Madonna as Evita, Cyndi Lauper as Imelda
Who is singing the role of Imelda Marcos in the album of David Byrne’s musical Here Lies Love?
Cyndi Lauper.
Brilliant choice. Cause girls just wanna have fun, and couture, and jewelry, and buildings…
The account in David Byrne’s journal: “Cyndi Lauper came in to the studio last week to sing 1½ songs for the Here Lies Love album. She was about an hour and a half late to the session, so I fully expected to be in for some prime diva behavior. But, as I’d run overtime on the earlier brass sessions, it all worked out great, and Cyndi gave an amazingly fine-tuned performance. Not only is she a wonderful singer from a technical point of view, but she can tailor her attitude and performance to suit the character and the character’s emotional state.
“This is exactly the skill set I need for this project. After giving Cyndi the back-story on a particular song and establishing the context of the lyrics, I would give directions like, “Yes, she’s a little angry, but also heartbroken and confused.†Cyndi would then incorporate these complex emotions into her performance with seeming ease. She’d ask, for example, “You want more anger in this verse?†And sure enough, she’d dial a little more in. Very impressive.”
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May 14th, 2008 at 09:10
ooh, can’t wait!
May 14th, 2008 at 11:28
Cyndi Lauper’s a really underrated singer and songwriter; she’s supposedly trained in opera singing. At her concert in Araneta Coliseum a few years back she was a charming, laidback performer who delivered the goods with very little fanfare. She kind of got overshadowed by her punk persona, marriage to pro wrestler and all. “Who Let in the Rain” and “Sally’s Pigeons” still get me every time.
May 14th, 2008 at 15:02
Aye. Some 20-something geeks fondly remember her for her Goonies gig, thus somehow associating her with 80’s kid adventure movies, Sean Astin aka Samwise, and oldschool Konami games on the Family Computer.
Wonder how she sounds like as an Imelda, though…
May 14th, 2008 at 17:42
Goonies. Josh Brolin.
May 19th, 2008 at 23:13
drewa:
Cyndi Lauper did not marry a pro wrestler…she had one serve as an “adviser” of sorts during her “She’s So Unusual” phase.
Nevertheless, Ms. Lauper’s a very underrated talent IMHO…she may lack Madge’s toned abs and chameleonic onstage persona but she makes up for it with her songwriting skills
August 18th, 2008 at 02:38
Don’t know where else to put this.
David Byrne and Brian Eno are giving away a song from their new collaboration (since 1981’s Bush of Ghost). Album drops Aug 18.
Interested? http://www.everythingthathappens.com/
From the sound of if, there are going to be actual [i]songs[/i] in this one. Cheers!