get off my dress: still have'n fun

some boys take a beautiful girl...and hiiiiiide her away...

from the rest of the world

but thankfully today's spotlight star is still shine'n bright and still have'n fun after 30 years in the biz!

CYNDI LAUPER burst onto the music scene back in 1980

as the lead singer of the retro rockabilly band BLUE ANGELS

the band became popular thru-out the clubs in the Big Apple until...

they called it quits after play'n their last gig at the infamous Studio 54 club in the fall of '82

originally written and recorded by Robert Hazard in 1979 from a male's perspective...Cyndi reworked the lyrics and dominated the airwaves in '84

with her thrift store style as a solo artist and the release of her all female party anthem...."Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"

off her debut album "She's So Unusual"

the video fer the song was nominated fer 6 awards in 1984

and she won fer "best female video" at the 1st ever Mtv Awards

Cyndi would go on to have a string of hits thru-out the 1980's and beyond

even write'n and sing'n the title theme song fer the 1985 classic teen movie "The Goonies"

she also sang the theme song to the lil kittens saturday show

"Pee Wee's Playhouse"

by 1985...Cyndi lent her vocals...along with a string of other musical talents

to help raise money fer the famine relief efforts in Africa on the title track song "We Are The World"

that same year...Cyndi would enter the ring of the WWF

as Wendi Richter's manager and win the WWF Women's title

in addition to her musical career...by 1988...Cyndi starred in her 1st movie

as Sylvia Pickel...along side Jeff Goldblum...in the movie "VIBES" and eventually other movie offers would follow

by 1994...Cyndi reworked the lyrics once again to her smash hit...

this time putt'n a rastafarian sound to the music and retitle'n the international hit song "hey now (girls just wanna have fun)"

Cyndi continued with her act'n career and won an emmy award in 1995

fer outstand'n lead'n actress in a comedy series...as Marianne Lugasso...on the hit series "Mad About You"

among her enormous contributions to the music industry and starr'n roles on the big and the small screen...Cyndi has shown tremendous support towards the LGBT community...especially the homeless LGBT youth with:

"True Colors Fund"

"Give a Damn Campaign"

"Forty to None Project"

Cyndi has performed at many GAY PRIDE events...

include'n become'n the GRAND MARSHALL at many GAY PRIDE parades

Cyndi was also part of the VIVA GLAM campaign...

donate'n 100% of her lipstick sales to the MAC AIDS Fund

and you know you've made it to infamy...

once you've been immortalized in plastic as one of Barbie's best friends

Cyndi released her 1st book last year simply titled...

"a memoir" which made it to the New York Times best seller list

by 2006...Cyndi made her Broadway debut as Jenny in...

"The Threepenny Opera"...opposite Tony award winner Alan Cumming

Cyndi once again will be headed to back to Broadway this march...

for "KINKY BOOTS" the musical

based on the 2005 cult movie of the same name

music and lyrics written by Grammy award winner Cyndi Lauper...book written by 4 time Tony award winner Harvey Fierstein...and directed/choreographed by Tony award winner Jerry Mitchell

the musical follows Charlie Price inherit'n his dad's shoe factory...