In the mid 1970s, Lauper performed as a vocalist with various cover bands ( such as Doc West and Flyer, who still perform under the names Gap Wilson Band and Red, White and Blues Band ), in the New York metropolitan area, singing hits by bands such as Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin and Bad Company.

Lauper began performing as a featured artist at gay pride events around the world ( as early as 1994, she had performed at the closing ceremonies for Gay Games IV in New York City ).

Lauper and Cher performed " Turn Back Time " on VH1 Divas.

Lauper performed the Paul McCartney hit " Maybe I'm Amazed " with Ann Wilson of Heart.

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

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

On November 17, 2009, Lauper performed a collaborative work with Wyclef Jean called " Slumdog Millionaire " and performed it live on the Late Show with David Letterman.

The song is a fan favorite ; Lauper even performed it many times on her A Night to Remember tour in 1989.

Lauper seldom performed this in concert.

** Janet Perr ( art director ) for She's So Unusual performed by Cyndi Lauper

During 2002, she performed for many benefit concerts, the famous VH1 Divas Live, a concert to benefit the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, alongside Cher, Anastacia, Dixie Chicks, Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Shakira and Stevie Nicks.

" Primitive ", a song written and performed by singer Cyndi Lauper, appeared on her third album A Night to Remember ( 1989 ).

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.

November 2005 marked the appearance of The Hooters on VH1 Classic's concert series Decades Live Rock as guests of Cyndi Lauper where they performed " And We Danced " and " All You Zombies.

In 2009, Curtis performed at the HRC Equality Ball in celebration of President Barack Obama ’ s inauguration, along with Cyndi Lauper, Melissa Etheridge, Rufus Wainwright and Thelma Houston.

* 2010 Memphis Blues album by Cyndi Lauper, performed on tracks " How Blue Can You Get?

On July 18, 2006 a Stan Ridgway-fronted Wall of Voodoo performed at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Orange County as an opening band for Cyndi Lauper.

He performed singles from the album with Lauper on the television shows The Apprentice and Late Night with David Letterman.

Artists who have performed at Losers Lounge shows include Paul Williams, J Mascis, Sean Altman, John Flansburgh, April March, Ronnie Spector, Debbie Harry, Alice Cohen, Richard Barone, J. G. Thirlwell, Brian Dewan, Carol Jacobanis, and Cyndi Lauper.

Cyndi Lauper has performed the song live with Grammy Award winning singer Patti LaBelle twice in 1985 and 2004 and has also peformed the song with Grammy Award winning rapper Lil ' Kim.

" All Through the Night " is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper from her debut album She's So Unusual.

Cyndi Lauper performed the song at semi-final of The Voices season 2 with Beverly McClellan.

Lauper recorded " Santa Claus is Coming to Town ", a duet with Frank Sinatra, which was released on the album A Very Special Christmas 2.

" Lauper recorded a special Christmas duet with Swedish band The Hives, entitled " A Christmas Duel ", on CDsingle and 7 " vinyl, in Sweden only, on November 19, 2008.

called Storm Chaser and included an exclusive b-side " Early Bird ", a duet with Cyndi Lauper

In October 2008 it was revealed the band had recorded a Christmas duet entitled " A Christmas Duel " with Cyndi Lauper, which was available as a free download from their website on November 28, 2008.

On November 27, 2008, The Hives official website had begun to play the Cyndi Lauper / The Hives duet automatically whenever it is visited.

The song was also remade as a duet between Cyndi Lauper and Norah Jones in 2011 for an exclusive iTunes release.

* Liberally adapted by playwright Wallace Shawn, the work was brought back to Broadway by the Roundabout Theatre Company in March 2006 with Alan Cumming playing Macheath, Nellie McKay as Polly, Cyndi Lauper as Jenny, Jim Dale as Mr Peachum, Ana Gasteyer as Mrs Peachum, Carlos Leon as Filch, Adam Alexi-Malle as Jacob and Brian Charles Rooney as a male Lucy.

Lauper was accepted in a special public high school for students with talent in the visual arts, but she was held back and eventually dropped out, earning her GED sometime later.

Music critics that saw Lauper perform with Blue Angel thought that she had star potential since she had a wide singing range ( four octaves ), perfect pitch, and a vocal style all her own.

In 1981, while singing in a local New York bar, Lauper met David Wolff, who took over as her manager ( and at some point became romantically involved with her ) and got her signed with Portrait Records, a subsidiary of Epic Records.

At the time, Lauper became popular with teenagers and critics, in part due to her hybrid punk image, crafted by stylist Patrick Lucas.

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.

It earned Lauper Gold certification with sales of 500, 000 from the RIAA and was one of the biggest hits of 1984.

Lauper came up with the title for " Time After Time " while reading TV Guide — Time After Time was a 1979 science fiction movie starring Malcolm McDowell as H. G. Wells, portraying him inventing and then traveling in a time machine.

Lauper co-wrote most of the album with Essra Mohawk, John Turi, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.

The next awards ceremony, Lauper to win four awards at the 1985 Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best Music Video, Short Form for collaboration We Are the World ; Additionally, it received one nomination ; Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for " What A Thrill ".

To prepare for the role, Lauper took a few classes in finger waving and hair setting at the Robert Fiance School of Beauty in New York and studied with a few Manhattan psychics.

Lauper had become close friends with Yoko Ono.

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

Lauper worked on the movie originally titled Moon Over Miami, which later became Off and Running with David Keith, Richard Belzer and David Thornton, whom she started seeing romantically.

The same year, Lauper recorded " Boys Will Be Boys " with The Hooters.

Lauper is ably assisted by Jan Pulsford, the keyboardist who tours with Lauper and co-produced her last disc, Sisters of Avalon.

Lauper reprises two holiday-themed tracks for previous albums that blend seamlessly with the newer material: " Feels Like Christmas ", a Cajun-spiced tune from Hat Full of Stars and " Early Christmas Morning " from Sisters of Avalon.

She closes the album with a stark rendition of " Silent Night " in memory of Peter Wood, the close friend and musician to whom Lauper dedicated her hits compilation, Twelve Deadly Cyns ... and Then Some.

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