She's So Unusual

nice! 4/5

not bad at all

Saved Prior: Time After Time Off Rip: When You Were Mine, She Bop, All Through the Night, Witness Cutting Edge: I'll Kiss You Overall Notes: 80's music gets shit for being ludicrous but the music that survives is some of the best pop music out there. Time After Time always makes me want to cry for some reason (positive connotation). If I was a bigger fan of Girls Just Want To Have Fun (it's fun at bars but wouldn't listen to it by myself) this would've been pushed into the low-5 zone.

Forgot how good the first half of this album is, especially with Girls Just Want to have Fun and Time after Time.

Creo que aquí hay todavía cosas interesantes, más allá de su súper hit y "Time After Time". Lo disfruté y pues Cyndi se merecía más (?).

Really good 80 pop!

Classic. Girls wanna have fun

Got this on Vinyl for the wife, we listened to it the other day and you know what there’s some pretty good jams on here couple of the songs I don’t know why made me tear up just a little but definitely a great 80s album all the way around liked it a lot, heavy nostalgia for me on this one.

It's good fun. Katherine had a field day.

64 She's so unusual - Cyndi Lauper 10 tracks. It's synthy, punky, poppy 80's rock. What's not to like? Yeah it's a bit dated, but if it ain't broke...... 4/5

I can't believe all these songs came from one album! All Through the Night is so good. This is a great pop record. No filler - just good songs to sing and dance to.

Pop ochentero total. Dos megahits.

I’ve always liked Girls Just Wanna Have Fun but wasn’t expecting a good album. Glad I was wrong, this is an unapologetic 80’s sound but fun AF and very interesting. I recognized many of the tracks too. I like it.

She's So Cool.

The music is there. The energy is there. There’s a range to the album that I liked. I’d have to be in a mood to appreciate it all.

This was unexpectedly great pop.

So much Cyndi. A little too much

Really liked this album, shorter runtime allowed for the big hits to really keep their energy. The last 3 songs on the album were still missing in some parts, Cyndi's higher pitches don't come off too well in my opinion. First section is great though.

Fantastic piece of art with great hits and great b-sides. I definitely slept on Cyndi Lauper, but she rocks.

This is a really strong album from the 80s new wave era. I'd love to hear some of these songs without the cheesy synths, but that's a minor complaint. 4 stars.

Fun album with some big hits

Valeu para revisitar os hits dos 80.

Great singles included

Girly

Really enjoyed this album. Starts off strong with some classics as well as some great synth pop 80s tunes. Middle to the end I wasn't as engaged but I loved "he's so strange" Segway into the final song. 4.5

I like Cyndi Lauper, but I've never listened to this album before. I can see why she was so popular after the release of this album. It's absolutely full of great songs. It shows a tremendous diversity of styles as well. 4/5

gIrLs JuSt WaNnA hAvE fUn

Fun and poppy. The sound just feels like the 80s. Definitely enjoy the hits. Rest of the album carries fairly well.

Realmente 3'5*

Buena colección de temarros

Absolutely fabulous album from start to finish

Good oldies.

Real surprise. Solid album with some great synth

Cyndi Lauper's debut album was immediately popular as a result of her singles from this album. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time After Time," just to name a couple, were instant classics and propelled Cyndi into the limelight. This pop album was amazing to listen to!

Falls a little flat in the second half

Pretty darn good

To my wonder, the album's genre was different from what i thought.. It is pop.. But highly drenched in new wave sounds. It totally could named a new wave album, even a good one. Note to myself: Cyndi Lauper wrote the "Time after time".

Extra star as the family liked it

I’m a fan. Time After Time. That’s all I have to say. But that’s not even close to being the only song of note on this album. I even enjoy the deep cuts. Great album, solid 3.5, I’m rounding up though

very nice musice

Wow. Just wow. I was cery impressed with how gripping this album was. Very entertaining with lyrics that were very thoughful for pop and pretty thoughtful in general. Tge music was mostly excellent and but overall it kept me hooked until the last song. I think the key was the song order - she or whoever is responsible really payed attention to the pace of each song, choosing shifting both mood and tempo very quickly each time. Awesome. Its also an obvious classic. Fun time. 4

is cyndi lauper the o.g. kawaii~ style? her voice has this dark bratty slightly out-of-tune but not annoying vibe. girls just wanna have fun is immortal

Pretty good, some timeless classics on here for sure. I especially liked ‘witness’ sounds a bit like ska. And ‘she bop’ is about strumming one out. Nice.

So much fun.

Decent

_She’s so Cyndi Lauper_, this album had 4 top-5 singles! I thought this album was _fun_, it had a lot of variety and Cyndi has a unique voice. I’m probably not going to listen to the whole album again, but I enjoyed it much more than a lot of albums so far.

Enjoyed pretty much every moment of this

Loved it

So good

Album is fucking loaded with hits. Album tracks, while decent, probably won't stick with me for long. Who's better? Cyndi Lauper or Bonnie Tyler? Fight it out.

There is a reason Cyndi is a prototypical 80s Queen. This sound is fun, powerful, and synthetic. I like it.

Highlight: I'll Kiss You The thing that surprised me the most about this album is that I used to think all of these songs spanned multiple albums over several years. Nope, they're all here on one album, and it's not even a "best of". The songs I've already heard a million times and some new treats "I'll Kiss You" is especially bouncy and fun. Every track a banger!

Thought it would be nauseous slush, but really liked it. Time After Time a classic

80's bops

This was a very good album. If it was just the first side, I'd give it 5 stars. The second half was a bit lackluster and samey, so 4 stars. The album art is amazing, as an aside.

Weird thing happened this time. This album was actually Sail Away by Randy Newman so let’s stick with that. Fun and cute album. Feels like a classic. A bit Jesus-y

Loved this album!

terrific

Though it definitely drops off on the last few songs, the first 7 are pretty impressive. Not a Cyndi Lauper fan, but a really good pop album.

Such a powerful voice. Fun songs.

This slaps a big one

This was one of the first albums I ever owned as a child so it holds a special place in my heart. It is dated af but charming and fun. Cyndi's vocals are wild and most of the songs are bops. When You Were Mine is a real standout. Lovely to revisit this 30+ years later.

Freaky deeky and too much going on at times but found myself singing my heart out not even to the hits. Money changes everything. I'll kiss you. I Cyndi Laup'ed it up x

Great 80s pop. When You Were Mine is fun, and Time After Time is still a bop.

Surprised me. Really enjoyed it.

This was just so fun and synthy and intensely replayable.

lots of classics on here I didn't know were the same artist

80'er, girls wanna have fun, time after time Lettere skrigende

Great album! I can listen to this on repeat while I work

I had forgotten how unique and almost incredibly annoying her voice is.

pretty nice

4 star, solid pop music

A pop album oozing with personality and super reflective of the musical era it occurred in.

The definitive 80s pop album. My displeasure of hearing blanketed pop music has been diminished a little bit the past ten years or so I've picked up synthesizers as my go-to instrument. Unfortunately it doesn't feel any different that this album is essentially music I wouldn't really ever want to hear because I hear the hits plenty of times in public spaces for better or for worse. She Bop rules, Witness is kind of dubby which was a surprise. Other than that, it's good music that is absolutely not for me. It's so 80s in some fine ways, but aside from a few songs that will outlive all of us on earth right now and be played for generations and generations of people to come, She's So Unusual is too cliche to stand the test of time as an album.

A fun listen and some 80s classics but a bit much for a whole album!

Sounds super dated to me - in a way that most other 80s music doesn't somehow. Didn't love most of it, but Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time are good songs. Hell, Time After Time was even covered by Miles Davis in the 80s.

Ah, heard several of these before.

Lauper walked so Courtney Love could run. I couldn't help but hear the influence throughout this album. I honestly liked it more than I expected.

Album was pretty good, honestly I think it’s best when Cyndi really leans into her weirdo punk aesthetic instead of being rlly slow, time after time is rlly boring dreck but girls just wanna have fun is so poppy and catchy for example Favorite tracks are she bop, girls just wanna have fun, witness, and yeah yeah

Just not really my jam. But solid

fun

2.78

To Classic Bangers! Resten var helt OK. jeg liker kreativiteten til Cindy, men var ikke så mange andre sanger jeg ville ha hørt på enn de to. Cindy blir også litt masete etterhvert.

Ikonisk. Beste sang: Time after time

In an ideal world Cyndi Lauper should have had the same fame as Madonna. Lauper is the better singer, has better original music and is able to put a unique stamp on the covers. She was also willing to push the envelope more. While Madonna may have been wearing (for the time) revealing clothes in her early videos, Lauper managed to get a top-10 hit about the joy of masturbation with hardly anyone batting an eye. Part of Lauper's appeal (and, unfortunately, part of what limited her career) was her look and style. She made sure she stood out, with red hair, a mashup of thrift-store close and a Betty Boop voice. And this was probably where she hit the wall. Madonna eventually tried to fashion herself as the new Marilyn Monroe, where too many people ignored Lauper's talents and pigeonholed her as a cartoon character. Largely, her debut She's So Unusual has weathered the years and earned quite a bit more respect than it originally garnered. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was a major hit (and a cover, to boot), but "Time After Time" is the song that really caught my attention. "All Through the Night" and "She Bop" are also two of the better songsy, the cover of Prince's "When You Were Mine" and "Money Changes Everything" have received quite a bit of notice in later years as well. Where the album falls short is the second side, where Lauper tries to live up to the cartoon character side of her schtick. After "Witness" the album just falls apart. If she would have just decided to say "screw it" to the character and put some actual songs in to finish the album it would have received another star.

fun 80’s pop!!!!!

Some really great songs, my favourite cover of Price's when you were mine.

vaca come back

Her voice gets annoying after a while

1. 3.5 2. 5 3. 3 4. 4.5 1. 4 2. 4.5 3. 3.5 4. 3 5. 2 6. 3

So interesting to learn about the songs on here that are covers she put a feminist spin on. It totally changes “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” for me. I used to find it a bit annoying, but the story of it got me on board. I like that her voice is unusual but after the full album it grated on me. There are definitely some songs that it works better on than others and I thought the first side of the album was much stronger than the second side. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the album as 80s synth pop is really not my thing, but I’m not sure I liked it enough to ever listen to the full thing again. Fav song: Time After Time Least fav: I’ll Kiss You

Two serious bangers on here but the rest were middling unfortunately. The baby voice also put me off a bit Specific rating - 3.9 Fav song - time after time Least fav - yeah yeah

The singles are strong, the rest not so much.

this is a great example of why i wanted to embark on 1001: matching faces to names. i wouldn't say this is exactly my kinda old school pop (more of a madonna slut myself) but there a couple bangers in here to be sure and im grateful to become better acquainted with an icon about whom i knew so little. tgif everyone

64/100

Impressive that a debut album contains two absolute classics. The vocals are a bit hard to listen to in parts because of how all over the place they are, but some quite fun pop and synthy hits on this album.

This album came out on my birthday! How fun. Also the trickle from left to right earbud in the "girls just wanna have fun" opening was so delightful. I also sang this song in high school. So many wonderful 80s elements going on in this album. I think it's really fun, but also started to wear on me after a bit.

Album has a couple of bangers, a few really weird ones, and is quintessentially 80s. Happy to have heard those songs, don't need to hear them again for a while.

Good synth pop, I enjoy the bass. Lauper's vocals are an acquired taste, but the album doesn't quite outstay it's welcome. I kind of wish some of the insane personality from the last few songs were more present earlier in the album, because it for sure ended on a crazy note.

A well crafted 80s pop record. 3.75/5.

Would be a 3.5 if that was an option -- time after time is just an all-timer song, but alas I doubt I'll be returning to this too often, so a solid 3.

I am certainly a little sick of the two big hits of this album, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the other tracks! The instrumentals are really tight and fun, and though I almost wish it was someone other than Cyndi who got to sing over them, it still worked for me. This was exactly the kind of 80's girl pop that I enjoy, as it has just enough edge to it that I'm not rolling my eyes from it being overly saccharine. Favorite tracks: Money Changes Everything, When You Were Mine

I didn't know she had so many classics on one album. Girls just want to have fun, Time after Time, and all through the night. The rest of the album was just ok tho.

Normal pero al menos familiar

some absolute BANGERS on this one, but everything else falls kinda flat, which is really disappointing. 3/5

Kind of annoying voice, but a couple famous ones

Strong first half.

Review - the songs you already know are very good, she's a good singer. A few you don't know might be good too. It's very of its time, slightly shock-rock adjacent pop music. Only big downside is the Prince cover is not a good version of the song. Score - 6.5/10 Need to listen? YES

Two big songs are obviously great but She Bop and All Through the Night in the middle of the album are absolute tunes as well. Very good wee pop album, enjoyed.

She’s weird… really weird

the 80s was not a good time for music

7/10

Girls just wanna have fun is a banger as always. When you were mine reminds me of Tegan and Sarah. I like Witness.

A strong and slightly off-axis voice, Lauper is a real talent who doesn't crack our contemporary consciousness as consistently as some of her contemporaries. 'When You Were Mine' is decent and otherwise, the first side of this record is all quality. This isn't a masterpiece but it's really good. Lauper was a cut above many of her solo-female-singer contemporaries, particularly because she transcended the pop sphere. She also has writing credits on a number of the hits (including 'Time After Time' and 'She Bop'). 'Time' is the jewel of the collection, proving a motivational anthem even thirty years after the album released. The instrumentation isn't going to revolutionize the way you think of music and the production is most notable for not sounding like the reverb-y garbage heap that characterizes the 80's but there are many good songs here and the album is an enjoyable listen (remember those?). I'll go with a 3/5 but I could be convinced of a 4 by a compelling fan, I'm sure. Well worth stopping by 1983 for an 38 1/2 minutes.

Liked this more than I expected! Obviously the hits hit hard but there are some gems in the margins, even if this one can get a little bit grating. Would give 3.5 if possible

Album is an easy listen and would be good for it's time period, but not something I would listen too regularly.

Kooky 80's synth pop, mostly. I hear some B52s influence here which is fun. I actually like some of the deeper cuts like I'll Kiss You over the big hit singles. Seems like a lot of cover tunes for an 80's album, but she did make them her own kind of electronic songs. There are a couple tracks I could do without but for the most part it is a fun new wave album.

Cyndi Lauper inspired the riot girl movement. That's my head cannon, at least

I know girls just wanna have fun but when you hear the same thing, time after time, it just becomes tiresome. All sung with a voice which seems to have gone through a cheese grater.

favs: girls just want to have fun time after time she bop all through the night he’s so unusual yeah yeah rating 3/5

fire

Супер прикольний, розважливий, танцювальний альбом. Мені сподобалось. Оцінка: середня-висока 7

This is definitely catchy, even throughout the deep cuts, and there are some incredible gems (Time After Time and Through the Night) on it, but Girls Just Want to Have Fun's overplay and the butchering of a classic Prince tune keeps me from seeing this as a great album

Too Synthy for me

She may not be the best vocalist or have made the best pop music of the 80s. But you can't deny that Cyndi Lauper made her mark on music and is a very important marker for pop music overall.

I was well familiar with “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and “Time After Time” but I had no idea that these were from Lauper’s debut album. It’s an impressive feat, but it’s still hard for me to get past this degree of synth-pop production.

Pretty good, not bad, can't complain (but actually everything is just about the same)

Algunas canciones míticas (y alguna que no conocia que me han gustado como Witness) y el sonido mas ochentero que te puedes echar encima (bien). No soy especialmente fan de la voz eso si

Day 24: 38 minutes of 80s pop with Cindy Lauper. The major hits from this album I remember well when I was in primary school. So there is some youth sentiment here for me, but I totally do not recognize the albumcover and never had the urge to listen to this album. It's not bad and has some catchy tunes but will probably never go back to it again. So a typical 3 start album.

I was a bit sceptical at first, but the more I listened to it, the more I actually enjoyed this album. Three stars…

Also better than I was expecting. Some all timers on this fr.

Good album but not my style. Girls just want to have fun is iconic. I relate quite a bit to When You were mine. Yeah yeah is fun I'll kiss you makes me feel regret.

6/10 Cyndi Lauper is definitely cool. She’s cool in a way that other artists try to achieve by being quirky, or attempting to be outrageous, but for Cyndi, it seems that her coolness is just down to her being completely and unapologetically herself. Yes, she is quite a kooky character, but you never get the impression that it’s an act, and the fact that she still maintains that style and character 40 years on only goes to prove it. On this, her debut record, Cyndi picks up a bunch of covers, bends them to her point of view and then augments them with a bunch of originals to create a respectable and enjoyable collection of songs. I was obviously aware of the big hitters, a fantastic selection of pop hits, of which Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Time After Time are the absolute standouts, but there’s a decent amount of depth here too. While they’re less commonly played (at least in my experience), there are four top-5 singles, as well as a couple of other, slightly less successful releases. That’s pretty damn impressive for what is essentially a 9 track (plus a 40 second 10th) album. Unfortunately, as a record from 1983, this hasn’t all completely stood the test of time. There’s bits and pieces of synth work that has dated poorly and, while the best of the record works that early 80s production palette into high quality, if cheesy, pop fare, there are moments when things fall a little flat. The Prince cover, the synth reggae of Witness and the slightly rambling I’ll Kiss You are all a bit uninspired and on those less buoyant tracks, the of-its-time production does further drag down the work. It’s a bit of a shame really, because there is some really good stuff on here and I really wanted to like it more than I actually did, but a combination of it being a little too bubble-gum for my tastes and a not completely consistent selection of songs means that it was a fun little ride that I’m unlikely to return to. But you keep being you, Cindi. The pop world needs people like you. Money Changes Everything - Holy 80s MTV, Batman! In all seriousness, this is a lovely slice of 80s new-wave pop. Cool synth lines, a solid groove and swaggering bubble-gum pop attitude. I don’t completely love it, but I can definitely see the appeal and it’s a well produced slice of pop with a touch of bite. I’m not 100% convinced by the force of Cyndi’s delivery, but hopefully I’ll settle into it as the record progresses. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - It’s an 80s pop classic. The blend of rhythms across the different instruments creates a cool shuffling groove against the straight beat. There are bundles of hooks all over this, from the main guitar riff to the chorus vocal and the “They just wanna, they just wanna-a-a”, it’s a fantastic blend of songwriting and production, with great vocal layering to keep things fresh towards the end. It’s cheesy as all hell, but isn’t that what you want from 80’s pop music? When You Were Mine - A Prince cover now. It feels a touch on the rigid side from a rhythmical point of view, especially compared to the original, which feels more fluid and groovy. It’s a touch repetitive and instrumentally thin too and, while I actually quite like Cyndi’s vocal delivery, the rest of the track doesn’t match her energy. It’s a hard one to appreciate when the original is so much better. Time After Time - Another classic now. It builds really nicely actually, and I think the arrangement is pretty interesting, ebbing and flowing until we reach the first run through the chorus more than a minute in. The interplay between bass and guitar in the chorus is really nice and adds movement set against the vocal. The main vocal hook in the chorus is excellent and, while the production is über 80s, it works really well for the song. Lovely stuff. She Bop - We get a bit of a darker vibe to this one now, which is a nice change and an interesting start to side two. There’s a bit of a Kate Bush vibe to this, but way more synth heavy. Those synth layers bring a cool, weighty presence to the production and the chorus is very good. There’s something about this that doesn’t completely convince me, though. I do like it, but it kind of feels like it could have been developed further to add a bit more range to the song and push it up a level. All Through The Night - Some more cool 80s synth action now, but melodically, this is a touch flat, particularly through the verses. The chorus isn’t bad, but almost sounds like a pre-chorus that’s going to take us to a hookier pop chorus. The synth solo is terrible though. Kind of sounds like it was a placeholder that they forgot to replace before the end of production. The general tone of the mix here is nice enough, but ultimately, it’s a fairly bland effort. Witness - There’s almost a reggae edge to the rhythms here, with the offbeat guitar work and rolling bass. There’s a decent enough groove to this, but it feels a little bit jumbled musically, like not all of the parts fully gel together, with the lead vocal in particular not particularly sitting that happily with the slightly weak synth-reggae of the instrumentation. Some 80s synth-pop has aged beautifully. This less so. I'll Kiss You - Again, this feels a little bit rambling and unfocused. There are some decent bits in there and the verses have a Talking Heads edge to them, but the chorus doesn’t deliver on the promise. It’s all very one-paced and there’s some fairly sketchy early 80s synth work that hasn’t aged particularly well, although there are some cool synth parts too. This is one that feels like it could have been developed into something decent, but she hasn’t quite found it with this production, and the record does feel like it’s winding down a bit at this point. He's So Unusual - Cyndi does her best Betty Boop. It’s a little bit of silly fun but it’s fairly inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. Yeah Yeah - This is a decent enough new-wave pop song. It’s a little one paced, but the groove isn’t bad and the chorus, while being pretty basic, is a decent enough piece of pop-melodic hook writing. The layered vocals are nice, adding a bit of depth and variety to the track. It’s not the greatest track in the world, but it definitely picks things up again for a decent little album closer.

Fun, but not my cup of tea

Thought this one was super poppy and fun and could be close to a 4

Two incredible hits and a few pretty good tracks (She Bop and I’ll Kiss You) with the rest being okay

Det var et fint album, omend det var meget et produkt af sin tid. Jeg fik til gengæld lidt af en ny appreciation for "girls just wanna have fun".

Moments of greatness and …filler.

maybe i don't like rock afterall

This is my first time listening to the pop-rock album from start to finish, and I wasn’t disappointed! No feeling that I wasted my time, I felt this atmosphere of the 80s. The voice of this lady is beautiful! The musical accompaniment surprised me with its diversity. It’s true that I didn’t like a couple of tracks, but it doesn’t stop me from commenting on the album. If you’re interested in this genre, it’s a great opportunity to start right there.

Very easy to listen to pop album with songs beyond the well known hits. Nowt wrong with this but personally I’m unlikely to revisit it

Enjoyable but forgettable. Liked that at the end it got a little weirder, would have liked that more the whole way through.

3/5. Like many 80’s pop albums, Cyndi Laupers “She’s so Unusual” suffers most from sounding extremely outdated at times, there is a handful of that 80’s cheese that tends to be an instant no-go for me. However, the production here is also much better than many other 80’s albums which somewhat saves it. That and when it hits, it has some great pop songs like the iconic “Time after Time.” Bit of a mixed bag on the whole, but there’s some great pop songs to be found on this record.

Happy pride month 🌈

It’s raining men girl have fun with the hog

Growing up in the 80's I heard only the hits of Cyndi Lauper now more than 40 years later I hear for the first time the album containing her greatest hits in The Netherlands, 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' & 'Time After Time'. The other songs sounds familiair to the songs already known. So a trip to 80's synth memory lane but not one with a lot of depth or new insights. 3/5

GET ME OFF THE ROCK

Heard some before; 3.5; This is a very fun album that I feel like is a great example of 80s pop/new wave. I thought I would find this too cheesy or overdone, but it actually wasn't that bad. I actually found it to be a very tight and punchy. Lots of fun riffs and interesting sounds and the album doesn't overstay its welcome. Favorite Track: Money Changes Everything

That was kinda fun. I admit, I was sick of the video on MTV back in the day. I've always considered her talented, even if this is music I don't gravitate to.

3.5

Classica musica figa e sexy degli anni '80.

Low 3 - pretty good. Girls just want to have fun clear standout! Bit annoying towards the end

I mean... ok?

Remember when Cyndi Lauper was a massive star, right up there with Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Prince? Huey Lewis remembers.

time capsule stuff here. Quirky songs, somewhat shrill or grating voice but somehow it comes together. I'm not sure it is required listening for newer generations.

Full of bangers. Fun album.

Ikoniskt 80tals album

Best Track - "Time After Time"

fine pop writing, a decent song selection, and pretty good vocal performances per se, but the style grates over the length of the album.

I also just wanna have fun

80-tallet i et nøtteskall. Mer gøy enn musikalsk bra.

Jamais écouté avant. J'ai une certaine tendresse pour Cyndi Lauper, pour ses engagements bien sûr, mais aussi, sur un plan plus musical, pour l'authenticité avec laquelle elle cultive son excentricité, qu'elle brandit pour tenter de briser les lourdes chaînes de la pop manufacturée des 80's qui semblent trop serrées pour elle. Quand elle y arrive, ça donne des pépites mélodiques (Time After Time), féministes et festives (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun) ou provoc et un peu sexy (She Bop). Trois morceaux qui suffisent (avec quelques moments plus ponctuels où sa voix si singulière fait la différence) à faire de She's So Unusual un album marquant, pas un chef-d'œuvre, mais un disque que j'aurais sans aucun doute plaisir à réécouter à l'occasion. Et c'est déjà pas mal. Top : Time After Time Flop : I'll Kiss You

It's great to hear Girls and Time again A sound that helped define the 80's Never heard the album before, but not finind any further gem's in this collection Giving it 3 Stars for the longevity of those two amazing songs

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k8T9q8-uWiQ

girls just wanna have fun is wel een banger. time after time ook wel. maar daar is het wel mee gezegd

A couple of hits and solid fillers.

regular

Ona jest neobična i glas joj ne podnosim i glavnu pjesmu ne podnosim ali simpatičan album. Dobra je u onom što radi.

Some classics, and kept me engaged. Her voice drives me crazy though Rating: 5/10 Favorite Song: Time after time

A fun listen, and another quintessential 80s pop album from this list. Lots of bangers from the radio, which reminds of sitting in the backseat of my dads car as we traveled.

"Time After Time" and "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" are such classics.

Coolt, häftigt album. Ska höra mer på henne

good 80s pop album with some banger songs, but would need another listen to fully appreciate

Hyväntuulista 80-luvun poppia. Suuret radiohitit Girls Just Wanna Have Fun ja Time After Time kuuluvat kohokohtiin, mutta muutkin kappaleet olivat kelvollisia.

Even on the songs I don’t like so much there’s great sounding synths to enjoy.

Not the biggest Cyndi Lauper girl but this album does speak to the time in being super similar to the vibe that Madonna an The Bangles were also putting out

A couple bangers...

It's very poppy. Some songs are quite good.

Entertaining, creative, and music — and better to listen to now than when I was a kid.

Front loading the hits was a definite thing in the 80s, eh? The Madonna comparisons aren't really fair to either. Lauper clearly stays in a New Wave pop lane while by the time Madonna was making records she was clearly very much more influenced by club culture. For a brief moment I guess they shared some fashion influences.

I can imagine a weird girl in the 80s being too obsessed with this and acting like this is her personal bible, in an endearing way. However, as someone who does like 80s pop, I find that the instrumentals are often way weaker than the vocals. I wish they’d done more in the vein of I’ll Kiss You.

Not mind blown by the album outside of the two famous Girls looking for funs, again and again !

She has a great voice when singing. Squeals like nails on a chalkboard. Some bangers brings this up to a 3 for me.

In between a 3 and a 4 for me. Unique voice, huge bangers and a nice cover of a Prince favourite

1980’s in a nutshell

Jam-packed with your local radio station's favourite cheesy 80s pop hits.

fun. she is such a badass - always unafraid and authentic. speaks to the 80s kiddo who loves punky brewester

Sounds a bit dated but still enjoyable

Iconico, 2,3 temas que son verdaderos hits, si pudiera le clavo 3,5

Enjoyed the singles 3.5

Pretty good. Famous songs, pop. Nothing other than the well known songs jumps out.

Favorite Track: Time After Time

Aujourd'hui, la roulette nous crache un pur produit des années quatre-vingt. L'album s'appelle She's So Unusual et l'artiste, vous la connaissez tous, c'est Cyndi Lauper. Cet opus figure dans la liste des 1001 albums qu'il faut avoir écoutés avant de mourir, c'est un fait, on ne peut pas le contester car son nom est gravé dans le marbre de l'index de ce foutu bouquin. Mais comme je ne suis pas ici pour cirer les pompes de l'industrie ni pour réciter des communiqués de presse, je vais être d'une clarté absolue dès les premières lignes de cet article. Je lui colle la note de 3 sur 5 ni plus, ni moins. Un 3 sur 5 qui est pesé, soupesé, calculé et totalement justifié. Pourquoi cette note qui pourrait paraître tiède à certains adorateurs de la pop ? Parce que, soyons francs, je n'ai jamais été un grand fan de Cyndi à l'époque. L'hystérie fluo, les jupes qui tournent, les brushings démentiels, ce n'était tout simplement pas ma came. La pop de masse a toujours eu ce don de m'irriter quand elle en fait des caisses. Et pourtant, avec le recul et une écoute attentive aujourd'hui, je dois me rendre à l'évidence. C'est un bon album et pire encore... c'est un disque qui n'a pas trop mal vieilli. Il a conservé une fraîcheur, une dynamique qui force un certain respect. Mais attention, on ne parle pas d'un chef-d'œuvre absolu de bout en bout et mon 3 sur 5 s'explique par un déséquilibre fondamental qui plombe l'œuvre globale. Ce disque tient littéralement sur trois piliers. Trois tubes monumentaux, trois ogives nucléaires qui ont ravagé les charts mondiaux. Et excepté pour ces trois tubes extraits de l'album, le reste est malheureusement loin d'être à la hauteur. Et parlons-en de cette sainte trinité radiophonique, car c'est la locomotive du disque, le carburant qui fait tourner la machine. Quand les premières notes de ces hymnes retentissent, il est impossible de faire la gueule. « Girls Just Want to Have Fun », tout d'abord. Ce titre est une explosion immédiate d'insouciance, un hymne féministe coloré et furieusement contagieux qui a redéfini la pop de cette décennie. Cyndi Lauper y déploie une énergie de dingue, une folie vocale qui frôle l'anarchie contrôlée. Elle couine, elle hurle, elle minaude, elle maîtrise son organe avec une insolence rare. C'est le morceau-manifeste, celui qui a imposé son imagerie flashy sur MTV et braqué les charts mondiaux. Le deuxième choc s'appelle « Time After Time ». Et là on change totalement de trajectoire pour plonger dans un chef-d'œuvre absolu de mélancolie douce-amère. C'est la ballade intemporelle de la galette, d'une immense sincérité, portée par des arrangements épurés mais redoutables. Ici, elle prouve avec brio qu'elle n'est pas juste une attraction visuelle excentrique, mais une interprète et une compositrice d'une sensibilité rare, capable de suspendre le temps. Et enfin, pour fermer ce triptyque, « She Bop ». Un missile synth-pop au tempo sautillant et d'une efficacité chirurgicale. Derrière son air de comptine bondissante et ses lignes de claviers acérées se cache une audace textuelle totale pour l'époque, puisque le titre traite très ouvertement de masturbation. Un pied de nez provocateur et impertinent, emballé dans un tube calibré pour les masses. Bon, je pourrais rajouter la reprise nerveuse de "Money Changes Everything" ou la très belle ballade de Jules Shear, "All Through the Night". Mais en termes d'impact culturel massif, de puissance mélodique pure et de postérité, ce sont bien "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time" et "She Bop" qui constituent l'armature commerciale et artistique de cette galette. Sans ce triptyque en titane, le disque n'aurait probablement jamais passé l'hiver 1984. La production de ces trois titres est un rouleau compresseur de l'année 1983. Des synthétiseurs aiguisés, une rythmique implacable, des refrains conçus pour les stades. C'est le summum de ce que l'industrie américaine savait faire de plus efficace. Même le critique le plus cynique est obligé de s'incliner devant une telle maestria commerciale. C'est jubilatoire, c'est insolent, c'est la bande-son d'une époque d'insouciance absolue. Ces trois morceaux justifient à eux seuls la présence du disque dans le livre des 1001 albums mais c'est aussi l'arbre majestueux qui cache une forêt beaucoup plus rachitique. Car un album, par définition, c'est censé être un voyage complet, un format qui exige une consistance, une vision sur la longueur et c'est exactement là que She's So Unusual trébuche et s'étale sur le bitume. Dès que l'on sort du périmètre de sécurité des trois singles, le constat est sans appel, on se retrouve face à des pistes de remplissage qui sentent la naphtaline. Cet album est le parfait exemple du syndrome classique des disques pop de ces années-là. Les producteurs misaient tout le budget et toute la sueur sur les titres destinés à MTV, et le reste de la galette n'était là que pour justifier la vente d'un trente-trois tours au prix fort. On y entend des compositions faiblardes, des arrangements en pilotage automatique. Des morceaux qui n'ont ni la folie des tubes, ni l'émotion nécessaire pour marquer les esprits. C'est plat, c'est générique, c'est la face B de la pop qui s'oublie aussitôt écoutée. Et je refuse de m'extasier sur du vent sous prétexte qu'il y a le nom de Cyndi Lauper sur la pochette. Les titres secondaires sont des somnifères enrobés de papier cellophane criard. Ils ne font que diluer l'impact féroce des vrais hymnes du disque. Et c'est la raison qui m'empêche de lâcher un 4 ou un 5 à cette œuvre. Une galette inégale ne peut pas prétendre à la note maximale. Pourtant, malgré ces tares évidentes, je maintiens mon affirmation de départ, ce foutu disque n'a pas trop mal vieilli. Et c'est un véritable tour de force quand on y pense car la plupart des productions de 1983 sonnent aujourd'hui comme de la bouillie pour synthétiseurs bon marché. Mais si beaucoup d'artistes de l'époque sont devenus de caricaturales reliques ringardes, pourquoi Cyndi Lauper s'en sort-elle avec les honneurs ? La réponse tient en un mot : l'attitude. Le titre de l'album n'est pas mensonger : elle était vraiment inhabituelle. Elle dénotait dans un paysage pop souvent peuplé de potiches interchangeables. Elle apportait une étrangeté, une liberté de ton qui frôlait presque l'esprit punk. Et cette authenticité transpire à travers les sillons du vinyle car on sent qu'il y a un cœur qui bat sous les couches de maquillage outrancier. C'est cette étincelle de vie brute qui immunise l'album contre les ravages du temps. Sa voix n'a rien de lisse, elle est pleine d'aspérités, de hoquets, de ruptures de ton et elle donne de l'épaisseur même aux textes les plus légers. C'est ce qui sauve le disque du naufrage total lors des passages à vide. Alors oui, on peut dire que She's So Unusual est une photographie sonore d'une année charnière de la musique populaire et qu'on y entend la bascule vers une pop décomplexée, visuelle, taillée pour le câble. Mais je le répète avec force : excepté pour ces trois tubes en titane, le reste est accessoire. Je n'étais pas client à l'époque, et je ne suis pas devenu un dévot aujourd'hui. L'écoute de l'intégralité de l'album reste une expérience en dents de scie. On passe de l'excitation pure à l'ennui poli en l'espace de deux sillons. C'est frustrant, c'est irritant, mais mon avis n'est pas conçu pour faire plaisir aux nostalgiques aveugles. Pour conclure cette chronique, le verdict reste implacable. Un bon album, oui mais certainement pas un classique intouchable de bout en bout car il y a trop de déchets. Mais les morceaux forts sont d'une telle envergure qu'ils écrasent la concurrence. Ils ont survécu à la décennie, aux modes, et tournent encore en boucle partout. Rien que pour cette capacité de survie, Cyndi Lauper force mon indulgence. Mon 3 sur 5 est donc le point d'équilibre parfait entre l'admiration et la sévérité. C'est une note qui salue l'exploit pop tout en pointant les faiblesses du format. She's So Unusual reste à sa place dans la liste des 1001, mais pas sur le podium ultime.

amo

Just ok for me in terms of repeat listens but I do love the Prince cover and time after time, incredible debut album

It was a little too synth poppy for me. Songs were well written

Parts were enjoyable, parts were shrill and difficult to get through. Inoffensive pop, I probably won't return. 5/10

80's vibe

Standard 80s fare

why isn’t cyndi in the wwe hall of fame yet?! total bullshit. i was already aware of “time after time” (amazing) and “girls just wanna have fun” (sweet) but i ended up loving “she bop”. that’s a great song. this album was like an insight into cyndi’s cartoon mind. so much fun

Time After Time

80s memories.

Turns out Lauper is one of my “fine in small doses” artists. I like her take on synthpop but found her vocals a bit trying for a whole album.

La première est bien et me rassure direct Mais j’ai pas envie d’écouter GJWTHF. Finalement c’est une bonne chanson quand même Time after time aussi ! Il passe assez vite mais aussi est assez peu marquant, mais au global l’écoute est agréable ! Il y a quelque chansons plutôt désagréables genre la dernière 7/10

It's a bit too much 80s for me to stomach at once.

Some fun songs!

Must-have for 80s-Fans. Many of her greatest songs, but 2 or 3 skip-songs.

Some really iconic songs in this one, pero outside of that the music doesnt vary much from ok pop and im not the biggest fan of her voice. Reconozco lo que esto establecio como 80s pop tho. For the girls 3/5

Super fun pop offerings, with of course the absolute banger Time After Time

Bon album, complet 3.5/5

... isn't she just! I obviously knew the two big singles here because how could you not! I'm happy to hear them on the radio now and again, they're a fun listen but the album just isn't something I can see myself coming back to.

I guess Cyndi Lauper is my Bob Dylan. In that I enjoy the songs a lot more when they are sung by other people.

It's completely fine. Obviously it's very 80's, but it's quite fun and upbeat. Sometimes her vocals are a bit shrill and annoying, but there's a few good tracks in here. I'm definitely not revisiting this, but you know, it's fine.

yeah, this was an interesting one. Very 80s, not really my thing but better than I had expected.

Not a bad album, with 3 classic tracks, whatever happened to Candy Lauper?

She's So Unusual de Cyndi Lauper me sorprendió. Usualmente la música de los 80 no me gusta mucho; siempre me parece medio “meh”. Pero este disco cambió un poco mi perspectiva. Varias canciones me gustaron, y hasta reconocí algunas de lo famosas que siguen siendo hoy. Se me hace curioso que todavía haya tanta gente escuchando a esta artista. Aunque el estilo no es mi favorito, logró atraparme igual. Le doy un 3/5.

goooooooood

dated same synth n kick bass repeated throughout the album

Album 177. She's So Unusual (https://open.spotify.com/album/1FvdZ1oizXwF9bxogujoF0?si=A6fjeUr8SVSJMOieN3CsMw) — Cyndi Lauper (1983) I'm so in 80's last days. This pop album rocks, despite being dated. 3/5 Liked: — Girls Just Want to Have Fun — Time After Time — She Bop

New wave has never been my thing, but this is a classic. Some fantastic, pioneering songs on here, and some I'd rather not hear again.

So many recognizable hits for a debut album. Not for me generally but I enjoyed the listen as a novel diversion from my normal listening!

Some massive hits and a lot of personality. All the sonic hallmarks of 80s pop music are here and gleaming. I respect the hell out of Cyndi Lauper but I thought as a whole this was just alright. We’ll always have “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and “Time After Time” (and I did enjoy the masturbation anthem “She Bop”), but the rest didn’t leave a big impression on me.

Een van de uniekste stemmen uit de 80’s, maar ook echt shitnummers gemaakt

3,5: zeker bangers tussen maar ook wel mindere songs vond ik

Este disco tiene unos hitazos de Cyndi Lauper. Los que creo que hasta la fecha la siguen haciendo millonaria. Pero también tiene la otra mitad del disco, que es absolutamente espantosa. Se salva y pasa de panzaso por esos hits, pero sí veo cómo podría ser un disco muy odiable para alguien que no creció en esa décaeda.

2.9/5 I quote enjoyed this album. The only track I didn't really like was the 2nd last song which felt like a really odd choice to put in there. Didn't really fit in with the style, but overall pretty decent.

She Bop - banger

80s to the fullest. 5/10 Will I add this album to my library? NO

fun, just not my cup of tea. First half was great, second half got a bit weird.

It was fine.

3.5/5 some bangers n prince cover

I did not realize the cover was an Annie Leibowitz photo. Interesting. And I’d totally forgotten there was a Prince cover (“When You Were Mine”) on here; unfortunately, it hasn’t aged well. The album’s a lot of fun, and I’d forgotten how it was considered new wave at the time.

She’s So Unusual has a few songs that really land for me, but the album as a whole feels uneven. She’s not an artist I connect with deeply, but I do enjoy Time after time.

Kinda fun; boys should have fun too.

The classics are still classics. Rest was fun

hits! mixed bag! fun! I’d call some of the album a little problematic but at the time they went with “unusual”.

Good pop music. Excellent singles and a handful of solid deep cuts.

Gran disco de los 80. Un par de clásicos.

A product of its time.

Went in excited for some 80s pop, but left pretty underwhelmed honestly.

it was nice listening to the 2 cult classics in the album although im not really a fan of them. dont like lovey dovey type songs like everything in this album but yeah yeah and she bop were good imo

Cool music, some ugly lyrics.

That was good

5/10 Very fun and peppy. Very 80s.

I only knew two songs going into this, but I enjoyed the record. It's eclectic in a good way.

alright

Jeg anerkjenner Girls Just Wanna Have Fun og Time After Time, selv om jeg ikke er så betatt av dem. Sammen med Money Changes Everything og When You Were Mine (min favoritt), kunne Side A stått som en milepæl for 80s pop. Side B øker kitsch-faktoren med flere hakk men er helt brukbar pop frem til de to siste sporene. He's Unusual og babystemmene på Yeah Yeah burde slettes.

Faen så kule de fire første låtene er, også blir det helt meh fram til «Yeah Yeah». Hadde gitt plata om de fire første låtene hadde kommet på nytt igjen istedet for alt det andre. «Time After Time» forøvrig en av de beste popballadene fra 80-tallet. Kanskje noensinne?

Det starter så sterkt så sterkt! Men så roter hun seg bort etter hvert, som så mange popskiver

Pop rock, art pop, new wave.

3great classic hits. The rest is very meh.

het werd na een tijdje wat eentonig, maar wat een lekkere nummers op deze plaat. ik moet bekennen dat ik alleen girls just want to have fun en time after time kende, toch blij dat ik mijn cyndi lauper repertoire heb uitgebreid

Cyndi can really sing but man this music can get a bit stale after a few songs. 3.5/5

not bad very funky and i love the rock elements in it. however personally not my type

some bangers, though Cyndi's voice can be grating at times

I didn’t know much of Lauper aside from the hits, but for some reason, I had this unyielding faith that good times would materialize if I gave the record a little patience. I think I was right? The record won me over in a way I wasn’t expecting and is more than just a delivery system for the obvious singles. The real kick was hearing how much character Lauper brings to everything else - she sounds mischievous, wounded, ecstatic, theatrical, and completely herself, often packed into one song. It's loud-and-proud with 80s sheen, but if you can get past that? It's a lively and oddly touching lil diddy.

No doubt that Cyndi + Pee Wee Herman would’ve thrown a weirdo bonanza rager back in the day – and I’d be 110% on board, crimped hair and tutus fully floofed! And while I admire Cyndi as an “alternative” pop star and as a quirky girl fashion icon with a unique vocal style (I see you, Chappell Roan!), this album falls disappointingly flat. Of course I appreciate “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” as an undeniable empowerment anthem and “Time After Time” is a great single too, but I wanted the rest of the tracks to tell me more of a story. The silly and fun unmistakably 80s pop/punk sound is pervasive but is it enough? “All Through The Night” How could I forget this lil gem? So sweet, silly lyrics… “until it ends, there is no end!” Real groundbreaking stuff hahahaha I still like it

Fun & lite. Good album.

Some good. Some not

Pretty fun

Bastante upbeat. Funki. Los ritmos son divertidos. Como para bailar brincando a lo loco

Not my cup of tea. Besides a couple of singles I recognized, she’s not really for me.

Álbum divertido. Percebo a influência que teve na altura que foi lançado. De um modo geral não me chama muito a atenção, e provavelmente não voltarei a ouvir na sua totalidade. Destaques: Time After Time, Sho Bop, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

She’s got a couple good hits on this, the rest is…. Well it’s ok

i liked it fine but not enough to give it a 4. might return to some songs

an ok album, I like some songs, but a lot are very dated sounding. Cyndi is great but im not in 100% on this album. Some strong songs, and some weaker than.

I like Cyndi Lauper and glad this album happened. There are some great pop songs on this but the stinkers stink. She Bop is one of them. While I was glad she covered one of my favorite Prince songs, it’s not a great cover. Great album art. I’m very ambivalent about this one.

On paper, this is an album I should really like - it’s synth-pop, new wave, and released in the 80s. But it just didn’t do it for me. A lot of that is down to Lauper’s vocals, which I’ve never really liked. Any tracks where she is at her caterwauling “best” are immediately an absolute non-starter. I’m also not the world’s biggest fan of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”, and never have been - but it is catchy. I much prefer “She Bop” to it. “Time After Time” is a beautiful song, and I could listen to it all day. Between this, “She Bop”, and I suppose the general catchiness of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” means this scrapes 3*.

Not the greatest music ever, but some of the most fun!

Fine, but not my thing

Nothing special

Pure 80s fun but I'm not sold on its inclusion on this list. Several iconic songs but also several more deserving of being called forgettable and/or filler.

Never listened to a Cyndi Lauper album but recognize a few of the hit tracks. Excited to explore something different for me. Part of the charm of this list. 80s synth pop rock! That drum sound the synth, it’s all here. It’s actually a very easy sound to get into, but one that I don’t typically choose to throw on. It has a very 80s sound of its time. Part of the issue is that an album like this grows old on you quick vs encountering these songs on a playlist or radio. When pop music is good, it’s unbelievably catchy. Can’t deny that here. The hits are hits for a reason. It’s filled with an energy through the whole first half. I think Time After Time is the stand out. She Bop is also great. This is really fun. Probably as much as I would enjoy 80s synth pop like this. Thinking a solid 3. Gets a little weirder near the end, but overall it’s fun creative pop music. Was debating a 4, but feel like the back few songs fell off a little.

Et ok album med gode og knap så gode afstikkere. Lille 3'er.

Pure POP which is untainted by the modern affliction of self-important politically laden messages and/or pessimism. Perhaps not all songs have aged kindly, but the carefree optimitism ameliorates that sufficiently well. 3 stars for being a direct link to better times.

Pretty fun

Notable Textzeile: We have no past, we won't reach back Keep with me forward all through the night Zwei Megahits die jeder kennt, aber auch sonst klingt für mich alles irgendwie nach Soundtrack-, bzw. Theme- und Abspannsongs. Sowieso alles popig bis zum geht nicht mehr. Aber gut gemacht und wenn es nicht zu girlie-quitschig wird mag ich die Stimme auch. Sicherlich sehr bedeutend in seiner Zeit, aber nix für die heavy rotation.

понятная манера исполнения, приедается, мне не очень нравится но зато плотный инструментал и целых три хитяры на альбоме возможно в то время под это разъебывались жестко для ознакомления хорошо передает дух 80х в целом мне даже нравится, на фон бы включил 3.6

Good album with one song that my aunts and my mom love!

this was actually pretty good, parts of it i didn’t like but the rest was not like i thought it would be

She's So Unusual is a very 80s album for a very 80s artist and yet I still had an absolute blast with this project as a lot of this still holds up as some very charming Pop even with its' very "of its' era" sound. I only really knew Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Time After Time from this project and I was quite surprised with how much other quality music was here to enjoy. Money Changes Everything, I'll Kiss You, and the quite solid cover of Prince's When You Were Mine are all great additions to this project that really help sell the over the top yet oddly relatable presentation of Cyndi Lauper. I don't think this is a perfect time capsule by any means especially with the second half of this album being extremely inconsistent and significantly more dated than the first. Even with that said this album feels as free and expressive with its' fun and funky feelings as the album cover and I quite appreciate that. Not an all-timer best album ever but as far as Pop music goes I can definitely get a kick out of this one each time I go through it.

Blinded by the "Girls just want to have fun". The rest of the disk is kinda good, love the synth and the bass. I put 3 because it's not my cup of tea, but if someone pick randomly up this album, he probably kinda make his day.

A fun slice of slightly quirky but still quintessentially 80s pop. ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ and ‘Time After Time’ are both all-time classics, of course, but the other two tracks on side one are really good as well, especially ‘Money Changes Everything’. Had the whole record been at that level it would have been a solidly 4-star album, but unfortunately nothing on side two reaches the heights of the earlier tracks (‘She Bop’ probably comes the closest). Cyndi Lauper’s distinctive voice might put some people off, but I think she sounds great. A strong 3 stars overall.

Starting pretty strong but without realising it becomes pure background...

amazing album cover. good songs. hoped it would be just a little bit better than it was but it was good. i love the 80s.

I knew her name but none of her songs. It's decent. Quite the change of pace from the typical britpop in this list.

It was good but I just wasn't super into it. Some songs just kind of annoyed me. There are some songs that you hear all the time in the supermarket and stuff like Material Girl and Girls Just Want to Have Fun and I've kind of always been annoyed by them.

She is so unusual speak on it. Monday does change everything. Girls do just wanna have fun. When you WERE mine. And it's time after time. She do bop. All through the night she do bop. They all witnessed it. Kiss me if I'm wrong. That's so unusual. Yeah, yeah ig. Favourite: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Least favourite: He's So Unusual

A fun album.

Solid pop effort

I was able to listen to this record three times in a row without getting tired. It’s a buoyant, cheerful listen with some stellar pop singles which had me singing along at several points. She does sincerely come across as an unusual presence, especially when she gets slightly more freaky on the mic.

Cyndi Lauper gets a solid 3 from me, some standout tracks which i really enjoyed but sadly less than half hits for me

very repetitive in the lyrics

I was reluctant to listen to this one. I didn't really know much about Cyndi and probably couldn't have confidently named a single one if her songs before this. After listening: I get it! A good album. I might not listen again soon but I am glad I opened my mind to it.

Cyndi kinda cooked with this one

That 3 song stretch in the middle is huge, along with Girls...but those four songs just balance this album out. The other songs are pretty meh. 3.5/5

You know what? I enjoyed this. I knew the hits but the other songs were good too. Time After Time is an all timer. Fun album. I had Britney Spears debut last week and this one blows it away.

Has some iconic synth sounds that shaped my emotional perception of the 80's from various movies. She has a good voice but sometimes leans too hard into it for some songs. Very influential and culturally significant.

She wrote a few tunes that I really enjoyed but, for the most part, her music is a little too pop oriented for me. Great songwriter, phenomenal vocalist and tireless humanitarian. You know you're doing something right when Miles Davis covers one of your tunes.

Very solid 80s pop rock. First side of the album is back to back tunes but it’s very frontloaded. B side still decent but not consistent in the very high standard set by A. Still enjoyed it.