The Cars - Drive (Live Aid 1985)

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  • The Cars performing at Live Aid in front of 100,000 people in the John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia USA on the 13th July, 1985. The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for the Ethiopian famine disaster. Broadcast across the world via one of the largest satellite link-ups of all time, the concerts were seen by around 40% of the global population.
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  • @HardRockMiner
    @HardRockMiner 3 роки тому +5491

    In the whole history of humanity, this was the greatest time to be a young person. Nothing else is even close.

  • @63riv68
    @63riv68 5 місяців тому +172

    I was 24 and about 50 feet from the stage on the left and I have never forgotten this

    • @csmelen
      @csmelen 27 днів тому +8

      We saw history in the making. I was 23. Live Aid will never be matched.

    • @csmelen
      @csmelen 20 днів тому

      @@user-xg5rc9yi4d LOL

    • @jerryrexmmiiireg3271
      @jerryrexmmiiireg3271 19 днів тому +2

      What a great experience

    • @ChetanAcharya
      @ChetanAcharya 15 днів тому +3

      very VERY jealous!

    • @guayapizza2314
      @guayapizza2314 14 днів тому +2

      Amazing song!

  • @socialmaven3346
    @socialmaven3346 14 днів тому +47

    I'm 68 and still listening to this great music today. I grew up in the best time to be alive and see all of the great groups live. RIP, Ben.

  • @conan5885
    @conan5885 9 місяців тому +435

    Man..., watching this makes me just want to break down in tears of how much i miss the 80's.... This just feels like "yesterday"
    R.I.P. Ben and Rick

    • @LittleMissHoop
      @LittleMissHoop 5 місяців тому +9

      I felt that. Same...

    • @meredithhopkins1411
      @meredithhopkins1411 5 місяців тому +11

      I so get you. I had the great pleasure of being able to jam in the 1970's and the 1980's. It was the best time to be young so far.

    • @jamierussell-satterfield8443
      @jamierussell-satterfield8443 4 місяці тому +7

      I’m tears right now. Just the best of times.

    • @DanielGerraty-eu3lx
      @DanielGerraty-eu3lx 4 місяці тому +6

      80's music is the one!

    • @chriscooper7642
      @chriscooper7642 4 місяці тому +9

      I know. It’s a reminder of our own mortality. I had so many good times in the 80s that I can’t ever duplicate or recreate simply because I’m older now. I think we all grieve somewhat for our youth😢

  • @drumsport
    @drumsport 2 роки тому +1680

    Man, ballads don't get any better than this Top 100 tune of all time. RIP Benjamin. You were superb!

  • @jeffreykress3505
    @jeffreykress3505 11 місяців тому +445

    This is such a beautiful song. It was written by Ric Ocasek, but he felt that the song needed a better vocal performance than he could give, so he let bandmate Benjamin Orr sing it instead. A very wise, and selfless, move. Unfortunately, Ben died of pancreatic cancer in 2000. Gone but never forgotten and the music will live on forever.

    • @kittensanddaisies5615
      @kittensanddaisies5615 10 місяців тому +32

      I have always loved this song. Ben had such a beautiful voice, perfect for this song. He is greatly missed.

    • @romeshgoonetilleke4100
      @romeshgoonetilleke4100 7 місяців тому +20

      Thank you for explaining that. I had no idea

    • @57highland
      @57highland 7 місяців тому +9

      Similar to Ace Frehley of KISS, who wrote "Cold Gin" but knew that Gene Simmons was a much better singer, so he told Gene to do the lead vocal.

    • @user-re9ck2vl3b
      @user-re9ck2vl3b 6 місяців тому +7

      Бен ОРР был лучший! Великолепный музыкант! Божественный голос!!!

    • @WavyMidnight
      @WavyMidnight 6 місяців тому +18

      Ric wrote, Ben delivered. Brilliant.

  • @Mummapuss226
    @Mummapuss226 3 місяці тому +251

    RIP Ric and Ben from The Cars and thank you for the music which lives on.

  • @thashoeboy
    @thashoeboy 10 місяців тому +350

    This crowd has no idea how much greatness they were in the presence then.

    • @johnross2924
      @johnross2924 6 місяців тому

      I do think the UK live aid had a better line up and venue, the old Wembley stadium.

    • @HamiltonRb
      @HamiltonRb 5 місяців тому +4

      My wife and I drove from Toronto to Philly for the concert, and we knew there were a lot of great bands playing, that’s why we went.

    • @gregkosinski2303
      @gregkosinski2303 2 місяці тому

      @@HamiltonRbIMO what happened was that 100,000 people just happened to be in the stadium and then simultaneously several huge musical acts ended up there at the same time and then they figured, “hell, may as well play a concert to raise money for Africa.”

    • @HamiltonRb
      @HamiltonRb 2 місяці тому +1

      @@gregkosinski2303 Damm, you must smoke better stuff than I do.

  • @lindaswindlehurst111
    @lindaswindlehurst111 Місяць тому +92

    2024, still listening and will continue to do so, timeless.

  • @ALEX_JOTA
    @ALEX_JOTA 2 роки тому +693

    One of the most beautiful songs of all times.

    • @kathygrinder3076
      @kathygrinder3076 2 роки тому +21

      THE most beautiful song of all time...sung by the most beautiful man

    • @Knacker
      @Knacker Рік тому +26

      And one of the most underrated songs of all time.

    • @kathygrinder3076
      @kathygrinder3076 Рік тому +4

      @@Knacker true...

    • @retromantic9706
      @retromantic9706 Рік тому +9

      It's my favourite of all times, masterpiece!

    • @bobablaw1298
      @bobablaw1298 Рік тому +5

      @@Knacker
      True.
      I grew up "completely '80s," we could say. 1985 = end of 5th grade; 1988 = Jr high grad; 1992 = HS grad.
      This particular song really grabbed me at the roller rink I lived at, for the better part, throughout the 1980s.
      Now I hear it nostalgized within my memories of that Roller King, which no longer exists.
      But this song is the absolute easiest that I've ever figured out on guitar.

  • @RaiderX948
    @RaiderX948 9 днів тому +12

    The 80's were magic, great time to be a kid.

  • @theonlyredspecial
    @theonlyredspecial 9 місяців тому +426

    I loved how live music was then. No auto tune. No nonsense. Just real vocals. It’s all the little imperfections that make it even better.

    • @ababilashari9970
      @ababilashari9970 8 місяців тому +5

      synths are fake as, imagine being a guitar and tolerating fake electronic music jesus have some respect

    • @franciscorafael7975
      @franciscorafael7975 7 місяців тому +3

      @@ababilashari9970 No se te entiende a quien le dices??

    • @Jouantiese
      @Jouantiese 6 місяців тому

      So true!

    • @AmenYeshua
      @AmenYeshua 6 місяців тому +1

      @@ababilashari9970Yes…I’m sure Jesus knows what you mean 😮

    • @pacman071
      @pacman071 6 місяців тому +8

      @@ababilashari9970 The synthesizers in the 80s were still authentic. They played it on Yamaha Keyboards like a piano, it wasn't a digital loop like nowadays.

  • @JAFO44
    @JAFO44 2 місяці тому +82

    The late 70's, 80's..What a great time to live, thee BEST music. When the Cars dropped, wow..
    Ben Orr had it all. Looks and TALENT!
    I am 65 now and it's somewhat perplexing. How I'm watching this music video and thinking back to my youth and the music of the cars, how it can bring tears to my eyes now is perplexing..
    Thank you Ben,
    You were Taken way too soon 😢 but your voice will live on forever
    Rest in gods grace

  • @shannonkeenan9542
    @shannonkeenan9542 Місяць тому +26

    Ben looked like he was in heaven singing this song to the crowd. Beautiful to see!

  • @fivestring65ify
    @fivestring65ify 11 місяців тому +396

    Ben had it all. Great voice, good looks, and amazing talent. Like all great singers, you knew it was him when you heard him.

    • @kristinm784
      @kristinm784 10 місяців тому +7

      ❤❤❤❤❤

    • @fidam3837
      @fidam3837 10 місяців тому +8

      Oh Yes, Really impressive. His original is perhaps better than this.

    • @fidam3837
      @fidam3837 10 місяців тому +3

      Thanks a lot.

    • @jessehubbard2513
      @jessehubbard2513 8 місяців тому +3

      yes this was one of the greatest concert of all time music that get to your soul ,music with meaning, purpose 🎶

    • @vampirekangaroo5536
      @vampirekangaroo5536 5 місяців тому

      #300 here. Just saying. 😆

  • @ersway
    @ersway Рік тому +26

    Benjamin Orr the coolest guy that day bar none, he owned that moment and still does to this day...

  • @cindycatcorn
    @cindycatcorn 3 роки тому +2168

    They just don't make music like this anymore. Miss the 80s. ❤

    • @Chris-pv2ht
      @Chris-pv2ht 3 роки тому +24

      yeah me too great time for music

    • @killmore75
      @killmore75 3 роки тому +6

      : (

    • @triarb5790
      @triarb5790 3 роки тому +26

      Of course they do. You just think your era was better. As did your parents. And their parents etc etc. Ps. I was in the crowd on the pitch at Wembley Stadium for Live Aid. Some of the music of the era was great. Some of it was bloody awful. Bay shitty rollers anyone?

    • @calmnsense
      @calmnsense 3 роки тому +29

      It is timeless. One of the most memorable from my life as a teenager in the 80's.

    • @guillermocarmona3565
      @guillermocarmona3565 3 роки тому +6

      No kidding!!!!

  • @terrijofilms305
    @terrijofilms305 Рік тому +332

    I was at Live-Aid, July, 1985…I was 21 years old and loving life! What wonderful times! 🥰

    • @donnav7103
      @donnav7103 11 місяців тому +11

      I was at the Philadelphia show. That a day!

    • @terrijofilms305
      @terrijofilms305 11 місяців тому +9

      @@donnav7103 me too, what great memories! It’s hard to believe that was 38 years ago.

    • @petersiegfriedkrug
      @petersiegfriedkrug 11 місяців тому +9

      You must be very happy about that! Unfortunately, I only heard this song on the radio at the time. But it was also often played in discos in Austria.

    • @babaikaizxisgini1146
      @babaikaizxisgini1146 11 місяців тому +7

      А мне было 10лет в 1985 году 🎉😂

    • @alicesings1971
      @alicesings1971 10 місяців тому +3

      How much were the tickets for the Philadelphia show? It seems so crowded but I suppose just being there was enough. Lucky you.

  • @gibsonguitarplayer
    @gibsonguitarplayer 5 місяців тому +11

    And here I am again a year later from my last post. So hard to believe but this year 2024 will make this song 40 years old.

  • @lobo151075
    @lobo151075 День тому +7

    Benjamin Orr died of pancreatic cancer in 2000. Gone but never forgotten, I listen to his music driving across Bolivian Andean landscape.

  • @curaeus007
    @curaeus007 Рік тому +522

    One of the best songs ever written! RIP Benjamin. What a voice!

    • @zoomkitty
      @zoomkitty 11 місяців тому +14

      Ben does have a good voice. This is one of my favorite songs Ric Ocasek wrote. They liked how Ben sounded on it, so he always sang it

    • @petersiegfriedkrug
      @petersiegfriedkrug 11 місяців тому +10

      @@zoomkitty Sadly, Benjamin Orzechowski passed away in Atlanta in 2000.

    • @joedecker3900
      @joedecker3900 11 місяців тому +5

      @@petersiegfriedkrugYes, we know this.,

    • @christianmancin3593
      @christianmancin3593 10 місяців тому +6

      Si,concordo vero!anche secondo me una delle piu' belle canzoni che abbia mai sentito a livello internazionale!!!

    • @Lazydaisy646
      @Lazydaisy646 10 місяців тому +5

      ​@@joedecker3900i didn't

  • @wrockins
    @wrockins Рік тому +369

    The good old days. No mobile phones, no internet... Everyone is having a great time and living in the moment.

    • @jdo333
      @jdo333 Рік тому +14

      no autovoice....

    • @davidredford3111
      @davidredford3111 Рік тому +24

      You got that right I feel same to much technology ruined the country people got lazy and nosy

    • @lorrainemarcone6912
      @lorrainemarcone6912 Рік тому +4

      That’s a really good point

    • @davidderitis9068
      @davidderitis9068 Рік тому +4

      And...no pay per view!

    • @17fourU
      @17fourU Рік тому +1

      @@McFly.2 Bob...He just may be alive in hearts. 🙏

  • @phantom0456
    @phantom0456 5 місяців тому +180

    Ben Orr was an incredibly good-looking and talented man. I also have to give respect to Ric Ocasek for letting Orr take front and center as vocalist on many of the songs he wrote because he knew he would do a better job performing them. That takes a certain kind of humility and grace that isn't present in many individuals.

    • @SnowmanRH
      @SnowmanRH 3 місяці тому +9

      Ric had a successful solo career; yes he was a very talented song writer too.

    • @nancyfilingeri414
      @nancyfilingeri414 3 місяці тому +4

      S0000000 Great looking.... Gr
      😊❤

    • @av8rgrip
      @av8rgrip 2 місяці тому +2

      @@SnowmanRHand he scored a supermodel

    • @Scarlet01812
      @Scarlet01812 2 місяці тому +8

      Ben and Ric were equals. People forget that. Ric just happened to get to be seen as the face of the Cars because he was quirky looking and the videos. Look at the song credits

    • @andievo3805
      @andievo3805 2 місяці тому +2

      😊

  • @ForceWinds3
    @ForceWinds3 7 місяців тому +12

    Fell in love with Benjamin Orr the first moment I saw Drive video on MTV. What an honor and privilege to have lived in that era experiencing some of the best music ever. 💕🌟

  • @c2farr
    @c2farr 3 роки тому +328

    Benjamin Orr: What a voice (and face). Ric was asked what his favorite Cars song was. "Any song Benjamin sings" was his reply.

    • @CooManTunes
      @CooManTunes 2 роки тому +8

      I learned about this band, after hearing this song on Nip/Tuck. Great track and an even greater singer!

  • @ismaelesquivel4748
    @ismaelesquivel4748 2 місяці тому +573

    2024 ANYONE?

  • @mozzer920
    @mozzer920 4 місяці тому +28

    This an incredible time to be a young person - seeing this on tv. Benjamin Orr crushed this song- makes me feel young again 😃

  • @bradforddillman7671
    @bradforddillman7671 6 місяців тому +103

    I was in that crowd, technically in the video in the lower right of the screen pictured at 1:53. I was a Cars fan then, at age 17, but this was a newer song and wasn’t a favorite … yet. Now, three decades later, it’s a goddamn masterpiece. As good as it gets.

    • @rockwhk
      @rockwhk 4 місяці тому

      So, this song wasn't well known in that moment? 😮

    • @bradforddillman7671
      @bradforddillman7671 4 місяці тому +1

      @@rockwhk it was fairly new compared to their 1970s stuff

    • @delabahia3373
      @delabahia3373 4 місяці тому

      En qué año fué ??

    • @rockwhk
      @rockwhk 4 місяці тому

      @@delabahia3373 1985

    • @curlyque2717
      @curlyque2717 4 місяці тому +2

      Yes, but I was aware of the song cause I had just bought the album or cd and absolutely loved it. Used it while I rode my bike. I was 32 and living in Essington. The Concord nearly shook my duplex apart when it took off.😂 really wish I had gone.

  • @cherylb5680
    @cherylb5680 Рік тому +597

    I revisit this performance at least once a week, beautiful man beautiful song.....still gives me goosebumps 37yrs later! Ben Orr ❤️

    • @bobwirth9256
      @bobwirth9256 Рік тому +12

      Agree. The cars have so many great songs . I remember playing this song as a teen cruising the streets in my camaro back in the day great memories cheers

    • @33cattt49
      @33cattt49 Рік тому +12

      Before my time just discovered , what’s beautiful song . Sad that he’s already left us 😢. Awesome song

    • @cherylb5680
      @cherylb5680 Рік тому +12

      ​@@33cattt49 One of the best bands and songs of the 80's🎧

    • @chanthana7694
      @chanthana7694 Рік тому +9

      My favorite band of all time. I remember buying all the magazines and whatever else as as long as it mentions The Cars.

    • @chanthana7694
      @chanthana7694 Рік тому +7

      @X Marks don't worry, your day will come too. Even you can't escape old age. 😂

  • @shielarosales7715
    @shielarosales7715 3 роки тому +898

    January 2021, I'm listening. Still loving...

  • @annemarieschierl2042
    @annemarieschierl2042 3 місяці тому +76

    One of the best Songs from 1985

  • @MegaWelshie1
    @MegaWelshie1 2 місяці тому +11

    Saturday 13 July 1985 Wembley Stadium. I was 24 years old and being there was one of the most awesome experiences of my life.....❤

    • @user-fu2mi1nd5l
      @user-fu2mi1nd5l Місяць тому

      This video from Philly JFK

    • @MegaWelshie1
      @MegaWelshie1 26 днів тому

      @@user-fu2mi1nd5lI know this video was from Philly I just commented that I was at Live Aid Wembley Stadium. Sorry, I should have made myself clearer ...

  • @benessk1325
    @benessk1325 Рік тому +27

    Cannot believe this man is no longer with us. Thank you Ben for this song RIP.

    • @Grievous-
      @Grievous- Рік тому

      I would have agreed with you when he passed away in 2000 at the young age of 53, but not in 2023 where he would have been 76.

    • @VintageLPs
      @VintageLPs 12 днів тому

      @@Grievous-I’m 76, two months older than Ben. It is sad to me that he missed the last 24 years and that we missed more of his music. 🎼🎸Also, Ben’s son missed out on more years with his loving dad.

  • @racey1979
    @racey1979 6 місяців тому +49

    For me this song WAS live aid. And just how cool was Benjamin Orr ? What a guy, RIP Ben x

    • @phillyghost1256
      @phillyghost1256 5 місяців тому +1

      @racey1979 I know exactly what you are saying!👍….But the song I identify with live aid is the band Simple Minds & the song - Don’t You Forget About Me ( simply because upon arrival to the stadium🚘🏟️ this was the song I could hear outside the JFK venue and by the time I got to my seat the song was just wrapping up!…(Fantastic memories and I absolutely remember The Cars set🎸

    • @rochita07m
      @rochita07m 3 місяці тому

      ❤🥹

  • @anniek5880
    @anniek5880 3 місяці тому +32

    I’d trade all tech to go back. We didn’t even know how lucky we all were then ❤❤❤❤

  • @vijikurien2844
    @vijikurien2844 3 місяці тому +14

    For those of us who saw/ heard live Aid in 1985 , this was one of the performances that was etched in our memories along with Freddie Mercury's .

  • @calpilot7
    @calpilot7 3 роки тому +222

    When music had real voice and REAL talent.

    • @dianegargano175
      @dianegargano175 2 роки тому +5

      No truer words ever spoken!

    • @wtulin1970
      @wtulin1970 2 роки тому +6

      ...says every generation about their own music.

    • @bunsenn5064
      @bunsenn5064 2 роки тому +9

      @@wtulin1970 Look man, when people from even the latest generations are looking back and saying the same thing about the 80s, you know there’s a problem with music of the modern day.

    • @overthehills8833
      @overthehills8833 2 роки тому

      Lil Wayne better this is Lame

    • @robertciscoe9318
      @robertciscoe9318 2 роки тому

      @@wtulin1970 um today's generation are saying the same thing. Your music sucks, and you are probably the only person in your group of friends who doesn't want to admit it.
      We already know that you agree, but for some reason you don't want to admit it.

  • @JP_IN_TX
    @JP_IN_TX 2 роки тому +889

    I was 13 in 1985 and The Cars were amazing. Keep in mind that there wasn't an internet to broadcast and chat with each other. we managed to get 40% of the world to watch Live Aid. We weren't worried or obsessed with clicks or views, just real music, real people, for an actual real cause. The 80's can never be duplicated and they don't make music like this any longer.

  • @kennethwilson7621
    @kennethwilson7621 4 місяці тому +8

    I held my 7 year old daughter close to me an slow danced with her in my front room to this song an my life flashed before my eyes in seconds i was in tears...i love you Littles

  • @barnacles62
    @barnacles62 5 місяців тому +30

    He looked so healthy and happy. What a loss with him and Ric, they sure helped my youth and even now happier.....

  • @babyfaceaviator7862
    @babyfaceaviator7862 3 роки тому +524

    It kinda hurts my heart to reflect on the fact that people who were young and leaving a legacy of a song back in 1985 are gone now and have been gone for more than 20 years now. RIP Benjamin Orr

    • @user-ex7yq6xq9s
      @user-ex7yq6xq9s 3 роки тому +43

      Im 18 years old and im a huge fan of the cars
      My friends call me weirdo cos i like old songs.
      Its sad that most people today like trash music.

    • @TARDIB
      @TARDIB 3 роки тому +19

      @@user-ex7yq6xq9s Most people are simple, basic and lack depth. You need to thank your maker that you're move by music like this and attracted to it. Music today is targeted for these type of people and lacks and sort of depth and rarely will invoke much of an emotional response and or in time and nostalgia.

    • @warrax111
      @warrax111 3 роки тому +11

      ​@@user-ex7yq6xq9s Hello, never give up. There's definetely something wrong with new generation. Don't be like them. In fact, they are weird, I call them degenerates. They are obviously inferior, screwed and twisted compared them to people of past, and so is their music. I just cannot watch it, it's so sad. Same movies. I watching stuff only till 2005, 2005-2010 only occasionaly, when there's exception. Stay as you are, and resist the hate. Even because they are in great numbers doesn't means they are right.

    • @user-ex7yq6xq9s
      @user-ex7yq6xq9s 3 роки тому +10

      @@warrax111 Thanks, Btw not all of them are degenerates but mostly yeah.
      Esp that cringy tiktok videos, makes me lose some brain cells .

    • @warrax111
      @warrax111 3 роки тому +3

      @@user-ex7yq6xq9s yes, I see exceptions of course, and I'm thinking, how difficult it is for them to be in those collectives. Probably feelin, they've been born into the wrong age.

  • @Liryc83
    @Liryc83 Рік тому +33

    This is peak 80s.
    He's got the mullet, the glasses, the vibe and a monster tune to go with it.

    • @yolazerbeam3205
      @yolazerbeam3205 11 місяців тому +1

      Mullets don't have hair covering any part of the ears

    • @WavyMidnight
      @WavyMidnight 3 місяці тому

      Back then they did. I like this mullet and I cannot lie!🤩@@yolazerbeam3205

  • @rubinadam3896
    @rubinadam3896 Місяць тому +26

    An Era where time stood still

    • @Christina-71
      @Christina-71 Місяць тому +3

      An era I would go back to in a heartbeat, if given the opportunity. Especially if it was for a visit.

  • @jocelynl7968
    @jocelynl7968 24 дні тому +17

    This song is one of my favorite songs of all time

  • @Number4lead
    @Number4lead 2 роки тому +232

    Is it me or does this song have a mystical magical sort of vibe? It even is strong here live.

    • @alfieholloway
      @alfieholloway Рік тому +10

      Yes it’s incredible. It suspends an emotion so unique

    • @richarddemp2413
      @richarddemp2413 Рік тому +11

      It's not you,.... it's all off us.

    • @nirszi
      @nirszi Рік тому +12

      I would say this song was ahead of it's time but still today it feels ahead of its time.

    • @doctordetroit4339
      @doctordetroit4339 Рік тому +11

      The entire 80s was magical, all of it. You had to see and hear it to believe it.

    • @melvinfisher643
      @melvinfisher643 Рік тому +6

      80s vibes. Sad and happy at the same time.

  • @paulbrandano3477
    @paulbrandano3477 7 місяців тому +15

    I fel the same way. When this song 1st came out it was nice, It was easy to sing but now in 2023 I realize just how important and great this song really is. I appreciate it much much more now. Possibly the most gut wrenching song of all time because in some mystical way, This song hits home. It's very beauriful and becaue of the unforeseen passing of Ben, It brings a certain kind of empathy.. God rest his soul.

  • @ImAGoldenGod-yx6by
    @ImAGoldenGod-yx6by 6 днів тому +6

    *June 8th ,2024* Still loving it like it was yesterday all those years ago

  • @billiejobernal7523
    @billiejobernal7523 5 місяців тому +14

    The size of that crowd is mind blowing, just a sea of people! Will never see that these days.

  • @choppsylamb4505
    @choppsylamb4505 Рік тому +145

    Cars...Ben Orr...beautiful song. The band are so talented. Ben Orr was in a world of his own. Singing...that voice...handsome...a relaxed confident rock n roll star who could break hearts. Drive was my theme song at my 21st birthday party. RIP Ben. You were taken too early. The world misses you but you left behind a legacy of one of the best songs ever sung by a true musician.

    • @robbelliii
      @robbelliii Рік тому +9

      He lost a lot of good years and we lost a lot of good music 😢

  • @1010kray1010
    @1010kray1010 5 місяців тому +16

    The ultimate front man. Will never be another Benjamin Orr or the Cars.

  • @m.omoirokingyo
    @m.omoirokingyo 4 місяці тому +16

    An atmospheric song that hurts so good and leaves you with that weird impending feeling
    No other song like this tbh

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz Рік тому +80

    Love Benjamin’s sunglasses 😎
    Such a great looking man with a stupendous voice-stage presence, bass players have great rhythm and he’s got it in spades.

    • @WISEMARTIAL
      @WISEMARTIAL 8 місяців тому +7

      RIP Benjamin Orzechowski

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz 8 місяців тому +7

      @@WISEMARTIALso very true, R.I.P. Benjamin Orzechowski aka Orr aka Benny 11 Letters. So many fans who adore him still ❤

  • @beedee8523
    @beedee8523 2 роки тому +476

    One of those songs you wish would never end. I was 10 years old in 1985, gosh how I miss the 80's!

    • @keithrushmore9809
      @keithrushmore9809 2 роки тому +20

      Same age. I so miss those days. Sitting by a radio to record songs on a cassette. Good times!❤️

    • @user-qx2me1os5l
      @user-qx2me1os5l 2 роки тому +1

      Keith Rushmore @ Same things. One by one! 👍

    • @jimminychristmas8100
      @jimminychristmas8100 2 роки тому +4

      Nice!! I was 10 in '85 too!! Watched this set over and over on VHS!!

    • @luzvuaille7406
      @luzvuaille7406 2 роки тому +2

      Yo tenia 20

    • @JMAC-rs6ey
      @JMAC-rs6ey 2 роки тому +1

      U miss dah boat

  • @richardshultis9626
    @richardshultis9626 11 місяців тому +127

    What an amazing performance! That's the 80s, sorry some of you missed it.

    • @dansweda712
      @dansweda712 5 місяців тому +1

      The 80's ,I feel,was the last of the really great decades being the 60's 70's and 80's they still hold great influence on today's culture

    • @m.omoirokingyo
      @m.omoirokingyo 4 місяці тому +3

      i just wanna experience the 80s for a day

    • @WavyMidnight
      @WavyMidnight 3 місяці тому

      You'll need at least a week! Hey, wishful thinking...go big!
      @@m.omoirokingyo

  • @dansweda712
    @dansweda712 5 місяців тому +7

    You know, I've heard this song a thousand times if I've heard it once, but yesterday I was driving home and the song came over the radio, I turned it up a little, and for reasons I can't explain it was like I heard it for the first time, it just took on a whole new feel for me, maybe it don't mean much, but thanks

  • @tonymagnier9846
    @tonymagnier9846 3 місяці тому +16

    I remember watching this in TV and so wanted to be there in the crowd but was too young then...but that vocal by the late great Benjamin Orr is sublime, good of Ric to let him have the lead on this one.

  • @anthony605
    @anthony605 2 роки тому +588

    Benjamin Orr had one of the best voices around. Singing to a crowd that size and so close to the original recording. 👍

    • @joemama-wl4cr
      @joemama-wl4cr 2 роки тому

      Watch carefully, the band wasn't playing... That's probably why.

    • @humanchannel7825
      @humanchannel7825 2 роки тому +37

      @@joemama-wl4cr of course they were. He gets the lyrics wrong in the second verse. Live aid was completely live and it was compulsory

    • @humanchannel7825
      @humanchannel7825 2 роки тому +3

      @@joemama-wl4cr the synths weren’t completely live

    • @travelchannel304
      @travelchannel304 2 роки тому +12

      Yes!! Never paid attention to who sang what til last week! Loved 'Movin in stereo' from beginning!! But to watch them on Midnight special & here , man!! Superior live!! Orr's been on my mind all week! Its weird.

    • @johncooper7663
      @johncooper7663 2 роки тому +15

      Wish that he wrote and sang more songs

  • @rvvega122
    @rvvega122 10 місяців тому +41

    Take me back to 1985 🥹

    • @marieboyd521
      @marieboyd521 Місяць тому +1

      Listening to this 80's music I fell like teenager again.

  • @FreddieFreethinking
    @FreddieFreethinking 11 місяців тому +16

    One Of The Greatest Popsongs Ever Recorded.

  • @YpapayY
    @YpapayY 5 місяців тому +31

    I was driving home with my daughter today and this came on. I made her listen and acutely listen to it and she loved it.

  • @freddiesoverbite6162
    @freddiesoverbite6162 3 роки тому +551

    Benjamin Orr had one of the most beautiful voices ever.

  • @user-rg7yx7xr9w
    @user-rg7yx7xr9w 5 місяців тому +24

    this song will last for ever

  • @kathygray5048
    @kathygray5048 11 місяців тому +5

    1985 was the year I got married I was too young! The 80's were the best years of my life, it was so much happier times for me, so innocent and just fun!❤

  • @kaya8632
    @kaya8632 3 місяці тому +8

    I loved the 80s; just getting out of the Navy; meeting my Marine Corps husband; having my 2 boys. Loving the music!!

    • @DilmaSantos-zz9os
      @DilmaSantos-zz9os 3 місяці тому +2

      Me casei em 83,sempre amei as canções dos anos 70 80 assim como de BEN agora só tenho muita tristeza ,pq não tem mais essa voz linda cantando em shows é triste demais agora só temos os vidios para relembrar,fica com Deus querido Ben...😢😢

  • @user-fp7to5lt7d
    @user-fp7to5lt7d 2 роки тому +897

    I think back a lot. No matter the age, genre, from the rich or the blue collar, grade school to graduation. The 80’s was, is, and will always be the BEST decade in history….ever! I miss the best yrs in my life. Those yrs are sorely missed.

    • @cindylacy
      @cindylacy 2 роки тому +25

      I loved the ‘80s!!!

    • @davidinman3584
      @davidinman3584 2 роки тому +23

      And its true
      Youth
      Is wasted on the young
      If only we'd known

    • @jeffstpete
      @jeffstpete 2 роки тому +17

      Yes... I so agree with u. I treasure that time so much. It can never be repeated.

    • @jakewade7388
      @jakewade7388 2 роки тому +18

      Wow, my thoughts exactly. I turned 15 in 1980. Best times of my life in that decade. I still think of them all the time.

    • @johnnygorena5318
      @johnnygorena5318 2 роки тому +12

      @@jakewade7388 likewise I was turning 15, those are the best times best music best NBA rivals Celtics vs Lakers, Magnum PI, Studio54, as for the music the best decade loaded with the most unbelievable songwriters of any other time in history- these times will never come again- we have been soo blessed to have even experienced it, the youth of today have no concept of what was available to us 24/7 truly iconic times for sure- I will cherish them for always

  • @Entrelanieve
    @Entrelanieve 9 місяців тому +85

    This song makes me get the chills every time I listen it!

    • @martinkasl7578
      @martinkasl7578 9 місяців тому +7

      I listened to American groups and singers quite a bit, but if I liked a song, I had to say: Wow ! Greetings from the Czech republic.

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz 8 місяців тому +2

      @@martinkasl7578So cool & hello! My great grandmother was from Czechoslovakia, she gave birth to my Grandma during ‘1906 San Francisco earthquake, can still remember her speaking accent when I was a little girl, thanks for the memory

  • @intheclouds666
    @intheclouds666 Місяць тому +8

    This band has a special place in my heart❤️

  • @mikegobin3169
    @mikegobin3169 3 місяці тому +7

    I really miss his voice.

  • @dbrinkm1
    @dbrinkm1 2 роки тому +49

    I was born the same year as Ben Orr and have followed the Cars from their begining.Ben was humble and always loyal to his friends and early beginings back to Ohio later in his life, he said this performance was the one he cherished and remembered as his best..His talent was immense, but his humility was even greater.He gave to us a great legacy of fine music. db

    • @tbrininger6174
      @tbrininger6174 2 роки тому +6

      He was my uncle. Always a lot of fun to be around. I miss him.

    • @JonDunnmusician
      @JonDunnmusician 2 роки тому +2

      Awesome

    • @dbrinkm1
      @dbrinkm1 4 місяці тому

      Tnx ! all of us miss him !@@tbrininger6174

  • @susantrimble4818
    @susantrimble4818 Рік тому +70

    This is still the most beautiful song, and it still makes me cry

  • @glennschlegel7160
    @glennschlegel7160 Рік тому +8

    Growing up my dad wasn't a fan of my 80s music but when Drive came on. He would tell me...be quiet and he would just listen. RIP Ben Orr RIP Dad

  • @Marth281
    @Marth281 2 місяці тому +5

    I remember this Amazing Event as if it happened yesterday, I couldn’t get home from work quick enough, had friends around,lots of drinks, not much food 😂🤣 once in a lifetime experience, I was 25 years old and for me … the 80’s was the best decade ever 😊

  • @amwfan88
    @amwfan88 3 роки тому +71

    The studio version of this song is so haunting - and the live version is even more haunting. The melody, the lyrics, Ben's voice. It's truly a masterpiece.

    • @chalklounge
      @chalklounge 2 роки тому +3

      @TheDowner he’s very slightly sharp for most of the song, but I’d chalk that up to what he was getting from the monitors in an extremely unique situation to say the least.

  • @joniarmel7308
    @joniarmel7308 Рік тому +21

    Everything I’ve seen of him , reveals a beautiful, humble , talented man . He sings this beautifully. Rest in peace Angel .

  • @davidhaynes6524
    @davidhaynes6524 4 місяці тому +12

    I missed this band, I miss him, and I miss the good old days of music so much.

  • @honkiavelli8044
    @honkiavelli8044 7 місяців тому +6

    Classic- the children of the 80s were blessed.

  • @rainbowoo2981
    @rainbowoo2981 3 місяці тому +17

    I think the cars had the best live aid performance

  • @jethro1260
    @jethro1260 9 місяців тому +22

    I remember watching this in the summer of 85, how time flies.

  • @user-gi3fk3rn9n
    @user-gi3fk3rn9n 8 місяців тому +11

    The 80s and the keyboards= priceless

  • @kentjones6813
    @kentjones6813 8 місяців тому +19

    I have never seen a more poised subtle rocknroller. Brilliant in so many ways.

  • @richardwesley800
    @richardwesley800 Рік тому +26

    You were so beautiful Ben. Not only was this the Cars greatest songs its one of the greatest songs ever. What a voice. Summer of 85. I Will always remember Ben like this young and beautiful.

  • @steliosc.4686
    @steliosc.4686 7 місяців тому +13

    Summer of 85. I was 14 years old. The heat couldn't keep as home. Hanging out with friends, bicycles, walkmans and music of course. This song was and always be one of my all time favourites. Since the age of 14 it speaks to me so hard and hits me through my spine. Beautiful beautiful memories. My kids never miss a chance to thank me for introducing them to this kind of music.

    • @broella6493
      @broella6493 3 місяці тому +1

      Yes, a great song that speaks to your soul. That’s why you don’t just hear it, you feel it!

  • @edwinrodeo
    @edwinrodeo 3 місяці тому +15

    I watched this.. was 25 , miss this music 🙏

  • @sharylmcdonald7003
    @sharylmcdonald7003 10 місяців тому +47

    Pure talent. None of the nonsense we get from singers and bands today. They all just stood there and played. And they were great.

    • @57highland
      @57highland 5 місяців тому +3

      I think today's singers and bands make the effort, but apparently songwriting has gone all to hell.

  • @patrickriley195
    @patrickriley195 10 місяців тому +33

    I am so glad to grown up in the 70s & 80s. The greatest era for being young. 🎸💥🇺🇸✨

  • @laarniepasamba891
    @laarniepasamba891 2 роки тому +78

    Benjamin Orr, one of the most magnificent voices I've ever heard.

  • @mariodicesare476
    @mariodicesare476 11 місяців тому +9

    July 13 1985 Live Aid JFK Stadium Philadelphia. It was a stupid hot July day .Super humid no breeze..But 1000% the greatest concert of my life .

  • @LanaWalks
    @LanaWalks Рік тому +24

    ❤❤You'd be hard pressed to have found a nicer and more genuine guy than Ben Orr. And it goes without saying- his amazing talent and he was absolutely gorgeous inside and out. RIP. Love from his hometown Parma Ohio 44130

  • @albertobressan7786
    @albertobressan7786 3 роки тому +363

    One of the most iconic song of 80s. So emotional.

    • @dianegargano175
      @dianegargano175 2 роки тому +9

      Can't make it thru it without crying.

    • @christianebonnaves5783
      @christianebonnaves5783 2 роки тому +6

      Yes love ❤️

    • @vonn4017
      @vonn4017 2 роки тому +3

      you might wanna look up the word iconic.

    • @bunsenn5064
      @bunsenn5064 2 роки тому +6

      This and Everybody Wants to Rule the World.

    • @bobablaw1298
      @bobablaw1298 2 роки тому +2

      @@bunsenn5064
      Tears for Fears
      Everybody Wants to Rule the World was like a theme song for that Val Kilmer movie, Real Genius?
      I think that was the name.

  • @martinkasl7578
    @martinkasl7578 6 місяців тому +12

    Every time I watch it over and over again with headphones on, I'm amazed at how simply this song is played and sung, and almost every time this song gives me chills ...

  • @bruinman1012
    @bruinman1012 2 місяці тому +5

    This is easily the most underrated performance from Live Aid. Ben is the epitome of a Rock Star. The crowd didn’t deserve him and the Cars.

  • @davidmackeown9318
    @davidmackeown9318 10 місяців тому +109

    Another classic from my youth that was played all the time on radio stations. Masterpiece- goosebumps central.

  • @xyxyqw
    @xyxyqw 3 роки тому +308

    I want the 80s back,life was easy happier....RIP Ben and Ric💏

    • @esseen100
      @esseen100 2 роки тому +8

      we smiled on instinct. just like i did watching this.☺

    • @DrummerDelight
      @DrummerDelight 2 роки тому +13

      These days are gone, but I'm glad I was there...peace!

    • @spedboy1966
      @spedboy1966 2 роки тому +7

      Yes life was good in 80s...the things we could get away with lol!!

    • @dianegargano175
      @dianegargano175 2 роки тому +8

      I'd give anything to go back to those days. The world isn't the same anymore without Ben n Ric in it.

    • @hazeltyler89
      @hazeltyler89 2 роки тому +2

      @@esseen100 ya....and people could see it. It wasn't hidden behind a stupid muzzle.

  • @Tym2Ryd
    @Tym2Ryd 5 місяців тому +9

    Damn i was 18 in stigler oklahoma.... best years of my life..... Still to this day i always say I WANNA GO BACK TO THE 80'S.... Before cell phone and internet ruined the world.... Soooo sad

  • @pedroretamal4827
    @pedroretamal4827 6 місяців тому +12

    I was 25 in 1985. Since that time I have not stopped listening to this beautiful song.
    Thanks for the memory of the 80s. A beautiful time.

  • @jesscouch8397
    @jesscouch8397 Рік тому +42

    This song always made me cry … I was only 18 . What a magical song
    RIP beautiful soul ✨

  • @balashsalamatbakhsh9510
    @balashsalamatbakhsh9510 2 роки тому +284

    Incredible, what a voice, what a style and what a moment

    • @jimreynolds2399
      @jimreynolds2399 2 роки тому +8

      Yeah - he could sing and he could perform.

    • @jonsmith4669
      @jonsmith4669 2 роки тому +8

      Yeah a wannbe pop singers dream, good looks ,great voice. amazing song, a classic .performing to the world. I never made it, but I'm so happy Ben did, R.I.P. buddy, but I had a good time earlier in the '67 flower power era, Ben and I we were about the same age.

    • @reginaldforthright805
      @reginaldforthright805 2 роки тому +5

      The only thing that would have made it better is if everyone there was glued to an iPhone checking Twitter and Facebook while wearing three face masks and socially distancing.

    • @ellab8897
      @ellab8897 2 роки тому +2

      @@jimreynolds2399- I can’t tell, is that a compliment or are you damning him with faint praise ? I honestly can’t tell…

    • @Louis_Valencia
      @Louis_Valencia Рік тому +1

      Simply unforgettable

  • @jfcardello
    @jfcardello 7 місяців тому +22

    Loved the Cars…Benjamin was the epitome of cool. This song is sung to perfection.

  • @ChrisKrolak
    @ChrisKrolak 6 місяців тому +14

    Such a big fan of the Cars and Benjamin Orr especially. Great voice. So sad he passed away so young.

  • @ronalddeguzman2088
    @ronalddeguzman2088 Рік тому +14

    I was 11 years old in 1985 .One of the best live petformances of all time. This song was timeless.. rest in eternal paradise benjamin orr.you are loved