Cyndi Lauper’s Feminist Anthem Didn’t Start Out That Way

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun was Cyndi Lauper’s breakthrough it. The first major single released in her solo career, the hit was the lead single from Lauper’s debut album, She’s So Unusual. Since…

Wendy Rush

Published Aug 13, 2019 12:20 PM PDT

NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 05: Cyndi Lauper performs at the 5th Annual “Cyndi Lauper and Friends: Home For The Holidays” benefit concert at The Beacon Theatre on December 5, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)

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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun was Cyndi Lauper's breakthrough it. The first major single released in her solo career, the hit was the lead single from Lauper's debut album, She's So Unusual. Since its release in 1983, the song has been marked as a feminist anthem for decades. So it's interesting it was actually written and originally recorded by a man.

The composer of the song was musician Robert Hazard, who recorded it on a demo tape. The song was written from a male's perspective of girls wanting to have as much fun as guys do. Lauper was the one who turned it into the feminist declaration we've come to love.

Hear the original.

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