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Men without Hats: Sideways

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: PolyGram Records
Released: 1991
Time:
 50:09
Category: Pop
Producer(s): Stefan Doroschuk, Mike Scott
Rating: ******.... (6/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.menwithouthats.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 1997.09.03
Price in €: 16,99



 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Sideways (Men Without Hats)
[2] Fall Down Gently (Men Without Hats)
[3] In the Meadow (Men Without Hats)
[4] Van Der Graaf Generation Blues (Men Without Hats)
[5] Nadine (Men Without Hats)
[6] Everybody Wants to Know (Men Without Hats)
[7] I Am the Walrus ("No You're Not",... (Lennon/McCartney/Men Without Hats)
[8] Kenbarbielove (Men Without Hats)
[9] Lost Forever (Men Without Hats)
[10] Life After Diamond Head (Men Without Hats)
[11] Love (All over the World) (Men Without Hats)
[12] Harry Crews (Men Without Hats)

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Ivan Doroschuk - Guitar, Vocals, Electronic Sounds
Colin Doroschuk - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Stefan Doroschuk - Bass, Guitar, Electronic Sounds

Corky Laing - Drums
Michel Langevin - Drums, Tambourine
Greg Martin - Guitar
John Kastner - Guitar, Vocals
Felix Matte - Guitar

Roy Pike - Photography
Mike Scott - Producer, Engineer
Tom Soares - Mixing
Joe Pires - Mixing Assistant

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


Just when you thought you'd heard everything... Here we have an album of guitar-driven alt-rock from Montreal electro-pop ensemble Men Without Hats. Apparently, the Hats' lead singer/songwriter Ivan Doroschuk had taken to hanging out with Montreal scenesters like the Doughboys, who encouraged him to pursue his predilection for loud guitars. He had made a brief foray in this direction in 1985, but record company disinterest in the idea had pushed him back to electro-pop. Now that grungy guitars and alternative rock were all the rage, the idea seemed more viable to all concerned. Overall, it must be said, the Hats weren't as well-suited to this sound. Still, the record had its moments, with Ivan's distinctive voice and way with a melody helping to retain a little of the earlier Hats sound. Having covered Abba's "S.O.S." on their previous album, the Hats now delivered a guitar-driven cover of the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus." Not their strongest record by any means, but they gave it their best shot, and the title track got plenty of exposure in Canada (the album wasn't released in the U.S.).

Robin Platts , All-Music Guide
 

 L y r i c s


SIDEWAYS

step inside the reason why we look together then we find
come inside the world's a ball we rise above it as we fall
everybody's open air so love me love me -- love me where?
a million things and one to fly (say) life's a witch and then you smile

took a trip inside
your heart has seen much better days
before we hit the high here's to you
sideways

the moon is warm the river's high and love, forever never dies
check inside yourself and see that life is what you want to be

took a ride inside
your heart has seen much better days
and before we hit the right one here's to you, sideways
here's looking at you sideways
sideways
dreaming of you sideways

sideways

had a dream where everybody looked like someone else
the farthest i could get from was the closest to myself
tonite i'll dream tomorrow's going to be that better day
and in the morning i'll remember you, sideways
sideways

sideways
here's looking at you sideways
sideways
i'm dreaming of you sideways
gonna give it to you sideways


FALL down GENTLY

she was only a girl, it was nobody's world
and she told me she'd lived for a while
i was only 16 but i knew how to dream
i still dream though it's way out of style

i'd rather fall down gently
than never fall down at all

i'd rather fall down gently
than never fall down at all, down at all

we were took by surprise
as we looked at the size
of the man that we all called the lord
just between you and me
well there weren't much to see
what with helmet and blood-stained sword

i'd rather fall down gently
than never fall down at all

i'd rather fall down gently
than never fall down at all, down at all

i'd rather fall down gently
than never fall down at all

i'd rather fall down gently
than never fall down at all, down at all

so it was somebody's world
and i was only the girl
and i told you i'd be here for a while
'cause when you're only 16
and you know how to dream
you keep dreaming 'til the dreaming gets wild

i'd rather fall down gently
than never fall down at all
i'd rather fall down gently
than never fall down at all
i'd rather fall down gently
than never fall down at all
i'd rather fall down gently
than never fall down at all
i'd rather fall down gently
than never fall down at all
i'd rather fall down gently
than never fall down at all
i'd rather fall down gently
than never fall down at all
i'd rather fall down gently


IN the MEADOW

i asked the silver one on one
tell me who i am
lines on your finger says
you wouldn't understand

i asked the silver one on one
tell me what's the score
lies on your picture says
you wouldn't need much more
in the meadow

i asked oblivion just for fun
tell me what to say
climb up the mountain boy
and look the other way

i asked a million questions
of the world i want to be
and the signs i remember
who's the one they got to me

in the meadow,
looking for life in the world
everything's fine
in the meadow
ceiling's so high
life might be listening
so we better take our time

we asked a wonder one on one
please tell me what to be
call down the miracles
and save yourself for me

we asked a river one on one
please tell me what you see
i see forever
and it looks like you and me
in the meadow

looking for life in the world
everything's fine
in the meadow
ceiling's so high
life might be listening
so we better take our time
in the meadow
looking for life in the world
in the meadow
everything's fine
in the meadow
ceiling's so high
life might be listening
so we better take our time
in the meadow

in the meadow
looking for life
in the meadow
feeling so fine
in the meadow
seeming so high
life might be listening
life might be listening
so we better take our time
in the meadow


THE VAN DER GRAFF GENERATION BLUES

Instrumental


NADINE

i said nadine, whatcha thinkin' of?
why don't you love me like you did again
because lately, all the stars above
have been holding hands and singing your name

well unchain me from your ball of love
and i promise not to sin again
because nadine, you're the only one
drives all the boys crazy insane

she doesn't love me quite
the way that i hoped she would
nadine's got that certain vibe
that makes you feel
you ain't doing the things you should

i said nadine, it's you i'm dreaming of
and there's one thing i wanted to say
and that's maybe, when all is said and done
we can be lovers at the end of the day

no one in this world
makes me feel the way she do
oh nadine made me feel so fine
and then she made me feel so blue
well i just used to sit and smile
and think it wasn't meant to be
'cause i don't know
if you were mine
i don't think i would know just what to do with you
nadine

i said nadine, tell me what you're thinking of
i said nadine, i'm in love
i said nadine, tell me about the stars above
i said nadine, i'm in love


EVERYBODY wants TO know

i heard you whisper on the train
you weren't as free as you'd been lately
before we walk this way again
i could tell you stories that changed me

'cause everybody wants to know what life is all about
nobody wants to feel they're being left out
not everybody wants a family and a fancy house
nobody wants to feel they're being left out

i heard you whisper in the trees
you weren't as free as you could have been lately
before we wonder one of these
i could tell you stories that saved me

'cause everybody wants to know what life is all about
and nobody wants to feel they're being left out
not everybody want a family and a fancy house
nobody wants to feel they're being left out

so let's sit at home and count the stars and think it out
'cause everybody wants to know what life is all about

and even when it rains
love protects you
call her secret name
and don't forget you
want a world you can't explain

'cause everybody wants to know what life is all about
nobody wants to feel they're being left out
not everybody wants a family and a fancy house
everybody wants to know what love is all about
so let's sit at home and count the cars and laugh it out
'cause everybody wants to know what life is all about

don't forget you
want a world you can't explain


KENBARBIELOVE

i got rings wrapped around my brain
i got a t-shirt says free crack cocaine
i got life
in the corner pocket again
i got a virgin mary she's ten feet tall
and she lives at the end of a long green hall
doesn't wanna go to heaven
'cause that's where her daddy was sent

i've had a jesus christ on the bathroom wall
with dayglo worms crawling up his balls
past two real different pictures of my head
somethings go right somethings go wrong
you couldn't tell to the words this song that i
never wanna talk it again

now i'm lookin' for a boozecan, talk about love
i'm lookin' for a groove thang, take me on above
i'm lookin' for a good thing
talk about
love, love, love in the palm of your hand

sometimes you wonder what friends are for
i got three of 'em sleeping on my kitchen floor
and when they wake up i know they're gonna be
hot chicken again
'cause me and jimmy we were out all nite
a lookin' for a something that we could not find
but that doesn't mean i never wanna see you again

now i'm lookin' for a boozecan, talk about love
i'm lookin' for a groove thang, take me on above
i'm lookin' for a good thing
talk about
love, love, love in the palm of your
hand me a love that you thought was fantastic
yea don't give me kenbarbielove
kenbarbielove

oh well the way that i was raised to be was
love yourself and your family
and don't go smoking lsd with your friends
and the days they come and the days they go
it doesn't really matter no 'cause i
never wanna talk it again

now i'm lookin' for a boozecan, talk about love
i'm lookin' for a groove thang, take me on above
i'm lookin' for a good thing
talk about
love, love, love in the palm of your
hand me a love that you thought wasn't plastique
yea don't give me kenbarbielove
kenbarbielove
kenbarbielove
kenbarbielove
kenbarbie


LOST forever

unheard of love was dreaming inside her hair
the facts of life and me were screaming
i wasn't there
so we took upon myself to swallow
what i should see
and if the world should beg to follow
i'd disagree

we took her head outside and waited
until the rain
called all the dreams anticipated
and never came
she held him in her arms you wondered
is it to be
is love an everlasting thunder
or are we

are we lost forever
are we lost forever
lost forever
are we lost forever
are we lost forever
lost forever

unseen of worlds existing
inside the waves
of all unfolding in the mystery
in secret ways
the dreams are all becoming clearer
the clouds are green
is any way a wee bit nearer
or are we

are we lost forever
are we lost forever
are we lost forever
are we lost forever
lost forever
are we lost forever
are we lost forever
are we in lust forever
lost forever


LIFE after DIAMOND head

Instrumental


LOVE (all OVER the WORLD)

is it new, is it old
is it something sahara can hold
is it you, is it me
is it something sahara can see
jump in the middle of something you want it to be

was it love at first sight
did you have to think about it twice
what's the word, what's the deal
was it love in an automobile
jump in the middle of something you wanted to feel

we want love all over the world
we want love all over the world
we want love all over the world
we want love all over the world
we want love all over the world

is it new, is it old
is it something sahara should know
is it you, is it me
in the future sahara will see
we'll jump in the middle of something we wanna believe

we want love all over the world
we want love all over the world
we want love all over the world
we want love all over the world
we want love all over the world [daddy's ok, things are so effecient]
we want love all over the world [kids are allright watching television]
we want love all over the world [momma's ok , her dress is really bitchin']
we want love all over the world [everything cool when she's in the kitchen]
we want love all over the world
we want love all over the world [daddy's ok, things are so effecient]
we want love all over the world [kids are allright watching television]
we want love all over the world [momma's ok , her dress is really bitchin']
we want love all over the world [everything cool when she's in the kitchen]
we want love all over the world
we want love all over the world
we want love all over the world


HARRY crews

don't say you won't
see your ?mother ?
i hope she don't
swallow that shit you fed her
let's play the one right away
see how you work, how you play
don't drink the wine, take it all

 M P 3   S a m p l e s


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