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Someone is adding links to album reviews of "Bring Ya To The Brink" and interviews. Shouldnt the review go under the "Bring Ya To The Brink" specific wiki page? And if every interview was linked to we would have hundreds of links. 70.153.171.200 (talk) 20:51, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I will agree with you about the review, but you are wrong about interviews- read WP:EL "What should be linked ... Sites that contain neutral and accurate material that cannot be integrated into the Wikipedia article due to copyright issues, amount of detail (such as professional athlete statistics, movie or television credits, interview transcripts, or online textbooks) or other reasons. Sites with other meaningful, relevant content that is not suitable for inclusion in an article, such as reviews and interviews" -- The Red Pen of Doom 21:12, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

75 million albums and singles worldwide?

This is hard to believe as most of the reliable sources state Lauper's record sales not approaching even the 30 million boarder.--Harout72 (talk) 03:04, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sources seem to support "over 70 million", I'd say change it. Banjeboi 21:29, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A night To Remember Latin America Tour should be Mentioned

Cyndi Shows in Late Fall of 1989 were on Packed Football Stadiums up to 30,000 people in Mexico, Brazil & Chile, were the people practically stayed on line for days to get a ticket to see her. I was on attendance at one of Mexico Shows and her performance was unforgettable, though Cyndi never came back to Mexico to Perform. (UTC)

Clean up coming soon

There is much in this article that is unsourced. I will soon be coming through with a machette and cleaning it out per WP:V.

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by items that you are researching and I will leave them. Or you can return them with your source later on. Thanks! -- The Red Pen of Doom 22:07, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is she a lesbian?

that image, and this article being part of "WikiProject LGBT studies" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bgagaga (talk • contribs) 15:16, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I was wondering the same thing, but the answer appears to be no. I think she participates in LGBT-related events mainly because her sister, Ellen, is gay. Lauper herself is married to actor David Thornton, and they have a child together, a son born in 1997. --From Andoria with Love (talk) 10:28, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lauper is a gay icon and LGBT rights activist, but she is heterosexual. The Bookkeeper (of the Occult) 01:47, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

According to Lauper herself:

My sister was gay, my best friends were gay, so I figured I had to be gay. So I did everything they did. I tried kissing girls. But it didn’t feel right for me and eventually I was forced to come out as a heterosexual.

from her 2008 interview with Paul Burston (TimesOnline): http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4429585.ece Canez (talk) 10:15, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Biography

Somebody needs to elaborate the biography section. And post something about what she's up too now , like her attending the Lady Gaga concert or her and the ad campaign with H&M promoting safe sex. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 (talk) 20:10, 12 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cyndi's Page

The ending part is horrible, someone needs to put that section in paragraph form. A sentence here and there looks lame. Also regarding her discography section...HOLIDAY ALBUMS, STANDARD ALBUMS, REMIXED ALBUMS aren't considered official studio albums. Cyndi herself stated that "Bring Ya To The Brink" is her 6th studio album. I know you all want her to have a 10 album list but that isn't the case. 1. Merry Christmas...Have a Nice Life (IS A CHRISTMAS ALBUM..NOT ALBUM OF NEW ORIGINAL MATERIAL) 2. Shine (EP album that never officially released as a studio album..Japan exclusives don't count here) 3. At Last (an album featuring only cover tunes is called A STANDARD ALBUM, again NO NEW ORIGINAL MATERIAL) 4. The Body Acoustic (an album remixing previously recorded tracks is A REMIXED ALBUM..NO NEW ORIGINAL MATERIAL and it's considered A COMPILATION ALBUM)

looks like someone on youtube got it right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdgI5wR68c

AUGUST 26, 2009! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Huney dani (talk • contribs) 06:49, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Television

I added a short bit about her guest-spot on As the World Turns from 2008. I thought it was relevant enough. Given her appearance in the ep was also about promoting the true colors tour and her album, I wasn't sure whether to add it into that section instead. But since it's a television guest spot I opted to put it there instead. Canez (talk) 10:05, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

2009 MTV Video Music Awards

She recently made a brief appearance on this year's MTV Video Music Awards. They showed her in a sketch with Tracy Morgan and Eminem, singing "Time After Time" with Tracy Morgan in a recording studio. Could somebody please add this? I don't know how exactly to do it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.198.66.182 (talk) 21:18, 27 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Filmography

Should her filmography include her appearance in The Goonies? She appeared as herself in her own music video, so this might be open for debate... Fashnable1 (talk) 01:40, 16 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lost

This article states: "Her journey would take her to Canada, where she spent two weeks in the woods with her dog, Sparkle, trying to find herself." Presumably this wasn't meant to be humorous, but as worded, it's pretty funny - if only she'd brought a compass and a map, she might have gotten out much more quickly. Jmdeur (talk) 21:27, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

She was NEVER New Wave

Classic example of misidentifying something with that genre just because it came out of the 80s, was white and maybe a little "quirky". She's just an adult/contemporary soft rock singer with colorful hair.