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She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

1983
3.49
Rating
29451
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2%
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11%
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37%
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36%
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14%
Distribution
Genres: Pop, Rock, Electronica Styles: New Wave, Synth-Pop

Reviews (page 7 of 14)

A true classic, drenched in catchy melodies and hooks.

lots of fun and amazing bops on here!! love cyndi lauper i need to listen to her more

Historically I’ve kind of dismissed Lauper for being too…I don’t know what. Too 80s? Too nasally? Whatever it was, it was foolish of me. This album stands out in a big way from much of 80s pop. Lauper’s voice and tone don’t scream “pop star” the way you might assume. Her approach to these songs is pretty unique, and even outside the hits, quite a few tracks have hooks 4 stars here, if only for Time After Time.

A prime example of the grip that big, bright synth-pop and commercialism (five singles!) had on the collective 80s psyche.

I have to admit 2 songs were great, but her voice was too 80s for me to appreciate the rest

Nice enough

The first half of this album is perfection, Somehow she reveals emotional depth and longing while appearing to be a pixie pop singer. It’s quite an empowering feminist feat. I think the album lags a bit on the second half but she pulls off iconic performances without sacrificing her identity.

A lot of her best songs and the rest isn't bad either. 4 stars or B+.

paar goede nummers, geen mega fan

The final two songs were alright. Time After Time is definitely the stand-out

нормалек. немного похихикал когда по голосу понял что это тетя из We are the world, на которую Джексон косился во время записи))

Time after time is good

So weird. I love.

Pure pop perfection. So many hits. And it has my favorite Prince song! Or is it a Cyndi Lauper song? Who cares, loved this cover to cover several times through.

Doidinho este disco. OMG SHES SO UNUSUAL!! Só conhecia o maior hit dela e nada mais, não fazia idéia do que esperar daqui. Me impressionou medianamente. Eu gosto muito da voz dela. É um gosto adquirido, certamente, e é fácil se irritar com seu tom. A produção do disco é aquele new wave bem pastelão dos anos 80. Aqueles sintetizadores quase que cartunescos aliados de uns riffs bem chicletes. É tudo bem agradável, mas assim como a voz de Cyndi Lauper, rapidamente pode ficar irritante. O álbum realmente evoca uma emoção bem específica, e às vezes ele simplesmente não vai ser adequado para sua vibe do momento. E nesses casos, você vai o odiar, certamente. She Bop foi uma ótima descoberta, gostei bastante. Um bom disco mas, se for pra ouvir Pop New Wave consigo pensar em dezenas de exemplos que preferiria ouvir invés disso. Mas nada mal! 4/5

++: Girls Just Want to Have Fun, She Bop, Witness, I'll Kiss You, He's So Unusual, Yeah Yeah +: Time After Time, All Through the Night +-: When You Were Mine -: Money Changes Everything 6,7/10

It's impressive to write one timeless song, but to have two on the same album is so god damn impressive. Cyndi is the epitome of 80's fun, vibrant, bold, and full of energy. 4/5

Think I’ve gotta go with a 5 here. A lot of hits for a debut. I’d never heard Money Changes Everything before but that was a banger and my favorite. The Prince cover was great. Whole thing had that consistent new wave sound that I’m looking for in something like this.

Wow, massive pop hits. I really like the Prince cover.

Gotta go 5 here. This was really fun to listen to (except for "he's so unusual" which I assume was annoying on purpose. The massive pop hits fit along nicely with the rest of the album, and the Prince cover was on point. It also aged quite well for an 80s album!

Too fun, too cool. "He's So Unusual" is a fun, surprise interlude. Love that "Time After Time" and "GJWHF" came from the same album. Both legends of the era but both totally different feels and purposes to my ears.

liked it, one of those where i'm like, "oh, i've heard half of this before, wow!"

I really like 4/5ths of this album!

Catchy and easy to listen to, pretty good, not something that would be my go to though

car driving music

If energetic 1980s synth pop is your thing, this is the album for you.

10/10. No Notes

Few tunes here

The subtitle of the 30th anniversary reissue is a great summary of this album: a celebration. This is smart, fun, sometimes-cheesy, early-eighties music. I think it holds up, but I'd be curious to know if someone who wasn't around back when it first came out would agree.

One of the best performances of the 80s. Kicked a career off including wrestling career. Went on to have the fun and exciting times of the 80 s MTV generation

surprisingly good

Quintessential early 80s; synth heavy, quirky and hell of a distinctive voice. New wave pop, interesting lyrically and musical. Never heard the whole album before today, was maybe expecting it to be too much Cindy L, but fun ride. 4 Star

One of the best pop albums of the 80s, Lauper cleverly reimagines material by other artists, adding her own spin to create a result that is consistently enjoyable and stands the test of time.

She’s So Unusual is such a fun, personality packed burst of energy, and her cover of Prince’s When You Were Mine is a total highlight that she completely makes her own. 5 stars

Banger, fun album. Time after time is an all time and girls just wanna have fun is a genre defining track. The rest of the album is super fun, produced well, and way more enjoyable than I thought it would be going in blind. I’m glad it’s more of what I like from the hits and not just two islands of good songs. I did not like all through the night though.

This was kind of a mix. The obvious two big hits are great, but the rest of the album is scattered with decent and bad songs. Some of them were really shallow and almost unlistenable. I don't mind Cyndi's voice, but I still think this is getting an average 3

Love the hits, don't care for the deep cuts. I've heard women do the same affectation that Cyndi does in He's So Unusual before and damn it is so ear-grating. Awful track on an otherwise decent album. Strong 3/5

It's a pop classic, no doubts. Half of the album are 80s bops, super catchy and ultra famous by now. Powered by Lauper's voice and a very synth-centric production, they turned a bunch of songs into some of the biggest pop hits. Lauper is a great singer, she's charismatic, has a powerful voice and she's the life of the record. The production serves her very well, same as the backing voices. It's interesting that several of the songs (most of the hits) were "covers", as they had been written before by different bands. So no songwriting credits for Cyndi here. But if you take the time to listen to the originals, Lauper's versions are far superior (with the exception of Prince's "When You Were Mine"). "Money Changes Everything", "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop" and "All Through The Night" are so good, super catchy and fun songs. The rest was pretty mid, Prince's cover isn't that good, "He's So Unusual" is awful, and overall the second half is kind of mediocre. But the hits carry this record, and them being half the album, it's not bad at all.

This takes me straight back to 8th grade. A goofy kid wearing his Ozzy hat and Iron Maiden t shirts everyday wondering why I had pimple all over my chin and hair growing in my armpits. This album classifies as a smash hit. But, other than the radio/video hits this is my first time listening to the entire album. I always liked Cyndi, she was the anti pop star that didn't fit in to the normal bullshit MTV was selling, and she embraced her weirdness, which was endearing to an awkward kid starting puberty. While school was busy smashing square pegs into round holes Cyndi was telling you to be yourself, no matter how unusual. And, Time After Time is an all time banger. 5 stars all day, 8 more stars for the nostalgia trip.

Still better than Kanye West.

# 535 - She's So Unusual She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper is a glitter cannon of pop perfection. It's got bounce, sass, and that iconic anthem that makes you want to dance like no one's watching (but everyone is). A debut so good it probably woke up the '80s and said, “Let’s party.” Ranked #184 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time for good reason. Worth listening to for : Time After Time Listened: 30/07/2025

Girls just wanna have fun and time after time made it on tu repeat playlist

Didn’t finish Like red rain 5/10

iconic voice and nice track layout

Finally, an album by a woman...AND it's one by a childhood heroine of mine. Half of these songs are absolute classics, and the other half are fully respectable.

Time after time is an amazing song.

time after time alone puts this in the upper tier, we have quite literally NO choice but to stan

OMG finally something FUN AND CUTE

Wasn't expecting such a bop. 80s pop at its absolute best.

I really liked it. I listened to a few bangers I haven't heard in a while and literally thought for a second, that Cyndi voiced Betty Bop haha. It's not 100% my music taste, but approx. 90% haha so 4/5 stars for me on this one. Very objectively it would be 5/5 of course.

This is such a perfect pop album, and Cyndi Lauper should have been bigger than she was. I love the quirkiness of her voice and this album is fun, and light. There are some classics and some bangers. It’s such a great album.

2.5 rounded up because those hits are forever classics

While it’s very poppy, I felt like this album had a few moments of genius. But overall not my style.

It was fun hearing Girls just want to have fun and time after time.

Cyndi Lauper isn't really my thing, but I've gotta give credit where credit is due. Having multiple singles from your debut album still widely recognized 40 years later is pretty impressive. "She Bop" was a fun, tongue-in-cheek song I hadn't heard before, and I appreciated the humor. Also, it took some guts to come out swinging in the early '80s with a Prince cover, but she pulled it off. Even if Lauper's style doesn't fully click with me, the impact and staying power of this album are undeniable.

I’ve actually been meaning to listen to this for awhile and wow, I was not disappointed. This is pretty much banger after banger. Really good songwriting, unique vocal style, new wave sound….nothing not to like here as far as I’m concerned. Really a great album.

Voice is a bit too whiny. A couple of classics but the rest are okay.

I know a couple of the songs! I enjoyed the energy.

Some great hits on this album

cyndi lauper is an icon. this album is a great listen.

this was a hoot.

Wow that last note she holds at the end of Money Changes Everything is wild. After the first track, I thought "a little too poppy for me, but if there are moments like that, then I might end up enjoying this album. Let's focus on the positives, not the negatives today." And in general, this would be a really easy album not to like - "she's gonna say time after time time after time and I can't take it anymore ... who bops was it that was bopping again?" Plus her singing style is borderline annoying anyway (is she trying to be punk?), but you know what - I chose positivity, so I am going to stick to the strengths of the album. All The The Light had some awesome keyboard work that is reminiscent of Beach House, the synth was used to perfection, and the duet played perfectly. The very serious and intense back up vocals saying I'll kiss YOU" are hilarious. 3/5 ** Biggest Millennial White Man Take of 1001": I would rather listen to STRFKR's cover than Cyndi's version. But hats off to Cyndi for creating a timeless gem, my 80 YO grandma was just saying yesterday that she dumped her boyfriend because she'd rather go out to the bars with her girlfriends than be at home with him lol

Pre-listen: She's really fun on her super famous tracks. I like them, even if they are often a bit empty. Excited to try out a full album! She doesn't write much of this. I don't really know if that's necessarily a full-scale dig, but it is noteworthy Listening notes: -Money Changes Everything: She really let's her vocals go crazy here. I like it! On the other hand, the "I'm rich so now my social life is hard" song is overdone IMO. -Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: on some level this feels a little vapid, but on further reflection, I think this is BOTH fun AND a nice little (in the sense that its a pop track that's not trying to do that much) statement about independence. And it really is so incredibly catchy its amazing. -Time After Time: This album has not one but two unforgettable pop bangers. It really is just a wonderful slow love song. Earnest simple love song is one of the most basic song premises and it will always be underrated (because no matter how highly rated, love in all its forms is always underrated. Okay I'll stop being sappy/earnest now). -She Bop: a lot of interesting stuff going on on the electronic instrumentation side here. -Witness has a neat ska-inflected(?) rhythm. Namely just it has these off beat chops. -She definitely starts playing around a lot more on the back half of the the album, which is hit or miss for me (Witness and She Bop work), but on "He's so Unusual" and "Yeah Yeah" , I find it a bit annoying. So I think we land at three kinds of songs: anthemic 80s bangers (the two super-famous ones, Money Changes Everything), weird hit-or-miss experimental stuff (mostly on the back half) Review: I feel I kinda have to dock the album for having relatively little writing credits for Lauper (Elvis didn't get 5 stars either), but as pure unapologetic pop goes, this is pretty solid. Lauper does truly impressive and creative things with her voice. While she can do straightforward pretty vocals, her vocals often do this sliding into pitch thing (starting from below) that I typically associate more Soul. Anyway, it's neat. The instrumentation, which can be pretty generic in the 80s (and even here often is, especially on the leading tracks), is broadly varied, with some fun experimentation on the back half (though some of it is irritating) 3.75. I hate how much I give 4 stars, but this is supposed to be a lot of very influential albums and they were usually influential for a reason.

I think there are a few more sleeper bangers than the Madonna album we had a week or so ago, but there are still a few skips on this record that are just off (e.g., "I'll Kiss You"). With that said, it is a more interesting and coherent take on feminist pop in the 80s as it tries to grapple with negative tropes that makes it seem like Cyndi is the real Material Girl.

so many bangers on that album, but the ones left i did not like that much

Quintessential 80’s synth/power pop. Major chord sounds. Energetic. Displays Cyndi Lauper’s tremendous vocals. Some of the songs that would otherwise be very good suffer from too much synth over production - see All Through The Night and Witness. Girls Just Want To Have Fun is the smash hit as well as Time After Time. Other notables include Money Changes Everything and She Bop.

So many stellar songs! And her vocals aren’t really as, erm, winsome as the stereotype suggests. I wish, I guess, that she’d written more of the songs. But her taste was exquisite, and she made the songs *hers.* I could listen to this over and over.

A few big radio hits and a Prince cover. Don't love her super high voice

She bop, he bop, they bop. Bopology? The study of bop. All jokes aside that one WAS a bop

6/10 Even when her voice can get extremely annoying at times, it is a good pop record.

The first half of this is so packed with bangers, the second half really doesn't have a chance of keeping up the pace.

hammeralbum, auch nach über 40 jahren immer noch frisch und mitreissend - we just wanna have fun!

Ja, gefällt. Viele gute Songs und irgendwie haben sie die Zeit überdauert.

Another 80s pop album. I listened to this over and over, time after time (see what I did there!) as a teenager. I forgot how much I loved this album. Cyndi is a powerhouse.

I can see why Cyndi is/was such a popular artist, and huge respect for her. Its just not a style of music that I really enjoy and I find her voice a bit grating, but I'm glad I listened to the full album and I won't mind listening to the hits when they come on the radio.

Love this album. Such a good 80's classic

cyndi’s just a girl giving upbeat and unusual

Büro, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Fantastisch!

Awwwrsome 80s.

Man, what is this album? Never have I ever heard of Cyndi Lauper in my life-okay. It’s the Girls Just Want to Have Fun album. I’m surprised I didn’t gleam that from the vocals of the first track. Yeah, it’s pretty good! Cyndi Lauper is a talented musician. I don’t mind the sound of this album, either. Extreme praise considering that I am the retired #1 hater of 80s music. Girls Just Want to Have Fun is the obvious highlight. Cyndi really stretches her vocals and the songwriting of the track thin, though it somehow manages to work in the end. The instrumental isn’t too shabby, either. I like echoey, clicking instrument that pops in during the middle of the track. Time After Time is a surprising pivot (and another song I’ve heard before – even more of a surprise), yet it’s a solid successor. The ambience hanging over the track is very pleasing – especially those backing guitars. It’s also a nice change of pace to have Cyndi chill out for a change. The dub/reggaeton influence on Witness is pretty neat, too. “Yeah Yeah” is really annoying, though. A complaint that would be entirely void if background Cyndi just shut the hell up. I’d normally consult the book to try and compensate for my blissfully ignorant musings about music, though I’m content with letting this one slide. I’ve listened to a good number of 80s albums through this list, yet I think this may be the first characteristically synthpoppy, non-new wave 80s album to reach my ears. Obviously, this music is worthy of preservation with how persistent the 80s sound has been within popular music. I feel like this is a solid rep for this kind of sound, too.

Classic. The first half of the album is strong. Second half is a forgettable.

I bet the music is great but I can't stand her voice for a whole album - Oh boy. 80s vocals. This might be tough

Pleasantly surprised. Can't believe so many of her hits were on this one album. 3/5

подряд довольно тяжело слушать, много выдавленного голоса. но респект ей за попадания в ноты)

Talk about stand out albums of the 80s ! The iconic Cyndi Lauder, arguably one of the most important figures for Women in Rock and Roll. Not just known for her iconic look, her vocal range is nothing to shake a stick at. Money Changes Everything starts this album off with a bang, Cyndi's incredible vocals backed by banging electric guitar, keys and sharp drumbeat. Moving Swiftly on Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, talk about an 80s banger, it's the perfect mixture of powerful guitar, keys and synth, all backing Cyndi's popping vocals. The album very much continues in this fashion and doesn't let up on it's quality. Iconic album, iconic woman, this can't be any lower than a 4 for me as the impact it made for women in the rock n roll/pop genre is still felt today, what a woman. 4.1/5 MTW If you close your eyes listening to half the tracks on this record you're either in a bedroom covered in posters and bright colours in 1980s America, or you're a character in an 80s movie in a convertible. This is a real pop time-capsule. I'd never listened to a Cyndi record in my life before this. She's always been one of those singles girlies who I'd never even consider would have a coherent and important album (I also overall have very little faith in most music from the 80s - but I do like Cyndi). The first time I saw her I didn't even know she was in the music industry - to me she was Wendi Richter's manager at the first Wrestlemania. I then saw the video to arguably her most famous tune (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun) and her dad was played by Captain Lou Albano, a frankly insane wrestling manager who used to wear elastic bands through holes in his face and ears and connected the dots. While the aformentioned 'Girls' and the equally memorable single 'Time After Time' are probably the general consensus stand-out tracks on She's So Unusual, 'All Through the Night' is my banger. If I were born in 1970s New York I'd be wearing my prom king crown slow dancing to this tune with the prom queen before I played a game of shit american football the next day or something. There's some weird shit on here because after all - she IS unusual. I'd be very happy if I never heard 'I'll Kiss You' or 'He's So Unusual' ever again. But aside from that - iconic pop. Important figure. Fantastic Cyndi Lauper. 3.4/5 JF

This is good stuff. The baby doll voices are a little off-putting but holy shit does she have pipes. It gives me super Tom Petty vibes somehow. Like, she listened to a lot the Heartbreaker's and brought a synth to the party. That's high praise.

Cyndi was never really my thing but this is a solid pop album of the time

well crafted 80s pop the singles are the best things here

Very familiar to me, but have not listened to the album before. Blind album. Thoroughly enjoyed the style, but totally see why the big hits are hits.

Really dug this.

Some amazing hits

Pretty good

First thing "ALL Through The Night" is my absolute favorite Cyndi Lauper songs and possibly even one of my top 25 to 50 songs of the '80s I just love that track. I love the emotion in her delivery and I love the keyboard stabs in the place of the solo where I would usually want a guitar solo but those stabs just increase the agony of the lyrics. I have no problem with this album pretty much all the way through even after the hits run out on the album I think it's still stands as solid album tracks even though they are not obvious single tracks. "Witness" has a very early Police influence to it, and i got to admit Lauper covering Betty Boop is kind of the cherry on top. 9.6 ★★★★½

At times pop perfection. 4 stars

I've actually never heard this before, despite knowing all the singles from when I was a kid. I think the first six songs are all great here, and up through "All Through The Night", I was pretty sure I stumbled upon a 5-star classic here. "Money Changes Everything" is a cool opener. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and "When You Were Mine" are a pair of cool covers that take on new meaning when sung from the opposite gender. "Time After Time" and "All Through The Night" are essential 80s ballads. And "She Bop" is the most fun song about masturbation ever. However, the album feels like they ran out of ideas after that. The last batch of songs are as inessential as the rest of the album is essential. Still, I can't deny how good the first 60% of the album is. The standouts for me are "Money Changes Everything", "Time After Time", and "All Through the Night". 4.5 stars.

Outside of the two main titanic hits Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time, this is a quite usual 80s pop album, quite uneven and with a fair wodge of filler. When You Were Mine is a decentish Prince cover and She Bop has 10/10 boundary and bean pushing subject matter but is a pretty average bop in and of itself. The Betty Boop finale is mega nasty and brings the album to a rough, stinky, nails on chalkboard end.

Cool pop 80s album, some bangers, some bores here and there, but still left me with a good expression, i'd just come back for the hits, though

All through the night to taki piękny kawałek. Sama płyta trochę nierówna, ale ma wystarczająco dużo hitów aby to wszystko wyciągnąć w górę. Sama Cindy ma kojący głos i prezencję prawdziwych gwiazd rocka. Czego chcieć więcej? 7/10

A coming of age album for both the artist and listener. I was surprised to learn that this was Lauper’s debut album, because it contains most of the work that I define her by. It’s fun to hear her experiment with that 80s synth sound throughout the album, and use her vocal chops (hello breath control!) to drive a song home. Girls just wanna have fun will never get old for me, and has never wavered in being a uniting, feminist anthem while keeping its sense of whimsy. Further reading: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is also a delightfully cheesy teen dance movie from the 80s starring SJP. By no means a cinematic feat, but was frequently rented by me at the local blockbuster.

I can't believe this is Cyndi Lauper's debut album. She shows up on day 1 with all of the punky panache that we recognize her for today. This is the part of the 80s I love. Cyndi > Madonna, forever and ever and ever. I had a great time with this record. Time after Time is one of my all-time favorite songs, and Girls Just Want to Have Fun deserves all of its acclaim (and is on the short list of songs you recognize from the first note played), but I also really enjoyed the opening song and When You Were Mine (an inspired Prince cover). That being said, I didn't click as much with the second half of the album, so I'm sticking with a 4.

I’m shocked to know this was her debut! Not many albums have I heard the songs all before. It’s fun to know them as singles and then see them on one album that just rocked. I have fond memories of my dad introducing Cyndi Lauper by dancing around the house listening to Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Some real classics in here, amazing for a debut. Beyond those, her voice is just not my favorite

I think I’ve mostly listened to the Cyndi Lauper singles and this album was a great reminder that she’s more than those songs. Love the synth pop sound and love the 80s vibes. Also, Money Changes Everything was the perfect theme for Money Monday.

The highs are high, but the lows are.. mediocre on this one. Had never listened to this before but it's clear she's influenced many artists I love today (Carly Rae!). But I thought the album was inconsistent. Maybe it needs more listens.

Fun, if a bit inconsistent. The big singles are the clear highlights.

Don't love it..

LOVED IT

Wow, that is a classic pop album! It is kinda 80's dated but it is good in a way because it shows well the production and the sound of the time. Most of the songs are pleasant and I love Cyndi Lauper's voice. Some of her classics also present. Definitely will revisit it

I will be happy to never hear Girls Just Wanna Have Fun for the rest of my life. Time after Time is one for the history books, still great. Everything else was blah

Not bad. I expected something different but I was pleasantly surprised.

Some real bangers in this debut album. I was pleasantly surprised: it's fun, 80s listening. I'm glad that Lou Albano got it together for Cyndi. Best tracks: "Time After Time," "All Through the Night"

This was really good! Sounded incredibly mature for a debut, and musically it felt like it was even more mature. Great shit.

--Money Changes Everything...good opener. great voice -- Girls Just...her voice cuts straight through. delightful --When You Were Mine...not one of Prince's best. Definitely not good enough to justify the 5 minute length --Time After Time...classic --She Bop...it's groovy. That's all I'm going to say --All Through the Night...I like this one a lot. Ridiculous synths but they somehow still work. Her voice continues to power through --Witness...a surprising but fun left turn --I'll Kiss You...appreciate the swing but not a great track --He's so Unusual... --Yeah Yeah...weird and fun

I wasn’t expecting to like it but it’s great!

This album is the definition of all killer no filler. Money Changes Everything is a phenomenal intro that leads into Girls Want To Have Fun, perfect songs to pair. When You Were Mine is a pretty take on Prince's hit, and Time After Time is a gorgeous 80's time capsule of a ballad. Side B might start with filler if you don't bop, but the bubbly synths in All Through the Night are pristine pop. Witness is one of those songs that I'm sure everyone in the world skips, but I love it, her vocalizing with the super jagged and colorful instruments that are playing a ska-type beat, I feel like Paramore calls back to this on their song called Now. I'll Kiss You? Yeah the party's starting to end, but it ends on a very fun Helen Kane impression, and it sounds just as amazing start to finish as it always does.

Was expecting pop nonsense, got served with cool punk goodness.

This album is so 80s, after listening to it I had a mullet and started referring to my car as “The Ride” while blasting it on cassette. I put Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Time After Time on a mixtape I named my "Rad Mix". I don’t remember buying roller skates, but I woke up wearing them, craving Tab, and emotionally invested in a John Hughes love triangle.

Two Billion play songs on the same album (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time.) This album was so impactful on the 80s and beyond,

1. Girls Just Want To Have Fun 2. Money Changes Everything 3. Time After Time

Some good songs, but I just don’t get the whole album coming together vibe.

A gem from a decade that had some amazing music and a lot of junk as well. This album has stood the test of time with a surprising amount of songs that ended up becoming modern day classics. Amazing instrument playing when compared to most of the pop playing at the time. Beautifully crafted and performed songs.

Loved money changes everything

I have two original pressings of this album on vinyl. Time After Time might be one of my favorite songs ever. This one is a no brainer for me. Cyndi should have been as big as Madonna (and was at least on par with her there for a minute). She's more talented, and she has such a powerful voice. Plus, we all needed more Captain Lou Albano in our lives. 5⭐️

Timeless classic. Simply easy listening. Didn't find it particularly notable other than the big hits however. Perphaps will enjoy more on relistens.

Who has anything bad to say about Cyndi Lauper? Great bubble gum pop.

Time After Time is a fuckin' megahit and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise. This album probably woulda ruined my life if I were 15 in 1983. It sounds great! The energy goes on and on! But it's still an artifact of the 80s, for better (mostly better) or worse. Decent variety, creativity, all that fun stuff. I don't love Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, but it sounds good within the album. It's nice that they let theater kids out of their cages during the day in the 80s. World was more interesting for it. Probably a 3 but bumping it up to a 4 for the fact that if my daughters get into this kind of thing I'll be proud.

2 songs familiar to me, the rest a little sedate for my taste.

Un gran disco de pop, le pasa el trapo a Madonna en todo aspecto.

very 80s. some iconic songs. Can see how this is iconic, but not quite my jam

This album was good! Cyndi can really write a catchy tune. Sometimes when she goes up high, her voice is a little too nasaly for me and gets on my nerves, but overall this is solid! Actually a 3.5. Liked Songs: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" , "Time After Time" , "She Bop" , "All Through the Night" , "Witness" , "I'll Kiss You" , "Yeah Yeah"

liked songs: Time After Time, She Bop Meh 2.25

Four hits that I am familiar with and one new song to add to a playlist. I give it a three out of five.

3 is my rating for this Cyndi Lauper album.

I’d like to make it 3.5, but I don’t know how.

4.0 - Very Good

This is a solid four because of all the hits, but I have to give it a five because of girls just wanna have fun. That is a generational tune.

Fun album from the 80s with some hits but sounds dated now.

♫ Listening to "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper (She's So Unusual, 1983) ♫

Good 80s album.

One of the most 80s pop that ever was. I prefer her than Madonna

Time After Time is a great song with such a unique and memorable melody. Every other song is generic, forgettable 80s stuff.

Manufactured 80's pop, doesn't feel like it really has any soul to it. Great cover, though.

Inte riktigt min grej ksk

An essential 80s Pop/Pop-Rock album. The songs are memorable and fun, they don't drag for a single second. I've never went further than 3-4 songs by Lauper, but this is an incredible album with two of her signature tracks.

Highlights were “Time after Time” and “All Through the Night”.

Cover is fantastic. I only know The Hit, and i

Wow! What a great album! The production on these songs are so infectious, there's a reason why Cyndi Lauper got so famous. 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' must surely to God be in the 'pop' canon. The guitars are so good on that song. 'Money Changes Everything' is alright, and it's probably my least favourite version of 'When You Were Mine' (after The Flatmates' cover and the Prince original) but it's still a great version of a Prince song, so still better than almost any other song. 'Time After Time' has probably always been my favourite Cyndi Lauper song, and I still really enjoyed it here. What a banger of an A side! B-side fades a bit for me; 'She Bop' is very good but I don't think I'd ever really listen to it on its own. Wasn't a massive fan of 'All Thought The Night' and I couldn't really tell you what 'Yeah Yeah' sounded like. But loved the 2-Tone era ska of 'Witness' and the Cure-like 'I'll Kiss You' was a great surprise. I really don't think it's a 5/5 but it's the closest it's going to get for me.

some 80s music is good

A classic album, love Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Time After Time.

Good album, crazy amount of hits. Solid pop tunes

No diss intended, but I would rather listen to Time After Time on repeat.

Two good singles, and the rest is pap.

Essential 80’s album.

Did not think I'd be ready to give Cyndi Lauper a 5 but here we are - this is perfect 80s pop infused with a punk sensibility, some great ska-like horns on some songs, crazy and unique voice, dense with bangers. I've had to listen to a lot of 80s pop for this list and will have to suffer a lot more but this is the best.

Much stronger album than I was anticipating. Forgot how many great songs were on this album

The thing I like about this 1001 albums generator isn't just the obscure stuff, its not the stuff outside your regular rotation... it's the super popular acts like Cyndi that digital streaming means you usually overlook the catalogue on for those hits. This came out the year I was born and Time After Time is one of my favourite songs, it was good to play the whole album start to finish. Other highlights were

Hmm pas trop mon truc, elle a une voix trop aiguë.

This album is so stacked with great 80s pop. Even the non-singles are bops. Favorites: When You Were Mine, Time After Time, She Bop, All Through the Night Would I listen to it again: Yes

You'd have to been living under a rock to not know Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and/or Time After Time. Cyndi's voice isn't really my cup of tea, but this is such a fun album. The synthpop really hits, and I found myself enjoying the listen from beginning to end. Unreal that 5 songs on this album hit the Top 5. What a massive achievement.

I love 80s music but her voice just doesnt do a lot for me. Still had some good songs though.

This better have Goonies on it! Well it doesn’t. Way more hits than I thought. Girls just wanna have fun is pretty much unlistenable at this point and completely tied into the video. In hindsight I wish they all had more confidence in Cyndi’s amazing voice and didn’t portray her as a New Wave Betty Boop. Obviously the formula worked this album was platinum and she will be famous forever. Maybe a re-record? She’s so Unusual (Cyndi’s version) contains zeroes Gonnies theme.

This album is one hundred percent authentic to who she is. She did what she wanted to do. It’s completely unique even if the production isn’t the most original. Not every song slaps, but every song is definitely good and the album definitely deserves a listen. I enjoyed. 4/5

5 just for poignant Time After Time alone, a song that followed me through an ill-fated romance in my early 20s and then later used in the iconic (in Australia) 1990s Strictly Ballroom movie from Baz Luhrman. The rest of the album is quite good, too, if like this sort of pop.

Not quite a 3 but a very easy listen more like a 2.8.

addictive! Oh daddy dear you know you’re still number one but girls they wanna have fun

Das Album wurde von Mai bis August 1983 im bekannten Record Plant Studio in New York City aufgenommen, produziert von Rick Chertoff und mit Beitrag von Mitgliedern der Band The Hooters. Lauper, eine amerikanische Sängerin aus Queens, New York, präsentiert auf diesem Debüt ihren eigenwilligen Mix aus Pop, New Wave, Pop-Rock und Synth-Pop. Besonders markante Songs sind: „Girls Just Want to Have Fun“, der mit seinem feministischen Statement und dem eingängigen Refrain schnell zum MTV-Hit avancierte. „Time After Time“, eine gefühlvolle Ballade mit sanften Harmonien von Rob Hyman, die zumindest in den USA Platz 1 erreichte. „She Bop“, ein kecker New‑Wave-Track, der in seinen Lyrics ein Tabuthema aufgriff und kontrovers diskutiert wurde. „All Through the Night“, eine ebenfalls erfolgreiche Single, in der Lauper ihre stimmliche Bandbreite zeigt. Das Album verdeutlicht Laupers Vielseitigkeit: von ausgelassener Poplaune über nachdenkliche Balladen bis zu provokanten Themen. Die Kombination aus lebendiger Produktion, charakteristischer Stimme und strukturierten Kompositionen wirkt bewusst und aus einem Guss. Bewertung: She’s So Unusual ist ein durchdachtes Debüt, das Lauper als eigenständige Pop-Künstlerin etablierte und mit vier Top‑5-Singles nicht nur kommerziell erfolgreich, sondern auch stilprägend wurde.

# Album Name: She's So Unusual # Artist: Cyndi Lauper # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Great album. A high 4/5 for me. It could go further the more i listen to it. Time will tell. I just love the feel. The 80's are oozing out of my headphones on this one. The synth, the sounds, awesome. Strong first half to the album. Quality drops after she bops. # Top Tunes: Girls just wanna have fun / time after time / money changes everything / kiss you / she bop / money changes everything # Would I listen to it again? Definitely

Cyndi Lauper's first solo album was just as I anticipated it would be, and I mean that in the most positive way. Full of energy, She's So Unusual was delightful and fun. Her two biggest hits are on this album, a remarkable feat, but the rest of the album held its own. Her vocal range was particularly evident in "When You Were Mine," which is an excellent Prince deep cut, but vocally Lauper went further than Prince (hard to do). Her voice is so emotive and captivating. I can't say I love her version more than Prince's, but they are definitely on a level playing field.

Obviously Cyndi Lauper has some huge, timeless poppy new wave songs that have stood the test of time. I had never really heard an entire Lauper album, though, and wasn't sure if the rest of her music would hold up. Well, I was actually really impressed with this album. It had the same quirkiness and energy that Lauper is known for. I feel like what separates her from a lot of new wave artists is that she doesn't take herself too seriously -- the girl just wants to have fun. ;) Honestly, this album was a surprise smash hit with me. I'm grateful for her keeping it fun with her artsy, off-kilter approach. She's so unusual, indeed, and in the best way.

Walt Disney meets Ghostbusters. Not super unusual album

I liked this a lot. I can see her voice is love it or hate it, but I honestly love it. I think I’d listen to the big songs again, but probably not the entire album. Overall: 4/5

Bra,, 4 stjärnor kanske tom 5!!

Except the three hits it is an unusually mediocre album.

Another 80’s album. This wasn’t too bad. Very average

I'm not a huge fan of Cyndi Lauper, but this was a really good listen. The music was well-written, well-performed, and well-recorded. All around a surprisingly fun time and I was genuinely sad when it ended. Four stars.

groundbreaking.. erikoinen tyttö.. niin erikoinen ei edes tunnista.. kävelee kadulla jahas ja sitten toiselle puolelle tietä.. joku hullu tulossa vastaan.. joku ihme huume hörhö taas jahas tienylitys vuorossa taas jassoo.. älkää katsoko silmiin lapsoset älkää missään nimessä katsoko silmiin.. aktivoi jotenkin, jotain aktivoi aivoissa että suuttuu ja riehautuu järjettömästi. incredibly whimsical though.. ok symppis mennääs takas kadulle.. käykää lapset puhumassa hullulle koska on symppis? pop musiikkia kahdeksankymmentä luvulta, se ei kovin hyvä aloitus ole eikä moottori oikeen edes lähde käyntiin että mitäs tässä sitten sanois.. time after time

excellent album cover

ok album... good singer... average songs... three stars for being better than Adele...

A true 80s classic. Light to decent 9

This had it all, great instrumental breadth, energy, girl power. I love the 80s synth stuff and there is some great songwriting credentials here too. The singles are really impressive leading the album and the rest is consistent.

2,5 It's okay

Really fun album, the known songs were definitely the best ones on the album though.

Great album again heard it before always a good listen

c: time after time h: girls just want to have fun

It's okay. I wasn't really excited about her music, but she has high-quality and meaningful lyrics. Also, I think it was a good opportunity to meet an artist who is especially known for her most famous song "Girls just wanna have fun".

Underrated queen

3.5 stars. High pitched voice can be annoying at times but overall it's a pretty good pop album with catchy hooks. Standouts are the slower "Time After Time" as well as "All Through the Night".

Love ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ and ‘Time After Time’ but the other songs just weren’t up to par. Listenable but not something I’d come back to regularly.

A surprisingly fun little slice of place-and-time delight. Pretty much every track is listenable when you'd think it would be as "two/three hits and lots of filler as any album going.

It's very of its time. It contains several stone cold classics, which alone make it a solid 3 star album, but the fact that track after track opens with a few bars of beat before the vocals come in makes listening to it more of a chore than a pleasure. It's fine as something to have on in the background, but - singles apart - the album doesn't really demand attention. Feels incoherent, as if you could move all the tracks around and it wouldn't make the slightest difference. I wouldn't have listened to this at all if not for this app, so for that alone, I thank you.

Fun 80s album with a lot of energy

very fun! some production sounded similair but girls just wanna have some is such a classic. plus the betty boop inspiration of ‘he’s so unusual’ is unique and the transition to ‘yeah yeah’ was crazy. pure 80s’

I had a lot of fun listening to this. Can't find many flaw.

134/1089 - 80s pop with sperg-out vocals.

After girls just wanna have fun, it's actually pretty good.

Reminds me of my childhood. Couple of great bangers on this album.

Quite okay. The Singles are classics

Short album and definitely culturally significant but not my thing really. Respect to the craft but not an album I'll listen to again. 4.75/10 (2.375/5)

She had a moment

Cheesey but oh so good.

This is good in a '80s cheesy pop way.

This is perfect 80's synth pop. I don't know how you can't jump out of your seat and dance to this. It's so fun and emblematic of the time and an easy listen. Loved this one

Big singles are good, not a big fan of everything else tbh

So many good 80s hits on here. Enjoyed and solid overall, just not music I’d really listen to enjoyably for myself

Wacky and weird 80s music, so fun to listen to, Cyndi’s voice is so unique, some definite 10/10s on the album, and nothing that was bad. Mid to high 4

Some classics and also some trash

A very fun album, a 3.5, pushing a 4 - felt like I should be getting ready for a night out

never heard this outside the two major hits, When You Were Mine ended up being my favorite track. pleasantly surprised

I would have never given Ms Lauper a chance if it weren’t for this project. The singles everyone knows from about a hundred movies and tv shows, but the whole thing is kinda fun. When it gets experimental that’s a bad thing. Gimme those tight pop songs and I’ll listen on a nice day.

Solid Album. 7/10 so I'm going 4/5. Some real 80s bangers, great singing and creativity, and overall lively.

After the first couple of listens I was ready to give this a low 2* rating. I was struggling to enjoy this, an album seemingly full of filler tracks. But now, a few days later, I see how much joy there is here. Even Yeah Yeah (which according to spotify is the least played of the real songs on the album) is a really fun number. All the songs have great tunes. They are all true "bumper sticker" songs, with a single message, a single theme. It's the Changing Rooms of pop, with Cindy Lauper as Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen painting each song a gaudy colour and making us smile and say "wow! imagine your own house being like that!", as we recline on our beige sofa in our magnolia sitting room. So perhaps this just shows how fickle I am, and how stochastic this whole rating process can be. The time of day or year can have a huge effect on the scores, and in this case this album was saved by me having the time to give it a couple more listens.

No es mi cantante preferida de la época, en lo personal prefiero a Madonna (con quien usualmente es comparada en cierto aspecto), pero realmente el álbum es un conjunto de hits que fueron muy relevantes y marcaron los 80s. Los recursos de la voz son buenos. El tema "Time After Time" es uno de mis preferidos del disco.

literally captures 80s pop so well, so iconic and i love her sound, the songs have quite a lot of variety aswell so it’s all round a good album

Pretty good, like very similar to the Madonna album but more rock.

Fire album with iconic songs. Literally peak.

Great pop album. Her voice can get a little much at times, but other than that this is a fantastic listen.

A good collection of pop songs that showcase Cyndi Lauper's incredible voice. I liked the ballad tracks the most.

Kinda average, not bad at all though

We Think We Know What We're Doing, That Don't Mean A Thing 1001 Albums Generator 38 (05/26/2025) She's So Unusual is the debut album by 80's pop diva Cyndi Lauper. Ironically, in spite of the name of this album, a huge percentage of discourse revolving around Lauper is comparing her to fellow popstar, Madonna. I have been guilty of this myself as someone who was not very familiar with Lauper outside of her two biggest hits, Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Time After Time. I was surprised to see that both of these tracks are present on her debut album, which certainly means that she started her career off strong. I was also shocked at how much New Wave was present on this album, as I do not associate this genre with Cyndi Lauper of all people, but this is undeniably a new wave album. As a pop album from the 80's, it could be either pop perfection or a total cheese-fest. Which way, Ms. Lauper? Let's start with the two biggest hits from this album, both of which are sitting at over 1 billion plays on Spotify, which is fucking wild. The first of these, Girls Just Want To Have Fun, is a total classic. Originally written in the late 70's by Robert Hazard, Lauper took it and changed some lyrics to be from a female perspective and made it her breakthrough song. I especially love the silly popping synth that comes in after the first chorus. Also, this song has like 5 different hooks that will all get stuck in your head. The other huge single from this album is the ballad Time After Time. Very different from the rest of the album, this song is a slow piece of adult contemporary that manages to still be memorable, beautiful, and sweet. One of the many moments of genius on this album is when the first pre-chorus fakes you out and goes straight to the second verse instead of the chorus. Honestly, it's somewhat surprising that Time After Time became as big as it was. Not because it's a bad song, far from it, but rather because it is so different from the rest of this album. This is a pop rock album first and foremost, and no song shows this better than the opener Money Changes Everything. From that open kick snare that starts the whole album, you can tell that She's So Unusual is going to be fun. That synth that plays in the intro and throughout the song was stuck in my head all day. There's also a melodica solo, which isn't something you can say about a lot of pop songs and Lauper's vocals in the outro are powerful and epic. She can really belt with the best of them. Meanwhile, All Through The Night reminds me of some stuff off of Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory's album from earlier this year, just four decades earlier. Somehow, Cyndi Lauper crafted an album that is both squarely in its time and ahead of its time. The only real issue I have with this album is that the second half can't hold a candle to the truly perfect first half. The ending of this album isn't even bad, but some songs, such as the reggae-inspired Witness, are not my favorite. He's So Unusual is a pretty unnecessary tin pan alley interlude that leads kind of awkwardly into the fun, but slightly forgettable, Yeah Yeah, which ends the album with less energy than it started with. Again, this last run isn't even bad per say, and if it was some underground new wave EP, it would probably be regarded much higher than it is, but as the second half to an album that starts off so strongly, it's impossible to not compare. She's So Unusual is nearly as close as you can get to pop perfection. Cyndi Lauper is a convincing, talented frontwoman, and she has a great collection of musicians and producers around her helping to elevate these songs even higher. While it loses a little bit of steam at the end, there aren't really any songs that I would call "bad". 4.5/5, rounded down to a 4. Favs: Money Changes Everything Girls Just Want To Have Fun Time After Time Least Fav: Witness

Representativo de los 80. Comercial y prescindible

Great energy with the most truthful titles

I’ve heard a couple songs. Of Course Girls Who Wanna Have Fun, Time After Time, but that’s just due to radio play and the grocery store. Don’t tell my wife, but some of these songs are straight bangers. (Ie. She Bop)

I didn't really know anything about Cyndi, but this album is a bit of a powerhouse. I really enjoyed it altogether, but some songs in the middle fell flat

Cyndi’s debut was a fun romp back to the vibrant colors of the early 80s! It doesn’t hold up well forty years later, but it was giant back in the day. Comes out of the gate very strong, the first six songs all got heavy radio play. Then fades a bit after All Through The Night. Her sassy vocals are certainly unique (lots of squeals and squeaks) laid over energetic new wave created a light, fun mood. L = (2.75*s) cutesie J = (3.4*s) a fad I enjoyed and remember well…

This is peak 80's so let's keep it there. It felt dated and cheesy. I always thought "GJWHF" is silly, I don't hate it but I also don't play it. I only really like "Time After Time" and the rest of the songs were annoying and weird. Lauper in doses can be ok at times, but this is too much. 2.0 because it is fun and upbeat and I do like Cyndi herself (just not her voice and quirks all the time).

Ok...first off, I'm a huge fan of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and have been caught in many a questionable moment with the top down and it blasting (car and\or girl). She's so Unusual is a perfect album...cause she is and it's great. Having this as her debut after a breakup with a band that flopped is more testament to Cyndi's worth. It's not that this album is epic but it is just...well, fun. Weird Al and INOJ got some classic tracks with great ones in tribute. I agree with the list hat this is a must...3.65 stars baby "Yeah Yeah."

I never realized how big Cyndi Lauper's debut was. After listening to She's So Unusual I can see why. This album nails it nearly every step of the way. Quality vocals as expected from Cyndi accompanied by some really fun synth/pop tracks pretty much front to back. While I only previously knew Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Time After Time (both of which I love) I enjoyed every other track for one reason or another. Not sure there's anything I can really fault this album for, including the fun Betty Boop interlude, as it was admittedly a very enjoyable experience for my fresh ears. I've always known Cyndi was an icon but I'm too young and don't have the exposure to know why. She's So Unusual is quality album pretty much from front to back so I can see why this would have taken the world by storm in '83. Props to Cyndi on this release. Wondering if she ever did anything else close to this level for the remainder of her career. 3.82 stars

Ja! Deze was top en zorgt ervoor dat ik meer van Cyndi Lauper wil horen!

Super fun album; pure 80s awesomeness. I didn’t realize virtually all of her hits were from this one album.

This album was better than I expected, she does a few quirky things with her voice that elevate this above iits dated 80s production. Favourite track was When You Were Mine.

Such a gem that helped define the 80s sound. All Through the Night is sort of a forgotten hit because it is overshadowed by Girls Hust Wanna Have Fun.

This is so 80s, and I like it. I'm a '90s kid, but I remember my mom playing "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" every time she would clean the house. It's her favorite song even to this day. It's a pretty good album.

don't get me wrong, I love it, but it def won't get as many plays as some other ones - aside from the biggest hits

had higher hopes :(

Classic 80s. Probably great at the time and contains some good tunes. Enjoyed hearing more of her work but don’t think I’ll go back to whole album… time after time remains a classic

Cyndi Lauper was always a bit of a mystery to me. She’s had a successful career by most metrics. But to come right out of the gate into a solo career with an album with this much bombastic confidence; pumping out multiple timeless hit singles only to then see a steady decline afterwards, despite some quality works along the way, is just baffling. Maybe she just never got out of that alternative image she was famously attached to. Or maybe she just didn’t capitalise on her debut quick enough. I don’t know. ‘She’s So Unusual’ is a fine pop album. It’s fun. The songs are incredibly catchy and showcase Lauper’s insanely great vocals in almost every way you possibly could over production that feels very 80’s, yet still holds up decades later. It’s pretty much banger after banger. Love songs, feminist anthems, with a tight length that makes it an easily digestible album. Definitely a highlight of the 80’s that’s worth a listen to any fan of pop music.

Girls just wanna have fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun

Quintessential 90s pop diva with a debut album that could have been a greatest hits record ...wait, is that a good thing? 3.5/5

Fun! Bangers

LITERALLY A NO SKIP ALBUM. SHE'S GETTING ALLLL 5 BABE

Peppy tunes and non-morinic lyrics, but the nearly incessant drum machine drove me to distraction.

yeah i enjoyed this! its pretty cheesy, but there are some good hits on the album, such as "girls just wanna have fun" and "time after time" that deserve to have lasted in the musical stratosphere for as long as they have. i particularly enjoyed yeah yeah, feels very quintessential of the timing of this album. overall, I listened twice through and enjoyed it!

Yoooo the note she hits on When You Were Mine Some of the most iconic songs of all time. Slay Cyndi slay

I'm definitely having fun

She got bangers

Some really great songs on here.

Znam da je album pun veeeelikih hitova ali money changes everything ❤️

Hadn't listened to a lot of these songs, but they're mostly great! For some reason, Time After Time is one of my favorite songs ever. I also really liked Money Changes Nothing, She Bop, All Through the Night, and I'll Kiss You. She's a really energetic singer and the songs are 80's pop perfection.

Hed halt here vel Klassiker debi. Das macht's de fascht scho chli zom Problem vom Albom. Entweder send t Songs eifach okay oder ech ha sie eifach scho vel z vel ghört. Es esch halt au ned ganz min Musigstil.

"Girls just want to have fun" is great, of course! "Time after time" is decent. 4/5

I'm just not really a cyndi lauper fan....

80’s gal pal vibe. I can do her voice…at times. Very happy go lucky. I’m gonna give it to her though, she came in and dominated in her own special way.

Fun pop music from the 1980s, and there is nothing unusual about this album. Favorite Track: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".

crazy how many well-known songs are in this album. although it's not my still, it's still very entertaining music!

This record is legitimately great. I clearly already knew and loved the hits, the everything here is solid, and I was surprised to find that Cyndi's voice is very reminiscent of Kate Bush (my favourite ever artist) in place, especially in tracks like When You Were Mine. Favourite tracks: Money Changes Everything, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, When You Were Mine, Time After Time, Witness (which I kept mishearing as 'I don't wanna be a wet nurse. Lolz).

Didn't realize this was released way back in 1983 and believe it or not, it actually aged pretty well. I admit I hated this album back in the day, I was just starting university and the last thing I wanted to hear was a flaky, girly and weirdo, Cyndi Lauper, she bopping her way around my radio, with MTV force-feeding us annoying music videos about girls having fun. It's funny, I think she might be even more popular now and she's stayed relevant through the constant use of her songs in films and TV, but also because she is talented, has amazing range and the old stuff is just so damn nostalgic. I'll never be a fan or admit to listening to her as often as I do, but you have to admit, I never saw this coming. I expected Lauper to be a one-hit wonder and fade away quickly. Well, she must be doing something right, right?

Girls just wanna have fun is such a bop.

Hér eru bangerar og níundi-tugurinn í frábæru formi, en líka talsverður filler á milli. Dúndur smáskífur, mellem LP. When you were mine, sem ég hef ekki heyrt síðan áður en ég hlustaði á Dirty Mind, er svo miklu slappara en originallinn hans Prince, og mun slappara en mig minnti. Rúmur þristur.

The '80s production got pretty tiresome but overall it's actually a very good pop album. Obviously the singles are classics and her voice is its own thing but quite a few other bangers on there too. Favourite tunes: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Witness, Money Changes Everything

Oooh, for some reason I wasn’t expecting Cyndi Lauper on this list, but this is such a good pull. Excited, to say the least!! Very, very fun!! And also very influential within the pop world, I’d say. The best songs are otherwordly; I mean, Time After Time is for sure one of the greatest songs of the 80s. Such a strong album.

Good but not my type

Enjoyed it, feels like a solid definition of 80s pop, Time After Time was and remains a phenomenal song

Bedroom pop let’s fucking goooooo. I yet again didn’t have a name to put to some of these songs, and now I do. She’s got some bangers on this one

Not at all what I was expecting - this album turned out to be an absolute riot!

For what she did for pro wrestling makes her a legend to me. But this album is just nonstop fun. Hit after hit.

I like Cindy Lauper very much, but this was the first album I listened to completely. It's interesting how she plays with her voice seeming to imitate a doll or a good girl. However, I was expecting more, I don't know, I guess I don't really like the extreme voice changes.

Love Cyndi, but never heard anything except singles. But the album is really great

This is a really good album and it’s one of the better new wave synth albums I’ve heard. It’s just not a genre I really like that much. All through the night rips though.

I want my goddamn MTV. I don't care how oversaturated Girls Just Wanna Have is you bet yer bottom I'm shouting the lyrics in the car. There aren’t misses on this album just songs you don’t dance as hard to. This album is a blast. 1001 Album Listeners Just Want to Have Fun.

Kick snare to knock your damn head off. Not really a music period that I enjoy, but two absolute classics carry this album.

This was a joy. The first half is the commercial one: the hits, the camp synthpop and a slightly overwhelming production. The album really settles into its own on the second half (what I suspect would be the Side B on a vinyl): playful New Wave pop with nods to B-52s and Split Enz. Cyndi's vocals are great throughout and there is an arch playfulness to her that none of her contemporaries (Madonna, Sheena Easton) never managed. This will go on repeat.

Classic 80’s pop music. Three hits that were obviously enjoyable and the rest was “fine”. Kind of got bored by the end.

05/05/2025 Bang average. Lucky to get 3 stars.

A moment in time. Prince's sound?

Excelent record!

Pop greatness

Turns out she’s sort of hot

As someone that lived through the 80's (born in 1970) this album couldn't sound anymore 80's if it tried. I've never heard the whole album before, it wasn't (and still isn't) my kind of music. Very listenable though, and I can understand why it was such a huge hit, but I wouldn't actively seek it out for a second listen.