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...York mainstream mainstay Cam’ron takes things to a whole new level of absurdity, sampling Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” (the whole backing synth line, not just the vocal) for his 2004 single “Girls,” and categorically failing to imbue Lauper’s kitschy girl-pop anthem with any street cred whatsoever...

Author: By Vinita M. Alexander, Ben B. Chung, Daniel J. Hemel, Marianne F. Kaletzky, Kristina M. Moore, Will B. Payne, Abe J. Riesman, and Scoop A. Wasserstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Executive Decisions | 12/15/2005 | See Source »

However, in spite of all the obstacles inside the Leverett Dining Hall, the ’80s were alive and well. There is simply no substitute for good music. Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” and Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” electrified the dance floor, though other ditties (i.e. Boy George’s classic “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me”) left the crowd slightly confused. Still, when the dance ended at 12:45 with Bon Jovi?...

Author: By Reva P. Minkoff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: scene and heard | 11/12/2004 | See Source »

Jost, whose appearance was heralded by a boom-boxed rendition of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” concluded his ramble with a profound, and profoundly funny, observation...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ali G Offends, Entertains on a Hot Class Day | 6/10/2004 | See Source »

...read about it here first. More surprising and significant is the return of a number of other past music stars to the headlines and cultural legitimacy. In the first half of 2004, high-profile records have been and will be released by former punch-lines like Prince, Cyndi Lauper and Blondie...

Author: By Nathan Burstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Art of the Hollywood Resurrection | 4/23/2004 | See Source »

...norms, and appropriate the new drug for purely recreational use, just as men are doing with Viagra. Sure, we need dashing partners and the leisurely evenings in which to enjoy them, but these improvements could be years in coming, if ever. In the meantime, my feminist guru is Cyndi Lauper, with her revolutionary dictum: Girls just wanna have fun. If Big Pharma comes up with something to advance that agenda, bring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do Women Need A Viagra? | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

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