Sisters of Avalon | |
Cover: | Cyndi-Lauper-Sisters-Of-Avalon-165800.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Cyndi Lauper |
Album: | Sisters of Avalon |
B-Side: | Unhook the Stars |
Released: | January 29, 1997[1] |
Recorded: | 1996 |
Genre: | Alternative rock[2] |
Length: | 4:20 |
Label: | Epic Records |
Prev Title: | You Don't Know |
Prev Year: | 1996 |
Next Title: | Ballad of Cleo and Joe |
Next Year: | 1997 |
"Sisters of Avalon" is a single from the 1997 album of the same name, by American singer Cyndi Lauper. This single was only released in Japan. A sampler was released as a promo only CD in the United States.
The song is about sisterhood and it shows the power of women Lauper wanted to show through the song and the album as a whole. As a result of the song, Lauper wanted to work with female writers and producers during a lot of the making of the album.
A video was shot for the song when it was released. Of the video, Lauper said:
"This one has a little bit of a story in it too because it's kind of the rites of passage of women. It has women symbols. I wanted to show the force of nature and the energy of the song. It's really wonderful. It's like you're making paintings and when you're the artist, as opposed to when I direct someone else, it's like performance art. I can't think of any other job I could have where I can enjoy the process of making these little films." Among Cyndi Lauper's band who appeared in the video is Cherish Alexander that played lead guitar.