This November 29, 1983, live performance at Ripley's Music Hall in Philadelphia was recorded with the highest quality soundboard! It was recorded shortly after the release of "She's So Unusual" (released October 14, 1983), before it was released as a single. While the venue name includes "hall," Ripley's Music Hall was a live music venue in Philadelphia in the early 1980s. It was particularly known as a venue for up-and-coming artists. And as you can see from her MC, this performance was broadcast for the first time. Even singing in a small venue on the eve of her breakthrough, she had confidence and confidence in this song. The unique atmosphere of this live music venue, the enthusiasm of the audience, and the song's opening, simple guitar arpeggio, followed by keyboards, all add up to Cindy's "Robbie, I'm Not Here Right Now," co-written by Rob Hyman. All these elements combined to make this performance of Time After Time the best live take. It's a take you definitely want to hear. Since then, it's been released as a single and has become a huge hit, the venues have gotten bigger and the arrangement has changed, so while it remains a masterpiece, it no longer has the same special atmosphere as it did on this day. It really is like a scene from a movie. I hope that listening to it will move you even a little.
This will be her last visit to Japan, but please listen to the miraculous Time After Time, from when she was 30 years old.
