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.
We can dance if we want to
we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're are no friends of mine
I say, we can go where we want to
a place where they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Leave the real one far behind
And we can dance
Français!
We can go when we want to
the night is young and so am I
And we can dress real neat from our hats to our feet
and surprise 'em with the victory cry
I Say we can act if want to
if we don't nobody will
And you can act real rude and totally removed
And i can act like an imbecile
I say we can dance, we can dance
everything's under control
We can dance, we can dance
their doing it from pole to pole
We can dance, we can dance
everybody look at your hands
We can dance, we can dance
everybody takin' the chance
Safety dance
Oh well the safety dance
Ah yes the safety dance
We can dance if we want to
we've got all your life and mine
As long as we abuse it, never gonna lose it
Everything'll work out right
I say, we can dance if we want to
we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're are no friends of mine
I say we can dance, we can dance
everything is under control
We can dance, we can dance
their doing it from pole to pole
We can dance, we can dance
everybody look at your hands
We can dance, we can dance
everybody's takin' the chance
Oh Well the safety dance
ah yes the safety dance
Oh well the safety dance
Oh well the safety dance
Oh yes the safety dance
Oh the safety dance yeah
Oh it's the safety dance
It's the safety dance
Well it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance