re: Madonna or Cyndi Lauper?

Paula Abdul had all the intangibles. I think she got more over to a younger audience than Cyndi Lauper. She was known for her dance moves, did a big tour with NKOTB, had Keanu Reeves in a video, plus the rapping cartoon cat of course. She also dated Arsenio Hall which kept her name in all the tabloids. Plus I think she had more hits than Cyndi Lauper but some of those were in the 90s.