#MEN WITHOUT HATS THE SAFETY DANCE LIVE TV#

It was a time when disco music was losing the battle for continued popularity and New Romanticism was about to replace it. Recently, Men Without HatsвЂ™ Canadian front man Ivan Doroschuk revealed that the song simply refers to what he describes as his вЂpogoвЂ™ dancing in clubs during the early 1980s. It has been suggested that the song may be referring to anything from safe sex to a metaphorical nuclear war!ДЄctually, the track and its lyrics were written by the lead singer of the band who performed and made it famous nearly four decades ago.

It hasnвЂ™t helped that the track, released nearly 40 years ago, has a rather unusual and whimsical video to match, which only adds to the mystery. With its rather ambiguous title, Safety Dance, has puzzled many music fans over the last four decades and there is still some debate about the real meaning behind the lyrics. The event was set up to support the World Health Organisation (WHO) and workers on the frontline of the Coronavirus pandemic, some of who made cameos in the accompanying video.ДЄrguably, Fallon and his band members couldnвЂ™t have chosen a song with a more appropriate title for our present situation. Now, thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic, Safety Dance, by Men Without Hats, may appear to have more relevance today than it has ever had.Д«ut could it ever have been about dancing social distance style?ДЇallon and The Roots performed their own entertaining version of the early 1980s anthem Safety Dance, in April this year, using homemade instruments as part of the вЂOne World: Together At HomeвЂ™ concert. It was a top 10 hit in some 20 countries around the world and earned the band who penned and performed it, a coveted music award Grammy nomination.

#MEN WITHOUT HATS THE SAFETY DANCE LIVE TV#

It was вЂcoveredвЂ™ by TV host Jimmy Fallon & The Roots this year, the latest in a long line of covers by everyone from the Glee cast, Crazy Frog, Rufus Wainwright, Ninja Sex Party to music producer and musician Ross Alexander.Дifferent versions have also been featured on top TV shows such as GreyвЂ™s Anatomy, South Park and Family Guy movies including Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) and Sing (2016), and games such as the Playstation 2вЂ™s Activision Anthology. It was called Safety Dance and it was made famous by the Canadian-based band, Men Without Hats. If you are of a certain age, you might remember a jolly little song by a new age synth/punk band about safety and dancing which took the early 1980s international pop scene by surprise. The song remains popular today but what lies behind its enduring appeal? A slow burn success вЂ“ Safety Dance was a minor hit in Canada becoming a global success six months after its release in the US.

вЂќWe can dance if we want to, We can leave your friends behindвЂќ.

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