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Cyndi Lauper Reveals How She Came Up With That Iconic ‘Time After Time’ Lyric

Cyndi Lauper opens up about the backstory behind a popular lyric in her 1983 classic, "Time After Time."

In the first pre-chorus, Lauper sings, “I fall behind/ The second hand unwinds,” which she recalls was sparked from overhearing a conversation with the song’s producer, Rick Chertoff. “Over the years I’ve been asked to do a documentary about my life and work, but it never felt like the right time,” Lauper, 70, said in a statement about the film. Lauper is also gearing up to embark on her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, a 23-city North American trek that kicks off on Oct. 18 at the Bell Centre in Montreal and wrap Dec. 5 at the United Center in Chicago.

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