Album: Rhythm Of Youth (1982)

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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 (dansez)
  
  We can go where we want to
  The night is young and so am I
  And we can dress real neat
  From our hats to our feet
  And surprise 'em with a 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
  
  Say, we can dance, we can dance
  Everything is 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
  
  Safe to dance, well, it's safe to dance
  Yes, it's safe to 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 will work out right
  I say, 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
  
  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
  
  Well, it's safe to dance
  Yes, it's safe to dance
  Well, it's safe to dance
  Well, it's safe to dance
  Yes, it's safe to dance
  Oh, it's safe to dance, yeah
  Well, it's safe to dance
  It's a safety dance
  Oh, it's a safety dance
  Oh, it's a safety dance
  Oh, it's a safety dance
  Oh, it's a safety dance Writer/s: Ivan Doroschuk
  Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 18

• Carla from Tippecanoe VillaI really like that song it is a old song and it has a fun video I remember listening to that song before I went into high school and when I was in high school thanks for sharing this song
• George Pope from Vancouver Bc[Verse 2]
  I say, we can go where we want to
  A place where they'll never find
  And we can act like we come from out of this world
  Leave the real one far behind
  We can dance (Danser!)
  (per Genius Lyrics)
• Don from Port Orange, FlAnyone know who the blonde lady is that is dancing in the "Safety Dance" video?
• Steve from Ottawa, OntarioThere is an error in the lyrics, shortly after the opening verses.
  The line "Or sing" is incorrect. It's actually "Danser!", which is the French verb meaning "to dance."
• Nickster from Minneapolis, MnBeavis and Butthead watched the video, leading Butthead to comment: “He keeps saying he can dance, but it’s like, he CAN’T dance!”
• Jerry from Obx NcThe song was prominently mentioned in an episode of Futurama (Episode 53: 'Future Stock'). Phillip Fry makes the comment: "That dance wasn't as safe as they said it was."
• Will H from Washington Stateyou forgot biodome
• Lance from London, United KingdomAs if we hadn't "spotted" men without hats songs in enough places I even found them in a 2004 scifi book titled "Death of a Sanitation Engineer" by Bob Pellerin. Turns out Bob went to McGill University and so did some of the Men without hats members (Ivan I think). There's a picture of the author with Ivan on facebook.
  
  Does anyone know what the song "Girl with the Silicon Eyes" is about??? I'm guessing it's not about the scifi book's character becoming an android. LOL
• Esskayess from Dallas, TxThis song was fun; 'Pop Goes the World' even moreso.
• Susan from Airdrie, AbI'd love to know where in England they filmed the video. Absolutely gorgeous!!
• Phillipo from Montrea, QcThe band had a talented keyboardist named Alan McCarthy later fired in a lineup shakeup a couple of years later as the 2 brothers (who were also constantly feuding) were the only ones who stick in every incarnation. McCarthy was suspected by a few to have been instrumental in coming up with the sound of this ditty as he had a ferocious aptitude for the gizmos required for such music. He died of AIDS a few years after.
• James Wilson from Trenton, NjThis song was mentioned on an episode of the medical comedy "Scrubs". If I remember right Turk was singing this and then his wife, Carla, complained to Elliott Reid about it.
• Juan from La Mirada, CaIn South Park, Butters dances to this song in the homage to the 80's episode entitled Ass-pen.
• Chase from Miami, FlIf you notice all the men in the video are wearing hats and band members appear periodically in the backround without hats
• Samuel from Peoria, Belgiumgreat song
• Billy from Perris, CaThis song was also featured in Family Guy as a distraction to party guests.
• Robert from Houston, TxIn the sci-fi series Futurama, lead character Fry observes that this dance wasn't as safe as everyone said it was.
• Mark from London, EnglandA shaped picture disc of this was released, with a different version of the song on the A-side and a new song, Security, on the flip.

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