MAJOR TO MINOR: What Does 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' Sound Like in a Minor Key? (Cyndi Lauper)

As part of my ongoing series in which I take songs in a major (happy) key and transpose them to a minor (sad) key, here is my rendition of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" made famous by Cyndi Lauper.
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[nathansmith]

Holy crap that totally changed the meaning of the song.

[laurab]

"Some boys take a beautiful girl and hide her away from the rest of the world..." so sad in this key!!!!

[DivinePearl]

oooh, love the tone in this song!! Sounds like a girl reminiscing her decision after it became a tragedy, instead of a girl pouting about her independence.   

[ReallyJustJayla]

I love how all of your minor key covers make you think of the song in a new perspective. When I hear this song I think of a girl who had too much 'fun' and killed someone or something like that. What do you guys imagine?

[vizx]

This is beautiful and feels like the song has a deeper meaning.

[chaseholfelder]

I just saw a big spike in views on this video today. Where are you all coming from? How'd you find it?

[brookekelley]

I kinda wanna see toxic by Britney Spears oops 😂

[MarqF]

"Girls Just Want To Have Fun"...that was always a funny song to me. But in this version its so dramatic and depressing, but I mean that positive!

[LoveoftheDarkFiberArts]

this is just haunting. A whole new way to appreciate this song.

[OfficialJacksonFox]

All I can picture is Jenny from Forrest Gump. This matches her story so well.

[haleyryea]

you should do "Jolene" by Dolly Parton. It's a different song than what you've done. I think it could really show your vocal range. I've played this song like 12 times in a row. I love it!!!

[SchoolDeskInk]

The two pictures I get is either the girl goes home to do heavy drugs to escape reality, or she kidnaps people and tortures them to put a little "excitement" into her life.

[heatherbeeqt]

this has always been a favorite song of mine. it just gained a new depth of meaning. made me think of young oppressed girls who are denied an education and equality wanting to walk in the sun. great job.

[xxxaragon]

singing/playing this song in a minor key makes a lot of the lyrics, especially that phrase "girls just want to have fun" sound really sarcastic and cynical.

[lyrix]

Oh I love this guy. The major to minor series is amazing! Please never stop haha

[chocaholic]

My mum requested that "Girls just want to have fun" be played at her funeral next week and Chase 's hauntingly beautiful rendition has moved me to tears. This is truly lovely, Thank you Chase!

[tiamccarthy]

How do you not have a billion subscribers?! So much talent.

[Sanguiluna]

I actually never truly LISTENED to the lyrics until this cover, but now that I have, the minor scales makes MUCH more sense for this song!

[JaneDoe-tbwe]

I love this take on this song so much. I feel that this could be sung after a "party girl" gets like killed. This could almost be like a warning to others to not be a "party girl" and be careful of who you hang with.

[ellietischler]

Lyrics from Musixmatch, provided by Lydianne Croes

She comes home in the morning light
Her mother says when you gonna live your life right
Oh mother dear you're not the fortunate ones
And girls they want to have fun
Oh those girls just want to have fun
The phone rings in the middle of the night
Her father yells what you gonna do with your life
Oh daddy dear you know you're still number one
But girls they want to have fun
That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
When the working day is done
That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
When the working day is done
Those girls just want to have fun
Oh those girls just want to have fun
Some boys take a beautiful girl
And hide her away from the rest of the world
She wants to be the one who walks in the sun
Oh girls they want to have fun
That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
When the working day is done
That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
When the working day is done
Those girls - they want to have fun
Oh those girls just want to have fun