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Artist: Men Without Hats
Track: The Safety Dance

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We can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
'Cause your friends don't dance
And if they don't dance
Well, they're no friends of mine

Say, we can go where we want to
A place where they will never find
And we can act like we come
From out of this world
Leave the real one far behind

And we can dance
Or sing

We can go when we want to
Night is young and so am I
And we can dress real neat
From our hats to our feet
And surprise 'em with the victory cry

Say, we can act if we want to
If we don't, nobody will
And you can act real rude and totally removed
And I can act like an imbecile

And say, we can dance, we can dance
Everything's out of control
We can dance, we can dance
They're doing it from pole to pole
We can dance, we can dance
Everybody look at your hands
We can dance, we can dance
Everybody's taking the chance
Safety dance
Oh well, the safety dance
Ah yes, the safety dance

We can dance if we want to
We've got all your life and mine
As long as we abuse it, never gonna lose it
Everything'll work out right

I say, we can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
Because your friends don't dance
And if they don't dance
Well, they're no friends of mine

I say, we can dance, we can dance
Everything's out of control
We can dance, we can dance
We're doing it from pole to pole
We can dance, we can dance
Everybody look at your hands
We can dance, we can dance
Everybody's taking the chance

Oh well, the safety dance
Ah yes, the safety dance
Oh well, the safety dance
Oh well, the safety dance
Oh yes, the safety dance
Oh, the safety dance, yeah
Well, it's the safety dance
It's the safety dance
Well, it's the safety dance
Well, it's the safety dance
Oh, it's the safety dance
Oh, it's the safety dance
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Tu viens danser? / Viens, allez, viens / Viens danser / Viens, s'il te plait / Je veux danser moi / Alors, viens / Mais qu'est-ce que tu fais, s'il te plait / Viens danser, viens
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who produced “The Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats?
“The Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats was produced by Marc Durand.
Q:When did Men Without Hats release “The Safety Dance”?
Men Without Hats released “The Safety Dance” on January 1, 1982.
Q:Who wrote “The Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats?
“The Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats was written by Ivan Doroschuk.
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Men Without Hats
Canadian new wave group from Montréal, Québec, formed in 1980 and initially active until 1993. They reformed in 2010.
Stefan Doroschuk
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Marc Durand
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Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance translation in French
French translation of lyrics for The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats. We can dance if we want to We can leave your friends behind ′Cause your friends don't danc...
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance translation in Spanish
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Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance translation in German
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