“Girls Just Want to Have Fun” is one of Cyndi Lauper’s signature songs, but the iconic singer admits when she first recorded the track written by Robert Hazard, she thought: “It was like yawn and boring.”
“It wasn’t right for me. I sang his version. I sucked,” Lauper tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It was written by a guy and he was writing, ‘Hey, we’re lucky. They want to have fun. Here I am.’ And it wasn’t that way for me because I’m a woman. I’m not a man. And that would be a problem.”
But the budding singer did what she does best — takes matters in her own hands and got creative — flipping the song so it fit for her persona. And it became an international hit — one that is still recognizable 40 years after its release.
The story of “Girls” is one of many the Grammy,...
“It wasn’t right for me. I sang his version. I sucked,” Lauper tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It was written by a guy and he was writing, ‘Hey, we’re lucky. They want to have fun. Here I am.’ And it wasn’t that way for me because I’m a woman. I’m not a man. And that would be a problem.”
But the budding singer did what she does best — takes matters in her own hands and got creative — flipping the song so it fit for her persona. And it became an international hit — one that is still recognizable 40 years after its release.
The story of “Girls” is one of many the Grammy,...
- 6/13/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The title "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" has been attached to several pieces of media over the decades. The best-known version is the Cyndi Lauper song, which came close to topping the pop charts when it came out in 1983. Lauper's tune, however, was a feminist remake of a 1979 song by Robert Hazard.
Lauper's single was so popular in the 1980s that it spawned dozens of other professional artists to record or sing their own versions. And in 1985, it also inspired New World Pictures to put out a romantic comedy of the same name that starred Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt. The film did a modest $6.3 million at the box office relative to its cost. It arguably could have done better if Lauper allowed her song to be used in the film — she refused, however, and Hazard's original version was used instead. Despite that, the feature has left enough...
Lauper's single was so popular in the 1980s that it spawned dozens of other professional artists to record or sing their own versions. And in 1985, it also inspired New World Pictures to put out a romantic comedy of the same name that starred Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt. The film did a modest $6.3 million at the box office relative to its cost. It arguably could have done better if Lauper allowed her song to be used in the film — she refused, however, and Hazard's original version was used instead. Despite that, the feature has left enough...
- 4/22/2023
- by Vanessa Armstrong
- Slash Film
In the early Eighties, Cyndi Lauper was on her own. Her band Blue Angel had just split up and she was working on her solo debut, an idea she had rebuffed in years prior. By 1983, she was signed to a major label and began working on what would become her career-making debut album She’s So Unusual.
Many of the songs she was asked to sing were originally penned by other writers, like the Robert Hazard original “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” But she had a clear vision and wanted...
Many of the songs she was asked to sing were originally penned by other writers, like the Robert Hazard original “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” But she had a clear vision and wanted...
- 6/21/2021
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
Kacey Musgraves headlined the first night of a four-show Ryman Auditorium residency on Wednesday and in addition to her own songs, she threw in a cover of Cyndi Lauper’s classic “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” Adding to the surprise was Paramore singer Hayley Williams, who helped the song into a dance-friendly duet.
As fan-shot video of the performance shows, Musgraves keeps the bubbly rhythm of Lauper’s version — itself a cover of song penned by Philadelphia rocker Robert Hazard — and replaces some of the synthesized parts with guitar and keys.
As fan-shot video of the performance shows, Musgraves keeps the bubbly rhythm of Lauper’s version — itself a cover of song penned by Philadelphia rocker Robert Hazard — and replaces some of the synthesized parts with guitar and keys.
- 2/28/2019
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
To ensure three times the fun for the third installment of the Housefull franchise, the makers of the upcoming movie, Housefull 3, have bought the rights to a Cyndi Lauper song which features at No 22 on Rolling Stone’s list of 100 greatest pop songs. “Girls Just Want To Have Fun”, not just as a part of the song but also for the trailer.
Penned and recorded first by American musician Robert Hazard in 1979, the Lauper single released four years later, a song that music lovers have grown up listening to.
Featuring the three girls—Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Lisa Haydon, the trio of beauties pranced on the iconic bridge and sailed down the Thames, after obtaining relevant permissions which was a long and tedious process. The expensive song was finally shot in the night on the London Bridge and the Thames.
Starring Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Jacqueline Fernandez,...
Penned and recorded first by American musician Robert Hazard in 1979, the Lauper single released four years later, a song that music lovers have grown up listening to.
Featuring the three girls—Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Lisa Haydon, the trio of beauties pranced on the iconic bridge and sailed down the Thames, after obtaining relevant permissions which was a long and tedious process. The expensive song was finally shot in the night on the London Bridge and the Thames.
Starring Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Jacqueline Fernandez,...
- 4/27/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Coming up with yet another fun roller coaster ride is Sajid Nadiadwala with the third installment of Housefull 3. The producer in fact has gone a step ahead for this triquel and has even bought the rights of a 80s American song for the glam divas of the film. It is a known fact that Housefull 3 stars three leading ladies namely Jacqueline Fernandez, Lisa Haydon and Nargis Fakhri. For the song featuring the divas, producer Sajid Nadiadwala has bought the rights to a Cyndi Lauper cult song 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' which featured at No. 22 in Rolling Stone's list of 100 greatest pop songs. The said song is not just a part of the film, but it also opens the soon-to-release trailer. Penned and recorded first by American musician Robert Hazard in 1979, it is the Lauper single which released four years later. It has stayed with...
- 4/23/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
History has shown us that not every musical hit is unique to the artist. Take Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You." When that catchy tune fell into the hands of the late Whitney Houston, the powerful ballad became an instant success, but many of the people caught humming the melody had no idea a blonde bombshell was the mastermind behind the hit.
Houston's rendition is just one a number of cover songs that eventually became more famous than the originals. We've compiled a list of some of these beloved gems below; let us know which ones surprised you in the comments.
1. "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinead O'Connor (original by Prince/The Family)
O'Connor's breathy song was actually written by "Purple Rain" genius Prince for one of his side projects, The Family. But the Irish songstress was the one whose tears actually brought it to the general public.
2. "All...
Houston's rendition is just one a number of cover songs that eventually became more famous than the originals. We've compiled a list of some of these beloved gems below; let us know which ones surprised you in the comments.
1. "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinead O'Connor (original by Prince/The Family)
O'Connor's breathy song was actually written by "Purple Rain" genius Prince for one of his side projects, The Family. But the Irish songstress was the one whose tears actually brought it to the general public.
2. "All...
- 4/22/2013
- by Katherine Brooks
- Huffington Post
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