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Saturday, 07 November 2009

TIME AFTER TIME





"Time After Time" was a single by singer Cyndi Lauper, the second from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984[1], and remained there for two weeks. Worldwide, the song is her most commercially successful single after "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," and reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and number 6 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
"Time After Time" was nominated for "Song of the Year" at the 1985 Grammy Awards.[2] The ballad is considered a classic of the 1980s and is still played frequently on adult contemporary radio. The song is known for its numerous covers by a wide range of artists.

Lauper co-wrote "Time After Time" with Philadelphia rocker Rob Hyman of The Hooters, who also supplied backup vocals to the song. In a 2006 interview with Sound Off with Matt Pinfield (episode 212) on HDNet, Lauper related how the song was written. She indicated much of the lyrics were written about occurrences in the studio and her life at the time. The line "the second hand unwinds" referred to producer Rick Chertoff's watch which was winding backwards.

The video for "Time After Time" was about a runaway leaving her lover behind. The video opens with Lauper watching the 1936 film The Garden of Allah. Lauper sings (signs) the title of the song to the deaf as she is leaving the train station. The video was played in heavy rotation on MTV. 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 video was directed by Edd Griles. Portions of the video were filmed at the now closed Tom's Diner in Roxbury, the intersection of Central Ave & Main St in Wharton, New Jersey, and at the Morristown train station.

When I hear this song, it reminds how we should release ourselves and allow LOVE to unfold naturally. We often get so caught up in trying to direct and control it that we become frustrated when it doesn’t cooperate with our desires. Our willingness to step back and allow LOVE to orchestrate universe in our favor, can only come TIME AFTER TIME…

9 comments:

  1. THANKS FOR POSTING THAT. That song/video brings back special memories for me...it was the year I came out.

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  2. Thank you sir. You are always interesting when you are not being profound. I love both sides.

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  3. Love the song and the artist.

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  4. EDUARDO - ISN'T IT THOUGH?

    PHOTOGREG - YOU ARE VERY MUCH WELCOME...

    SCOTT747 - I LOVE BOTH SIDES AS WELL...

    CHET - BOTH ARE SIMPLY AMAZING HUH?

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  5. I was just listening to this a few days ago. Nice to see the video again.

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  6. KYLE - GLAD TO HAVE IT HERE FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT...

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  7. Yes, let it happen naturally. Don't force or try to mold it into something it's not supposed to be. This song is yet another classic. Love it! I always thought Cyndi Lauper had an excellent voice, great stage presence, tons of personality, just star power. She was always ahead of the curve. I love Cassandra Wilson's rendition of this song as well.

    Have a great weekend!

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