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Cyndi Lauper
ONE OF A KIND... BUT NOT SO UNUSUAL
by joel martens
Her remarkable career has spanned more than 30 years. Raw talent, unrelenting drive and a unique vision, propelled this gifted woman deeply into our consciousness, forever establishing her not only as one of the world’s true pop icons, but as a brilliant storyteller, songwriter, actress and activist. Well- earned monikers, as reflected by her recent induction into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2015... Not to mention her multiple Grammy, Emmy and Tony Awards, as well as her New York’s Outer Critics Circle, MTV VMA, Billboard and AMA awards. Lauper’s insightful take on the world and the human condition, made us all feel a little less “unusual”
as she expressed a bit about what it was to be living outside the box of convention. Her rendering of the Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly song “True Colors,” who said of it, “When we got a copy of her version of ‘True Colors,’ it took our breath away because Cyndi’s recording was simply brilliant and original.” The song, from her second album of the same name, has became an anthem for a generation and spurned a movement. One that reflects her tireless advocacy for the LGBT community and in particular for LGBT homeless youth, similarly named the True Colors Fund. Like the title song says, “If this world makes you crazy and you’ve taken all you can bear... You call me up, because you know I’ll be there...”
24 RAGE RAGE monthly | MAY 2016 monthly | MAY 2016
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