Yahoo

Girls Just Want to Have Fun Remake in the Works From Elizabeth Banks

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The original film revolved around an army brat with a passion for dancing. After enrolling at an all-girls Catholic school, she ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Meet the Man Who Wrote ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’

"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 Award ...
People

Cyndi Lauper Reveals She Refused to Record 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' at First Because It Was Written by Men

"I was trying really hard to make an anthem that would inspire women and open the doors to all women," Lauper tells PEOPLE Jack Irvin has worked at PEOPLE since 2022. He covers and edits daily music ...
American Songwriter

Who is the Songwriter Behind “Girls Just Want to Have Fun?”

While Cyndi Lauper made the track into an all-time classic, it wasn’t written by her originally. In fact, the song wasn’t first recorded by her either. “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” was actually ...
Variety

‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ Musical in the Works Based on Sarah Jessica Parker’s 1985 Teen Comedy (EXCLUSIVE)

A musical adaptation of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” the 1985 teen comedy starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt, is in the works. The stage show is based on the film’s screenplay by Amy Spies ...
Variety

Cyndi Lauper’s ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ Tops 1 Billion YouTube Views

Cyndi Lauper’s music video for “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” officially crossed 1 billion views on YouTube — marking the iconic singer’s first entry onto the video platform’s billion-views club.