European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Magazine Cyndol Lauper Given the Frankfurt crowd her famous am Rit my having fun she s a rebel with a Causa and that cause is fun. Cyndol Wanna Tia s Yvonne Wagner and Pla Ziem. Story and photos by Anita Gosch staff writer Ere the y do hard carnival cd Tobiante enjoying a final Patching Ling or the Garish to dressed youths at fran Turl s Jah Nunder Halle paying damage la inc Slat they were Aboul of sue thai s the question i asked myself tuesday might As i dodged Young germans docked in Gaudy Costi mos glittery makeup and i i Crescent fed and Blue who had come for itar lust Taslo of Cyndi Launcr s Hinnd of Kin for 17-year old Yvonne Wagner and Pia Ziem 18. O fran Murl. It was the real thing. The two Cyndi Wanna be s matched Itie Singer right Down to Hor trademark Chiffon u u and Corse with Garter Bolt she s Lan Lastic just out of hits world their s no one else like her.1 they gushed As they Lysod Huir purple eyeshadow just so. And she s not As dumb As Madonna " i can l attest in Cynith s or in Madonna s bal Liy the end of Iho i Tajii in she was All inc rest and there racially i an Uii Hll was it was always outrageous or Sony. Or funny. Because Cyndi can be All of those. One Mamulo Sho d be the lemme Talala pouting her lips As Sho hugged the microphone Sas haying across the wide open stage. Then suddenly Sho d bocon a Wacky schoolgirl skipping spastic ally to Tho boat o the music. Between songs she look Limo to answer inc fans questions toll Oxos or just babble on about anything that Camo to mind. No she s not into wrestling anymore Sho said in her Little girl Queens accent smirking and squinting in typical Launcr slate she Doodad to do a Noshir a churn instead. Yes she Speaks a mile Gorman Ghe can say Mem Liebchen and Wuner Torbar and Sho s a big Ian of Marlene Dietrich. Did the fans War i to hear an old joke she first said on stage seven years ago you bet Hoy did of this Guy Cornea into a bar with a Frog on his shoulder and Tho bartender goes can i help you and the Rog says yeah can you gel this Guy Oil my ass and what other Mega Star would stand on and hold a microphone in Fiona of the keyboardist s melodic a and then turn around and smile Asil it was the Musl natural thing to do. Never before had i seen such interaction Between artist and audience whatever the tans yelled. Cyndi would always respond. And if she could t understand what they were saying she d Smirk in their direction and let Thorn finish before she went on. Here Sone of Inose filthy songs Sha said in Iho introduction to Sha Bop. You know How everyone had to have a filthy song in i hair set Well this is mine but All of a sudden it became a song Wilh a Why Consolation a and i though i was just having Lun " even Cyndi s band introduction was entertaining. Instead of performing the usual solos the musicians displayed other Gills. Keyboardist David Rosenthal is the style rec kid because nobody can figure out How he does his hair. Bass player Kevin Jenkins gave a mind melding percussionist Sun a Opolis chatted in Spanish and drummer Sterling Campbell per Tornio a sizzling Salsa dance guitarist Rick Derringer needed no introduction Tho Veteran axeman who co wrote Cyndi s Calm inside the storm first gained Fame As a teen Star with the Mccoy in Tho mid-60s. Throughout it All the hits Kepi coming inc eminently danceable Money changes everything change of Cail and 311, Tho bebop tune maybe hell know Marvin Gaye classic whal scion on alternating Wilh the ballads True colors. Tymo Atiar time and boy Sjue. When some girls yelled we Wanna have Lun " Cyndi responded Well goddammit let s have some and broke into a 20-Minula singalong version of girls just want Ohavo fun. Intermingled Wilh the 1962 smash he s a Rebe by the crystals and Tho Mccoy classic hang on Sloppy. For her final song. Cyndi wanted to leave the Cio vol with something special for 1987." she won t be Hack in Germany until 88, but you can see me in the movies she squealed she ploys the part of a or Uio in the upcoming vibes Cyndi s special song Ivas a second More moving version of True colons Sho Sang a Nihoul Tho accompaniment of Hor band when in Nas 0.1 1. She appeared even logo Man Lutei rant and in truly Vas sad to see her leave it was As if she had been hero for jul of us. Individually you ivc atoll a in he Leeding that Yoi a is Friend was moving for Good i la be Back she Tay. But you wonder if you la Ever see her again Fin Roma Tel Raja ii p3lit a Sirj Jar Loil do of 7. Rio i Ca i Friday March Al 1987 the stars and stripes Page 13
