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What a ThrillCyndi Lauper

Songwriter: John Turi Cyndi Lauper

Producer: Lennie Petze Cyndi Lauper

I dreamt last night that he held me tight
In a bar we knew way back when -
Drinkin' sloe gin
Oh, what a thrill
Oh, what a sin

Oh then the band played "Goodnight, Sweetheart"
One more dance and we were ready to go
From the spark heel boppin'
To the light of a steamed window

Oh, what a thrill
Oh, what a sin
For a heart throb
Too long gone to cry again
With them smoke-filled runaway kisses
Some so young
Chances are a million to one
You got me startin' to believe
That the thrill ain't never gone

Then I woke up in the dark to a different sound
That was coming from my radio
They were playin' somethin' else
'sides "Go, Johnny, Go Go Go"
So I turned to my sweetie, said "Roll over, Honey
'Cause your mama's gonna show you some fun."
I said "Roll over, Honey, cause
The thrill ain't never gone."

Oh, what a thrill
Oh, what a sin
For a heart throb
Too long gone to cry again
Those smoke-filled runaway kisses
Some so young
Chances are a million to one
You got me startin' to believe
That the thrill is never gone

Cyndi Lauper

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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