The Cars introduced us to the 80s in the late 70s more than any other so called New Wave band. They were epic. Still no one else who sounds quite like them.
@@19Willy67yep, Rush was my favorite band for decades. The list is huge, what an awesome time to grow up with so much fantastic music. The Cars were a kickin' band that had a sound, their sound. I'm getting old like we all do, until we don't.
Depends on what style of 80s music. I like synth pop and that was created by Kraftwerk in 1973 and perfected by Giorgio Moroder in 1977 before the 80s even caught on to that sound. If we’re talking rock mixed with synths then yeah I think The Cars were like The Beatles of this style.
It's Summer of 1979, I had just graduated high school, and had met a young lady with the most beautiful green cat eyes, who like me loved The Cars and Pink Floyd. We were young, inseparable, and were going to live forever... But when you're young, love is like fireworks on a hot 4th of July. A quick build up with a lot of sparks, explosions, and of course - a fiery end. And plenty of pieces to pick up.... So now every time I hear The Cars, it's Summer of 79 again, and I can still picture Jennifer, the girl with the kaleidoscope eyes looking at me and singing "Lets Go"...
I have a similar story from the same time frame, but my girl was named Tammy, and she was incredibly beautiful and i couldn't take my eyes off her when we were together. We both loved The Cars and we got to go see them at Mile High Stadium in Denver in 1979. We eventually went our separate ways but i still think of her when i hear a Cars song.
Elliot Easton is such a master of sonic expression. He could do more with an 8-bar lead than anyone in the business. I got to see The Cars in Atlanta shortly after the release of Candy-O in the Summer of '79. They were on fire, and the crowd went bonkers for them.
The Cars provided the soundtrack for my years in high school. I was a freshman in the fall of '78 when their first album was still riding high, and graduated the summer of 1982 just after Panorama came out. Hearing their music always takes me back to those carefree years
I remember in the 70s as a child, how i fought sleep,,struggled to stay awake so i could watch midnight special with my boy cousins,,i thought i was so cool.
I was the same exact way only with the dirty movies.. one older brother and his creepy friends all raved about... on The Movie Channel.. I could NEVER MAKE IT. .. ALWAYS FELL ASLEEP BEFORE like round 1 a.m and later in the early a.m.-- only times they showed sex movies😮😮😮 😉 😅😅😅
Orr sang great and was by far the better singer. But I love both their singers and am grateful they had two vocalists. I feel like they utilized two vocalist very well. Just my opinion.
@@rhgamecock1 No he didn't. Where are you getting that information from? Check the credits. Every album they ever did, all the song writing credits are his alone. there are like two or three exceptions where Hawkes co wrote a song. I think maybe you're looking at the lead vocal thing and thinking it's song writing. It isn't. He did not write Drive. He sang it. He did not write Let's Go. He sang it. and on and on. This is very easy to check just go to wiki and look at the credits. If you don't believe that do an image search of the original album and look at the label. All songs written by Ric Ocasek. So provide your source please.
That second album was so tight, and sychronized....like the gears of a car. The defining LP for me. I bought it the day it came out-and still remember being blown away and just getting chills from it when I put it on to my brothers turntable. Harder to find moments like that later in life, isnt it?
Finally! One of my favourite Midnight Special performances. Others being 'Blinded by the light' by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, 'Frankenstein' by Edgar Winter Group, 'Just what I needed' by The Cars and 'Watcher of the Skies' by Genesis.
What a talented group of guys. There was no one else like them when they appeared on the scene. Sad that Benjamin Orr and Ric Ocasek are gone, but so glad to see this performance see the light of day again.
🔥🔥 Whoo!! That was an awesome performance! I love The Cars so much!! Sounded completely live! 🤩 Ben had an awesome voice! Miss them so much! Thanks for this!💜
@@brötzmannsax 🤣 I don't think it's as dark as it looks though. Sometimes when the light hit his head a certain way, it looked like a dark blonde. Idk. He did look better blonde though.
Grown to appreciate The Cars in recent years. Was into metal in the 80s, Grateful Dead in the 90s, now with YT been able to go back and see what I've missed. Cars were a very solid band.
UA-cam is the closest thing we have to a time machine. It allows you to go to a time and place and appreciate the things in life that we may not have appreciated or taken notice of the first time around. Happy Thursday... have a wonderful day! 💖
I was 19 and in college when this song came out and it was the single that made me a Cars fan. Great music from a great band. Wish I could go back to September 28, 1979.
The Cars became really popular I think when I was still in high school. Go ahead and say, “Whatever Boomer!” I don’t really have thick skin, outside of my psoriasis, but this one doesn’t bother me. But I was only a mild fan back then as I was into metal - the music not shiny objects. But Ben Orr was obviously really good and I preferred when he sang lead vocals. But Ocasek was good too. It was funny how Rick never even tapped a foot; he could just keep the beat in his head evidently. Rick would just walk around looking like he was at a cocktail party.
I taped that episode off of VH-1 back in the 90s but unfortunately for me, it got taped over. This compensates for it a little bit. Thank you Midnight Special 😊.
I was. I remember the first time I heard The Cars. I was a senior in high school in Park City, Utah before it became another Aspen or Vail. There was a keg party at a remote place called the duck ponds. I pulled up and there was a car stereo blaring from a Chavelle. I got my beer, keeping one ear on what I was hearing. It was from another planet! I asked around. "Who's car is this?" turned out it was a friend's car, so I asked him, "who the hell is this? It's awesome!" Been a huge fan ever since.
I was a young teenager who HATED disco. Late 70's or so. These guys were one of the first (Blondie, The Clash, Tom Petty) and others that gave me hope for my future. FF to Live Aid in 1980-whatever...these guys were Superstars!
Saw them in ‘79 @ Arrowhead Stadium! Benjamin’s beefed up chest & guns here whew,,,he looks sooo fine!, think he did karate at the time what a great singer-bass player, the whole band is ON! They were at the forefront of the New Wave genre and busted the gate wide open. Ric’s quirky songwriting skills remind me of Bowie both lyrical geniuses. R.I.P. Benjamin and Ric🕊️🥀🎶
Groovy! I did also in ‘79 @ Arrowhead Stadium w/Nugent(ugh 😵💫), Heart, Bob Welch, Sammy Hagar & local band Missouri. Fantastic all day event, we were lucky! 😉
I can still see my oldest brother who was learning to play drums. He was in high school and fascinated with this song. He wanted to share his newest musical discovery with our biological dad, who couldn't be bothered with him, so Jared followed him from room to room, reading the lyrics. I remember him reading, "she's so beautiful now, she doesn't wear her shoes." and although I didn't realize it at the time, the sadness and desperation of that moment followed he and I into adulthood where we faced the psychological affects of having emotionally absent parents.😢 Whenever I hear this song, I see my poor brother, begging for the approval and affection of a man who had (and has) a cold heart.
@ killer tandem. Ric n Ben. What a privilege to have been around to see them live. Their albums transcend time. Thanks midnight special for keeping this preserved for generations to enjoy. The Cars truly changed the course of rock.
I loved just watching the Midnight Special. It really made me excited to hear all the music 🎶 🎵 that I loved listening 🎶 to. My generation is simply the best. Our music definitely kicked ass.
Rock legends. Benjamin Orr was very underrated as a vocalist for The Cars, but I like him more than Ric Ocasek. When most people think of The Cars, they picture Ric...which is fine, but don't overlook the contributions made by Benjamin.
@@doublestrokeroll While that may be true, Benjamin was lead on some of their best songs. The public generally recognizes the guy doing the vocals more than who was the songwriter, but yeah I get what you're saying.
@@willspies5869 That's true. Most people pay attention to the singer and vocals more than anything else. Especially if they haven't studied music or played an instrument. But that's what leads to a lot of myth making around bands and the idea that bands are always an equal division with equal contributions. While it's true that The Cars would be, and sound a little different if you took out any of the members, the simple fact is they wouldn't even exist without Ric.
Amazing how music from 1978 can sound better than anything from 2023 Plus just think Devo just put out their 1st official album, Van Halen and Kate Bush as well.....mind BLOWN
I remember seeing them in a small venue here in Montreal when they first started out and they just blew the entire place away. To date, they are one of my favourite bands. I miss them dearly.
![THE CARS- It's All I Can Do [DEMO VERSION] (1979)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/P0q5k1PZVh0/mqdefault.jpg)
Benjamin Orr was a huge talent. Real tragedy.
Greg Hawkes really was a groundbreaking keyboardist with a recognizable soundscape that was so important to The Cars. One of the best of all time.
so true
Is it just me, or does Greg Hawkes really look like Wormser from Revenge of the Nerds?
100%!! Hawkes was the man!! A phenomenal multi-instrumentalist whose Cars songs he performs on Ukulele alone will move you to tears.
Yep. And I get pissed sometimes with people having a go about his looks. Far as I'm concerned, he's gorgeous too!
Even better live
if you werent there. you have no idea how much of a game changer this was. the album was amazing. then Candy-O happened. 2 in a row!
The Cars saved us from disco ...
The Cars introduced us to the 80s in the late 70s more than any other so called New Wave band. They were epic. Still no one else who sounds quite like them.
@@evilpixiedance only song i know, that actually sounds like the Cars is "I Got You" by Split Enz
@@evilpixiedanceand the talking heads
The Cars were one of those rare “new wave” bands that even Zeppelin and Aerosmith fans liked.
I listen to Led Zeppelin everyday. I also listen to the cars weekly.so I definitely agree 😁☮️
Rush fans too
I thought they were rock singers not new wave.
@@19Willy67yep, Rush was my favorite band for decades. The list is huge, what an awesome time to grow up with so much fantastic music.
The Cars were a kickin' band that had a sound, their sound.
I'm getting old like we all do, until we don't.
@@susanb2015 New Wave was the genre at the time, I witnessed it 1st hand 😉
Did they realize they were inventing how music in the 80's would sound? This was still 1979!
They hit the big time with their kick butt debut album “The Cars”, on June 6, 1978 🙌
Depends on what style of 80s music. I like synth pop and that was created by Kraftwerk in 1973 and perfected by Giorgio Moroder in 1977 before the 80s even caught on to that sound. If we’re talking rock mixed with synths then yeah I think The Cars were like The Beatles of this style.
The Cars, Blondie, Talking Heads.
Yep. When a lot of people were all into crappy disco
It's Summer of 1979, I had just graduated high school, and had met a young lady with the most beautiful green cat eyes, who like me loved The Cars and Pink Floyd. We were young, inseparable, and were going to live forever... But when you're young, love is like fireworks on a hot 4th of July. A quick build up with a lot of sparks, explosions, and of course - a fiery end. And plenty of pieces to pick up....
So now every time I hear The Cars, it's Summer of 79 again, and I can still picture Jennifer, the girl with the kaleidoscope eyes looking at me and singing "Lets Go"...
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❤🧡💛💚💜💙💜 I _feel_ you!
Great times!
Same
I have a similar story from the same time frame, but my girl was named Tammy, and she was incredibly beautiful and i couldn't take my eyes off her when we were together. We both loved The Cars and we got to go see them at Mile High Stadium in Denver in 1979. We eventually went our separate ways but i still think of her when i hear a Cars song.
Gorgeous Ben Orr. RIP
Elliot Easton is such a master of sonic expression. He could do more with an 8-bar lead than anyone in the business. I got to see The Cars in Atlanta shortly after the release of Candy-O in the Summer of '79. They were on fire, and the crowd went bonkers for them.
Where did they play?
Grant Field (Georgia Tech Football stadium) It was the 2nd Champagne Jam July 1979@@cyb0lt
Elliot was so underrated! Fantastic guitarist!
RIP Ben and Ric. Thanks for the great music. ♥️♥️
If they had bands like this today I would still be buying records.
Absolutely 💯
They do. You just don't know where to find them because you're old.
@@planomathandscienceI’m old and I find new music.
@@planomathandscienceBeing old is not a reason for not finding bands like this today, so try again.
@@Swaggycat_yt we're = we are
The Cars provided the soundtrack for my years in high school. I was a freshman in the fall of '78 when their first album was still riding high, and graduated the summer of 1982 just after Panorama came out. Hearing their music always takes me back to those carefree years
Also graduated in 82 and wore out their first album! Breakthrough sound for 78/79.
Same here!!!!
Same here also. The Cars were my favorite group.
I graduated HS in 78, so I have a few years on you.
I feel sorry for anyone who missed that era in music.
Be still my heart then (HS) and now!!
I remember in the 70s as a child, how i fought sleep,,struggled to stay awake so i could watch midnight special with my boy cousins,,i thought i was so cool.
I was the same exact way only with the dirty movies.. one older brother and his creepy friends all raved about... on The Movie Channel.. I could NEVER MAKE IT. .. ALWAYS FELL ASLEEP BEFORE like round 1 a.m and later in the early a.m.-- only times they showed sex movies😮😮😮 😉 😅😅😅
But I sure REALLY TRIED handful of times( I was 11 & 12 in 77-78)😮😮😅😅😅😅
Killer version and thanks again to Midnight Special for releasing all of this important music and footage!
They were really good. Anyone else think they should have let Orr sing more?
Orr sang great and was by far the better singer. But I love both their singers and am grateful they had two vocalists. I feel like they utilized two vocalist very well. Just my opinion.
@@LAwithCB I totally agree with your assessment, love the idea of two lead singers also, Ben and Ric were da bomb !!
Orr should have sang more, especially on the later albums.
Well...they were pretty much all Ric's songs. Almost without exception. So it's not too surprising he'd want to sing some of his own stuff.
@@rhgamecock1 No he didn't. Where are you getting that information from? Check the credits. Every album they ever did, all the song writing credits are his alone. there are like two or three exceptions where Hawkes co wrote a song.
I think maybe you're looking at the lead vocal thing and thinking it's song writing. It isn't. He did not write Drive. He sang it. He did not write Let's Go. He sang it. and on and on. This is very easy to check just go to wiki and look at the credits. If you don't believe that do an image search of the original album and look at the label. All songs written by Ric Ocasek.
So provide your source please.
That second album was so tight, and sychronized....like the gears of a car. The defining LP for me. I bought it the day it came out-and still remember being blown away and just getting chills from it when I put it on to my brothers turntable. Harder to find moments like that later in life, isnt it?
I also bought it day 1...and remember dropping the needle. This was Side 1 Track 1 and I was never he same...The New Wave had arrived.
Most music doesnt have the clarity and adventure they did. A moment in time, for lots of things.
Their debut & 2nd album were both bangers & on heavy rotation at parties I attended, still have them!
The Cars were a breakthrough band and no band had that awesome sound back in the day. True pioneers in music❤❤❤❤ 3:28
Something about that smirk at 1:43 that just gets me.
We drastically Desperately need an 70's & 80's RESURGENCE of amazing New Music today...😎✌
It’s right here, in front of us 😊
@@KittyGrizGriz Not Fully. Needs more Bombastic XPOSURE !🤩👊👊
@@massapower OK, KA Pow!! 💥💥💥
Finally! One of my favourite Midnight Special performances. Others being 'Blinded by the light' by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, 'Frankenstein' by Edgar Winter Group, 'Just what I needed' by The Cars and 'Watcher of the Skies' by Genesis.
one of my favorite band of the 80s it's a hit in the Philippines
What a talented group of guys. There was no one else like them when they appeared on the scene.
Sad that Benjamin Orr and Ric Ocasek are gone, but so glad to see this performance see the light of day again.
What a luxury having two incredible singers. These guys never put out a mediocre album
Benjamin Orr,love his vocals ❤
THANK YOU MIDNIGHT SPECIAL!!!
THE CARS, ONE OF THE BEST BANDS THAT'S EVER BEEN
RIP BEN ORR AND RIC OCASEK. THEY WERE PERFECT FOR EACHOTHER
No matter whether Ben or Rick was singing, you knew it was The Cars! Amazing talent! You don't see that anymore.
🔥🔥 Whoo!! That was an awesome performance! I love The Cars so much!! Sounded completely live! 🤩 Ben had an awesome voice! Miss them so much! Thanks for this!💜
Hi Steph, Ben as a brunette isn't working for me, ha.
@@brötzmannsax 🤣 I don't think it's as dark as it looks though. Sometimes when the light hit his head a certain way, it looked like a dark blonde. Idk. He did look better blonde though.
@@StephanieJeanne Shame he passed so early, here's a great version with blond hair.
ua-cam.com/video/msAcTMKMSKA/v-deo.htmlsi=TwWR93_8YYwo6rRK
@@brötzmannsaxBen bald would still “work” for me haha
@@KittyGrizGriz Every chick I knew had the hots for Ben, I can't imagine the amount of action he received, ha.
Summer of '79! What a great time! I was 16 years old and not a care in the world!
The 70 was an amazing time
Damn Orr just NAILED this performance. Unbelievable skill.
Midnight Special has many great memories...September 2024....
Grown to appreciate The Cars in recent years. Was into metal in the 80s, Grateful Dead in the 90s, now with YT been able to go back and see what I've missed. Cars were a very solid band.
UA-cam is the closest thing we have to a time machine. It allows you to go to a time and place and appreciate the things in life that we may not have appreciated or taken notice of the first time around.
Happy Thursday... have a wonderful day! 💖
I love metal, The Dead,The Cars and all things in-between. There's plenty of room in our heads and hearts for diversity.
Ric Ocasek & Benjamin Orr R.I.P.
This song is over 40 years old and yet sounds like it could be from 40 years in the future. Outstanding!
I was 19 and in college when this song came out and it was the single that made me a Cars fan. Great music from a great band. Wish I could go back to September 28, 1979.
arguably the best pop song ever
I had graduated Marine Corps Boot Camp just one week before this aired on TV, I loved the Midnight Special Show !
"Lets Go!" Hearing them brings back so many phenomenal memories!
Happy Thursday... thank you for sharing! 💖
The Cars became really popular I think when I was still in high school. Go ahead and say, “Whatever Boomer!” I don’t really have thick skin, outside of my psoriasis, but this one doesn’t bother me. But I was only a mild fan back then as I was into metal - the music not shiny objects. But Ben Orr was obviously really good and I preferred when he sang lead vocals. But Ocasek was good too. It was funny how Rick never even tapped a foot; he could just keep the beat in his head evidently. Rick would just walk around looking like he was at a cocktail party.
🙌 So true about Ric.😂
F the assholes that use "boomer" as a pejorative---their generation is a TOTAL GARBAGE GENERATION. I'm not too old to bloody their nose, either.
No Ric = No Cars as he was the songwriter, loved that they had 2 lead vocalists in one band, an anomaly
@@KittyGrizGriz Yes, to both your statements! 🙌
Ben's pitch is absolutely spot-on.
They Were The Greatest Live Band Of All Time .Thanks For The Memories .
I was just a young buck when this came out like 12 years old in 79 it was different, but I liked it and Ben had a great voice rest in peace Mr. Orr
I wonder how many in that audiance knew what greatness they were witnessing.
This is such a perfect song! I could listen to it a million times and not get tired of it.
He was very handsome ❤
My Momma loved these guys! I do too!
One of my all time favorites. I miss these guys.
She's a frozen fire❤❤
A great band so underrated!!😮
thats one tight band. massively underrated IMO. In the 80s I know they were popular but they deserve some recognition today.
Benjamin just nails those high notes 🔥. Miss that voice so much ❤️. Easy on the ears and eyes 🥰 Can’t wait to see the entire episode!!
He was so handsome! I do like him better blonde, but that smile 😃
have always loved these guys,, since i was just 14,, now 56,.. Rip, Ric o and Ben O
love the Nerdy Guys,,, they are the best,,...
I played SO MUCH of The Cars on my Guitar back in the 1970's its just ridiculous!
Fantastic! Way ahead of the Curve.
being 14/15 years old and having The Cars as one of your musical soundtracks was memorable.
I keep forgetting how good The Cars' early stuff is! Thanks for the upload.
I taped that episode off of VH-1 back in the 90s but unfortunately for me, it got taped over. This compensates for it a little bit. Thank you Midnight Special 😊.
It would be unwatchable, in any case, just like my Miami Vice tapes.
Perhaps the best live recording of any Cars performance! More please!
Awesome, Elliot is my greatest influence
Those keyboards at about 1:45 are so amazing and so understated. You almost miss them.
Wish the camera had shown that.
Folks this is how it is done. Pure talent.
Always liked those guys.
Ben was a total rock star. Amazing look and his singing voice...wow.
To be a teen in this era.....pure energy
I was. I remember the first time I heard The Cars. I was a senior in high school in Park City, Utah before it became another Aspen or Vail. There was a keg party at a remote place called the duck ponds. I pulled up and there was a car stereo blaring from a Chavelle. I got my beer, keeping one ear on what I was hearing. It was from another planet! I asked around. "Who's car is this?" turned out it was a friend's car, so I asked him, "who the hell is this? It's awesome!" Been a huge fan ever since.
I was a young teenager who HATED disco. Late 70's or so. These guys were one of the first (Blondie, The Clash, Tom Petty) and others that gave me hope for my future. FF to Live Aid in 1980-whatever...these guys were Superstars!
WOW! 2 early Dean guitars. Never would have thought I'd see them in a Cars recording.
Good eyes,..
I saw that,...too.
This was the episode where The Cars hosted and had NYC's Suicide as their guest!!! Can't wait to see this whole episode again after all these years!!!
Saw them in ‘79 @ Arrowhead Stadium! Benjamin’s beefed up chest & guns here whew,,,he looks sooo fine!, think he did karate at the time what a great singer-bass player, the whole band is ON! They were at the forefront of the New Wave genre and busted the gate wide open.
Ric’s quirky songwriting skills remind me of Bowie both lyrical geniuses.
R.I.P. Benjamin and Ric🕊️🥀🎶
Just awesome and Timeless, they will be viewing this 100 years from now.
I saw the Cars live back in the day and was surprised how tight and “boogie-able” they were .
Groovy! I did also in ‘79 @ Arrowhead Stadium w/Nugent(ugh 😵💫), Heart, Bob Welch, Sammy Hagar & local band Missouri. Fantastic all day event, we were lucky! 😉
I can still see my oldest brother who was learning to play drums. He was in high school and fascinated with this song. He wanted to share his newest musical discovery with our biological dad, who couldn't be bothered with him, so Jared followed him from room to room, reading the lyrics. I remember him reading, "she's so beautiful now, she doesn't wear her shoes." and although I didn't realize it at the time, the sadness and desperation of that moment followed he and I into adulthood where we faced the psychological affects of having emotionally absent parents.😢 Whenever I hear this song, I see my poor brother, begging for the approval and affection of a man who had (and has) a cold heart.
Ben Orr is a rock god here. Never seen a Midnight Special crowd so up for a band. He had them eating out of his hand.
One of my favorite bands when I was in junior high school!😊 ❤
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! I'll be waiting for more of The Cars's live performances in The Midnight Special!!! Thank you!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤
What a performance, what a crowd!
@ killer tandem. Ric n Ben. What a privilege to have been around to see them live. Their albums transcend time. Thanks midnight special for keeping this preserved for generations to enjoy. The Cars truly changed the course of rock.
Hard to believe that Ben and Rick are gone.Best 80s music ever.A time when there were bands ,not just superstar singers.
Hopefully all these great Midnight Special uploads will remind many folks just what a fantastic band The Cars were.
Oh, I remember watching this! Thanks for the memories. :-)
I loved just watching the Midnight Special. It really made me excited to hear all the music 🎶 🎵 that I loved listening 🎶 to. My generation is simply the best. Our music definitely kicked ass.
Those Dean flying V guitars were big at that time. Kansas was using them then also. Benjamin had a great voice!
Rock legends. Benjamin Orr was very underrated as a vocalist for The Cars, but I like him more than Ric Ocasek. When most people think of The Cars, they picture Ric...which is fine, but don't overlook the contributions made by Benjamin.
Well...Ric basically single handedly wrote every single song they ever had so there's kind of a reason why he's the face of the band.
@@doublestrokeroll While that may be true, Benjamin was lead on some of their best songs. The public generally recognizes the guy doing the vocals more than who was the songwriter, but yeah I get what you're saying.
@@willspies5869 That's true. Most people pay attention to the singer and vocals more than anything else. Especially if they haven't studied music or played an instrument. But that's what leads to a lot of myth making around bands and the idea that bands are always an equal division with equal contributions. While it's true that The Cars would be, and sound a little different if you took out any of the members, the simple fact is they wouldn't even exist without Ric.
🤔The Greatest Band that ever walked this Earth'''''
Great song. Great band.
I seen them in Atlanta Georgia 3 times in the early 80's they were so awesome ❤️
Awesome singer and band!!
Amazing how music from 1978 can sound better than anything from 2023
Plus just think Devo just put out their 1st official album, Van Halen and Kate Bush as well.....mind BLOWN
Oh my gosh, yes! Incredible!
there's still good new music, just so much more to sift through these days... but the cars never leave rotation ;)
1979
@fretfix1 yeah but the album came out June 6 1978
I always loved his voice! Sounds every bit as good in person as it does in the studio!
I remember seeing them in a small venue here in Montreal when they first started out and they just blew the entire place away. To date, they are one of my favourite bands. I miss them dearly.
Excelente✨️✨️✨️👍. Muchas Gracias.
Ric Ocasek was so cool that when he went into a grocery store the cucumbers in the produce aisle put on sweaters.
And the supermodels drifted his way to, from what I hear.
Couldn't wait every week to watch The midnight special
Benjamin.❤❤❤
Ben❤❤❤❤
0:17 and 2:25 are pure rock star energy
I agree the keyboard contributed massively to the sound in this band. I really like it well done to Greg !🎉
Brilliant
This song could be from 50 years ago, or from 50 years in the future… and it still effing plows !
Crazily, Ric is listed as the lead singer of the Cars. Ben was the voice, Ric copied the tone, but they never sounded better than the original albums.
Great memories.
Classic gold!
Another great song!
NAILED IT