![]() The late great Nikoli Volkoff drives past in the back of a red truck, milking a porcelain cow for what appears to be no reason what so ever in Cyndi Lauper’s “Goonies R Good Enough” music video. While the no-gooders tease with the family via heckles, cackles, and the refusal of free cookies, the late great Nikoli Volkoff drives past in the back of a red truck, milking a porcelain cow for what appears to be no reason what so ever. On cue, said businessmen show up in a limo, portrayed by Roddy Piper, Iron Sheik, Fabolous Moolah, and Freddie Blassie! We open with a distraught Lauper family (plus Cyndi’s manager David Wolffe and Women’s Champion Wendy Richter) heartbroken at the fact that their family-owned garage/shop is closing down thanks to evil businessmen. ![]() An insane, non-sensical, glorious mess.Ĭaptain Lou Albano returns as Cyndi’s father, which he reprises from the “Girls Want To Have Fun” music video. Various WWF Wrestlers in Cyndi Lauper – “Goonies R Good Enough”įor the release of the classic ’80s fantasy adventure The Goonies, Universal Pictures contacted Cyndi Lauper to write and perform the movie’s tie-in single.įresh from her appearance at WrestleMania 1, Lauper decided to give some of her new body slamming buddies starring roles in the music video. Watch Captain Lou Albano in Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” Music Video:ģ. There have been wrestler cameos in music videos ever since. The event had Lauper’s chosen representative Wendy Richter take on Albano’s choice The Fabulous Moolah in a match for the WWF Woman’s Championship, with the finish having outside interference from Lauper help Richter win the bout and end Moolah’s 28-year run as Woman’s Champion.įrom then on, Lauper would make more appearances for the Fed (including the inaugural WrestleMania), and wrestler cameos in music videos of hers would continue.Ĭyndi Lauper featuring wrestlers in her music videos was one of the main aspects that brought the WWF into the limelight and into its first boom period. The pay-off took place at the first-ever wrestling broadcast shown on MTV named “The War to Settle the Score.” In return, Lauper made appearances on WWF TV, circulating in an angle that would see to the two feuding. Lauper asked Albano to appear as her father in the music video to “Girls Want To Have Fun.” ![]() The two met when Albano was on a trip to Puerto Rico. Captain Lou Albano with his friend, Cyndi Lauper. The then-WWF dubbed this period as the “Rock n Wrestling Connection” and went about promoting crossovers and collaborations with certain aspects of the music industry, thanks to an unlikely friendship between manager Captain Lou Albano and singer Cyndi Lauper. The use of entrance themes and promo packages helped propel the company from the perception of "fake sport" to "sports entertainment." Music has played a major part in the success of the WWE since the 80s. Captain Lou Albano in Cyndi Lauper – “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” Watch Finn Bálor in Mile Kane’s “Cry On My Guitar” Music Video:Ģ. In fact, Kane’s album "Coup De Grace" is actually named after Finn’s finisher, revealing the Last Shadow Puppets co-frontman to be somewhat of a wrestling fan, and he isn’t the only musical mark. Finn Bálor in Miles Kane – “Cry On My Guitar”įinn Bálor recently starred in the music video to Miles Kane’s "Cry On My Guitar." Out of context, it may appear that the ex-indie darling isn’t a fan of the current indie rocker’s sound, beating him from pillar to post all over his apartment, but the short actually serves as a prequel to a bigger story set up in Miles previous video, “Loaded.” Finn Bálor featured in Miles Kane’s “Cry On My Guitar” music video. Many of these appearances have flown completely under fans’ radars! 1. Since the dawn of music television in the early 1980s, professional wrestlers have made cameos in music videos, giving fans a special treat when they least expected it.
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