She's So Unusual

It's easy to forget how much Cyndi Lauper dominated the 80s. She, Madonna and Whitney are basically the 80s pop holy Trinity. Honestly this album is a charming relic of the era. Full of pop, new wave, post punk....and a Prince cover!? (How did I miss THAT?) While I was quite aware of this at the time because pop music if the era was inescapable, I was a kid and didn't give this much thought. (Hell, I was a full grown adult when I found out She Bop was about rubbing one out!) Revisiting it was far more rewarding than I expected. A great example of the pop landscape of the time.

Bright, bouncy new wave pop built from shiny synth hooks, snappy drum-machine beats, playful guitar accents, and exuberant, elastic vocals moves like a vividly colored shopping mall in the mid-’80s—fun, loud, and instantly catchy, even if the sugar rush outweighs any deeper staying power.

3/5 - Not a huge fan of synth pop, and can't say I would have loved this more if I listened to it when it was newer, but an enjoyable listen with a number of banger singles.

Kaks suurt revolutsioonilist lugu "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" ja "Time After Time" näol, aga ülejäänud album on sellise pendeldava kvaliteediga ja pigem tavalise 80ndate kõlaga. Enam-vähem kuulatav plaat ja vahepeal on siin huvitavaid mõtteid meloodiaid, aga ma nt seda vinüülina ei ostaks. 2.9/5

It's a solid album, not one of the greatest but definitely important considering it's cultural impact

Do girls really just want to have fun?

ნე პლოხა

Not bad. My favorite song from here turns out to be a Prince song. Her voice reminds me of Luanne from King of the Hill.

Pretty good, some classics. Can't complain and the nostalgia of some car trips while hearing these songs hit me good.

Highlights: - Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Even though I disagree with this song, (I think everyone just wants to have fun), it's unbelievably catchy. - Time After Time I've heard a lot of these songs on the radio but never put a name to the titles. They were just popular songs that'd never leave my head She's got a powerful voice with masterful control over it, I do think the instrumentation is lacking however. Solid 3.

This is like pure feel good 80s pop! Pop feminist to its core in the best way. The second half of the album kinda lagged a bit compared to the first half which in turn lowered my rating a bit. I don’t have much more to say about this album besides I enjoyed it overall. Top Songs: 1) Money Changes Everything 2) Girls Just Wanna Have Fun 3) When You Were Mine

so enjoyable and consistent

Some bangers, some forgettable

Mythique mais le plupart des sons sont un peu redondants ... Sacrée vibe synthés années 80

Two songs were good.

Some bangers, nice light pop. Fun stuff.

The hits were solid! The others ranged from having good elements (great chorus melody, cool progression, etc) and missing something to being a little flat for me. Before the streaming era, I'd probably buy the CD to rip Girls, Time After Time and She Bop with maaaybe a couple others like the Prince cover and All Through the Night before leaving the CD somewhere.

Ok

Favorite track(s): Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Time After Time, She Bop

Never been a big Cyndi Lauper fan, but she is the perfect snapshot of the 80's. Her music, her look, her New Yorkah attitude. I know she's had a long and successful career, but in my own dumb head, she never left 1983.

It's not that unusual imo but it is pretty good. Favorite Tracks: When You Were Mine, Time After Time, Witness, I'll Kiss You

I was never much of a Cyndi fan when I was younger, but recognized it was worth giving it a shot again now. I still don't love it. The standard hits are what they are. It's nice that there was a bit of a feminist punk flair to this album -- refreshing for the day, in retrospect. That said, I still won't find this sliding into my playlist anytime soon unless I'm having an 80s party. Just not my jam.

pop punk? eh

This one is fine. 3 stars

Bello, con un paio di pezzoni, potrebbe anche essere 4*

Love the synths, love the vocals. Lauper is certainly great at writing pop songs, and the vibes are just so much fun. Definitely gets a bit slower on the second half, but this has some great songs and is an album I would go to for some good commercial 80s pop. Favorites: Money Changes Everything, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, She Bop, All Through the Night

Solid classic. Great in the morning. Great to use to make you more upbeat. Alaska disco pop.

Banger album. This girls been having fun all her life.

Not bad Cyndi

5/10

The hits hit. Not sure about the rest

Epitome of 80s pop in my mind. Which makes it catchy as hell and fun, but apart from the obvious (sadly overplayed) songs I didn't get an awful lot out of it.

I just wanna have fun too, and I did, time after time.

Gargs just wanna have fun.

Some guys just wanna dress in full drag and perform “girls just wanna have fun” to a room full of strangers at brunch

Reminds me of that image of the woman with the bag of chips on her head.

Really weird but has some solid hits. 3 stars

Auf Dauer etwas nervig

Razen njenih treh znanih komadov (od katerga bosta dva kle gor) ne poznam absolutno nič od Cyndi. V bistvu me je kinda presenetil, da je na tem seznamu. (Berem zj wiki in se morm I guess spet mal posipat s pepelom, nism vedla, da je bil album tok uspešen at the time!) "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" je še zmer a banger. Alpa "Time After Time" - ta je nivoje nad drugimi komadi na albumu. Uf, določeni deli so tak painfully 80s sounding - in a bad way. K "Time After Time" je in a good way, po maš pa sintesajzer zvoke, k dons sam ušesa bolijo. "Witness" mi zveni The Police inspired? Glih hotla sm napisat, da se veselim konca & vidim, da sm pri zadnjem komadu! Jupi!

A decent collection of pop songs that have a very unmistakable 80's sound with the inflated drums, synths and voice with a lot of reverb. This album does a lot of the things I don't like from this particular style and time, but I somehow didn't mind it and I even liked a bit. I am not crazy about it, but I appreciated how this girl shows a lot of passion with her quite extravagant way of singing and does hit some catchy choruses and moving moments, specially in the big singles "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time After Time". First one is a big and powerful feminist anthem and in the second one she shows a more intimate and sad side that is very emotional. Besides the vocal, the instrumentation is just fine. They suffer a lot from being too artificially inflated from all the effects, but they accompany the voice well, without doing anything that really stands out. Apart from the sound inflation, another problem I had with the album is the second half being a bit forgettable and bland in comparison with the first half. However, I wouldn't say they are bad songs. Overall, a nice pop album that I though I would dislike.

Chulo, animado, pop de los 80 con temazos de toda la vida. Mencion especial a la peli de cate blanchett que me enseño Time after time

Would have been cool to be there when “girls” was released

Girls just wanna what😳

Girls just want to have fun and Time after time are timeless. The rest of the album is okay.

I enjoy the hits on this album

Fun but a voice not quite my bag.

I don't think this is aging too well. Maybe a few great songs, but after those what do you have? I was really losing interest after song 5.... (I remember When You were MIne as a bit faster...maybe I was too drunk? A great song, but less frantic as I remembered it.) A couple great songs does not make a stellar album no matter how great those songs are (then and now). 3 disappointed starlets.

Money Changes Everything - 4/5 Girls Just Want to Have Fun - 5/5 When You Were Mine - 3/5 Time After Time - 5/5 She Bop - 3/5 All Through the Night - 4/5 Witness - 3/5 I'll Kiss You - 3/5 He's So Unusual - no rating Yeah Yeah - 2/5 Average score: 3.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

DID NOT LISTEN

While the first half of She’s So Unusual shines with classic tracks, the second half leans into dated synth-pop that dulls the overall impact.

Super Pop Album! Kann man Nix sagen!

Own it

😜im such an 80’s girl 😞time after time 🤪 IM SO UNUSUAL

“Time After Time” and “All Through The Night” are worth the price of admission. Just some ‘80s goodness.

Girls just wanna have fun, and you know what? With this record they do exactly that! Not the sort of thing I’d go out my way to listen to, but it’s harmless and jovial and a good time, I can respect it. Also I genuinely believe Time After Time is the single greatest pop song ever produced.

Another Album, Cyndi Lauper?? Ugh see if I can make it through!! First song was catchy, then the album got good, very good, several hits. Good record! Finished weak except I enjoyed "He's so unusual". Solid record.

80's pop isn't usually my thing, but Cyndi crushed it on this. I never realized "Time After Time" was her song. This has a really impressive tracklist.

Best- Girls just wanna have fun Love the Betty boop bit very fun

106/1001 First listen. Ahh the ‘80s! Even as a metalhead, everything else on the charts was still pretty catchy. I thought I was too cool for this when it came out but it was an enjoyable listen today. Hell, I’ll take She bop all day, any day. 5/10

Not a bad pop album, but the baby talk at the end was a little much. 3/5

She’s definitely unusual. Girls just wanna have fun, time after time, and all through the night, those are the only songs I care about. However, it’s a fun album that I did not spend time wishing to end.

Oke, de naam zegt mij niets. Maar het 2e nummer is dan plots girls wanna have fun. En die ken ik zeker wel! Haha. Ja prima nummer, ook het eerste nummer viel absoluut niet tegen. Had geen idee dat dit uit 83 kwam, vond het altijd een beetje begin 90 vibe hebben. Hey Time after time! Die is ook wel bekend. Lachen zeg. Op het laatste nummer na, daar ging de zang mij een beetje irriteren, is dit best een plezant album. Aangezien ik gister Neil Young een 4 heb gegeven en ik die toch echt wel beter vind moet ik dit een 3 geven. Maar eigenlijk een 3.5

between annoying and really fun! loved "kiss you" and "time after time"

She's not my favorite but all of these songs were played too much back in the day. There's not a lot of filler on here which is good.

Everyone just wants to have fun!

Fine album, can't stand her voice.

Never been a fan of her voice but time after time is a banger

Really good quality fun pop music with added 80's nostalgic flavour.

A classic

Decent album - bit of its time, but much more substance and quality - more Time after Time than Girls just want to have fun

Good album, close to a 4 but I couldn’t quite get there. Time After Time is great.

Starter fantastisk. "Time after time" er en tidløs klassiker. Holder ikke hele albumet ut.

Great hits plus some stinkers. I can see why it’s memorable.

girls just want to have fun 1983 united states pop

I don’t know Cyndi, I think you say a lot of really good things in here and have a powerful message, but the 80s electro-pop kind of unnerves me. Maybe that’s the point, like how plasticky consumerism still carries a deep message, but I probably wouldn’t put it on repeat.

Some real catchy pop tunes on here. Pretty good overall. Highlights: “Money Changes Everything” and “Time After Time”

Light and upbeat for the most part with a few tracks that I continue to listen to today. Enjoyed discovering the wider album.

The A Side is genuinely incredible and the final four tracks are blooming horrible

I like. If there was a 3.5 star or even 3.6 star option I'd go for that one. The hits were hits for a big reason, and the synths are real cool, as are the brief moments of 'she pulled this off?'. May change to a 4 as I listen to this more.

has her most popular songs, not bad

Aunque le tengo mucho cariño a este disco, ahora que lo escucho con calma y con años a mis espaldas he descubierto que todas las canciones son linealea, escuchada una escuchadas todas

Wow! It's about as pop 80s as it gets. The production, female vocal style, 80s synths, gated drums. So... very... 80s. It's vibrant and interesting. Really solid songwriting. There's a reason there's been a few great covers of Time After Time. It's just a well written song. Will I come back to this album? Probably not. But I'm really glad I got to hear it with fresh ears.

Συμπαθω τη disco και γενικα ειναι το μονο ειδος pop που μου αρεσει. Αξιοσημείωτα τα ad libs στο τελευταιο track

Better than I expected. Definitely heard the early punk influence and Talking Heads vibes. I've never been a big fan of 80s pop and this isn't really my cup of tea, but I'd definitely take it over Madonna, Wham, or Whitney Houston.

I didn't think this album would age very well, and I'm not entirely wrong, but it's better than I remember. I had this album when it came out. However, it got worn out on the radio and I haven't listened to Cyndi Lauper in MANY MANY years. It's a decent album and a very good representative of the alternative pop of the time. Pitchfork: 8.0 Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #184 (2023) Best Songs Girls Just Want to Have Fun Time After Time She Bop All Through the Night Witness

You know what? It's a bop. Sure there are really only 4 quality songs on this but they are perfect for their place in time. I would go 3.5 if I could.

A good combination of rock and synth pop, the synths do are very nice to listen to, and Lauper has a great sound, some of the songs are just duds lyrically though. Still a fun album that doesn’t take itself too seriously it seems

Very fun - reminds me of my mom since this was what she grew up listening to. Favorite is Time After Time.

late 90s! we love it

Big 80s but better songs than I expected.

I never would listened to this. I truly enjoyed it however. Certainly a product of it’s time!

This is one of those albums where it is a hit song machine. It’s just chock full of massive hit songs that made massive cultural impacts and you can hear most of this album in movies and tv shows, it’s a wildly important 80s pop album. Here my small problem with it, her vocals are only tolerable in small doses. Like each of these songs are totally bangers but listening to them back to back just highlights how crude and grating her voice can be at times. In fact I’m sure this point has been made before but I hate this baby singing thing, like Madonna did it in her cover of “Santa baby” and while that is by far the most egregious example of this, this specific album features a lot of Cyndi alder doing a similar thing on a smaller scale which over the course of the album was more and more apparent as you went through it. Honestly I don’t hate his album and I don’t hate Cyndi Lauper, but I might hate her voice I found out.

Really solid album. I don’t love 80’s pop rock across the board but I did not know how many bangers were on this. Girls just want to have fun, time after time, she bop, all through the night are all top shelf. Great work Cyndi this was a pleasant surprise to hear all the way through.

I was really excited to listen to this album and while I enjoyed it, I can definitely see why Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time became the hits. The "He's So Unusual" (hey Betty Boop) into "Yeah Yeah" was really interesting though and there were other fun songs - another very album-y album. And SO very 80s with the synth and general vibe. I can see why she was an it girl. I feel so basic with Time After Time being my favorite song but it just hits and reminds me of Romy & Michele so what's not to love

Yes daar is een vrouw! Catchy, fun, geweldige 80s synths. Op veel tracks werkt haar manier van zingen super goed en love al de gilletjes tussendoor, maar was er tegen het einde ook wel echt klaar mee.

Prima album, af en toe wel wat irritant

Was leuk

Los van de hitjes/bangers nog wel wat oke nummers, maar niet veel replay value. Nummers gaan af en toe te lang door (5 minuten). Fijn dat er ook vrouwen in de lijst staan

Not fantastic, not my style. Listenable but did not enjoy

favorite: all through the night

Time After Time is still incredible I don't care how many times I've heard it. I've never actually heard any other Cyndi Lauper songs other than the radio hits so I was pleasantly surprised to know that this album is just good all around. I also really love 80s synth like people don't use that anymore it's so specific to the time period and it's a vibe.

Not my thing. Was aight

Time After Time is such a great song. 3,5.

Very 80s which isn’t really my thing, but the hits are good, catchy songs. Found myself singing aling and wiggling my booty a bit, 3 stars.

It's fine - the hits are really good and the rest of the album isn't bad, but it's not exactly something I'd be actively wanting to listen to a lot.

Good good can Cindy pauper

Probably 3.5.

Turns out I knew most of the songs. Fun album, slightly outdated dare I say? Still good

I kind of dreaded this when I saw it come up. But you know what, I kind of enjoyed it. Beyond the hits (which are many) its a solid album. And its a debut, what? Peak 80s right here.

This album is full of cheesy ‘80s pop that we’ve all rolled our eyes to in parties and grocery stores. That was kind of my experience this time, too. Objectively, I can’t give this a 1 or a 2, but I also can’t say I enjoyed it. I think a 3 is fair for this album; not something I’d turn on on my own, but not something that I actively despise either.

This album was interesting. It did feel like each track did something unique musically, and the synthesizers were used in an interesting way compared to most 80's pop albums. However, the experiments didn't always work, and I found myself preferring some of the simpler tracks. I'm also generally not a huge fan of this sort of pop music, even though this album was more interesting than normal. Favorite Track: Time After Time

Good upbeat vibe, songs kinda got repetitive, definitely liked the vibe, lyrics and vocals lacked somewhat

She was a great pop artist 😎

It's aight, it's just raw, oozing 80's. The classics are fun and good. The rest is fine but forgettable.

Bangers on here

already love the cover art and i know some of cyndi’s most famous songs are on here so im excited

Cyndi Lauper is such a charismatic singer. Consisting the songs on the A-side this would have made a really good EP of 80's pop mixed with new wave influences. The B-side tracks of the album are bit too easy to forget eighties nonsense, maybe excluding She bop, which is a decent track. A-side is 4/5 and B-side 2/5...

Cyndi's music and video's were all over the mid 80's Sky Trax and eventually Music TV, quite popular in the Finnish pop music landscape. I was, however, deep in the heavy, speed and thrash metal scene and on my way to the underground music culture. Cyndi's colourful look and cheerful music was something that started to rub me the wrong way real fast. I've heard many of the songs on this album at one point or another, but probably tuned them out, either on the dial or mentally. Now listening to these tracks I have a different reaction, it is fresh to hear the attitude she has (and I realise how wrong it is to call a 40 years old music fresh), especially when I remember the general attitude prevalent in that time. I had my own battles with the establishment, or the fucking patriarchy if you will, trying to mold me into a shape they'd created and expected me to slip into. I'm usually not too keen on new wave pop sound, but it suits this one like a glove, so I'm not going to complain. This album is clearly not your average pop album, but maybe that's just me and my experiences talking. Then again this is my review of said album so it's totally correct and on point.

3,5 stars there are highlights but overall...meh

good typical 80s pop album.

Ha, she wrote a song about female masturbation.

This album. WrestleMania. The Goonies. Her run needs to be studied

Some unexpected sounds in this album

It’s so peak cuz 🥹😣

Didn't capture me, other than "She Bop", which is a bop

3 out of 5. Fun little album for what it is.

I forgot just how many hits this album had. I wasn't a big Cyndi Lauper fan back in the 80’s but you couldn’t escape Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and it was such a fun video. And Time After Time is a legitimately great song. This album is classic synth pop and the 80’s wouldn’t have been the same without it.

I remember not enjoying Cyndi Lauper very much in the 80’s but after listening to this album and realizing I knew half of her songs, I think I just didn’t give her enough credit. Her songs aren’t very complex and the message is always superficial, but the beats are catchy and her voice grooves with the synthesized sounds. Overall, this was better than I expected.

They say if you have nothing good to say about something … so, the one positive thing I can say about this is that when I hear Time After Time, I remember it playing when Napoleon and Deb were slow dancing in the gym ( “I like your sleeves. They’re real big.”) and then Pedro goes to get a drink, sees the poster and decides to run for class president. So, maybe there is hope for humanity yet … but probably not. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y4aCZcVvLdE

Alright - maybe a bit 80s pop for my taste, but I don't mind new wave music so preferred when she leaned into that a bit more. Something about When You Were Mine reminded me of Kate Bush. This is a high 3 for me. Time After Time is a great song.

This is fun stuff - songs that those of us around at the time will remember from the radio: "Time after Time," "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," etc. 3 stars because while it was never my favorite thing at the time, it evokes a fond reaction of "aww yeah, Cyndi Lauper"

She's So Unusual, Cyndi Lauper's 1983 debut album, is a great debut album. It cleverly presents Lauper's sound and references with several covers she has made her own, like Prince's When You Were Mine and Jules Shear's All Through The Night. It also conveys her as a young independent cool woman, with hits like Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, She Bop, Yeah Yeah, Money Changes Everything; while also showing a more sentimental side of hers with her self-penned ballad Time After Time. She's So Unusual checks all the boxes a good debut record should check, and it gave Cyndi Lauper plenty of directions to explore in the next one.

Classic full of bangers. I have always had a soft spot for time after time.

As a kid I always thought this was Madonna... Boy was I wrong.

This was sort of an odd album. Obviously it has its hits that are spectacular, but the rest was just sort of okay. And it really ends in a weird way, I don't get the point of a skit and whatever right at the end, just skip it and have the album be 9 tracks. But it was still good, just felt strange. Favorites: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Time After Time

12/8/25 fav track: time after time looooove the transition from he’s so unusual into yeah yeah

I expected to hate this based on Girls Just Wanna Have Fun but there were actually some pretty cool songs. I had no idea she wrote Time After Time.

I really didn’t like Cyndi Lauper based on just singles, but this made me warm up to her a bit. And don’t yell, but if I’d discovered this when it came out would it basically be like discovering Chappel Roan today?

Better than 3 but not 4. The Hits here are "Girls wanna have fun" and "Time after time" which obviously slap, but the other songs can't quite keep up Somebody said "Too much Cindy Lauper" regarding her voice and style of singing.

155/1001 Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ The two big hits, in particular Time After Time are great and the rest of the album i had fun with. Yes, it does lean a little too much into the cheese for me, but not much I actively dislike it.

Fun pop

lol she's so crazy!!!!

It was alright. First half carried for sure but her voice got very annoying.

Not to be crude, but Cyndi Lauper is fine as hell even now. Lots of fun. Reminds me of being a kid in the 80s. Good stuff. Absolutely love "When You Were Mine" and "Time After Time."

Liked a good amount of the songs here, the hits are pretty good and I liked her voice

Mixed bag here but there is some really good pop on this album. She's got a unique voice and a nice take on some covers. A bit of bland filler but I'd take this over Madonna every single day. Her originals are good, Time After Time is just fantastic.

I knew and appreciated the hits but hadn’t listened to this album so was hoping for some gold. Outside of the hits it was a mixed bag, some throwaways for sure but I did enjoy the weirder edge on the two closing tracks.7/10 Favorite tracks- “Time After Time” “She-Bop” “He’s So Unusual”

How could I forget Cyndi Lauper? I think that when I heard something about her recently, I confused her with Madonna. That's the sound of the 80s. It brings back some memories. And not all of them are pleasant, just like the songs on this album. Overall, though, I liked it. But I won't be listening to it again anytime soon. 3/5

Favourite Track: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Filled with most of her greatest hits, but I’m waiting for the next one to begin. The songs in between are just not that exciting to me.

Has some timeless pop hits, but a lot of it is quite dated

First things first, I've always hated Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. For the longest time it was easily my least favorite song of all time (with What's Up? By 4 Non Blondes in a very close second). Nowadays it's not bothering me quite as much, but Lauper's vocals on the song still annoy me. Which is hilarious because Time After Time is an all timer of a song. Absolutely amazing. So those two songs canceling eachother out, the rating basically falls to the rest of the tracklist... which is generally just fine. Some not so-great songs like She Bop, some pretty solid cuts like All Through the Night. So yeah. A real mixed bag of an album.

Not really my thing mainly, but pretty good and a fun Thursday listen!

Solid debut with great singles, but not much than that.

A-sidan är bra, faktiskt riktigt bra. Inledande Money changes everything i synnerhet, ikoniska Girls just… och When you were mine. Påminner om en del av det som Robyn pysslat med senare. Det slår mig också att Cyndis uttryck i sången är rätt lik Karin Dreijer i Knife. Men sedan blir det tyvärr soppatorsk. B-sidan är flera nivåer sämre. Det får ändå landa på en trea, men svag, på totalen. Däremot är

En sak som slog mig när jag såg The greatest night in pop, om We are the world-inspelningen, var vilken jävla röst Cindy har. Det fanns scener när instrumenten togs bort och hennes sång fick verka allena. Jösses! Visst får den stå i centrum här också, men kunde nog nyttjas än mer. Här finns flera fina låtar. Hitsen hör naturligtvis dit, men även Prince-covern When you were mine ska nämnas. Att köra en Micke Rickforslåt på slutet kunde hon dock låtit bli. Soundet är med jämna mellanrum allt för daterat och utfyllnadslåtarna håller väl så där. Vacklar mellan tvåan och trean, men väljer att fria.

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Her singing isn't great or technical but she brings the party. We know the iconic "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and can't imagine group gatherings without it, for better or worse. "Time After Time" is the real standout on this album but there is a fun range of songs and styles. "She-Bop" is poppy and bouncy while "Witness" has some Reggae/Ska inspired guitar. "All Through the Night" was a sparkly, fun song. I really enjoy the album but wish her vocals were more tuned in. This would get a 4 or 5 from me otherwise.

This was a pleasant hour, and there's stuff here to recommend. "When You Were Mine" was new to me and stuck with me, and "Time After Time" is undeniable. I was impressed that this wasn't all just bubblegum pop, and there were moments (like "All Through the Night") where I could find her place in the lineage of the pop music I'm really drawn to (Robyn, Charli XCX, etc.) All that said, I can't imagine coming back to this.

Hell yeah this got me jumpin around like a charlie brown character

Very 80s

Quirky, sometimes silly, but unmistakably original, Cyndi Lauper presents herself—visually and vocally—like a living cartoon, yet her gift for melody is impossible to dismiss. The synth-pop sound and neon look were tailor-made for the dawn of MTV, and her elastic voice, complete with yelps and Brooklyn/Joisey inflections, gives everything from bubblegum pop to tender ballads a distinctive edge. She’s so charismatic, in fact, that she transforms an outright ode to masturbation into a sly, radio-friendly hit.

Not bad, but not really my type either.

Alright

the quintessential 80s sound

Pretty solid stuff, of course the album has two big hits in Girls Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time, but the rest of it follows in a similar vein for the most part. Somewhat standard 80s pop production, but creative arrangements and such.

listening when: before and after pilates thoughts: this album was like 10 songs long and 3 are still radio blared bangers. what an icon!! short and bops just how i like it. rating: 6/10

It's a fun album, and was huge at the time it came out. But it's hard to get overly excited about it today.

The radio songs rock. The rest is meh. GWAR does She Bop better.

Solid 80’s Synth Pop, but Weird Al’s Girls Just Want To Have Lunch is the superior version 🙋‍♀️🥪💁‍♀️🥗🙆‍♀️🍜

Not really my jam, but gotta say that all of the singles STILL hold up.

God I used to love the Girls Just Want to Have Fun song when I was six years old and didn’t even really understand what it was about yet. 80s synth pop is really not to my adult musical taste but I can’t argue that I had some fun here even now

Typical 80s bangers, some weird interludes that do not really add to the album

Im a girl and I had fun listening the album

A bit of 80s fun

Yeah yeah yeah yeah, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun dafür alleine...(evtl neue bewertungskalt für unsicher Alben: wie laut habe ich s gehört?)c

fine. not to my taste.

Gutes Zeug! Verrückt, in welchen Höhen sie die Töne noch trifft. "Time After Time" und direkt darauf "She Bop" ist ganz großer Sport. Gegen Ende geht dem Album die Puste aus.

Killer songs abound - especially side one. Production at times is a little tough.

3,3/5

I think as long as I live in will forget that the girls just wanna have fun girl is the same as the time after time girl. Those songs are both forever in the pop culture consciousness. And they are both here. Maybe she had more music i dont really know but even if thats it it's a damn good pedigree. And the other stuff on the record is also pretty goodm nothing that stands out in an insane way but a good listen for sure. She does have a great powerful voice. And the synths are exactly what 80s synths should be. There are quite a few sections that they get to show off and im always impressed. Some of the more throwback stuff maybe not so much but it does mix it up a bit. A good record but overall not the best. Though it does have some best on it. The highs are way up there but the rest is just OK.

The two big hits are really good. Rest of the album wasn’t my absolute favourite, the vocals are so high that they can feel a bit screechy, but it was ok overall. 3 stars

The album starts off strong with "Money Changes Everything." Then of course the timeless anthem "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." Soon after, another classic hit "Time After Time." Things tail off from "She-Bop" on. I'm no prude but I still found She-Bop cringey. The rest of the album is kind of meh. A quintessential pop album of the 80s. The hits definitely carry it, the rest is just fine.

Ok

very pleasantly surprised by how much i enjoyed it, the songs that have been ground to dust by cultural memification get on my nerves but the non-singles were actaully amazing!! and even though elements of it are outdated, there are some surprisingly in-depth and unexpected songwriting choices 3.6/5 or so Fav song: All Through the Night

In was fun.

Paar gute lieder, aber im allgemeinen nich ganz mein geschmack. "all through the night", "girls just wanna have fun", "time after time"

I enjoyed this more than I expected

7.5

Pretty good

I've never intentionally listened to Cyndi but there were some fun songs on here. She kinda bop

Cyndi Looper! One of those artists where I'm more a fan of the person than the music, although these are perfectly serviceable 80s bops. I knew the singles, but I never listened to the full album before. I like the bubbly synths. Good vibes, almost a 4. Highlights: 'All Through the Night', 'Witness' Lowlight: 'I'll Kiss You'

A lot of classics on this album but overall pretty middle of the road pop.

Gear: 64 Audio Duo Artwork: 😑💃👠 Production: 🧼🙂👌 Music: 🤩💖🌈 Ratinng: 🕛🕧🕐(🕜)/5

I now know why Cindi was so unique and such a powerhouse. Quite an eclectic work but iconic

I knew Time After Time, She-Bop, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and All Through the Night. It was fine. Very poppy.

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would, I’d give it 3.5 if I could

It's good 80s pop... but don't think I can take a whole album of Cindy Lauper style and voice

This was such a fun album.

I wish I was in a better mood listening to this. It probably would have been a 4

Obviously one to know as it contains many hits. But... not something I would put on just for myself. Perhaps during cleaning if I need some fun energy.

Favourite Track: Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Time After Time, All Through the Night

Some catchy tunes but doesn't hold up well

As sparkley 80's pop as it gets. If you can name a single Cyndi Lauper song you've heard this album.

Good pop album, with a couple of great songs "Girls Want to Have Fun," "Time after Time," and an interesting Prince cover "When You Were Mine."

“She's So Unusual” is the first and most iconic album by 1980s pop and new wave icon Cyndi Lauper. You could say it's full of clichés, but that's because she actually coined those clichés. And of course, also the cover adds to this. I think that even today, literally everyone knows “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” or “Time After Time.” So, yes, you should know this album (unless you don't really care for music, but then you wouldn't be reading this).

Very impressive imagine how young she was . For my everyday music taste, its too poppy. But i dont regret any minute of listening to it.

Two or three bangers Rest are alright

Very solid pop album, a couple very famous very catchy songs, didn’t overstay its welcome and drag on, some songs are ones I won’t actively seek out but if I run into them I won’t be mad.

Wanted to like this more than I did. It's decent '80s pop with some (though not enough in my opinion) new wave mixed in. Vocals are really difficult to enjoy and did not age well.

Pop confection.

3.2

141121 12:25 3.5

Cyndi Lauper classic, good and funky.

Urmmmm

Some proper classics in the first half but trails off a lot in the final 3-4 tracks

I really enjoyed this blast from the past.

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I was grumpy (wrong mood for this) and I’ve heard girls just want to have fun too many times… but this still sounded very good. I get why this is an all time great. My rating is probably too low, but I blame it on this popping up when summer is over

Pretty fun. I liked when you were mine and she bop.

Her voice sounds like she's [REDACTED] while trying to sound like a [REDACTED] with a [REDACTED], truly ahead if her time. [Insert sarcastic comment about liking Time After Time] Yeah I think I might be checking out Yeah nah I much prefer ska punk to ska pop This honestly isn't that bad, it's a bit quirked up and suffers from the classic The-Worst-Songs-Are-The-Popular-Singles-Syndrome

This was good. Nothing amazing, but I think the songs that are hits are probably some of the worst on the album.

This is quintessential 80s. The beefy, prominent, snare hits, the bright guitar tone, the synth hits, the timbre of her voice even. Track one, I was vibing, but I was IN at the melodica solo. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time on the same album?! Gahhh damnnn. I feel like Cyndi’s soundscape is like rummaging through a toy box. The sounds are loud and vibrant and colorful, but safe and familiar. She makes music with primary colors. While I think every song fits in the world she is creating, every song is very different sonically. She Bop is a shift in tone from the first four songs with its almost Oingo Boingo nod in the synth and melody. The snare tone is beefier and the bass is MOVING. Then BAM tone shift again with All Through The Night. The last few songs kind of loose me, but I think that’s just gonna be the case with front loading albums due to vinyl sales.

Very 80s

Aggressively 80s, has a few good songs

First 4 songs are killer. The rest are fine. 3.5

Années 80 ! Une meuf qui chante donc ça parle d'amour forcément C'est catchy, elle chante pas trop mal En dehors des chansons "typiques" c'est plutôt sympa

Girls power !!! Un peu eu l'impression d'écouter 10 fois Girls wanna have fun mais c'était sympa.

Listened to this album practicing yoyo, amazing experience. Fav song: All Through The Night.

Standout Songs: Girls Just Want to Have Fun Time After Time All Through The Night Witness Some decent songs on here but a bit too much pop for me

Fun album

Had a few hits and a few duds. Overall- decent

Lotsa hits! Time after time is my fave on the album.

DNF

I got into the car and the next song to play was He’s So Unusual. I couldn’t hear it properly so I turned it up. I still couldn’t hear it and thought something was wrong with my Bluetooth connection so I turned it up some more. 45 seconds later my poor ears caught the very loud BANG BANG drum intro to the next song. I quite nearly crapped myself.

2.7 1x i get the cultural significance but not really my style

So old school.

Звук 80-х. Как-то не вслушался пока ходил и слушал в наушниках.

3.4 It's so 80s. So incredibly 80s. To the point where it's gone past being aged and turned into a fascinating spectacle. I'll kiss you is a particular stand out, it's as though they just bought a new synth machine and had to try out every single option, but shitting hell, it actually works and she pulls it off. Girls just Wanna have fun obviously too overplayed and actually not a great song, extremely repetitive riff, hook and lyrics. But Time after time actually holds up pretty well on reflection. Can see why it's included on this list, I felt like an archaeologist trying to make sense of a past civilisation listening to this.

It’s ok, but not life changing.

Pretty good, not bad. Can’t complain

Really a 3.5. Lots of boppy fun tunes

Have never listened to the whole album. Obviously know the hits because they were everywhere on MTV & radio at the time. Synth-pop isn’t my thing. But I can dig this. Her voice is great.

I enjoy some of her songs. This album is good.

A solid 3. Some real pop classics and found this album good fun on the whole, but there were a couple of grating songs too. If the assignment was “give me some quintessential 80s pop” this would fit the bill.

I was expecting vacuous pop music in an 80's style. What I got was actually a little more interesting. Definitely your classic 80's sound but Lauper has a charisma that I wasn't expecting. At times she sounds like a proto-Björk. It's a shame that "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" has become the enduring hit that it is because I think it slightly misrepresents this album. There was a depth glimpsed in "Time after time" that I would have liked to see developed further. An unique and interesting artist producing music that isn't to my taste.

Not bad (though very whiny at times vocals-wise), but very same-y. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time are definitely the best songs on this album.

me gustó menos estos temas que se siente un pop/rock muy plano, como el primer tema

Great

Not a huge fan of her vocals - too shrill.

This record is so deeply symptomatic of its early 80s moment: big bang drums, super synthy, shiny to the point of sharp edged production--all of it dated. And it is so deeply entrenched in 13 year old suburban white kid 80s past. Whole thing is like digging up a reliquary when you were just looking for a pair of scissors in a drawer. But here's the thing: songs 1 through 6 are great. It's actually pretty awesome: high energy, super sad, gymnastic girl group Betty Boop voice, pop perfection. The last four songs fall off a cliff, but for six, Cyndi kills it.

Even in 1984 I dismissed Cyndi Lauper as vapid pop and I was only 9 years old! It turns out I was missing quite a bit. As I got older I learned there was a lot more going on with this album - one of the biggest revelations to me was when I learned she had covered Prince's "When You Were Mine," which I first heard (even before I knew it was a Prince song) covered by Ry Cooder in the Hot Dog ski-comedy movie. And I continue to learn about She's So Unusual - I recently read Greil Marcus's book The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs and one of the ten songs he wrote about was "Money Changes Everything," the opening track on this album. Lauper has gone on to have a fascinating career and is obviously a lot more than the one-(or two- or three-)hit wonder that the childhood me thought she was. Would give this 3.5 if I could. It has run up against my 4-star Ill Communication ceiling, as I suspect may 3-star albums will for the rest of this project. A 5-point rating system has pretty obvious limitations.

Dated - But there are a few really fun songs here.

I wasn’t psyched when I saw this first come up. I gave it an honest listen, and there are a few great songs on here and a lot of 80s nostalgia.

Fun.

Every song is a hit! Crazy to land an album like that.

As a child of the 80s, of course I know this album. I was pleasantly surprised to listen straight through, remembering the hits and enjoying the deep cuts. THAT SONG and Cyndi’s personality probably overshadowed what is an underrated and otherwise great pop album.

Funny to get this in proximity to a Siouxsie & the Banshees album - it's SO poppy in contrast though Cyndi has a similarly defiantly anti-fashion look that was super transgressive for the time. I don't hate the hits but do have a hard time not imagining Napoleon Dynamite slow dancing in Idaho to 'Time After Time.' & the rest might just be too over played to enjoy objectively any more. A great example of 80s pop, and likely a 4 star album if you can hear it with fresh ears.

This album has been collectively rated a 6.5/10

Didn't listen to the entire album in one sitting this time, mostly because I've heard it in pieces over the years. There isn't a single song I disliked, but there weren't any I was crazy about, either. Solid album, something I'd play if I were deep into cleaning my room and wanting an upbeat 80s playlist to listen to.

Four 80s banger ("Girls Just Want To Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", "All Through The Night") and an almost forgettable rest. Nonetheless strong three stars for Cindy. 3,5

First half has got a lot of classics on, the second half is not nearly as entertaining. Also on album length her voice can really start to feel grating.

Really really fun

Pretty solid album. All Through the Night is a banger. I prefer Prince's version of Prince's When You Were Mine.

Fun album but I really dont like the sound of the 80's

Undeniably good singer, but I don't love the screechy singing she does sometimes. Some fun stuff. Just found out She Bop is about masturbation. Hadn't ever thought about it before, but that's fun. 3.5* Very nostalgic, which probably colors my review a bit.

Would not buy

3/5

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

Nice enough

paar goede nummers, geen mega fan

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

Cute

++: 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

Who is?

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

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

Few tunes here

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.

# 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

iconic voice and nice track layout

I guess

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.

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

Some great hits on this album

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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

Unusual