Girls Just Want To Have Fun

by

Cyndi Lauper

Album: She's So Unusual      Released: 1983

US Chart: 2     UK Chart: 2

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This was Lauper's first single as a solo artist. She released an album in 1981 as a member of the group Blue Angel.

This was written by Robert Hazard, a Philadelphia singer/songwriter who had a band called Robert Hazard and the Heroes. Hazard recorded his demo of the song in 1979.

The video, which ran constantly on MTV, featured wrestler Captain Lou Albano as Lauper's father. It won the first ever award for Best Female Video at the 1984 Video Music Awards. Albano was also in her next video, "Time After Time."

This was a huge part of '80s culture. Not only did the song became an anthem for female attitude, but it set fashion trends as the video showed Lauper wearing bright, outrageous clothes that looked like they came from a thrift store (they often did). It set the stage for artists like Madonna - independent women wearing cheap, yet fashionable clothes and who like to accessorize.

Elllie Greenwich sang backup vocals on this song and helped come up with the distinctive counterpoint. Greenwich is a legendary songwriter who worked with Phil Spector on many classic songs of the '60s, including Be My Baby and Leader Of The Pack. (thanks, Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England)

Based on the success of this, Lauper became part of "The Rock and Wrestling Connection." She appeared at matches for the World Wrestling Federation and managed the women's champion.

This was featured in the movie Clueless, starring Alicia Silverstone. It was Silverstone's first big role after playing a vixen in some Aerosmith videos, and helped establish her as a legitimate actress. The movie was made into a TV show a few years later.

When all of the party guests in the video are shown falling out of the bedroom in a pile when the door is opened, it was a tribute to a similar scene from the classic Marx Brothers film A Night at the Opera. (thanks, Patrick - Conyers, GA)

In 2004, Carnival Cruise Lines used this in a series of commercials. (thanks, Patrick - Conyers, GA)

Weird Al Yankovic wrote a parody of this for his 1985 album Dare To Be Stupid called "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch." He was very resistant to writing or recording it, but his label insisted on having him do a Cyndi Lauper send-up. (thanks, Steph - SoCal, CA)

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i love Cyndi Lauper i think she rocks. she has an amazing voice. i love all her songs. i would like to sing girls just want to have fun with her. if she produced a movie about her life i would be perfect for it. i look like her, dress like her, and act like her. we are exactly alike. she is my rolemodel. i am her #1 fan. Cyndi Lauper rocks!!!
- stormie, lexington, OK

even though i dont know Cyndi Lauper i consider her my friend. me and her have alot in common. i like to sing and she does to. she is a very beautiful woman.
- stormie, lexington, OK

Cyndi Lauper's "Girl's Just Wany to Have Fun" is every New Year's Theme Song 4 me!
- AvaDavida, Atlanta, GA

Mjn Seifer, Not listed for personal reason, England, that is NOT the video for that song...at least, not here. In this video, it shows Cyndi coming home late (actually, early AM), calling her friends for a party, and them all getting together at her house for the BIG party while her parents (her real mom and Capt. Lou) wring their hands. Eventually "the boy" gets to her and gives her some flowers. During the choruses is when she and 8 girlfriends move their heads side-to-side or sway up-&-down. You gotta love the stuffy looking guy (black suit & hat) "partying down" in his stuffy way! ------------------------- "i think the song could be alot better it sucks so much why dont you have guys in it" - bryant, vermont - Two things: 1) If it's so bad, why'd you look it up? 2) The song is called "GIRLS Just Wanna Have Fun"...but there ARE guys in the vid.------------------------- Final note: Love the vid, although it's horribly dated, and the elastics pierced into Capt. Lou's face freak me out. BTW, he also shows up in "She Bop".
- Karen, Manchester, NH

This is just my opinion, but I don't think she can sing. The songs alright but her vocals irritate me, sounds like someone's shouting at me, in a melodic song-like way haha. Maybe thats her intention for songs like these.
- Nick, Cairns, Australia

Hey, there's a remix of this on Rayman: Raving Rabbids. It's all high tech, but not as good as the original. It's still good.
- Thelones, Young, Australia

I played this song during a sleepover at my friend's house. Then we had a pillow fight.
- Lucy, Rhinebeck, NY

Jaco, Greg Laswell does the version heard in the 1st season of 'Damages'.
- Lester, New York City, NY

Actually, Captain Lou Albano was not a wrestler at the time of the video. He was a wrestling manager. Basically, he and the Grand Wizard used to manage all the "bad guy" wrestlers in the '70s, who were trying to beat the then-champ, Bruno Sammartino. Albano is a lot of fun.
- Dominick, New York, NY

I loved it when Allen Thicke said on his show " if girls just wanna have fu-un they oughta get a jo-ob"
- Brian, Medway, OH

Can anyone help with some info: a cover of this song features on the TV series Damages. Its a male singer. Would love to find it. Anybody know about it?
- Jaco, Johannesburg, South Africa

The guy who plays the synthesizer on this song is fantastic...the sound that was created laid the ground work for this sound and what makes this song timeless. The musicians that worked on this album were phenomenal, they made this song wahat it was and still is today. Great song!
- Claudia, Brooklyn, NY

This song reminds me of when I was a little girl in boarding school and my girlfriend was nude...yay!
- Kevin, San Francisco, CA

I like this one as well. Cyndi Lauper sounds a lot like Blondie in this song. Does she always? "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!" What do they do for fun? I've always pondered that.
- andrew, birmingham, United States

I love the video!!! It´s just pure fun!!!!
- Benjy, Bonn, Germany

The songs alright but the video sux and is boring. For thoese who havent seen it here is what happens: A load of girls all sitting on the sofa, Cyndi joins them, Sings the song, Nobody moves at all - Then comes the chorus ("Girls! Wanna have fun! Girls!") When this plays the girls "have fun" by... Moving their heads side to side. Once the chorus is done the girls go back to being still as statues. This whole procss is repeated again and again...Zzzz
- Mjn Seifer, Not listed for personal reason, England

i think the song could be alot better it sucks so much why dont you have guys in it
- bryant, vermont, VT

Just the happiest, bounciest song. It was played out for years for me until my 5-year-old daughter and her friends latched on to it. The sheer love they have for it, singing and dancing along, proves what a classic it is.
- Pete, NY, NY

Happy Nation - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. used a bit of the song but the rest sounded like a run DMC song. and to everyone who think's this song is not in the soundtrack to CLUELESS it is "GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN" By Robert Hazard but i think it just the music
- neil, middlesbrough, United States

This song wasnt #1? Wow. I FREWAKING LOVE THIS SONG! and im a boy. and staright which is scary
- Jesse, Haddam, CT

The video was outstanding. Cyndi Lauper's real-life mother appeared in the video along with Captain Lou Albano. The cartoon bubbles were unforgettable. I enjoyed seeing the video many times on MTV.
- Howard, St. Louis Park, MN

This song was used in Steven Speilbergs movie THe Goonies and features the Film clip on the Television in Sean Aston Home in the beginning of the movie . The first Concert I attended of size was Cindy Lauper in 1985 at The Sydney entertainment Centre , Great Energy!
- Rob, Rockhampton , Australia

nice song but yes right it does get anoying after a while and lol it goes well with the carnival cruise comercial
- meagan, baton rouge, LA

I love this song. I didn't really pay attention to it until I heard the GOGO version and this song is like that.
- michelle, Hyattsville, MD

I think this song sounds so GREAT and I would dance to it whenever it comes on the radio. The title is very unique, too.
- Candice, Vancouver, Canada

I agree with Tom. But this song gets annoying after a while.
- AJ, Cleveland, GA

In concert, after the song became a hit, Cyndi would invite female audience mebers to join in a sort of "conga line" and sing along with the "they just wanna, they just wannnnaaaa...." refrain.
- Ken, Louisville, KY

In September 1994, a remixed version of this song saw it return to to the UK Top 5, under the title "Hey Now! (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun)".
- Dave, Cardiff, Wales

Weird Al Yankovic did a spoof of this song called: "Girls Just Want to have Lunch."
- Brandon, Seattle, WA

No, the original song wasn't used in Clueless, but a cover version is. It's in the gym class scene.
- Krie, Ft. Drum, NY

I think you're mistaken because I don't recall this being in Clueless, but I know for sure it's not on the soundtrack.
- Jessica, York, PA

Captain Lou Albano is also in her video for "Goonies R Good Enough" from the movie the Goonies. This video is on the dvd. Also, on Vh1's I Love the 80s they said a lot of people actually thought he was Cyndi's real father.
- Jessica, York, PA

I love Cyndi Lauper's voice, especially in this song. In my opinion, she's one of the greatest female singers of all time.
- Tom, Trowbridge, England

Also to be noted there's a movie named after this song
- Jana, Alexandria, VA

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