Men Without Hats es una icónica banda canadiense de synth-pop, cuyo sonido innovador y estilo único han dejado una huella permanente en la música de las décadas de los 80 y 90. La historia del grupo comienza en la ciudad de Montreal, Quebec, en 1977, cuando los hermanos Ivan y Stefan Doroschuk, apasionados por la música desde temprana edad, decidieron unir fuerzas con sus amigos colegiales para formar una banda.
El nombre de la banda, “Men Without Hats”, surgió como una protesta humorística, ya que los hermanos Doroschuk solían no llevar gorros durante los inviernos canadienses, en contraposición a la moda de la época. Al principio, la banda luchó por encontrar su sonido característico, experimentando con diversos géneros y estilos antes de elegir el synth-pop y la música new wave como su principal enfoque.
El primer gran éxito de Men Without Hats llegó en 1982 con el lanzamiento del sencillo The Safety Dance. Esta canción, con su inconfundible melodía de sintetizador y letra pegajosa, se convirtió rápidamente en un éxito global, impulsando al álbum “Rhythm of Youth” al estrellato.
The Safety Dance resonó fuertemente en la era de la MTV, gracias a su video musical extravagante y memorable. La canción, aparentemente festiva y ligera, en realidad hablaba sobre la libertad de expresión y la individualidad, temas universales que contribuyeron a su popularidad.
Intro Song Lyrics
Intro by Men Without Hats Jenny had a vision
Jenny had a vision of her mother dancing
in the middle of a million rainbows
and everywhere you look were the lovers dancing
in the middle of expanding halos
and Jenny held Johnny with the sweetest promise
please tell me which way your name goes
when all he really wanted was to be his fondest
he never really liked tornados
they're all in the name of angels
singing
Johnny had a vision of the understanding
but he couldn't tell his mom or me, no!
he said it was a mission that we took for granted
tell me which way the rain bows
and jenny heard johnny make the sweetest promise
and sounded like they'd won the game show
and all he really wanted was to be his proudest
he never really liked tornadoes
they're all in the name of angels
singing
you can lose your head
you can lose your mind
you can lose your way (you can lose your way)
keep your eyes and still be blind
and you can lose your head
you can lose your mind
and you can lose your brain
keep your eyes and still be blind
jenny loves johnny like the earth and sun
in the middle of a moment they can will all become
johnny loves jenny like the wind and sea
in the middle of forever we can all be free
jenny loves johnny like the earth and sun
in the middle of a moment they will all be one
johnny loves jenny like the wind and sea
in the middle of forever we can all be free
Say
you can lose your head
you can lose your mind
you can lose your way (you can lose your way)
keep your eyes and still be blind
and you can lose your head
you can lose your mind
and you can lose your brain
keep your eyes and still be blind
and you can lose your head
you can lose your mind
and you can lose your brain
keep your eyes and still be blind
MOMMY