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Cyndi Lauper Sings ‘Time After Time’ With Sam Smith, Clears Madison Square Garden of ‘Bad Energy’ During Farewell Tour

Cyndi Lauper sings "Time After Time" with Sam Smith, clears MSG of "bad energy" on farewell tour.

So while a Cyndi Lauper farewell tour is a bittersweet affair (one audience member vehemently screamed “no!” when she talked about this being her last major trek), you can’t blame her for wanting to go out while still in peak musical form. Having a band that tight and well-oiled also afforded Lauper the freedom to stretch out vocally and let loose physically – which was abundantly clear toward the end of an ass-walloping “Money Changes Everything” where she hammered out various riffs on the chorus while writhing around on the ground. Based on the vitality, power and joy she brought to the MSG on Wednesday, it’s safe to say that the famed Manhattan arena has gone through the musical equivalent of a sage burning, fumigation and re-sanctification under her watch.

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