487 - Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual - Big Jay Oakerson
b'Cyndi Lauper\'s debut album title\\xa0She\'s So Unusual\\xa0is nothing short of the perfect descriptor for her looks, the sound of her voice, and the genre-bending compilation of tracks that won her Best New Artist at the 1984 Grammy\'s. Growing up,\\xa0Big Jay Oakerson\\xa0was drawn to her strangeness, and he was not alone. Gwen Stefani and Lady Gaga created careers out of replicating and building upon that oddball personality, letting their freak flags fly.\\xa0This conversation\\xa0was recorded in Montreal at Just For Laughs, July 2018.\\xa0Jay and Josh go deep on some interesting topics including the heart palpitating music of the \'80s, songs to cry to, hip hop figuring out how to entertain and put on a show by studying KISS, and Cyndi\'s imprint on the evolution of music itself. The 500 is a production of\\xa0Native Creative Podcasts.\\xa0For show notes, guest playlists, complimentary documentaries, and audiobooks about the music go to\\xa0The500Podcast.com.\\xa0\\xa0New Song / Artist influenced by Cyndi Lauper:\\n"She\'s Kerosene" by The Interrupters\\xa0(YouTube)\\xa0&\\xa0(Spotify)\\n\\nJoin. The. Movement.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'