DEF: Cyndi Lauper “What’s Going On”
Cyndi Lauper‘s 1986 album True Colors produced three Top 20 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1987, the third of those three songs, a remake of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On,” climbed to a peak position of number 12. Today, “What’s Going On” by Cyndi Lauper is the Daily Eighties Flashback.