Lauper vaulted to fame in 1984 with the single “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” a song originally written by a man but reworked by Lauper to give it a more anthemic “girl power” vibe.

Cyndi Lauper's Mother Catrine, Who Appeared in the 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' Music Video, Dead at 91 Lauper also wanted to cast her mother, Catrine, to play her mom on screen.

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Cyndi Lauper recalled saying that she "would never" record "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" when she first heard it. Lauper said that she didn't want to record the song because it was written by a man.

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is an anthem for women around the world, but, surprisingly, Cyndi Lauper's 1983 No. 2 hit wasn't written by a woman. The song was a multi-Grammy nominee, MTV Video ...

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Cyndi Lauper Worried ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ Really Meant ‘Girls Just Want to Have Sex,’ So She Gave It ‘New Life’ The pop star explains on PBS' Finding Your Roots how she ...

Girls just wanna have fun, no matter what decade it is. Village Roadshow is producing a modern-day remake of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, the cult 1985 romantic comedy dance movie that starred Sarah ...

Songwriter and musician Robert Hazard, who wrote the 1983 Cyndi Lauper hit “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” died Tuesday after a brief illness, his record label said in a statement. He was 59.