Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984"

Buttmunker · 01-26-09, 08:06 AM

In 1984, who did you like better - Cyndi Lauper or that chick Madonna? Both were hugely popular, and both were hugely unusual.

I was 14 in 1984, and I viewed Madonna's music as a little too "pop" and "dance" for my tastes. Cyndi Lauper's music fell more into my music category, so I voted for Cyndi. After all, she had The Hooters as her backing band on the album She's So Unusual - can't go wrong there.

nothingfails · 01-26-09, 02:38 PM

I was little then, I did like both of them (I did especially love "Lucky Star"), but at the time, I was more drawn to Cyndi, I think her image circa 1984 was more kid-friendly while Madonna was more teen-geared back then. Madonna has had the much better career of course, although I actually preferred Cyndi's "Bring Ya To The Brink" to Madge's "Hard Candy"

brainee · 01-26-09, 04:59 PM

As a post-pubescent male, I think Madonna was more appealing to me. Though I owned cassettes (remember those?) from both. And Lauper was the only one I saw in concert - but that was more because she seemed "safer" to my parents than Madonna. I still remember that show. The Bangles (before any of their hits) were the opening act

Both have aged a lot better than anyone would've thought in the 80's.

wm lopez · 01-26-09, 06:17 PM

Didn't both debut albums come out in 1983?
I remember the FEMINISTS gave Cyndi an award and didn't like Madonna because she used sex as selling her music. Where Cyndi was about having fun and not looking sexy.

nothingfails · 01-26-09, 06:22 PM

what I loved about the whole "selling sex" thing is that a few years later, Cyndi appeared nude in the I Drove All Night video. Of course, even at her dirtiest, she was never as dirty as Madge was back in those days.

7Keys · 01-26-09, 09:54 PM

Cyndi - I still listen to her quite a bit. And I've seen her "At Last" dvd a few times. It's a good show.

Madonna has just a few songs from the 80's I like.

JAA · 01-27-09, 07:02 AM

In 1984? Madonna (sex) . . . easily!

LiquidSky · 01-27-09, 07:21 AM

Cyndi

yojimbo44 · 01-27-09, 07:32 AM

At the time, Cyndi seemed to have a bit more going for her in terms of being sytlistically varied and She's So Unusual is one of the great pop albums of the last 25 or so years - i viewed Madonna as more of a dance act that had huge mainstream appeal, although she has evolved into The female artist of the last quarter century - but for a circa 1984 argument, i'd go with Cyndi - plus she had perfect ice cream scoop cleavage.

Check out The Body Acoustic from a couple of years ago - some really nice reworking of some of Cyndi's hits.

big whoppa · 01-28-09, 12:32 AM

Both. Videos from both of them at the time were unforgettable. And their albums were tremendous hits. Singles like "Material Girl" and "Like a Virgin" from Madonna and one of the biggest debuts with the most hit singles (at that time) from Cyndi's "She's So Unusual."

FantasticVSDoom · 01-28-09, 07:38 AM

I think at the time it was Lauper because my mom used to play the shit over and over again... I do have to say, my wife dragged me to the Cyndi Lauper/B52s last year at Radio City, and she still puts on a pretty good show and still has a strong voice.

The Bus · 01-28-09, 08:08 AM

Ha-ha, you guys are old.

atlantamoi · 01-28-09, 08:11 AM

Lauper's cover of "Money Changes Everything" beats anything Madonna did back then, although I liked both at the time.

shizawn · 01-28-09, 01:38 PM

I was 10 then, so my only experience with both was from MTV basically. I only knew the singles and whatnot. I liked both, but probably perferred Madonna.

But Cyndi had Captain Lou Albano as her dad in "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" ... hmmm. This is tough.

GuessWho · 01-28-09, 01:48 PM

Madonna never sang a song about The Goonies

PopcornTreeCt · 01-28-09, 02:05 PM

Well I was only 2 years in 1984. But looking at both their careers, Madonna is Madonna and Cyndi Lauper is a one hit wonder.

But again, I was too young. MTV had 15 years to tell me how great Madonna is/was.

LiquidSky · 01-28-09, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt

Cyndi Lauper is a one hit wonder.

Cyndi had more than one hit song: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Time After Time, Money Changes Everything, She Bop, True Colors, Change of Heart, and I Drove All Night.

shizawn · 01-28-09, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GuessWho

Madonna never sang a song about The Goonies

I was thinking that too, and it would've probably put Cyndi over the top, but The Goonies was in 1985, so I figured it wouldn't count.

PopcornTreeCt · 01-28-09, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiquidSky

Cyndi had more than one hit song: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Time After Time, Money Changes Everything, She Bop, True Colors, Change of Heart, and I Drove All Night.

Perhaps. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is the only one that still plays regularly on the radio.

Sean O'Hara · 01-28-09, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt

Perhaps. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is the only one that still plays regularly on the radio.

Time After Time gets played all the time.

cranberries fan · 01-28-09, 08:17 PM

Both but at time I was huge on Culture Club and Depeche Mode,Wham!,Tears For Fears.

01-26-09, 08:06 AM	#1
Buttmunker DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York Posts: 6,265	Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" In 1984, who did you like better - Cyndi Lauper or that chick Madonna? Both were hugely popular, and both were hugely unusual. I was 14 in 1984, and I viewed Madonna's music as a little too "pop" and "dance" for my tastes. Cyndi Lauper's music fell more into my music category, so I voted for Cyndi. After all, she had The Hooters as her backing band on the album She's So Unusual - can't go wrong there. __________________ I'm-a one, I'm-a one, the one they call Buttmunker.

01-26-09, 02:38 PM	#2
nothingfails DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,842	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" I was little then, I did like both of them (I did especially love "Lucky Star"), but at the time, I was more drawn to Cyndi, I think her image circa 1984 was more kid-friendly while Madonna was more teen-geared back then. Madonna has had the much better career of course, although I actually preferred Cyndi's "Bring Ya To The Brink" to Madge's "Hard Candy"

01-26-09, 04:59 PM	#3
brainee DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,685	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" As a post-pubescent male, I think Madonna was more appealing to me. Though I owned cassettes (remember those?) from both. And Lauper was the only one I saw in concert - but that was more because she seemed "safer" to my parents than Madonna. I still remember that show. The Bangles (before any of their hits) were the opening act Both have aged a lot better than anyone would've thought in the 80's. __________________ My DVDs 2008 October Horror Movie Challenge 2009 Summer Sci-Fi Challenge 2010 October Horror Movie Challenge 2011 October Horror Movie Challenge

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wm lopez Suspended Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,565	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" Didn't both debut albums come out in 1983? I remember the FEMINISTS gave Cyndi an award and didn't like Madonna because she used sex as selling her music. Where Cyndi was about having fun and not looking sexy.

01-26-09, 06:22 PM	#5
nothingfails DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,842	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" what I loved about the whole "selling sex" thing is that a few years later, Cyndi appeared nude in the I Drove All Night video. Of course, even at her dirtiest, she was never as dirty as Madge was back in those days.

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7Keys DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2007 Location: Future World Posts: 1,048	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" Cyndi - I still listen to her quite a bit. And I've seen her "At Last" dvd a few times. It's a good show. Madonna has just a few songs from the 80's I like.

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JAA DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,063	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" In 1984? Madonna (sex) . . . easily!

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LiquidSky DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Pokey Dot Lounge, Nashville, TN Posts: 8,712	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" Cyndi

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yojimbo44 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: atlantic canada Posts: 349	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" At the time, Cyndi seemed to have a bit more going for her in terms of being sytlistically varied and She's So Unusual is one of the great pop albums of the last 25 or so years - i viewed Madonna as more of a dance act that had huge mainstream appeal, although she has evolved into The female artist of the last quarter century - but for a circa 1984 argument, i'd go with Cyndi - plus she had perfect ice cream scoop cleavage. Check out The Body Acoustic from a couple of years ago - some really nice reworking of some of Cyndi's hits.

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big whoppa DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2000 Location: Under Golden Gate Bridge Posts: 10,912	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" Both. Videos from both of them at the time were unforgettable. And their albums were tremendous hits. Singles like "Material Girl" and "Like a Virgin" from Madonna and one of the biggest debuts with the most hit singles (at that time) from Cyndi's "She's So Unusual." __________________ "I Choked Linda Lovelace" - on Joe Dirt's T-Shirt

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FantasticVSDoom DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Deep behind enemy lines...NYC! Posts: 11,145	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" I think at the time it was Lauper because my mom used to play the shit over and over again... I do have to say, my wife dragged me to the Cyndi Lauper/B52s last year at Radio City, and she still puts on a pretty good show and still has a strong voice. __________________ GO REDSOX!!! "Fighting is the best thing a man can have in his soul."-Renzo Gracie

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atlantamoi DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Atlanta Posts: 7,874	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" Lauper's cover of "Money Changes Everything" beats anything Madonna did back then, although I liked both at the time.

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shizawn DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Santa Clara, California Posts: 8,054	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" I was 10 then, so my only experience with both was from MTV basically. I only knew the singles and whatnot. I liked both, but probably perferred Madonna. But Cyndi had Captain Lou Albano as her dad in "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" ... hmmm. This is tough. __________________ Born to be mild.

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GuessWho DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 21,965	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" Madonna never sang a song about The Goonies

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PopcornTreeCt DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 25,826	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" Well I was only 2 years in 1984. But looking at both their careers, Madonna is Madonna and Cyndi Lauper is a one hit wonder. But again, I was too young. MTV had 15 years to tell me how great Madonna is/was. Last edited by PopcornTreeCt; 01-28-09 at 02:09 PM.

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cranberries fan DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: West Richland,WA Posts: 1,497	Re: Cyndi Lauper Vs Madonna ------circa "1984" Both but at time I was huge on Culture Club and Depeche Mode,Wham!,Tears For Fears.