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Men Without Hats
Men Without Hats are a Canadian New wave music, new wave and synth-pop band, originally from Montreal, Quebec. Their music is characterized by the baritone voice of their lead singer Ivan Doroschuk, as well as their elaborate use of synthesizers and electronic processing. They achieved their greatest popularity in the 1980s with "The Safety Dance", a worldwide top ten hit (No. 3 in the United States), and "Pop Goes the World (song), Pop Goes the World". After a hiatus for most of the 1990s and 2000s, Doroschuk reformed the band in 2010, and released ''Love in the Age of War'' (2012). The group, based in Vancouver, has continued to perform, including tour dates announced in support of the release of two studio albums, ''Men Without Hats Again (Parts 1 & 2)'', in 2021 and 2022 respectively. History Early days Men Without Hats was founded in Montreal in 1977, initially as a punk rock band featuring Ivan Doroschuk (vocals), Pete Seabrooke (guitar), Dave Hill (bass), and John Gurri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Goes The World
''Pop Goes the World'' is the third studio album by Canadian new wave and synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released on June 29, 1987 by Mercury Records. It features the single " Pop Goes the World", which reached the Top 20 in Canada (achieving gold status) and the United States. The album went platinum in Canada. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull makes a guest appearance and plays the flute on the track "On Tuesday." Other songs Early in the recording sessions, a song called "The Same Halo" was recorded by the band for the album but was ultimately replaced by "Lose My Way" on the album. "Jenny Wore Black" was first performed live in 1985 during the "Freeways" tour. In 1990, Doroschuk wrote the song "A Funny Place (The World Is)", which reused part of the lyrics from "The Real World". It was recorded with Mitsou on her second studio album ''Terre des hommes'' (1990); Doroschuk sang backing vocals, played various instruments and produced the recording. A French-language demo ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Doroschuk
Ivan Eugene Doroschuk (, ), born 9 October 1957, is an American-born Canadian musician. He is the lead vocalist and founding member of Men Without Hats, best known for the hit song "The Safety Dance". Early life Ivan Doroschuk was born on 9 October 1957 in Champaign, Illinois to Ukrainian-Canadian parents Eugene and Betty Doroschuk. Doroschuk and his younger brothers Stefan and Colin were born in the United States while their father was pursuing a doctorate at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Eugene Doroschuk received his PhD in 1962, and accepted a teaching position at the Université de Montréal. Betty Doroschuk became a member of the music faculty at Montreal's McGill University, teaching classical voice. The three brothers, all classically trained musicians, grew up in the Montreal borough of Outremont, Quebec. In 1976, at the age of 18, Doroschuk briefly studied law in the south of France, returning to Montreal in 1977. At McGill University, he was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultravox
Ultravox (earlier styled as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in London in April 1974 as Tiger Lily. Between 1980 and 1986, they scored seven Top Ten albums and seventeen Top 40 singles in the UK, the most successful of which was their 1981 hit "Vienna". From 1974 until 1979, singer John Foxx was frontman and the main driving force behind Ultravox. Foxx left the band in March 1979 to embark on a solo career and, following his departure, Midge Ure officially took over as lead singer, guitarist and frontman on 1st November 1979 (despite writing and rehearsing with the band from April of that year) after he and keyboardist Billy Currie worked in the studio project Visage. Ure revitalised the band and steered it to commercial chart success lasting until 1987, at which time the group disbanded. A new line-up, led by Currie, was formed in 1992, but achieved limited success, with two albums failing to chart and one solitary single reaching 90 in the UK Singles Chart. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABBA
ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's name is an acronym of the first letters of their first names arranged as a palindrome. One of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, they became one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music acts in the history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide from 1974 to 1982, and in 2022. In Eurovision Song Contest 1974, 1974, ABBA were Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden's first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo (ABBA song), Waterloo," which in 2005 was chosen as the best song in the competition's history as part of the Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, 50th anniversary celebration of the contest. During the band's main active years, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Women & Men Without Hate In The 21st Century
''The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century'', often shortened to ''In the 21st Century'', is the fourth studio album by Canadian synth-pop group Men Without Hats, released in 1989. It was the second and last album to be released with the lineup of Ivan Doroschuk (vocals), Stefan Doroschuk (guitar), Marika Tjelios (bass), Heidi Garcia (backing vocals), Richard Samson (drums) and Bruce Murphy (keyboards), which was also the lineup that toured to promote the previous album ''Pop Goes the World''. Recording history The lineup that recorded the album was essentially the touring band from ''Pop Goes the World''. Ivan Doroschuk, in an interview released on a promotional disc around the time of the album, stated that the original title of the album was ''The Adventures of Men Without Hats in the 21st Century'', but the title went through several revisions, including ''The Adventures of Men and Women Without Hats in the 21st Century'' before swapping the order of " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Date With An Angel
''Date with an Angel'' is a 1987 American romantic fantasy comedy film starring Emmanuelle Béart, Phoebe Cates and Michael E. Knight. The film was written and directed by Tom McLoughlin. The original music score was composed by Randy Kerber. The visual effects were produced at Boss Film Studios under the supervision of Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Edlund. The film was marketed with the tagline "Jim is about to marry a princess... but he's in love with an angel." Plot synopsis ''Date with an Angel'' tells the story of Jim Sanders, an executive at a cosmetics company, about to marry Patty Winston, the spoiled daughter of Jim's employer. Jim unknowingly has a brain tumor, and his headaches have gotten worse. It is suggested that he will die, and an angel arrives on the scene, given the task of bringing Jim's soul back to heaven on the night of his engagement party. After his three buddies, George, Don and Rex, kidnap Jim to take him to another celebration at his home, Jim de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Hats
This article presents a full discography of the Canadian band Men Without Hats. Albums Studio albums Compilation albums * '' Collection'' (1996) * '' Greatest Hats'' (1997) * '' The Very Best of Men Without Hats'' (1997) * '' My Hats Collection'' (2006) * '' The Silver Collection'' (2008) Extended plays * '' Folk of the 80's'' (1980) * ''Freeways'' (1985) * ''Again (Part 1)'' (2021) Singles Videography Music videos * "Security" (1980) * "Antarctica" (1980) * "Nationale 7" (1981) * "The Safety Dance" (1982) * "I Got the Message" (1982)Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine * "I Like" (1982) * "Where Do the Boys Go?" (1984) * "Pop Goes the World" (1987) * "Moonbeam" (1987) * "Hey Men" (1989) * "In the 21st Century" (1989) * "Sideways" (1991) Video releases * ''Live Hats'' (2006) - DVD Covers * ''The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century'' featured a cover of ABBA's " SOS" * ''Sideways'' featured a cover of The Beatles' "I Am the Walrus" (subtit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeways (EP)
''Freeways'' is the second EP released by Canadian synthpop group Men Without Hats. It was released in Canada only, and for a limited time. Released in 1985, it contains songs originally released on the group's 1980 EP '' Folk of the 80's'', plus several versions of the song "Freeways". History The first release of any version of the song was as music video filmed for the French version of the song in 1981, premiering that year on the Musi-Video show in Montreal. "Freeways (Euromix)" first appeared as a B-side track on a European 12" edition of the " I Got the Message" single in 1982. To date, it is the only version of the song to appear on CD, being released on the '' Greatest Hats'' compilation in 1996, however fans created a bootleg CD version of the EP including all four mixes. The version of "Freeways (Euromix)" used on ''Greatest Hats'' was ripped from vinyl and donated by a fan. When the song was initially written in 1979, it was called "Nationale 7" and used wholly En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Of The 80s (Part III)
''Folk of the 80's (Part III)'' is the second studio album by Canadian synthpop group Men Without Hats, released in early 1984. The album reached #127 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. It was the band's final album with the lineup consisting of Ivan Doroschuk (vocals), Stefan Doroschuk (guitar), Colin Doroschuk (keyboards) and Allan McCarthy (keyboards). During the recording process, "The Safety Dance" became big in America, requiring the band to put recording on hold and do a tour. This album was re-released on CD in Canada in 1997 by Oglio Records as part of a "two-fer" including ''Rhythm of Youth''. It was also re-mastered and re-released in Canada in 2010 by Bulldog Brothers/Unidisc. In addition to the tracks on the LP, it also contains an extended version of "Where Do The Boys Go?". The extended version of "Where Do the Boys Go?" was intended to be used on the original CD release by Statik in 1984, but was left off. Track listing For all songs: lyrics by Ivan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States. The weekly tracking period for sales was initially Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming, is readily available on a real-time basis, is also tracked on a Friday to Thursday cycle effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021 (previously Monday to Sunday and before July 2015, Wednesday to Tuesday). A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday. The first number-one song of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was " Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythm Of Youth
''Rhythm of Youth'' is the debut studio album by Canadian new wave and synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released in April 1982 by Statik Records in Europe and Canada and in 1983 by Backstreet Records in the US. It propelled them to fame with its second single, "The Safety Dance". It was released under the Statik Records label in Canada, distributed by Warner Music Canada (then called WEA Canada) where it achieved Platinum status for sales of 100,000 units. Release history The US releases of this album featured a different track listing, replacing "Living in China" with an edited version of "Antarctica" (the full version of which appeared on '' Folk of the 80's'') and including an extended version of "The Safety Dance". In 1984, the album was released on CD in Europe by Statik Records, featuring the '' Folk of the 80's'' EP (albeit including the single edit of "Antarctica") and the extended mix of "The Safety Dance" as bonus tracks. It was re-released on CD in Canada in 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rational Youth
Rational Youth was a Canadian new wave Synth-pop band that was originally active between 1981 and 1986, and at various points up until the end of 2021. History Rational Youth was formed in 1981 in Montreal, Quebec, by synthesizer players Tracy Howe and Bill Vorn, both of whom idolized the German synthpop pioneers Kraftwerk. The band is considered to be one of Canada's first synthpop groups.Biography of Rational Youth . Retrieved 2013-01-21. Howe's music career began as a singer and drummer for Montreal punk band The Normals. Howe was later a drummer and singer in Montreal band Heaven Seventeen (not to be confused with England's |
