The group's real history is shrouded in mystery -- they claim to be the last great '50s group and to have been kidnapped by Laotian guerillas while entertaining U.S. troops in Vietnam and not rescued until 1983.
As of 1991, they were an octet featuring four lead singers, Marty Kaniger (also guitar), Tom Lee (also guitar), Bob Wayne, and Don Raymond (also guitar), plus John Hatton (bass), Norman A. Norman (keyboards), Bob Sandman (reeds), and Damon DeGrignon (drums).
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Big Daddy Lyrics
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My mother says "When you gonna live your life right?"
Oh momma dear, we're not the fortunate ones
And girls, they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun...
The phone rings, in the middle of the night
My father yells "What you gonna do with your life?"
But girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have
That's all they really want...
Some fun...
When the workin' day is done
Oh girls, they wanna have fun
Ho hoo girls just wanna have (girls)fun (they want)
(Wanna have fun)
(Girls)
(Wanna have)
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
Ho hoo girls just wanna have
That's all they really want...
Is some fun...
When the workin' day is done
Oh girls, they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have (girls) fun (they want)
(Wanna have fun)
(Girls)
(Wanna have)
They just want, they just wanna (girls)
They just want, they just wanna (girls just wanna have fun)
Oh girls
Girls just wanna have fun
(Just want, they just wanna)
They just want, they just wanna (girls)
They just want, they just wanna (girls just wanna have fun)
Girls, girls just wanna have fun
When the workin'
When the workin' day is done
Oh, when the workin' day is done
Oh, girls
Girls just wanna have fun
They just want, they just wanna (girls)
They just want, they just wanna (girls just wanna have fun)
Oh, girls
Girls just wanna have fuun
(They just wanna, they just wanna)
When the workin'
When the working day is done (they just want, they just wanna)
Oh, when the working day is done (oh, girls)
(Girls just wanna have fun)
Oh, girls
Girls just wanna have fun
(They just want, they just wanna)
The lyrics to Big Daddy's song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" express the desire of young women to enjoy life and have some fun instead of conforming to societal expectations of being productive members of society. The singer in this song seems to be a young woman who faces criticism and disapproval from her parents because she's not living up to their expectations for her. The singer's mother wants her to "live her life right," while her father chastises her for not having a clear plan for her future. However, the singer doesn't care about their opinions because all she wants is to have some fun with her girlfriends. She acknowledges that they're not "fortunate ones," but that doesn't mean they can't enjoy their lives.
Throughout the song, the singer emphasizes the idea that girls just want to have fun. She repeats it several times in the chorus and even adds some "ho hoos" for emphasis. The singer seems to be saying that girls have very simple desires and that having fun is all they really want. The song also highlights the double standard that exists between boys and girls. The singer mentions how boys often take beautiful girls and hide them away from the rest of the world, but she wants to be the one to walk in the sun.
In conclusion, "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Big Daddy celebrates the idea that young women shouldn't be confined to traditional gender roles and societal expectations. The song empowers women to express themselves and have fun.
Line by Line Meaning
I come home, in the mornin' light
I return home in the morning after a night out.
My mother says "When you gonna live your life right?"
My mother is disappointed in my behavior and wants me to make better choices.
Oh momma dear, we're not the fortunate ones
I try to explain that we don't have the same opportunities as others might.
And girls, they wanna have fun
I point out that girls just want to enjoy themselves.
The phone rings, in the middle of the night
The phone rings at an inconvenient time.
My father yells "What you gonna do with your life?"
My father criticizes my choices in life and wants me to make something of myself.
Oh daddy dear, you know you're still number one
I acknowledge that my father is important to me and try to calm him down.
But girls they wanna have fun
I remind my father that girls just want to enjoy themselves sometimes.
That's all they really want...
I emphasize that wanting to have fun is a simple desire.
Some fun...
Having some fun is what girls are after.
When the workin' day is done
Girls want to have fun after a hard day's work.
Ho hoo girls just wanna have fun
I repeat my point that girls just want to have fun.
Some boys take a beautiful girl
I observe that some guys like to keep pretty girls to themselves.
And hide her away from the rest o' the world
They don't let anyone else have a chance with that girl.
I wanna be the one to walk in the sun
I want to be the one who can enjoy the spotlight and the freedom to have fun.
Oh girls, they wanna have fun
Girls shouldn't be made to feel guilty about their desire to have fun.
Ho hoo girls just wanna have
I reiterate my point that it's okay for girls to have fun sometimes.
That's all they really want...
Girls simply desire to have a good time every now and then.
Is some fun...
Girls want to have fun and enjoy themselves.
Oh girls just wanna have (girls) fun (they want)
I emphasize again that girls just want to have fun.
(Wanna have fun)
Girls want to have fun.
(Girls)
I reiterate that I'm talking about girls here.
They just want, they just wanna (girls)
Girls just want to let loose and relax for a bit.
They just want, they just wanna (girls just wanna have fun)
Girls just want to have fun without any judgment or criticism.
Girls, girls just wanna have fun
I emphasize again how much girls just want to be able to have fun.
When the workin'
I emphasize that it's after working when girls want to have fun.
Oh, when the workin' day is done
Girls want to have fun after a day of hard work.
Oh, girls
Girls just want to be able to live freely sometimes.
They just want, they just wanna (girls)
I remind the listener that I'm still talking about girls here.
They just want, they just wanna (girls just wanna have fun)
Girls aren't trying to cause harm; they just want to have fun.
Oh, girls
Girls shouldn't be shamed for enjoying themselves.
Girls just wanna have fuun
I emphasize again that girls just want to have fun.
(They just wanna, they just wanna)
Girls just want to live their lives on their own terms.
When the workin'
After a day of hard work...
When the working day is done (they just want, they just wanna)
Girls finally get the chance to have some fun!
Oh, when the working day is done (oh, girls)
Girls are excited to finally have time for themselves!
(Girls just wanna have fun)
I end on the note that girls just want to have fun - and there's nothing wrong with that.
Contributed by Reagan A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
lettermen1
Love the way these guys adapt songs!
teddyboy1000
Have only recently discovered the BRILLIIIAAAAANNNNTTTT GENIUS of these guys am amassing their cds as fast as I can CANNOT get enough of the THANKS for posting Not as Impresses with Benzadine Monks amusing for one listen but once is enough BIG DADDY timeless endless FOREVER .THEY need to reform and tour ESP californiaa so I can see them LOL MEMEMEMEMEMEEMe
Terry Williams
Love these guys. Does anyone have their cover of Born To Run?
teenonator
This is what I remember from the LP liner notes: In the early 60's, Big Daddy went to SE Asia to entertain US troops. In Laos they were captured by the Pathet Lao, but the US did nothing. This "lost band of the jungle" was held until finally rescued in the mid-80's, by CIA agents posing as a film crew shooting a monster movie. The monsters scared the guerrillas into the jungle. Big Daddy was held on Guam for weeks, with nothing to listen to but top-40 radio, so they learned the 80's hot tunes.
hiko_natsu
teenonator
Lena Lundberg
Big Daddy are great.
paul mcgillicuddy
Big Daddy was a 1980's band that did Doo Wop versions of rock classics. the novel story was of them being in a prison camp since the late 50's, released from captivity in the 1980's with only the musical knowledge of the 1950's. Get the humor?
Paul Joseph
Who the hell are they? I am still processing and may need years of therapy with this time warping. Love em. Duke duke duke indeed
Joe Willis
Fun interpretations....The lead sounds like Billy Joe Royal.
Rick MG
"You knucklehead" :-)