# You Can Dance If You Want To... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 10, 2001, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686 "2001-11-10T22:10:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![saepiroth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@saepiroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saepiroth)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686/21 "2001-11-11T20:20:44Z")
> [@](#): > > _originally posted by **GingerOfTheNorth** _ > 0wnz j00? > > that sounds dirty. oh, that’s cause it is baby. 😉 here you go, all! i rule! . . . . . . . . . {_Safety Dance, by Men Without Hats_} 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, We can act like we come from out of this world; Leave the real one far behind… And we can dance! _Dancing!_ We can go when we want to, The night is young and so am I, And we can dress real neat from our hats to our feet And suprise 'em with a big {unintelligible; sounds like che-grind}. Say, We can act if we want to, If we don’t nobody will, You can act real rude and totally removed and I can act like an imbecile. Say, We can dance! We can dance! Everything’s out of control! We can dance! We can dance! Doin’ it the pole to pole! (?) We can dance! We can dance! Everybody look at your hands! We can dance! We can dance! Everybody’s takin’ the cha-a-a-ance! Safety dance! Oh, the safety dance! 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 will work out right! I say, We can dance if we want to, We can leave-a 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! Doin’ it the pole to pole! (?) We can dance! We can dance! Everybody look at your hands! We can dance! We can dance! Everybody’s takin’ the cha-a-a-ance! Well, the safety dance! Yes, the safety dance! Well, the safety dance! Well, the safety da-ance! Yes, the safety dance! Uh, the safety dance! Yeah! Let’s safety dance! It’s the safety dance! Oh, it’s the safety dance! Oh, it’s the safety dance! Oh, it’s the safety dance! Oh, it’s the safety dance! ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686/22 "2001-11-11T21:35:02Z")
> [@](#): > > And suprise 'em with a big {unintelligible; sounds like che-grind}. and surprise 'em with the victory cry ---
**Author:** ![saepiroth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@saepiroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saepiroth)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686/23 "2001-11-11T22:27:43Z")
ah! thank you. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686/24 "2001-11-11T22:31:39Z")
Yay! Now. Let’s see… I don’t care if Monday’s Blue… ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686/25 "2001-11-11T22:43:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\*His name is Ivan. He is pretending to be big Canadian Rock Star, you know? \*\* AAAaagh I HATE getting that song stuck in my head again! You’re right, his name is Ivan Doroschuk and the band’s name is **Men Without Hats**. I used to be friends with one of the members of Ivan’s original group, Jérémie Arrobas, who left them to start his own group called **Isinglass**. Ivan was sort of cute, I used to have his phone number, I can’t remember exactly how and why I had it , though he and I did briefly contribute to the same obscure literary magazine: he did the comic strip, I handled the science fiction reviews. ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686/26 "2001-11-12T00:25:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\*I don’t care if Monday’s Blue… \*\* …tuesday’s grey and wednesday too… ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686/27 "2001-11-12T00:33:15Z")
“I can’t dance Don’t ask me …” ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686/28 "2001-11-12T00:43:30Z")
Thursday I don’t care about you… ---
**Author:** ![xcheopis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xcheopis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xcheopis)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686/29 "2001-11-12T01:00:32Z")
But Friday I’m in love… ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686/30 "2001-11-12T01:29:07Z")
Saturday waits! Sunday always comes too late… ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686/31 "2001-11-12T02:11:25Z")
Were you thinking of [this song](http://www.vex.net/~buff/sinatra/cgi/arch.cgi/I_Won't_Dance), **Eutychus**? > [@](#): > > I won’t dance, don’t ask me > I won’t dance, don’t ask me > I won’t dance madame with you > My heart won’t let me feet do things that they sould do ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686/32 "2001-11-12T03:11:55Z")
Somewhere in that Safety Dance song (at least in the video), a cute chick chimes in with “And sing!” That is all. Please continue. ---
**Author:** ![Mysphyt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Mysphyt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mysphyt)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686/33 "2001-11-12T07:20:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by donkeyoatey \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > > \*\*I don’t care if Monday’s Blue… \*\* > > …tuesday’s grey and wednesday too… \*\* I’m sorry. I can’t confirm the color of Tuesday. It turns out she’s gone with the wind. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686/34 "2001-11-12T11:09:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Inky- \* > \*\*Jester hat, jester hat… > > Where the hell is my jester hat!? > > Okay, note spangled t-shirt. Map of the Big Country. Magic comic book that leads into that charcoal-sketch dimention. Fun-fur covered guitar… > > Jesus, where the hell is my jester hat? \*\* I get all of those, except the spangled t-shirt. 😕 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to/92686.md?page=1)