Watch Henry Rollins and Cyndi Lauper Sing Black Flag’s “Rise Above”

The unlikely collaboration happened at Lauper’s Home for the Holidays benefit concert
Henry Rollins and Cyndi Lauper
Henry Rollins and Cyndi Lauper, December 2019 (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Last night (December 10), Cyndi Lauper hosted her annual Cyndi Lauper & Friends: Home for the Holidays benefit concert in Los Angeles. Proceeds for the show go to True Colors United, which works to prevent homelessness in the LGBTQ+ youth community. One of the guests at the event was Henry Rollins, who brought Lauper out for a raucous performance of Black Flag’s “Rise Above.” Watch footage below (via Stereogum).

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