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Plus they had an army of scary bonhommes at their disposal.

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Safety Dance is disqualified in my book. Men Without Hats were a punk band and that song was a joke about bouncers in clubs not allowing people to slam dance (or "mosh" as it became known during the grunge era). By a punk band obtaining hit status, they lost their punk cards and sold out. Therefore, f them!

I really don't think I like any of those songs.

I was going to suggest Cory Hart's Sunglasses at Night but I looked him up and see he had a bunch of platinum albums. WTF???

Wasn't there a Jermaine Jackson hit in the 80s? Mainly riding Michael's coattails after he left the 5?

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You just offended more than a few French Canadians. You didn't read the story about Hart moving his farewell concert in Montreal to accommodate the Habs?

And yes, Hart had more than one hit. "Never Surrender" was reintroduced to me thanks to the super-awesome Adult Swim game Robot Attack Unicorn 2. Cheesy as all hell but still awesome.

Wait, what?! I don't think you're thinking of the right band. They were a very 1980s pop band with synth and drum machines galore. They had some glam elements in the way they dressed up, but definitely not punk.

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Considered what was called "new wave" at the time like Joe Jackson, Devo, Boomtown Rats, Blondie

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Love this thread.

As far as men without hats are concerned, I give you this:



And that M/A/R/S song was a treat to hear. It still sounds pretty fresh... I'm gonna play it during diner at the next wedding I DJ

Anyway, Erik, I'll see your 'Pump Up The Volume' and raise you this:

Since we're into my high school days, I'll add this:



And this:



But can't forget this:



And this:



And of course:

My memory might be a bit off, but I remember reading Men Without Hats frontman/songwriter Ivan Doroschuk was a mainstay at a popular loft space/venue in Old Montreal in the late 70's frequented by local punks.

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Lots of 80s New Wave bands had punk roots. The Police was a punk band to start with until they replaced their guitarist with Andy Summers. One of the funnier lines from their "Behind the Music" was a guy who said something along the lines of "They had a true punk guitarist but they weren't a very good punk band, because where other punk bands were rubbish, Stewart Copeland and Sting were just pretending to be rubbish."

There is a Voivod / Men Without Hats connection.

I heard this one the other day and it reminded me of Roller Skating................f'n awesome....

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Ah, Leah! Is a regular on my playlists. It's so funny hearing the song for the first time, you imagine some rocked-out guy with long hair, then you see what Donnie Iris really looked like.