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Yeah yeah yeah yeah, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun dafür alleine...(evtl neue bewertungskalt für unsicher Alben: wie laut habe ich s gehört?)c
Härlig 80-talspop, och håller utöver bara hit:arna
Imponerande ungdomligt och fräscht faktiskt! Trodde jag skulle tycka det kändes utdaterat o ointressant, men tji fick jag. Överlag välgjort o snyggt!
Mysig 80-tal
Toppklass inom sin genre! Älskar Time After Time.
Now this is a true 80s pop banger. It's hard not to give a high grade just based on the hits, but the rest of the album was suprisingly good as well.
I'm honestly not a fan of her, and I tried to go in with an open mind. Didn't do anything lol. Sad that this is my first album on here from the 80s, it's one of the best decades for music. "Time After Time" was good though, maybe because it was a duet.
fine. not to my taste.
The hits are hits for a reason. The others are fun but not that memorable. I didn’t hate anything and overall enjoyed the album. 4
we love this album
Eines der besten Pop Alben aller Zeiten
Schön rotzfrech
Kannte schon viele Songs davon, aber ich hab so viele Songs davon abgefeiert und das sie alle in einem Album sind, klasse. Mir fehlte einzig die Abwechslung. War am Ende traurig als es vorbei war
Gutes Zeug! Verrückt, in welchen Höhen sie die Töne noch trifft. "Time After Time" und direkt darauf "She Bop" ist ganz großer Sport. Gegen Ende geht dem Album die Puste aus.
Great damn record. The songs and arrangements are all solid. The real genius is the interplay between the electronic and other parts. It doesn’t feel locked down by rigid sequencing, and all those parts bring energy and vibrancy to the whole record. It’s killer.
Bop she bop!
A very important pop album. Really enjoyed!
This was an album that I was aware of, had read articles about and noted, but never got round to listening to, so thanks for throwing this out. It's an enjoyable listen, but a bit of a surprise to be on this list. Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Time After Time are the stand out tracks as you'd expect, but Money Changes Everything and All Through The Night (with a chorus that sounds copied by German band Freiheit on their hit Keeping The Dream Alive) are also high standard. A whole range of genres with nods to 60s American Rock and Roll, it's pretty consistent throughout, but I'm not too fussed about I'll Kiss You or Yeah Yeah. Still, it's a high 3 or a low 4, and today I'm feeling generous.
Eh..most are covers, Girls just .. was fun at 12/13 yrs old but from 15 on, no thanks. I am not a fan - did she really influence a lot of musicians?
This is the soundtrack of my adolescence. I played the tape on repeat everyday for years. It’s etched into my DNA and hearing it again beings a swell of memories. The songs are full of energy, empowerment, and rebellion. It made me think of who I am today and this albums influence on my world view. I got lucky Cindy was my influence. Worth mentioning, this collection of songs and her have stood the test of time…time after time.
Killer songs abound - especially side one. Production at times is a little tough.
Right look, I think Cyndi Lauper was great, she did some great 80s pop tracks and I agree with what some others have said, she's far better than Madonna. "Time After Time" is a timeless classic. It's typically 80s, mostly not my scene, but reviewing it for what it is at face value, it's great.
The album only works to highlight the quality of the hits by contrast.
A solid album!!! Loved it
meh. just isn’t my thing!
Very solid early to mid 80s album! The GJWHF > When You Were Mine > Time after Time > She Bop run is incredible. Hard pressed to find a bad song on this album, but her voice can get grating, despite being fantastic! If I had to compare Cyndi to a current artist…I guess Miley Cyrus or maybe Carly Rae Jepsen…
Nice! There’s so many great songs on this album! And what a distinct and powerful voice! As is usually the case with these 80s pop albums there’s a few songs that don’t have the same quality as the hits but that makes the hits sound that much more impressive. It was nice to listen to this album again and even though her voice is just out of my range, it sure was fun to sing along and to try to reach some of those notes!
80s pop perfection! What more needs to be said?
3,3/5
This was fun I liked more than I thought I would Lauper attitude and tone her singing works in any level. I could see myself visiting this album in the right time of place.
🍒
There are two hits on this album I instantly recognized. The rest I was unfamiliar with. I instantly see how she’s been so inspirational to many current stars. The front half of this album is packed with great songs. Unfortunately, there’s a drop off with the last four tracks (“Witness” is ok I guess), which I did not care for. But on the strength of the first six tracks, and given the fact that I was happy to listen to it a second time to evaluate, I’m giving this a 4/5.
This was a fantastic album. Crazy how many hits it has.
enjoyed, feel good sing along style
I think as long as I live in will forget that the girls just wanna have fun girl is the same as the time after time girl. Those songs are both forever in the pop culture consciousness. And they are both here. Maybe she had more music i dont really know but even if thats it it's a damn good pedigree. And the other stuff on the record is also pretty goodm nothing that stands out in an insane way but a good listen for sure. She does have a great powerful voice. And the synths are exactly what 80s synths should be. There are quite a few sections that they get to show off and im always impressed. Some of the more throwback stuff maybe not so much but it does mix it up a bit. A good record but overall not the best. Though it does have some best on it. The highs are way up there but the rest is just OK.
It's not my bag
The two big hits are really good. Rest of the album wasn’t my absolute favourite, the vocals are so high that they can feel a bit screechy, but it was ok overall. 3 stars
The album starts off strong with "Money Changes Everything." Then of course the timeless anthem "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." Soon after, another classic hit "Time After Time." Things tail off from "She-Bop" on. I'm no prude but I still found She-Bop cringey. The rest of the album is kind of meh. A quintessential pop album of the 80s. The hits definitely carry it, the rest is just fine.
She got some all-time bops in this album, idk how you rate this low imo. It’s not even bubble gum bs either, it’s the type of music that is everlasting. Never heard a full project from her and it’s cohesive as all hell. You can never go wrong with some 80s synth too and she floated on these tracks… Cyndi you kinda went crazy!
Nice!
Just incredible 80s pop. Sublime.
Ok
full of bangers, super fun, bops on bops, i def want to listen to this more
I've always loved how fun and forward Cyndi Lauper's music is.
A classic in pop that colors outside the lines, she's so unusual is pop hits that don't fit quite so neatly in that category
Strong debut album for Cyndi Lauper with a couple well known singles and a good range throughout.
It's been awhile since I've listened to this one and I'd forgotten how many great songs were on this brilliant album.
The 1980’s wouldn’t have been the same without Cyndi Lauper. A really solid album.
Didn't age well
THATS ALL THEY REALLY WAAAANANNNANANTTTT
was awesome and fun
very pleasantly surprised by how much i enjoyed it, the songs that have been ground to dust by cultural memification get on my nerves but the non-singles were actaully amazing!! and even though elements of it are outdated, there are some surprisingly in-depth and unexpected songwriting choices 3.6/5 or so Fav song: All Through the Night
so fun! I don’t think I’ve ever listened to an album that sounds so decisively 80s. Also something about this (esp songs like yeah yeah) sort of remind me of the B-52s. The whole album is pretty high energy. Fav songs: money changes everything, time after time
3.5/5
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Super fun 80s pop
In was fun.
Cover 8 I didn't really listen to this album until s couple of years ago. 2022-ish. And I realized I really liked this album. It was on repeat for a month or two.
Awesome
Timeless…. Great album with familiar songs a lot of energy that still translates decades later.
I was ready to like this album, I love weird gender bending style icon figures in pop music - Madonna, Prince, Annie Lennox, recently Chappel Roan. The music is always inventive and vital, it always has something to say beyond the boring cool platitudes of artists performing down the middle of the road. Side A is excellent, she's killing it with the opener going into 'Girls'. Side B is a bit of a let down, I feel like they ran short of an idea or two and a couple of songs are skips. I'll give it a generous 4, just because she's so damn cool and still crushing it after all these years, but I think her best album is probably The Greatest Hits
Surprised by the numbers of hits, also enjoyed the songs I'd never heard!
Paar gute lieder, aber im allgemeinen nich ganz mein geschmack. "all through the night", "girls just wanna have fun", "time after time"
I remember stealing this album from my sister when I was seven years old. I used to play it all the time as a child. I was amused by Cyndi Lauper’s cartoony voice. Now that I’m almost fifty, her voice can get a little bit annoying. So, I can only this album in small doses. Still “Time After Time” and “She Bop” are great songs. I’m also a fan of the keyboards in “Yeah Yeah”. Not a bad album. If I’m feeling nostalgic, I’ll listen to it again.
I enjoyed this more than I expected
Can’t say I’d have ever gone out of my way to listen to this. But very surprised, I enjoyed this a lot
Cyndi came out of the gate swinging and fully formed, this is one of the most competent debut albums I've heard in a bit.
I always thought of Cyndi Lauper as a gimmick... and she kind of is. BUT this does slap, so she gets a pass.
Childhood songs
Oh wow this album takes me back. It just has so many hits from then. A great time capsule album of the early 80's. It's fun, great lyrics, good music and Cyndi just owns it.
7.5
She's so 80s... but in a good way. Frankly, I'm tired of most 80s music-- I had to hear it everyday in the 80s. But Cyndi is still fresh and innovative. I'll always have a place in my. heart for this album. 4/5
The archetypal 80s pop album. Lauper is a natural storyteller whose voice, look and persona maker her instantly relatable. The record is all bright synths, jangly guitars, and unapologetic fun, but with an emotional depth that keeps it from ever feeling like mere candy-coated nostalgia. This was lovely.
Very good, even if not many original songs
Pretty good
I've never intentionally listened to Cyndi but there were some fun songs on here. She kinda bop
Well Cindy - you've impressed me! Bop after bop!
It's cyndi lauper who doesnt love cyndi lauper? Side 1 is straight fire. Side 2 is.
I’ve listened to this album before, although it is not in our collection at the moment. Maybe it was on a cassette from earlier days (those are gone). Listening to these songs when they were released I never stopped to classify the genre, but apparently they are synth-pop or new wave. This is a debut album for the artist, and to have six singles from a debut album is very rare. Lauper’s popularity was enhanced by her music videos, which ran in MTV’s prime. I see that even the album cover won an award. This one rates 9/10.
Cyndi Looper! One of those artists where I'm more a fan of the person than the music, although these are perfectly serviceable 80s bops. I knew the singles, but I never listened to the full album before. I like the bubbly synths. Good vibes, almost a 4. Highlights: 'All Through the Night', 'Witness' Lowlight: 'I'll Kiss You'
Man, obviously the singles are iconic, but they're not even that good?? And everything else on the album is significantly worse. It's not horrible, but it's just... not for me, I guess. Found myself thinking, "Man, I'm glad I didn't grow up in the 80s."
A lot of classics on this album but overall pretty middle of the road pop.
Really lives up to the title. Amazingly versatile voice. Only drawback is the weakness of the backing band...
Gear: 64 Audio Duo Artwork: 😑💃👠 Production: 🧼🙂👌 Music: 🤩💖🌈 Ratinng: 🕛🕧🕐(🕜)/5
I really liked it I knew basically all the songs and I liked that one of them was my dad's choir song
My favourite 80’s pop album not made by Prince. I have listened to this thing seems like a hundred times. Still gets a spin a few times a year.
Enjoyed this way more than I was expecting. Prince cover as track #3 was an especially bold move
I was 11, glued to MTV, watching these videos over and over.. life seemed so much simpler then.
It’s a pretty good synth pop record with Philly ties. The Prince song is very “Prince” and Lauper’s vocals work well with it. Time After Time is an 80’s pop ballad classic. This hits off this were huge and unavoidable for decades. It’s absolutely a definitive 80’s pop record.
This holds up surprisingly well. I knew a lot more off this album then i was expecting. Some great pop songs and a Prince cover.
Really great 80s pop. Liked this more than I expected.
I now know why Cindi was so unique and such a powerhouse. Quite an eclectic work but iconic
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While not technically a debut album (she was in a band called Blue Angel), this is a stellar solo debut. An all around great pop album that is almost a greatest hits collection. It's also surprisingly eclectic with bubblegum pop ("Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"), reggae ("Witness"), sks ("Yeah Yeah"), even a great Prince cover ("When You Were Mine"). Yes, the whole Betty Boop voice thing wears thin at times, but that's a small complaint. Great backing band and co-songwriting credit as well with members of the Philly band The Hooters. This was a breath of fresh air in a time of synth laden pop crap when it came out and it still sounds great today.
No disrespect to Cyndi Lauper herself, she's a great singer, and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is an all timer pop hit. (Although screw that weird accent thing she does towards the end). But the production on this is at times just godawful and annoyed the hell out of me. The overreliance on the snare and electric drums, the wholly unnecessary synths, just the worst of the 80s sound is all over it, really brings down the listening experience
Pleasant enough
Always amazing
Can't go wrong with Captain Lou Albano's buddy. I was familiar with like half the album already since most of her big hits are there, the album as a whole was more of that Lauper brand of quirky fun and left me in a good mood. I think I like She Bop the most
Fine enough, but not worthy of an opinion
I knew Time After Time, She-Bop, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and All Through the Night. It was fine. Very poppy.
Enjoyed it more than I thought I would, I’d give it 3.5 if I could
Surprisingly good
It's good 80s pop... but don't think I can take a whole album of Cindy Lauper style and voice
Enjoyed this for the most part, HATED the Betty Boop voice, loved the weird Clash style Reggae track
Cyndi knows how to make a pop record.
Some bangers on there but all in all maybe not my cup of tea, I’m just not a huge fan of pop
This was such a fun album.
I wish I was in a better mood listening to this. It probably would have been a 4
Even the really talented session musicians can't make this an essential listen for me. It's just fine. This is what I imagine most people are thinking of when they say something is "too '80s." Not a banger in sight despite 5 top 40 singles (surprised "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" only rose to #2) and a 6th and final single that's a Prince cover. "She Bop" is practically a novelty song and still rose to #3.
Obviously one to know as it contains many hits. But... not something I would put on just for myself. Perhaps during cleaning if I need some fun energy.
I unfortunately kinda get tired of her voice, the hits hit, the rest was ok.
I had this album as a kid when it first came out - really loved it, remembered it as a fun album that was a big part of the musical story of that time. And I haven't listened to it since. My sense of Cyndi Lauper has also evolved significantly over time. In the moment (and in the eyes of a kid/early teen) she seemed fun and whacky, and a bit shticky. As time has gone on, however, I really came to understand Cyndi Lauper's deeper talent and artistry - I mean, she won a Tony for the music for Kinky Boots! She's had a remarkably consistent career with so many highlights - I've come to deeply respect her as a person and artist. In this context, it was so fantastic to revisit this album. I don't want to go overboard - it is a pop album, not a musical masterpiece per se. But I do think it is a pop masterpiece. Lauper - through her music and her self presentation - vaulted pop and new wave aesthetics into the mainstream. The music on the album is varied and interesting, with tons of personality and a good chunk of subversion (how can you not admire a top 5 hit about the joys of masturbation!) The vocals on Time After Time - which is a remarkably well composed pop ballad - are phenomenal, showing off Lauper's pure singing talent. The album perfectly captures the music of the time, but I found it completely and utterly listenable 42 years later. Lauper deserves all the flowers for carving out an incredibly successful career while being her authentic, iconoclastic self and this album captures that perfectly. And all that context aside, its just a fun listen.
Very plain and forgettable pop rock with some synths on top. Not much to say. I didn’t really like any of the songs, but they weren’t bad. It doesn’t even have an occasional fun energetic song mediocre pop rock albums usually have. It felt a little lifeless. 5/10
Favourite Track: Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Time After Time, All Through the Night
Some catchy tunes but doesn't hold up well
Too much yelling
Jo toisena albumina tuli levy, mitä olen jos kasarilla kuunnellut kasetilta. Biisit on siis tuttuja, kuten myös Cyndi. Tykkäsin levystä jo tuolloin ja edelleen. Levyllä soittaa suuresti arvostamani The Hootersin Rob Hyman koskettimissa ja Eric Bazilian kitarassa. Suosikki biisejäni on Princen ”When You Were Mine” ja tietysti hitit ”Time After Time”, ”money Changes Everything” ja ”Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”.
Would I choose to listen to this album ever again: NO.
As sparkley 80's pop as it gets. If you can name a single Cyndi Lauper song you've heard this album.
The hits are great but the rest is a bit forgettable. It’s fine but nothing special.
Takes me back to my youth. 2.5 /5
This album takes me back. I didn’t own it when it came out in 1983, but Cyndi Lauper was everywhere, or at least in most of the places I was as a 9-year-old kid. She was on the radio, she was on TV with her music videos, hell, she was on my wrestling show. Her song Girls Just Want to Have Fun was not just a hit song, but probably the song of the year and maybe the next couple of years. In addition, the album had three other top five singles. Although back then it seemed there were a lot of albums with a bunch of huge singles on them. Maybe it’s nostalgia, but it seems like music was bigger back then. The artists were bigger and they were more mysterious. I guess the internet has fragmented music so much that there isn’t an artist who captures the attention of the whole world. But I digress, which is what I do best. This was Lauper’s first solo album, as she had an album with a band called Blue Angel that went nowhere. After regrouping, she put out this synth-pop, new wave classic. This is an album of its time, but there are really good pop songs on here. I know in 1983, I hadn’t fully become a heavy metal snob, and I had no money to buy albums, so I lived on the radio. I remember loving Cyndi Lauper, she seemed fun and crazy. She was also sneaky and subversive as she snuck the song She Bop past most people. I know, as a kid, when it came to She Bop, I just thought Cyndi loved dancing. I said earlier, this album was of the time, and it was, but maybe I’m looking at it from the perspective of living through that time. As I try to listen without old ears, I think a lot of these songs could be hits today. In fact, we could use more songs like these out there in the ether. Maybe it would calm some of these insanos down a little if we all bopped more and fought less. If you’re my age, which is old enough to remember when Cyndi Lauper was all over the radio, or are a young whippersnapper, I think you’ll enjoy a nice trip back to 1983 with She’s So Unusual.
Time After Time
Very cheery, fun songs.
Good pop album, with a couple of great songs "Girls Want to Have Fun," "Time after Time," and an interesting Prince cover "When You Were Mine."
“She's So Unusual” is the first and most iconic album by 1980s pop and new wave icon Cyndi Lauper. You could say it's full of clichés, but that's because she actually coined those clichés. And of course, also the cover adds to this. I think that even today, literally everyone knows “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” or “Time After Time.” So, yes, you should know this album (unless you don't really care for music, but then you wouldn't be reading this).
4,5
Very impressive imagine how young she was . For my everyday music taste, its too poppy. But i dont regret any minute of listening to it.
What a beaut.
Saw her live in February. A true original!
Who doesn’t like a good surprise? You put on an album expecting to hate it, to have that early 80s cheese and vacuousness and what you get might have a bit of that but is such a delicious pop gem that you can’t help but love it, synths and all. That’s my impression as I make my way through ¨She’s So Unusual¨ by Cyndi Lauper. As a successful artist, Cyndi never really made it out of the 80s like Madonna. Maybe she didn’t have a strong enough following amongst the gays, maybe she didn’t send enough naked pictures, I don’t know. What I do know is that if the first three songs don’t hook you in you’re either dead or listen to Philip Glass unironically. Why did I never notice how amazing ¨Girls Just Wanna Have Fun¨ really is? The only miss here is the closer ¨Yeah Yeah,¨ which is as annoying a song as I’ve ever heard. Still, credit where credit is due. Best songs: ¨When You Were Mine,¨ ¨Money Changes Everything,¨ ¨Girls Just Wanna Have Fun¨
Et klassisk 80-talls album. Fine poplåter, men ingen høydare for meg personlig.
Good listen - 3.5/5
This album is still what Cyndi Lauper is primarily known for. And the sound here is quintessential 80's pop. If you ask someone to name a random 80's pop-hit there's a pretty good chance that they will say "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". This came early enough in the 80's that it clearly influenced the sound of the entire decade Standouts Girls Just Want to Have Fun Time After Time All Through the Night 4/5
initial thoughts even before listening is i'm so fucking excited. no skips just like i thought. love it
Two or three bangers Rest are alright
Really enjoyable.
Very solid pop album, a couple very famous very catchy songs, didn’t overstay its welcome and drag on, some songs are ones I won’t actively seek out but if I run into them I won’t be mad.
Top tier 80's pop
Wanted to like this more than I did. It's decent '80s pop with some (though not enough in my opinion) new wave mixed in. Vocals are really difficult to enjoy and did not age well.
What an amazingly defining LP. You can not think of the 80s and not think of her. The documentary about her, Let the Canary sing, is amazing
Pop confection.
3.2
141121 12:25 3.5
Very good, some massive tunes here.
Really listenable, embodied its time and full of classics. As an aside, I really appreciate the artistic choice to chase one of the most iconic love songs of the 80s with the ode to jilling off.
Cyndi Lauper classic, good and funky.
A style of music I used to detest, but as I’ve gotten older I’ve actually grown to quite like (nostalgia I guess!)
Urmmmm
Some proper classics in the first half but trails off a lot in the final 3-4 tracks
nothing but love for a legend
Girls just wanna have fun
I really enjoyed this blast from the past.
Should probably have sat down to listen to this whole thing in one go before now.
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I was grumpy (wrong mood for this) and I’ve heard girls just want to have fun too many times… but this still sounded very good. I get why this is an all time great. My rating is probably too low, but I blame it on this popping up when summer is over
Pretty fun. I liked when you were mine and she bop.
1/1
This was fun but not really for me. I was surprised how many huge '80s hits were Cyndi Lauper ones and came from this album specifically, her first one. But I don't like this big, glossy arena rock style of production and the singing was pretty annoying.
Cyndi Lauper’s She’s So Unusual is a blast from start to finish. The production is sharp, the personality shines through, and the big hits — “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and “Time After Time” — more than earn their place as ’80s classics. What surprised me is how solid the rest of the record is, not just the singles. It’s not quite a five-star masterpiece, but it’s a confident, joyful four stars in my book.
Her voice sounds like she's [REDACTED] while trying to sound like a [REDACTED] with a [REDACTED], truly ahead if her time. [Insert sarcastic comment about liking Time After Time] Yeah I think I might be checking out Yeah nah I much prefer ska punk to ska pop This honestly isn't that bad, it's a bit quirked up and suffers from the classic The-Worst-Songs-Are-The-Popular-Singles-Syndrome
Apart from the 2 classic singles not really feeling this at all.
I didn't like Cyndi Lauper's high pitched squeaky vocals in the 80s, and it seems time hasn't improved my opinion. The album just sounds very dated and jumps between styles, didn't enjoy at all
Fantastic artist .
Вау, це настільки не мій поп-альбом, що складно уявити. Деякі аранжування - квінтесенція всього, що я не люблю в 80х. Ще й цей звук, який перекочував радянську естраду. На деяких моментах було дуже складно. Також рішення по виконанням вокальним є на деяких піснях на мій смак дуже сумнівними. Навіть дабова пісня не врятувала загальну картину
Є в цьому списку альбоми, які постарішали так собі й залишились артефактами певних епох. Особливо це стосується альбомів 80х, які (як на мене) найбільше підпадають під "погано постарішали" з точки зору саунду ітд ітп. She's So Unusual не сказати що поганий реліз, спочатку мені взагалі трохи нагадало жіночу версію Спрінгстіна, але все одно якось важко його слухати зараз. Girls just want to have fun це звісно світовий хіт, втім не бачу причин слухати цей альбом ще раз колись.
Very girlie pop
This album was really good but I’m torn for two reasons. One, Laupers inflections can make her voice sound winey and annoying at times, and two it’s another album that stacked all its best songs in the front half and left the second half for the b-sides. Yeah Yeah is a banger though.
I love the 80s soooo much! It's just a banger after another.
She bop!
Another pleasant surprise! The three most popular songs on here I already knew of course, but the album was full of really nice, really catchy songs, anchored of course by Cyndi's unique vocal delivery.
I am really trying not to be a hater here because there are some undeniable bops on here but good lord her voice annoyed me for too much of this album for me to give it any sort of decent rating.
My favorite part of this was rediscovering the songs I've heard all my life, and truly listening and admiring their production for the first time ever. The hits have always been catchy but this is the first time I notice these IMMACULATE synths. Through all the Rock stuff on here, albums like these are a reminder that Pop can, in fact, go hard. Standouts: Girls Just Want To Have Fun • Time After Time • She Bop • Witness • Yeah Yeah
What a fucking vision! She does it all on here. We've got party songs, ballads, comedy, covers, and it never gets old. She has a really unique voice and uses it to her full ability here. This is absolutely one of the most stunning debut albums ever.
This was good. Nothing amazing, but I think the songs that are hits are probably some of the worst on the album.
Mother. Not a pop music guy but grew up on this.
surprisingly good
Money Changes Everything: I do NOT enjoy her voice. The music is mediocre- it feels very much of the time… simple beat, kind of nostalgic approach to harmony and instrumentalization. OMG the harmony is somehow worse. This makes me feel like I just don’t “get” what she’s doing as a vocalist. It sounds like her nose is stuffed. This might be the worst harmonica solo I’ve ever heard in my life. What is it with these people and harmonicas? … or is it a harmonica setting on a keyboard???? I’m just so confused by her voice. I’ve never been one to say “they’re just yelling” but she’s literally just yelling. Girls just want to have fun: The music is undeniably fun, but I know my opinion is influenced by nostalgia. Her vocals feel more gentle and nuanced than in the opening track. She is able to play with dynamics and there is a reverb on her voice that makes it feel less like screaming, especially when she goes to her head voice. When you were mine: There’s a pause between songs that is a little annoying. This song feels a little cyber punk- I think the combination of the electronic instrumentation and the weird harmony on vocals. I kind of like the sound of it- it’s different and not very pretty, but it feels a little punk as a result. The contrast between the dancy sound and the heartbroken lyrics is also kind of fun. It doesn’t sound GOOD, but I can see why people enjoy this. I also like that she backed off of yelling her vocals, but her singing is still very much not pleasant. I feel like this could get very old very quickly. Time after Time: I’ve never liked this song but it’s a nice break after all the screaming. My main issue is in how she enunciates and phrases her notes… it sounds a-tonal and pitchy when she uses her chest voice. Her softer high notes are actually pretty. The song is also somewhere between too fast to be a good ballad and too slow to be a good dance track. Musically it just feels like something is lacking, and the lyrics are so repetitive that it doesn’t help. The combination of her ugly vocals, the weird pacing, and the repetitive structure really make this a difficult listen. I do not enjoy it. She Bop: As an album so far there’s at least variety and pacing, but the logic and order of it feels jarring and incohesive. This is another song that feels like maybe it could be better with less ugly vocals. She does an interesting yodel thing when entering her head voice, but her chest voice is just always so unpleasant. I also do not understand what the song is about but it feels irrelevant- it’s a party song and could be very fun with a different singer. I know her voice is iconic- I wonder how much of the sound of the decade was influenced by male artists imitating her. I could also see how this might grow on you, especially if you grew up with it. All through the night: This is the worst so far. I hate the music that feels like a children’s cartoon, and her voice over it it’s so grating. The main melody is actually pretty but everything producing it is absolutely horrible. Her saying “a stray cat is crying” feels … on the nose. Omg this instrumental solo… wtfwtfwtf it’s horrible and grating. Witness: This just feels silly and bad. It’s another that I feel like if you grew up with it you’d love to sing it, but objectively it’s all over the place, goofy and not in a good way, and feels borderline like it’s supposed to be a take on reggae? It’s like a whitewashed version of a better song. With horrible vocals. I’ll kiss you: This also feels cyber punk influenced. It’s liek shes almost rapping instead of singing. And also is going back to screaming and is almost off beat. The dumb techno beat is a little fun but I hate everything she’s doing. She’s literally screeching. He’s so unusual: Oh wow I saw a review that called her vocals “Betty Boop” But now she’s literally just playing Betty boop… Is that her or the cartoon? Was that a song? Yeah Yeah: The keyboard is insanely annoying. Her voice is slightly less so by comparison. This is so weird… her voice is literally cartoony in a way I’ve never heard anyone do before. I’m confused but intrigued. I like the use of what sounds like real horns. The Boop vocals underneath are … very odd. Overall- some interesting and fun choices... very grating and straight up bad musical sounds for the majority.
I know nothing of Cyndi Lauper, or much about the early 80s scene, but this album sounds like a direct ancestor of a lot of very familiar synth pop. I know all the iconic synths and drum machines were new at this time, and artists were seeing what they could do with them. Sounds like Cyndi helped set the mold for giddy, girly pop bangers - some of which I'm sure I've heard mixed in at Electric Feels. Cyndi walked so No Doubt, Metric, and Grimes could run.
This is the chaotic good part of the 80s. Cyndi Lauper is a true icon. This album is so bright and warm like the sun on a stroll through the park. The song order felt a bit out of sync but that just added to the chaotic energy.
This is quintessential 80s. The beefy, prominent, snare hits, the bright guitar tone, the synth hits, the timbre of her voice even. Track one, I was vibing, but I was IN at the melodica solo. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time on the same album?! Gahhh damnnn. I feel like Cyndi’s soundscape is like rummaging through a toy box. The sounds are loud and vibrant and colorful, but safe and familiar. She makes music with primary colors. While I think every song fits in the world she is creating, every song is very different sonically. She Bop is a shift in tone from the first four songs with its almost Oingo Boingo nod in the synth and melody. The snare tone is beefier and the bass is MOVING. Then BAM tone shift again with All Through The Night. The last few songs kind of loose me, but I think that’s just gonna be the case with front loading albums due to vinyl sales.
Rolling stones Aftermath(uk) showed me what a 1 sounds like in a way that makes it hard to rate anything else as low. That album caused me physical pain to listen to and She's So Unusual wasn't that but it did dry hump the line. I didn't enjoy a single second. And it's not like i don't love a lot of music where the singer isn't good at singing. I MAKE music where the singer isn't good at singing! This album was more than that. Some of it is certainly my bias of hating 80s synth sounds and 80s drum machine sounds and 80s melodies and 80s lyrics and this was a VERY 80s pop album, but my brain couldn't even register most of it as music. To me it sounded like if you explained music to someone who's never heard it and they were like "oh so it's like this?" And you were like "not really," and they were like "how about this?" And you were like "i guess that's closer" Maybe I'm just a hater, i don't know
I can’t handle the 80s. The electronic beats are just not my jam but Cindy Lauper is my jam. She’s fun and silly and has a very no fucks given feel and I respect that. Her vibe is fun and free without being cocky like many of the artists we’ve covered. Unfortunately, this whole album just makes me think of Robin Sparkles so thanks HIMYM for that. Witness sounds like what Gwen Stefani sang in her bedroom growing up. What in the Betty Boop is the end of He’s So Unusual?? When You Were Mine is my favorite song on the album. Overall, despite the fact that this album sounds so very 80s I enjoyed it a lot and would gladly dance around my house flinging my arms about and pretending I’m in a John Hughes movie.
I love that first chord hit to open the album. Girls just wanna have fun feels like cheese dick movie soundtrack bullshit but it’s pretty fun in the context of the album. There really does feel like there’s a light innocence to it and a message of “girls will be girls” the same way we say “boys will be boys.” This is prime mall frolicking music. Iron and Wine has a cover of Time After Time that is gorgeous and showcased what brilliant songwriting is at work here. It’s fitting that Napoleon and Deb danced the night away to it. All Through the Night is the birth of synth/glitch pop. Charlie XCX owes a debt. This album was a fuckin blast. A genre I don’t particularly love from a decade I don’t particularly love yet I really love this album. This album makes me think Cyndi was super fun to hang with. Why isn’t Cyndi Lauper used as a measuring stick for pop success? Like if Olivia Rodrigo can experience Lauper level success, then that’s kind of the apex. And good lord she’s got some dynamic vocals. Time after time will still be in play long after I’m dead. At least I certainly hope so.
Sometimes this album is annoying, sometimes it bangs, but overall it is extremely 80s in an endearing way and fills me with nostalgia. It is clearly an inspiration for other albums and defined a decade.
Epic debut album from Cyndi Lauper after her band failure. Pop rock,synth pop and new wave in 1983! I wanna say here that besides her distinctive and unique(almost punkish with incredible range)voice,Cyndi is also an amazing musician playing the dulcimer and guitar though not a lead guitarist in her albums. What can you say about an album that contains Girls just wanna have fun and Time after Time(my all time favourite-dreamy song with killer lyrics and that longing feeling and superb use of hihats from start to finish-what)? Full of great energy, nostalgic synths,gated snares,arpeggiated bass and fantastic guitars! Tracks i love beyond the obvious: When you were mine,All through the night(that synth arp kills me though the lead synth nearly destroys the song). This is for 4 stars though because her expressionism and creativity in her voice might gets too much in the rest of the songs.
Ooh go on then. Oh this is really fun and interesting. Like i knew there was more to Cyndi Lauper than the two pop bops but I didn't KNOW y'know? A lot of variety while maintaining a signature sound .... theres a full on ska track???? We respect it. I love She Bop... dont necessarily understand He's So Unusual, Baby Voice rarely does anything more than annoy me, but the slam into Yeah Yeah is sickkkkk I can see why they're that way round. Not 100% on it mostly for the baby voice but im probably gonna buy this. Or see if my dad has it. Solid 4.5 and im gonna round up bc im in a good mood and i like her hair.
Very 80s
Aggressively 80s, has a few good songs
She manages to be completely unique but still pop at the same time, and an icon to the eccentric. I didn't realize that only 3 of the songs were originals...but three of the best. My favorite track is her cover of Prince's When You Were Mine...and she does it so much better than he did. She's still one of the coolest chicks around.
Hit after hit after hit. Hits I'd forgotten about, hits on my kitchen playlist, hits you hear in the drugstore, hits I don't particularly like. The pinnacle of 80s pop, making the highest and best use of the synths and drum machines that plagued the charts. I'm particularly fond of All Through the Night, which will support the underappreciated Jules Shear for the rest of his days. (For extra credit, to fully grasp Cyndi's artistry, listen to the originals of the 3 songs that had been recorded previously: Prince's When You Were Mine, The Brains' Money Changes Everything, and Shear's All Through the Night.)
First 4 songs are killer. The rest are fine. 3.5
Very 80’s pop inoffensive plenty of hits lots of production not my taste but good enough
Années 80 ! Une meuf qui chante donc ça parle d'amour forcément C'est catchy, elle chante pas trop mal En dehors des chansons "typiques" c'est plutôt sympa
Un classique du pop-rock des 80s. J'avais jamais pris le temps d'écouter l'album. Des musiques qui passent toujours très bien actuellement imo. Musiques prefs : "Girls just want to have fun" (pas original mdr) et "She bop" Pires musiques : "He's so unusual" et "Yeah yeah" 4/5 parce que la fin est un peu en deçà du reste.
Très cool, on reconnait bien la vibe années 80
Girls power !!! Un peu eu l'impression d'écouter 10 fois Girls wanna have fun mais c'était sympa.
Listened to this album practicing yoyo, amazing experience. Fav song: All Through The Night.
First half of the album feels like ultimate 80s pop and it's awesome. Second half gets meh. Decent album overall.
"The perfect '80s album doesn't exi-"
It's So Anodyne. *Except Time After Time, which is next level.
Pure 80s nostalgia. Loved it. 4.75/5 stars.
Was there ever a bigger glow-up than Hazard's version of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" to Lauper's? This album is a lot of fun, even if it tails off a little towards the end. A strong four.
Standout Songs: Girls Just Want to Have Fun Time After Time All Through The Night Witness Some decent songs on here but a bit too much pop for me
Fun album
Had a few hits and a few duds. Overall- decent
A-hyuck-a-bay-buh-bay-buh.
Lotsa hits! Time after time is my fave on the album.
Not a fan of her singing
The two hits on here are hits. Time After Time is an 80s classic. Otherwise, though, I'm not a huge fan.
DNF
Quite enjoyable! I think there's a lot of cool musical ideas in all the songs. Kind of wish pop had these more intrictate new wave instrumentals now lol. The songs are catchy but there also moves through pretty well between different instrumentation and sounds that I think you don't really see in a lot of pop now I think. This is more the case for the deep cuts, the hits like "Time after Time" and "Girls Wanna Have Fun". Solid pop album. Unfortunate a Romanian slur is used quite prominent in one of the songs lol. I think I might appreciate more with repeated listens and when I am in a better mood but right now I am comfortable giving it 4 stars. 12/9/25
I got into the car and the next song to play was He’s So Unusual. I couldn’t hear it properly so I turned it up. I still couldn’t hear it and thought something was wrong with my Bluetooth connection so I turned it up some more. 45 seconds later my poor ears caught the very loud BANG BANG drum intro to the next song. I quite nearly crapped myself.
2.7 1x i get the cultural significance but not really my style
So old school.
Incredibly cheerful, synthesizer-heavy 80's pop. So many good songs, almost all of which are very well known due to them being absolutely incredibe. I was rather surprised by the last three songs within the album, which are the only ones I have not heart before. These three songs differ quite a bit from the rest of the album.
Звук 80-х. Как-то не вслушался пока ходил и слушал в наушниках.
I'd forgotten how many hits were on this album. That run from "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" through "All Through the Night" is amazing—the rest of the album can't help but pale in comparison, though "Money Changes Everything" is pretty great.
Never listened to this whole album (or any other whole Cyndi Lauper album) and I did not realize how stacked this album was, especially for a debut album. Those first six songs are relentless. Time After Time is pure gold. And I have a deep deep-cut fondness for When You Were Mine and Money Changes Everything. I feel like there is another memorable song in there at the beginning but it's not coming to mind. The last third is forgettable but I'm hard pressed to think of many better Side 1's than this.
3.4 It's so 80s. So incredibly 80s. To the point where it's gone past being aged and turned into a fascinating spectacle. I'll kiss you is a particular stand out, it's as though they just bought a new synth machine and had to try out every single option, but shitting hell, it actually works and she pulls it off. Girls just Wanna have fun obviously too overplayed and actually not a great song, extremely repetitive riff, hook and lyrics. But Time after time actually holds up pretty well on reflection. Can see why it's included on this list, I felt like an archaeologist trying to make sense of a past civilisation listening to this.
Yay Feminism! Last two songs were weird. Essential 80s stuff.
Finally another female artist. And what an album. Amazing that this was her debut record. It provides so much girl power energy in the best way and so many hit. I mean, girls just wanna have fun, she bop, all through the night. What a great collection. And time after time is my absolute favorite of hers. Crazy good song. Love the variety of styles over the different songs. And still, they work together. Shows me a lot of craftswomanship as a song writer. Also found out that cyndi won a grammy as well as a tony and an emmy. Awesome. And it prolly left a huge legacy and inspiration for current artists. For some reason i think, there would be no chappell roan without her.
The unwitting soundtrack to my 14th year. While I never owned it, this was inescapable. Filled with ear worms and one genuine bit of genius in ‘Time After Time’. A document of the early 80s which deserves to be heard again.
When She Bop, You Bop, We Bop
(76/100)
Wow really liked this
It’s ok, but not life changing.
Wow two hits one album. She’s an icon
It was great, I mean, girls want to have fun is an all timer
An emotional album overall, including solid pop ballads in "Time after Time" and "All Through the Night" (minus the weird synth interlude), and exploring musical themes, drifting from ballads to pop anthems to new wave/rock-leaning tracks. Cyndi's vocal range is impressive, highlighted by the A#5 in her cover of Prince's `When You Were Mine`
You always have to wonder if She Bop. And Cyndi indeed Bops. What a great first album. It's rare for a new artist to go off like she did. Some great timeless classics and some fun bops in between. I like Time after Time better, but I like a little bit more upbeat tunes on my playlist, so Girls Just Want to Have Fun will make the playlist. Great album..
Solid album. Much fun. Time After Time is one of the greatest songs ever written.
Pretty good, not bad. Can’t complain
To be completely honest at first I was excited to listen to Cyndi Lauper, because I knew Girls Just Want to Have Fun already and I liked it, but this album got old really quickly. Her voice is hard to listen to in some of the songs I was almost considering skipping it, but I listened through it, but it was a struggle. I would rate this album 2.3/5, but Girls Just Want to Have Fun is still good
Really a 3.5. Lots of boppy fun tunes
Bop after bop
Have never listened to the whole album. Obviously know the hits because they were everywhere on MTV & radio at the time. Synth-pop isn’t my thing. But I can dig this. Her voice is great.
I enjoy some of her songs. This album is good.
A solid 3. Some real pop classics and found this album good fun on the whole, but there were a couple of grating songs too. If the assignment was “give me some quintessential 80s pop” this would fit the bill.
I would have been a new born when this was climbing the charts. OK its fun I guess and has some playful lyrics. A geek that doesnt want some lovin. Something about bopping ones self. Its a bit self indulgent energy. Its OK. Funny as Duran Duran immediately came on after this. Now they can do pop and immediately galvanise my feeling on this! Harsh 2 but potential not realised here.
I was expecting vacuous pop music in an 80's style. What I got was actually a little more interesting. Definitely your classic 80's sound but Lauper has a charisma that I wasn't expecting. At times she sounds like a proto-Björk. It's a shame that "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" has become the enduring hit that it is because I think it slightly misrepresents this album. There was a depth glimpsed in "Time after time" that I would have liked to see developed further. An unique and interesting artist producing music that isn't to my taste.
A really terrific 80's pop album, not really a bad track on here. I'm giving it a 4 for now, but could go up on re-listen.
Not bad (though very whiny at times vocals-wise), but very same-y. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time are definitely the best songs on this album.
Oke so I enjoyed the songs I already knew, the overal album was quite oke to listen to, so I was ready to settle for a 2,5/5 (so 3 stars), but then I had to listen to a song that was only playing through my right ear which is really annoying, and... yeah yeah... no. Also, her voice is annoying.
me gustó menos estos temas que se siente un pop/rock muy plano, como el primer tema
2,5
4/5 7 hits from one album seems like lightning in a bottle. She became an absolute icon with this album
terrific production and great performance by Cyndi What a moment in time.
Great
One star for one good song
Cyndis voice is one of a kind in the best of ways. Some songs from this album are classics that I listen to often and others don't have the same highs but the floor on this album is really high.
So much better than I expected. Starts off solid. Was never really a fan of Girls wanna have fun, but Time after time, She Bop and All through the night prop the album up to be a really really good album. I want to own this record. very close to a 5, but I am content to give it a 4
Classic
Not a huge fan of her vocals - too shrill.
One good song but not amazing 2/5
This record is so deeply symptomatic of its early 80s moment: big bang drums, super synthy, shiny to the point of sharp edged production--all of it dated. And it is so deeply entrenched in 13 year old suburban white kid 80s past. Whole thing is like digging up a reliquary when you were just looking for a pair of scissors in a drawer. But here's the thing: songs 1 through 6 are great. It's actually pretty awesome: high energy, super sad, gymnastic girl group Betty Boop voice, pop perfection. The last four songs fall off a cliff, but for six, Cyndi kills it.
I cannot overstate the degree to which 12 year old me absorbed this album. I still love it and think it represents the epitome of great 80s pop: bouncy, synthy, with an undercurrent of darkness. And Lauper’s voice is a gift.
Even in 1984 I dismissed Cyndi Lauper as vapid pop and I was only 9 years old! It turns out I was missing quite a bit. As I got older I learned there was a lot more going on with this album - one of the biggest revelations to me was when I learned she had covered Prince's "When You Were Mine," which I first heard (even before I knew it was a Prince song) covered by Ry Cooder in the Hot Dog ski-comedy movie. And I continue to learn about She's So Unusual - I recently read Greil Marcus's book The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs and one of the ten songs he wrote about was "Money Changes Everything," the opening track on this album. Lauper has gone on to have a fascinating career and is obviously a lot more than the one-(or two- or three-)hit wonder that the childhood me thought she was. Would give this 3.5 if I could. It has run up against my 4-star Ill Communication ceiling, as I suspect may 3-star albums will for the rest of this project. A 5-point rating system has pretty obvious limitations.
Dated - But there are a few really fun songs here.
I wasn’t psyched when I saw this first come up. I gave it an honest listen, and there are a few great songs on here and a lot of 80s nostalgia.
Girls Just Wanna, Time After Time, All Through The Night are standard fare. The rest of it was all better than I expected, and She Bop impressed me.
Fun.
Stays true to its name I suppose! I liked her more when I was younger. Favorite track: Time After Time
Really good. And complete, well-conceived, no moment wasted. An honest, assertive and fun voice.
Every song is a hit! Crazy to land an album like that.
Don't love live albums
As a child of the 80s, of course I know this album. I was pleasantly surprised to listen straight through, remembering the hits and enjoying the deep cuts. THAT SONG and Cyndi’s personality probably overshadowed what is an underrated and otherwise great pop album.
When I was young I was turned off by Cindi Lauper - too much glam for my taste. At this point I don't mind the glam, and I can't deny that this album has two absolutely iconic songs: Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Time After Time. The latter in particular is just an amazing song. Also, "All Through The Night" - great song. Those three are enough to elevate the album, and the rest is just fun.
This album largely rests on the shoulders of it's 4 singles. The rest of the album never quite reaching their height. Still Lauper's singular voice keeps the whole thing interesting at least.
Funny to get this in proximity to a Siouxsie & the Banshees album - it's SO poppy in contrast though Cyndi has a similarly defiantly anti-fashion look that was super transgressive for the time. I don't hate the hits but do have a hard time not imagining Napoleon Dynamite slow dancing in Idaho to 'Time After Time.' & the rest might just be too over played to enjoy objectively any more. A great example of 80s pop, and likely a 4 star album if you can hear it with fresh ears.
Soooo fun
The artist had 2 songs but the studio wanted an album She bop is brainrot
This album has been collectively rated a 6.5/10
Didn't listen to the entire album in one sitting this time, mostly because I've heard it in pieces over the years. There isn't a single song I disliked, but there weren't any I was crazy about, either. Solid album, something I'd play if I were deep into cleaning my room and wanting an upbeat 80s playlist to listen to.
Some real bangers! Also some others I would be happy to never hear again..
IF YOURE LOST YOU CAN LOOK AND YOU WILL FIND ME
so fun!!!
Dope
Four 80s banger ("Girls Just Want To Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", "All Through The Night") and an almost forgettable rest. Nonetheless strong three stars for Cindy. 3,5
Kept me interested for 40 minutes, but also provided plenty of reason never to return. Highly likely the 80s will come of worst of the decades in this project. The greatest cover of all time - containing one of the greatest solos of all time - added a star.
Low 4 Best song: girls just want to have fun Definition of a 4. Hard to love because the voice is a bit gimmicky, but a fun listen all the same
Great album. Some classics on this. Too many good songs to name. Easy 5
First half has got a lot of classics on, the second half is not nearly as entertaining. Also on album length her voice can really start to feel grating.
Very 80’s. Two or maybe three big hits. Filler kinda forgettable.
Best song: you know which one.
Really really fun
I wanted to love this due to her energy and positivity, but it does just fall into fine 80's pop in the end. Some good tunes, some fun and a good example of the genre but 2 listens was plenty
So boring
Great album that I've never listened to all the way through. I thought I would lose interest by the time I got to the last few tracks, all of which have much much fewer listens on Spotify. Turns out those were some of the best tracks, including the ska track! I love hearing her punkish roots on this album, particularly on the last track.
I'd forgotten how many hits were on this album. That run from "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" through "All Through the Night" is amazing—the rest of the album can't help but pale in comparison, though "Money Changes Everything" is pretty great.
Fab!
Pretty solid album. All Through the Night is a banger. I prefer Prince's version of Prince's When You Were Mine.
Was looking forward to listening to this. Love “Time After Time” but was underwhelmed by the rest of the album.
82/100. She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper is an iconic record with an unmistakable energy and charm. I remember when multiple songs from this album were constantly playing on the radio, maybe even still today. The vibe is great, the singing is fantastic, and Lauper’s personality shines through every track. A timeless pop classic.
Fun album but I really dont like the sound of the 80's
Not in love with the vocals, but I appreciate most everything else, nice musical tendencies high 3/low 4
As a nine-year-old boy when this was released, I thought I wasn’t supposed to like “girl music,“ so I never gave Lauper much thought. With the wisdom of age and experience I have truly come to appreciate her unique style and vocal range.
Sometimes the level of positive energy improves the final product, and Lauper dials it up to eleven on this album. Because of/despite her classical training, she does some unusual things with her voice; and the synthesizers, while prominent in every song, are adjusted often to create unique sounds; add to this the female empowerment/challenge of sexual norms and we have a true 80s winner.
Undeniably good singer, but I don't love the screechy singing she does sometimes. Some fun stuff. Just found out She Bop is about masturbation. Hadn't ever thought about it before, but that's fun. 3.5* Very nostalgic, which probably colors my review a bit.
Would not buy
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