Gershwin Prize | Cyndi Lauper Sings Blue | Season 2023 | Episode 1

Publish date: 2024-07-30

(gentle music) (audience clapping hands) ♪ Blue ♪ ♪ Songs are like tattoos ♪ ♪ You know I've been to sea before ♪ ♪ Crown and anchor me ♪ ♪ Or let me sail away ♪ ♪ Hey Blue ♪ ♪ And there is a song for you ♪ ♪ Ink on a pin ♪ ♪ Underneath the skin ♪ ♪ An empty space to fill in ♪ ♪ Well, there's so many sinking ♪ ♪ You know you've gotta keep thinking ♪ ♪ You can make it through these waves ♪ ♪ Acid, booze, and ass ♪ ♪ Needles, guns, and grass ♪ ♪ Lots of laughs ♪ ♪ Lots of laughs ♪ ♪ Everybody is saying that hell is the hippest way to go ♪ ♪ Well I don't think so ♪ ♪ But I'm gonna take a look around it though Blue ♪ ♪ I love you ♪ ♪ Hey Blue ♪ ♪ Here's a shell for you ♪ ♪ Inside you'll hear a sigh ♪ ♪ A foggy lullaby ♪ ♪ Here is your song from me ♪ (gentle music) (audience clapping hands) ♪ Mm mm ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ - [Audience] Whoo!

(audience clapping hands)

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