{"id":791582,"date":"2018-12-27T07:11:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T14:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=772799"},"modified":"2018-12-27T07:11:38","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T14:11:38","slug":"kennedy-center-honors-watch-cyndi-laupers-raw-cover-of-chers-if-i-could-turn-back-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/kennedy-center-honors-watch-cyndi-laupers-raw-cover-of-chers-if-i-could-turn-back-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Center Honors: Watch Cyndi Lauper\u2019s Raw Cover of Cher\u2019s \u2018If I Could Turn Back Time\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cyndi Lauper<\/a> and Adam Lambert<\/a> took turns paying tribute to Cher<\/a> with covers of \u201cIf I Could Turn Back Time,\u201d \u201cBelieve\u201d and \u201cI Got You Babe\u201d as part of the Kennedy Center Honors<\/a> in Washington D.C. The event took place on December 2nd and aired Wednesday the 26th on CBS.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lauper\u2019s rendition of \u201cIf I Could Turn Back Time\u201d stuck closely to the ringing Eighties rock of the original that was written by Diane Warren, which became a major hit for Cher in 1989. As the guitars vamped and Lauper strutted around the stage, the crowd \u2014 including Lin-Manuel Miranda and the creators of Hamilton<\/em>, on hand for an award of their own \u2014 clapped, adding force to the song\u2019s driving beat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lambert joined Lauper for a version of the Sonny & Cher oldie \u201cI Got You Babe\u201d that was similarly faithful to its source material \u2014 even the guitar tone closely approximated the retro sound of the original, which reached Number One in the summer of 1965. The two singers traded verses, and as Lauper sang, \u201cwhen I\u2019m sad, you\u2019re a clown,\u201d Lambert mugged happily for the camera. This time Reba McEntire<\/a> was spotted singing along.<\/span><\/p>\n