Cyndi Lauper
She's So Unusual

THE REVIEW

After Jane's Addiction, Pantera, Sepultura, and Napalm Death, it seemed like the right time to review Cyndi Lauper and her iconic "She's So Unusual." Many fools and uninformed people might say: "Who the hell is this Cyndi Lauper?" Well, Cyntia Anne Stephanie Lauper, known as Cyndi, was the true queen of '80s pop, who had the slight inconvenience of encountering a small obstacle called "Madonna" on her furious rise...

When talking about Cyndi Lauper, one talks about eccentric hairstyles and dazzling, original looks; it was primarily these little things that made her a sort of cult figure during that period. Many pop stars of later generations have shamelessly copied her unique style of appearance and attitude. For those who still can't understand what I mean, I'll give a simple example: take the Gwen Stefani of this period, send her back twenty years in time, give her even more energy and grit, and you get Cyndi Lauper. Certainly "She's So Unusual" was Cyntia's true iconic album, a perfect debut that immediately consecrated her among the greats of her time. There's not much to say about the album; two titles are enough: "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and "Time After Time," two pop music classics, two hits that took over dance floors and ballrooms worldwide, sung with that somewhat childlike voice that has always distinguished this singer. It's incredible how, despite everything, the hurricane that was Cyndi has slowly faded into nothingness, and how none of her other albums achieved the same success as the first.

In my opinion, Lauper was one of the most underrated pop stars in the musical landscape of the last twenty years; a complete artist who had the terrible misfortune of not being able to maintain a good level of popularity over the years, slowly ending up in oblivion as something out of fashion and past its time, unlike Ciccone, who managed to reach the true status of pop goddess. Anyway, I rate Cyndi Lauper on the same level, if not even higher. Then again, we all know, it's a matter of perspective...