"left in short order, co-founding Rational Youth shortly after his departure. Howe was replaced by keyboardist Mike Gabriel. Arrobas and Gabriel left the group just before the recording of the next album. Ivan and Stefan (now promoted to full membership status) subsequently recruited Allan McCarthy (percussion, electronics) to join the group, and recorded their 1982 full-length debut album ""Rhythm of Youth"". The trio subsequently enjoyed a hit in Canada with ""The Safety Dance"", which peaked at No. 11 in May 1983. The song soon charted in the United States, spending four weeks at No. 3 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100,"
"and was a major hit in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 6. The song also reached the top ten in various other European countries, peaked at No. 2 in New Zealand, and was rated the 11th biggest-selling single of the year in South Africa in 1983. Adding Colin (who had guested on ""Rhythm of Youth"") as an official fourth member, Men Without Hats released the album ""Folk of the 80's (Part III)"" in 1984. While lead single ""Where Do The Boys Go?"" was a top 40 hit in Canada, the album failed to match the international success of"
"Pop Goes the World Pop Goes the World is the third studio album by Canadian new wave band Men Without Hats, released in 1987. It contained the single ""Pop Goes the World"", which reached the top twenty 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."" According to the press release for the album, bandleader Ivan Doroschuk was influenced by the work of black lesbian feminist poet Audrey Lorde, having attended a lecture of hers in"
"Rhythm of Youth Rhythm of Youth is the debut album of Canadian synthpop group Men Without Hats, released in 1982 on Statik Records in Europe and Canada and in 1983 on 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. The US releases of this album featured a different track listing, replacing ""Living in China"" with an edited version of ""Antarctica"" (the full"
"""Luminous Basement"" (1980), as well as half a dozen singles, including ""Blind Among the Flowers"" (1979), ""The Loneliest Man in the World"" (1979), ""Don't Say I Told You So"" (1980) and two hits, the Dusty Springfield cover ""I Only Want to Be with You"" (1979) and ""So Good to Be Back Home Again"" (1980), both of which reached the top 10 in the UK. ""I Only Want to Be With You"" was also a top 10 hit in Australia and reached number 83 in the US Billboard Hot 100. Coombes was the band's main songwriter, although later releases saw the"
"1997 twofer, ""Mother's Opinion"" faded out, then faded back in with a flange effect. This section was removed from the 2010 remaster. with: Folk of the 80s (Part III) Folk of the 80s (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 final Men Without Hats album to use the classic lineup of Ivan (vocals), Stefan Doroschuk (guitar), Colin Doroschuk (keyboards) and Allan McCarthy (keyboards) - McCarthy died of an AIDS-related illness in 1995. During the recording"
"the album. The song entered the ""RPM100"" singles chart in October 1989, debuting at #72 in the week of October 16. Initially, the song was only modestly successful, and appeared to have stalled out on the charts by December; however, following the École Polytechnique massacre on December 6, the song suddenly jumped into the Top 10 in the week of December 16, 1989 on the basis of increased radio airplay because of its anti-violence stand. Hey Men ""Hey Men"" is a song from Canadian new wave/synthpop band Men Without Hats' fourth album, ""The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate"
"stylistic experiments were not yet bearing fruit, and, with an emphasis placed on the vocals, Peter Garrett sounded overly strident."" Place without a Postcard Place Without a Postcard is the third studio album by Australian alternative rockers, Midnight Oil, which was released in November 1981 under Sprint Music and the Columbia Records label. It peaked at No. 12 on the Kent Music Report albums chart and the related singles ""Don’t Wanna be the One"" and ""Armistice Day"" reached the associated Top 40 chart. The band's third LP ""Place Without a Postcard"", released by CBS Records in November 1981, was recorded"
"Folk of the 80's Folk of the 80's is an EP released by Canadian synthpop group Men Without Hats. Recorded in the summer of 1980 at Studio A in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and released later that year, it was their first release. The song ""Antarctica"" is featured here in its original length with an extra instrumental break and verse that does not appear in the edit used on the album ""Rhythm of Youth"" and future compilation albums. The song ""Modern(e) Dancing"" proved to be a minor club hit in the local Montreal alternative club scene at the time of the"
"Neither single charted in the UK but ""1980-f"" gained popularity, like the band, in Europe. ""Batteries Not Included"" was released in 1982 without fanfare, and the singles received little UK airplay. They came back into the UK spotlight when their English-language cover of Austrian musician Falco's song, ""Der Kommissar"", rocketed into the US top 10 in 1983, though it only just made the top 50 in the United Kingdom. This was followed by the release of their first and only US album, ""ATF"", a compilation of their UK albums. This success had come too late, and growing musical differences eventually"
"The Safety Dance ""The Safety Dance"" is a song by Canadian new wave/synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released in Canada in 1983 as the second single from ""Rhythm of Youth"". The song was written by lead singer Ivan Doroschuk after he had been kicked out of a club for pogo dancing. The song entered the Canadian top 50 in February 1983, peaking at number 11 on May 14. In the meantime, ""The Safety Dance"" was released in the US on March 16, but did not enter the US charts for a few months. When it finally did, the record became"
"Humans Only Humans Only is the fourth full-length album (1982) by the American electronic band Earthstar. It was their third and final release for Hamburg-based Sky Records (in Germany). ""Humans Only"" was result of a partnership between Earthstar founder Craig Wuest and Utica, New York-based guitarist and songwriter Dan Hapanowicz (credited as Daniel Happ), who replaced longtime guitarist Dennis Rea on this album. ""Humans Only"" presented a far more conventional, softer, more guitar-oriented sound than previous releases. It is also the last album on which the Birotron, the rarest of tape loop keyboard instruments, was played by Wuest. The two"
"Pop Goes the World (song) ""Pop Goes the World"" is a song recorded by Canadian new wave/synthpop group Men Without Hats. It was released in October 1987 as the lead single from the album of the same name. The song reached number-one in Austria, and number 2 in Canada and Sweden. The song very generally tells a story of ""Johnny"" and ""Jenny,"" the two members of a musical group called ""The Human Race"" (the members' instruments of choice appear to change throughout the song, though Johnny is primarily a guitarist and Jenny is a bassist) on their quest for fame"
"No Reply at All ""No Reply at All"" is a song by British band Genesis, from their 1981 album ""Abacab."" This song, like Phil Collins' solo track ""I Missed Again"" (recorded at around the same time), makes prominent use of a horn section, arranged by Tom Tom 84 (i.e. Thomas Washington, horn arranger for Earth, Wind & Fire) and played by that band's wind players, credited on the song as ""EWF Horns"". The song marks a step toward the mainstream pop direction Genesis was taking at the time, yet it still contains elements of their past: complex, melodic bass riffs,"
"along with a cover of the Beatles' ""Here Comes The Sun"". The album only produced one hit, ""Strange & Funny"", the pair's last chart entry in the US, and they left Elektra to record for the Manhattan label. Their only release for the label, 1986's """"Starbright,"""" an ill-fated stab at the charts with little of their past sound, was barely released in the U.S., but produced a single, ""Soul Love/Soul Man"" that reached no. 58 in the U.K. Always popular in England, they headlined at the Royal Albert Hall in 1987. Their success in the UK and other parts of"
"went to #3 on the Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 Singles Chart in 1980. Their third album was released in 1981, ""Anytime"", included the hit ""Keeping Our Love Alive"" #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and #23 Billboard Top Tracks(Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart) in 1982 with background vocals by Richard Paige of Mr. Mister & Bill Champlin of Chicago. The album also featured a non-charted single ""Living Without Your Love"" that was played on some album rock stations, cover version of Van Morrison's ""Brown Eyed Girl"" #5 Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 Singles Chart in 1982, and"
"the song ""No Name"" for Wakeman's album ""1984"". He also made an appearance to perform the song at Wakeman's concert at the Hammersmith Odeon. Harley and his band would embark on another small UK tour during Christmas 1981. In March 1982, the band released the non-album single ""I Can't Even Touch You"". Produced by Midge Ure, the song failed to chart, despite expectations that it would become a hit. In June 1983, the band played a one-off concert in London, while Harley also released the single ""Ballerina (Prima Donna)"", which was written and produced by Mike Batt. It was one"
"Jeopardy (song) ""Jeopardy"" is a hit song released in 1983 by The Greg Kihn Band on their album ""Kihnspiracy"". It is the band's first and only Top 10 hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart, reaching number 2 in May 1983 (behind Michael Jackson's ""Beat It"") and also hitting number 1 on the dance charts for two weeks a month earlier. The song also reached number 63 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's only charting song in the UK. The song is written in the key of D minor. The song was featured in a surrealistic music"
"Collins has said he has ""no emotional attachment"" to the song. The song was not released as a single (nor was it included on any album). However, it charted at #38 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. The Man with the Horn (song) ""The Man with the Horn"" is a song performed by Genesis drummer Phil Collins, and released as a B-side for two singles from ""No Jacket Required"". The song was originally recorded during sessions for Collins' second album, ""Hello, I Must Be Going!"", in 1982, although It appeared as the B-side to ""Sussudio"" in the U.K., and as the"
"the band, ""There's only one factor left that makes us work. And that factor, I think, we've burned away, with the crucible of time, into something that's actually genuine."" Men at Work, Divinyls, and Hoodoo Gurus, all formed between 1979 and 1981, would go on to be hugely successful worldwide. Men at Work's ""Down Under"" hit number one in Australia, Europe, the UK, Canada, and the United States, and was considered the theme song of Australia's successful showing at the 1983 America's Cup. Hoodoo Gurus, meanwhile, hit it big on the US college circuit—all of their 1980s albums topped the"
"alone and as part of a 6-disc box set of the band's cumulative work during that era, entitled Re-Fuse. The Politics of Dancing (song) ""The Politics of Dancing"" is a hit song by the British band Re-Flex, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). It is the title track of their only released album in the 1980s. There were 12"" extended versions of the song released, as well as the 7"" single and the album version. The Capitol Records (U.S.) 12"" extended version notably became the first such instance of a UK band to top the American dance charts. The"
"without a Postcard"" was certified platinum. Their fourth album was their first to reach the top 10; ""10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1"" (1982) peaked at number three in Australia pushing them to the level of mainstream recognition locally. It also brought their first appearance on the United States charts, peaking at number 178 on the ""Billboard"" 200. The album's first single, ""Power and the Passion"", was their first top ten single in Australia, at number eight. In 1984, Midnight Oil's ""Red Sails in the Sunset"" became their first number one album in Australia. It was"
"reached #8 in Canada. A second single, Rossi's ""Black Veils of Melancholy"" (with organist Roy Lynes' non-album track ""To Be Free"" as the b-side), flopped and has even been called ""a carbon copy of ""Pictures of Matchstick Men"""". The third single, ""Ice in the Sun"", was written for the band by Marty Wilde and Ronnie Scott (not the jazz musician), with the Rossi/Parfitt composition ""When My Mind Is Not Live"" as the b-side. It reached #8 in the UK, and #29 in Canada. The album itself was released on 27 September 1968, and failed to make the UK album charts."
"changed throughout the 1980s, adding more rock influence and transitioning to hard rock by the end of 1990. In 1997, recording under the name ""Ivan,"" he released a solo album, ""The Spell"". He attempted to reform Men Without Hats in 2003, releasing what was meant to be his second solo album, ""Mote in God's Eye"", as the band's comeback album ""No Hats Beyond This Point"", but the group did not reform for performances. A full reformation of the group Men Without Hats occurred in 2010, with Doroschuk leading three new members. In 2012, they released the album ""Love in the"
"""Evangeline"", based on a Longfellow poem, first performed in 2014. In 2006, the Trilogie Musique label released a DVD called ""Live Hats"", featuring a concert at Le Spectrum theater in Montreal on August 8, 1985 that had been televised that year. The release was unauthorized by the band, and it was pulled out of print shortly after. Ivan reformed Men Without Hats in 2010 as the frontman and lead vocalist, and joined by backup musicians that he hired through auditions. The band debuted on September 24, 2010, at the Rifflandia Music Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, performing ten songs from"
"and ""Colours"" (through Rough Trade Records with a sleeve by Mark Manning) and recorded a BBC session for John Peel on 11 October 1982. Overall through its four years of existence the band hosted a roster of roughly 30 players until reducing to the trio of Youth, Cauty and female vocalist June Montana. The debut single with this lineup, a cover of James Brown's ""It's a Man's Man's World"", was critically acclaimed by the music press and became the group's biggest hit on the UK charts, albeit only peaking at #58 in October 1985. The group released their only album"
"(Nothing But) Flowers ""(Nothing But) Flowers"" is a song by rock band Talking Heads. It appears on the band's final album ""Naked"", released in 1988. It was released as the album's second single. In addition to the band, the song features Kirsty MacColl on backup vocals and Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths, on lead guitar. It peaked at number 79 in the UK Singles Chart. The lyrics describe a world where modern progress has been reverted to a more natural state, due either to a political movement, a global disaster, or by a necessity, such as dealing with overpopulation."
"Hot 100. The Clash's song ""Rock the Casbah"" went to number 8 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on 22 January 1983. The Clash's album ""Combat Rock"" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 10 January 1983 was later certified 2x platinum by the RIAA in 1995. Men at Work's albums ""Business as Usual"" and ""Cargo"" were certified 4x platinum by the RIAA on 19 October 1984 and 2x platinum by the RIAA on 19 October 1984, respectively. Men at Work's song ""Who Can It Be Now?"" peaked at number 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100"
"No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll was the first album by the American heavy metal band Alcatrazz led by veteran singer Graham Bonnet, released in 1983. It spent seven weeks on the ""Billboard"" 200 albums chart, peaking at No. 128. It is considered by fans of the group to be the best Alcatrazz release and launched guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen into a glittering solo career. The album is most famous for the singles ""Island in the Sun"" and ""Jet to Jet"". Other notable offerings are ""Hiroshima Mon Amour"", for which a video was shot (an"
"excerpt for which was seen in the UK on the Channel 4 TV programme ""The Tube""), ""General Hospital"" and ""Incubus"", a solo by Yngwie J. Malmsteen he continued to play during his solo career. It has always had a strong following in Japan and songs from which can still be found in karaoke bars today. No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll was the first album by the American heavy metal band Alcatrazz led by veteran singer Graham Bonnet, released in 1983. It spent seven weeks on the ""Billboard"" 200 albums chart, peaking at No."
"non-commercial release only to rock radio but only managed #56 on the Hot 100 several months later, and the harder ""Can't Wait"", which matched the #18 Mainstream Rock Tracks charting of ""I Don't Want to Live Without You"" but failed to crack the Hot 100. ""Out of the Blue"" was also released as a single, but it did not chart. However, it was notable for being the only song in the band's catalogue to be credited to all four members from the classic 80's lineup. The following year saw a successful solo album and singles from Lou Gramm and found"
"some backing vocals. ""Only One Woman"" was released in the UK and the U.S. in August 1968; the single reached the Top 5 in the UK and was their biggest hit. Following the release of the group's debut single, Bonnet made a remark to a reporter as to ""Only One Woman"" being a bit boring, angering Barry. Their second single, ""The Walls Fell Down"" only reached number 28 on the same chart. But in the Netherlands it was more successful, where it reached number 3 in their Top 40 in April 1969. Their third single, ""I Can't See Nobody"", a"
"Place without a Postcard Place Without a Postcard is the third studio album by Australian alternative rockers, Midnight Oil, which was released in November 1981 under Sprint Music and the Columbia Records label. It peaked at No. 12 on the Kent Music Report albums chart and the related singles ""Don’t Wanna be the One"" and ""Armistice Day"" reached the associated Top 40 chart. The band's third LP ""Place Without a Postcard"", released by CBS Records in November 1981, was recorded in Sussex with English producer Glyn Johns (The Rolling Stones, The Who) at a studio/barn on Johns' property. Creative tensions"