Presenting 'Switched On Pop': the Cyndi Lauper conspiracy

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🗓️ 28 October 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In this special bonus episode, Sam joins Switched On Pop co-host Charlie Harding to talk Cyndi Lauper. Many fall for "Girls Just Want To Have Fun," but Sam's favorite song is the slow burner "All Through The Night," save for one moment: the synthesizer solo. For Sam, this solo never fit in. Charlie investigates the source of Sam's musical malady and uncovers how the '80s got its groove. Hear Sam on another episode of Switched On Pop making the case for why Labrinth's "Sexy MF" should be a modern classic here.

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0:00.0	You're listening to It's Been A Minute from NPR.
0:05.6	I'm Sam Sanders and I'm going to tell you something right now that you might not know
0:09.9	about me.
0:10.9	I love Cindy Lopper.
0:12.5	I'm a very big Cindy Lopper fan.
0:14.6	I think she's one of the greats.
0:16.4	You know, this month marked the 35th anniversary of her album True Colors.
0:21.0	So to mark that anniversary, we're going to share an episode I was so honored to be a part
0:25.4	of.
0:26.4	It comes from our friends over at the podcast Switched On Pop.
0:29.9	That is a show all about the making and meaning of popular music.
0:33.8	One of the best shows out there.
0:34.8	I promise you.
0:36.1	Last year, I had what Switched On Pop calls a musical malady.
0:40.1	Here's the issue.
0:41.5	As already stated, I think Cindy Lopper is the best.
0:44.0	I think that the songs that she writes are timeless and classic.
0:47.9	But there is one thing about one of her songs that I just cannot understand.
0:53.3	The synth solo.
0:55.0	And I think her best song all through the night.
0:57.6	It's horrible.
1:04.3	The synth solo in all through the night is corny and awful and jarring.
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