She's So Unusual es un álbum de Cyndi Lauper, publicado en 1983 por Portrait. El disco incluye 13 canciones, entre ellas «Money Changes Everything», «Girls Just Want to Have Fun», «When You Were Mine» y «Time After Time».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum debut en solitario, She's So Unusual, de 1983, es una obra maestra del pop y un momento clave cultural que transformó a Cyndi Lauper en un ícono feminista y en una de las mayores estrellas de la era de la MTV. Este disco es una explosión de color, alegría y desafío a las convenciones, un trabajo que rompió récords y redefinió el papel de la mujer en la música popular. Su impacto fue absolutamente monumental.
Cyndi Lauper se convirtió en la primera artista femenina en colocar cuatro sencillos de un mismo álbum en el top 5 de las listas de éxitos de Estados Unidos. El disco es una colección impecable de canciones que combinan el new wave, el pop, el reggae y el rockabilly con una energía y una personalidad arrolladoras.
El álbum arranca con "Money Changes Everything", una potente declaración de principios. Sin embargo, es con "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" que el disco se convierte en un fenómeno. Esta canción, originalmente escrita desde una perspectiva masculina, fue transformada por Cyndi Lauper en un himno global de liberación y alegría femenina. Su icónico videoclip celebró la diversidad y la solidaridad entre mujeres.
El álbum contiene la que es, posiblemente, una de las mejores baladas de todos los tiempos: "Time After Time". Esta pieza de una belleza y una melancolía sobrecogedoras demostró que, detrás de la imagen excéntrica, había una vocalista de una sensibilidad y una profundidad extraordinarias. "She Bop" fue una audaz y juguetona oda a la masturbación femenina que desafió la censura de la época.
La producción del álbum, a cargo de Rick Chertoff y miembros de la banda The Hooters, es vibrante y está llena de sintetizadores, guitarras y ritmos contagiosos. La voz de Cyndi Lauper es un tour de force, un instrumento único capaz de pasar del grito punk a la ternura más delicada. 'She's So Unusual' es un clásico inmortal, un disco que no solo definió una década, sino que también inspiró a millones de personas a ser ellas mismas sin miedo.
Listado de Canciones
- Money Changes Everything
Letra
I said, I'm sorry, baby, I'm leaving you tonight I found someone new, he's waitin' in the car outside Ah honey, how could you do it? We swore each other everlasting love She said: Well yeah, I know, but when We did, there was one thing we weren't Really thinking of and that's money Money changes everything I said money, money changes everything We think we know what we're doin' That don't mean a thing It's all in the past now Money changes everything They shake your hand and they smile And they buy you a drink They say: We'll be your friends We'll stick with you till the end Ah, but everybody's only Looking out for themselves And you say: Well, who can you trust? I'll tell you, it's just Nobody else's money Money changes everything I said money, money changes everything Ya think ya know what ya doin' We don't pull the strings It's all in the past now Money changes everything Money changes everything I said money, money changes everything We think we know what we're doing We don't know a thing It's all in the past now Money, money changes everything I said money, money changes everything We think we know what we're doing We don't know a thing It's all in the past now Money changes everything Money changes everything Money changes everything Money changes everything Money... changes everything Money changes everything Money changes everything - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- When You Were Mine
Letra
When u were mine I gave you all of my money Time after time U done me wrong 'Cause, just like a train U let all my friends come over and eat And you were so strange U didn't have the decency to change the sheets Oh, girl, when u were mine I use to let u wear all my clothes U were so fine Maybe thats the reason that it hurt me so I know, that you're goin with another guy But I don't care, cause I love u baby that's no lie Love u more than I did when u were mine When u were mine U were kindasorta my best friend So I was blind I let u fool around I never cared I never was the kind to make a fuss When he was there Sleepin in between the two of us I know, that you're goin with another guy But I don't care, cause I love u baby that's no lie Love u more than I did when u were mine When you were mine U were all I ever wanted to do Now I spend my time Following him whenever he's with you I know, that you're goin with another guy But I don't care, cause I love u baby that's no lie Love u more than I did when u were mine - Time After Time
Letra
Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick and think of you Caught up in circles Confusion is nothing new Flash back warm nights, almost left behind Suitcase of memories Time after Sometimes you pictured me I'm walking too far ahead You're calling to me I can't hear what you've said Then you said, go slow, I fall behind The second hand unwinds If you're lost you can look And you will find me, time after time If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting, time after time If you're lost you can look And you will find me, time after time If you fall, I will catch you I'll be waiting, time after time After my picture fades And darkness has turned to grey Watching through windows You're wondering if I'm ok Secrets stolen from deep inside The drum beats out of time If you're lost you can look And you will find me, time after time If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting, time after time You said, go slow, I fall behind The second hand unwinds If you're lost you can look And you will find me, time after time If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting, time after time If you're lost you can look And you will find me, time after time If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting, time after time Time after time Time after time Time after time Time after time (Time after time) (Time after time) (Time after time) - She Bop
Letra
Well, I see them every night in tight blue jeans In the pages of a blue boy magazine Hey I've been thinking of a new sensation I'm picking up a good vibration Oh, she bop, she bop Do I wanna go out with a lion's roar Huh, yeah, I wanna go south and get me some more Hey, they say that a stitch in time saves nine They say I better stop, or I'll go blind Oh, she bop, she bop She bop, he bop, and we bop I bop, you bop, and they bop Be bop, be bop a lu-bop I hope he will understand She bop, he bop, and we bop I bop, you bop, and they bop Be bop, be bop a lu-she bop Oh, oh. She do. she bop (Whistle along here)... Hey, hey they say I better get a chaperone Because I can't stop messin' with the danger zone No, I won't worry, and I won't fret Ain't no law against it yet Oh, she bop, she bop She bop, he bop, and we bop I bop, you bop, and they bop Be bop, be bop a lu-bop I hope he will understand She bop, he bop, and we bop I bop, you bop, and they bop Be bop, be bop a lu-she bop Oh, oh. She do. she bop She bop, he bop, and we bop I bop, you bop, and they bop Be bop, be bop a lu-bop I hope he will understand She bop, he bop, and we bop I bop, you bop, and they bop Be bop, be bop a lu-she bop Oh, oh. She do. she bop Oh, oh. She do. she bop - All Through the Night
Letra
All through the night I'll be awake And I'll be with you All through the night This precious time When time is new Oh, all through the night today Knowing that we feel the same without saying We have no past, we won't reach back Keep with me forward all through the night And once we start the meter clicks And it goes running all through the night Until it ends, there is no end All through the night Stray cat is crying So stray cat sings back All through the night They have forgotten What by day they lack Oh, under those white street lamps There is a little chance they may see We have no past, we won't reach back Keep with me forward all through the night And once we start the meter clicks And it goes running all through the night Until it ends, there is no end Oh, the sleep in your eyes is enough Let me be there, let me stay there a while We have no past, we won't reach back Keep with me forward all through the night And once we start the meter clicks And it goes running all through the night Until it ends, there is no end Keep with me forward all through the night And once we start the meter clicks And it goes running all through the night Until it ends, there is no end - Witness
Letra
You're sorry now And you'll change some how-- And I am what you need to get out, but-- I don't wanna be I don't wanna be I don't wanna be a witness Cause I'm crawling back I'm searchin the right track-- I'm standin--at last I'm sure I don't wanna be I don't wanna be I don't wanna be a witness No, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh--witness No, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh--witness Jailbird chained to walk How you used to--talk, talk, talk-- But the melody--none at all my love-- And I don't wanna be I don't wanna be I don't wanna be a witness I don't wanna be No I don't... Oh, oh, oh, oh...witness--witness-- Witness--witness-- - I'll Kiss You
- He's So Unusual
- Yeah Yeah
Letra
Through the burning sun And the driving rain Over the sea And across the plain Oh I'll ask you once And I'll ask you again Won't you be my love Won't you be my friend Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Well the lights are low And the hour is late Don't you want me baby Through your garden gate Don't you feel it coming And it feels so strong I will never ever ever Ever do you wrong Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Chorus: Now the mountain is high And the river is deep We always knew And we hold the key Violets blue Roses red Love you baby Till I'm dead Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Money Changes Everything [From The Portrait Promotional 12'][Live]
- She Bop [Live][*]
- All Through the Night [Live]