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Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Laupher is THE female empowerment anthem of the 80's.

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Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Laupher is THE female empowerment anthem of the 80's.

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Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Official Video)

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1. Cyndi Lauper's full name is Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper.
2. She was born on June 22, 1953.
3. She was born in Astoria, New York.
4. Cyndi was kicked out of multiple parochial schools when she was young, which was hard on her poverty stricken, divorced, traditionalist parents.
5. Since 1993, Cyndi Lauper has been an outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and has donated generously.

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1) Girls Just Want to Have Fun was released September 6th, 1983.
2) The label that released the song was Portrait Records.
3) The intended audience of the song was young women & club go-ers.
4) The song's genre could be classified as 80's pop.
5) During the time of this song's release, second wave feminism was active in the early 80's. Goals of this time were for women to have more control of their bodies, for women to have more expression and acceptance of their sexuality, more women in leadership positions, etc.

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The saying, "boys will be boys" is a popular phrase that many parents use offhandedly to excuse childish or distasteful behavior from boys or men. There is not a female equivalent phrase like "girls will be girls". Unfair gender roles and expectations that hinder women have been forced onto women since childhood. Many women can recall that throughout childhood, they constantly cleaned up messes they did not create and succumb to unfair expectations about how a "lady" should act.
Cyndi Lauper is no different to these other young women. In the song, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", we hear first hand how disappointed Cyndi's parents are in her for not living a traditional lifestyle. "I come home in the mornin
light. My mother says, 'When you gonna live your life right?'" This quote is a direct representation of a parent that disapproves of a young woman's lifestyle and passively aggressively shames her. What does it mean to "live your life right"? In the 1980's, the nuclear family was still popular. Families mainly consisted of a working father, mother that takes care of the home, and children. Gender roles were still prevalent in this era. Cyndi's mother clearly disapproves of her staying out late, and insinuates wishing her to start a family and take care of a home. Cyndi rejects this with saying, "Girls they wanna have fun."
Another lyric that stands out is when Cyndi sings, "Some boys take a beautiful girl and hide her away from the rest o' the world. I wanna be the one to walk in the sun. Oh girls, they wanna have fun." As mentioned previously, gender roles require a woman to marry and stay home with her children. When put into a situation like this, women's lives may become mundane and repetitive if not down right abusive in the worst case scenario. Cyndi rejects this by mentioning walking in the sun... or choosing her own path of light.
Feminism allows women choice and direction over their own lives. Girls Just Want to Have Fun demonstrates a woman rejecting society's traditional pre written plans, and Cyndi boldly declares how instead of following a path unfit for her, she wants to make her own choices and live how it makes her happy.

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Cyndi's message within this song is one that is not too complex, but leaves someone that actually digests the lyrics inquisitive about gender roles and what they value in their personal life. I like the song because it is catchy, very classic, and has a message that I agree with. I agree with the lyrics and I think the execution of the lyrics are well done. The message is there but it is not so obvious enough to turn off a casual listener or cause controversy. This song was ground breaking for its time, and I appreciate how songs like this contribute to breaking down barriers that allow modern women to choose a life style that is fit for our own individual needs.

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5. Kennedy, John R. “Lauper's ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ Celebrates 30th Anniversary.” Global News, Global News, 10 June 2013, https://globalnews.ca/news/627819/laupers-girls-just-want-to-have-fun-celebrates-30th-anniversary/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CGirls%20Just%20Want%20to%20Have%20Fun%E2%80%9D%20sold%202%20million%20copies,on%20the%20Billboard%20Hot%20100.
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