{"id":32894,"date":"2025-08-28T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/cyndi-lauper-the-legacy-of-the-rainbow\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T07:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:35:00","slug":"cyndi-lauper-the-legacy-of-the-rainbow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/cyndi-lauper-the-legacy-of-the-rainbow\/","title":{"rendered":"CYNDI LAUPER: The Legacy of the Rainbow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/28-08-1986-Cyndi-Lauper-True-Colors-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"Cyndi Lauper - True Colors\" class=\"wp-image-32672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/28-08-1986-Cyndi-Lauper-True-Colors-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/28-08-1986-Cyndi-Lauper-True-Colors-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/28-08-1986-Cyndi-Lauper-True-Colors-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/28-08-1986-Cyndi-Lauper-True-Colors-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/28-08-1986-Cyndi-Lauper-True-Colors.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">On August 28, 1986 - exactly 39 years ago to the day - \"True Colors\" by  <strong>Cyndi Lauper<\/strong>. Did you already know these 5 facts?<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2605 &#8220;True Colors&#8221; was the first single from <strong>Cyndi Lauper&#8217;s<\/strong> second album of the same name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2605 The single stayed at number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2605 &#8220;True Colors&#8221; also took first place in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2605 The wonderful song became an anthem for the gay community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2605 Years later, Cyndi Lauper founded the non-profit organization &#8220;True Colors Fund&#8221;, which is committed to fighting homelessness among LGBT teenagers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">&nbsp;<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Watch the clip for \"True Colors\" here:<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">&nbsp;<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LPn0KFlbqX8?si=HbLo8FgoBNS-LmBR\" title=\"Cyndi Lauper - True Colors (Official HD Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LPn0KFlbqX8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 28, 1986 &#8211; exactly 39 years ago to the day &#8211; &#8220;True Colors&#8221; by Cyndi Lauper. 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