This is real late-night not the garbage we see now.. real talent

Cyndi, so funny and lovely.

so glad these shows are preserved. was probably in college studying for finals when she appeared. Truly amazing was this lady in her prime.

Very intelligent person. Real sharp and knows exactly what shes doing

Her sense of humor is spot on. I love watching her do an interview. She would be an awesome best friend.

This is why I really respected Johnny Carson. He was very fond of artists like Cyndi Lauper and Grace Jones, and he loved them so much that they would come on his show often., I've always loved Cyndi, and still do to this day.

Cyndi is absolutely electric, I love her and this performance is awesome💜😍

what a beautiful human being.

Johnny Carson was asked who is most entertaining guests were, and he replied, “Don Rickles, Robin Williams, and Cyndi Lauper!

Miss lauper was certainly not dumb on those interviews. She was a fantastic judge of character and good at anticipating what people wanted . She guessed that these talk show hosts saw her as a silly young girl and basically not only gave them what they wanted she crammed it down their throats hehe. Certainly was what one of the show runners called a kick in the head! But every single human on the planet who is a slave to fashion or peer pressure should stop and sit and watch these interviews and listen to the music because that woman owned the 80s not through being the same but by being individual,and unlike most of the competition she let her voice do the talking not her body and she did it without outrage or scandal. Maddona etc yes good singers.. but cyndi ,a good singer AND a thoroughly beautiful decent human being. True to herself, and always has been.

I’m captivated by her interviews. So full of energy, fun to talk to and funny.

Not only did I see this when it first aired, but I recorded it onto VHS. Still have it.

She is so beautiful .

One of a kind. Nowadays there is nothing like her.

Damn. Telling that unfunny joke only to say it's funnier in Japanese was great. To top it off by having it told in Japanese was downright genius. She's got to be one of the best guests on this show.

Cyndi is smart , witty, and fun! And a wonderful human being!

She was already 33 years old in this performance but had the energy and spontaneity of a teenager.

Ive never been aware of how captivating she was. Soooo energetic, hilarious...not to mention the beauty and style. Not a surprise she made it during a time when there were so many stars. AmazinG!!!

That voice! Impeccable range. She sounds exactly as she does live as on record. And that's a RARE talent these days to sound that good.

Can only love her....forever!

Completely besotted. So beautiful and talented, but has a childlike quality. Love her and Jonny. Her music is like, she suddenly came from another planet, she is so original, and made a huge impact on music.

I’m going to come back to this video whenever I’m feeling down. How can one not get a huge smile when listening to this woman?! 😂

Cyndi is hilarious! Like her a lot because she is different. She is so unusual.

Johnny Carson would smoke any late night host of today. GOAT

Lmao at this. What a great sense of humour. Great timing. Great artist and a beautiful person. Cutest accent ever.

I wish I truly understood during the 80s how much the world would change. I’m so blessed to have grown up during that era. Things that come to mind: Goonies, parachute pants, members only jackets, mtv played music videos back then all day long. Toys! Omg I miss my classic toys like GI Joe, Transformers, He Man. I always think back to those days. I have super clear mental still frames of the 80s. That’s all I have to escape the awful times we live in today.

Love Cindi Lauper...she is AUTHENTIC.. real.. funny...extremely talented. Great voice Her Voice adss to " We Are The World "... Added to that video..personality ..vocals. She had lost her voice ..I read Doctors said, no more singing She is almost childlike ...touches hearts 💕 💞 ♥️ 💜

It's amazing how funny she is in these Tonight Show appearances.

Love! Something I read yesterday, an article, described her as "adorably bonkers." Perfect!

coolest chick that ever lived . hands down..

She was and is a keeper. Back in the day, all us guys in my social group had a huge crush on Cyndi. And it was even more captivating because she wasn't smutty. Always one of my favourites.

im so thankful to have the opportunity to watch that in 2023

You can sense Johnny has genuine affection for her...

What a crazy dancer, and great vocal performance.

She is unbelievably funny & one hell of a performer!

we need more people like cyndi, she's so delightful

Incredible band--and she's an incredible performer. Loved her back in the 80s, and still love her today.

At this point, Cyndi and Johnny were already a duo.

I love Cyndi Lauper!so gorgeous,and what a voice!!!!

Ahhhh. Take me back to the 80’s. She was the best. Great memories!

Cyndi Lauper should have added sit-down comedy to her musical career! She is so hilarious! I just love her comic personality! And it's much funnier in Japanese! I screamed with laughter. So Yo Nara!

She was/is GREAT at live vocals....

Cyndi is an undeniable talent with a great sense of humor amd timing being interviewed by the very best interviewer to ever live. You can tell that Johnny genuinely respects her

johnny LOVED this guest! ed LOVED this guest! the audience LOVED this guest. cyndi was so over in the 80's. talented. funny. smart. sexy af! she is a true unicorn.

Love you, Cyndi 💙🇮🇹

Daughter born 1979...such a darling. MI A about eleven years....Cyndi...she adored you...I do too...

Cyndi Lauper is so deliciously alive!! :-)

He’s so supportive of her. So sweet

She absolutely murders in the chair with carson, then torches the room with those vocals with no auto-tune tune or electronic help. Some people have "it".

My right ear really enjoyed this...

She's absolutely hilarious!!! 🤣🤣🤣

We love Cyndi Lauper.

She is and always will be The Only One!

Cyndi Lauper is so underrated as a dancer .... really love her unique stomping dance for this performance !

loooove how Cyndi completely loses herself in the music 💃💃💃💃she wasn't even performing for the audience anymore, yet at the same time, she was.. I love watching her perform this song on different videos- you can feel how much she feels it.. brilliant!! 💖

What an absolute sweetheart

Miss Cyndi is more than anyone can fathom !!!!!

she is soo cute i love it when she told jokes and nobody laughs it kills me .

She was 32 or 33 in this clip. No female artist now can match the energy she had then or now.

I just love her.

Another amazing and stunning live vocal performance from one of the greatest pop singers of the last 30 years. This is how you reeeeaaaally sing a song live without auto-tune. Pay attention & learn byotches!......😘

A true artist !

I love everything about Cyndi Lauper She is so Gorgeous and Beautiful!

What a force of nature! Love, love, love!

Wow that was so fun to watch she's such a unique personality.

The 80s were the best decade. God the girls alone... omg. Thank the Lord for 80s women.

They have such great chemistry ( Johnny and Cyndi )

CIndy Lauper is brilliant. I love her.

Her band is amazing, love this song.

I was a young teenager in the 80's and I'm just now been watching all these Cyndi Lauper on various Late Night shows from back then - Johnny Carson, Letterman. I must say I never knew Cyndi back then, like I am learning now. As a kid, all I paid attention to was what was on the radio and MTV. I'm learning now just how entertaining and such an awesome person Cyndi is to listen to. Her stories and the way she talks, pure bred NYer, makes me smile & laugh so much. I think she would have had a good career as a comedian. I love her. The sad thing is that my memory of the 80's as that Cyndi, did not get the respect, notoriety, the awards and level of fame that she deserved. What I mean is, I feel like back then Madonna was bigger than Cyndi and she lived in the shadows of Madonna. Cyndi was popular mostly in the mid to maybe late 80's. By the 1990's Cyndi seemed to disappear, while Madonna continued to have success.

How can you not love this woman

what a great interview she is so sweet and funny who would not want to know this woman :-) and that performance so much energy amazing live performance Cyndi Lauper one of the best artist to come from the 80's hands down

I listen to ALOT of Cyndi Lauper songs, but I never knew what her talking voice sounds like!! I LOVE her talking voice and personality she is so freaking gorgeous and unusual...she sounds like Harey Quinn!!

"its much funnier in japanese" Me: dead lmao

Kudos to Johnny for recognizing and appreciating such a wonderful talent and extraordinary person.

Was always my topmm, celebrity crush...still is today ❤ 🔥

I love her sweet voice those days...amazing singer...she is really the best singer. I miss 80´s

Omg that performance. That interview. Literally a brilliant human being.

Her accent is so strong but I love it & she's still looks amazing she hasn't aged at all

Johnny loved Cyndi, she was a hoot !

She is absolutely brilliant

if cyndi lauper wasnt a singer she would of succeeded as a comedian! haha shes funny

Unique, inimitable, authentic, effervescent, adorable Cyndi. The raw power of this live performance is amazing.

yeah,...I was 21 in "86 and I loved Cyndi, she's always been a super talent...

That was funnier in Japanese 🤣. Cindy Lauper is a sweetheart, her music is awesome and so is her sense of humor, she’s just a class act.

Cyndi Pauper is so talented and a fine singer and excellent performer - and real

That joke was perfectly marvelous! They way she delivered it, supurb. You feel like your right there in the Irish Pub somewhere in Queens; exactly how a tough Irish NewYorker would behave. Incredible!

She's an amazing performer!

Genius Lauper is... Love everything bout her, especially her accent.

Amazing singing and amazing dancing. Words cannot describe. No one else at that time, or even now does that.

I LOVE YOU CYNDI LAUPER. :-D I LOVE YOU.

OMG one of the best interviews and best performances ever! Such energy. She was 100% on that night. Flawless. Fearless!

Love 💕 her N.Y accent and whole persona She is delightful and a total icon. Thanks for the wonderful memories in 84-85 🙏🏽.

Underrated vocalist. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Cyndi_Lauper She won Best Female VOCALIST once by a six-year-running ceremony/show called New York Music Awards. That was in 1987. Coincidentally, she was also nominated for the WORST singer that year by Smash Hits Poll Winners Party (ran 1979 - 2005) .

Cyndi is very down to earth! Very talented and unfortunately today we do not have people like her!

Wow...she was amazing live. I did finally get to see her in 2012 at the NJ performing arts center. She was still sensational.

FINALLY saw her in concert at Queens College (10/20/2013), she is great at 60 yrs old!!!

She's sooooo unusual! Love her! Gosh, so few famous people as lovable as her.

I've always had a crush on this girl, even though she's 20 years older than me. I came looking for this video to hear the joke again, I love it!

Always loved Cyndi since being a teen, and that accent! just gorgeous, talented and beautiful, what's not to love. :)