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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

Why the Name is Stupid:

  • Can't they just wear hats? It's not gonna kill 'em or anything. Submitted by: Stockton

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Safety Dancer" originally "Safety Dance"
Chandra
"Poop Goes The World" originally "Pop Goes The World"
That IS more accurate.
Mister X

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Safely Dance" originally "Safety Dance"
Carmen Vortex Street
"The Safety Dunce" originally "The Safety Dance"
An oxymoron?
Fred
"The Safety Lance" originally "The Safety Dance"
Obviously the kind used by surgeons?
Fred

Song Parody Recordings:

July 26 "Spank Me, Lance (The Tour de France Song)" by Spaff.com 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) (Comments)

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"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
"The Safety Dance""Uruk-Hai"Timothy M. Patishnock
"Safety Dance""Arwen's Pout"Johnny D
"The Safety Dance""The Naked Dance"Jared
"Safety Dance""Safety Pins"Jan Unwin

There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Pop Goes The WorldMicrowave PopcornMatt
Where Do The Boys Go?Spike TVnewave
Safety DanceSafety Courses, Hard Hats, Etc.Ratticis
Safety DanceBand-Aidsalphacrazee
Safety DancePSA For Use Of Condomsnewspaper
There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Safety DanceNational Safety CouncilCatch

Duets Not Yet Performed:

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
   Children's
Pop Goes The Weasel's World
aldrAea

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Job For Men Without A Cowboy Hat
Job For A Cowboy combined with Men Without Hats
Submitted By: Blake DeKalb
Men Without Work
Men At Work combined with Men Without Hats
That would be too apt.
Submitted By: rocky
Men At Work Without Hats
Men At Work combined with Men Without Hats
Submitted By: Kyla
Men Without Cocks
Men Without Hats combined with Revolting Cocks
They'd have to cover King Missile's "Detachable Penis". And have, y' know, armadillos down their trousers...
Submitted By: neptunevsmars

Misheard Lyrics:

"Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you can act real rude and totally removed,
like an African in Brazil.
Original Lyrics:
And you can act real rude and totally removed
And I can act like an imbecile.
"Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you can act real rude and totally removed
And I can act like I'm in Brazil.
Original Lyrics:
And you can act real rude and totally removed
And I can act like an imbecile.
"Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
We can dance, we can dance, everything's out of control
We can dance, we can dance, we're doin' it before the wall.
Original Lyrics:
We can dance, we can dance, everything's out of control
We can dance, we can dance, we're doin' it from pole to pole.
"Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
We can dance, we can dance, everything's out of control
We can dance, we can dance, we're doing it before the war.
Original Lyrics:
We can dance, we can dance, everything's out of control
We can dance, we can dance, we're doin' it from pole to pole.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
We'll save the dance
Original Lyrics:
We'll safety dance.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Mjn Seifer

When I first heard this song, everybody was saying it was about a ban on slam dancing. (It wasn't.) So 'We'll save the dance' made a lot of sense to me.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Repetitive 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

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"The Saftey 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
 

Inappropriate 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
 

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

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
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

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
 

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

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