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Band Name Origins:
- They're originally from Montreal, Canada; where the local subway system is constantly under renovation. Everytime they would go into a station, they would see a cordoned-off area with a sign showing a man's head wearing a hard hat. (meaning that hard hats were required to enter the roped-off area) They sort-of injected the "do your own thing" spirit of the 1980's into this quirk of their daily lives, by naming themselves "Men Without Hats". (In fact, the symbol of their band is identical to the "hard hat" symbol on the Montreal subway ----except it has a red diagonal slash through it). --If you don't believe me, check out their site at www.menwithouthats.com Submitted by: Edward A. Vazquez
Stupid Band Names:
- Can't they just wear hats? It's not gonna kill 'em or anything. Submitted by: Stockton
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Men With Hats | What's wrong with wearing a hat, anyways? | Cassandra |
| Men Without Clothes | This would attract women and gays. | Francis A. Sissy |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Pop Goes The Word" originally "Pop Goes The World"
Duncan Moore
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Safety Dancer" originally "Safety Dance"
Chandra
"Poop Goes The World" originally "Pop Goes The World"
Mister X
Change a Letter:
"I Got The Massage" originally "I Got The Message"
Jessica Childress
"Poo Goes The World" originally "Pop Goes The World"
Duncan Moore
"Safely Dance" originally "Safety Dance"
Carmen Vortex Street
"The Safety Dunce" originally "The Safety Dance"
Fred
"The Safety Lance" originally "The Safety Dance"
Fred
Recordings:
July 26
a parody of "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats
They say Lance Armstrong consumes 7000 calories a day. We have a lot in common. - Robert Lund
Spaff.com: (MP3)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Safety Dance" | "Zombie Dance" | Sue Donym |
| "The Safety Dance (short)" | "Movie 43" | Scotty Dangerously |
| "The Safety Dance" | "Silly Dance" | Wendy Christopher |
| "Safety Dance" | "Saggy Pants" | N. Townsend |
| "Safety Dance" | "Pee My Pants" | Panthyrr |
| "Pop Goes The World" | "Flop Goes The World" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "The Safety Dance" | "The Moron Dance" | Dylan Baranski |
| "Safety Dance" | "Girls Are Evil" | The Charnstar |
| "The Safety Dance" | "Tour de Lance" | Spaff.com |
| "The Safety Dance" | "The Safest Dunce" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Pop Goes The World | Microwave Popcorn | Matt |
| Where Do The Boys Go? | Spike TV | newave |
| Safety Dance | Safety Courses, Hard Hats, Etc. | Ratticis |
| Safety Dance | Band-Aids | alphacrazee |
| Safety Dance | PSA For Use Of Condoms | newspaper |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Safety Dance | National Safety Council | Catch |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Do You Wanna Dance? The Beach Boys | The Safety Dance Men Without Hats | Do You Wanna Dance The Safety Dance? No, it sounds too difficult. | Ed |
| Pop Goes the World Men Without Hats | Pop Goes The Weasel Traditional Children's song | Pop Goes The Weasel's World | aldrAea |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Highwaymen Without Hats
The Highwaymen combined with Men Without Hats
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Mojo Men Without Hats
The Mojo Men combined with Men Without Hats
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Lettermen Without Hats
The Lettermen combined with Men Without Hats
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Policemen Without Hats
The Police combined with Men Without Hats
Submitted By: Candy Welty
There are additional Men Without Hats Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: We can eat your friend's behind.
Original Lyrics: We can leave your friends behind.
| "Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: And we can act real rude and totally re-mood
Original Lyrics: And we can act really rude and totally removed
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"Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: And we can dance...and sing
Original Lyrics: And we can dance...danser
| "Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Because I'm an as*hole in Brazil
Original Lyrics: And I can act like an imbecile.
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: We can eat your friend's behind.
Original Lyrics: We can leave your friends behind.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: WBTX I heard someone singing this in a club.. funny! |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"The Safety Dance"
The Repetitive Lyrics: We can (...) if we want to
Why They're Repetitive: Basically the whole song is them insisting that they can do something (Dance, act, go, etc) if they want to, if you feel that strongly just DO it!
Submitted by: Mjn Seifer
| "Where Do the Boys Go?"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Tell me tell me tell me tell me
Where do the boys go? Why They're Repetitive: Look, I don't know where the boys go so don't ask!
Submitted by: Kixxy 6
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Safety Dance"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: We can dress real neat
From our hats to our feet Why They're Nonsensical: Doesn't make any sense, given the name of this band. That being said, perhaps "...heads to our feet" would have been a better line?
Submitted by: Calvin Amari
| "The Safety Dance"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Everybody look at your hands
Why They're Nonsensical: Um, ok... (Looks at hands) Wait...Why am I doing this again?
Submitted by: Mjn Seifer
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"Safety Dance"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: We can dress real neat
From our hats to our feet Why They're Inappropriate: Hello! What's the name of the band? Liars!
Submitted by: marsTmanning
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
""Moonbeam""
The Lyrics: And everything was Lou Reed, and everything was loud.
Who They Mention: Lou Reed, the singer of "Walk On The Wild Side"
Submitted by: Vic George
| "'Living In China'"
The Lyrics: China, do you want to dance? You're wearing makeup And listening to Adam and The Ants.
Who They Mention: Adam and The Ants, an early 1980s band.
Submitted by: Vic George
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Pop Goes The World"
The Song Lyrics: What ever happened to the Duke of Earl?
Song They Mention: "Duke Of Earl" by Gene Chandler
Submitted by: Serafina
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Living In China"
Opening Lines: They got the red book, they got the new look, the little people that are living in China.
Comments: From their 1983 Rhythm Of Youth album.
Submitted by: Vic George
| "I Got The Message"
Opening Lines: I got the message, and the message is clear.
Comments: From their 1983 Rhythm Of Youth album
Submitted by: Vic George
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Band Name Anagrams:
sit out Submitted by: Leanne Cantrell(not to fret; relling is overrated)
Man Without Seth Submitted by: Leanne Cantrell(not to fret; relling is overrated)
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Antarctica"
The Lyrics: Antartica (Antarctica) Antartica (Antarctica) Ice Age is here, right in your town Antartica, look what you've done And I, I feel like I've cheated your scheme And I, I feel like you really know what I mean Nightfall's hearbeat, the streat in a mess On reflector, the beach is endless And I, I feel like I've cheated your scheme And I, I feel like you really know what I mean
Why: "Antarctica" is the lesser known (and far worse selling, not even making Billboard Magazine's HOT 100 charts) to the Canadian group, Men Without Hats' 1983 #3 smash hit, "The Safety Dance". "Antartica", used both in the title, and throughout the tune (with me transcribing the first verse) is the name of Earth's southern most continent and where the South Pole is located. The tune "Antarctica" was also a very huge dance hit in late 1983/early 1984.
Submitted by: Peter
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Names as a Word Bank:
Immense White Outhouse Submitted by: Karen Smith
Mona White's Outhouse Submitted by: Karen Smith
Hannah's White Outhouse Submitted by: Karen Smith
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Hen Without Mats originally "Men Without Hats"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Haidressers
If you've got nice hair, you don't need a hat
Submitted by: Jakko Wakko
