Men Without Hats ~ The Safety Dance 1982 New Wave XTension
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- čas přidán 23. 10. 2022
- When New Wave started to gain popularity it was notable for the types of dances that were created around it and the most known move was "The Pogo". Since most of the new wave songs were a fast tempo that simply jumping up and down in place like a pogo stick. While most clubs encouraged the dance, when one club kicked out a man named Ivan Doruschuk, a Canadian for dancing it. He took his experience and turned it into a song called "The Safety Dance" recorded with his group, Men Without Hats.
Formed in Montréal in 1977 as a punk band that kinda faded away until 1980 when leader Doroschuk renamed the band and embraced the new synthesizer sounds. This new direction did not produce any hits until the band recorded "The Rhythm Of Youth" in 1982 and released their second single, "The Safety Dance".
Released in Canada in February of 1983, it peaked at #11 on the Cdn pop charts but was an even bigger hit in the US where it peaked at #3 on the Hot100 for four weeks! It also peaked at #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart for good measure. It was worldwide hit and went top 10 and #1 in South Africa where it was a massive success.
Ivan explained that the inspiration from the song came from protesting his ejection from the club and "the way the bouncers prohibited dancers from pogo-ing to stop slamdancing, a more violent form of pogoing where dancers slammed their bodies into other dancers. All in all, the song is a protest and a call for freedom of expression. I remember back in da day that some radical slamdancers were attaching razor blades to their bodies that would cut them and the dancers they bumped into.
The band experienced a renaissance in 1987 with "Pop Goes The World" peaked at #20 on the Hot100 and #2 on the Canadian charts, but after that the band dissolved in 1993. - Hudba
Spanking, red hot 80's sound.
Played on repeat 100 times just wow.
The keyboardist is a million dollar baby🔥
The best song ever thank you.
Fantastic 80s pop reboot. I ❤❤ 80s pop.
I love dancing to this song.
Just pure 80s goodness.
Those simple sounds of synth, the soft rhythm and the style of singing had no price
This is By Far THE BEST MIX of this song EVERY...GR8 JOB🎉🎉🎉
🎵🎼🎉🎼🎶,beautiful, 👍🏻🙏🏻💯🙌🏻
Excellent!!!
Oi Alex
Great track 🐊🍻👍❤️
Aww 40 years ago. I should have been in college but preferred to drive around instead and this was always on the radio.
Such a Great Quality Friend Your Great👍👍👍 🌹🌹🌹
Thank You for the music YAH
Thx DJDC 😁👍😁
THIS SONG IS STILL A NEW WAVE CLASSIC AFTER 40 YEARS.
The song is a classic after 41 years to be exact, but who's counting anyway for sure!
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@@EfrainMartinez-me7hc What did you say?
I think I still have this 12" in the loft now lol
another great classic song from the best decade for music, the 80s. love both the single and album version.
80s music was best. I really miss those times.❤️
@@jakethekipper don't get me wrong, the 60s and 70s had some great music, but i'm partial to the 80s....my high school/college years. (personally i think from '75 - '86 were the best)
I
@@richardboudeman8372 agreed.
Memories from my New Wave parties..countless times I danced to this..still do..Good dance vibes! Love to the 80's era!♥️🖤💃🕺
Awesome 80s classic love this remix dam I feel like dancing everybody
Autumn of 1983, I was a Sophomore in high school 🚸 and this song was and still is way cool 😎💛🖤.
Música top..... esse sintetizador é tudo de bom 🎼❤️🇧🇷😎👍🏻
This song was popular my freshman year in college. I remember cranking it in my dorm room. What memories!!
Thank you!! 🎵🔥👏❤️🤗
Ha ha yes exactly Sally tho it only feels not that long ago. All of a sudden 4 decades got away on me. Lol. Peace n luv 2 everyone, from the land down under x
Yeah, me too. Freshman year. My friend Steve had a tape made for me, 90 min, 45 minutes each side. This was one of them. How do 40 years dissappear like that? Anyone?
Im built in 92 and i still bop my head doing sock moonwalks on the kitchen floor. Simply timeless.
Zeitlose. . .Vibrations...thanks a lot
Zeitgeist
Awesome Record! Thank You!
THE one Hit Wonder of the last century.
But still a banger ✌️👍
I agree with what you say - in some ways (and with the possible exception of "My Sharona"), "The Safety Dance" is the ultimate One Hit Wonder of all time.
And yet, Men w/o Hats are very unusual among "One Hit Wonders". Unlike most such bands, they actually put out half a dozen other confident, terrific, if not terribly popular, singles in the exact same groove: "Living in China", "Antarctica", "I Got the Message", and "I Like", among others:
czcams.com/play/PL4cNsVojlQKK_ez_bsFxjeaK7VAuFyUAi.html
They even did a concept album of sorts, _Pop Goes the World,_ which is lovely, if you dig their style:
czcams.com/play/PL3B55EC466FD86734.html
@@donweatherwax9318 While "My Sharona" was The Knack's only Top 10 hit, they had other Hot 100 entries and are not a one-hit wonder by all established metrics. To call The Knack a one-hit wonder makes their fans, and anyone who knows the band's chart history, rather irate.
What about Star Trekkin?
Delicious!!!!
Great song total high school with a goofy dance
One word...... AWESOME 👍
I am going to wear this out
👍👍👍 J'aime bien👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹
Be safe dancing y'all.
Yeeessss!
Hi DJ Disco cat Good Music♥️🎧🎶💃🕺
That year I graduated from Cal State Dominguez Hills University. To me this is a victory dance, like a sword dance.
Excellent work as always! the track was a major hit in the 80s!!
I like this song 🌹🇬🇧👏
WOW blast from the past!! Thanks DJ Cat
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Y3s is 2
I wish that I could wear hats without looking any way at all~
Because I loved to dance my roommate said this song reminded her of me!😂
This is the best channel on CZcams.
I really enjoyed Men Without Hat's Rhythm of Youth, and they were deserving of more hits !!!
Oh, the memories...💃🕺
THANK You DJDiscoCat for making my day!💕
Ah, September 10, 1983, I was drawn into the safety dance by men without hats. Love the synthesizers that echoed so beautifully into that song.
Marvellous
So fricking good ❤❤❤❤
I was born in 1971. This track is so great. Obviously 80's era and English and listening to my favourite Laser 558 USA which was a ship in North Sea playing this and all the hits. Kinda modelled my life
Released on the defunct MCA Records in U.S..
So much fun! Brings back great college memories! 😄
Brilliant mix
Wonderful choice for a Monday delight to get your body moving you go great selection DJ
Cats mix is something to Safely Dance too!
🕺👣👌🤸💃huhuhu Very, Very, Very, Cool 👏 From Salvador Bahia Brazil
Me encanta esta cancionnnnnnnnn!!!!!
nicely done DJ a band from right here in my hometown who had no trouble filling the dance floors with this hit.
I had this 12” Vinyl Record when it came out. Good memories, fun time.
Be worth a bit now that.
This song adds energy to your day 😎
For sure
Montreal Canadá 🇨🇦
Excelente Version.......una de las mejores rare
Suddenly feel.the urge to leap up and down....🤔
I thought you did this one already..... It was this version that you have extended that made me like the song back in the 8-3.
Thanks. Seriously. Thank you for doing this, at last, at last.
Sire big label. 🏆
Great🗽❤
Wow, men without bat.
I want this with just the beeping
Ssss, Aaaa, Ffff, Eeee, Tttt, Yyyy. Safe, Safe, Safe Dance, Dance, Dance!!! Couldn't stand this song at first. Then, I changed my mind.
Now, it's comforting to listen to the hit classic remix as I please.
I can't stop imagining the Canadian president dancing to this XD
Hermosa música!!! saludos desde Argentina
I adore your channel
Oh, my word, this song still makes me laugh after all these years, the video was absolute madness. I LIKE IT!
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Eres un capo hombre te salio un extendido genial que buen regalo del dia de hoy de los HOMBRES SIN SOMBRERO apreton de manos DJDISCOCAT👍😎
Buenos días a todos 🥰 que suerte tenemos de poder escuchar estas músicas tan excelentes que nos traen recuerdos, gracias 👍 por tú trabajo en deleitarnos cada día, gracias gracias Me alegra el día
Alright bro, you rock . I’m chillaxin in the USA 🇺🇸
That was dope 👌
Heat! 🔥
Bons tempos 😃
What
🎶S-S-S-A-A-A…🎶😀🥰
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@@rebeccav4659 🕺😀
Nice job 😎👍🎶🎵
Thanks for creating and sharing your excellent remix!
Pogoing was always okay when the dancers didn't fall over. Slamdancing and moshpitting had us exiting the dance floor immediately.
Pure awesomemess
Very good
Gr8 work as always x
Awesome remix!! I used to jam to this song when I was little. I love how you always give a brief history behind each song you remix in the description. The story behind this song is so interesting and kinda funny lol!😊😊
Love it ❤
Do as you like understand that music is great what a tune thanking d j disco cat for entertain us with all different types discovered that will be up lifting such as this humble songs from all-round.
Hit¡! 🕺
Como lo baile. !!
muito bom parabéns
What an unexpected visitor
to the DJ Cat Universe !!
Yeah !! 0:38
Pogo was a punk thing, fittimgly, didn't have to be in time or nuffin' :)
For fairly obvious reasons I used to continually mix these guys up eith Men at Work...
Excelente, DJ!!!🇧🇷
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That's what I'm saying
Great 👍🤩🌈🌈🌈☮️
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Amo ❤ todo conjunto da obra 😍🌬🌪❤🇧🇷🇨🇵❤
EXCELENTE TRABAJO
MUCHAS GRACIAS
UN FUERTE ABRAZO DESDE SANTIAGO DE CHILE
❤🎉 *¡enjoyed at 7:15 pm Pacific DayLight Savings Time on Wednesday, 5 April 2023!* ❤🎉
Turbotax send me here on CZcams channel. Did anyone see the Turbotax commercial? The man dancing while wearing headphones on and right front of the water fountain? I do enjoy watching the ad and does put a smile on my face for sure!
The best version