme fatale style, but there is nothing explosive here. Its just good. Sorry for all those gen x listeners with huge nostalgia around this album, its just okay.
I heard Witness as Wet Nurse which was funny. It was fine with a few bangers.
Sounds like the 80s. I enjoyed it more than imagined. Some great covers in here (including Girls, didn't know that was a cover!), and some interesting co-written songs. Kind of got bored by the end but overall a fun listen
This really surprised me, it was very fun to listen to, reminded me of a female informed new-wave take on Born in the USA.
Classic 80s pop … what’s not to like?! ❤️
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun remains iconic. I would call the album as easy listening.
Sounds quite of it's time but very fun to listen to and loads of catchy songs. All through the night my fave. Will deffo relisten.
Some fun new wave pop songs, but I'm gonna listen to Sparks if I'm in the mood for this stuff. Not every song works or effectively uses Lauper's quirky voice. Standouts: Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Time After Time, I'll Kiss You
Poppy and fun
Quick listen at 38 minutes. Lots of synth, very 80s sound. Not my favorite decade for music, but there are a lot of hits on this album. I can see why it's on the list.
There’s some solid songs on this album, like Witness, I’ll Kiss You and the first song. I like when she gets a little experimental with her vocals. Never realized that the person who sings for Fever ray/the knife sounds just like Cyndi Lauper. Love all the synths!!!
well shit, I enjoyed that. It's campy and so 80's and i love it for that. Cindy Lauper has a great emotive voice. She sounds like could go punk at any moment in this record. For me it's a 3, but almost a 4 - I enjoyed it more than Disraeli Gears ffs.
80s electro pop, not bad, not my taste
Strong first half, the singles are classics for a reason. Good 80’s vibes and production. I just didn’t like the back half of the album- it got a bit weird
A good throw back to the 80s and a all well rounded good sound
Highly listenable album. Many hits from it as there should be. Unfortunately some have been overplayed but still enjoyable.
Less my thing, something in the 80's heavy synth vibes I find too gimmicky, at least to my hear. But there some well deserve "classic" in there for sure.
Divertida década, Lauper está en la primera fila.
I'd put Cindi Lauper in the one hit wonder category, but this was a pretty good album.
fav songs: Girls just want to have fun
I'm torn on this one The songs were so catchy, I really enjoyed this album. The singles weren't even the best songs But on the other hand, her voice is like nails on a chalkboard. Big yikes 3 ⭐️
En la guerra Madonna vs Cyndi Lauper, Cyndi tendría que haber ganado. Canciones mucho más animadas, con toques súper ochenteros como sintetizadores por doquier que, a mí personalmente, me encantan. Además, la concentración de hits es enorme, más aún teniendo en cuenta que es su primer álbum. Muy comercial, pero de vez en cuando se agradece algo así.
I guess it's fun^^
I’m sure that at time of release this alb was really game changing and stood out for how unique it was. Now it’s 40 years later and it’s just okay. The big singles Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time still land very well, but the rest of the album just feels like any other 80s pop. I don’t doubt that this album was incredibly influential and launched many musical careers. I just think the successors went on to outshine this album in a number of ways.
Time after time is an absolute classic that makes the album alone worth listening to. Outside of that it’s very much a particular cup of tea in my opinion that would enjoy this album.
she meant it when she said girls just wanna have fun. fun album
Unremarkable but not unenjoyable
Girls just wanna have fun makes this album
Classic 80s, some great songs, great voice, wouldn’t put it on myself but definitely enjoyed listening to it
Very fun album, enjoyed this a lot
The sound of the 80s nostalgia in a nutshell. All tracks are good but not necessarily great. Listened to this a fair amount growing up. Now the synth and vocals sound too dated for me. Wish this rating system had more range. 3.5? 3.75?
Gets you in the mood for singing and dancing, a staple of any 80s diet. Nothing groundbreaking or particluarly impressive. 3.2
Crazy to think this was her debut. Great album, I’m sure it broke all kinds of rules and norms.
Cyndi Lauper is good! The album is a little front-loaded but I can’t hate on anything that has “Time After Time” on it.
a shame the rest of the album doesnt even come close to the two great hits it contains
Iconic singles and surprising B-sides. However, the overall albums feels lopsided.
Pretty fun album, vocals are unique if a little annoying sometimes. Cover 4/5
knew more songs than i originally thought. girls just wanna have fun time after time all through the night TIL that all through the night was cyndi originally. not TVD song 😭 enjoyed money changes everything. decent rock/pop album. getting miley’s plastic hearts vibes from her voice and song style.
Weird but fun pop music. Some more fun than others. Random thoughts while listening: does Cyndi play harmonica herself? Is this UFO noises? Is she trying to be Betty boop? Is she breaking?
This record is a lot of fun. Her voice isn't my favorite to listen to but, the way the blend her voice with the music sounds really good.
I want to like it but the 80s synths have aged poorly and just sound cheesy. The mall pop vibes get on my nerves.
Some solid stuff here Edit Apr 15 2026: 4 --> 3. I like the 80s sound, just not the pop-y-ness as much
This is the epitome of a fun album throughout. Sadly, front-loaded with great tracks like the anthemic Girls Just Want to Have Fun and When You Were Mine (which has Prince's hands all over), but losing track by the end. Not bad, but definitely not amazing. Still, if this somehow found itself in my collection, I'd probably keep it and spin it sometimes when I just want to let my feminine side free. ⭐⭐⭐
MEH
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Not my cheese but I guess I do respect Lauper for what she’s done with this. She seems pretty cool and it’s better than most pop from that time
I flip flopped my opinion as this as I was listening to it so many times. I kept going between getting won over by how weird and interesting the songs were, and hating her voice so much that it was too grating to enjoy the redeemable aspects. For every interesting detail I appreciated, there was one I disliked. I was going to say that many of these less pleasant details sounded like bad renditions of Prince or Michael Jackson's most notable mannerisms, but then thought about when this album came out and that sort of didn't make sense. So maybe she actually foreshadowed those aspects of their iconic style by debuting drafts of them, which they perfected. It ends with a bang ("Yeah Yeah") but I still don't think it won me over fully. But I do respect her artistry for sure. Fav tracks: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Time After Time, All Through the Night, Yeah Yeah
Liked the songs I’ve heard before (from the radio), not so much the ones I didn’t know.
Not my style but clearly influential 65/100
Decent pop. Flashbacks on primary school discos in the 80s.
Holy fuck there are some crazy bangers on here. "When You Were Mine" goes so crazy. And obviously the massive tunes rule completely. She like cannot sing, half of the songs are way under-written, and the entire B side is filler but the grooves rule so who really cares. It's the fucking 80's baby.
Forget about "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and "Time After Time" and you're still left with a pretty alright album. I'm kind of amazed by Lauper's consistency to pair thoughtful lyrics with a great 80s' pop sounds (though, that could be due to a producer").Regardless, this is a fun album. I underrated Cyndi Lauper before, thinking she wasn't unusual ~enough~. I won't that make that mistake again
meh
La première toune fonctionne aussi bien que de se faire traîner au bout d'une chaine sur un chemin de bois par un truck pendant 5m5s. Time After Time est l'ultimate slow. Correct.
fun pop. classics are masterpieces
All of the good songs of this album were released as singles. Everything else was "meh"
Jeg var fint underholdt. Aldrig hørt hendes navn før, men kendte et par numre.
Ikke verdens dårligste pop album. Heller ikke verdens bedste.
She’s so unusual! If by unusual you mean completely usual
great pop album. unfortunately i hate music
Really frontloaded, as in the first four tracks are the singles or memorable tracks. Fades a lot as it goes on but a great start
I enjoy Cyndi's iconic hits like Time After Time and Girls Just Want to Have Fun. However, beyond those tracks, I found the rest of the album didn't quite capture my interest
Fun
Helt bra 80 - tals pop med många bängers
3/5
Did not sound as dated as I anticipated. Obviously some legendary pop hits and an 80’s icon but not a full album of good songs. But worth thenlisten
I remember this album from the 80's landing with a series of hits. She Bop was scandalous! :-) My favourite song is Time After Time in it's incarnation as a jazz classic. :-)
This record bops. Gets a little weird at parts, but still moves. Dancy, 80-synth, parallel punk. You know half the songs, and the rest are just as fun.
meno peggio di quello che mi aspettavo dai
Better than expected. Never a big fan, but I mostly enjoyed it
I never tire of hearing the opening keyboard burst of Girls Just Wanna. I also enjoyed the Prince cover, although it didn't quite have the same energy or smut as the original. Time After Time is just LUSH. The rest of the album is early 80's production formula heavy. No surprise. Still decent.
4/10
A good 80s pop record. Maybe not 100% my music but I like the vibe nevertheless.
It's okay. There's some hits I never much cared for and some mediocre stuff.
Excellent 80's pop. Would happily listen again.
Helt ok popmusik
Cyndi Lauper has always struck me, as a child growing up in the 90's and early aughts watching VH1 for hours a day, as very annoying. I was aware of 'Time After Time' and 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun', and the former is extremely cheesy (though OK) while the latter is brutal. But this pre-conceived bias towards her is why this exercise of listening to all these albums is good -- I was confronted full-on with having to address whether this bias was something based in reality or based in making a black/white decision one time while I was watching tv on a Saturday afternoon when I was 11 years old. I am happy to report that my findings were inconclusive. This album had a lot of really fun, really interesting pop instrumentation, but also a great deal of annoying Cyndi-Lauper-ness going on. For the full experience, throw on 'Yeah Yeah' in which you have this wonderful horn hook overlayed on top of her being, like, demonstrably *way too much*. I don't think Cyndi Lauper is for me, but I hope that my foray into this album at least shed some of the unfair assumptions I had and instead replaced them with barely fair assumptions that I know will hold forever, again, without thinking much about them.
Kitshy 80s pop - was ok, but unmemorable
Ok
Time after Time perhaps one of the greatest songs ever. Girls Just Want to Have Fun undeniable bop despite how overplayed / overused it has become. As far as debut albums go it’s lightning in a bottle stuff. Overused synth keys, someone had a new toy in the studio and rinsed it. Enjoyable but won’t really return to anything bar the hits.
I find Cyndi impossible to dislike. But it shows how far the bar of unusual has moved.
There's some bangers on here and some total crap. I can see how it's probably influenced a lot of artists though and has obviously tried to push boundaries.
nice 80's vibe, classic hits, some songs longer than needed. unique vocals. interesting interlude before last song. 3/4
Enjoyed this. Very eighties pop. The album was pretty good, with a few hits and, arguably, one pop classic - Time after Time. 3.5/5
It's just nonstop hits one right after the other for the first half, then it fizzles a little bit.
This is not bad. Some great songs
A fun 80s pop record
Good, fun, and weird album.
Very nice instrumentals, very 80s was not crazy about cindys voice on most of the tracks but it works in the context. Rly liked the synths
Iconic, but not for me.
I get it, but it’s not for me
I thought this was decent had some iconic songs
whats so unusual is the high ratings this album is receiving. there are a couple of cool synth parts and a few good bass lines but otherwise unremarkable.
Fun 80’s bop
Some bangers, enjoyed Girls just want to have fun, time after time, Witness, I'll Kiss you, overall not 100% my kinda music
6/10 This is very stupid, and probably deliberately so, but it's just too catchy to hate it.
Pop classic, como le hizo para salirse con la suya con tanto grito
Thought I only knew one song on here, but I knew three! Who knew Cyndi Lauper had more than one hit? And Time After Time is a cool song, I just didn’t know it was her. I didn’t mind this album. I probably won’t listen to it in full again, but I will listen to some songs from now on a while so it’s a three for me.
Lauper is amazingly talented!
Better than I remember.
Strong start, it peters out at the tail end.
It’s a fun pop album. Cyndi has a unique voice, quirky, the arrangements are good. A lot of it still stands up 40 years later, obviously “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and “Time After Time” but others too. And it has a bouncy song about wanking…
First 6 tracks are good, the last 4 not so much. So 6/10. Favs: Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Time After Time
80s synth pop. Pretty much what you'd expect, although not as insanely bubble gum as Girls Just Wanna would lead you to believe.
Absolute banger of an A-side with some of the greatest songs of the decade, very disappointing B-side with a lot of generic 80s pop that feels disjointed. Best: Money Changes Everything, Time After Time, She Bop; Worst: Witness, I'll Kiss You, 3.2/5
Some early 80s gems on here.
Cyndi Lauper sure made some good earworms back in the day. Love it or hate it, those singles are infectious. And the whole album is also surprising. It feels like the moment when New Wave finally abandoned its post punk roots and took off as 80s pop music. It's a lot better than I expected. On a side note, being a Weird Al fan as a kid introduced me to a lot of music but some songs just never recover his parodies. Cyndi Lauper is a strong example for me and it's hard to take it seriously now. Sorry Cyndi.
80s pop is not my thing, but I have always had a soft spot for Cyndi Lauper. Funky personality, great unique voice and some of her songs are really good (Time After Time). It's not all genius though, and I don't think, overall, that it's more than a 3 for me in terms of musicality, But a very good 3!
Time After Time is a great song. Rest ok too 3/5
iri stimm gfallt mer eig nöd so, aber s sind scho mega bangers debi i dem album!
Ok
Nicely synthy with a few really solid songs. Middling 3.
6/10 I thought it was going to be a 10 after the first few songs but her voice gets very grating after a while and the style of song changed Favourite Song=Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Least Favourite Song=Ill Kiss You
Quintessential 80s sound, sounds to mainstream for me
Cyborg Lauper 🌟 🌟 🌟 Despite the excitement of finally having a female artist on this list, my initial reaction to seeing CL come up wasn’t that positive! She always felt like someone who had released a couple of timeless singles, but was more of a 80s fashion icon. I always found ‘Girls just…’ so annoying as a child, probably because I was a 6 year old boy. Re-listening it’s hard to argue with the quality of that song. ‘Time after time’ sounds even more majestic. The rest of the album? Highlights: THE HITS - I stand corrected! It’s much more synthy and new wavy than I expected. ‘All through the night’ - synth powerhouse banger Lowlights: ‘Witness’ - pop reggae 😣 ‘Time after time’ - adds nothing to an incredible song ‘He’s so unusual’ - too bloody quirky for my liking
Very enjoyable. A couple of classics on here. “Time After Time” is such a great song. The whole album has a very 80s MOR rock sound, that although dated I feel is kind of creeping back in fashion and I actually quite like. The second half flags a bit but an enjoyable listen.
This was pretty enjoyable. A little synthy for my every day tastes, but she makes a fine group of singles.
Bit torn with this one. Slight rebellious 80s MTV album. Not a fan of her voice or those synths or 80th reverb drums. But she's more interesting than Madge.
Blasting Time after time on my headphones, fully suited walking into my corporate job made me feel like Patrick Bateman! I really enjoyed it but then there are parts that annoyed me more. I’m not much of a new wave guy and I can’t get into it as much as I’d like. 3/5
3.5/5
The singles are so amazing but rest sounds rather generic which comes as no surprise.
Bom album anos 80. Além dos clássicos Girls Just Want to Have Fun e Time After Time, gostei de Money Changes Everything, I'll Kiss You e Yeah Yeah.
I really want to like cyndi but it’s something about that voice that I don’t like. Time after time is a banger because she’s not yelling in that one lol. But it’s obviously a very big milestone in fashion and sound. Didn’t know she had made a cover of Prince or vice verse.
Aside from the couple of classics on this, I just really don't connect with it much. Her voice is a bit grating to me so hearing it for this many songs in a row got old. The tech-y musical notes were fun and so very 80's though. 3.5
Fine
money changes everything- 4 girls just wanna have fun- 5 when you were mine- 4 time after time- 5 she bop- 5 or 6 all through the night- 5 witness- 4 ill kiss you- 4 hes so unusual- its not unusual. 4 yeah yeah- 5 it was fine. picture of me listening to this: 😐
Fun
Solid. Some great hits.
Favorite Track: All Through the Night
Big Cyndi :) gaun yersel’ decent listen :)
It's been enjoyable for sure
Pure New Wave. Stuff is great. I also like that she's not afraid to do cover songs on a record.
Niet denderend, ook niet slecht
keyboard sound is very distinctive of the time period. i knew several songs without ever having heard of cyndi lauper
Rating: 6/10 Some great songs, rest sounds pretty generic. Choice cuts: Money Changes Everything, Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Songs: Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Time After Time
Fun, but otherwise nothing too groundbreaking or special it felt like
Such an amazingly adorable 80s iconic personality, who could not help but to fall in love with her. 3 stars
This just felt kind of nostalgic for what my mom would have playing in the car during ling road trips.
Ok! So I was super cynical when I first saw this was my album of the day. I don't have much familiarity with Cyndi apart from the obvious songs. But I thought, Cyndi Lauper, of course she's on this list, she had two popular songs and they had 1001 album book to fill. There's no way this album has made the cut. Now, I'm not saying this blew me away but...it wasn't as bad as I was anticipating. Did I have to hear it before I died, no. But, it's true 80s synth pop rock, and it was pretty fun. Who knew that Harry Styles was clearly inspired by She Bob for his song Cinema! In all, not an awfully bad album, voice is irritating and I don't think I'd run to listen to it again in full but hey, it was ok!
Reminds me of music from pingu
Overly enjoyable but nothing on here was great and capable elevating the album to anything better than "just good." This was a 3.5/5 at its absolute best.
Being the first time I have ever heard this in its entirety, I found it pretty enjoyable. It's a solid 3.5 for me. The last 4 tracks were definitely leftover filler tracks judging by how good the front of the album was. Well produced and slick catchy songs even decades later.
***A fun, upbeat album
Girls just wanna have fun! What’s more to say lol
Not bad but not my cup of tea.
Fav: Girls Just Want To Have Fun Least Fav: Yeah Yeah This did not sound as I expected it to, it’s good and Cyndi’s voice is great but some of the songs feel lacking. Unsure how to feel about it rn so I’ll stick with a 3
Surprised at how many songs I knew from someone I didn't know the name of. Decent album but not doing it for me
Only ever heard Time After Time and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, never the rest of the album. Now I associate Time After Time with Parks and Rec. It is a very good ballad. He's so Unusual is out of left field, it sounds like it's from a musical from the 50s. Yeah Yeah sounds like a B52s song.
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Pleasantly surprised by this one. Was expecting the usual 80’s album dirge but actually there were a number of pretty good songs. Not particularly my scene but a lot better than other similar offerings from that time. Definitely a couple of songs I may even revisit again if in the mood for some decent 80’s tunes. Album tailed off a bit towards the end though. Close to a 3.5 album this one.
This was like a trip down memory lane for me. I recall driving around with my young daughter in her toddler seat, trying to sing along to she bop. I enjoyed this, mainly because of the memories that brought back. But it’s very typical of 80s music that I’m not particularly fond of. Even so, I’ll give it a three.
Why did I know almost every song on here? Very iconic. Her voice is interesting.
This was fun!!
ok'ish pop
I honestly wasn't looking forward to she's so unusual all that much. Cyndi Lauper's voice, whilst very distinct, can sometimes grate on me depending on what she's doing. However, the album is generally quite catchy, and I didn't even find her hit songs to be too annoying to hear for the umpteenth time in my life. Her voice still grated on me I some songs, especially the little cheer things she likes to do. Surprisingly enjoyed All Through the Night and When You Were Mine. Her music is obviously very 80s, but not generic sounding for the time.
Not my usual cup of tea. A lot of outdated synths that screams 1983. But it slaps in it's own way. Catchy melodies, good vibes, great vocals. Mix that stands the test of time. Pretty solid, might revisit again someday.
Objectively a great 80s pop record. Sadly I can only take so much of her voice. The hits have been played to death on the radio even still today, but that speaks to this album's influence in today's music.
Fun Pop
A couple of hits, I can't say I really like Cyndi Lauper that much beyond those.
Some absolute peak 80s bangers on here but her voice is a little much at points.
Listened to some of it. It was actually good. The band and the song lyrics were tight. I'm not a Cyndi Lauper fan, like her voice isn't my thing, but this was an ok album.
It’s Cyndi Lauper, and most of the songs you’ve already heard by her. There’s some interesting synth parts here in there in parts of songs, but nothing stood out too much aside from the hits. Maybe I should give it a second listen to focus more on the instruments, but Lauper’s voice is a little too much (sweet? aggressive?) for me after about 3 songs. Good for Lauper from rising from the ashes of music industry bullshit and coming out with this album. I’m sure it’s still making her some money.
Pretty middle of the road album for me. No standouts but not really any bad songs either. Overall pretty good. Favourite song: time after time
Is it blasphemy to say that I think this album is really overrated by most of the reviewers here? Sure, Cyndi Lauper was a far-reaching, flamboyant act that spoke to millions of music lovers (especially teens) in the 80s – but is her music really as good as her legacy suggests? Maybe not. Lauper's vocal, while powerful, quirky, and memorable, does not provide good material for an album's worth of music. After the first 20 minutes or so, her voice starts getting a bit abrasive – and of course you're only halfway through the album at that point. Combined with the overactive synths, electronic drumbeats, and backing vocalists, we have a product that's very much larger-than-life and a little exhausting to follow completely. But Lauper's music is a goshdarn fun time, I'll give it that. It's impossible to hate this woman. 3/5 Key tracks: Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Time After Time, All Through The Night
A couple huge hits but otherwise pretty underwhelming. Time after time is great, but the rest doesn’t come close to that
Not really my jam, but it's a pretty iconic 80's pop album (and artist). Time After Time is pretty great however.
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Probably the most up and down album I've listen to so far. Some absolute top tier songs, alternating with songs of which I am surprised no one during the making of the album said they are shit. Not worth a relisten as an album, but some of the songs definitely will be listened to again
Solid pop album
Ok. Couple of hits, nothing special
minus the iconic songs, not really my style
I'm well familiar with this album, it was in the clubs and all over the pop radio stations in the 80s. This one had to sell a bajillion albums back then, it had quite a few songs that charted. I think "She Bop" is the one I liked the best.
It's a fun classic however sometimes the vocals get a little whinny. With the power in her vocals this is a shame.
Solid catchy 80s rock
Was ok
time after time is a classic.
3 stars
Habita temazos, pero si soy objetiva no me ha encantado.
eh I like Girl Just Want to Have Fun, and Time after Time is just there, the rest were meh, but even those are not stellar to me
Ok, but hard to listen to all at once. Her voice can grind a little. Still good for it’s place in the 80s though.
Some interesting tracks but it didnt blow me away.
Ah it’s just OK isn’t it. I really struggle with 80s pop, just the drum machines and synths just make everything sound so tinny and just lacking some depth. However, there’s no denying she had some decent songs in her and a good voice. Obvs will never listen again mind.
I guess this was okay? Wasn't THAT unusual though.
Alguns hits clássicos que te levam de maneira muito forte aos anos 80. Os filmes da sessão da tarde, as brincadeiras de escola, primeiras, paixões, etc. Porém, como muitos disseram nos reviews, é muito Cindy Lauper para um álbum todo. Cansa...é muito agudo. Mas não deixa de ser um clássico.
Hard to decide how good this album was without all the nostalgia associated with it for me. I have had this record in my collection since I was 4 years old. It’s a great listen and a great album but how much rotation do I give it? Not that much
I really only cared for “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”
It was fun at times.
Ilahduttavan kasari. 3.5⭐
She's so lacking tune
First half is eh. 2nd half is great. Ez 3.5
3.5 really. Pretty good stuff. Aged well
entrega o que promete, bem divertido pra passar o tempo
it contains a couple of famous hits but the rest of the tracks almost pass by unnoticed when playing the whole album
"Time after time" one of my favourite songs. "Girls ..." I listened already too way too much. Rest of the album is bad/ok/good.
Cannot say no to a good old 80's synth and a catchy rythm... at least for a while. Cyndi works in small doses for me a full album is too much despite the two bangers.
Annoying voice at times, but some good hits
I actually enjoyed this album more than I thought I would.
Bizar dat twee van de populairste vrouwelijke artiesten uit de 80s voor geen meter konden zingen. Cyndi en Madonna bedoel ik dan. Ze moeten het meer hebben van de vorm, met synths, drumcomputers. En af en toe ook goed geschreven liedjes, dat toch wel. Powerpop voor powervrouwen. Toch vind ik de ingetogen nummers van haar het beste. Time after time, maar ook het latere True Colors. Dat zijn de echte evergreens gebleken. Met name op kant twee staan toch voornamelijk hele matige opvullertjes. Het is ook duidelijk dat Cyndi fan is van musicals en oude films. Door de hitjes wil ik het nog wel een 3 geven, maar het is op het randje.
Loses a star because I rolled my car to time after time years ago
She really is.
Money Changes Everything följt av Girls Just Want To Have Fun. Ironiskt och kul. Cyndi Lauper är hundra gånger coolare än Madonna. Varför blev hon inte större? Det är så mycket 80 tal att hjärnan får synthfrys men som historisk tidsdokument är ett en bra skiva.
Bitvis riktigt bra å så kommer she bop tex. Tror jag hade diggat mer som ung. Money changes... Hade jag nog inte hört och är en kul överraskning.
Time after Timeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Overraskende consistent plade! Mange bangers
Enjoyed. More now than I did then.
A pop classic.
Ik word toch gewoon best blij van een pop album af en toe.`Is dit een technisch hoogstaand album? Geen idee, I just wanna have fun! Hoor ik nou wat early synthpop/wave daar by When You Were Mine? Lekker man! Outro van When you wre mine is wel erg meh. Nee dit album is een prettig pop-rock album. Ik vermaak me er prima mee en irriteer me eigenlijk nergens aan. Ik denk dat Cyndi zichzelf heeft gevolgd en gewoon is gegaan voor FUN! Ok Yeah yeah is echt een heel raar nummer, vind die weer wat minder, maar I'll Kiss You daarvoor was wel weer echt fun. Vooral belangrijk; een album van 'slechts' 40 mins, HEERLIJK! In totaal gewoon een lekker prima album, niets wereldschokkend! FAVO: Wat denk je zelf? Girls just wanna have fun!, When you were mine, Time after time, Ill kiss you
I used to love this woman in elementary school lol. I was proud of myself for how fast I recognized the prince cover
There are some fantastic, decade defining songs, as well as some real annoying ones. Her voice can really irritate me at times, which takes away from the rest of the music.
Great 80's album. Cyndi reminds me of watching Goonies as a kid. I like a lot of the songs on this album, even the ones that aren't so popular. It reminds me of good times.
Iconic 80's album. I heard much of this on the radio and its songs were a MTv staple. It definitely brings me back, but ultimately a little too "poppy" for me.
Bring back real pop music!!!!!!!! i wish there was more pop music on this list. Captivated my attention and is different than a lot of pop music that i’ve listened to and she’s so punk top 3 - time after time, witness, girls just wanna have fun
From the first note it's pure unbridled 80s pop - massive synths, gated drums pounding out a big slow beat you can still dance to, a bit of dirty guitar, a huge hook. An extremely fun album totally lacking in self seriousness but certainly more than just a bit of disposable bubblegum pop. I thought I was only familiar with Girls Just Want to Have Fun as a one off from 80s pop compilations but there are so many hits I recognize that were just floating around the 90s cultural detritus. It takes some guts to think, "yeah, Prince is pretty good, but I know what If You Were Mine really mine needs is to slow down and make room for a bit of mall-core." Heard a whole, there's a lot more akin to new wave and teh quirky synthy side of post-punk than I expected. Other than the visuals, this (Money Changes Everything especially) really isn't that different to Born in the USA era Bruce Springsteen, just branded as suburban pop instead of heartland rock.
Too whinny for me but girls just wanna have fun
Some tracks had decent Lyrical performances and instrumental backings, however some are tone deaf, utterly distasteful, unbelievably bad.
This album is definitely evocative of an era, not only of music but of fashion and culture. For that alone it probably deserves a place on this list. Personally, though, I never much cared for her voice - a bit too shrill for my taste. Annoying, in fact, most of the time. But then there are gems like Time After Time that show that she does have a sweeter tone and can do softer, emotional songs as well as party anthems like Girls Just Want to Have Fun. All in all, not my thing, especially since I never cared for 80s pop when it was the 80s, but still an important album in the greater history of music. For me, a 1.5, for the latter, a 4. I guess that balances out to a 3.
2,5
3.5
Very good
Good fun songs, and well-deserved hits. Does start to feel “same-y” after a while.
The timing of this is funny, as I just saw a video last night of people bashing Cyndi and saying that she was a one-hit wonder. This album proves that incorrect, and cements her as one of the greatest pop singers of all time.
I'm having trouble rating this album because it's got some undeniable, timeless hits like 'Girls just wanna have fun' or 'Time after time', as well as some okay-ish songs like 'All through the night' and 'When you were mine', but then there are also several tracks that sound very outdated and are just plain annoying to my ears. There's also the fact that I'm not the biggest fan of Cyndi Lauper's voice, especially when she tries to do the odd vocal effects like all the whining or grunting that were popular back then (Madonna was also doing that for a time). I'm not saying she isn't a talented singer; it's just that the way she's using her voice isn't exactly doing it for me. This album isn't a bad example of 80s pop, though. 3 stars
Maybe I had to be there, in the 80s, wearing shock-patterned stockings. But I'd listen to better pop.
i enjoyed this, but nothing about it makes me really love Cyndi Lauper after this. Girls just want to have fun is so iconic, but i find that it is too repetitive... it gets old by the second chorus in my opinion. it is a fun song, but i tend to skip it. time after time is also another banger, and has really stood the test of time. i enjoyed Money Changes Everything too, but i found myself enjoying Lauper's vocals... but not enjoying the artistic style of the music. ive discovered through the course of these albums that i really don't enjoy new wave. there are elements of that within this, and i think that is what drags down my rating. ultimately its probably a 2.5, but ill give the credit where credit is due.
Huippu kasari poppia. Tosi menevää ja hyväntuulista. Parhaat: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Time After Time, Yeah Yeah
Cheesy 80s pop, we all know the score.
Not as silly or grating as one remembers from back in the actual day, but only slightly more substantive-seeming, despite the presence of considerably more hits than one recalled. It’s inexplicable that this was such a hit in the first place, considering the shrill vocal quality and style, which is distnctive, sure, and which some may dig, but one decidedly does not. CL’s presence in pharma ads recently doesn't much help with the explicability. “Time After Time” is a lovely tune (if it's good enough for Miles) and one was surprised to learn from Pitchfork's recent (June 2024) Sunday review that she wrote it. "All Through the Night" is also good, another song capable of withstanding her vocals. The light-ska of “Witness” is a grace note, a surprisingly pleasant trifle. One gives her some credit for succeeding on her own terms and for overcoming poverty, abuse, etc. and for the obvious, all-in passion. However, on any sort of objective or aesthetic basis this isn’t lasting quality (just hear some of the sinfully cheesy synths) or even particularly enjoyable. Rather it’s best viewed as a snapshot of minor importance, a relic of a distinct musical time – a fun and changeful time indeed. And funny to think she and Madonna were once rivals.
Thought it held up reasonably well.
Okay så tre ting: 1: Det her giver mig lyst til at leve i 80'erne 2: Det her rating system burde være fra 1-10 3: Jeg håber ikke trommeslageren kun var timelønnet for sin tid brugt i studiet.