Cyndi Lauper, She’s So Unusual, 1983 on Portrait

Lauper’s debut solo album, She’s So Unusual had four top-five singles: “Girls Just Want To Have Fun,” “Time After Time,” “She Bop,” and “All Through The Night.”

A number of the songs were covers – “Money Changes Everything” by The Brains, “When You Were Mine” by Prince, “All Through The Night” by Jules Shear, and even “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” which was written by Robert Hazard who had performed it with multiple bands and made a demo recording.

Truly a must-have album for an 80s music fan.

My copy—via a record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA—is a 1984 pressing with the original inner liner and Portrait label.

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The Brains, The Brains, 1980 on Mercury

Self-titled debut album from Atlanta’s The Brains, including a song later made famous by Cyndi Lauper, “Money Changes Everything.” The Brains would only go on to one more full length LP, Electronic Eden. Both were produced by Steve Lillywhite.

Various members went on to play in other Atlanta bands, including the Georgia Satellites. Tom Gray (primary singer and songwriter) later founded a band called Delta Moon Sadly, Gray died in 2021.

My copy—via Vinyl Destination in Lowell MA—is a 1980 pressing via PRC Richmond.

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40 years ago this week, "Money Changes Everything" by #CyndiLauper entered the #Top40 at 39. It peaked at 27 on 09 Feb 1985. It was a cover of a song by #TheBrains from 1980. I can't see any safety gear in the flying garbage pail, can you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp4suZ4jNXg #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo
Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything (Live)

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A Thursday road jam: Cyndi Lauper had a little more success with the tune in 1984 after these guys tossed it out there a few years before.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YLBIbuU2O08

The Brains - Money Changes Everything (1978/1980)

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LEMMY & MIKE GREEN's 90s Collaboration "Paradise" Gets A Remix By THE BRAINS

Get some Lemmy-flavored rockabilly in your life.

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The Brains - Money Changes Everything - Gray Matter GM-1 45 rpm

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Mixing the voice of legendary #country and #rockabilly singer #SonnyBurgess with a driving #psychobilly beat sounds surprisingly good.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtjNtvO99CU&t=1

Big River

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