Men Without Hats Exclusive Interview by Jeannie Becker (1983)
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Men Without Hats Exclusive Interview by Jeannie Becker 1983
The new wave synth pop collective Men Without Hats were formed in 1980 by brothers Ivan and Stefan Doroschuk. Ivan was the leader of the group, writing the majority of the songs and providing the lead vocals; Stefan was the guitarist; and other members changed frequently throughout the course of the group's career. They independently released their debut EP, Folk of the '80s, in 1980; it was reissued the following year by Stiff in Britain. During 1982, the band consisted of Ivan, Stefan, another brother Colin Doroschuk (keyboards), along with drummer Allan McCarthy; this is the lineup that recorded Men Without Hats' 1982 debut album, Rhythm of Youth. Taken from their debut, the single "The Safety Dance" became a major hit, peaking on the American charts at number three in 1983. Driven by an insistent three-chord synthesizer riff, the song was one of the biggest synth pop hits of the new wave era. The group wasn't able to exploit its success, however. Folk of the '80s (Part III) stalled at number 127 on the charts in America and made even less of an impact in other parts of the world. Thanks to the minor-hit title track, 1987's Pop Goes the World was a bigger success, yet it didn't recapture the audience their first album had gained. Released two years later, The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century failed to chart, as did its follow-up, 1991's Sideways. The two albums' lack of success effectively put an end to Men Without Hats' career. 
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I know this was made in the 80s but something about the narrator feels like one of those informative newsreels from the 60s.
To hell with 2020. Bring back the 80's
Studying Mass Media really helped me a learn a lot about the masses and the media.
I was living in Huntington Beach in 1983 - Heard the song "Antartica" by MWHs on radio station KROQ in Los Angeles Rodney on the Roq show and was hooked. went out an bought the first EP record and all the songs were great!
It was fantastic to see this group give concerts they had a lot of potential, it's a shame they changed their style and that one of its members died so young due to a terrible disease...
FANTASTIC
this dude sings and talks totally different, i would have never thought he sounded like that as a regular voice
He talks like a typical Canadian.
Music is the best thing for dancing.
god it is so funny to see the fashion back then, the short shorts on men, the dancing, the shirts tucked in tight. Damn I love the 80's!
Please don't take Our Lord's Name in vain. Peace!
The British narrator really makes this sound like a National Geographic documentary or something.
I agree, and it's a positive thing in my opinion. Suits the weird and eccentric spirit of the early 80s.
Back when Canadians were relaxed and care-free. I wonder if Justin listened to music like this when he was a teenager.
Nah, it wasn't gay enough for him.
i find his eyes & voice sorta superheroish.
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The Clarences love & support Men Without Hats!
Adorooo!! Dri!! Hei Brasil!! Bjos!!
R.I.P. Alan
Cyb
practically Allan was the one who contributed the most to Men Without Hats until the second album Folk of the 80's, the truth is that when I found out about his death I was a little curious to think if Allan was homosexual since he tragically died of AIDS at the age 38 years old, in a nutshell it's a bit sad that he died so young...
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que pasa con los vídeos que no nos dejan entrar a ver ni escuchar alguien me puede explicar que sucede cuando los quiero ver? sólo sale que no esa disponible en tu país qué pedo?.
+Jorge Toledano Debes vivir en Cuba o en otra dictadura
"People don't just listen and look stunned anymore, they actually move. It's called dancing." Was dancing a new concept? :P
Girl at 1:48 is super cute. Too bad I was born in 1981 ...
lawdy that man was so sexy..I hope he kept his hair
frikken eh yeah
Does anyone know if there was a full video of the concert?
I really would like to see the full consert video too!
he sound like eddy vedder or viceversa
Wow, he really sounded like a supervillain in this interview. :p
"not that I'm trying to brainwash anybody"
Sure, Ivan.
+Fred Willington Easily believable
still funny that he said use masss media to manipulate .. studied aat mcgill university .... no wonder the crap we have in the mass media today lol and all those ads manipulating ppl making them buy anything really.
lol
the high point in their career huh, more like the only point in their career. LoL!!! they're still awesome though, "The Safety Dance" is always gonna be my anthem. LoL!!!
Why does he talk The Safety dance instead of sing it? what's the point of talking it!
that's how the original goes at the start. you're probably used to the shorter music video version.
That’s just the beginning of the song. It changes after the first verse
This barely qualifies as an interview, it´s a bunch of clips with a couple of nonsensical words from Ivan...
oh yeah and the version of the safety dance was HORRIBLE at the concert...HORRIBLE!