After Hodges returned to Portland, Oregon, following a four-year stint in New York City, he released two Sexton Blake records on Expunged, including Plays the Hits, a lo-fi album of '80s covers. Looking to convert his musical endeavors into a more lighthearted project, Hodges recruited Mr. Fredrick's Shawn Glassford and formed a new group with Junkface's Ryan Bjornstad. With notable live performances that featured some instrument swapping, dual drumming, and stage diving, as well as some outlandish costumes, Dylan Magierek's attention was drawn to their set and he signed the band to Badman Recording Company. Hodges and Magierek took some of their home recordings to the Type Foundry to round out their eponymous debut record with some intricate layering, and in September 2008, the album was released to the public and hailed by critics for its abundance of dance-friendly hooks. Multi-instrumentalist Keil Corcoran joined in 2009.
Experiencing some mainstream success in the form of a mass-market-retailer campaign that sampled "Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second," the band wrestled with a name change, considering PYRAMID and Pyramiddd in their short list of options. Ultimately, they decided to embrace the absurdity of their moniker and stuck with Starfucker for 2011's Reptilians, which was released on Polyvinyl. Some lineup changes ensued as time went on, with Bjornstad leaving the band and touring guitarist Patrick Morris taking his place as a full-time member in late 2011. The group continued to grow in popularity, and again grappled with a name change. They opted for the shortened STRFKR in 2012, and between tours completed work on their third album, Miracle Mile, which was released in early 2013. It marked their debut on the Billboard 200, where it reached number 178.
Slimmed down to the lineup of Hodges, Glassford, and Corcoran, STRFKR returned with Being No One, Going Nowhere in November 2015 on limited-edition "early bird" vinyl, with a full release following in 2016. It landed on several Billboard charts, including vinyl, rock, alternative, independent, and the Heatseekers Albums chart, where it hit number one. Early the next year, Polyvinyl began releasing a three-volume series of demos rescued from Hodges' dying laptop, with Vault, Vol. 1 arriving in February 2017. Vault, Vol. 2 followed in July, and Vault, Vol. 3 wrapped up the 64-track set that December.
For STRFKR's fifth long-player, Hodges revisited material from sessions in 2014 with Mathias Janmat and David Hoogerheide in Amsterdam. With input from Janmat and Hoogerheide, Hodges, Glassford, and Corcoran worked on fleshing out the initial recordings with an atmospheric, low-key approach rooted in acoustic guitar and synths. The resulting Future Past Life arrived on Polyvinyl in April of 2020. A solo Hodges followed it in August of that year with the STRFKR instrumental-synth album Ambient 1.
There is another band with the same name:
2. Starfucker
A girl fronted grunge rock band from Leuven, Belgium (2007 -2009)
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Starfucker Lyrics
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My mother says when you gonna live your life right?
Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones
And girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun
The phone rings in the middle of the night
My father yells what you gonna do with your life?
But girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have
That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done, oh
Girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun
Girls, they want
Wanna have fun
Girls
Wanna have
Some boys take a beautiful girl
And hide her away from the rest of the world
I want to be the one to walk in the sun
Oh girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have
That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun
Girls, they want
Wanna have fun
Girls
Wanna have
They just wanna
They just wanna
The song "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Starfucker is a remake of Cyndi Lauper's 1983 hit song. The lyrics talk about the desire of girls to have fun and live their lives without any restrictions. The song starts with the singer coming home in the morning after a night out and being questioned by her mother about when she'll start living her life right. She responds by saying that girls just want to have fun, implying that enjoying life is the right way to live. The second verse starts with the phone ringing in the middle of the night, and the singer's father questioning her about her life choices. Again, she justifies herself by saying that girls want to have fun.
The chorus is the most memorable part of the song, where the singer repeats the phrase "Girls just want to have fun" several times, highlighting the main theme of the song. The third verse is slightly different from the first two, where the singer talks about some boys who 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, implying that she wants to live her life freely and have fun. The song ends with the chorus, where the singer repeats the phrase "They just wanna" several times, conveying that girls just want to have fun, and there's nothing wrong with that.
Overall, the song is a message of empowerment for girls, encouraging them to live their lives freely and have fun without any guilt or shame. It also highlights the stereotypes society has about girls and how they're expected to behave, break those stereotypes, and live life on their terms.
Line by Line Meaning
I come home in the morning light
Returning home after a night of partying
My mother says when you gonna live your life right?
Mother asking the daughter when she will be responsible
Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones
The daughter feeling unlucky or unprivileged
And girls they want to have fun
Girls just want to enjoy life
Oh girls just want to have fun
Repeated line reaffirming that girls want to live life fully
The phone rings in the middle of the night
Getting a late-night call
My father yells what you gonna do with your life?
Father asking the daughter about her future plans
Oh daddy dear you know you're still number one
Daughter acknowledging that her father is still important in her life
But girls they want to have fun
Girls still want to have fun despite their responsibilities
Oh girls just want to have
Repeating the earlier line to stress the point
That's all they really want
Girls are not asking for much, just some fun
When the working day is done, oh
Girls want to have fun after finishing their work
Girls they want to have fun
Girls really want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun
Repeating the same line again
Some boys take a beautiful girl
Boys sometimes try to monopolize a girl
And hide her away from the rest of the world
Boys restrict a girl's freedom
I want to be the one to walk in the sun
The girl wants to be free and independent
Oh girls they want to have fun
Reiterating that girls just want to live life to the fullest
Oh girls just want to have
Repeated line for emphasis
That's all they really want
Girls are not asking for much
When the working day is done
Girls want to have fun after finishing their work
Girls they want to have fun
Girls really want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun
Repeated line once more
Girls, they want
Girls have a desire
Wanna have fun
To live life in a fun way
Girls
Referencing girls again
Wanna have
Desire or want
They just wanna
Girls only desire
They just wanna
Stressing that girls have only one goal
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Robert Hazard
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