Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun

Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun is such a great and fun song. Cyndi Lauper is one of those artists that it is hard not to like. She is fun, talented, creative and seems to always be completely herself in whatever she does.  A true unique talent who has not veered from her own style and way of doing things.  She was very loyal to her first band that she recorded with, Blue Angel, not allowing the record companies to break them apart.  She eventually found her way as a solo artist and was the first woman to have four Top 5 hits from the same album.

Wedding Bouquet Toss DJ Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun

“Lauper knew she could write songs, but the record company had a lot of material they wanted her to record. She altered a lot of the songs that were thrown her way, often changing the lyrics to suit her. An example is her Platinum-certified Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun; Lauper says the original lyrics of the song dealt more with a girl pleasing a man, and therefore she changed the lyrics, wanting the song to be more of an anthem as she felt the original song seemed misogynistic.” Wikipedia

 Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun Music Video

There are few songs that are more fun to dance and party to than Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun. The video is hysterical and carries that fun and playful vibe throughout. It is noteworthy that Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun included girls from diverse races and backgrounds in her video, something that was not yet part of the music industry.  It is very common for a professional Wedding DJ play this song during either The Bouquet Toss or Garter during a wedding reception from women of all ages.

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Garter Toss, Still OK at Weddings?

I remember in my twenties, how the Garter Toss and subsequent putting the Garter onto the woman who caught the Bouquet Toss was such a fun and exciting moment at Weddings. As young guys, anything that involved competition, better yet, competition for a single woman, was totally a blast. Half the fun was laughing at each other while diving for a little garter from the leg of the woman a friend had just married added to the goofiness of the event. I doubt very much any of us knew the tradition behind the Bouquet Toss and Garter Toss.

 

It used to be believed that the woman who caught the Bouquet Toss at Weddings would be the next single woman to get married. BUT, did you know the same was true of the man who caught the Garter Toss as well? It’s true, the man who caught the Garter Toss was also believed to be the next single man to marry. I am sure that if we knew this tradition back then, none of us would have put in as much effort to catch the Garter Toss. Another Garter Toss tradition includes the Garter being raffled off after being removed from the Bride to help offset the financial burdens that the young couple would now endure. This is instead of having the Garter Toss placed on another woman. Of course today, couples get married older and often are financially solid already at the time of their wedding.

Fun Bouquet Toss at Wedding before Garter Toss with DJ Mystical Michael

Is the Garter Toss & placement on leg of the woman who catching the Bouquet still OK?

Let’s take a closer look at The Garter Toss based on experience as a professional Wedding DJ in the New Jersey, New York and Philly area and some social shifts that may have made the Garter Toss a little behind the times. I am not going to explore issues related to how this may or may not devalue women, that is a different topic than what is being reviewed in this piece.

Groom Takes Garter Off Bride At Wedding before Garter Toss with DJ Mystical Michael

When men and women were typcially only single till their early to mid-twenties, the man and woman that would be the participants in the man placing the Garter  Toss on the woman’s leg would be of similar age and ‘readiness’ to get married next. It was fun, playful, sexy and represented a set of values at the time. Today, we have many men that are single due to divorce and lifestyle choices in middle age. This creates a unique situation when the female that catches the Bouquet is possibly in her late teens or early twenties and the man who will be putting his hands and the Garter Toss up her leg in middle age. It can feel and be somewhat yucky, and maybe even creepy to watch.

 A Possible Solution To The Garter Toss Problem

As a professional Wedding DJ, I have a found a solution to those Brides and Grooms that still want to have the option of the Garter Toss being placed on the woman. If this kind of situation occurs, we have a predetermined, non-verbal hand signal that we give to each other to acknowledge and agree if it is good to go ahead or not, depending on how things worked out. I know this sounds funny but it works!

Beautiful Woman on Dance Floor at Wedding  with DJ Mystical Michael before Garter Toss

I have experienced this a few times and the Bride and Groom were both so grateful we had come up with a plan in advance, to save everyone. This is especially true for the young woman, and an uncomfortable situation. In fact, I had a wedding this past Spring that the man and woman that caught the Bouquet Toss ad Garter Toss were a couple that just broke up recently and both were at the wedding with other dates! We all laughed later on after the Reception but at that moment, it was such a relief to have a system already in place.

 

Each Bride and Groom must make your own decision whether to include the Garter Toss and/or Garter Placement but I invite you to create a system you and your Wedding DJ agree on, in case something goes in a direction that you do not want at your wedding.

DJ Mystical Michael Rhode Island DJ & NY DJ

Rhode Island DJ Wedding Garter Removal & Toss Songs

Often overlooked in the American Wedding Traditions are the Wedding Garter Removal and Tossing.  Strangely enough, Brides and Grooms typically like to have the same song for all three components of the Garter Tradition.

 

A quick history lesson on The Garter tradition. Just like The Bouquet Toss, The Garter Toss is supposed to represent the next single male to get married. It is believed in some traditions that the man that catches the garter will marry the woman that catches the Bouquet. In most cultures, it is simply who will get married next.  While the Bouquet Toss is fun and funny. The Wedding Garter Removal, Toss and Placing it on the woman that caught the bouquet, brings out a more adventurous and racy aspect to the wedding reception. Not all Bride and Groom want to include the Wedding Garter Tradition these days.

 

Here are some popular Wedding Garter songs that are used for all the parts of the Garter traditions from a professional New Jersey & New York Wedding DJ. This is not all the songs we use, but a failry substantial list to begin with. If you have any questions about your Wedding Garter or Bouquet songs, I invite you to contact me for more information.

Rhode Island DJ Wedding Garter Removal & Toss Songs

The Mission Impossible Theme –  Lalo Schifrin

Can’t Get Enough of Your Love – Barry White

Hot Stuff – Donna Summer

You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate

Bad Boys – Inner Circle

Foxy Lady – Jimi Hendrix

You Can Leave Your Hat On – Joe Cocker

American Woman – Lenny Kravitz

Fever – Peggy Lee

Another Bites The Dust – Queen

Cherry Pie – Warrant

What A Man – Salt N Pepa

Wild Thing – Toni Loc

Wild Thing – The Troggs

Groom Holds Wedding Garter From Bride

Is there any I left off the list? What are your favorite Wedding Garter, Removal, Toss and Placement Songs?

 

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Popular Garter Toss Songs

Since we took a look at Bouquet Toss Songs, it seemed like a great idea as professional Wedding DJ to also inspect the Garter Toss Songs that can be used for Garter Removal as well. I know some folks are not wanting Garter Toss at their weddings these days but for those who do want to include it in your Wedding Traditions, here are some suggestions:

1 Queen Another One Bites The Dust
2 Gaye, Marvin Let’s Get It On
3 ZZ Top Legs
4 Nelly Hot In Herre
5 Hendrix, Jimi Foxey Lady
6 Clayton, Adam & Larry Mullen Theme From Mission: Impossible
7 Def Leppard Pour Some Sugar On Me
8 Warrant Cherry Pie
9 Loggins, Kenny Danger Zone
10 Yello Oh Yeah
11 Right Said Fred I’m Too Sexy
12 Van Halen Hot For Teacher
13 Timberlake, Justin Sexyback
14 Cocker, Joe You Can Leave Your Hat On
15 Hammer, M.C. U Can’t Touch This
16 AC/DC You Shook Me All Night Long
17 ZZ Top Sharp Dressed Man
18 Tone Loc Wild Thing
19 Salt-N-Pepa Whatta Man
20 Survivor Eye Of The Tiger
21 Presley, Elvis A Little Less Conversation
22 Hot Chocolate You Sexy Thing
23 Jay-Z Feat. Ugk Big Pimpin’
24 Georgia Satellites Keep Your Hands To Yourself
25 Rose, David And His Orchestra The Stripper
26 Inner Circle Bad Boys (Theme From Cops)
27 Baha Men Who Let The Dogs Out
28 Flight Of The Conchords Business Time
29 Mancini, Henry The Pink Panther Theme
30 Flo Rida Feat. Keisha Right Round
31 Thorogood, George & The Destroyers Bad To The Bone
32 Weather Girls It’s Raining Men
33 Kravitz, Lenny American Woman
34 Beyonce Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
35 Motley Crue Girls, Girls, Girls
36 Beastie Boys Girls
37 Derulo, Jason Ridin’ Solo
38 Mcgraw, Tim Real Good Man
39 Rose, David And His Orchestra Stripper
40 Village People Macho Man
41 Lee, Peggy Fever
42 Black Eyed Peas I Gotta Feeling
43 Paisley, Brad I’m Still A Guy
44 Spears, Britney Womanizer
45 Commodores Brick House
46 Conti, Bill Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)
47 Prince Kiss
48 Stewart, Rod Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
49 Benatar, Pat Hit Me With Your Best Shot
50 White, Barry Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe

Which do you think are best and which just don’t belong on the list?

DJ Mystical Michael Rhode Island DJ & NY DJ