Bob's Blog Archive

July 8th, 2008

This blog is something I’ve been thinking about for a while.  My favorite references to hats in rock n roll.  If you have favorites, e-mail them to us at hat@broner.com and we’ll put them up on the site.

From Joe Jackson’s “I’m the Man” – “But I can sell you anything – Anything from a thin safety pin to a pork pie hat.

From Joe Cocker’s “You Can Leave Your Hat On” – “Baby take off your coat real slow; Take off your shoes; Baby take off your dress, yes, yes, yes, - You can leave your hat on”

From the Counting Crows “Hard Candy” – “And in the evenings on Long Island, when the colors start to fade, she wears a silly yellow hat that someone gave her when she stayed.”

From Bruce Springsteen’s “Spirit In The Night” – “Well now Wild young Billy was a crazy cat and he shook some dust out of his coonskin cap.”

From ZZ Top’s “Sharp Dressed Man” – “Top coat, top hat, I don’t worry cuz my wallet’s fat.”

From Prince’s “Raspberry Beret” – “She wore a raspberry beret, the kind you find in a second hand store.  Raspberry beret - and if it was warm she wouldn’t wear much more.”

From Elton John’s “Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters”… I just love that whole song!

From Steely Dan’s “The Fez” – “Aint never gonna do it without the fez on.”

Roger from Michigan submitted:
Men Without Hats "Safety Dance" -" 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 surprise 'em with the victory cry."

Christy frrm Michigan submitted:
Right Said Fred " I'm Too Sexy" -"And I'm too sexy for my hat, Too sexy for my hat what do you think about that."

Stars in Hats