She's So Unusual led Lauper to win an award at the 1985 Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, the album also won the Grammy for Best Album Package, this award went to the art director, Janet Perr ; Additionally, it received four nominations ; Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for " Girls Just Want To Have Fun ", and Song of the Year for " Time After Time ".

Lauper also returned to acting, playing Michael J.

It was especially popular in the UK, "( Hey Now ) Girls Just Want to Have Fun " hit number four ( the single also returned Lauper to the US Hot 100, albeit briefly ).

Lauper was also a judge for the 6th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists ' careers.

Lauper also performed alongside Thelma Houston, Melissa Etheridge and Rufus Wainwright at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Lauper also signed a book deal for an autobiography that is scheduled to come out at the end of 2009 or early 2010.

Lauper also performed on the " Girls Night Out ", headlining it with Rosie O ' Donnell in the US.

Lauper performed a duet with Leona Lewis on VH1 Divas on September 19, 2009, singing " True Colors " and also appeared along side hip hop artist Eminem for a comedy skit at the MTV VMA's in September 2009.

Lauper was also one of the celebrities who designed a T-shirt for the second Fashion Against Aids campaign in 2009, a collaboration between H & M and Designers Against Aids to raise HIV / AIDS awareness worldwide, particularly amongst youngsters.

Lauper and Turi wrote the bulk of their material, and the group also covered pop standards, such as Mann / Weil's " I'm Gonna Be Strong " ( which Lauper covered again in a 1994 album ).

Lauper also has a cameo in the film, performing the song on TV, although the song was not completed until after filming.

The video clip is also about this, with Lauper coming home after a long day at work to an empty room after a separation.

Lauper was also getting ready to release an album later that year called " Kindred Spirit " but the release was canceled, most likely due to the backlash of this release.

He also released Acoustic Cafe, an album, that with the exception of " You Have My Heart ," is a collection of covers ranging from Bob Dylan (" If Not For You ," " Make You Feel My Love ") to Cyndi Lauper (" Time After Time ").

" Strawberry Fields Forever " has also been covered by Trey Anastasio, The Bee Gees, The Bobs, Justin Currie, Noel Gallagher, Richie Havens, David Lanz, Cyndi Lauper, Eugene Chadbourne, Campfire Girls, Hayseed Dixie, Laurence Juber, Zlatko Manojlović, Marilyn Manson, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Peter Gabriel, Plastic Penny, Mother's Finest, Odetta, Andy Partridge, The Residents, Miguel Ríos, The Runaways, The Shadows, Gwen Stefani, Tomorrow, Transatlantic, The Ventures, Cassandra Wilson, XTC, and Ultraviolet Sound.

They also participated in the True Colors Tour 2008 with Cyndi Lauper and embarked on a European tour in July.

Nyro's influence on popular musicians has also been acknowledged by such artists as Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, Elton John, Cyndi Lauper, Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan, and Melissa Manchester.

Drummer David Uosikkinen, having moved to San Diego, California, launched an independent record label, Moskeeto Records, while also working as a drummer for various artists including Patty Smyth, Cyndi Lauper, Rod Stewart and Alice Cooper.

Cyndi Lauper is also a high-profile mountain dulcimer player, having studied with the late David Schnaufer.

PE ' Z is also noted for performing with Cyndi Lauper in a TV program.

Derringer also played with Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper, among others, in addition to forming later bands, such as DNA, with drummer Carmine Appice.

The album, which also features such vocalists as Cyndi Lauper, Santigold, Roisin Murphy, Natalie Merchant, and Tori Amos, chronicles the life of Imelda Marcos, the widow of former Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos.

Singer Cyndi Lauper also used Manic Panic products ( Electric Sunshine ).

Lauper started working in retail stores such as the New York high-end thrift store Screaming Mimi's to make ends meet, and she still sang in local clubs.

The show's theme song was performed by Cyndi Lauper, although she is credited under the pseudonym " Ellen Shaw ".

The theme song, which originally followed the prelude, was performed by Cyndi Lauper ( credited as Ellen Shaw ) as an imitation of cartoon character Betty Boop.

Lauper later enlisted them for backup vocals in her 1986 hit song " Change of Heart ".

An example is her Platinum-certified " Girls Just Want to Have Fun "; Lauper says the original lyrics of the song dealt more with a girl pleasing a man, and therefore she changed the lyrics, wanting the song to be more of an anthem as she felt the original song seemed misogynistic.

Lauper co-wrote " Time After Time " with Rob Hyman when her producer, Rick Chertoff, suggested to the band that the album could use one more song.

Jules Shear and Cyndi Lauper went on to co-write the song " Steady ", which reached No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985.

Lauper has been quoted as saying that she had long despised the song because of Richard Donner's insistence on everything being perfect for the video shoot.

During the video commentary for " The Goonies ", actor Sean Astin can be heard thanking Lauper for the song.

Lauper had no control over the song, which was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.

In 1986, Lauper appeared on the Billy Joel album The Bridge on a song called " Code of Silence ".

Lauper contributed a track called " Hole in My Heart ( All the Way to China )" but the song was not included on the soundtrack.

In 1990, Lauper co-wrote the song " Paper Heart " ( a song about drug addiction ) with Go-Go's alumna Jane Wiedlin.

Lauper said the song " Hat Full of Stars " was written as a message to David Wolff.

Lauper started writing the song around 1994.

In 2000, Lauper contributed a song called " I Want a Mom That Will Last Forever " for the children's movie Rugrats in Paris.

Also in 2000, Lauper co-wrote a song, " If You Believe ", with Faye Tozer of the British pop group Steps.

Lauper took a role and wrote a song for the Serbian movie Here and There, which stars her husband, David Thornton, in one of the main roles.

In June 2012, Lauper made her first appearance for WWE in 27 years, to promote both WWE Raw's 1000th episode and her song " Echo " and in memory of " Captain " Lou Albano, being presented with a framed gold record in the ring.

Another song from the album, " Maybe He'll Know ", was rerecorded by Lauper on her second solo album, True Colors, in 1986.

* " Time After Time " ( Cyndi Lauper song ), covered by many artists

* Time After Time ( Eva Cassidy album ), including a cover of the Lauper song, 2000