{"id":1949100,"date":"2023-06-16T12:21:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T16:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cyndi-lauper-reveals-why-she-originally-didnt-want-to-record-girls-just-wanna-have-fun\/"},"modified":"2023-06-16T12:22:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T16:22:51","slug":"cyndi-lauper-reveals-why-she-originally-didnt-want-to-record-girls-just-wanna-have-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cyndi-lauper-reveals-why-she-originally-didnt-want-to-record-girls-just-wanna-have-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyndi Lauper&#8217;s reason for initially rejecting &#8216;Girls Just Wanna Have Fun&#8217; revealed."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcyndi-lauper-reveals-why-she-originally-didnt-want-to-record-girls-just-wanna-have-fun%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1949100&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Singer Cyndi Lauper&#8217;s Journey with &#8220;Girls Just Wanna Have Fun&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/music\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Singer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cyndi Lauper revealed an intriguing story behind her hit 1983 single &#8220;Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.&#8221; Initially, she wasn&#8217;t interested in singing the song because it wasn&#8217;t written by a woman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, this single turned out to be Lauper&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fans-pour-funding-into-the-chosen-hit-series-about-jesus\/\" title=\"Fans Pour Funding into 'The Chosen,' Hit Series About Jesus\">breakthrough hit<\/a>, reaching the number two spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/friends-creator-pledges-4-million-to-atone-for-lack-of-black-leads-on-the-series\/\" title=\"\u2018Friends\u2019 Creator Pledges  Million To Atone For Lack Of Black Leads On The Series\">worldwide sensation<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/allen-west-the-american-stasi-state\/\" title=\"Allen West: The American Stasi State\">mid-80s<\/a> and remains a well-known anthem today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lauper shared the story behind &#8220;Girls Just Wanna Have Fun&#8221; in her documentary, &#8220;Let the Canary Sing,&#8221; which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an interview with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/cyndi-lauper-refused-record-girls-just-want-to-have-fun-written-by-men-7547475\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the 69-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-so-fluid-now-demi-lovato-says-shes-pansexual-attracted-to-anything-really\/\" title=\"\u2018I\u2019m So Fluid Now\u2019: Demi Lovato Says She\u2019s \u2018Pansexual,\u2019 Attracted To \u2018Anything, Really\u2019\">pop star explained<\/a> her intention behind the song, saying, &#8220;I was trying really hard to make an anthem that would inspire women and open the doors to all women. Not just one group of women, but every little girl could see herself and realize that she too could have a joyful experience in life.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEvery time we want to have fun, we\u2019re whores,\u201d Lauper expressed her frustration with men writing a song about women from their perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lauper&#8217;s producer at the time, Rick Chertoff, introduced her to the song, originally written and recorded by Robert Hazard. Lauper&#8217;s initial reaction was strong, as she reportedly said, &#8220;I would never do that f***ing song.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the documentary, Lauper discussed her efforts to give the single a more upbeat vibe by changing the lyrics and sound. She envisioned the song in a trumpet key, symbolizing the idea she wanted to trumpet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, Lauper aimed to showcase diversity in the music video, featuring women of all types. She even cast her real mother, Catrine, to play her mom in the video, believing it would bring mothers and daughters closer together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1686769858594000&#038;usg=AOvVaw29MU9w81PAp3j3uHg4Fp5m\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lauper expressed her gratitude for having her mother by her side during this journey, stating, &#8220;My mom was with me, and I just feel I was really lucky and privileged to do that.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She also mentioned the importance of family, as her sister Ellen and brother Fred appeared in the documentary, emphasizing the significance of their support.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer Cyndi Lauper initially declined to sing her 1983 hit &#8220;Girls Just Wanna Have Fun&#8221; as it wasn&#8217;t written by a woman. 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