WWF owner Vince McMahon brought in Cyndi Lauper for a feud with Lou Albano ( who had appeared in one of Lauper's videos ).

Author Rikky Rooksby noted that Madonna had a " cutesy " voice in the song and compared her vocals with those of singer Cyndi Lauper's.

Re-building confidence in herself, she returned to venues she had played at previously, and went back to performing gigs in London, before sending a sample of her work to the management of Billy Steinberg – writer of Madonna's hit single, " Like a Virgin ", Cyndi Lauper's " True Colours ", and " I Drove All Night " – requesting a session with him.

Lauper's former label Sony issued a new best-of CD entitled The Essential Cyndi Lauper.

For instance, the first song, " Running on Ice ," is heavily influenced by the music of The Police, and the final song recorded for the album, " Code Of Silence ," featured Cyndi Lauper who contributed backing vocals and received co-writing credit for the lyrics ( Joel would return the favor by contributing backing vocals on Lauper's song " Maybe He'll Know " for her 1986 album True Colors ).

This release was prior to Lauper's solo career ; however, Lauper re-recorded the track and released it as a single in 1994.

It peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lauper's fourth top five single in the U. S. Lauper became the first woman in the 26-year history of Billboard to take four singles from the same album to Top 5 on the Hot 100.

After Lauper's parents divorced, her mother remarried, divorced again, and went to work as a waitress.

The video ran constantly on MTV and featured professional wrestling manager " Captain " Lou Albano as Lauper's father, and her real-life mother, Catrine, as her mother.

The videos featured many of Lauper's family members and her dog, Sparkle.

He also joined other celebrities in filming an educational video for Cyndi Lauper's web based Give a Damn campaign, a project of her True Colors Fund.

" Forbert has a cameo appearance in Cyndi Lauper's " Girls Just Wanna Have Fun " video, playing her boyfriend.

In 2001, she released her debut album, Sarina Paris, comprising all songs she co-wrote, with the exception of a cover version of Cyndi Lauper's " True Colors ".

* During a scene where Josie is remembering her bullying in high school, Cyndi Lauper's " She Bop " is played.

Lauper's mother, brother, and then-boyfriend David Wolff appear in the video, and Lou Albano, who played her father in the " Girls Just Want to Have Fun " video, can be seen as a cook.

The song received mixed reviews from critics, who compared the musical arrangement to her own " How Will I Know " and Cyndi Lauper's " Girls Just Want to Have Fun ".

Cyndi Lauper's recording of " Money Changes Everything " was released as the fifth single from her album She's So Unusual.

The song is a ska-influenced track that typifies Lauper's quirky songwriting from early in her career.

It was discovered to be coming from Lauper's jewelry.

He also played the role of the father in Cyndi Lauper's " Girls Just Want to Have Fun ", " Goonies R ' Good Enough " and " She Bop " music videos, as well as a cook in the " Time After Time " music video.

Some story points were built around specific songs, such as in " Legends of the Mall ", where Cyndi Lauper's " Girls Just Want to Have Fun " became a major plot point for a fantasy sequence.

Massarsky said the tape was horrible, but he was attracted to Lauper's voice.

While the song and the movie have become 1980s cult classics, working on the soundtrack postponed Lauper's second album.

It was at a show in Baltimore on Lauper's 2006 tour that she finally played it in full again.

Although the album was not as commercially successful as its predecessor was, it contained three high-charting singles, including the title track, " True Colors " which became Lauper's second song to hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100, " Change of Heart " ( No. 3 ) and a cover of Marvin Gaye's " What's Going On " ( No. 12 ) followed.

The fourth single from the album, " Boy Blue ", became Lauper's first solo non-top-40 single.

A Night to Remember – Lauper's third album – was released in the spring of 1989.

The song was originally penned for and sung by Roy Orbison, although his version was not released until 1992, three years after Lauper's version and four years after his death.

Patti LaBelle sang Procol Harum's classic " A Whiter Shade of Pale ", and Lauper's grandmother served as the matron of honor.

Sinatra's vocals were taken from his original recording and mixed with Lauper's in the studio.

A 12 Deadly Cyns VHS tape featuring most of Lauper's videos was released.

The album was written and produced with the help of Jan Pulsford ( Lauper's keyboard player ) and Producer Mark Saunders.

The Christmas album was recorded at Lauper's home in Connecticut.

Memphis Blues is Lauper's eleventh album.

Wharton was used as a filming location for Cyndi Lauper's music video " Time After Time " in 1984.

After an interpretive dance to Cyndi Lauper's hit " Time After Time " that receives huge applause from the rest of the class, he escorts them to his helicopter and the three prepare to fly away together.

* Ellen Sandweiss as Cheryl Williams: Ash's younger sister and the odd woman out of the group.

His sister, Mary Ellen Edgerton, was the wife of L. Welch Pogue ( 1899 – 2003 ) a pioneering aviation attorney and Chairman of the old Civil Aeronautics Board.

Her father's sister, Ellen Adler Bohr, was the mother of Niels Bohr and Harald Bohr.

Hutter entrusts his loving wife Ellen ( Stoker's Mina Harker ) to his good friend Harding ( Stoker's Arthur Holmwood ) and Harding's sister Annie ( Stoker's Lucy Westenra ), before embarking on his long journey.

She has an older sister, Ellen, and a younger brother, Fred ( nicknamed Butch ).

* Ample Grime ( voiced by Ellen Gerstell )-Ample is Ammonia's messy, dirt-loving sister.

His parents Ben and Ray ( née Schiffman ) are children of Austro-Hungarian immigrants, and his sister Ellen is four years older than him.

Tudur Fychan married Margaret ferch Thomas of Is Coeod, of the native and Ancient Royal Houses of Wales, Margaret and her sister Ellen and Eleanor were descended from Angharad ferch Llywelyn, daughter of Llewellyn the Great.

Margaret was descended independently from King John and his legitimised daughter Princess Joan, King John and his son Henry III and grandson Edward I. Margaret's sister Ellen ferch Thomas was the mother of Owain Glendoŵr ( the last native " Prince of Wales ").

Village leaders, unable to agree upon a new name, were persuaded by Ellen Snyder, Maria Hoornbeek's sister, to name the village after her.

Gypsy Rose Lee was born Ellen June Hovick ( her name was changed to Rose Louise when her sister was born and given her name, Ellen June ) in Seattle, Washington, in 1911, although her mother later shaved three years off both of her daughters ' ages.

Louise's sister, Ellen June Hovick ( better known as actress June Havoc ), was born in 1913.

Marty's twin sister Mamie Ellen Robinson Minotto died on March 14, 2004, when she was part way through writing a book about her brother " Some Memories: Growing up with Marty Robbins " as remembered by Mamie Minotto, as told to Andrew Means.

He was married a second time in 1889 to Ellen Haycraft, sister of Professor John Berry Haycraft.

Anne had a brother, Jimmie ( James ), born in 1869, a sister Ellen born in 1867 and a sister, Mary.

* Kirsten Carver ; daughter of Ralph and Ellen Carver, 7 year old sister of David Carver, who calls her ' Pie '.

Ellen and her twin sister Elizabeth, were born November 26, 1827, to Robert and Eunice Harmon.

In 1833, Rose's sister Ellen married Dolley's nephew James Madison Cutts, and their daughter Adele would later marry Stephen A. Douglas.

His youngest sister, Ellen Maria, was well known as a poet and writer of hymns.

* Ellen Jack's sister from out of town.

He was survived by Peggy, his wife of nearly 20 years, sister Margaret Ellen Sherman, and brother Charles, a professor emeritus at Abilene Christian University, where Byron Nelson had been a trustee and benefactor.

This remained in the family until about 1685 when Bryan Maginness died unmarried and his sister Ellen, who had married Captain William Hamilton of Ayrshire, inherited the land.