Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick

On Fridays this year, we ask...

( What's in the Box? )

However, I am easily confused. I took Friday off from work, and was thus confused and thought all day yesterday it was Saturday. So I forgot to look in The Box. Belatedly, we have:

Cyndi Lauper - Twelve Deadly Cyns

One thing to note: I was incredibly disappointed to note that this album does not have 12 tracks. If you examine the album cover closely and read the small print, it's actually called Twelve Deadly Cyns... and Then Some which I feel is a weak get-out. If you're going to choose a title like that you should stick with it.

I'm fairly sure this is an album not a compilation, but it does seem to have all the Cyndi Lauper biggies on it (I Drove All Night, Time After Time, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...). And, I have to admit, it turns out I know rather more Cyndi Lauper songs than I thought I did.

She does have a weird voice, though. It's sort of part soul-singer, part cartoon. I don't remember ever noticing that before.

However, I think the outstanding track is She Bop. With its driving rhythm and silly lyrics, I don't know why it isn't still an 80s dance-floor filler.

Cyndi Lauper - She Bop [link expired]

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R.I.P Humphrey Lyttelton