"Heading West" was the third single from Cyndi Lauper's album A Night to Remember.
"Heading West" was written by Lauper, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. The same team wrote "My First Night Without You, and the latter two wrote "True Colors", and "I Drove All Night". The song is about moving on from a past relationship, which was the overall theme of the album. A video was also released which was black and white and had Lauper in an empty field. The song was released outside of the U.S. The single was a minor hit in the UK. Cyndi Lauper said in an interview with O Globo newspaper that Heading West was a great song.
French Canadian pop star Mitsou covered the song as the title track for a 1992 EP and also released it as a single. She added a French spoken word monologue to the end of the song.
Mitsou Annie Marie Gélinas (born September 1, 1970 in Loretteville, Quebec) is a Canadian pop singer, businesswoman, television and radio host, and actress. She is credited as Mitsou Gélinas when acting, but records simply as Mitsou (the French spelling of Mitsu, which means honey in Japanese).
Biography
Born in Loretteville, Quebec, Mitsou is the granddaughter of Quebec actor Gratien Gélinas. She got involved in acting and modelling as a child, but also began to pursue singing in her teenage years. In 1988, she signed with Canadian independent Isba Records and released her first single, "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy" (composed and produced by Jean-Pierre Isaac), which became a smash pop hit across Canada (an extremely rare feat for a francophone song). Later that year, she followed with her debut, multicultural-themed album, El Mundo which also spawned the singles "La Corrida" and "Les Chinois". "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy" was later remixed by Shep Pettibone and re-released for the American market with a new video.
Mitsou is the name of a French war-time novella that was published by Colette in 1919. It was later made into a 1956 film Mitsou.
The eponymous protagonist, a 24-year-old star in a show at the Montmartre in Paris in 1917, hides briefly two lieutenants in her garderobe to help her friend Petite Chose. One of the men is the educated "blue lieutenant". He writes to her the next day thanking her, and Mitsou's surprisingly eloquent response results in an exchange of letters which express their blossoming attraction and love. Eventually, the lieutenant returns for a brief and singular visit. An apparently final exchange of letters seems to conclude the affair, although Mitsou does not give up hope for a future of the relationship.
The well-received novella contains a play-like dialogue between Mitsou and the people around her as well as the letter exchange. The main characters are based on her second husband's brother, Robert de Jouvenel, and his mistress, Zou, but may also reflect a young Colette in her early relationship with her future first husband Henry Gauthier-Villars.
Mitsou "Heading West" Music Video - Director: Chip Miller (uncensored European version)
Directed, co-produced, and edited by Chip Miller and co-helmed by the late Darren Lavett. The beautiful, talented, and sexy Mitsou, is considered the Madonna of Canada. The video was shot on location at El Mirage Dry Bed Lake in the California desert. This version is the uncensored cut for MTV Canada and MTV Europe, and features some nudity but in a tasteful style. This classic, shot on 35mm film has just been restored and finally transferred to digital format. The shoot was for Chip Miller's and Travis Miller's former production company, Red Hots Productions in Burbank, and this restored version is a presentation of Miller's new production company Desert C.A.M. Studios out of Palm Desert and Burbank, CA.
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Heading West (Radio Remix) · Mitsou
Heading West
℗ 1992 Unidisc Music Inc.
Released on: 1992-01-01
Main Artist: Mitsou
Composer: Cyndi Lauper
Music Publisher: Sony Tunes (ASCAP) / Sony Rella Music (BMI)
Composer: Thomas Kelly
Composer: William Steinberg
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Heading West (Remix)
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Heading West (Remix) · Mitsou
Heading West
℗ 1992 Unidisc Music Inc.
Released on: 1992-01-01
Main Artist: Mitsou
Composer: Cyndi Lauper
Music Publisher: Sony Tunes (ASCAP) / Sony Rella Music (BMI)
Composer: Thomas Kelly
Composer: William Steinberg
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Directed, co-produced, and edited by Chip Miller and co-helmed by the late Darren Lavett. The beautiful, talented, and sexy Mitsou, is considered the Madonna o...
Directed, co-produced, and edited by Chip Miller and co-helmed by the late Darren Lavett. The beautiful, talented, and sexy Mitsou, is considered the Madonna of Canada. The video was shot on location at El Mirage Dry Bed Lake in the California desert. This version is the uncensored cut for MTV Canada and MTV Europe, and features some nudity but in a tasteful style. This classic, shot on 35mm film has just been restored and finally transferred to digital format. The shoot was for Chip Miller's and Travis Miller's former production company, Red Hots Productions in Burbank, and this restored version is a presentation of Miller's new production company Desert C.A.M. Studios out of Palm Desert and Burbank, CA.
Directed, co-produced, and edited by Chip Miller and co-helmed by the late Darren Lavett. The beautiful, talented, and sexy Mitsou, is considered the Madonna of Canada. The video was shot on location at El Mirage Dry Bed Lake in the California desert. This version is the uncensored cut for MTV Canada and MTV Europe, and features some nudity but in a tasteful style. This classic, shot on 35mm film has just been restored and finally transferred to digital format. The shoot was for Chip Miller's and Travis Miller's former production company, Red Hots Productions in Burbank, and this restored version is a presentation of Miller's new production company Desert C.A.M. Studios out of Palm Desert and Burbank, CA.
Provided to YouTube by Unidisc Music Inc.
Heading West (Radio Remix) · Mitsou
Heading West
℗ 1992 Unidisc Music Inc.
Released on: 1992-01-01
Main Artist: ...
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Heading West (Radio Remix) · Mitsou
Heading West
℗ 1992 Unidisc Music Inc.
Released on: 1992-01-01
Main Artist: Mitsou
Composer: Cyndi Lauper
Music Publisher: Sony Tunes (ASCAP) / Sony Rella Music (BMI)
Composer: Thomas Kelly
Composer: William Steinberg
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Provided to YouTube by Unidisc Music Inc.
Heading West (Radio Remix) · Mitsou
Heading West
℗ 1992 Unidisc Music Inc.
Released on: 1992-01-01
Main Artist: Mitsou
Composer: Cyndi Lauper
Music Publisher: Sony Tunes (ASCAP) / Sony Rella Music (BMI)
Composer: Thomas Kelly
Composer: William Steinberg
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Heading West (Remix) · Mitsou
Heading West
℗ 1992 Unidisc Music Inc.
Released on: 1992-01-01
Main Artist: Mitsou...
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Heading West (Remix) · Mitsou
Heading West
℗ 1992 Unidisc Music Inc.
Released on: 1992-01-01
Main Artist: Mitsou
Composer: Cyndi Lauper
Music Publisher: Sony Tunes (ASCAP) / Sony Rella Music (BMI)
Composer: Thomas Kelly
Composer: William Steinberg
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Provided to YouTube by Unidisc Music Inc.
Heading West (Remix) · Mitsou
Heading West
℗ 1992 Unidisc Music Inc.
Released on: 1992-01-01
Main Artist: Mitsou
Composer: Cyndi Lauper
Music Publisher: Sony Tunes (ASCAP) / Sony Rella Music (BMI)
Composer: Thomas Kelly
Composer: William Steinberg
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Directed, co-produced, and edited by Chip Miller and co-helmed by the late Darren Lavett. The beautiful, talented, and sexy Mitsou, is considered the Madonna of Canada. The video was shot on location at El Mirage Dry Bed Lake in the California desert. This version is the uncensored cut for MTV Canada and MTV Europe, and features some nudity but in a tasteful style. This classic, shot on 35mm film has just been restored and finally transferred to digital format. The shoot was for Chip Miller's and Travis Miller's former production company, Red Hots Productions in Burbank, and this restored version is a presentation of Miller's new production company Desert C.A.M. Studios out of Palm Desert and Burbank, CA.
Provided to YouTube by Unidisc Music Inc.
Heading West (Radio Remix) · Mitsou
Heading West
℗ 1992 Unidisc Music Inc.
Released on: 1992-01-01
Main Artist: Mitsou
Composer: Cyndi Lauper
Music Publisher: Sony Tunes (ASCAP) / Sony Rella Music (BMI)
Composer: Thomas Kelly
Composer: William Steinberg
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Provided to YouTube by Unidisc Music Inc.
Heading West (Remix) · Mitsou
Heading West
℗ 1992 Unidisc Music Inc.
Released on: 1992-01-01
Main Artist: Mitsou
Composer: Cyndi Lauper
Music Publisher: Sony Tunes (ASCAP) / Sony Rella Music (BMI)
Composer: Thomas Kelly
Composer: William Steinberg
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"Heading West" was the third single from Cyndi Lauper's album A Night to Remember.
"Heading West" was written by Lauper, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. The same team wrote "My First Night Without You, and the latter two wrote "True Colors", and "I Drove All Night". The song is about moving on from a past relationship, which was the overall theme of the album. A video was also released which was black and white and had Lauper in an empty field. The song was released outside of the U.S. The single was a minor hit in the UK. Cyndi Lauper said in an interview with O Globo newspaper that Heading West was a great song.
French Canadian pop star Mitsou covered the song as the title track for a 1992 EP and also released it as a single. She added a French spoken word monologue to the end of the song.
Nothing we had gets taken away Might learn the value of it someday, Everything left gets in the way Destructs and disrupts and then leads us astray, It's simple or should be now Happy the unspoken vow, Wind blow me I know we've done our best, follow the road, follow Dispossessed Leave all we have, time for something new With each town we meet, keep on passing through And each time you reach on, or feel distressed, Think of me heading west Why not leave now, deep in July August flies quickly, watch it fly by Pick up your bags, don't close the door, I'm right behind you, if not before It's over or should be now We've gone through why, gone through how You know me, I know we done our best Follow the road, feeling truly blessed Turn off the past, dim the lights, explore Let's all set sail, then get washed ashore With each step get closer and finally rest