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.
i got rings wrapped around my brain
i got a t-shirt says free crack cocaine
i got life
in the corner pocket again
i got a virgin mary she's ten feet tall
and she lives at the end of a long green hall
doesn't wanna go to heaven
'cause that's where her daddy was sent
i've had a jesus christ on the bathroom wall
with dayglo worms crawling up his balls
past two real different pictures of my head
somethings go right somethings go wrong
you couldn't tell to the words this song that i
never wanna talk it again
now i'm lookin' for a boozecan, talk about love
i'm lookin' for a groove thang, take me on above
i'm lookin' for a good thing
talk about
love, love, love in the palm of your hand
sometimes you wonder what friends are for
i got three of 'em sleeping on my kitchen floor
and when they wake up i know they're gonna be
hot chicken again
'cause me and jimmy we were out all nite
a lookin' for a something that we could not find
but that doesn't mean i never wanna see you again
now i'm lookin' for a boozecan, talk about love
i'm lookin' for a groove thang, take me on above
i'm lookin' for a good thing
talk about
love, love, love in the palm of your
hand me a love that you thought was fantastic
yea don't give me kenbarbielove
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oh well the way that i was raised to be was
love yourself and your family
and don't go smoking lsd with your friends
and the days they come and the days they go
it doesn't really matter no 'cause i
never wanna talk it again
now i'm lookin' for a boozecan, talk about love
i'm lookin' for a groove thang, take me on above
i'm lookin' for a good thing
talk about
love, love, love in the palm of your
hand me a love that you thought wasn't plastique
yea don't give me kenbarbielove
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