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curioso said: Cyndi rag doll Lauper is not even better than Madonna or Janet Jackson so she's definitely not better than Prince.
Most of the songs from her first 2 relevant albums in the 80's were not written by her soley or at all. Her most popular and arguably her best songs are Time After Time, True Clours and Girls Just Want to Have Fun. She didn't write True Colors and Girls Just Want to Have Fun and co wrote Time After Time. Although, I seriously doubt she wrote the actual music to Time After Time. She probably wrote some of the lyrics and the other guy wrote the music. Most of the songs on her first 4 albums were tri written or written by someone else. At least Madonna co wrote some of her best songs and Janet Jackson tri wrote the majority of her songs. Relatively she's not a great vocalist so no, overall she's not better than Prince, Madonna or Janet Jackson. [Edited 10/23/08 17:51pm] It's clear that you don't have a clue what you're talking about. Cyndi has co-written 90% of her best material (time after time, hatful of stars, sally's pigeons, who let in the rain, etc). You haven't even heard most of that material so how the hell can you talk about it? Her lyrics and melodies are VERY distinctive and strong. Her lyrics particularly are just as distinctive as her voice. Janet Jackson by contrast was having her songs ghost written for her by her husband Rene Elizondo and producers Jam & Lewis for years. The truth only came out when her husband had a pang of conscience and decided it was time to stop lying to the public. On her latest album she doesn't have a single writing credit. Her concerts are all lip synched. So to rank a puppet like that above Cyndi is the height of ignorance. As for Madonna, her songs are also co written, just like Cyndi's. Unlike Cyndi's, they have mostly been garbage now for years. She is also a DREADFUL live singer. As proof of that I present this recent clip of her in concert. Enjoy.
[Edited 10/24/08 6:40am] “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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For those of you who only know Cyndi Lauper from the '80s, this song is a good example of her growth. It's also a great example of a classic that virtually no one has ever heard. It's a shame that so many great songs never get the exposure they deserve.
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midnightmover said: It's clear that you don't have a clue what you're talking about. Cyndi has co-written 90% of her best material (time after time, hatful of stars, sally's pigeons, who let in the rain, etc). You haven't even heard most of that material so how the hell can you talk about it? Her lyrics and melodies are VERY distinctive and strong. Janet Jackson by contrast was having her songs ghost written for her by her husband Rene Elizondo and producers Jam & Lewis for years. On her latest album she doesn't have a single writing credit. Her concerts are all lip synched. So to rank a puppet like that above Cyndi is the height of ignorance. As for Madonna her songs are also co written just like Cyndi's. Unlike Cyndi's they have mostly been garbage now for years. She is also a DREADFUL live singer. Here she is in a recent show. If you can't see how awful this is then you are beyond hope. If she's so brilliant why is it after 4 albums she wasn't able to write a great song on her own? You would think after 4 albums such a so called serious musician wouldn't need anybody to co write the majority of their songs. You act as if she's far superior to Madonna and Janet Jackson when her songwriting credits say otherwise. I already knew that she's a better vocalist than Madonna and Janet Jackson but I never said overall those two were better than Lauper. I just said overall she's not better than them. Madonna and Janet Jackson are better dancers, have similar or more impressive songwritng credits, are more successfull and these factors all contribute to deciding who's better. It's arguable who has the better catalogue of songs. Though in my opinion it's Madonna. Like I said, I doubt Lauper wrote the MUSIC to Time After Time and possibly some of the other songs where she's listed as co writer or tri writer. This goes for Madonna and Janet Jackson also. I know she plays some instruments but so does Madonna and millions of others at their proficiency. [Edited 10/24/08 6:41am] | |
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curioso said: midnightmover said: It's clear that you don't have a clue what you're talking about. Cyndi has co-written 90% of her best material (time after time, hatful of stars, sally's pigeons, who let in the rain, etc). You haven't even heard most of that material so how the hell can you talk about it? Her lyrics and melodies are VERY distinctive and strong. Janet Jackson by contrast was having her songs ghost written for her by her husband Rene Elizondo and producers Jam & Lewis for years. On her latest album she doesn't have a single writing credit. Her concerts are all lip synched. So to rank a puppet like that above Cyndi is the height of ignorance. As for Madonna her songs are also co written just like Cyndi's. Unlike Cyndi's they have mostly been garbage now for years. She is also a DREADFUL live singer. Here she is in a recent show. If you can't see how awful this is then you are beyond hope. If she's so brilliant why is it after 4 albums she wasn't able to write a great song on her own? You would think after 4 albums such a so called serious musician wouldn't need anybody to co write the majority of their songs. You act as if she's far superior to Madonna and Janet Jackson when her songwriting credits say otherwise. I already knew that she's a better vocalist than Madonna and Janet Jackson but I never said overall those two were better than Lauper. I just said overall she's not better than them. Madonna and Janet Jackson are better dancers, have similar or more impressive songwritng credits, are more successfull and these factors all contribute to deciding who's better. It's arguable who has the better catalogue of songs. Like I said, I doubt Lauper wrote the MUSIC to Time After Time and possibly some of the other songs where she's listed as co writer or tri writer. This goes for Madonna and Janet Jackson also. I know she plays some instruments but so does Madonna and millions of others at their proficiency. In your last post you said that Madonna and Janet Jackson were better than Cyndi. Since none of them write their material alone, the whole co-writing thing is kind of a moot point, don't you think? And in Janet's case, most of her material was less than co-written since there were at least three other songwriters in every case. She was lying to the public about that for years. Nowadays she's given up all pretence of being a writer. Since you've now acknowledged that she is a weaker singer too, that means the only thing you're pinning your argument on is her dancing. If it makes you feel better, yes she's a better dancer than Cyndi, but that does not make her a better artist. Cyndi is more about personality and soul than choreography anyway. And when it comes to performing Madonna is an amateur who relies completely on big budget stage shows. Put her in a small room with a live band and no razzmatazz and she will fall flat on her face.
As a writer Cyndi's lyrics are frequently brilliant, no matter who she collaborates with. Madonna's lyrics are simply childish. Also her melodies are instantly recognisable. Check out "Shine" or "The Other Side", or "You Don't Know" or listen to the song I posted above. Her melodies don't have the childish quality Madonna's have. Madonna's best stuff is dependent on who she's writing with. Not so with Cyndi. The reason you don't know any of this is because you have formed your judgement based entirely on a vague impression left over from the '80s. It just goes to show the dangers of judging a book by it's cover. “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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midnightmover said: In your last post you said that Madonna and Janet Jackson were better than Cyndi. Since none of them write their material alone, the whole co-writing thing is kind of a moot point, don't you think? And in Janet's case, most of her material was less than co-written since there were at least three other songwriters in every case. She was lying to the public about that for years. Nowadays she's given up all pretence of being a writer. Since you've now acknowledged that she is a weaker singer too, that means the only thing you're pinning your argument on is her dancing. If it makes you feel better, yes she's a better dancer than Cyndi, but that does not make her a better artist. Cyndi is more about personality and soul than choreography anyway. And when it comes to performing Madonna is an amateur who relies completely on big budget stage shows. Put her in a small room with a live band and no razzmatazz and she will fall flat on her face.
As a writer Cyndi's lyrics are frequently brilliant, no matter who she collaborates with. Madonna's lyrics are simply childish. Also her melodies are instantly recognisable. Check out "Shine" or "The Other Side", or "You Don't Know" or listen to the song I posted above. Her melodies don't have the childish quality Madonna's have. Madonna's best stuff is dependent on who she's writing with. Not so with Cyndi. The reason you don't know any of this is because you have formed your judgement based entirely on a vague impression left over from the '80s. It just goes to show the dangers of judging a book by it's cover. Melodically Shine and You Don't Know are not great. Nowhere near as good as True Colors and Time After Time and many of Madonna's later songs. Madonna's songs are insantly recognizable , that's why they are so damn popular .It's not just marketing that made her so successful, she had to have good songs. Cyndi Lauper doesn't have one album as good as Ray Of Light. | |
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LinnLM1 said: DesireeNevermind said: I agree with your first line but come on...Cyndi looked a right stupid with Hulk Hogan up there, I felt sorry for her that she needed to do that. We all know that Prince started the whole entourage and beefy bodyguard trend. After him, everyone started doing that which is why its so utterly boring today. Desiree, Cyndi was doing that as a spoof of Prince...as a total joke. She wasn't serious at all. She was showing how ridiculous Prince was being. In fact, I remember her saying later that she had no idea why Prince would walk up to accept an award with a bodyguard. [Edited 10/23/08 12:25pm] but my point is that she looked even more stupid. it didn't come off as funny to me or alot of the dj's back then (that i listened too that night and next morning), she just looked more ridiculous than Prince. I mean Hulk Hogan? sheesh! Her spoof went POOF!! | |
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midnightmover said: I think some of you are taking this a bit too seriously.
Cyndi is great. Having recently seen her live I can confirm that she is THE most underrated performer out there. Talent wise she leaves the Madonnas and Janet WACKsons of this world in the dust. Sadly, most people just remember her as that crazy girl with orange hair from the '80s, but she's A LOT more than that. Is she on Prince's level? No, but who the hell is? I'm certainly not gonna diss her for that.
One big difference between them is that, unike Prince, Cyndi is not free. Prince bitches about record companies, but he has always been able to make his music on his own terms, and get most of it released. Cyndi hasn't been able to do that now for years. After her Sisters of Avalon CD flopped in 1996, her record company decided they would only finance novelty records for her. That meant a Christmas album, a covers album, an acoustic album of re-recordings and now a dance album. She had to go independent to record 2001's Shine and was only able to release it in Japan. It's quite sad because, unbeknownst to the masses, she is actually a really great songwriter, as well as a charismatic performer. Here's an excerpt from an interview where she talks about her struggles with record companies..... “The covers album was a side project,” she says. “But then I wanted to do my own record, and the record company were like, ‘Oh, we want you to do another cover record.’ And I was like, ‘I don’t f***ing think so.’ Then I bumped into Jeff Beck and we had this idea to do a blues album together, but they said no. Then they wanted me to do an Eighties record and I was like, ‘Hey, these songs weren’t even as big as mine in the Eighties. What the hell am I doing covering them? I might as well cover myself.’ What can I tell you? They didn’t have faith in me as an artist. They were just a load of suits, and it was the suits who wrecked the f***ing music business.” [Edited 10/23/08 13:44pm] that is unfortunate...but why didn't she just go with another label? is this the same record company? | |
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sarkozyiszeman said: eireboy34 said: Come on ! I want to see a big smile on your face. I did not intend to be mean at all ! 
Glad to see the debate " raging"...Cyndi; crazy name, crazy girl!!! | |
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midnightmover said: curioso said: If she's so brilliant why is it after 4 albums she wasn't able to write a great song on her own? You would think after 4 albums such a so called serious musician wouldn't need anybody to co write the majority of their songs. You act as if she's far superior to Madonna and Janet Jackson when her songwriting credits say otherwise. I already knew that she's a better vocalist than Madonna and Janet Jackson but I never said overall those two were better than Lauper. I just said overall she's not better than them. Madonna and Janet Jackson are better dancers, have similar or more impressive songwritng credits, are more successfull and these factors all contribute to deciding who's better. It's arguable who has the better catalogue of songs. Like I said, I doubt Lauper wrote the MUSIC to Time After Time and possibly some of the other songs where she's listed as co writer or tri writer. This goes for Madonna and Janet Jackson also. I know she plays some instruments but so does Madonna and millions of others at their proficiency. In your last post you said that Madonna and Janet Jackson were better than Cyndi. Since none of them write their material alone, the whole co-writing thing is kind of a moot point, don't you think? And in Janet's case, most of her material was less than co-written since there were at least three other songwriters in every case. She was lying to the public about that for years. Nowadays she's given up all pretence of being a writer. Since you've now acknowledged that she is a weaker singer too, that means the only thing you're pinning your argument on is her dancing. If it makes you feel better, yes she's a better dancer than Cyndi, but that does not make her a better artist. Cyndi is more about personality and soul than choreography anyway. And when it comes to performing Madonna is an amateur who relies completely on big budget stage shows. Put her in a small room with a live band and no razzmatazz and she will fall flat on her face.
As a writer Cyndi's lyrics are frequently brilliant, no matter who she collaborates with. Madonna's lyrics are simply childish. Also her melodies are instantly recognisable. Check out "Shine" or "The Other Side", or "You Don't Know" or listen to the song I posted above. Her melodies don't have the childish quality Madonna's have. Madonna's best stuff is dependent on who she's writing with. Not so with Cyndi. The reason you don't know any of this is because you have formed your judgement based entirely on a vague impression left over from the '80s. It just goes to show the dangers of judging a book by it's cover. Love it! It's so true.... and that clip above is DREADFUL! She should be totally embarrassed! | |
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i have never liked her cover of when u were mine  but time after time is so fucking brilliant  man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81 | |
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curioso said: midnightmover said: In your last post you said that Madonna and Janet Jackson were better than Cyndi. Since none of them write their material alone, the whole co-writing thing is kind of a moot point, don't you think? And in Janet's case, most of her material was less than co-written since there were at least three other songwriters in every case. She was lying to the public about that for years. Nowadays she's given up all pretence of being a writer. Since you've now acknowledged that she is a weaker singer too, that means the only thing you're pinning your argument on is her dancing. If it makes you feel better, yes she's a better dancer than Cyndi, but that does not make her a better artist. Cyndi is more about personality and soul than choreography anyway. And when it comes to performing Madonna is an amateur who relies completely on big budget stage shows. Put her in a small room with a live band and no razzmatazz and she will fall flat on her face.
As a writer Cyndi's lyrics are frequently brilliant, no matter who she collaborates with. Madonna's lyrics are simply childish. Also her melodies are instantly recognisable. Check out "Shine" or "The Other Side", or "You Don't Know" or listen to the song I posted above. Her melodies don't have the childish quality Madonna's have. Madonna's best stuff is dependent on who she's writing with. Not so with Cyndi. The reason you don't know any of this is because you have formed your judgement based entirely on a vague impression left over from the '80s. It just goes to show the dangers of judging a book by it's cover. Melodically Shine and You Don't Know are not great. Nowhere near as good as True Colors and Time After Time and many of Madonna's later songs. Madonna's songs are insantly recognizable , that's why they are so damn popular .It's not just marketing that made her so successful, she had to have good songs. Cyndi Lauper doesn't have one album as good as Ray Of Light. Methinks someone just went onto Youtube and heard those songs for the first time. And by the way, Cyndi wrote the melody for "Time After Time". Rob Hyman wrote the chords and the arrangement. She put a melody and lyrics on it. She was actually still finishing the lyrics when they went to record the song.
As for Madonna, once she changed her collaborators in the '90s her music became very average. Ray Of Light was hailed as a return to form, but it's two most important tracks were mostly other people's work. Pat Leonard came back on board to give her her first excellent melody since "Like A Prayer" with "Frozen", and "Ray of Light" itself was basically a cover of an obscure hippy song from the '60s that she and William Orbit just tweaked around a bit. The rest of the album was pretentious and boring. Songs like "Drowned World" were just tuneless navel gazing. But if her '90s work was mostly dull, her '00s output has been truly excruciating. She seems to have spent this decade on one perpetual quest to out-dork herself. Just when you think she can't get any more corny, she pulls off the trick and reaches new heights of unintended comedy. She has benefitted from a pussy-whipped media who have given her a pass. Would anyone else have gotten away with this awful rap right here? Go to 2.44 and prepare to wince. [Edited 10/24/08 10:11am] “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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DesireeNevermind said: midnightmover said: I think some of you are taking this a bit too seriously.
Cyndi is great. Having recently seen her live I can confirm that she is THE most underrated performer out there. Talent wise she leaves the Madonnas and Janet WACKsons of this world in the dust. Sadly, most people just remember her as that crazy girl with orange hair from the '80s, but she's A LOT more than that. Is she on Prince's level? No, but who the hell is? I'm certainly not gonna diss her for that.
One big difference between them is that, unike Prince, Cyndi is not free. Prince bitches about record companies, but he has always been able to make his music on his own terms, and get most of it released. Cyndi hasn't been able to do that now for years. After her Sisters of Avalon CD flopped in 1996, her record company decided they would only finance novelty records for her. That meant a Christmas album, a covers album, an acoustic album of re-recordings and now a dance album. She had to go independent to record 2001's Shine and was only able to release it in Japan. It's quite sad because, unbeknownst to the masses, she is actually a really great songwriter, as well as a charismatic performer. Here's an excerpt from an interview where she talks about her struggles with record companies..... “The covers album was a side project,” she says. “But then I wanted to do my own record, and the record company were like, ‘Oh, we want you to do another cover record.’ And I was like, ‘I don’t f***ing think so.’ Then I bumped into Jeff Beck and we had this idea to do a blues album together, but they said no. Then they wanted me to do an Eighties record and I was like, ‘Hey, these songs weren’t even as big as mine in the Eighties. What the hell am I doing covering them? I might as well cover myself.’ What can I tell you? They didn’t have faith in me as an artist. They were just a load of suits, and it was the suits who wrecked the f***ing music business.” [Edited 10/23/08 13:44pm] that is unfortunate...but why didn't she just go with another label? is this the same record company? Record companies haven't been queueing up to sign Cyndi Lauper. She's mostly been pigeonholed as an '80s act. She tried the option of going independent in 2001, but the company she signed with went bankrupt before the album could even be released. It's like Madonna put some kind of curse on her or something. She has the worst luck.
She went back to Sony after that and had the same struggles. She's still with them now, but she can diss them because it's all new people working there now. But she's still not free to make a straightforward album. The latest album is a dance album aimed at the gay market. I wince to see her jumping through hoops just to get records released. For instance this ballad she recorded recently was left off her album simply because it wasn't gay enough. As you can hear, it's a lovely song, and far better than some of the junk that was included. http://uk.youtube.com/wat...iXUxi639nw [Edited 10/27/08 12:10pm] “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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a few years ago I was somewhere and Prince was sitting between Cyndi Lauper & Patti Labelle - that's all I got to say ...  | |
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aubergine said: a few years ago I was somewhere and Prince was sitting between Cyndi Lauper & Patti Labelle - that's all I got to say ...
You make it sound like something kinky was going on. “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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midnightmover said: Methinks someone just went onto Youtube and heard those songs for the first time. And by the way, Cyndi wrote the melody for "Time After Time". Rob Hyman wrote the chords and the arrangement. She put a melody and lyrics on it. She was actually still finishing the lyrics when they went to record the song.
As for Madonna, once she changed her collaborators in the '90s her music became very average. Ray Of Light was hailed as a return to form, but it's two most important tracks were mostly other people's work. Pat Leonard came back on board to give her her first excellent melody since "Like A Prayer" with "Frozen", and "Ray of Light" itself was basically a cover of an obscure hippy song from the '60s that she and William Orbit just tweaked around a bit. The rest of the album was pretentious and boring. Songs like "Drowned World" were just tuneless navel gazing. But if her '90s work was mostly dull, her '00s output has been truly excruciating. She seems to have spent this decade on one perpetual quest to out-dork herself. Just when you think she can't get any more corny, she pulls off the trick and reaches new heights of unintended comedy. She has benefitted from a pussy-whipped media who have given her a pass. Would anyone else have gotten away with this awful rap right here? Go to 2.44 and prepare to wince. [Edited 10/24/08 10:11am] So your acknowledging her 80's work was good? You know 'Like A Prayer' is also better than any Lauper album? Overall, I wouldn't call Madonna's work in the 90's and 00's dull. I'm not a'fan' but I recognize some of her music is very good and has much appeal to many people. She doesn't look like a dork in the media eyes. They still love and respect her. Anyway i'm sick of arguing for Madonna. | |
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curioso said: midnightmover said: Methinks someone just went onto Youtube and heard those songs for the first time. And by the way, Cyndi wrote the melody for "Time After Time". Rob Hyman wrote the chords and the arrangement. She put a melody and lyrics on it. She was actually still finishing the lyrics when they went to record the song.
As for Madonna, once she changed her collaborators in the '90s her music became very average. Ray Of Light was hailed as a return to form, but it's two most important tracks were mostly other people's work. Pat Leonard came back on board to give her her first excellent melody since "Like A Prayer" with "Frozen", and "Ray of Light" itself was basically a cover of an obscure hippy song from the '60s that she and William Orbit just tweaked around a bit. The rest of the album was pretentious and boring. Songs like "Drowned World" were just tuneless navel gazing. But if her '90s work was mostly dull, her '00s output has been truly excruciating. She seems to have spent this decade on one perpetual quest to out-dork herself. Just when you think she can't get any more corny, she pulls off the trick and reaches new heights of unintended comedy. She has benefitted from a pussy-whipped media who have given her a pass. Would anyone else have gotten away with this awful rap right here? Go to 2.44 and prepare to wince. [Edited 10/24/08 10:11am] So your acknowledging her 80's work was good? You know 'Like A Prayer' is also better than any Lauper album? Overall, I wouldn't call Madonna's work in the 90's and 00's dull. I'm not a'fan' but I recognize some of her music is very good and has much appeal to many people. She doesn't look like a dork in the media eyes. They still love and respect her. Anyway i'm sick of arguing for Madonna. Yes, I have no problem acknowledging her '80s work was good. I'm not an extremist. But as I've said, she is an embarrassing figure nowadays. Just look at those two clips I posted above. That rap is the worst thing I've heard from anyone this century. I've said it before and I'll say it again. She is the Sarah Palin of the music world. A hopeless amateur loved by millions. “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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Madonna...amatuer??? I don't think so. There is no one else that has had hit after hit, year after year, but her. She has been able to keep people listening while other artists of her time have long since been forgotten or unheard of anymore. Her cds still sell, Prince's don't. When Emancipation came out they were trying to act like it was selling so well, when in fact every time one was sold it got counted as three since it was multi disc. Musicology's numbers were blown out of proportion since when he "gave" the cd away with a concert ticket that was counted as a sale too. He is sitting in the corner whining that there is no use in selling cds of new music anymore because the fans will just steal the material off the internet. Boo hoo!!! Like he is the only one that this is happening too. BULLSHIT! If you are a true fan you are still going to go out and actually pay for the cd, whether you can get if for free on the internet or not. People are just tired of buying a new Prince cd to find out the crap that's on it. [Edited 10/24/08 16:44pm] TRUE BLUE |
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motherfunka said: Madonna...amatuer??? I don't think so. There is no one else that has had hit after hit, year after year, but her. She has been able to keep people listening while other artists of her time have long since been forgotten or unheard of anymore. Her cds still sell, Prince's don't. When Emancipation came out they were trying to act like it was selling so well, when in fact every time one was sold it got counted as three since it was multi disc. Musicology's numbers were blown out of proportin since when he "gave" the cd away with a concert ticket that was counted as a sale too. He is sitting in the corner whining that there is no use in selling cds of new music anymore because the fans will just steal the material off the internet. Boo hoo!!! Like he is the only one that this is happening too. BULLSHIT! If you are a true fan you are still going to go out and actually pay for the cd, whether you can get if for free on the internet or not. People are just tired of buying a new Prince cd to find out the crap that's on it.
Nurse, sedative for this one, please. “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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eireboy34 said: Ok we’ve had Prince versus Michael, Prince versus Madonna…we’ve even had P versus Sir William of Idol, but have we ever had Prince versus she-boppin, justwantinfunin’, drivin'allnightin’ Cyndi Lauper ????
Saw Cyndi in Paris this week, where she did her FAB version of "When you were mine", and it go me a-thinkin’. Cyndi; great pop songs which everyone knows and haven’t dated. Cyndi, still goin’ strong all these years later with a really good new album( Planet Earth, are you listenin'’???). Cyndi, looking great without too much make-up or airbrushin’ ( do I REALLY need to make a comment here???!!!). Cyndi, has had her share of controversy ( we bop, he bop...) but has come out the other side. Cyndi, great voice live and on record. Cyndi, no crap contract-fillin' discs. Cyndi, no crap actin'. Cyndi....great spelling of a great name. So, I ask orgers....could Cyndi be better than Prince?????!!!!! [Edited 10/24/08 0:04am] i love her but no. | |
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motherfunka said: Madonna...amatuer??? I don't think so. There is no one else that has had hit after hit, year after year, but her. She has been able to keep people listening while other artists of her time have long since been forgotten or unheard of anymore. Her cds still sell, Prince's don't. When Emancipation came out they were trying to act like it was selling so well, when in fact every time one was sold it got counted as three since it was multi disc. Musicology's numbers were blown out of proportion since when he "gave" the cd away with a concert ticket that was counted as a sale too. He is sitting in the corner whining that there is no use in selling cds of new music anymore because the fans will just steal the material off the internet. Boo hoo!!! Like he is the only one that this is happening too. BULLSHIT! If you are a true fan you are still going to go out and actually pay for the cd, whether you can get if for free on the internet or not. People are just tired of buying a new Prince cd to find out the crap that's on it.
[Edited 10/24/08 16:44pm] [b][b]And that mess Madonna is selling to "Her Fans Only" is not crap? Please!!!![/b][/b] | |
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midnightmover said: Jeffiner said:  The only person who's wasted 2 minutes of your life is you. You logged on, you clicked on the thread, no one made you read it, that's SO rude!You tell 'em, Jen.  lol... okay... fine... SORRY! I can play nice! But come on... Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... True Colors... Time After Time... and okay... MAYBE that GOONIES song! lol Compared to Prince's body of work and overall impact on the music industry, Cyndi Lauper is just a pimple on his purple rump. But I RESPECT her! Her and her 3 or 4 good songs in her life. lol 
I'm just messing with you. Sorry for any "rude" come off. We're all fans of music here.
No disrespect to you at all. The public is squeezin' you kiddo. You'd better kick ass on your next album or else! |
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sarkozyiszeman said: You're so right.
Cindy has released cds a lot better than Sign o the times, PR, Around the world in a Day, 1999, Dirty Mind, TRC, The Gold Experience, The Black Album. Cindy is a better stage performer as well. Her shows are always a lot better than Prince's. She is a better guitar player, drummer, bass player, keyboard player as well than Prince will ever be. Have you attended one of her aftershows as well ? because let me tell you, she makes Prince look ridiculous in a small club. Man, she can lead a band and jam on the bass forever. She is just better than Prince. Full stop. [Edited 10/24/08 0:44am] She's better in bed than Prince also. Have you seen the circulating video of her, Maceo and Candy. BY the way, I have to go get a job becasue I looked at your F'n page. Thanx | |
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MantuaPharoah said: midnightmover said: You tell 'em, Jen. lol... okay... fine... SORRY! I can play nice! But come on... Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... True Colors... Time After Time... and okay... MAYBE that GOONIES song! lol Compared to Prince's body of work and overall impact on the music industry, Cyndi Lauper is just a pimple on his purple rump. But I RESPECT her! Her and her 3 or 4 good songs in her life. lol
I'm just messing with you. Sorry for any "rude" come off. We're all fans of music here.
No disrespect to you at all. No problem! | |
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L4OATheOriginal said: i have never liked her cover of when u were mine
but time after time is so fucking brilliant Here's the best performance of that song, done as a duet with Prince fave Patti Labelle. It's a spine chiller this one. Don't say you haven't been warned. http://uk.youtube.com/wat...un3eBhiCu0 “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
- Thomas Jefferson | |
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midnightmover said: L4OATheOriginal said: i have never liked her cover of when u were mine
but time after time is so fucking brilliant Here's the best performance of that song, done as a duet with Prince fave Patti Labelle. It's a spine chiller this one. Don't say you haven't been warned. http://uk.youtube.com/wat...un3eBhiCu0 THAT WAS TIGHT THX FOR POSTING. THEY BALANCED EACH OTHER RATHER NICELY | |
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Le prego di non toccare la macchina per favore! | |
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