Reviews (page 6 of 14)
It took a long time to fall in love with this album. Time after Time (track 4) picked me up a bit, and then All Through the Night (track 6) put me over the top. Wow! I had no idea I was a Cyndi Lauper fan.
Got off to a good start - Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Time After Time are bangers - bur side two wasn’t great and brings this down to a 4 overall
Fair play Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time. Huge tooons. They secure the four. Simpsons: Yes
The songwriting is pretty decent, and Cyndi is a powerful and authentic vocalist. I like this album, but goddamn the 1980s electronic drums get monotonous. The arrangements are mediocre at best. Still within the constraints of 80s production the songs still shine through. Even the non-single cuts are high quality- unlike a lot of 80s albums, I was able to listen all the way through. Even the B-side is quite good- a fast paced almost rocker. (remixes on the 30th anniversary edition were dreck; the demos superfluous- but this doesn't count against the original album)
Tough 4. The bangers she has on this hard carry the album. Everything else is just way too out there for me. Fun instrumentals overall though! 'Time After Time' is my fave!
Not a ride I wish to experience again but one I’m glad I got to take.
Once again I’m taken by surprise, but this time it’s from an 80s pop album. The first six tracks are excellent and well crafted pop songs. The album dips in quality for the last four tracks, but the first six make up for it in a way. 7/10
i’ve avoided this record since adolescence mostly based on the album art. she’s so unusual. she’s so random. look how interesting. no shoes wow. what wild hair. i’m also not drawn to pop. we've all heard “girls” and “time after time”, but i've avoided the rest. but now i’m grading essays while this bops along, and i'm enjoying it more than i thought i would. my wife told me she bop is about female masturbation, which is chill. on my way home from work, i remembered i inherited this record from my mom, so my second listen is on wax. money changes everything is excellent. like a springsteen tunnel of love instrumental. when you were mine is also excellent. prince song, but she sounds like female elvis costello. or he sounds like male cyndi lauper. the hits are memorable and as is usually the case, made better in the context of the album. uh oh, i'm into it. all through the night. shimmering synth. quieter instrumental so you can hear her voice better. wicked synth solo with a nobel prize winning bass groove under it. i’m a changed man, cyndi. thank you generator. she’s great. i'm sold. agile and peppy and alternately cartoonishly fun, desperate and aching. dumb apples and oranges recency comparison: so far, this album is everything yesterday's cream album isn’t. self possessed, cohesive, actually fun. a reggae song. good groove. good synth(?)/bass line. not the best tune for her though? the elvis costello comparison comes to mind again, briefly. i’ll kiss you is good. betty boop joke song, k. kept it short. good. last track is fine. stronger start than finish. good album. broadened my 80s synth pop horizons. glad to own it on vinyl and throw it into the mix.
ganz gut paar banger sogar fav Girls Just wanna have fun least fav kp
Schon geil Liebling: When you were mine Schlechtester: He‘s so unusal (ist ne interlude aber die übrigen sind echt nicht kacke, wenn dann nervt mich time after time)
Classic 80's, enjoyed the flashback.
I forgot how good this album is. The first side is 4 legit hits. The second side is not as strong, but still engaging. The only miss in my opinion is ‘Witness’ followed by ‘I’ll Kiss You’
4/21/2025: bangers, great synths, surprisingly good guitar, just falls off a little at the end.
Pretty excellent piece of pop, all things considered. 1/3 timeless classics, 1/3 decent bops, and 1/3 duds. But the good is _so_ good that it gets 4/5
Really liked this album. There are quite a few very good tracks and it's honestly hard to believe this is a debut. Good stuff 4/5
Pure 80s in the best way possible
Goede bui
More hits than I thought. Love the Prince cover.
Loved it.
Fun, catchy album. My favorite songs are Time After Time and Witness.
There are two timeless pieces in this album fr, oh to be living in the 80s with hair up to the ceiling jamming to this! She kinda sounds whiny sometimes but alas, girls just wanna have fun
So many good songs. And a few bad.
Pretty incredible, particularly the run from Girls Just Wanna Have Fun > When You Were Mine > Time After Time. The quality drops a bit toward the end, but I strongly considered putting this in the 5 star clud.
Quintessential 80s pop - infectious energy
Loveee. !
I did not know she sang time after time
The singles are fantastic, but a lot of the rest is very samey?
The only thing surprising here is that I've totally forgotten some of these tracks existed. Even so, this is a great album. Not quite five stars as the non-single tracks aren't quite as good.
It would probably get the bog standard eighties synth-pop vote, except for Cyndi herself who absolutely elevates it just by doing summat a bit different with it all - wonderfully offbeat through the whole thing, and in surprised I haven't actually listened to this before
Kind of a weak second half but like when Girls Just Want to Have Fun is track 2 that's to be expected
This was a lot of fun, great tempo kept interesting. Girls wanna have fun and time after time are classics
This album freakin rocks. Such great power pop. I seriously enjoyed every song.
Nice nice
had 5 potential but there were some skips towards the end. I like the sound a lot
Lauper’s unique voice has an affecting mix of raw punk edge and emotional vulnerability and it gives her the ability to make a song almost anything she wants it to be. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun becomes a song of feminist empowerment; When You Were Mine addresses the continuum of human sexuality in a way which sounds unbelievably modern for 1983; and of course Time After Time is a haunting classic which she makes her own. Is it a pop record? Certainly. But she understands that pop is powerful when it’s well crafted - it can deliver a payload of meaning right where it’s needed and this album does exactly that. Pleasing fact: The musicians are mostly from Philadelphia band The Hooters.
Yeah went alright. This girl had fun listening to it
Наверное, в своё время это был культовый альбом, она вся такая хулиганистая девчонка на фоне остальных исполнительниц (хотя, вроде на тот момент уже появилась Мадонна (могу ошибаться)). Хиты узнаются сразу: Girls Just Wanna have Fun и Time To Time проигрывались в стольких фильмах и сериалах, что знаешь наизусть. И еще мне нравится обложка - её хочется разглядывать за деталями))
Guter Sound, manchmal geriet ich in Schwingungen :D
Certified Banger. Guter 80s Pop
wait this was good. i also didn’t realize how much of it i already knew. “money changes everything” got me weirdly verklempt right off the bat—there’s a melancholy earnestness under the silly surface that almost reminds me of pulp (???) in that it evokes this really strong emotional reaction in me more or less involuntarily. what’s up with that…? i LOVEEEEE “when you were mine” of course. the synths got a little too squeaky for me especially in the last couple songs but overall i just find her voice really engaging even when she’s being crazy. she sounds like a cartoon character! it’s fun! i’m having fun! fav tracks: when you were mine; money changes everything; she bop; girls just wanna have fun
Fun and upbeat, made me want to dance and bop my head along while listening. 8/10
Well I must be a girl, cause that was fun and I want it. Album cover: (A) f u n
This album is a banger, and I think everyone would agree. 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' and 'Time After Time' are incredible songs. Every other song could be terrible and I'd still give this album a good review. It was my first time hearing all of the other songs, and I would say I generally liked them. I liked 'She Bop' 'Witness' and 'Yeah Yeah' the most of those songs. By the end I was getting a little bored of the Cyndi Lauper sound, but I enjoyed the album a lot. 8/10
- was für Banger (und derbe guilty pleasure meinerseits) sind auf diesem Album bitte drauf? „girls just want to have fun“, „time after time“ und der Rest hat mir auch echt gut gefallen. Stimmige Platte irgendwie
Slaps!
About a month into my album journey, my Nana passed away, and my aunt who took care of my Nana for most of her life ended up giving me her CD collection when she moved out for a short while. A few of these albums were on this list. One of the first I got was R.E.M.'s Green. This will have been the second one. I put this background upfront because I found some sentimentality in Cyndi Lauper's debut. For sure, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a bop I heard before, but this was my first full-on connection to her music. It was nice hearing how charismatic and endearing Cyndi was at such a young age, and how the pop compositions surrounding her voice were tight and well-elevated. She could go toe-to-toe with Prince after how she covered his song "When You Were Mine". That said, the sound is very much locked into the synthesizer-drenched 80s style, which isn't unlike the Prince albums I've heard already. Though probably even more detrimental is that side one overpowers side two. While "She Bop" is a delight and there isn't a bad song in the second half, the album peaked in the front, particularly with the ballad "Time After Time" as one of the few songs to transcend the decade it came from. She's So Unusual is still a fun album backed by a strong and ferocious personality. Perhaps that's what my aunt gravitated towards when she got the album.
4.25
- The first four tracks are essentially perfect. Boisterous and energetic, but well-balanced by some solid emotion. ("Time After Time" is heavenly.) - Loses a bit of steam after that, though I applaud the inclusion of "She Bop." Unfortunately the last few songs just make me want to skip back to the beginning rather than drag myself through the rest. - Bonus point for the sheer amount of style ingrained in her performances.
J'ai toujours rêvé d'être une fille dans les années 1980 et de vivre la soirée du bal. Cyndi Lauper me rapproche de ce rêve. Une fenêtre sur le son d'une époque. Avec une chanteuse de haut calibre et une réalisation cohérente. Les synthés sont cool. Je n'ai eu que du plaisir avec cette écoute qui s'éloigne un peu de mes goûts dominants.
"She's So Unusual" is just pure, unadulterated fun! It's like a burst of colorful, joyful energy. Cyndi Lauper's voice is so unique, and the whole album is just a classic slice of the '80s that still holds up. It makes you want to dance and sing along every time.
Bops! 4.
This album was completely unexpected. I assumed that it would have a few top-loaded, stand alone singles and the rest would be filler fluff. The reality is that She’s So Unusual plays better as a full album listen than just listening to the singles. I never was a huge Cyndi Lauper fan, and certainly never thought I’d be able to listen to an entire album of that voice of hers, but really, this was pretty damn good. I also really didn’t expect the vague Heartland vibe that a few of the songs contain. Really solid. 4.2/5
girls just wanna have fun!! what a fun album with mostly straight bangers from the top to the bottom, with beautiful synths and vocals all the way through!
After an underwhelming first track, the album opens up to be such a fun and iconic album. A lot of timeless hits (see what I did there) and other very energetic and quirky stuff which achieves exactly what she wants. Also that transition from He’s so Unusual to Yeah Yeah deserves all of the credit. Brilliant, fun album that everyone can enjoy, not just teenage girls from the 80s.
Last 4 of 6 have been female singer-songwriters. Glad they are well represented. I’m an 80’s kid and this album is a solid banger front to back as Punk meets New Wave. Glad for the re-listen. Felt like I was back in the 8th grade😂😂
Niet slecht, maar zou het ook niet dagelijks willen horen
Very good album. Second half held hostage to the outstanding first.
Great range
Actually enjoyed this way more than I anticipated. I had to get used to her vocals at first, but other than that, this is just a really enjoyable synth-poppy new wave album. Favourite tracks: Time After Time, Witness
This was actually a lot more strange and fun than i thought it would be!!! i had only heard girls just want to have fun and time after time before so what a pleasant surprise
I had no idea Cyndi Lauper ruled this hard
Let's be clear, the purpose of a eighties pop album is to deliver four - minimum - gold-plated singles. Which the first six tracks here more than delivers. So on the downslope you can do what you like, an essential cover or two, a forgettable album closer. Probably only Madonna delivered a better eighties female pop album than this.
Time after time is one of the greatest songs. Great 80’s pop album
Catchy, memorable, and just straight up fun to listen to. And sometimes, girls just wanna have fun.
The hits on this are great, the second half falters a bit. Bubbly and silly but also making clever plays on existing songs and their tropes. Essential 80's pop.
The 80s were sometimes cool when you had baddies like this running the show.
I've always liked individual Cyndi Lauper's songs, one by one, but I admit that this is a very good record! Me likes.
I liked this way more than I thought I would. Peak 80’s production.
I love Time After Time and it's on this album. I like All Through the Night a lot too. I just remember Girls Just want to Have Fun from this album and the video and how little I identified with how Cyndi Lauper looked. I don't even know if Girls just want to have fun is a good song! It's just like part of my growing up history. But Time after Time is so good.
DANCIN' DANCIN' DANCIN'
Boy, do I miss the 80s.... Cindy Lauper's debut is the quintessential Early-80s-pop-album. The music, synth- and guitar-laden, as is typical for the period, happily bubbles on, and the album opens with a number of very strong tracks - "Money Changes Everything", "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time" and especially "She Bop" are all extremely catchy as they are different, and all serve to show Lauper's talent. Side B opens with an equally stong "All Through the Night", but loses a bit of steam during the final couple of tracks. No matter - this album is a must listen for anyone even remotely interested in 80s music. 4/5
SHE BOP!
I like this song because the beat is good and I know now this song. The second song is not good because the beat is not that good I don't like this song she talks funny
Have you ever wanted to listen to music that Is making you happy and Is nice and catchy, Then this song is perfect for you. I like this song because it is very catchy. Another reason why I like this song is because I like the way her voice sounds with the music lyrics. I would recommend this song to someone else because I feel like even though it is an old song, I really feel like it sounds really good, and gives a feel of popular music now while having a bit of old in it too. I really like this album because I know a lot of the songs that are on this album and when I hear them I really like them. I would give this album a 5 stars.
Really like a 3.5-3.8, there's some great moments: Time After Time, She Bop. Overall very fun, lackadaisical album. Some weaker songs like I'll Kiss you and When You Were Mine.
Pretty iconic, but I didn’t finish the whole album
That sweet sound of 80s synth pop music. She was way more punk than Madonna - but Cyndi was just as much a Queen of Pop. An iconic female vocalist - one I can only dream of being able to sing a long with (those high notes are no joke!) Not the kind of record I'd sit and listen to front to back again, it kind of gets weird at the end...or maybe it's just that there's too many hits at the front of this one. When Cyndi comes on the radio, I'll never change it. I forgot what a jam "All Through The Night" is.
Some great tunes, but a bit front-loaded.
For the childhood memories ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Clearly an icon album with amazing artwork and some massive hits. Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Time After Time are iconic songs you can't not like. Standout Tracks (I hadn't heard before): - Yeah Yeah - I'll Kiss You
Cyndi Lauper can sing!! I don’t necessarily love her voice — but lady hits those notes, every time. This album so very creative & it showcases Lauper’s huge & diverse musical range — it could have been named “She’s so unusually talented” Also, the album made an important contribution to female empowerment in the 80’s through 90’s — not to mention its influence on the lgbtq movement. The album could also have been named “Everyone is so Unusual & Just Wants to Have Fun (show them respect)” This is a powerhouse compilation with some great songs. I’m not the target audience and, i prefer smoother vocal styles, so it’s not a desert island album for me. But this is creative transgressive and well executed pop music. Great album — much respect.
Really enjoyable pop album.
Good album
Helvíti töff synthapopp. Þetta var alveg stemmari.
Eitt af því besta í áttunni. Cindy Lauper frábær týpa.
some great singles on the album. But album is a bit one-dimensional
A strong “new wave” influenced album that is a “half bubble off plumb”. Quirky and accessible—Lauper draws you into her world. I really enjoyed the listen. “Time After Time” was my favorite.
Great early ‘80’s
Fun record and definitely a key representative for 80’s pop on this list. Ubiquitous, influential hits aside, Cyndi has a more than solid voice with quite a range to carry her young-lady-meets-grown-woman aesthetic. It bolsters the majority of this tracklist to relevance in the 21st Century and beyond.
Very 80s, very disco, sounds very Prince. Big fan. Favourite tracks: Time After Time, She Bop, I'll Kiss You, Yeah Yeah
Lauper wills a debut album made up mostly of covers of songs written by men into a record that established her as a powerful voice for the independence and nuance of womanhood in an era where women were asserting themselves more and more in all facets of society. In the hands of an artist lacking her confidence and vision, this approach would surely come off corny or pedestrian or just plain bad. Not being familiar with her catalog outside of the hits, it’s the lesser known tracks that really showcase her talent on this album — she tries on lots of musical styles, fitting them into her mold and approach, one that helped usher in a more electronic pop-rock style that dominated the rest of the 80s. She sounds comfortable on pure ballads, synthy pop tunes, pub rock anthems, and songs that draw influence from punk, ska, and the NYC dance scene. Her infectious energy merges all of these styles into a record that is fun and danceable nearly throughout. Musically speaking, I love the female-male harmonies featured on most of the tracks. The sequencing makes it an enjoyable record to listen all the way through, and oddball moments like the second to last track that serves as a coda interlude before the final track is lovely. And she successfully pulls off a great Prince cover — honestly her and Prince could’ve made some great music together especially given they were good friends, but he served more as a mentor in the music biz than a collaborator in her career. Her influence on so many contemporary artists I love is self-evident too. Her unique vocal delivery and punk sensibility surely influenced the wave of women-centric indie rock, synth pop, and dance punk from the early aughts on. It’s hard not to mention Madonna here. They’re both living in NYC at the time, and this debut record dropped a few months after Madonna’s eponymous debut. Lauper is the rock/synth pop/singer songwriter counterpart to Madonna’s Danceteria club girl disco fueled record. Before these debut records of theirs in 1983, Lauper was in a prolific cover band while Madonna was clubbing in Manhattan. Madonna’s influence was always purely aesthetic imo: she had an incredible personal style and curated powerhouse trend setters to guide her music stylistically her whole career, but her vocal talents, song writing, and musicality by comparison was lacking. Lauper’s strengths were much more musical: she sits squarely in the singer/songwriter category, and her vocal range and delivery is one of her greatest assets. Exploring and researching this record sparked a huge interest in the synth pop of the time that I’m really enjoying at the moment. I’ve listened to this record a bunch over the last few days, and I’ve come to really admire her music.
Great pop album. Includes hits likt Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Time After Time. The vocal is a bit low in the mix on most tracks.
This is so fantastically '80s and also uniquely Cyndi Lauper. It's a fun and timeless album. There has been none other like Cyndi Lauper, and I can't imagine there ever will be.
A seminal 80's pop record. "She's So Unusual" is an apt name for this album, as Cyndi Lauper doesn't sound nor look like your typical 80's popstar. Not to mention the new wave presence heard all throughout the album. It's quite the impression to leave on your debut album, and it's very effective. "Time After Time" is one of the greatest 80's pop/love songs ever recorded and stands the test of time. The rest of the singles deliver as well and the only potential duds are found near the end of the album. Best tracks: Time After Time, She Bop, I'll Kiss You
Surprised me
For me, this album aged well. Or maybe it was just revisiting my teen years.
Definitely had this before but it’s a corker . Fun and very 80s 7/10
Mucho más que Time After Time
Huge impact on me, money changes everything, time after time, and When you were mine stick out. Such a classic
What a banging set of pop tunes.
Fun but some of the sounds (synths, laupers voice at times, and overall 80s production quality) were a little grating and some of the songs blended together. Girls just wanna have fun is one of the most well-deserving hits of all time. It hasn't left my head since and I still groove to it even though it's just playing in my mind. The 80s is one of if not my least favourite decade because of the sound of the time. But this was an exception.
4.5! Great tracks here.
A very nice 80s pop album.
I remember disliking Girls Just Wanna Have Fun came out because Cyndi Lauper seemed like a Madonna copycat, but she’s so much more than that. A solid 80s pop album.
“Girls Just Want to Have Fun” is one of my all-time favorite songs. It makes me so happy. If you were somehow able to measure how much joy a song has given me per minute listened over the course of my lifetime, it might take the top spot. If I’m at a wedding and just took a bite of my steak dinner, and the DJ plays “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” I get up and dance for the next four minutes while my food gets cold. “Time After Time” is the other classic on this album. Beautiful song. And “All Through the Night” is a great pop tune too. The rest of the album leans toward new wave and it’s solid all around. Fantastic album cover. I could frame it and hang it up.
I always liked the song Girls Just Want To Have Fun. It was cool hearing it in its full context. Pretty cool albulm. Favorite Song: Girls Just Want To Have Fun Least Favorite Song: I’ll Kiss You
Great pop album!
Really fun album, surprised how much I enjoyed this one. Some really catchy songs on here
An inspiration!
I did not realize this album has all of these hits. Girls just want to have fun, time after time, she bop, all through the night.
I enjoyed this one. I perfect time capsule of early ‘80s pop. Oh and ‘Time After Time’ is a masterpiece
9/10. Loved this shit, almost perfect beside the last 2.
Bardzo przyjemny album. Primo - Lauper ma bardzo oryginalny głos. I robi z nim bardzo ciekawe rzeczy. Pod względem takiego bardzo dziwnego i niestandardowego wykorzystania głosu przypomina mi trochę Kate Bush (oczywiście to zupełnie inne style i style, ale taki vibe pokręconej laski mi się kojarzy; choć krótkimi momentami nawet podobne barwy mają). Secundo - jej piosenki są zróżnicowane. Cyniczne "Money Changes Everything", zadziorne "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", nostalgiczne i smutne "When You Were Mine", dosyć futurystyczne "She Bop" i "Witness", które uderza w ska. Lauper jest na tej płycie bardzo wielowymiarowa - na zmianę silna i wrażliwa, zabawna i poważna. Silnie przebija przez ten album jej osobowość. Eksperymentuje ze swoim głosem i stylami, bawi się. Czuć młodzieńczą energię w tych utworach. A przy tym naprawdę spoko się tego słucha. Drugi odsłuch (w trakcie pisania tej recki) świetnie podszedł pod krzątanie się po chacie i porządki.
Everything that the GoGo Sisters wanted to be. The PInnacle of Mall Pop. Still 4/5. Maybe i'm just not a huge fan of malls. Or Women.
Mocne 4. Różnorodne kawałki, dobre teksty, w ogóle sporo zabawy tekstem i formą. Udało się Lauper pod przykrywką muzyki rozrywkowej przemycić wiele własnej osobowości i przemyśleń nt. roli kobiety w społeczeństwie - wyobrażam sobie, że płyta mogła być bardzo ważna dla kobiet w czasach, kiedy wychodziła, dodawać im pewności siebie, "emancypować". Normalizowała przy okazji takie elementarne (raczej) dziś kwestie, jak prawo kobiet do odpierdalania i frywolnej zabawy, masturbacji itp. itd. Charakterystyczny głos, muzyka wpadająca w ucho. Na pewno kawał historii i ważna płyta, nie tylko z kobiecego punktu widzenia :)
Kanon muzyki rozrywkowej. Produkcja albumu, bogata w syntezatory, gitarowe riffy i nietuzinkowe aranżacje, idealnie wpasowuje się w estetykę lat 80., choć miejscami wydaje się nieco przestarzała. Płytka jest żywiołowa i pełna osobowości. Zupełnie odwrotnie od Go-Go's Słabe 4
Enjoyed it. Fun album with an almost old-school rap amount of skit flavor. Which is perfect. I love how unserious it is. Her voice is great and the music is fun.
I didn't think i would enjoy this as much as I did. That being said I preferred the first half of the album over the last couple songs. Still really good overall! Looking forward to any other Cyndi Lauper albums on this list
You go Cyndi! The girls just want to have fun. Great pop from a talented individual. Will listen again
fun, so many now-classics
Her voice is phenomenal. The production is horribly dated, but back then it sounded (temporarily) fresh. More than just the one or two hits, there are quite a few great songs here.
oh to be uma adolescente dos anos 80 ouvindo cyndi lauper me achando a mais badass de todas... álbum que encapsula bem essa ideia frenética dos anos 80 de um jeito bem girl power. gosto muito.
I really enjoyed listening to this, as a gen Z person who has only heard her biggest hits (both of which I would have struggled to attribute to her). This reminds me of no doubt (with less ska, I suppose), and I found myself getting really into it (taken out only by some questionable baby voices on the side of my ear)
This is #day109 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... here's to full-on 80s, right? Everything about this record is iconic, starting with the artwork, continuing with the new wave synth-pop-rock vibes, the production, and vocals. And let's not forget the mood it creates. While "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is the obvious hit, this album is packed with singles and outright classics, such as "Money Changes Everything," "She Bop," and many more, each shining a neon light on the era's spirit. A true snapshot of the 80s. This is another solid 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day110.
Another surprise. I had assumed I wouldn't enjoy this album. Thought it would be Girls Just Wanna Have Fun plus filler. How wrong I was. The opener is great. The sound is 80s but not completely cheesed out. I am impressed.
Groundbreaking and original.
Cyndi Lauper and Chappelle Roan are the same template
Chappell Roan for ‘80s kids (complimentary to Cyndi Lauper, discriminatory to Chappell Roan). I hope this review ages poorly, because while the many highs on She’s So Unusual hold up, its lows are…strange. And I think Midwest Princess has a similar problem, even if I also really like it 🫢🫢🫢
Once you get past the fact you've heard half of these songs a billion times, there's a lot of great songs here. They're catchy, well written, and fun. Definitely worth a listen.
Yet another album that I can't properly be relied on to rate fairly. I always liked Cyndi Lauper, still do. It is fun, sometimes even moving, not so 80's that it is dated, but nevertheless ICONIC as such. Actually she is a good example of the second kind of 80's music I tried explaining on a review here once. It is not "oh that is so 80,s it is 'stuck there'" She is 80's by name and fame but a lot of her music is rather more timeless and some of her songs, even on this very album, remain in my favorites list. This is worth listening too, even if it is just for fun.
a perfect five-star contender string of 6 tracks from the start, but the remaining 4 pulled it away synthy jams full of excitement and the unique and fun-wannahaving voice of cyndi lauper
Let there be pop!
Such a great album that I’ve never listened to the whole way through.
Really fun Really great She bop? She bop Easy 4
Despite the 80sness, this was actually really great. Loved her voice. Every song sounded like a single. Haven't finished the album yet but my favourites are Money Changes Everything, Girls just wanna have fun, and my favourite - She Bop
love these albums where the hits are the low points and the deep cuts are plentiful and impactful
Surprise 4/5! If you put the 80s production/sound to the side, this album has some great songs and the rest are good. They don't necessarily all sound the same either. A great pop album for the era!
4.4 - A lot of bangers and a lot of fun
Još jedan album iz mladih dana 😁 I album kojeg znam napamet. Apsolutna kraljica od žene! Jedna od onih što jebe mame i ne da se zajebavati, pogotovo u muškom društvu. Ovaj album mi je isto baš onako tinejdžerski, topao, zabavan, iako je zapravo pomalo ekscentričan, kao i ona sama. Najdraže stvari su mi She Bop, ali ne zato što je oda masturbaciji (fan fact, tko još nije znao 😂), All Through The Night i When You Were Mine. Ali naravno, i hitovi će uvijek biti hitovi s razlogom. Opet, smatram da je apsolutno zasluženo mjesto na listi, iako moram priznati što se duže bavimo ovim projektom to mi je teže ocijeniti jer imam osjećaj da uspoređujem kruške i jabuke (isto mi je jučer bilo s Bon Jovijem). Ovo mi je generalno za 4, ali u usporedbi s jednim Coltraneom ili Beatlesima bi sigurno bilo niže. Still, pošto pokušavam izolirati slučajeve, reći ću 4/5 ili 8/10.
8/10 Nikad nisam (!) poslusao ovaj album u komadu ali na svoje iznenadjenje, znam vecinu stvari s njega. Prve 4 stvari su mi mini-remek djela 80s pop muzike, koliko god ova dva hita bila isfurana, meni su i dalje draga. Originalno Princeova, When You Were Mine mi je najdraza, skroz je super u njenoj izvedbi i bas mi odgovara njenom opusu. Witness mi isto ima bas zanimljivih instrumentalnih momenata, a zadnje tri stvari me nisu nazalost toliko osvojile. Svejedno, za prvi solo album imati 4 super uspjesna singla je ogromno postignuce. Album je jako krenuo pa mi u drugom dijelu malo gubi tu žar s pocetka ali generalno dosta kompaktan, tight album s glavom i repom.
I really liked this album. Almost every song was catchy in its own right without it being an annoying ear worm. Plus time after time slaps again and again. 4/5
Je ne m'attendais pas à autant aimer cet album, mais pour être honnête il n'y a pas vraiment de moment où on s'ennuit. Je ne dirais pas que c'est un album parfait, mais c'est un classique pour une raison : aucune pièce de trop, un style consistant et bien construit. 8/10
iconic and legendary
Cyndi Lauper just wants to have fun and it shows on this album. A solid debut from this iconic singer. She’s such a foil to Madonna in my mind - less serious, more willing to be part of the joke.
When you were mine was shrill and not enjoyable, the rest were pretty good and the classics Girls just want to have fun and Time After Time are still bangers
I wasn't mad on Cyndi at the time, but now completely get what she brought (and brings) to the picture. Great pop tunes with attitude, and thoughtful lyrics. A satisfying album.
Great album - not my thing though.
One of the best pop artists of the 80s (and WWE Hall of Fame snubee) Cyndi Lauper killed it with this record. A terrific blend of pop catchiness and tenderness, this album perfectly encapsulates all of Lauper's strengths to a tee. Notable Tracks: - Money Changes Everything - Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Time After Time - All Through the Night 8/10
Surprisingly full of bangers.
This is reverse-triggering my autism. Like I'm not even joking it has certain reverse-triggering noises for me I really like the sound of this. I'll listen to the rest of it because I'm not already checking out at 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' cuz this song specifically goes hard. Rest of it seems to be pretty good.
Really fun pop album, plenty of variance in style to keep it fresh. Not a super cohesive thing, but a nice collection of bops.
Very up (of course). Some of it felt a little old-fashioned - particularly the keys, but overall a great experience.
It's not quite a 5, but it's pretty damned close. After a week long streak of sad indie music and folk, this was so bright and sparkly. I absolutely loved it.
She's so Unusual is the debut album from Cyndi Lauper, and was the most successful work of her career. This album was released during the very early days of MTV, and Lauper's songs and style worked well with the video-driven music industry of the 80's. This album contains Lauper's iconic "Girls just Want to Have Fun," which captured both her perky voice and her ability to make bouncy, danceable pop songs. The album also includes "Time after Time," a ballad that shows Lauder's voice has impressive strength and depth.
Didn't recognize the album, but so many famous songs! Glad I got to check it out and find out who Cyndi Lauper is
my reaction upon seeing that my generator refreshed and chose this album was LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO and it turned out to not be an overstatement. i think it's pretty fair to call She's So Unusual one of the quintessential albums of the 80s pop music scene. standout track is All Through the Night, i've listened to that song pretty regularly for a while now. i do think the album slows down a bit right after that song and it kinda shows in the difference in spotify plays lol, but the first half is STRONG!!!! so for that reason, i dub it a 4/5 ❤️ cyndi lauper went OFF
Essential 80s listening. I do love me some Cindy Lauper!
This is honestly good as shit. And I don’t mean as good as shit is. It’s better than that So glad to see Girls Just Wanna Have Fun for what it is now, as a complex and iconic pop song and not just a water park theme song
So jubilant!
Nothing much to say except that this is just some pretty good 80s pop. Solid 4 in my eye.
My mother told me she loves Cyndi Lauper’s music, I can see the appeal I suppose. It IS cheesy 80s pop, but it’s fun and done well.
Some great songs and unusual voice, which is a bit 'marmite'. 'Time after time' is utterly faantastic, but 'When you were mine' doesn't compare well to the prince version.
This was way better than I remember. First side is all hits. Second side is mostly hits. Very catchy but also borders on very annoying at parts. I'll throw this on at a party.
Iconic
Comenzamos la previa de octubre con Cyndi Lauper, otra artista de la que sólo he escuchado sus hits hasta el hartazgo por la radio y la televisión pero ahora toca escuchar álbum por primera vez. Dueña de una gran voz, la tipa pasea cómodamente por el pop y sus mezclas, con un disco súper arriba que se da licencias melódicas con un clasicón como "Time after time". Destaco temazos que desconocía como "She Bop", "All Through the Night" y "I'll kiss you". Mención especial para "Witness" y su vibra reggae. Todo muy bien.
Terrific side one. Side two not as great, but pretty solid! Forgot how good All Through the Night is.
I think without Cyndi Lauper that we would have never gotten to the same acceptance of women (and men) who are quirky, a bit different, and frankly, fun. I remember what it was like to grow up in the Regan era, so many of us felt like outcasts, it was always affirming when someone who was an outcast or a rebel got exposure for their art. I particularly like her version of "When You Were Mine", a fantastic Prince song which she does very very well.
Iconic female power
Leuk. Wel wat wisselend en de keyboard muziek is wel wat gedateerd.
Known quantities are the strongest, but they are strong.
Fun! Lots of classics.
Really enjoyable and cool!
Solid length, light listen.
7/10 - I actually loved a bunch of this album. When you were mine, she bop and all through the night were all so good. I also enjoyed money changes everything a good bit. The main problem with this album is her voice. I cannot stand Cyndi Lauper's voice this album would definitely be an 8/10 if not a 9/10 if there was a different singer.
Big tunes. A Prince song! Side two is pretty uneventful tho.
80s pop done well
Cyndi Lauper is always fun.
Much better than I expected!
repeat listen, still love a weird girl
Good stuff! There will be occasions when I go back to this.
Good album. Strong singles. I like the drum sound and overall production.
80s pop just makes you happy
Pure 80s pop bliss. So many of these have stood the test of time, and are an essential part of any soundtrack for any media set in that decade.
Great
Very upbeat and has that 80s feel I like it but also not really my style
This is actually pretty solid pop music. Great for 80s pop. 8/10 If I was a teenage girl in 1983 I would of loved this
Manic, synthetic, dramatic with some real heart. The world is plastic, so let's have some fun. Using the same drum machine beat for every song ironically adds to the effect.
Cyndi Lauper can definitely rock. This one was a lot of fun. I love the energy, the excitement. It's catchy as hell and I appreciate that it doesn't take itself too seriously. After all, not everything has to be profound. Sometimes it's good to just have fun. I always find albums like these interesting where there are a couple of massive hits and then some songs are pretty much unknown. I actually enjoyed the unknown songs as much as the hits. I especially liked She Bop.
OK, not a big Lauper fan. Even so, I can hear why fans like this one.
Going into this album, I knew it could go one of two ways: either a sleazy 80’s bubble gum pop album or an 80’s pop album with substance and quality. Thankfully, it was the latter. Although this is definitely an 80’s pop album aimed at the same crowd as Madonna, Cyndi Lauper approached it with a more mature touch. I was surprised by how heavily it leaned into new wave and synth pop, which I think made it more acceptable to people like me. Cyndi Lauper found a good balance, making an album that can reach a wider age demographic. Overall, this is a very colorful synth pop album, and it will definitely be added to my list of 80’s synth pop albums I enjoy.
Inventive and catchy, doing a lot with just a few chords and rhythms. Lauper's album is quirky and endearing. Enjoyed the two listens. 4/5!
big hitting album. a few big hits. defined an era
Really quite listenable and I would even say good. Authentic and really quite accomplished early 80s songs that reminded me that for a while at least Lauper was a serious deal. Not something I would personally return to regularly by any means, but I will recommend it to the girls as a bit of history they should listen to.
Really good 80s pop
There are some skips on the album, but that voice is simply incredible. Time After Time and Girls Just Want to Have Fun are absolute era defining bangers.
Multiple decade-defining hits which just scream the 80's. This album was upbeat and fun. 3.5/5 I'll round up for Cyndi's spirit and energy and because this was such a strong debut album.
Time after time is iconic. That song alone is 5/5. I liked this more than I thought I would.
Why is this so good?
Super 80s, which I love, some iconic songs on it, some experimental. 8.5/10!
Just a really fun pop album with some all time classics. This is great. 4/5
clasic songs throughout this album
Major 80s album
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Enjoyed this more than I thought I would.
good fkn album
Very fun upbeat album
Side A is sort of flawless, energy is top in the first four songs. Second half is there in bits and pieces but lacks the punch evident in the first half. When you were mine, money changes everything and girls just want to have fun favs
Catchy and fun
Brilliant and fun
The first half is very strong without any bad songs. 'Time After Time' and 'All Through the Night' in particular are amazing. Shoutout also to the iconic 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun', making this album loaded with the hits. The B-side, though, is less than impressive. Not a perfect album, but close.
Didn’t know she was so good
Upbeat, energies, squeaky
80s time capsule and a powerhouse
Favorite track: when you were mine other picks: girls just want to have fun, time after time, all through the night, yeah yeah
1983, na alle postpunk waren we wel weer even toe aan wat vrolijkheid. Onzen Cindy ('Wa, gij op tillevisie?') leverde dat. De jaren tachtig, ja, maar het klinkt nog steeds fris. Een paar hits erop, Girls just wanna have fun wordt wereldwijd nog meegeblèrd op vrouwelijke vrijgezellenavonden. Dikke prima en terecht in de lijst.
Good. I don’t want to take time reviewing today though so this is all you get.
Just plain fun ^_^ also whenever I think of cyndi lauper I now think of a time a year ago when a parking garage attendant told me I looked like her and I was like oh thanks tbh I don’t really know what she looks like and then I looked up her picture and I was like damn that’s an awesome compliment.
really cool new wave with a ton of great content aside from the singles! might add this to the rotation.
Cyndi Lauper had all the chops to much so grander and this album is a work of art! The synths and pop mixes combined with her feminist takes behind those vocals are just incredible!
Debut album 3 magic tunes
The first half of this really brought back my younger days - "Time after Time" and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" are absolute classics. The later stages didn't grab me quite as much, but the general vibe was good.
Alltid gillat Cyndis röst och första halvan av den här skivan är riktigt bra, även om det förstås är väldigt 80-taligt. Räcker till en svag fyra på totalen.
Good 80s pop/rock. Cyndi's debut album
A lot of good ones on here. Criminally underrated.
She's so unusual makes for a great album
This was a bit of me - cheesy 80s pop is very much my thing. The hits are so fucking massive too. Enjoyable record.
Super fun poppy album, but with a nice variety of styles at the same time. Some big hits here too. Her voice has always been a bit grating to me
fun and great
7/10 I like this record quite a bit. 7-11-2024
Endnu et 80'er-popalbum hvor jeg kendte alle singlerne men aldrig har hørt hele albummet. Meget positivt overrasket! Cyndi Lauper kender sin stemme virkelig godt, hele albummet fungerer bare. Jeg smilede hele vejen igennem. Tæt på en 5'er tbh
Speaking as an idiot child, a lot of the songs sound the same. Doesn’t mean they don’t want to make me dance. This is a very solid album that has me get feelings
I was surprised by how many hits are on this album.
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I can see some appeal overlap with David Bowie from an instrumental perspective. Cyndis singing style sometimes reminds me of Tom Petty. This album is alot of fun, time after time.
Kind of shocked going back through this how much I love it. There's very little fluff on the collection, just banger after banger after banger. This is fantastic 80's synth pop and the songwriting choices transcend the genre. Great covers, great unique vocals, great time.
The singles are great, but this is really a good album start to finish. Also like the length, made for an easy listen all the way through.
I didn't know that When You Were Mine and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun were on here. Pretty sick
8/10. Felt like I was a kid in the pool listening to mom’s music again. Some of it was nostalgic but a lot of it I thought was really good. Slow start but enjoyed: Time after Time, All Through the Night, Yeah Yeah Yeah. Short album, but very fun.
Not my type of music still but funk is funk and that is the point of this challenge.
Going into this album, I knew it could go one of two ways: either a sleazy 80’s bubble gum pop album or an 80’s pop album with substance and quality. Thankfully, it was the latter. Although this is definitely an 80’s pop album aimed at the same crowd as Madonna, Cyndi Lauper approached it with a more mature touch. I was surprised by how heavily it leaned into new wave and synth pop, which I think made it more acceptable to people like me. Cyndi Lauper found a good balance, making an album that can reach a wider age demographic. Overall, this is a very colorful synth pop album, and it will definitely be added to my list of 80’s synth pop albums I enjoy.
Cyndi Lauper is definitely dated, but the songs are pretty good overall, if not a bit cheesy.
This was suuuuch a good one. One of the best 80s album I've heard on this thing so far
Love All Through the Night When You Were Mine is originally a Prince song Girls Just Wanna Have Fun deserves the recognition it has Cyndi Lauper has been married to her husband since '91 She had to come out as straight because her sister and friends were gay In the 80s they just had the singer dancing around stage, less elaborate than now. As far as I can tell. 85 sticks out as a year I associate with her.
Pop at its finest ! Great songs, engrossing lyrics, still relevant.
With her stage antics, demeanor on her late-night appearances, and literally hanging her hat on being young and carefree on her signature hit "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," I expected a debut that would sound dated, immature, and faddish. What I discovered, however, was that Cyndi Lauper was a startlingly mature pop artist who — just after her 20th birthday — released a really enjoyable classic record.
Great album. Great artist, classic songs.
An album with a lot of straight up bangers and Cyndi Lauper has such a unique voice. I liked this album quite a bit.
pop classic
Very nice
Surprising amount out iconic songs here
The whole album felt like a hot summer night adventure and I fucking love it
Surprisingly catchy
Strong album with Standouts in Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Time After Time, and I'll Kiss You.
Excellent album start to finish! Classic pop with a little touch of new wave and ska scattered in.
A good album. Some hits. Stayed entertaining the whole time
Easily one of the best albums to come out in the 80s. The pop sound isn't over done. It's catchy and upbeat. Cyndi Lauper created a masterpiece. I don't understand why Madonna is more hyped when this album was there.
Pretty good stuff. Some classics for sure.
This was great for the singles. Did not know that Cyndi sang "Time After Time" so that was a delightful realization. The rest of the tracks beyond the singles weren't as strong .... 4.5 stars
Her voice is so powerful! Lots of great songs on here.
Can't say I love every song on the album, but I like quite a lot of them. I only immediately recognized 3 of them, but the rest were engaging enough I listened to them fully.
I really enjoyed the album, I had heard the singles but not the entire album before.
On the one hand, this album couldn’t be more dated if it was called Lots of 80s Synth! On the other hand, it works pretty damn well without being as stale as most of the reprocessed mall-pop that imitated it and made us sick of that sound.
Obviously, a few very famous tracks on here. Quintessential pop. I particularly liked Witness, but overall, there weren't any flops. A few 'late album' tracks lacking inspiration, but nothing unlistenable. I liked it overall.
Heard the album before, although haven't listened to it often. Great pop album. About as representative of the 80s as any album, but it works. She chose a lot of great songs written by others and put her own signature on them. "The second hand unwinds"
Cyndi either has a voice you love or hate, but how you can hear "Time After Time" and say you hate that voice is beyond me. Classic mid 80s pop, hits all the right notes, ticks all the right boxes.
4 stars
Lot of hits on one album, and the other songs aren’t for clear reasons, though are interesting examples of mediocre music from the era.
TIME AFTER TIME GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN WOW
Cyndi Lauper of the She's So Unusual era and Annie Potts in Pretty in Pink were some of the first dwellers in the swoon city of my mind. Cyndi was some kind of sculptor shaping our young psyches. I could live in the illusion of that record cover art and the lyrics of the album. Cyndi knows about gender and class politics and also just wants to have fun. She bop time after time and all through the night — for good or bad this record is a template that made an impression on millions.
Very much a 1980s synth-led pop-rock album; contains the massive "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and one of my favourites "Time After Time", but the rest of the album is meh.
This was a fun one. I knew some of the songs but the B sides were goood as well
Very "tinny" mastering, lots of upper mids Drums a bit too high in the mix for my taste (snare especially) Love the synth / melodica treatment on Money Changes Everything Not sure if they're using a electronic drum kit but it's quite distracting and sterile sounding, which is a shame I don't mind the guitar tone here, but if it went slightly edgier like Andy Summers / Police sound w/ chorus I think it would've been great For a pop album I think the songwriting is great Time After Time is a classic He's So Unusual - cringe Overall - classic album with pop hits that still stand up 40 years later, the production is a mixed bag - the louder / fast songs seem to benefit from the mix but slower songs like Time After Time, while lyrically great seem to suffer from a less-than-optimal mix.
Very fun, experimental album! 'Girls Just Want to Have fun is a staple!
My kind of pop! Very fun and catchy, some really nice instrumentals to. 4/5
idk idk
3 all time classic songs. Her voice can be a bit grating, but overall impressive.
Lots of bangers. Good thru and thru.
Time after time, Girls just want to have fun, She bop, just for those I’ll give four stars. The rest, I didn’t really mind
Album was much better than I remember.
The eightiest poppiest of 80s pop, but some pretty interesting things going on below the surface. Really is a lot of fun.
typisch jaren 80 sound... Madonna met een boodschap...goed album
I enjoyed this way more than I was prepared for. While side two is at times a bit heavy on the new wave, side one is packed with bangers and classics. Cindy Lauper possesses a mesmerizing attitude and songs to back it up; how could you not enjoy “Time After Time”?
She's pretty iconic in her own unique way. None quite like her. Fun to hear some tracks for the first time.
Loved it
This album certainly takes me back to the MTV days of the 80's. I know there was a time I felt her music was overplayed and her voice started to wear on me, but damn, I really enjoyed going back in time and listening to this album. After Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, I had forgotten a number of other good songs off this album. And a little musical secret not many people would know about me, I do love the song Time After Time. Something about it touches my heart and I will always let play if it come on the radio. The cover of Prince's When You Were Mine was solid and if you think enough of Prince to cover his music, you're all right in my book. Love the beats in She Bop. This song created some outrage back in the 80's. Look up the reason. Maybe that's why the song has a nice rhythmic beat and sound. Girls just to have some fun indeed! Liked Money Changes Everything, All Through The Night and the song the quickly became a favorite was I'll Kiss You. Call me crazy, but I found myself enjoying this way more than I thought. I can see how the voice could be a little bothersome, but it beats having to listen to Dylan. I'm thinking a 3.5 for me. Because of Tim After Time and Prince, will round up to 4 3.5
Really like most of them.
Cindy Lauper y su "Girls just wanna have fun" es un clásico de la música y del feminismo. "Time after time" otro clásico de la música del pop. Un disco que ha hecho historia y que escuchaba desde pequeño.
If an album could be a definition of "fun", it would definitely be this one. Not a single boring song here, only Cyndi Lauper having a great time.
Definitely an interesting album and not the easiest to rate. There are some absolute bangers on here, Girls Just Want to have fun and Time After Time are true classics. There are also some filler songs, and the albums only 40 minutes long. Overall though I enjoyed it and will rate it so. Not sure if this is one that I will actively pursue for myself but it's good and hearing the music is worth it.
Fun 80s essential album. Gets a tad corny for the last 2 songs but overall a fun listen.
Timeless
Really enjoyed this one
brought back memories
Super 80s sounding but in a nostalgic way. Girls Just Want to Have Fun is a bonafide classic track for obvious reasons, but the whole thing is just fun and entrancing in the same way.
Amazing album , incredible pop album !!
This music brings back so many fun memories. If you are a certain age it is hard to hear Cyndi’s voice and not smile. Sit back -or Bop- and enjoy.
Song after song of iconic 80s pop. Hard to go wrong with it. I only don't give it a 5 because I couldn't see myself putting this on ever again. Although I am impressed and it was a joy to listen through.
Girls just wanna have fun is niet eens meer een guilty pleasure maar gewoon een pleasure, heb die maar twee keer afgespeeld die slide aan het begin is iconisch Rest van het album wel aardig. Je kan mooi op Spotify zien wat de hits zijn van dit album. Op 2-na meest beluisterde is All Through The Night met 53 miljoen, ongeveer 14x minder beluisterd dan Time After Time, en 20x minder beluisterd dan Girls Just wanna Have Fun Leuk
The hits are so good particularly Time After Time and Through The Night. 2 of the finest pop songs of the 80's if I do day so myself. She Bop is also good but I don't like it as much as those 2. The non-singles are solid too. Just an overall enjoyable album.
Girls just wanna have fun remains one of the best song such a formative song of my childhood, started off ready to give it 5/5 after the first few songs however it did dip for me a bit (didn’t love She Bop) and then the second half fell a bit flat for me, but overall I can appreciate it’s an awesome album full of insane vocals and infectious zingy infectious music so still have to give it a 4/5
I was positively surprised.