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August 4, 2004
i see your true colors
I am so tired this morning, but I had a lot more fun than I expected last night at Wolf Trap for an evening with Cyndi Lauper with special guest Taylor Dayne. Guess who was screaming like a girl and had her hands up in the air the entire time? JIMBO THE BIG 'OL QUEEN. We agglomerated with a cluster of other queens for one big giant metagurl raft of blankets on the lawn, and wine and cheese was shared freely amongst all. I was surprised at how many hits Taylor has, and she was just as fun as Cyndi.
Cyndi was very spunky as expected, and I recognized her guitarist as Cat Dyson, formerly of Prince's New Power Generation, and apparently everyone else too. Cyndi played her autoharp thingy a lot, and I had been forewarned that I would totally bawl when she did True Colors - and I did. She performed it unplugged-style with violin and guitar backup, wrapped in a rainbow flag during the duration of the song. I had never heard the lyrics like that before and it was much more powerful the second time around.
You with the sad eyes
Don't be discouraged
Oh I realize
It's hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
And the darkness inside you
Can make you feel so small
But I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Like a rainbow
Taylor Dayne joined Cyndi towards the end of the set for Time After Time, and she also helped close with Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, encouraging the sign language interpreter to join in too. Earlier during the show, the interpreter had shown Cyndi the sign for 'She-Bop', which you can probably guess how to do.
Posted by jimbo at August 4, 2004 9:39 AM
Comments
Ah, I would have standing right there beside you, screaming and waving my hands in the air just as much....
Posted by: mark at August 4, 2004 10:19 AM
That's cool. Nothing like those ole 80's icons. I thought of you Monday night when Olivia Newton-John was blaring through the sound system at the local Wendy's.
Posted by: Chas. at August 4, 2004 11:18 AM
Too much fun! Sounds like you had a blast. Met Cyndi last year when my daughter was on the Ellen show. We shared a dressing room with her band and Sheila E. Honestly one of the most genuine people on the face of the earth..and sweet to boot. You painted a beautiful picture of the evening...made me smile!
Posted by: pua at August 4, 2004 11:40 AM
It's fun to wave your hands in the air and be a big ol' queen once in a while. I highly recommend it.
Posted by: Jake at August 4, 2004 4:01 PM
I'm jealous!
I bet that was an amazing preformance.
Posted by: Billy at August 4, 2004 7:23 PM
Loved that song in high school - I was always amused that it sorta sounded like "beautiful like a wainbow..."
Good to know that Cyndi is not going anywhere- she is so beloved at this point by her legion of fans that it's clear to me she will be kicking around at 75. Who knew all those years ago? Good for her...
PS: "Twist of Fate" or "Livin' In Desperate Times"?
Posted by: xolondon at August 4, 2004 8:52 PM