Cyndi Lauper

Released: September 13, 1986

Featuring: Paul Reubens

Songwriter: George McGrath Paul Reubens Mark Mothersbaugh

Come on in, and pull yourself up a chair (Like Chairry!)
Let the fun begin, it's time to let down your hair!
Pee-wee's SO excited
'Cause all his friends have been invited (That's you!)
To go wacky at Pee-wee's Playhouse!

There's a crazy rhythm, comin' from Puppetland (What that?)
Dirty Dog, Cool Cat, and Chicky Baby are the Puppet Band (Yeah!)
He's got a couple of talkin' fish
And a genie who'll grant a wish
Golly, it's cuckoo at Pee-wee's Playhouse!

Globey's spinnin', Mr. Window's grinnin'
'Cause Pterri's flyin' by (Hello!)
The Flowers are singin', the Picture Phone is ringin'
And the Dinosaur family goes, "Hi!"
Mr. Kite's soarin', Conky's still a snorin'
There's the flashing Magic Screen
The Cowntess is so classy, Randy's kinda sassy
A nuttier establishment you've never seen!
Spend the day with Pee-wee and you'll see what we mean!
(Come on!)

Get outta bed, there'll be no more nappin' (Wake up!)
'Cause you've landed in a place where anything can happen
Now we've given you fair warnin'
It's gonna be that kind of mornin'
For bein' wacky!
For getting nutty!
Golly, it's cuckoo!
At Pee-wee's Playhouse!

An 80’s pop starlet that skyrocketed her way to the top of the mainstream game, Cyndi Lauper has made her mark as an artist both socially and musically.

Beginning her solo career in the 1983 with hit debut album She’s So Unusual, Lauper came to be a household name with the four top-five hits that came with the record, including breakthrough single “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and the visceral, chart-topping “Time After Time”. Her camp attitude, electrifying vocals, and unrelenting earworms made an impression on the general public, and she would take home Best New Artist and Best Album Package at the Grammy’s for She’s So Unusual, amidst 4 other nominations. Lauper would never reach the same sort of stardom again musically following She’s So Unusual, but her legacy was far from over.

She’s So Unusual set the ground for her next True Colors. Released in 1986, the album most notably contained title-track “True Colors”, which would grow to become a primary anthem of the gay rights movement. Lauper would later serve as a key advocate of the LGBT community, and she has fairly consistently addressed homophobia throughout her career.

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