Lady Songs That Aren't Actually Lady Songs Quiz

Answer: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Cyndi Lauper's iconic 1983 hit was actually written by a man. Robert Hazard wrote is as a punk rock song from a man's point of view and released his version in 1979. Cyndi Lauper then covered the song, and although she sang the sang lyrics, she turned it into a pop song, giving the song a completely different feel. Lauper's version charted in the top ten in over 20 charts around the world.

Many people view it as one of the best feminist anthems of all-time, having no idea it was written by a man.

Answer: Respect

Aretha Franklin's iconic social justice anthem was not written by her. Otis Redding wrote the song from the point of view of a working man wanting to get some respect from his wife when he comes home. Aretha Franklin turned it into a song for African American Rights and for women's rights.

Her version of the song went to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and is still popular even to this day.

Answer: You Better Run

The Bangles' "Manic Monday," Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2U," and Madonna's "Love Song" are all examples of songs that Prince wrote but became hits for other artists, specifically female artists. "Manic Monday" was a top ten hit in ten different countries. "Nothing Compares 2U" and "Love Song charted at number one in 20 different countries. Pat Benatar's "You Better Run" was written by other people.

Answer: True

"I Love Rock and Roll" was written by the Arrows and released in 1975 as a response to the Rolling Stones' "It's Only Rock and Roll (But I Like it)." Their version of the song was great, but it wasn't a hit for some reason. Joan Jett covered the song and released her version in 1981. Her version charted at number one in eight different countries.

"Do You Want to Touch me?" was written by UK glam rocker Gary Glitter. His version went to number two on the UK chart and number 11 in Australia, but British glam rock music wasn't that popular in the U.S. Joan Jett covered the song and released her version in 1980. Her version was less popular in Australia and wasn't even a hit in the UK, but it charted in the top 20 in six different countries.

"Crimson and Clover" was released in 1968 by Tommy James and the Shondells. Their version of the song charted in the top three in ten different countries. Joan Jett covered the song in 1981. Her version was a lesser hit than the original version, but it charted in the top 20 in six different countries.

The only top 20 hit that she wrote in the 1980s was "I Hate Myself For Loving You." She didn't write it by herself though. She co-wrote it with hit writer Desmond Child. The song charted in the top ten in the U.S. and New Zealand, and it became the Sunday Night Football (American Football) theme song in the U.S.

Answer: Get on Your Feet

"Get on Your Feet" was written by John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, and Clay Ostwald. It's an inspirational song and could be thought of as an anti-suicide song. The song's message is that when things don't go your way, don't mope in sorrow: Get on your feet and do something that will help you get what you want.

The song charted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number ten in Japan, and number five in Ireland.

Answer: Me and Bobby McGee

Janis Joplin was a rock singer in the 1960s. She was one of the first female singers to sing rock and roll and gain fame. She didn't live a long life though, dying in 1970 at 27 of a drug overdose. Her most popular album, "Pearl" was released posthumously in 1971.

Her most popular song was "Me and Bobby McGee." The song was written by country singer Kris Kristofferson and first recorded by another country singer, Roger Miller. However, Joplin's version is the most popular version. Her version charted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and in Australia.

It also charted in the top ten in Canada and New Zealand.

Answer: False

Pat Benatar does not have a co-write on her hits "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," "We Belong," "Love is a Battlefield," or "Invincible." All of those songs were co-written by at least one man. However, one female songwriter, Holly Knight, has a co-write on the latter two songs.

Answer: These Dreams

Heart were a rock band led by the sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. They started off as a guitar-driven hard rock band, with hit songs written by the Wilson sisters such as "Barracuda" and "Magic Man." In the 1980s, they changed their style and then they became known for singing slow love ballads that were written not by them, but by men.

The most successful one was "These Dreams," which charted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and charted in eight other countries.

Answer: Hot Stuff

Donna Summer was considered the queen of pop music in the 1970s, before anyone ever heard of Madonna. She wrote many hit songs such as "She Works Hard For the Money," "I Feel Love," and "Love to Love You Baby." However, not all of her hit songs were written by her. Three men wrote her 1979 hit "Hot Stuff," which charted at number one in five different countries and charted in the top ten in at least ten countries.

Answer: Saving All My Love For You

Whitney Houston didn't write several of her hit songs. However, when she covered a song, her version was often the more popular version because she had one of the best singing voices in all of popular music.

"Saving All My Love For You" was originally recorded by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. in 1978. Whitney Houston made the song more popular when she covered it in 1985. Her version of the song was a number one hit in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Ireland, and it charted in the top ten in at least ten different countries.