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"Here I am/ Just like I said I would be," sings Cyndi Lauper on True Colors, the recent follow-up to her 1983 debut solo album. And now, just as she hoped, the True Colors title ballad is No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart, while the album has reached No. 8. The flamboyant singer, who recently posed for a saucy array of promotional shots, is in Italy working on a new video to keep the record rolling. Good as Lauper is at grabbing the eye on a half shell, her artistic rival Madonna found a way to reach the video generation...
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