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| "Ballad of Cleo and Joe" | ||||
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| Single by Cyndi Lauper | ||||
| from the album Sisters of Avalon | ||||
| Released | September 16, 1997[1] | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Writer(s) | Cyndi Lauper, Jan Pulsford | |||
| Producer | Cyndi Lauper, Mark Saunders, Jan Pulsford | |||
| Cyndi Lauper singles chronology | ||||
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"Ballad of Cleo and Joe" is the third single from the album Sisters of Avalon by Cyndi Lauper. It was released on September 16, 1997. It was made available on a commercial CD single and a 12" promotional vinyl single, exclusively in the U.S.
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Song information [link]
The song is about the double life of a drag queen, the titular 'Joe' (by day) and 'Cleo' (by night). This song was one of the many songs on the Sisters of Avalon album that was about a taboo subject.
Clubs received the remixes in the beginning of September of '97. The remixes were by Soul Solution.
A music video was released featuring a pregnant Lauper rotating on a platform with her stomach decorated to look like a disco ball. The video received play primarily in clubs.
The song became a dance hit, even making an appearance on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
Chart performance [link]
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 24 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Club Play | 36 |
| U.S. Billboard | 125 |
| D.M.A. (Dance Music Authority) | 4 |
| U.S. Dance Chart | 37 |
Official versions [link]
- A Capella
- Soul Solution Instrumental 8:51
- Soul Solution Radio Edit 3:54
- Soul Solution Tribal Dub 3:35
- Soul Solution Vocal Dub 8:46
References [link]
- ^ "Ballad of Cleo & Joe: Cyndi Lauper: Music". Amazon.com. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000002DCC. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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by Cyndi Lauper
Ballad Of Cleo And Joe
by: Cyndi LauperEvery day the clock kicks off the beat.
Little Joe struggles just to get up on his feet.
Waits in his platforms for the right train to come.
Sipping his coffee another day has begun ...
Little Joe got work for minimum wage.
Tries to get through another dead beat day.
At five o'clock he comes home to change,
Takes him many hours just to rearrange...
And he works his body just to be somebody.
There's a woman in the mirror looking like a dream.
And he works his body...
And he feels somebody...
And the working boy becomes a dancing queen.
Every night the DJ kicks off the beat.
Little Cleo's jumping just to get up on her feet.
Waits in her platforms for the right song to come.
Sipping her cocktail another night has begun.
And he works his body just to be somebody.
There's a woman in the mirror looking like a dream.
And he works his body...
And he feels somebody...
And the working boy becomes a dancing queen.
Every morning the clock kicks off the beat.
Little Joe struggles just to get up on his feet.