This release, which would later be covered by cyndi lauper, amongst others, was the last time that prince used you in the title instead of u. Check out when you were mine by cyndi lauper on amazon music. When you were mine i gave you all of my money time after time you done me wrong it was just like a train you let all my friends come over and meet and you. Thirtythree years later and a month after princes passing, the singer did.
Singing when you were mine i gave you all of my money. Shes so unusual by cyndi lauper on amazon music amazon. The album made lauper the first female to have four consecutive billboard hot 100 top five hits from one album. I know were not in minneapolis, but i want to do a song for an old friend of mine who i miss a lot, lauper announced, sobbing. Cyndi lauper lauper covered princes when you were mine on her debut album, the global hit shes so unusual, and went on to have a friendship with him. When you were mine i gave you all of my money time after time youve done me wrong just like a train let all my friends come over and eat you were so strange you didnt have the decency to change the sheets oh, when you were mine used to.
Shes so unusual is the debut studio album by american singer and songwriter cyndi lauper, released on october 14, 1983 by portrait records. When u were mine by cyndi lauper songs you didnt know. When u were mine by cyndi lauper lauper fans know this song as a midtempo number off of her 1983 debut album. Watch cyndi lauper cover when you were mine for prince. The rerelease contains demos and remixes of previously released material, as well as new artwork. The other memory that was front and center for her involved one of princes shows. When you were mine i gave you all of my money time after time you done me wrong it was just. When you were mine by cyndi lauper when you think about the 80s and women in music its near impossible not to think about cyndi lauper.
Cyndi lauper delivers emotional performance of princes. When you were mine prince song news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2008. Casiotone for the painfully alone, crooked fingers, cyndi lauper, maria mckee, music monday, penny flanagan, prince, tegan and sara, when you were mine its music monday, and since its the 10th issue or the first monday of the week, i bring you when you were mine. When you were mine i gave you all of my money time after time you done me wrong just like a train let all my friends come over and eat you. Toss in a cover of princes when you were mine, and you have an album that doesnt plays more as a. When hearing cyndi laupers version of this song i had to say i was captivated musically upon the influence of who exactly wrote it.
The original prince song, the composer once said, was inspired by john lennons music. The album was rereleased in 2014 to commemorate its 30th anniversary, and was called shes so unusual. She described the iconic musician, who died at his home in minnesota on thursday aged 57, as a. One of the highs of cyndi laupers classic 1983 debut shes so unusual was her cover of when you were mine. The album also featured princes when you were mine. William wittman, coproducer neil jason, acoustic bass cyndi lauper, vocal cyndi lauper, performer r. Cyndi lauper when you were mine lyrics songmeanings. This is a loving reissue of cyndi laupers breakout album shes so unusual, which spawned many hits and defined a look and sound of the whimsical 80s pop punk princess. When you were mine by cyndi lauper on amazon music amazon. At the end of 1984 billboard magazine placed lauper first in the top female album artists and she was awarded a grammy as best new artist. Cyndi lauper races against the clock at the greek orange.
When you were mine i gave you all of my money time after time, huh you done me wrong just like a train let all my friends come over and eat you were so. Cyndi laupers midtempo ballad cover version of when you were mine is also synthesizerbased for her 1983. When you were mine i gave you all of my money time after time youv. When you were mine quickly proved to be a sturdy source for cover versions, with mitch ryder and cyndi lauper churning out excellent. When you were mine by cyndi lauper on amazon music. Cyndi lauper has fun while rod stewart coasts at st. When you were mine by cyndi lauper lyriquediscorde. Cyndi lauper born cynthia ann stephanie lauper on june 22, 1953 in brooklyn, new york.
The lp stayed in the top 200 charts for more than 65 weeks, and. Cyndi lauper covered it three years later on her breakthrough album shes. Cyndi lauper pays tribute to prince, the brilliant friend who was so. All hail cyndi lauper, queen of queens pop and rock. When you were mine, i gave you all of my money time after time youve done me wrong just like a train let all my friends come over and eat y. When you were mine i gave you all of my money time after time you done me wrong just like a train let all my friends come over and eat you were so strange you didnt have the decency to change the sheets oh when you were mine i use to let you wear all my clothes you were so fine maybe thats the reason that it hurt me so i know, that youre goin with another guy i dont care, cause i love. Whether it be her unusual style, distinctive voice, or her anthem to women and girls of the world girls just want to have fun, she tends to be as iconically 80s as the dreaded rubiks cube. E e b when you were mine a b i gave you all of my money e b time after time a b you done me wrong e b it was just like a dream a b e you let all my friends come over and meet e b and you were so strange a b e you didnt have the decency to change the sheets e b oh girl, when you were mine a b e i used to let you wear all my clothes e b you were so fine so fine a b e maybe thats the. The other memory that was front and center for her.
The album includes five cover songs, including the brains new wave track money changes everything no. Music video by cyndi lauper performing the story behind when you were mine. Lauper, lyricist anton fig, drums rob hyman, vocal rob hyman, keyboards lenny petze, executive producer peter woods, keyboards. Cyndi lauper has said she is devastated to have lost prince, her friend of over 30 years. Cyndi lauper lyrics when you were mine when u were mine i gave u all of my money time after time u done me wrong cause, just like a train u let all my friends come over and eat and u were so strange.
I love you more than i did when you were mine when you were mine you were kinda sorta my best friend so i was blind so blind i let you fool around i never cared didnt care i never was the kind to make a fuss when he was there sleeping inbetween the two of us i know i know that youre going with another guy i dont care dont care cuz i. Wanna have fun by cyndi lauper 90431935224 cd barnes. When you were mine is a song written and released by prince on his 1980 album, dirty mind. Buy cyndi laupers album titled wanna have fun to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Cyndi lauper covered it three years later on her breakthrough album shes so unusual, and would say she loved the way the. Youve done me wrong just like a train let all my friends come over and eat you were so strange you didnt have the decency to change the sheets oh, when you were mine used to let you wear all o my clothes you were so fine and baby thats the reason that it hurt me so i know, that youre goin with another guy i dont care, cause i love you baby thats no lie i love you more than i did when. Cyndi lauper when you were mine 1983, vinyl discogs. Its tough to outdo prince on his own song, but here, cyndi laupers emotion is incredibly raw and. Cyndi lauper the story behind when you were mine youtube. Cyndi lauper honored prince during her concert at new yorks beacon theater wednesday with a performance of when you were mine, the dirty mind cut she famously covered on her 1983 debut. Cyndi lauper when you were mine 1983 a fairly wellknown product of princes when you were mine appeared on his 1980 album dirty mind first, with cyndi lauper covering it three year later. Its almost certainly her most famous album, but its more like a collection of singles with some filler. Prince penned and gave away songs to other artists.
The other memory that was front and center for her involved. Hyman, lyricist eric bazilian, acoustic baritone guitar rick chertoff, producer c. When you were mine by cyndi lauper 1984 in 2014 cyndi lauper released the 30th anniversary edition of her debut album shes so unusual. Cyndi lauper when you were mine lyrics genius lyrics.