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Cyndi Lauper
The voice is unforgettable.
Cyndi is, after all, an original. Since her arrival she has stood out from the crowd. Even in the eighties, that decade of gaudy overkill, no one dressed like her, performed like her, and above all sang like her.
Whether paired with an all-star lineup of guests or singing solo with her band, Cyndi sounds both timeless and contemporary. She's one of the most vital performers of our time, and her commitment to challenging herself and her listeners makes her even more rare -- and irreplaceable.
She exploded onto the scene in 1984, winning a Grammy for Best New Artist and selling nine million copies of She's So Unusual. That album defined her in vivid, unmistakable ways -- but where most overnight sensations would have taken that as their cue to begin repeating themselves, Cyndi made it her habit to chart new directions. From her follow-up, True Colors, through her most recent project, At Last in 2003, she traveled myriad avenues as a writer and interpreter of songs.
Lauper's album, The Body Acoustic, is a remarkably cohesive accomplishment. Two things tie it together: Cyndi's unmistakable sound, of course, and her search for the common ground on which her varied explorations are based. What she found, and what we can hear throughout these performances, is that this foundation has endured -- yet it is changing as Cyndi's artistry continues to evolve.
"We're living in a different time than we used to," she says. "You don't wear the clothes you had on a long time ago. You don't wear your hair the same. You don't feel the same. Through all these years, everything I've done has come from the spirit. That's good, as long as you stay true to the bone. You want to keep the joy in your work alive. You put in the culture that surrounds you, as much as possible, to create a real American music that everyone in the world can enjoy because people from throughout the world have all come here. That's what I do when I'm onstage, and that is what we captured, all of us, on The Body Acoustic."
Cyndi is, after all, an original. Since her arrival she has stood out from the crowd. Even in the eighties, that decade of gaudy overkill, no one dressed like her, performed like her, and above all sang like her.
Whether paired with an all-star lineup of guests or singing solo with her band, Cyndi sounds both timeless and contemporary. She's one of the most vital performers of our time, and her commitment to challenging herself and her listeners makes her even more rare -- and irreplaceable.
She exploded onto the scene in 1984, winning a Grammy for Best New Artist and selling nine million copies of She's So Unusual. That album defined her in vivid, unmistakable ways -- but where most overnight sensations would have taken that as their cue to begin repeating themselves, Cyndi made it her habit to chart new directions. From her follow-up, True Colors, through her most recent project, At Last in 2003, she traveled myriad avenues as a writer and interpreter of songs.
Lauper's album, The Body Acoustic, is a remarkably cohesive accomplishment. Two things tie it together: Cyndi's unmistakable sound, of course, and her search for the common ground on which her varied explorations are based. What she found, and what we can hear throughout these performances, is that this foundation has endured -- yet it is changing as Cyndi's artistry continues to evolve.
"We're living in a different time than we used to," she says. "You don't wear the clothes you had on a long time ago. You don't wear your hair the same. You don't feel the same. Through all these years, everything I've done has come from the spirit. That's good, as long as you stay true to the bone. You want to keep the joy in your work alive. You put in the culture that surrounds you, as much as possible, to create a real American music that everyone in the world can enjoy because people from throughout the world have all come here. That's what I do when I'm onstage, and that is what we captured, all of us, on The Body Acoustic."
Cyndi Lauper's Upcoming Concerts:
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