Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance (Official HD Video)

[@CymInUA]

This is how Americans imagine life in England today, bless them.

[@Kypduron1]

The funny thing is Men Without Hats are Canadian

[@CymInUA]

@@Kypduron1 Why is that funny?

[@Kypduron1]

@@CymInUA because you said American, but Men without hats are Canadian.

[@CymInUA]

@@Kypduron1 The video is filmed in the UK? with Morris Dancers etc though?

[@Kypduron1]

@@CymInUA that's correct, it was filmed in south west England, however it do not negate that you said said American when the group is Canadian... I'm not having a pop at you, I just found the statement ironic because it was incorrect, but yes, you are quite right that the north Americans think that all us English people dress like that and think we say things like "by jove" or speak like the royal family.

[@ohoganroad]

One of the best produced slices of synth pop from the 1980's

[@marygifford9859]

The Morris Men dancing in this video were the Chippenham Town Morris Men and they were known as the “Men Without Hats” because they were unusual in the Morris tradition to not wear hats. My brother Andy Gifford was a member and it is so lovely to find this video from 1982 and see him dancing again. Andy sadly died in October 2022 from advanced MS. The MS stopped his dancing many years ago. Five members of the Chippenham Town Morris Men danced for Andy recently at the scattering of his ashes, with a gap among the dancers at Andy’s position. RIP Andy. I miss you. Mary x

[@robertmitchell9415]

Thanks for sharing that. I hope you have many happy memories of your brother Andy. Rip Andy Gifford.

[@brucesim2003]

A gap like you mention is called a 'missing man' formation. Much respect to your brother.

[@tobymillett1841]

Was it take that?

[@LordEha]

@@marygifford9859 clarifies alot cool to know and sorry for your loss. Hats off voor Andy!

The most British sounding song ever with the most British video ever. Makes me proud to be British...................Thanks Canada.

[@_H__T_]

I just wanted to tell you... they are not British (in a closer sense -no Welsh, Scotsmen, Northern Irish or Englishmen) but Canadian.

[@alfhnzo]

@@_H__T_ read his comment

@@_H__T_ You need new spectacles lol

[@roberth1322]

The chord arrangement in the verse is incredibly Scottish to me, mind you.

[@thrusta100]

And the Killers ? Why do Poms claim everything? Well all English speaking derived from there, I’ll claim Pink Floyd sans bighead Waters

[@worldofcults2063]

Can we all just go back to the 80s and value this band more than we did? They deserved waaaaaay more recognition. What a band, sooo many songs I love and the full sound and most of all Ivan's rich, deep voice & good looks?! Criminally underrated band but still one of the best we've ever had.

[@annefranksbigmac]

No

[@johnungi7315]

Why would you want to go back to a time when discrimination was the normal because of the colour of your skin or sexuality birth decided

[@annefranksbigmac]

@@johnungi7315 wtf is wrong with you

[@annefranksbigmac]

@@johnungi7315 let me take a wiiiiiiild guess. Your from America

[@jaypolas4136]

​​​@@johnungi7315​ We are living in a time where a man can be a woman and be called a woman and participate in female sports, where children can receive hormone blockers and remove their genitals without any adult permission, where you can mutilate your body with hormones by your doctor and where there is tension between NATO and Russia, where Nuclear war is one hour away, where people cant sit down normaly and talk with someone over a coffee, where people are glued to their phones all day, where people/kids film themselves doing dumb stunts for others to see on TikTok, where Rap Is mumbling words and calling it lyrics, where Rap is all about drugs, love and guns, where people loot cities in the name of BLM, where people think they are animals and dress like animals, where people say you should respect them for "who they are" regardless of their mistakes, where you can't form your own opinion without being censored, where free speech is discouraged online, where you can't say what you think without being canceled, where saying something years ago is bring up to defame you, where people have no respect on the internet, where boys become femboys, where there exist "pronouns" and bs genders, where saying there are two genders is like saying a slur,where women have no self respect for posting themselves online, where Idiocracy roams every corner of the internet, where common sense is not comnmont, where the president of the #1 Country can't walk straight, talk, walk up stairs or even come up with a good decision, and not start ww3, where world leaders didn't try to start stuff with Russia or get near their borders. 80's were much more better than tooday, definitely . Get a reality check. Talk to your father (if he didn't leave) or mother about life in the 80's. You wouldn't be saying this if you were from Post Yugoslavia, CCP or from Europe

[@Menon-s3u]

What a song and should be played a lot more often especially on the radio stations to cheer everyone up

[@markneville9723]

This song proves how much fun the 80's music was

[@dmncplpa]

80s Pop is just on another level.

[@des_smith7658]

It was acceptable in the eighties

[@anthonyroberts6810]

Iconic 80's Genius 💕

[@andreasboose5611]

@@anthonyroberts6810 Iconic Song and iconic Frontman

[@martingallagher140]

Perhaps the greatest music video of all time…

[@thilomarkgraf7981]

Die 80's waren einfach geil.

[@garbancitolentejas486]

1982...when we were all younger, prettier, happier... when the days were brighter...

[@rsvsbg1608]

Yesssss

[@billy-kr3xx]

unless you were a miner

[@Nowhereman123]

Poor but we could leave the house unlocked while we slept at night.

[@garbancitolentejas486]

@@Nowhereman123 Yeap

[@BBoyBiff]

This is seriously one of the greatest pick me up tunes of all time , just pure joy from start to finish ❤

[@nicklewis3708]

I was just thinking that

[@lawdigital]

Magical and cosmic decade of the 80's: timeless time

[@sullyuk]

Tyrion, Cersie and Jaime played together so much nicer back in the day

[@guilherme5094]

Oh yeah!

[@80erTime]

ich liebe diese Musik diese geilen zeiten erlebt zu haben danke

[@18i7aar85]

The 1980ties was a special kind of drug! This is so kool!

[@freedom4mealways]

This song and video were truly epic. Hard to believe it has been 40 years since it entered the charts! They still appeal.

[@NickyNustar]

The dancing woman in this video cheers me up every time. She exudes such positive jubilance and exuberance. It's lovely to see.

[@richardbradley2335]

Looked here up the other day !

[@NickyNustar]

@@richardbradley2335 And what did you discover?

[@richardbradley2335]

@@NickyNustar Actually next to nothing...got to see what she looked like mostly !!!

[@NickyNustar]

@@richardbradley2335 I hope she's well. As I do you too, old chap.

[@richardbradley2335]

@@NickyNustar Can complain but i wont...lovely thing to say dear boy.

[@davecorry7723]

Infinitely 80s. infinitely wonderful.

[@thewiseowl1776]

I grew up with this song. It's a classic, indeed. It set the standard in the 80s.

[@beechnut8256]

Same here, classic !

[@cathyjacobs1042]

👋I dunno why but long forgotten song came to mind & here we all are 🎉♥️

[@JayGee-ti7oe]

Love the synth sound and the song in general. Great English country side. It's a fabulous tune. If this ever got to be remade, the Lord Of The Rings set in New Zealand would be perfect.

[@Pzykosiz]

I've heard this song so many times and never actually seen the video clip. Was not expecting this, but I'm definitely not disappointed

[@danielbocanegra4177]

La mejor época...la mejor música...los 80s!!!!

[@von_und_zu_youtube]

One of the best from the 80's :)

[@juhamenschakov757]

Seriously, one of the best pop songs in history ❤

[@Dendarang]

I like how this song went through three phases of relevancy in pop culture after its initial success period in the early 80s. First in the early 2000s it found popularity as "Anakin if he never joined the dark side" jokes from the Star Wars prequels, then in late 2000s WoW players stuck in Naxx on Heigen and then in early 2010s "Jamie, Cersei and Tyrion in the good ending" from Game of Thrones.

[@Captain_Of_Charisma]

What is the WoW one?

[@Dendarang]

@@Captain_Of_Charisma In the original Naxxramas raid in vanilla WoW, one of the bosses was called Heigan the Unclean. To kill him players had to do a sort of dance running around his arena that was dubbed "safety dance". A lot of the Heigan kill compilations from the time included this song as a result.

[@Captain_Of_Charisma]

@@Dendarang ah alright thanks

[@garytwinem5275]

There's also "The Intoxicating Influence of Tom Bombadil", Google it 😂

[@rjsouthworth5246]

Maybe it’ll happen again when the Snow White remake comes out, judging by the leaked set pictures.

[@akkulkarni9495]

Such a refreshing song......that bouncy fbouncy feel

[@Komodokiss]

The choreographer couldnt have done a better job,its perfect

[@MrAlwaysBlue]

42 years ago, I'm getting old! I recall watching this quirky video on TV when it was released.

[@lauranicholls9421]

Loved the world before internet. Real life And real people. Thanks for sharing

[@fredleckie5880]

Whimsical, fantastical and outrageous. Superb!

[@gula_rata]

Who here is born after the 80's but thinks 80's music is waaay better than music today.🙌⇦

[@TommyZeus-i8n]

The 20th Century was the height of humanity.

[@ryhrex]

Nothing beats the 90’s

[@ubiergo1978]

@@ryhrex We could argue all our lives about something like that... but maybe 1984 ALONE, beat, all the entire 90s. O.O

[@dirkhussey3550]

It's still a Gorgeous song 40years later on.

[@DrumsTheWord]

I love this song VERY much. A dude in his 40's but still in his 20's. I'm sure most can relate.

[@teresaobrien8067]

Yep love this too. Thought I was in a minority who appreciated this song. Its genius

[@scottnever8732]

1980s was a great decade for music

[@gyorkshire257]

My dad was the small unnerving detail consultant on this video. It's some of his best work.

[@hakanaras5458]

What kinds of unnerving small details did he put in?

[@gyorkshire257]

​@@hakanaras5458 mini-gallows painted red, a horse sucking on a bloody cloth, cold-eyed Mr Punch, pretty girl energetically undergoing psychotic break, lurking blank-faced crowd looming in the background, beckoning the strangers to the village, chicken-headed men fighting each other, leering Mr Punch creeping up on a girl with his stick, creepy dog-headed man, morris dancer who appears to be genuinely fighting off attackers, something small and bloodied on what is almost certainly a breaking wheel,.... The old man crammed quite a lot in there.

[@richiehoyt8487]

​@@gyorkshire257 Glad I didn't watch it after taking anything. Doubly so after reading this!

[@Dmoriarty1993]

@@gyorkshire257 Very insightful, though it sounds almost cultic. Thanks!

[@felinusfeline5559]

People: "This song is about safe sex!" Other people: "This song is about nuclear war!" The artist: "This song is about being allowed to dance how you want in a nightclub"

[@bryanpartington3260]

No its not about safe sex, its about having lots and lots of hobbit sex in the shire. Its about Frodo baggins and Sam enjoying a good old gangbang with Orcs . Gandalf is the bouncer at the door or this orgy saying "YOU WILL NOT PASS" t anyoen with a small dick. Gollum is near by masterbating while saying PRECIOUS......

[@gloryshadow8710]

And I thought it was about daily life in the Middle Ages 😥

[@ChairTheBee]

What the hell are those two theories-?

[@theregalproletariat]

There's always more to a piece of art than you put into it...

[@jaypolas4136]

​@@theregalproletariatit's Litteraly a Dance lmao

[@GuyEverill]

why is no one doing this kind of life enhancing music today? bizarre. thought we were evolving.

[@clarkbowler157]

Because of capitalist exploitation

[@MarkFinnegan-h8k]

@@GuyEverill fcuking devolving would be more accurate!!! 😧

[@MarkFinnegan-h8k]

@@clarkbowler157 yaaawwwnnnnnnn!

[@richardthorne1322]

Anyone else suddenly wanted to listen to this like in the past 5 minutes so we all just here right now fr?

[@keithwalmsley1830]

What a great feelgood song from a far more innocent and optimistic time, I remember it well and still love it!!!

[@limitedmark]

Filmed in West Kington village UK. Great old Classic

[@yeahwatever]

Still dancing 2025

[@ac43942]

this is a timeless, uplifting fun tune 🙂👍

[@wolfgangallanalhazred802]

So glad my dad showed this to me when I was little. Never got the song out of my head, and life has been a party ever since!

[@aleo1286]

Clásico del año 1982. Y sigue sonando en 2025 🎵❤️

[@punkergdl]

1982 - this song is awesome!💥 2024 - this song still awesome!💥

[@shadowofthe]

agreed

[@raikbarczynski6582]

made even more awesome by Sabaton. Listen to : The first Soldier. exact same music

[@martinchatterton3558]

It just make me smile

[@SuperbonyTheCat]

[@matheuss886]

1518: 💀

[@iznone]

Best pop punk song ever created!

[@davidlebner9106]

Before the oh was deleted one of the top comments was"if anakin remained on the light side". Btw thanks for reuploading it

[@shudaen]

Lmao that should be canon

[@SuperbonyTheCat]

[@fr1day2]

Utterly bonkers. Love it.

[@Ludfar]

the 80's were the best....

[@DaveHarris-g1t]

For all that is good and decent in this world. This song NEEDS to be released again!!!

[@Midtable1881]

Gonna tell my kid this was the rings of power.

[@me67galaxylife]

this is better

[@matthewstier8394]

I can't believe I've known this song for nearly 40 years, since I was 13 and I've only just found out the video was filmed just up the road from where I live, where I've driven and cycled many times...

[@tendainjini6712]

Where was this Vedio filmed?

[@matthewstier8394]

@@tendainjini6712 West Kington, North Wiltshire, UK.

[@matthewstier8394]

@@tendainjini6712 South west England.

[@MXB2001]

Life is funny sometimes.

[@ianb9729]

And I only got one of the cast of It Aint Half Hot Mum living near me. I feel cheated!

[@eisa6368]

I love this song so much

[@trilogy91]

Love the Wicker Man Vibe. Classic.

[@frankstinger7483]

Epic Song from 1981. My Generation.

[@davidpitkin9352]

Don’t worry. You’re not the only one who is listening to this masterpiece in 2024! 42 years old!

[@emre3066]

this is still gold

[@captcarlos]

For all those who want to understand this song, the why and how, 12 tone did a very in depth video on it. I personally love this song.

[@rage0in0the0cage]

I love this song so much! The 80s were the absolute best :) :)

[@lukestewart3930]

Your mum was better

[@antonystringfellow5152]

Just located all these spots after watching a video about it. It's a little village called West Kington, near Bristol and the Cotswold's. The drystone wall at the beginning is difficult to spot as it's well off the road, though it is visible from the road below. That road is just before the fork where the blond (journalist, Louise Court) dances into view, which is on Shire Hill, just after the junction with Drifton Hill, about 1.5 miles West of the village. The fork is marked on Google Maps with the words, "Safety Dance clip" They then enter the village along Drifton Hill, passing the old cottages with the red letterbox and low wall before arriving at the bridge where the Morris Dancers are. It's by the side of this bridge that you can see the gate and the electric post is still there - exactly the same as it was 40 years ago (at the side of Brook Farm). Just a few yards along from the bridge and Brook Farm is the entrance to a farm courtyard on the left. This is where the festival takes place and you can see the buildings, including the tractor garage, from the entrance. None of it has changed much since this was filmed. Just some minor renovations.

[@ubiergo1978]

The "old" video (posted and then removed before this one), had at least a few people that knew or were family with the residents of the village there and it was like: "At xx:xx appears my grandfather" and that. Even mentioning that, years and years after the video, Ivan still maintained some sort of communication with them. It was heartwarming. =)

[@chicodecampalto]

This is the essence of '80

[@knightveg]

this is what my day looks like without my medication

[@raceyjaseyAP50]

Flush it down the loo, then.

[@chris.hinsley]

@@raceyjaseyAP50no !!! What a waste. Sell it at lunch time ;)

[@LorraineD2805]

Timeless song ..🥰

[@zaklyons2373]

I love this, 😅 I play it every day and I am a metalhead! It’s still amazing

[@martinchatterton3558]

It just makes me smile and reminds me of better times 😊

[@geraldineg9634]

Same..metallica woman here. But this is too catchy 😂

[@PaulSpears-bw3ru]

I've played this over and over love it it's nothing but awsome

[@StephanHe-oq1fh]

Wer hört diesen Song noch im Jahre 2024 bin mal gespannt ❤🎉❤

[@lunamoth5627]

Ich hallo😅

[@anibashc9410]

Hier🙋‍♀️

[@owenb8636]

This song is over 40 years old and yet this guy looks like he wouldn't be out of place in 2024

[@ronan-outoftime]

he's certainly welcome in this year we've got

[@catvideojogos]

I am building a time machine right now and when it is done, I will bring you all back with me to this time.

[@andreasboose5611]

My favourite 80's Song of all time ❤❤❤❤

[@tidybear101]

Sounds like an upbeat Devo. There is no better compliment

[@paulwalsh8959]

Funny enough, this came up after I'd been listening to 'Gates of steel'

[@davidelton9217]

One of the best music video's ever!

[@jayzon1232]

Same thing best music video clip ever

[@LupoAndy]

Still an awesome song.

[@MathewsIan]

Brilliant band very knowledgeable about history and poinient.....

[@gavinsmith9022]

Oh man, what a tune, i still love the crazy blonde nearly 40yrs later.

[@ianb9729]

Search Louise Court. Looks like having that on your CV isn't a bad thing

[@SuperbonyTheCat]

[@davidkw8728]

This song will last forever, 🦧

[@Darkescape4D]

Gina delgado

[@robertseage9772]

the most 80s vid ever...... brilliant even now in the ?

[@armsmich]

funny as fuck tho...no? Just watching too :)

[@Plethorality]

2024.

[@martincarlos3759]

And sing ! About one of the very best Songs of the unique 80's. And that is quite an achievement in Golden Times of human Art.

[@oliverorchard6774]

0:28 this synth beat is too sick.

[@DrumsTheWord]

0:40 Madness...I love her!

[@fabiancabe8338]

what???

[@DrumsTheWord]

@@fabiancabe8338Three question marks?! Wow.

[@196del7]

A wonderful mix of Zardoz, Excalibur and The Wicker Man.

[@nottjohn9418]

Loved this tune in the day and in 2024 it's not too shabby either.

[@davidharrison441]

This is so silly I love it .

[@steve3291]

Foreigners don't realise this is what England is like outside of London.

[@veriux28]

We know. The question is if you really DANCE or not. ✌

[@gwillgi2]

that's the UK i would love to explore, bypassing london altogether

[@GroverTmuldoon]

@@toonarmy8524dad ?

[@ratspower1143]

@@gwillgi2lmao

[@adreena456]

Literally though, I did maypole dancing as a kid at the local vicarage fete in the little village I grew up in and it pretty much looked like this 😂

[@LambastMercy]

A normal Thursday in any English village.

[@makarabaduk1754]

Not a cell phone in sight. Just people living in the moment.

[@grahamsmith6076]

Everybody dancing around the maypole on the village green😊

[@karlosthejackel69]

The English cities are much different

[@RedPixel2023]

the music from this era is so deliciously unearthly

[@Grimmor97]

Since Sauron is defeated, I have the feeling the Shire is getting out of Control 🤨

[@GlennPowell-ls3lg]

This was filmed in Gondor.

[@aldoperosa9195]

jajajaajajaj aguante la comarca..

[@arveduim8024]

The best period in Hayden Christensen's acting career.

[@sallyjoan]

what about your acting career? Have you got one? Nope.

[@qetoun]

I do enjoy these medieval history documentaries.

[@connoroverall580]

Another great episode by Time Team....

[@SuperbonyTheCat]

[@ianmcnamara62]

Feeling quite emotional, takes me right back to happy times as a 12 year old without a care in the world..

[@Mads_on_YT]

The Lannister siblings if Tywin had been a nice guy.

[@Akva77]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ShikiraPressley]

What does it mean to a German singer?

[@borntoclimb7116]

Lol

[@euchariaoconnor8201]

What 🤔

[@shakbhariassalazar7381]

XD ya lo entiendo

[@TheAsylum100]

When I become King this will be the National Anthem.

[@Autopsy6]

And I will sing the glorious anthem, your Majesty!

[@caroljohnston4018]

Oh William we shall all dance

[@NEOGEO1966]

80s music > Modern music

[@julieking9481]

My daughter has always loved this 80s classic.

[@iecachojr]

we can dance whenever we want too. its May 18 2024🎉

[@Noctivagus47]

People were happier back then. Social media ruined our lives

[@TheLittleRedVixen]

I wouldn't say that...

[@Robert-j4o8e]

Mass use ( missuse ) of social media decreased intelligence of general population by rate of &

[@therealmeditoonglove]

This is so underrated.

[@iamamiwhoami-goods13]

Sensacional! Os simples mortais não tem condição de alcance perceptivo. Você escreveu pouco e foi discreto. É sobre a doutrina que toma por objeto de REFLEXÃO da UNIDADE que no qual ela se torna responsável por toda SUA CONSTRUÇÃO, mas se caso seja displicentemente com ela, da pra partir também coletivamente. A DANÇA é o mesmo que EXISTÊNCIA. É um dos trabalhos mais bem produzido sobre, e as mensagens implícita nos vocabulários das imagens, chega ser libertadora quando se está apto a fazer a leitura. "Muitos podem ir a cavalo ou de trem, mas o melhor mesmo é poder ir de CHAPÉU." Alice no país das maravilhas. --- Só essa frase é muito difícil para o entendimento da massa (simples mortais) que esta por todo planeta. A Sublime Maçonaria é o carro chefe que assegura os documentos mais importante do empirismo terreno. O ser humano é naturalmente SATÂNICO, DEPRAVADO, e COVARDE, mas isso é ocultismo, e o tratamento dos desprovidos com suas propensões a INVEJA, é tratada com religião, e a cristã, é o maior carro chefe desse CIRCO que cuida de estrelas com brilhos de aluguel. As pessoas não tem ideia do que significa o CHAPÉU.

[@peterfranks6243]

What a monster this guy created 👏 ❤

[@RCassinello]

I'm not aware of this - can you elaborate? (I'm not being "internet nasty" or confrontational - I'd never heard of this band till about a week ago?)

[@peterfranks6243]

@RCassinello you need to broaden your horizons

[@leonidaspetsakos9690]

That dancing girl was having the time of her life. I wish I was dancing with her.

[@Mervs-gs9zo]

Her name is Louise Court.

[@leonidaspetsakos9690]

@@Mervs-gs9zo Thanks

[@2760ade]

She looks totally insane, but somehow quite sexy don't you think!

[@BTS-rd8wm]

She became editor of the cosmopolitan magazine later on 😊