The 1982 Men Without Hats hit, "The Safety Dance", had a stronger protest message than you might have realized.

In 1983, Men Without Hats released "The Safety Dance" and it rose up to be a huge hit despite its strange origins.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Canadian synth-pop band Men Without Hats still want to dance — and they’ll be bringing their fun energy and electrifying show to Western New York next month. Frontman Ivan ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. On April 1, 1982, the popular 80s band Men ...

Between the period of time Men Without Hats broke up in the ’90s to their revival last year, Doroschuk mostly was out of the musical limelight. “I was a stay-at-home dad for about 10 years, completely ...

It’s been over 40 years since Men Without Hats told the world it was safe to dance -with or without your friends- and there seems to be more dancing than ever these days KTLA recently caught up with ...

Full concert performance recorded in Montreal in August 1985 during their Freeways tour. Contains songs from their first two albums, The Rhythm Of Youth and Folk Of The '80s Pt.3. Although best known ...

"The Safety Dance" is one of the enduring documents of the early 1980s, a double-duty Pavlovian bounce anthem for New Wave club-goers and a defiant piss-off to those clubs' bouncers, as well as a ...

It’s a safety dance! The soundtrack of the 1980’s would not be complete without the iconic song “The Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats. Founding member Ivan Doroschuk talks about the early days of the ...