You're still a thing? Bands that you thought were finished but are playing the local casino this week

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All this Hooters talk and no one has mentioned the amazing "Satellite?" Another case of a song being a decent hit around the world and struggling to make the top 60 in the States.

There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Wish you could see Animotion, Wang Chung, the Romantics, Naked Eyes (and more!) but only pay for parking once?
https://www.bandsintown.com/e/1027513677
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Silent Majority wrote:
15 May 2023, 1:57pm
Cyndi's Sex book would have been much more interesting.
Agreed! I was always of the school (which is cliché, I know) that Cindy should have had the career Madonna had. Not that Cindy has had a bad career by any means and I am not trying to pit them against each other, but Cindy was just always more interesting.
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JennyB wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:00am
Silent Majority wrote:
15 May 2023, 1:57pm
Cyndi's Sex book would have been much more interesting.
Agreed! I was always of the school (which is cliché, I know) that Cindy should have had the career Madonna had. Not that Cindy has had a bad career by any means and I am not trying to pit them against each other, but Cindy was just always more interesting.
Her outlook is fundamentally more empowering and liberating. Trust yourself and be yourself works at any age; Madonna’s “make men want to fuck you and you can gain power” is something that is dependent upon others and shaping yourself to appeal to them. Madonna’s persona is one that doesn’t exist if the camera isn’t on; Cyndi’s is always available.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:26am
JennyB wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:00am
Silent Majority wrote:
15 May 2023, 1:57pm
Cyndi's Sex book would have been much more interesting.
Agreed! I was always of the school (which is cliché, I know) that Cindy should have had the career Madonna had. Not that Cindy has had a bad career by any means and I am not trying to pit them against each other, but Cindy was just always more interesting.
Her outlook is fundamentally more empowering and liberating. Trust yourself and be yourself works at any age; Madonna’s “make men want to fuck you and you can gain power” is something that is dependent upon others and shaping yourself to appeal to them. Madonna’s persona is one that doesn’t exist if the camera isn’t on; Cyndi’s is always available.
Plus, Cindy's voice is better and she could make fun of herself.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:26am
JennyB wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:00am
Silent Majority wrote:
15 May 2023, 1:57pm
Cyndi's Sex book would have been much more interesting.
Agreed! I was always of the school (which is cliché, I know) that Cindy should have had the career Madonna had. Not that Cindy has had a bad career by any means and I am not trying to pit them against each other, but Cindy was just always more interesting.
Her outlook is fundamentally more empowering and liberating. Trust yourself and be yourself works at any age; Madonna’s “make men want to fuck you and you can gain power” is something that is dependent upon others and shaping yourself to appeal to them. Madonna’s persona is one that doesn’t exist if the camera isn’t on; Cyndi’s is always available.
That goes away after a while too

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revbob wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:52am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:26am
JennyB wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:00am
Silent Majority wrote:
15 May 2023, 1:57pm
Cyndi's Sex book would have been much more interesting.
Agreed! I was always of the school (which is cliché, I know) that Cindy should have had the career Madonna had. Not that Cindy has had a bad career by any means and I am not trying to pit them against each other, but Cindy was just always more interesting.
Her outlook is fundamentally more empowering and liberating. Trust yourself and be yourself works at any age; Madonna’s “make men want to fuck you and you can gain power” is something that is dependent upon others and shaping yourself to appeal to them. Madonna’s persona is one that doesn’t exist if the camera isn’t on; Cyndi’s is always available.
That goes away after a while too
I didn't want to be obvious about that, but, yeah, that's part of the dependence on others thing.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 May 2023, 7:41am
Wish you could see Animotion, Wang Chung, the Romantics, Naked Eyes (and more!) but only pay for parking once?
https://www.bandsintown.com/e/1027513677
Tickets are quite cheap.
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JennyB wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:48am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:26am
JennyB wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:00am
Silent Majority wrote:
15 May 2023, 1:57pm
Cyndi's Sex book would have been much more interesting.
Agreed! I was always of the school (which is cliché, I know) that Cindy should have had the career Madonna had. Not that Cindy has had a bad career by any means and I am not trying to pit them against each other, but Cindy was just always more interesting.
Her outlook is fundamentally more empowering and liberating. Trust yourself and be yourself works at any age; Madonna’s “make men want to fuck you and you can gain power” is something that is dependent upon others and shaping yourself to appeal to them. Madonna’s persona is one that doesn’t exist if the camera isn’t on; Cyndi’s is always available.
Plus, Cindy's voice is better and she could make fun of herself.
I was listening to a Madonna song recently and thought to myself, wow, she actually had/has a pretty unremarkable voice.
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WestwayKid wrote:
16 May 2023, 11:26am
JennyB wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:48am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:26am
JennyB wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:00am
Silent Majority wrote:
15 May 2023, 1:57pm
Cyndi's Sex book would have been much more interesting.
Agreed! I was always of the school (which is cliché, I know) that Cindy should have had the career Madonna had. Not that Cindy has had a bad career by any means and I am not trying to pit them against each other, but Cindy was just always more interesting.
Her outlook is fundamentally more empowering and liberating. Trust yourself and be yourself works at any age; Madonna’s “make men want to fuck you and you can gain power” is something that is dependent upon others and shaping yourself to appeal to them. Madonna’s persona is one that doesn’t exist if the camera isn’t on; Cyndi’s is always available.
Plus, Cindy's voice is better and she could make fun of herself.
I was listening to a Madonna song recently and thought to myself, wow, she actually had/has a pretty unremarkable voice.
She got better. Ray of Light is a great vocal.

I like Cyndi Lauper but she never had the great material Madonna had to work with. And wasn't as pretty and sexy unfortunately.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Can anyone really imagine Madonna singing "True Colors"? Or Cyndi doing "Like a Virgin"?
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WestwayKid wrote:
16 May 2023, 11:25am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 May 2023, 7:41am
Wish you could see Animotion, Wang Chung, the Romantics, Naked Eyes (and more!) but only pay for parking once?
https://www.bandsintown.com/e/1027513677
Tickets are quite cheap.
Yet still more than I'd be willing pay.
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Heston wrote:
16 May 2023, 11:51am
WestwayKid wrote:
16 May 2023, 11:26am
JennyB wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:48am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:26am
JennyB wrote:
16 May 2023, 10:00am


Agreed! I was always of the school (which is cliché, I know) that Cindy should have had the career Madonna had. Not that Cindy has had a bad career by any means and I am not trying to pit them against each other, but Cindy was just always more interesting.
Her outlook is fundamentally more empowering and liberating. Trust yourself and be yourself works at any age; Madonna’s “make men want to fuck you and you can gain power” is something that is dependent upon others and shaping yourself to appeal to them. Madonna’s persona is one that doesn’t exist if the camera isn’t on; Cyndi’s is always available.
Plus, Cindy's voice is better and she could make fun of herself.
I was listening to a Madonna song recently and thought to myself, wow, she actually had/has a pretty unremarkable voice.
She got better. Ray of Light is a great vocal.

I like Cyndi Lauper but she never had the great material Madonna had to work with. And wasn't as pretty and sexy unfortunately.
Hello,

Madonna was much more MTV-friendly. Young people need to understand the impact and sway MTV had on popular music for a period.

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 May 2023, 11:59am
Can anyone really imagine Madonna singing "True Colors"? Or Cyndi doing "Like a Virgin"?
I'm sure AI can make that happen...
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 May 2023, 11:59am
Can anyone really imagine Madonna singing "True Colors"? Or Cyndi doing "Like a Virgin"?
Crazy For You wasn't too far away from the soft ballad style of True Colors.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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