Time After Time: Cyndi Lauper’s Inspirational Journey to Her #1 Hit – Interview with Rob Hyman

Coming up, a great underdog story of a rookie artist who went through hell to get to the top. Cyndi Lauper beat the odds to hit #1 in 1984 with Time After Time… First of all, she lost her voice due to a collapsed vocal chord and didn’t know if she’d ever sing again. She also got sued for $80k and had to declare bankruptcy leaving her penniless. But Nothing could break Lauper’s spirit or grit. When she finally got her break, her label, Portrait Records was trying to push her to only cover songs even though she was a prolific writer. She rebelled and wrote a song with another up-and-coming artist named Rob Hyman that was partly inspired by the TV Guide as well as an alarm clock that wouldn’t die. She even threw it into the shower and closed the door but the loud ticking kept her awake. Luckily, it did become a #1 smash called Time After Time that ruled the charts and went on to become the most covered song of the 80s. It was so good when they were recording it, the producer wouldn’t let anyone near the studio in fear that someone would steal the song. UP next, an interview with the cowriter and co-singer Rob Hyman of the Hooters on the story of an absolute 80s standards. Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper from her best-selling album She’s So Unusual! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .