The Cyndi Lauper Conspiracy (with Sam Sanders)
Every song Cyndi Lauper writes is pop perfection according to Sam Sanders, host of NPR\u2019s \u201cIt\u2019s Been A Minute.\u201d Many fall for \u201cGirls Just Want To Have Fun,\u201d but Sanders's favorite song is the slow burner \u201cAll Through The Night,\u201d save for one moment: the synthesizer solo. For Sanders, this solo never fit in. Charlie investigates the source of his musical malady and uncovers how the 80s got its groove.\xa0\n\nSongs Discussed\nCyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun\nCyndi Lauper - Time After Time\nCyndi Lauper - She Bop\nCyndi Lauper - All Through the Night\nJanet Jackson - When I Think Of You\nJanet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle\nJanet Jackson - Nasty\nKenny Loggins - Danger Zone\nWhitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All\nQueen - Who Wants To Live Forever\nTina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It\nCyndi Lauper - Change Of Heart\nPhil Collins - In The Air Tonight\nKim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes\nTom Petty - You Got Lucky\nCars - Lets Go\nTalking Heads - Burning Down The House\nParliament Funkadelic - Atomic Dog\nThe Weeknd - Blinding Lights\nDua Lipa - Physical\nLittle Mix - Break Up Song\nMiley Cyrus - Heart of Glass (Blondie Cover)\n\nMore\nRead Dr. Megan L. Lavengood's research on the DX7: https://meganlavengood.com/research/\nListen to Dave Smith's (recently re-released) Sequential Prophet 5 synthesizer: https://www.sequential.com/product/prophet-5/\nLearn about William Wittman's production credits on Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/170639-William-Wittman\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices