I got 2nd row for Cyndi Lauper!

[goldustsongbird]

Originally Posted by Rickypt

I just got back from the San Francisco show. It was opening night and there were a lot of glitches. Cyndi had to start over on several songs and seemed agitated by sound problems. She was also bothered by the placement of the speakers, because she couldn't get to the front of the stage easily.

But her voice was in excellent form and her energy is incomparable. She was three chairs away from me during Shine!! I tried to get her to touch my hand, but she was preoccupied by the fact that her chair was rocking and clearly didn't want to fall.

Totally lame audience. Only about 5 of us stood up when she waded into the crowd during Shine. During the encore, she said "you can stand if you want" and finally they did.

Jill Sobule opened the show. She's a hoot. Cyndi came out during her set and did a duet while playing the dulcimer.

Set list follows...SPOILER






























Setlist from memory, could be incomplete and out of order)

Mack The Knife (her song from 3 Penny Opera, just a snippet)
?? (something like "that's what I think about when I think about you")
I Drove All Night (Cyndi writhing on stage...hot!)
All Through The Night (after telling a rambling story for 10 minutes)
New song (something like "From The Other Side")
She Bop
Sisters of Avalon
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (went to back of audience)
Above The Clouds (stunning, sat on stage right in front of me)
True Colors (goosebumps!)
Change of Heart
Shine

Encores:

Unchained Melody
?? Duet with Jill Sobule
Money Changes Everything

She's such a perfectionist, that Cyndi. She's always got some issue with the sound, no matter what venue she's in. Can't say I blame her for wanting to put on the best show possible!

That's awesome, though. A friend of mine was also at the SF show, but I haven't heard back from her yet about it. I think that new song is The Other Side of Here; she sang a little on the 'behind the scenes' part of the Body Acoustic DVD. And she sang That's What I Think!! Kick ass!

Jill is totally cute, isn't she? She opened for Cyn when I saw her in Dec. and was just charming.