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Hold on to Your Hats by Original Soundtrack released in 1990. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS' rootin tootin libretto was penned by veteran jokesmiths Guy Bolton, Matt Brooks and Eddie Davis. The wonderfully gay score was composed by Burton Lane, with clever lyrics supplied by E.Y. (Yip) Harburg.
Hold On To Your Hats is a musical comedy in two acts by Guy Bolton, Matt Brooks, and Eddie Davis, with lyrics by E. Y. Harburg and music by Burton Lane. The show was lavishly staged by Edgar MacGregor, with dances by Catherine Littlefield, musical direction by Al Goodman, and colorful settings and costumes by Raoul Pene Du Bois.
Book by Guy Bolton, Matt Brooks and Eddie Davis; Music by Burton Lane; Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg; Musical Director: Al Goodman; Music arranged by Hans Spialek; Vocal arrangements by Joseph J. Lilley. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor; Choreographed by Catherine Littlefield.
- I Like
- Modern Dancing
- Head Above Water
- Dancing in The Moonlight
- Where Do The Boys Go?
- Sideways
- Hey Men
- Pop Goes The World
- # 2- Nationale 7
- # 1- The Safety Dance
Kicking off our Top Ten Men Without Hats songs list is this track taken from their debut album Rhythm of Youth released in 1982. This song got to number eighty-four on the US Billboard charts. The album received Platinum status when it sold over 100,000 units. The record has had several different releases over the years.
Next on the list we have the opening track of the band’s very first recording which was the EP Folk of the 80’s released in 1980. This track in particular was a minor dance hit on the local Montreal dance club scene. All four of the songs contained on this ep would later be included on their second ep Freeways released in 1985.
This next track was the lead single to be taken from Men Without Hats’ most recent album Love In The Age of War released in 2012. This was the band’s second album as they had broken up again after the previous album No Hats Beyond This Pointreleased eight years previously. The album was produced by Dave Ogilvie from Skinny Puppy.
Here we have a song taken from Men Without Hats Comeback album No Hats Beyond This Point released in 2003 which is its opening track. The album was the band’s first record in twelve years. The album was a return to the band’s original synth sound which they had abandoned on the previous album Sideways in favour of guitar based rock. The song has no...
This song was the single taken from the band’s second album Folk of the 80’s (Part 3) released in 1984. The album got to 127 on the US Billboard 200 charts. It was the final album to feature both of Ivor’s brother Stefan and Colin. The recording of the album had to be put on hold because the band had to go on tour due to the previous album’s single...
Kicking off the second half of this list we have the title track from the band’s fifth album released in 1991 which was its lead single. Ivor stated in the press that the song is about “other ways of looking at things.” The song has a very different sound to what the band are known for, as does the whole album. It is not electronic based and is ins...
This next track is taken from Men Without Hats’ fourth album The Adventures of Women and Men Without Hate in the 21st Century released in 1989 as its debut single. The song is based on experiences that Ivor had as a child and is a song that is against domestic violence. Upon its release it got to number seventy-two on the RPM 100 charts where it de...
At number three is the lead single from the band’s third album of the same name released in 1987. It got to number one in Austria and number two in both Canada and Sweden. Originally written as an instrumental, it has been inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. The song is about two people called Johnny and Jenny who are both in a ban...
Just off the top spot is this single released in 1985 which was released under the title “Freeways” which is the title of the ep on which it was included. When it was originally written in 1979, it was under this title. Ivor referred to it as “Nationale 7” until the released of this Ep. He also referred to it as “Men Without Hats Secret Single” as ...
At the top of our list is this single released in 1982 taken from Rhythm of Youth. The song was written by Ivor Doroschuk after he had been kicked out of a nightclub for pogo dancing. The song peaked on the Canadian Top Fifty at number eleven. Although it did not immediately chart in the US, when it did it was an even bigger hit, getting to number ...
Meet the original Broadway cast of Hold on to Your Hats on Broadway, and find out who was in the Original Cast, what parts they played and more.
The music was written by Richard A. Whiting, the lyrics by Raymond B. Egan in 1918. Written during the Great War, the song tells of the parting of a soldier and his sweetheart. The title comes from the final line of the chorus: Till we meet again.
