Word: cyndi
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...calmed or settled, but the album's ten songs, produced for the first time by Dylan himself and remixed by Arthur Baker, all have a tempered edge. Baker, who made himself a heavy reputation doing 12-in. dance remixes of songs by the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Cyndi Lauper, would seem at first glance to be Dylan's way of catching up with what is supposed to be going down. Baker works the board in a recording studio like a virtuoso instrumentalist. He brings up the sound of some instruments, reduces others, sometimes adding electronic effects; he can make...
...hear any of this. Can't hear anything else, at this tick of the clock except brassy, trashy, junk-jingling, stage-stomping Madonna, who has been world famous for almost two months. Just now she is the hottest draw in show biz. Michael Jackson? History. Prince? The Peloponnesian Wars. Cyndi Lauper? Last week's flash, and besides, if you wanna be like Cyndi, you have to dye your hair orange and fuchsia, and your parents freak. No, Madonna is the full moon you see at this bend in the river, and never mind what is around the corner...
...Federation, could provide such a uniquely 1980s fusion of chic and sleaze. WrestleMania's guest referee is Muhammad Ali; the guest ring announcer is Battlin' Billy Martin; the guest timekeeper, manipulating a tiny silver bell that might have come from King Farouk's dinner table, is Liberace. Pop Thrush Cyndi Lauper is "managing" Wendi Richter ("150 pounds of twisted steel and sex appeal") as she attempts to regain her W.W.F. championship belt from zaftig Leilani Kai, managed by former longtime (28 years) women's champ, the Fabulous Moolah. And in the main event, teaming with Hulk Hogan against the preening...
...WrestleManiacs, old and new, cry: So what? It's fun! See the Hulkster cream an adversary, whether Rowdy Roddy or little Richard! See Cyndi molest Moolah! See, especially, Andre the Giant, all 7 ft. 4 in. and 474 lbs. of him, defend his honor against Big John Studd! If Andre body slams Studd to the canvas, he wins $15,000. If not, he retires. And justice triumphs! Andre pulverizes Big John, picks up a tote bag carrying the $15,000 and tosses bills out to the adoring throng. Now that's entertainment...
...song, We Are the World, written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, featured, besides the vocal talents of Belafonte and its composers, the arranging prowess of Quincy Jones and the raised voices of some of the brightest names in the music business. Ray Charles. Bruce Springsteen. Willie Nelson. Cyndi Lauper. Billy Joel. Tina Turner. Kenny Rogers. Kim Carnes. Paul Simon. Diana Ross. Huey Lewis. Dionne Warwick. Bob Dylan. And keep counting...