How Cyndi Lauper Turned Struggle Into a #1 Hit with “Time After Time”
Everyone loves a great underdog story, and up next, we have one of the best from the 80s. Today’s Rookie artist Cyndi Lauper went through hell and back to get to the top. First of all, she lost her voice because of a collapsed vocal cord, and doctors said she’d never sing again. Then she got sued for $80K, which today would be like a quarter million. This forced her to declare bankruptcy and left her destitute. But Lauper kept going, she finally got a break with a label, but they didn’t believe in her songs, they pushed her to do cover songs from other artists, even though she was a great…
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