Reviews (page 12 of 14)
nao é minha vibe mas time after time é pokas voz bem iconica, gosto quando ela experimentar outras coisas alem da voz estridente dela.
Girls just want to have fun makes me want to blow my brains out... But I mean it's not that bad
Normal
What can be viewed as irritating due in part to Lauper’s vocals at the beginning, by the end of the album you see it as an album to have a bit of fun to.
Apart from the four hit singles and "I'll Kiss You", the rest of the album is meh.
Cyndi Lauper’s sealed in the original plastic of 1983. Whereas the rest of us continued marching incessantly through the years, Cyndi Lauper managed to defeat time, ageing, entropy and fate, and remained forever herself in 1983. But this witchery came with a curse. Her feat left her permanently stranded in the year 1983. As we watched her through the decades, she would constantly scream that she was stuck in 1983 and that she had been driven mad by the constant last episodes of M*A*S*H and Eddie Murphy routines about homosexuals spreading AIDS. And we could do nothing. We all concluded that this was all of her own making, and her wailings about Return of the Jedi and the Strategic Defence Initiative would prove a fable grandparents would tell the youngsters to warn them that their wishes may go cunt-up in the implementation. So Cyndi Lauper hasn’t aged (did anyone ever tell her that it’s spelt Cindy? I’ll tidy that up for her from now on), and thus hasn’t aged well. A mate of mine, trying to refute me with a counterexample, sent me her 1992 song The World is Stone, and all it sounds of is 1983. It’s still the same obtrusive synths and that seemingly artificial sincerity that larded 80s inspirational films and their soundtracks (remember Carly Simon’s Let the River Run, from Working Girl? That sort of artificial sincerity). Listening to Cindy Lauper these days is a combination of archaeological dig and accidental memento mori. I don’t think it’s possible to hear She’s So Unusual without its 1983ness constantly smacking you about the chops, forcing you to contemplate the ceaseless passage of time and the eventual, ineluctable end of everything and all (except Cindy Lauper of course, she’s trapped in 1983 for at least three eternities). But anyway, just because Cindy Lauper is stuck in 1983 doesn’t mean that She’s So Unusual is bad, it just means it’s dated. And for what it is, one can say that the first half of She’s So Unusual generally works if you go for that sort of thing. But Cindy Lauper automatically alienates a good portion of the audience by the plain irritative nature of her voice. I could never stand Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, principally because of the Lauper squeaksome bellow. But Side A benefits from a good choice of songs (although I still don’t like the song, I’ve grown peaceful regarding Girls Just Want to Have Fun (She made another typo there: the days before spellchecker, eh?)). (Actually, while I’m here, I’d like to talk about fellow inept-speller Prince’s When You Were Mine, which Cindy covers. Now, for all the talk of Prince’s raunch, he writes about sex as if he’s never even actually got his tops, let alone his fingers. Case in point, consider the lyric, “I never was the kind to make a fuss/ When he was there sleeping between the two of us”. So he didn’t care when she was literally shagging a bloke next to him, when he’s trying to get some sleep because he’s busy discovering Sheila E in the morning? That doesn’t strike me as an authentic description of a relationship breaking down, and what Prince is doing is just bullshitting his mates in the playground that he’s been fucking this girl two towns over, you don’t know her, but he’s had this threesome with her and her fit lesbian sister, and he did her sister up the arse. Yeah Prince, chinny reckon.) The second side starts strongly, with She Bop further evidence that it’s impossible to write a bad song about masturbation. But there is the fundamental issue with Cindy Lauper: it’s not that She’s So Unusual, it’s that She’s So Annoying. I mentioned earlier how obnoxious her voice was, but this obnoxiousness was defining of Cindy Lauper. The nadir of this abrasiveness comes with the gag insert song He’s so Unusual, where Cindy does an impression of Betty Boop. Just typing that caused all hope to drain out of me. Further, Cindy speaking in silly voices as the coda to Kiss Kiss, the last song on the album, sours the whole experience, and it reminds you why Cindy became marooned in 1983. I haven’t mentioned Madonna yet. Part of the reason why Cindy cannot escape 1983 is that she became obsolete at her peak. Cindy’s schtick shared quite a few facets with that of Madonna’s, only the thrift-store urban rat aesthetic suited Madonna better, and Madonna had better songs. Who needed poor Cindy when you could get a sexier, sharper, less aggravating version for the same price? I’m not suggesting either ripped off the other, but most made the rational choice and ran off with Madge after their dalliance with Cindy left them wearied by all the affected kookiness. 3 stars, mainly because I’m a compassionate sod.
It's hard to believe how many hits this record spawned given her grating voice and the ultra-cheesy '80s synths. Good for her personal triumphs and all that, but this is more a souvenir of a time, here and there pleasant to hear (the melodies on "Time After Time" and "All Through the Night" and the ska-y guitars on "Witness") but not anything like timeless musical.
I hate that fucking song so much. Rest of the album is decent though 3
Cindy has an incredible vocal range. This type of music is too poppy for my taste, my taste doesn't negate the talent and skills the artists bring to the table.
Cyndi Looper. Time After Time.
yelp cry rock
This is a strong debut album. I just knew the hits up to now but there isn’t a bad track on it. Like a lot of pop it was possibly under-estimated but now we can see how wonderful it was to have that great era from the 50s to the 90s.
76/100: I felt like I'd teleported to an 80's prom listening to this album. And what an album at that. By nature of having "Time After Time" and "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," this album is a banger. I love the energy of the rest of this album, and had a blast listening to it. I'll potentially revisit this in the future, but, if not, I'll definitely be listening to "Time After Time" and "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" again as usual.
Not bad....better than I expected
Some nostalgic classics on this album. Very 80s but thats not a bad thing, its different to what i would usually listen to but nonetheless enjoyable. One of my favourite songs is an acoustic cover of All Through The Night (which i didn't know was a cover until today...). Girls Just Want To Have Fun took me right back to being a kid and i loved it! He's so Unusual was a break from the classic 80s synths in the album, I like how it continued into the background of Yeah Yeah, interesting addition.
yes, is fun bubblepop '80s music, and Live to Tell as strong as ever and He's so unusual is funny. But most songs are forgotten 2 seconds after you have heard them.
A good pop album with three crackers: Girls Just Want to Have Fun, All Through the Night and (best song) Time after Time
had some bangers, had some stankers. 3.
This had so much influence on the 80's that I must agree that you have to hear that album at least once in your life. As with most single-driven pop artists, there's a fair share of filler here, mainly in the latter half, but that's part of the game.
I always respect and love the strong personality and creativity Cindy Lauper put in her music. Her voice is an instrument. Sadly, I'm just never in the mood for that and I don't listen to her music.
Money Changes everything- I like the verses, could do with being a bit shorter Girls just want to have fun- This is iconic and catchy, feels like it probably got a major boost by being sung by a woman and not some creepy man👍 When you were mine- Prince cover, I think vocals are strong and expressive👍 Time after time- I find this song kinda cheesy, nice instrumentation She bop- Love that for her👍 All through the night- This was dull Witness- could grow to be a bop to me👍 I’ll kiss you- Quite a novel song, if not a little weird Yeah yeah- weird vocal things kinda ruin song for me I enjoyed this album, but didn’t wow me. There’s some missed potential with a few of the songs. 3/5
Good stuff, despite the hugely overplayed “Girls…”. Not sure I’ll be back though, so 3.5 stars.
I have this album but I really only know the singles, most of which were really good. Most of Side 2 I find to be a little average. Never know Annie Leibovitz shot the cover.
Catchy, high energy 80s pop rock. What's not to like? Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Date listened: 20/10/22
I surprised how many hits there were on this album. She has a good voice. Glad I listen to the album. The album itself is not great, but for cultural significance I will give it a 3
I ought to hate this album because (a) it's pop and (b) it's '80s. I'm still not a fan of the big hits, but Witness and I'll Kiss You are bloody good songs.
I dont know if this is what you could call disco but I get disco vibes! i think the first half is super good, second half is meh. fav tracks: money changes everything, time after time, when you were mine, she bop least favs: yeah yeah, ill kiss you
It was pretty good
I enjoyed the nostalgia of this album and the hits are banging, but the non hits were not all that interesting to me. Luckily the hits took up half the album.
Cyndi can definitely write a tune. The singing gets pretty tough and awkward at points, but still quite a few jams on here. 6/10
Overraskende mange låter jeg hadde hørt fra før, så det er jo en tidskoloritt her som imponerer. Men låtene spriker, og jeg synes mye er slitsomt. Hører «hits», men de treffer ikke meg.
Decent without being too spectacular
I'm a boy. And I don't feel like having fun right now.
Good
I don't love this album that's for sure, but it is not a bad album. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" in my opinion is one of the most overrated and overplayed songs ever. The message is good, but damn Cyndi I got it the first thousand times it was said in the song. "Time After Time" still holds up and I think it is a great timeless song. I never realized how great the bass on that song was. The bass on the album as a whole was the real highlight to me. I think this is the perfect definition of a 3 for me. I didn't love it, but it was a nice listen that I didn't dislike. It has a couple of timeless classics (even if I was a little hard on one of them) that everybody should hear at least once. Though in reality a 3 ends up being a much more broadly assigned rank.
Not the biggest fan. The hits are the stand outs. Didn’t love the heavy synth. I’m surprised Hayley Williams doesn’t have her as an influence on Wikipedia.
klausijos rakstot eseju stipendijai - galigi nav rakstisanas muzika :D
was okay
nice
My heart sank when I learned that today's listen is another '80s pop. Another synth infused, generic, disco-pop, I thought. But it surprised me, at the beginning at least. Cyndi Lauper has an energy and personality like I've never heard before. Those carefully produced synths, that clean voice, the overall let's-drop-everything-for-a-while-and-just-dance atmosphere are all the things that I'm looking for an '80s pop song. Don't get me wrong, it's still as terrible and outdated as its peers. Generic synth-infused '80s pop. Not to mention how those explorations in the rock territory fell flat. But it's still pretty decent, especially the first half. Of course that might be because I have low expectations. Still, I'm confident that between Madonna, Kate Bush, and Cyndi Lauper, only Lauper is likely to grow on me. She's definitely unusual to some degree, I guess.
Not a bad pop album. This one has some huge hits and some other songs that were still pretty decent. I feel like aside from this album though there isn’t many good songs from her. For a female pop album in the 80s this is as good as it gets. 5.7/10
Some popular songs from the 80s
Ok, 2 or 3 songs became real Pop classics, but the album is a little dated nowadays. I was not expecting something revolutionary, but why is this album in the 1001 list rather than any other 80's Pop album? No reasons.
It’s so intensely 80s and the singles are so well known it’s hard to hear them as anything but your own preconceptions.
Heard the hits a million times of course - but never the whole album. So that was interesting. Quite liked the heavy 80's vibe.
Time after time is a great song, girls just wanna have fun is one of my most hated songs. When you were mine is an interesting and enjoyable cover (of a great Prince track), but he's so unusual is boring and weird. Money changes everything is catchy and good, witness is simplistic and sticks in your head. So it's pretty patchy, with (just!) enough good stuff to take it to 3 🌟!
all through the night synth solo really comes out of left field, horn solo in yeah yeah was my favorite part of the whole album. her vocal style can be just the slightest bit harsh when listening to the whole album. good songs. couple of pieces of semi interesting guitar work that caught my ear but just not my cup of tea.
Best Song: Time After Time. It's an impressive feat to have a song this slow also feel entirely danceable. I like the way the song ramps up into the chorus each time. Worst Song: He's so Unusual. I don't even know if this counts as a song, but I'm baffled that it was included in this album. Why the baby talk? Why did it only come out of my right headphone? Was it a skit or a song? Why does it seem like the album is (almost) named after this song? Nevertheless, it sounds gross and should've been cut. Overall: Each song here, even the slow ones, seems designed to get people up, dancing and singing along. Sure, the general synth-y quality that pervades all these 80s albums is a bit much for me, but I can see the appeal of this more than a lot of other 80s albums.
I only really knew Lauper as a tv personality, and didn't realize she wrote 'girls just wanna have fun' and 'Time After Time'. Pretty solid 80's pop, gives me more respect for the unusual woman I saw on reality TV growing up.
Money changes everything is the best song on this album
Decent New Wave/Pop album. Not super up my alley, but I can respect the sound on this one. I think the first half of the album is much stronger than the second half, so it kind of dragged on, but there are some classic tunes on this album for sure. It is a good showcase of what the 80s sounded like by the time 1983 rolled around. I discovered via Wikipedia that When You Were Mine is a Prince cover, and it was done well. Lauper's vocal talents shine on a track like this. Time After Time is an iconic slow jam, for good reason; it's got that 80s twinkly sound and has a ton of emotional weight. Solid release. The singles from this album will live on forever. Fave tracks: When You Were Mine, Time After Time, Witness
This kicks ass
I've heard several tracks off of She's So Unusual, and Cyndi Lauper is a familiar cultural touchstone. There are several tracks on this album that I was happy to hear again. Just last week, my youngest daughter was dancing to "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". "Time After Time" is a personal favorite of mine, including covers that other artists have done. I forgot about "All Through the Night" which is yet another track that makes me appreciate Lauper as a musician. She's So Unusual is a strong entry for a debut album, but there are a few tracks I'm tempted to skip. I probably won't come back for a full listen any time soon.
I think it's an on-par 80s pop album. The hits do hit, but other than that it leaves something to be desired. I do really like the hits, so I think that bumps it up to a three, but overall it's not something I'm probably going to be listening to a lot. Highlights: 2, and 4.
3/5. Average 80s pop. The only standouts are: Girls want to have fun Time after time 🔥
Pretty fun, but nothing special. Girls Just Want To Have Fun and She Bop are pretty good, but I'm tired of Time After Time by now after hearing it on the radio so much.
Bom.
It's kind of hard to evaluate this album because it has two of the most well-known songs of all time on it and everything else might seem like filler almost by default but she seems like she had a riot of a time recording it and it shines through.
This is really fun - loses its way in places (the lowlight was the 45 second 'He's So Unusual' which sounds like a super saccharine 50s musical song), but generally bustling with energy, good bit of attitude, and a couple of all time classics. Time After Time beats Girls Just Wanna Have Fun for me, but the Spotify listener numbers have it the other way round. Just falls short of a four, but not by a lot.
Well this one was a surprise - great, great 80's pop - of course the difficulty is keeping up the quality throughout the whole album, which it can't. It's fist four songs are top notch, the others not so much. Best Tracks: Girls Just Want To Have Fun; When You Were Mine; Time After Time
De va hårt!
Not that unusual, really
Not a bad pop album. A couple of great songs. Wasn't impressed with the Prince cover.
Great wee pop album. Almost a 4 because of Girls Just Want to Have Fun & Time After Time... almost a 2 because of some of the terrible synth (especially the god awful solo on All Through The Night)
Alright but gets a 3 for having Time after Time and girls just wanna have fun
Not bad at all. Cover art 3/5
Not sure if I'm a fan of her voice or not. Good singles, but most of it was forgettable. Favourites: "Money Changes Everything", "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time"
I was surprised by how much I would enjoy some of these songs, the first half is flawless 80s. The second half does have some quality songs too (All Through The Night and She Bop), but also some cringy music. Aside from Girls Just Want To Have Fun, I liked Time After Time the most.
A few undeniable bangers, surprising dub elements in there, and not too long. Still a little grating and dated tho
1983. Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Time After Time, She Bop
fun!
Es un gran disco de pop ochentero con al menos tres canciones memorables y una gran, gran canción.
One of the more unique voices I’ve listened to so far, pretty enjoyable pop but nothing so great as to warrant multiple listens. Best songs: Time After Time, *Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Great singer of the '80s.
Groovy
-Woah, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is like Weird Al Yankovic's "Girls Just Want toHave Lunch" but it's the original -"She Bop" is pretty catchy -I like the kinda spooky bits of "Yeah Yeah"
Fun.
The album as a whole was alright. There are two well known songs on the album. Time After Time is tbe best song. The reat definitely have that 80s sound.
3/18/22 I’m torn with this album because there are two songs I know (Time After Time and GJWHF) but I really don’t listen to either of them or include them in my playlists. The rest of the album was hit 80s garbage, just not for me. So overall as an album some songs I like enough and the rest I could tolerate. Won’t listen to again though. Best song: Time After Time
The best of the corny side o' the '80's
Girls Just Want To Have Fun Time Afer Time '80s classics
First song good
I get why it’s on here
A She-bob album by an artist that showed she was 'out there' and that's indeed how the music sounds. There's really nothing wrong with her voice and the songs jump up and down. It's a very happy 80's pop album. I've seen her in concert in the 2010's and later on in life she has gone in a somewhat different direction, with a bit better songs but also a lot less success. Time After Time might be the only song that really holds up after all this time (after time). And the score might've been a bit higher if the album finished after the first 6 songs. Reasonable debut by a talented artist, but not one of the best albums in the world, not even one of the best by Cyndi Lauper.
Вечная Time After Time
not really my vibe, but I can tell it is a classic I had to stop listening, i didn't really like it
A listenable album that has a bit of an identity crisis. It starts out sounding like the Cars, there's some Police in there, and finishes up sounding like latter-day Oingo Boingo. Still, Lauper has a distinctive voice and the first half especially is full of hooks. Fun without being essential.
Good
Pretty good 80s rock.
It's so 80's. Yes it has a lot of hits. But, this album suffers from everything I hate about 80's popular music. The musical excellence of guitar driven 70's rock and punk gave birth to layer upon layer of synthesizers and drum machines. The lyrics are actually well written, but unfortunately Ms. Lauper's nasally voice is unpleasant to the ears. It wasn't terrible, but it's not an album I would go to on a rainy day.
Not the biggest fan of this. I don't really like new wave, so I was not expecting to like this. Time After Time is one of the only songs that I enjoyed on here. The last song was abysmal.
álbum absurdamente bombástico, kitsch-y as fuck, album irmão do primeiro da madonna, todo o hedonismo e escapismo tão marcantes na musica pop sendo a força motriz desse som. me surpreendi bastante com o cover do prince
Some good, some ok, not life changing
Blah, knew nothing about this artist till I listened to this album, still dont, nor am I inclined to. Was surprised by the amount of songs I recognised even though, till now, I never knew who sung them
some real bops and classics
De hits zijn me zeker bekent, en zijn alletwee topschijven. De rest van het album is wat minder
6/10
2021.12.21
I can hear some punk roots in a couple of these songs but overall I don’t love it. The lyrics and melodies are a bit simple for my taste
So many great songs on this album. Also, such a strange ending to it...
Pop ochentero muy típico de la época, con una bonita y sensual voz femenina. Varias canciones han llegado hasta nuestro tiempo.
Soundtracks love this chick
This was a bit rough, the hits are still solid, the rest of the album is a bit grating.
Great album
Old-school poppy music. Some bangers for sure but not exactly I would choose to listen to again. It's made for someone out there. Just not me.
Time after time slaps
She Bop slaps. The album is pretty nice overall, good 80s vibes, didn't fall in love with it though so I'll prolly never listen to it ever again.
Liked better than I thought I would. Knew a handful of songs
Huh
I like the 80s sound, but I really don't like her voice. It's quavery and oddly childlike.
Poppy with a bit of punk attitude and a lot of girl power. The hits overshadow the other tracks, but it’s all pretty danceable.
141121 12:25 3.5
it's fine. there are some great tracks on here but the album overstays its welcome. stick to the singles.
Decent. Great voice. Singles are the best songs here. 6/10
some belters and love her voice. 3
BOY those are some mannered vocals, and really era-specific drum and keyboard sounds. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time are great songs. Miles Davis covered Time After Time!! But that snare drum is wearing to listen to, as are those shiny keyboard sounds. She Bop is great too- subversive Pop! really dated by the drums and keyboards, though.
Nice to hear some non-single Lauper tunes
un álbum divertido y bueno para pasar el rato, canciones como "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" o "She Bop" exploran mucho la libertad de la mujer ya sea desde el ámbito social/familiar o sexual, ademas la interpretación vocal de Cyndi Lauper es uno de los puntos mas positivos de esta obra; sin embargo pese a que el álbum tenga muchos hits a veces se estanca en temas olvidables o que pecan de repetitivo. El álbum me resulto un viaje muy divertido y que apesar de que personalmente no me terminan de encantar algunos temas por lo repetitivos de estos no puedo negar que es un buen álbum. calificacion 3,5/5
Really liked this. Nice collection of pop songs, but with a few interesting asides. 80s guitars, 80s synths, 80s drums... all sounds that I like. Cyndi Lauper has a cool voice and delivery. And the hits are absolute pop bangers. (3.3)
Pour analyser cet album, je suis allé à la rencontre du denommé Mickey afin de profiter de son oeil aiguisé de critique musical: "ça c'est pas mon Quentin ça, ça c'est de la musique de lopette ça" Dithyrambique, un constat sans appel que je partage entièrement.
The Hits are fun
Tecno pop. Algunos hits.
Surprisingly really solid pop album. Side A especially.
Aptly titled . A fun listen with catchy hooks, humor and danceability. 3.5
YES! Finally we can all let our hair down and have a boogie to some 80s power pop. What a day!
Some great moments in the first half, but it’s just a bit much for me. This album carries some of the worse impulses in 80s music and is quite dated. However, it’s an exemplary example of where pop music was at that time
Had a couple good vibes
Somewhat girly, but what do you expect?
Ta bien, no sabia que girls just wanna have fun era de ella
Lovely album, like the old-timey sound
The vocals are really really good but the instrumentals were very same-y throughout the first half of the album. I'll kiss you is a banger for the ages tho
7/10
Okay everything was good until the weird "I wan sushi" vocals in my right ear in Yeah Yeah while the rest of the song pretends to be completely normal. Wild experience. Fun album. 3+/5
Typical 80s music. Not bad, if you are into this kind of thing.
nice album, some classic songs that I enjoyed
Great album made popular by it's 3 singles. Fun listen.
lots of recognizable songs, enjoyable listen.
Pretty good album. A couple tracks have heavy Springsteen vibes. The hits are fine ("Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and "Time After Time"), but the album picks up a bit with the deeper tracks .
I've never really listened to Cyndi Lauper so let's give it a go. "Money Changes Everything" is good. It's a bit too '80s pop for me but I see the merit. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" I though it might be this album based on the first song. Guilty pleasure song for me. "When You Were Mine" was ok, got interrupted a few times so I probably didn't get the full effect. "Time After Time" hold on, this is the same album/artist as "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"? Ok, Cyndi. I see you. "She Bop" I don't think I've heard it before but I like it. IDK what instrument it is (maybe xylophone?) but I like the inclusion of it. This is closer to what I like about '80s music. "All Through the Night" ew this sounds like a love ballad. Her voice also sounds a bit flat in this one. Random thought: I wonder what Navar thinks about Cyndi? "Witness" eh, it's ok. Pending the rest of the album, this might be the weakest one. I think it's trying to do both too much and not enough at the same time. "I'll Kiss You" better than "Witness" but not by much. "He's so Unusual" that was a little weird. Sounds like she was aiming for the '20s. I think it was really just an intro for the next one. "Yeah Yeah" sounds like too many different genres in one. The organ or whatever she used in it is taking me out of the song a bit. Otherwise it's ok. Overall it was good. Not my typical music but not unlistenable. It is a bit too '80s in the way I don't like.
P. good.
Brilliant pop album, all the more impressive for a debut.
decent 80's sound. Not a huge fan, but understand influence.
allright
Some nice songs, it sounds good, not super enjoyable though.
Fresco, pop de verano. Buenas melodías aunque con el inevitable sonido ochentas. Gran voz. Entretenido.
Was a fun listen but won't go back in a hurry...
I love "Girls just wanna have fun" but the rest is very classic pop.
Hey this was pretty good! Fun pop album
This was good. Enjoyed it more than I thought.
Not my usual, but nice. 3RS
wow, hits galore! heard so many of these songs without knowing who cyndi lauper is
Not much to say. I zoned out a lot
Reminded me of goonies
Odotin jotain ihan lällykamaa, singer-songwriter -juttuja. Ennakko-odotukset pettivät jälleen ja tämä olikin vähän menevämpää kasari pop-rockia. Pari biisiä taitaa olla jotain Radio Novan soittolistakamaa ja ei muutkaan styget huonoja olleet, varsinkin levyn ensimmäiset neljä raitaa olivat kaikki aika hyviä. Kahden kuuntelukerran jälkeen jäi kuitenkin fiilis, että en minä tätä kyllä tule huvikseni uudestaan kuuntelemaan, siispä pyöristetään 3,5 tällä kertaa alaspäin kolmoseen.
Woooo had such a good time listening to this. I was briefly interrupted by James Cressey, flailing his arms and raving about dead foxes, but I didn't let this get in the way of Lauper's energy, wit, and general good vibes. I already liked 'girls...' but now I see that there's even more to her as an artist.
Better than expected. A few classics but tails off a little.
3.8 - smash hits on this - “Girls Just Wanna...” and “Time After Time.” Some other minor hits, notably “All Through the Night” that also has a killer synth solo. The sound on this really holds up 40 years later.
Two iconic songs, the rest nah
Wasn't sure to rate this a 5 for how groundbreaking it was or a 2 for how many movies the music was in.
80s water
A generous 3 based on one or two good songs
Además de las super conocidas "Girl just want to have fun" y "Time after time" tiene otras canciones entretenidas. Curioso vea conexiones vocales y sonoras con las actuales Tegan & Sara. Divertido.
Bon album pour le menage, 2 tounes vraiment classique que marie a aime 3.5*
Very 1980's
Pretty good fun and a couple of anthems, but not completely my thing
Somebody really likes their old music, I'm gonna dock a star for anything older than me, I've had 27 years to find these. Yeah, no thanks for now.
This is shockingly still really good
Big hits. I really enjoyed it
Fab
Not spectacular, but definitely got some bops
girls just want to have a couple good songs
Classic 80s pop
Good
80s tunes - mostly not for me
Some really great songs and then a bunch of mediocre forgettable and kind of annoying tracks. You can tell which are which by just looking at the play count. No hidden gems here. But the popular tracks deserve the hype tbh
Not a big fan. Still classic
solid, not a huge fan but not terrible by any means
This record is great. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time, both classics, but all the songs on this record are good in their own right. She Bop is one of my new faves
Kinda fun, party girl album. Definitely not for me, but it was decent enough.
Some great songs, some ok songs
Fresh, offbeat, a great time capsule of the carefree 80s
Pretty decent pop album
3.5 stars from me. A few standout tracks and pure pop singalong.
Can 3 stellar songs save an otherwise mediocre album? A case study 6.5/10 FT: Time after Time
Decent 80s pop. Nothing that blew me away, but fun, summery type of album
This is a pretty catchy little poppy number, has girls just wanna have fun and time after time on it, then the rest is pretty forgettable but it's not awful, just kinda dated and goofy. super cool production but, obviously a real session collaboration jobbie.
Folk probably think this is cheesy... well it is, but my nostalgia for this sound trumps that. It’s fun!
pop-slop kinda idk
Bien rétro vintage, très variété pas trop mon style à part quelques titres cools : 1. Time after time (if you’re lost you can look and you will find meee… time after time) 2. Girls just wanna have Fun
Only heard the singles before. My controversial opinion is that I never really cared for Cyndi even if her aesthetic was peak 80s. Sometimes Girls Just Wanna Have Fun annoys me even. Some of the songs here that weren't singles actually were pretty interesting. But the album still wasn't great for me. Also the last song was so anticlimactic I anticipated another song after it when it ended 2/5
Outside of the hits, thus just didn’t do it for me
I expected to hate this, and mostly just disliked it. There are the two classic tracks, and She-Bop and Drive All Night aren't bad cuts. I'll Kiss You is also kind of funky. Going 2 on this, mostly because I'm just not into this kind of 80s pop. I could see why people into that like this though.
I hate her voice but at least I know what's going on
I feel like this was only added for the two songs
Un pae de hits y nada más. Eso me generó el álbum. El timbre de voz de Cyndi Lauper tampoco ayuda. 3/10
Well, a short trip into the past. Was happy to get it acknowledged again, but actually, it was a reminder, that memory is sometimes the better version than reality. But I was actually glad, to hear her version of "When u were mine" again.
хуета. начиналось как довольно мило-экстравагантное действо, но после двух первых песен уже заебался. в современности не слушабельно.
Some catchy tunes, but grating vocals make it hard to love.
Me ha recordado al capítulo de Cómo conocí a vuestra madre en el que descubren que Robin era una estrella del Pop en Canadá. No me gusta el pop de los 80 y por favor ponedme discos de los 90 en adelante también.......
pooper scooper
Unfortunately I'm too young to enjoy this.
She’s repeats lyrics a lot. Not a great singer only really that one popular song.
Never really liked Lauper
Number: 157 Date: 05/06/2026 Artist: Cyndi Lauper Album: She's So Unusual Year: 1983 Style: New Wave Synth Pop Familiarity: Moderate (3) Rating: 2 Before: ======= Ugh, Cyndi Lauper. Do I listen to this Unusual woman's album or Jessica Lea Mayfield's brand new album which I just saw on Spotify this morning? Sure, Cyndi Lauper looks unusual but her whole persona seems made up. Whereas with Jessica Lea Mayfield, her unusualness seems genuine. Her Make My Head Sing... album definately qualifies as unusual. It's high on my list of candidates for the users list, once I get around to evaluating all of the possibilities. And let me tell you, there are a lot. During: ======= So, it opens with a cover, and a bad cover as well. Next up is... lah-dee-dah-dee-dah. I had to skip through the last 4 songs, which I gave all 1's. 1 Money Changes Everything 4 Girls Just Want To Have Fun 2 When You Were Mine 4 Time After Time 2 She Bop 3 All Through The Night 1 Witness 1 I'll Kiss You 1 He's So Unusual 1 Yeah Yeah ----------------------------------------------------- 2.09 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) After : ======= It's culturally significance is undeniable but does one really need to listen to the whole album before they die? Sure, maybe it belongs on some kind of best of 1001 list but not this one. Oh, BTW, I have not listened to Jessica Lea Mayfield's new album yet. I think I'll wait until the weekend when I can listen without distractions. 2 my personal rating 2 suitability for this list 4 impact ----------------------------------------------- 2.7 composite rating
anything but unusual. Traditional pop, chart-oriented hit machine. A couple are good, but what isnt is horrible
dos trikis, no sé porque girls just wanna have fun nomás nunca me ha gustado, ni la voz de Cyndi lol
Not my kind of music, but in general she's a good singer
Too cliche and dated. Not an 80’s pop fan, and this is just excessively 80’s. It feels more like a product of its time than a real album experience. “Time After Time” isn’t bad though
I wanted to love it. There are some classic songs, but it doesn’t hold together as an album.
Fun listen with some familiar tunes. Enjoyed but won't put it back on anytime soon. 2.5
Perfectly alright
good pop songs that are way too long
I was four months old when this album came out. As I struggled to get to grips with being a human (something I still struggle with), I imagine my 11 year old sister would have been blasting “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” from the radio through our battery-powered boombox, or from Top of the Pops on our tinny cathode ray tube TV speakers. I wouldn't really have had any say in the matter. I’m really not a fan of this type of 80s new wave synth-pop production, brimming with processed beats and the likes. So, I’m going into this with some bias. There are some decent pop tunes here for sure. “Money Changes Everything” isn’t the worst, and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” is as overplayed as it is for a reason I guess - it’s a bit of craic. Cyndi’s voice is great too and quite distinctive. “Time After Time” is the standout track, and as far as cheesy 80s pop songs go, I'm surprised to say that it actually holds up pretty well. The rest of the album is a bit too 80s pop for my liking though. I give it a go, but it's not really my thing. I was too young when this first came out to have any nostalgic attachment to it. I'm a 42 year old adult now, and the 1001 gen algorithm, rather than my sister, is the reason why “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” is being blasted at me today. This time around, it's from my Google Home devices and my Audio Technica Bluetooth speakers. I wouldn't really put this type of music on by choice, but again I find that I don't really have any say in the matter.
Not my favorite!
tinny 80s synths and shrieky voice - not my thing
Ganz schön nervig die Stimme. Girls just wanna have fun. Da versteht man das und die Melodie ist sauber erkennbar, sehr poppig.
This album didn’t do much for me. While listening I mostly felt bored and indifferent. It’s very girly and soft in a typical early 80s way, but it never really grabbed my attention. The lyrics don’t catch at all — they feel shallow and forgettable. The music itself is classic mid-tier 80s pop: lots of synths, bright production, and upbeat rhythms, but everything sounds pretty generic and dated. Even the big hits like “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” and “Time After Time” didn’t hit as hard as I expected this time around. It’s not terrible, but it’s also not interesting. The whole record has that very commercial, lightweight 80s sound that a lot of people seem to love nostalgically, but for me it just felt unremarkable and a bit childish. I respect that it was a big deal when it came out and made Cyndi Lauper a star, but today it sounds like typical low-mid 80s pop that hasn’t aged particularly well. One listen was enough for me.
Idk i dont really love her voice? Some songs are bops but a bit popp for my taste
Calling this album "She's So Unusual" is like working with that one woman in the office who thinks she's "alternative" because she loves Harry Potter and thinks Linkin Park is emo.
If I said it was unique I'd be lying, If I said I liked it enough to listen to it again, I'd be lying again.
Lowk bland and generic apart from like that one famous song and it made me sleepy too
Divertido
Didn't enjoy many songs other than time after time. It's very much 80s, not my favorite era. Her voice can be annoying
Why would this even be on here? Having hit singles doesn't mean an album is essential!
Party vibes
I know lots of people think this album is fun but it’s a total fucking bummer to me. I don’t like the contrast between the shiny pop sensibilities that sit on top of this album and the near constant undercurrent of emotionally vulnerability. It gives the record a feeling of being ungrounded or unresolved. Her vocals feel strained, like she’s reaching for some kind of resolution but never quite lands it. The guitars and synths clean but also weirdly distant and mismatched to her vocal style. It’s like neither ever fully lands. Then there’s the lyrics. They all lean hard on longing, confusion and vulnerability. But lyrically, she never quite reaches resolution or connection and that just adds to the low-key bummer feeling I get from this. This album is not dissimilar to Boy George/Culture Club, Annie Lennox/Eurythmics, Belinda Carlisle, A Flock of Seagulls and even to some extent REM and The Police. They’re all sad as fuck to me. I just can't get can’t do these artists without feeling totally bummed out. In the end, the lack of resolution creates a persistent sadness and that’s what makes it uncomfortable for me. I respect Cyndi but there’s a reason she’s only remembered for one song.
pues la verdad que no me ha gustado no sé demasiado sonido, las únicas girls just wanna have fun (que es iconic) y time after time (que me parece buenisima)
Time After Time and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun are absolute classic standout tracks on this decent but otherwise uninspiring album
Lauper's debut album is 10 tracks of watered-down New Wave, of which the only standout cut is "She Bop" with its ominous synth lines and touchy subject matter.
Det her kan jeg på forhånd sige ikke er mig. Girls just wanna have fun har desværre fået et dårligt sted i mit hjerte efterhånden, fordi jeg forbinder det med ansvarsløse folk inklusiv mig selv i guess. Det er som om det er et free card til at gøre noget egoistisk. men det er selvfølgelig en sjov sang, men attituden og lyden af albummet er bare alt for 80'er for mig. og det er ikke på en misogynistisk måde, det er mere sådan på et menneskeligt plan. men imponerende hun fik en masse top singler på sit debutalbum. tror næsten det er 5 styks og så er det også cool hvordan den fremhæver quirkiness og humor osv så det ikke er så ordentligt. Jeg har honestly ikke givet det her en fair chance, så det skal jeg helt sikkert genbesøge. jeg lyttede ikke rigtigt tbh.
The vocals on the first song immediately put me on edge. The abundance of synths dont help either. Girl’s Just Wanna Have Fun is undeniably catchy and as someone who was five when it was released brings with it a heavy dose of fun and CB is a clear highlight of the album. ‘When You Were Mine’ feels a bit throwaway, lost sandwiched between the album’s two heavyweights. ‘Time After Time’ is a great song and shows a different side to GJWHF. After this the album feels even more dated. ‘All Through the Night’ served only to remind me of Farenheit’s ‘Keeping the Dream Alive’ After that it just goes trashy eighties, except ‘he’s so unusual’…sigh
Time After Time is one of the greatest songs of the 80s. It is a far better composed song than Girls Just Wanna Have Fun in my opinion, and that makes it so much more enjoyable to me than anything else on this album. Cyndi's voice is frequently screechy and not always particularly tuneful, but man, her singing on Time After Time is just fabulous. This album is so, so, so, so 80s, which honestly I don't mind at all, but no one could ever be surprised at what decade created this. I also have to praise the genius mind that came up with "I bop you bop a they bop, Be bop be bop a lu bop, I hope he will understand" as a lyric. Comedy gold. I think this should be a 2.5 but is getting a: 2/5 (But 5/5 for Time After Time)
11/20 Album difficile à écouter. Je n'ai pris aucun plaisir et pendant toute l'écoute, j'ai eu du mal à supporter sa voix. Seule "Girls just want to have fun" passé, grandement aimé par sa renommée et le fait que tout le monde connait cette musique. Mais un album rempli de chansons comme ça, c'est trop pour moi.
I love time after time but this is just not my kind of music.
I'm sorry, Cyndi. No matter how great a vocalist you are, and no matter how cleverly you put a feminist spin on cover versions, the 80s was just a bad time for pop and rock and the material does not age well. And I grew up in that decade, too. I feel cheated.
Não gosto da voz dela
Really delicious synths and of course the hits are worth it but the rest of the album is forgettable on first listen. Witness and I’ll kiss you are fun. I think I’d like to revisit.
I like Time After Time, and the album sounds more punk rock than I’d noticed before, but overall this album isn’t really my jam.
An iconic album!! Not really my vibe, but she has a unique voice that I love. Fav song is ‘Time After Time’.
Not my tempo
Krass wie viele Hits da drauf sind. Positiv: Es geht nur 38 Minuten. Negativ: 38 Minuten Cindy Lauper am Stück. Sind Banger dabei, aber die Stimme hätte ich keine 3 Songs länger ausgehalten. Ansonsten n solides Pop-Brett. Subjektive 1-Stern-Abzug wegen 80s-Hate.
An alright pop album. Two incredibly well known songs in Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Time After Time feature here, and while good they have been completely played to death. The overall sound is slightly more interesting than the average 80s pop album on account of Lauper’s New Wave background, but it still doesn’t do much for me.
This was better than I thought it would be. Obviously it’s got a very 80s feel to it, but it wasn’t bad. Time After Time is the highlight, but it’s a decent enough pop album.
Some bangers but felt dated.
Some great ones in here.
Had a couple good tracks for sure, but the rest was average-bad
i appreciate how impressive this album is and the experimentation, but for me it's more misses than hits. i do love time after time though!
80s by far the worst music decade. So overrated. This album is feeled with some classic 80s trash with a few absolute bangers. Time after time and girls just want to have fun are iconic. I really not like time after time. Witness actually pmo’d and most of the other songs are mid or bad.what in the filler is he’s so unusual!
A couple of absolute belters on this album, but the rest is highly variable. Honestly would never think of replaying this.
today i feel womanphobic
Great production, not my cup of tea of a voice
I was expecting a festival of 80s pop, but apart from Girls Just Wanna Have Fun the songs were a bit of a letdown.
Time After Time being an amazing song is balanced out by coming after one of the most annoying songs ever in Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Quite enjoyable. Bang in the middle. 2.5
Clever pop album made for MTV even if Cyndi's vocals are an acquired taste.
I am really not a fan of Cyndi Lauper.
al principio me quería matar y skipear cada canción no se q carajos quisieron inventar lowkey amo la portada y la voz de ella pero la producción d la mayoría de canciones la cagaron
80s pop is decidedly not for me, but as far as those things go, you can do a lot worse than this. Money Changes Everything and Time After Time are fantastic tunes. Girls and She Bop are decent bubblegum pop songs that I probably don't ever need to hear again. When You Were Mine does itself no favors by being an inferior cover that goes on forever. And the rest? Well, they needed to fill out the album somehow. Lauper has a powerful and idiosyncratic voice (and she was 30 when this came out!), and I do miss how those were allowed to be pop singers too. 2 stars but probably more of a 2.5
Loaded with ‘80s staples—and classics—but yet another artist/album where I [mostly] don’t click with the vocals.
Not for me. Time After Time is a classic and really enjoyed All through the Night however.
Absolute shabs
Time after time is a good song but apart from u really struggled to get any enjoyment from the rest of the album....girls wanna have fun is fun i suppose
Very 80's. Very girly. Very Pop. Very manufactured. When you were mine is a Prince song, this is an awful version of it Time After Time is great. Other than that: quite poor. At the time bet she was 'very unusual' But many have mimicked the cute, weird female act at this point. Doesnt hold up.
Never in my years did I think I’d be listening to Cyndi Lauper but here we are. Her hits girls just wanna have fun and time after time are great but after that there wasn’t any that stood out as much very bang average. Might be good if your into that stuff but not for me
Big hits with a lot of filler. Fave track: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Time After Time still a classic if a bit cheesy. Unfortunately that cheesiness is pretty prevalent across the rest of this album. 2/5
Couple really good songs but not a full album for me
69. avg
not bad, didnt hate it
Yeah maybe a little unusual but besides one or two good songs I’m not overly impressed as an album
As one who graduated high school the year this came out, and how popular it was, I remember much of it very well Not my cup of tea, I'm a classic rock guy, but I can't hate on it too much, as it was part of a fun time in life. It's not on any of my playlists, I really don't want to listen to it, so at the end of the day, it gets 2 starts. 1 for how much I like it and a second since a lot of friends did like it.
She’s so hard to listen to but I give 2 stars for the 2 bangers on here
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun has always been annoying to me, and INOJ does a better Time After Time, but this is a pretty consistent album outside the hits thankfully. not my favorite collection of 80s synth rock, which already isn't really my favorite genre, but it does its job well enough. deserves to be one of the 1001? yeah
Zwei krasse banger auf dem album, weil sie so oft im radio gespielt wurden... Die quietschige stimme ist auf jeden fall nix für mich.
Time after time is maybe in my top 25 songs of all time but just couldn’t get into anything else. By the end, it made me realize that just one lauper song is enough for me.
Overall a decent record, more depth than maybe I’d been expecting beyond the singles, but blimey if it doesn’t let itself down. Like the opener, why the heck is it five minutes long when all that happens from two minutes onwards is she repeats the chorus?
Pretty bog standard American Pop of the Eighties. Elevated by a good and distinctive singer and great single. Let down by rancid production and backing music. It’s as if corporate America looked across the Atlantic and thought how can we do what they’re doing more profitably and don’t worry if it sounds shit. I’ll kiss you is especially rotten. This list is stuffed to the gills with grim American pop’s half-arsed attempts attempts to keep up with the rest of the world - The Cars, Boston, Van Halen, this is marginally better but only because Cyndi personality lifts it out of the mire. But on reflection Girls … & Time After Time are worth a point extra
Interesting
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Paar leuke nummers
OK. 2/5
Maybe it is too much for me.
Ett par fantastiska hits, men helheten saknar en edge. Så tyvärr denna köpte jag och rätt snabbt sålde eller städade undan.
meh, not bad, a classic. top songs; yeah yeah, I'll kiss you, girls just want to have fun
Like a girl you dated after leaving home but possibly didn't even introduce to your friends. A learning experience. You thought maybe she was interesting but actually she turned out shallow with frustratingly disorganised thoughts...
I didn't like it, it's definitely not for me!
An anthemic album and a very fun listen. 7/10 [KEEP]
No idea how this made the cut. It’s fairly predictable pop
wait i hope to never listen to this again besides the popular ones
Not for me. Some fun production in places, but it's basically 2 big singles and a lot of loud, mostly forgettable filler
I know the 3 songs that charted way back when Cyndi hit the charts, but I’ve never been into her music, time after time is the best song on here, but not my thing….
Never a fan. Gets a 2 only for her influence on others.
Typical 80s pop by Cyndi Lauper…I guess you had to be there..
So there's are a few really good songs but the rest are stinkers. Overall more stinkers than not. Favorite track: Time After Time
Nothing special
Early MTV era. A young quirky Cindy Lauper enters the scene with a fun video featuring the legendary Captain Lou Albano. We all watched the video 1,000 times. Enjoyed listening to the album for the nostalgia, Time after Time is actually a pretty good song the rest was fun, or just filler. Now, objectively. Well, this is pretty terrible, Cindy sounds like a bratty 12 year old having a tantrum and the album is all over the place. If not for the super star power of Captain Lou in that first video I'm not certain she would have made an impact.
Didn't want to listen to this, and sure enough, the FIRST song was just horrible. Her voice! I had to pass on that one. Her 'Girls just want to have fun', sounds different here. 'Time after time' is the best song on here, the rest ... I just can't. Funny one, 'He's so unusual' is pretty good, her voice fits this kind of song, like, from the 30's or 40's ... Betty Boop!
Objectively good, just not my style. She's such a fantastic singer though.
Never was a Lauper fan.
Cindi Lauper? A poster child for the music that I despised in the 80's. I'll give it a listen to see if time has changed my mind. Well.. the first song... was a surprise. Money Changes Everything is just a good damn song. The rest included some nostalgia for the mid 1980's but overall, still not a fan but not a hater either.