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Ben Gibbard, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper Cover)

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Ben Gibbard, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper Cover)
Oh my! This is wonderful.
Wow, he makes this song seem, well, good.
Gibbard + Anything = Awesome!
By far the most amazing cover song I’ve heard in...listen to SHE BOP over and over when I...
somehow, can pull off the weirdest covers…...remember there was
He can pretty much sing anything.
Grand Marshall of the SF Pride Parade today. This is a fitting tribute.
I needed a quick reminder of how cool Cyndi Lauper is.
Lauper. I love acoustic songs. I love fun. What could be better than this?
Ben Gibbard, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper Cover) I will always love Cyndi Lauper for how she made me feel...
awesome, oh my god.
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