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Music Appreciation

EYESORE 9001

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1. Is it wrong to think that Madonna ripped off Cyndi Lauper's stylings?

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Sat May 17, 2025, 09:50 AM

May 17

I wasn’t much into pop music in that day, but I remember hearing this song everywhere before hearing Borderline or Lucky Star, and although I watched the videos (purely for research, you understand), Madonna seemed like an ersatz avant-garde knockoff of Cyndi Lauper, albeit with a decidedly more slutty persona.

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Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun [View all] Swede May 17 OP

Is it wrong to think that Madonna ripped off Cyndi Lauper's stylings? EYESORE 9001 May 17 #1

What a fun way to start Saturday morning. lark May 17 #2

We Saw Her Live Twice ProfessorGAC May 17 #3