In the Trump era, we’re in desperate need of fun. What pop star has ever been more fun than Cyndi Lauper?
She’s So Unusual was Cyndi’s debut album. It was a monster hit because of the monster hits Time After Time and Girls Just Want To Have Fun. I told you she was fun.
The photography is by the great Annie Leibovitz:
I came upon this video of Cyndi describing how the cover photo was selected:
The entire She’s So Unusual album is not on YouTube so here are the aforementioned hits:
I had it on tape & wore it out. Put all the 45’s on the jukebox at work. Those were the days!
Among its many virtues, the album also included a not-bad cover of one of my personal favorite rock anthems, The Brains’ “Money Changes Everything.”
You made me cry.
The back cover! Starry Night + Parachute Jump at Coney + homage to Dorothy’s slippers.