Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
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- 1982) The music video for the song is notable for its medieval imagery, although some of the clothing is anachronistic. It was filmed in the village of West Kington, near Bath, in south-west England. Ivan Doroschuk is the only member of the band to actually perform in the video. The Morris Dance side performing in the video was Chippenham Town Morris from Wiltshire. The dwarf's T-shirt says "RHYTHMYOUTH".
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The new wave synth pop collective Men Without Hats were formed in 1980 by brothers Ivan and Stefan Doroschuk. Ivan was the leader of the group, writing the majority of the songs and providing the lead vocals; Stefan was the guitarist; and other members changed frequently throughout the course of the group's career. They independently released their debut EP, Folk of the '80s, in 1980; it was reissued the following year by Stiff in Britain. During 1982, the band consisted of Ivan, Stefan, another brother Colin Doroschuk (keyboards), along with drummer Allan McCarthy; this is the lineup that recorded Men Without Hats' 1982 debut album, Rhythm of Youth. Taken from their debut, the single "The Safety Dance" became a major hit, peaking on the American charts at number three in 1983. Driven by an insistent three-chord synthesizer riff, the song was one of the biggest synth pop hits of the new wave era. The group wasn't able to exploit its success, however. Folk of the '80s (Part III) stalled at number 127 on the charts in America and made even less of an impact in other parts of the world. Thanks to the minor-hit title track, 1987's Pop Goes the World was a bigger success, yet it didn't recapture the audience their first album had gained. Released two years later, The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century failed to chart, as did its follow-up, 1991's Sideways. The two albums' lack of success effectively put an end to Men Without Hats' career. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide - Hudba
You can tell what you want, those were days of feelin' good. Another masterpiece from these days.
Yes I agree❤
Ok why are people dissing this video? It's just a bunch of rural British people enjoying their culture in a fun way...
I do declare, this is my favourite song !!!
What a great song, always brings a smile. Classic!
Nothing better then 80's music how I love this
This might be a better end for Game of Thrones
3QF You took that type of comment from the comment section of the 12” version of this song, admit it. 😉
Jaime and Tyrion in retirement in the Westerlands.
@@colonelminus nope, years ago i saw this video and feel it part of westeros, and when i saw the series season finale, fuck! I wished i could played this before i saw Bran Stark coronation :'v
YOU JUST BROKE IT..............
Never seen gof but thats funny.
Great track
The Lannister family during happier times back in Casterly Rock.
Lol.
1822138 stay away from
Ether rags that's how it happened to me a next thing u know ur Mr roboto! Listen to styx
Greatest songs and videos of the 80s !!!!!!
Number one in 1327 for 230 years and still a classic today
When you get high at the Renaissance fair.
I’m in... what happens at the renaissance fair stays at the renaissance fair 😉...
A Canadian band although the video was filmed in rural Wiltshire some time in the early summer of 1982. As a bit of useless trivia the Morris dancers were a real group of Morris dancers (as opposed to choreographed extras) from nearby Chippenham, the dwarf actor is Mike Edmonds who also appears in the films Flash Gordon, Time Bandits, The Dark Crystal, Return of the Jedi and a couple of Harry Potter films amongst others and the dancing blonde woman is Louise Court who would go on to become a journalist and then a magazine editor for Cosmopolitan. Tim Pope was the director who has a long history of directing promotional music videos for the likes of The Cure, David Bowie, Soft Cell, Hall & Oates, Fatboy Slim, The Darkness, The Style Council, The Pretenders, Queen, The Bangles and the famous 'Since Yesterday' video for Strawberry Switchblade.
I looooooove this song ❤
I don't know why, but this song keeps popping up in my feed before I go to bed. And I watch it atleast twice
You must be in coma if you don`t want to dance to this video! Love it!
When you leave the bard alone for 5 minutes
now that is funny as :)
this video is literally a D&D campaign
"Magic missile!"
the group I DMed, this is their campaign
j' ai 50 ans j'écoutais ça j'en avais 15 j'adore toujours autant moment nostalgique et gros pincement au coeur
Men Without Hats - unforgettable band of few hits only, but perfect ones.
If the party is a little sleepy - put this on
SF at the ttttyyyy dance
O melhor do mundo.... anos 80!!!! TOP....
2019 still listen to it
I don't get the whole 20XX, still doing it thing ... we're still doing a lot of things now we should never have been doing ... maybe I'm just a terrible cynic.
@@stevereddin7253 its just a generic comment to farm likes. people who write this stuff are like robots
Right now
And in 2024
Great song from the golden age of MTV.
This is one of the best creations in my lifetime
love that blonde woman...!!! so sweeeet.....!!! back to 1982, please....!
Now white women have turned their back on their fathers, sons n brothers, sad
Da werden "SCHÖNE" Erinnerungen wach ! :-)
One of those goofy-ass videos that keep bringing you back.
so this is where Frodo went after the ring was destroyed
C V yeah, an then his ring was destroyed 😂
😂
you mean his
People in the clubs looking at their hands lol so memorable
Merry christmas 😂😂😂😂you pups !!!! You had to be there.....😎😎😎💋💋
I remember seeing this music video on mtv when I was like 9
OMG 1982 .... I looked like that 37 years ago.
Love the angry smile on his face
In the aftermath of the battle for King’s Landing, Tyrion Lannister was forced to perform for coin and wine.
Underrated video deserves an underrated comment. Well done sir.
J'adore !!! Le style musical électronique de l'époque sonne très bien pour les années 2010.
This is what started me watching CZcams!!!!
And I thank you!!!!
It's Anakin Skywalker!! Now the circle is completed.
The dwarf was in two of the original Star Wars movies, actually ...
Findecanor Yep, Mike Edmonds. He had an uncredited role as an Ugnaught in _The Empire Strikes Back_ and he played the Ewok Logray in _Return of the Jedi_
He also sits inside the huge Jabba puppet, waving the tail back and forth. Not his best performance perhaps, but he was asked because he _fit_ in there, next to the three puppeteers that had already been crammed in.
@@FindecanorNotGmail I'll be honest I'd be leaving Jabba's arse off my CV
one of me all time greats . i love this .
All that's missing is Christopher Lee and a wicker man burning...
Exactly! This definitely fits in the "folk horror" category.
I also want _Nicolas Cage_ in it... *you bitches,its all for honey!* 😂
An intense and elated sampling by lord summerisle dropped into the middle of the mix might be neat.
Come to Wigan. They have these festivals daily.
And Nicholas Cage in a bear costume running all over the place.
Still great in 2019.
Heerlijke muziek!
Troppo bella weekend dance ! Fantastica !
Hello from Berlin, Germany - i love this one , it makes me feel like dancing, so positive 😍👍
saw these guys live last summer... Friggin amazing!!
No dejéis de bailar.
I love the martial musical elements and lead singer Ivan Doroschuk's thick Canadian accent present all throughout this song.
Wonderful imagery. This band is truly one of the most inventive ever.
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Класс клип и сама группа спасибо вам
So is Ivan just running around during the festival making sure everyone is having fun haha
Safety Dance. DO IT 2020!!!!
100% safety dance
WOW my childhood thankx
Great tune!!............after the flute tune lol!!
Ay que bonita canción 💗
Awesome
Doesnt seem that long ago that this was released.. I remember it gettin played on regularly rotation in Sydney daily... WTF does time go..
Забавненько и миленько .. аднака!
Ouvindo agora Londrina 😎
Thanks for good quality..
A lesser known fact, that's Kenny Baker aka R2D2
okay let's see. a tall handsome guy, a blonde woman, a dwarf and their loyal hound.
so, basically Game of Thrones is based on The Safety Dance. This has a much better ending.
Did you know Glee actually wanted to sing 'Sweet Child O' Mine', but they couldn't because they needed Slash's approval but he said no because he thought the show sucked. Good save, Slash, good save :D
Polo- Nium lmao
The flashes of war at the end always creeps me! It gives a more deep meaning of all the dancing and general happy feelings
Also be sure to listen to this at 0.25x at least once
Yes Us Brits are ancestors were fcuking maniacs compared to nowadays war hero's etc...
Hahah at 0.25 it sounds like a dark industrial/goth song. And 1.5 is the dance version.
my like was exactly 10.000th 😎
What striking looks he has.
Dude had great hair!!
Bring back the 80sssss
You know the feeling when you think the video you're watching is fun stuff, but then you read the comments, and they are even better? XD
El perrito en el min 0:57 siempre me hace feliz ❤😊
Freaking great blast from the past
Essa é demais
It has come back to me now, At the Turning of the Tides.
GOOD
Such an evocative video and song
I loveddd who's in 2019??
is doch ganz cool...
Classic !👌
Reminds me of the good old days of early MTV.
Downtown Julie Brown
when Anakin and Master Yoda got a mission together during the clone wars
Jokes on you CZcams Recommendations, I already liked this song!
Safety Dance!!!!
That dance wasn't as safe as everyone thought.
It was secretly the Darwin dance
I like this song
Absolute lovely
I'm here, nonstop looping this track since yesterday.
The dog at 00:57 is really cute.
I got the message and the message was clear
I love him so much.
Awesome Singer Song Music Video.
Disco friday nights 80s under 18
And they don’t stop coming.
Ahh the 80 where life was so much easier ,
Come to England! This is what we do every Friday night to Sunday evening all over the country.......come and do the safety dance in merry ole England :)
WOAH he's so handsome, damn
If you can listen to this song without doing a little involuntary reflex dance then you're in a coma.
Si habre bailado esta cancion en el local torre azul!!! :D gracias por subirla!!!! temón
Ah some of first music videos featured in MTV! When MTV was really about music on television!
Remember, safety first.
Yes
Safety dance!
Por incrível q pareça , não conhecia este clip dos anos 80!
Lots of attitude with this '80s classic...