Name That Tune – Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want To Have Fun

Name That Tune time warped back to 1983 this morning with “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” from Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 album “She’s So Unusual.” The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was originally recorded by Richard Hazard in 1979. The video cost less that thirty five thousand dollars to make and features wrestling manager “Captain” Lou Albano as Cyndi’s father, and her mother Catrine playing herself. As of April of this year, “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” has had over 740 million views on YouTube.