Men Without Hats?

My first love in music was surely determined by the times. New Wave synth-pop ruled the airwaves, in what they called the Second British Invasion. Typically, however, I found myself something out of the ordinary. I found Men Without Hats.

These fellows had that one big hit single, and were then ignored. I have stuck with them to this day.

Anyone who remembers Reagan remembers this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM4okRvCg2g

A few years later, I found their second album at a shop in Penrith. This tune became an anthem for me:

Time has come for each of us to decide
To follow blindly or to step out of line
The party is over it has been for years
Let's use the water to wash up, not for tears
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjOozX2qpMs

Written in 5/1993

We've been told lies. We've been herded around
Taken for rides, told that this is the one
We've learned all the steps and where do they lead
Right back to zero or not far I believe

Making history as we open our eyes
And no one's quite sure so we  improvise
And wherever it leads us is wherever we'll go
I'd dance forever if they'd let me, you know

Wearing our hair up in anger we cry
The revolutions dead it went out in style
The children are learning much faster than we
Soon they'll be older but then again, so will we

Time has come for each of us to decide
To follow blindly or to step out of line
The party is over it has been for years
Let's use the water to wash up, not for tears

Seems such a pity
It seemed we had the same dream
And thinking of things past
You sang first I sang last
You sang first I sang last
You sang first I sang last