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Subject: Is The Safety Dance an Angry Song?
Written By: Donnie Darko on 07/15/06 at 7:13 pm
Is it just me, or is The Safety Dance a pretty spiteful song? It sounds all fun, but the guy sounds like he's pissed off and being sarcastic. ;D
Subject: Re: Is The Safety Dance an Angry Song?
Written By: dj454s on 07/15/06 at 7:32 pm
Sounds a little scarcastic to me.
Subject: Re: Is The Safety Dance an Angry Song?
Written By: Davester on 07/15/06 at 8:26 pm
I had heard about this song a looooong time ago. Actually, at the time of the song's debut. '83-ish...
Either one or more of the members of "Men Without Hats" spent some time "slamdancing", 80's lexicon. The song is the vocalist's tirade denouncing "slamdancing", or denouncing a club he was once tossed out of, or denouncing the individual who did said tossing or something like that there...
The above is unconfirmed, of course...
Subject: Re: Is The Safety Dance an Angry Song?
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/06 at 9:56 am
I find it a jolly song.
Subject: Re: Is The Safety Dance an Angry Song?
Written By: Trimac20 on 07/16/06 at 11:36 am
Is it just me, or is The Safety Dance a pretty spiteful song? It sounds all fun, but the guy sounds like he's pissed off and being sarcastic. ;D
It was the 80s. There was a dark undercurrent of sarcasm beneath all the neon and plastic glam - a hidden scowl beneath every smile.
Subject: Re: Is The Safety Dance an Angry Song?
Written By: HawkTheSlayer on 07/17/06 at 3:00 pm
"The Safety Dance" is a fun-loving poke in the eye for those in society that think the "old school" and "old money" sections are the only ones deserving of the good life.
Think about it- it ribs their dress sense, their posturings, and it shows how most nouveau-riche upper-class twits forget, or try to forget, their roots.
If you doubt what I say, then listen to it, and compare notes with me.