THE YEAR WAS 1984. My sister and I huddled close to our 17-inch-screen television, with its makeshift wire hanger antenna, excited to watch the new music video for Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time.” The song was the second hit single to come out following the enduring feminist anthem, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” from her iconic debut album, She’s So Unusual.
And boy, was she unusual, in the most wonderful way possible. In the video, Cyndi — dressed in a colorful mishmash of vintage and punk clothing, jangles of bangles, and glittering makeup — removes her hat to reveal a new do. With one side of her fire-red hair
