Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Cyndi Lauper

About Girls Just Want to Have Fun

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a song written and first recorded in 1979 by American musician Robert Hazard. It is better known as a single by American singer Cyndi Lauper, whose version was released in 1983. It was the first major single released by Lauper as a solo artist and the lead single from her debut studio album She's So Unusual (1983). Lauper's version gained recognition as a feminist anthem and was promoted by a Grammy-winning music video. It has been covered, either as a studio recording or in a live performance, by over 30 other artists. The single was Lauper's breakthrough hit, reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming a worldwide hit throughout late 1983 and early 1984. It remains one of Lauper's signature songs and was a widely popular song during the era of its release, the 1980s. The "Rolling Stone & MTV: '100 Greatest Pop Songs': 1-50", "Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos"" and the "VH1: 100 Greatest Videos" lists ranked the song at No. 22, No. 39 and No. 45, respectively. The song received Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 2013, the song was remixed by Yolanda Be Cool, taken from the 30th anniversary reissue of the album She's So Unusual. 


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2000
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I come home in the morning light
My mother says, "When you gonna live your life right?"
Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones
And girls, they wanna have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun

The phone rings in the middle of the night
My father yells, "What you gonna do with your life?"
Oh daddy dear, you know you're still number one
But girls, they wanna have fun
Oh girls just want to have

That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Oh girls, they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun (girls, they wanna, wanna have fun, girls wanna have)

Some boys take a beautiful girl
And hide her away from the rest of the world
I want to be the one to walk in the sun
Oh girls, they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have

That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Oh girls, they wanna have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun (girls, they wanna, wanna have fun, girls wanna have)
They just wanna, they just wanna (girls)
They just wanna, they just wanna, oh girl (girls just wanna have fun)
Girls just wanna have fun
They just wanna, they just wanna
They just wanna, they just wanna (girls)
They just wanna, they just wanna, oh girl (girls just wanna have fun)
Girls just want to have fun

When the working
When the working day is done
Oh when the working day is done, oh girls
Girls, they wanna have fun, everybody

They just wanna, they just wanna (girls)
They just wanna, they just wanna, oh girls (girls just wanna have fun)
Girls just want to have fun

(They just wanna, they just wanna) when the working
When the working day is done (they just wanna, they just wanna)
Oh when the working day is done, oh girl (girls just wanna have fun)
Girls just wanna have fun (they just wanna, they just wanna)

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Cyndi Lauper

Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the debut solo album She's So Unusual in 1983, which included four Billboard Hot 100 top five songs: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," "Time After Time," "She Bop," and "All Through the Night." It became the first album to have four top-five singles by a female, and earned Lauper Best New Artist at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with True Colors in 1986, which included two Billboard Hot 100 top ten songs: the number one smash "True Colors" and "Change of Heart," and earned two nominations at the 29th Grammy Awards. more »

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Written by: Robert Hazard

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11 facts about this song

Origin
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was originally written by Robert Hazard in 1979.
Rendition
Though first performed by Hazard, the song became a global hit after Cyndi Lauper covered it in 1983.
Album
The song is included in Cyndi Lauper's debut studio album "She's So Unusual."
Chart Performance
The song was a major success, reaching no. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and no. 1 in about 10 other countries.
Music Video
The music video garnered a lot of attention not only for its vibrant visuals but also due to the appearance of professional wrestling manager "Captian" Lou Albano and Lauper's real-life mother.
Awards
The video won the award for Best Female Video at the first ever MTV Video Music Awards in 1984.
Feminist Anthem
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is often seen as a feminist anthem due to its portrayal of women seeking independence and fun.
Influence and Covers
Numerous artists across a variety of genres have covered "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", including Miley Cyrus and Russian duo T.A.T.U.
Charitable Use
Cyndi Lauper re-recorded this song in 2012 and donated proceeds to her nonprofit, the True Colors Fund. The organization works to end homelessness among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.
Legacy
The song is ranked no. 23 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s and is listed on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Pop Songs.
Musical Adaptations
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" has been featured in numerous films, TV shows and commercials, further emphasizing its lasting cultural impact.

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