I hate to say "I told you so", but Cyndi Lauper's union with dance producers always sounded like a bad idea to me. Well, here is her track with Basement Jaxx. See what you think.


[Edited 3/15/08 12:46pm]

MY NAME IS PRINCE

That beat is slammin as hell

As a house music DJ, my crowd loves this record!!!
The beat is sick....

I am SOLD.

Yeah, I know the beat's good and it's aimed at the clubs, but damn, it's like seeing Carole King going techno. Hopefully, this is just a one off for the clubs. Hopefully.

it's nice I guess...

midnightmover said:

I do not think this is very off, to be honest. Cyndi's always does something different. Ermmmm, unusual?

I love how they worked this track.

HamsterHuey said:

Dude, she's not even singing. I like to hear her sing. It's brilliantly produced and it'll work well in the clubs, but this is not a product of Cyndi Lauper the songwriter, and that's what I want to hear. Cyndi the songwriter. This is funky, but it's not a song. Now, if it's just aimed at the clubs then fine, but this is not what I want to hear on the album.

meh, i agree, kinda disappointing considering how great it shoulda been

Not bad. Could be better.

"I am a Robot"

I think this "song" is unlikely to end up on the album. Here's another new song which Cyndi's been performing for the last 9 months that almost certainly will. "Grab A Hold" was written in England last April. There's no official version in circulation yet, but there are plenty of live versions. The song kicks ass and is much more what I expect. Ignore the audience chatter and see how this compares.

I LOVE IT!!

There is good dance music and there is bad dance music. I wouldn't listen to this.

RockAbilly said:

VoicesCarry said:

Exactly. I like dance music and I think it's fair enough if Cyndi wants to make a dance record. But this is bad. It's not a song, it's just her ranting over a mindless beat with no melody. It's not like Madonna or Kylie who record dance music but as songs with a melody and decent singing.

midnightmover said:

I love it!

Glindathegood said:

Yeah,this song is pretty sucky If Cyndi wants to do a great dance album,she needs better producers and perhaps some songs with an actual melody.

How come when artists make dance albums,they don't go to Jay Kay (Jamiroquai) or JuniorSenior for material? Those two bands are making some of the best,modern-day dance music,imo.

There's no way this is on the album. Cyndi is in Sweden now still writing new material so there's no way she'd be releasing a track this early. It must be Basement Jaxx who put this out. I think the clue to what's happened lies in her blog (yes, that's right, Cyndi Lauper has a blog). She said how she'd had difficulties with some producers in Britain or France last year. She was vague and didn't name any names, but it came down to them not being on the same wavelength. It sounded like she lost her temper with them or something. I'm guessing that might have been Basement Jaxx, which would explain why they didn't get a proper song out of the sessions.

In describing her recent writing trip to Sweden she used the magic word "melody" which means she may be realising where her real strength lies. She writes some of the best melodies as "Grab A Hold" shows.

Jesus i love Basement Jaxx..i cant believe they are coming back!!!