Cyndi Lauper Quotes

People used to complain to me all the time, 'I can't even hear you sing because your clothes are so loud.

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• People used to complain to me all the time, 'I can't even hear you sing because your clothes are so loud.

  

  Cyndi Lauper Blue Angel
  • People
  • Time
  • Singing