Cyndi and Madonna was the 80s Beyonce and Rihanna.
I see Cyndi as a Kesha, honestly.
But a lot of her career was her not writing.
Cyndis career trajectory reminded me alot of Xtina. They are also kind of the same as in despite their careers declining at a rapid pace they managed to snag some classics before going poof. But Cyndis debut album as a whole was actually really good and solid work which is something the other never managed.
Like A Virgin is forgotten and reduced to a single lyric just like I Kissed A Girl. Shock value pop songs don't get a lot of recurrent airplay for their racy nature tbh