The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl - Live 1978

[cheetaz49]

I love you Ben!!

[kerranz]

That is such a Country riff in the lead break. All my non-guitarplaying friends are like , "NO way, that's New Wave"...Hell, it should be played on a steel gittar.

[valmikecal1]

Ben makes me smile and blush at 1:23....every time I watch it.

[nikisma]

love it, but this is on my list of Songs That Ben Should Have Sung. imagine how much more amazing it would have been.

[robwheelut]

Damn Rick's voice sucks like a dyson compared to Ben's...

[girlvegan1]

Ben even makes clapping seem like the coolest thing around.....:)

[afgreyparrot]

The Cars were my generation of music back in the day. I'm 54 years old now and Cars is what I listen to all night with the headphones on (insomnia....it's 3am *sigh*). Individually they are all awesomely talented and gifted, and to put them together.....well, I can't even think of the word to describe them. Thank God they all found each other to create this magic for us.

[spaceorbison]

How can a band be this fucking good, fuck.

[natetheguitarkid]

I just thought I should bring up from a different video, someone said Elliot blows Van Halen out of the water with his melody? Elliot isnt just a pop rocker, this guy on his guitar has the ability to tap, slide, speed up, or get as agressive as he pleases, and plus, comparing 2 great guitarists as rivals?

[jenbunny1984]

Ben is way hotter than Roger Taylor, Rutger Hauer, and that Peter guy, they could have been his older brothers

[spaceorbison]

Yeah Elliot is all over the place on this one so good

[jenbunny1984]

Hot! Hot! Benj!

[pweedman11]

to marina is a fox on fox

[williamplazibat]

O YES It is so great to see them play again !

[MichaelD8393]

1:23 Ben could have impregnated every girl in the audience with that look. 

[Nigelxman]

@MichaelD8393 Hmmmmm

[MrEkshin]

```Eliot Easton is extremely highly rated by the only people who matter: other top rated guitarists.

[drewwalker59]

haha Yeah I just watched this closer and I caught the little facial expression BO makes at 1:23... Its like "sexy & goofy" all in one... Still Missn you BO even after 10 years...

[dobegirl01]

BEN ; oh the looks he gives :-)

[BackInsight]

Elliot Easton rocks!

[lklkhjhjdfs]

Elliot easton is rockabilly man sometimes and i like it

[TonySkyRush]

What a classic performance! priceless!

[DizzleHell]

Elliot Easton you are a beast on guitar! and The Cars are top 3 all time

[TiggerInParis]

Agreed that Elliot Easton is a great guitarist (and nice that he's now playing with a reunited Cars!). Love Ric Ocasek as a lead singer, too.

[sigrrr]

What a great voice!!!!

[EddieAlda]

RIP Benjamin Orr (2000)

[sjacquelin5610]

Never noticed that look before. Hilarious! I miss him so much. He was a great one.

[thefuppy]

One of my all time favorite bands. Just awesome.

[BabsTen]

Mmmmmmmmm Ben!!!!

[electricangelorr]

Oh Benjamin is so funny in this video!!! I love the looks he gives the cameras at different times!! He's got such personality:) Benjamin we really miss you!!!!

[mollyandbenb]

i never noticed that elliot easton was a lefty.

[shaunsstuff79]

man the cars rock man !! the epitome of cool pure raw rock and roll and coolness !!

[rplas64]

I want all these Rock Goes to College on a dvd. Anyone??

[TheHoolahoof]

@Nigelxman I couldn't agree more. I think hes one of the best and every time I hear one of the leads on any of these old cars toons I get all goose bumped up. It's hard to imagine Elliot not being a household name. Better than Beck, Page, Clapton, Hendix all put together imo.

[ainsheea]

@TheHoolahoof not better than beck, page, clapton and hendrix. nice try. your opinion is great. :)

[fredannett]

it would figure the BBC has the best recordings of these guys live

[MOSKII58]

Nigel it seems you have everyone going on this under-rated theory lol seriously you are correct I love Elliot's playing- great lefty player he has a great ear and sense of what fits, its not easy writing great guitar parts i love the riffs at the end, very 50ish.. reminds me of the calif, valens, beach boys, dick dale thing!!

[shaunsstuff79]

@MOSKII58 yeah they do have a 50s thing for sure !! thats called real roots man !! the cars are truly a class act man all the way !!

[jamanursula]

Great Player s ie E A

[Nigelxman]

It's funny that Brits refused to embrace the Cars when they first toured there right after punk had hit. God forbid they had to watch a band that could actually play their instruments and had catchy , original songs.

[pikeman07]

has anyone got the steve gibbons band when they did rock goes to collehe??

[djhotdogboy]

I agree Nigelxman - Elliott Easton is an amazing guitarist and ranks with the best. Love watching him play!

[whitewitch8]

Love this ! Mesmerizing... Band sounds terrific... Benjamin, well, what can I say ?....Never grow tired of looking & listening.

[Wubble64]

The look Ben gives the camera at around 1:23 just kills me everytime!! So hilarious!!

[rplas64]

@Wubble64 omg I know....what a cutie. :D

[JesusFreakJene]

@Wubble64 I totally agree....Everything that Benjamin did was Hot! 1:20 - 1:27

[dobegirl01]

@Wubble64 yeah and he has some serious "glares" that always kill me!!!! gotta adore him<3

[elprado1963]

@Wubble64 Just saw that for the first time, lmaoff.. Good Call.. very funny...

[mabrummel]

Best band of the 70's by far

[init4mojo]

I agree, one of the best bands to ever come along...and they still sound great.

[ladybluluv]

Yeah, SRV is my favorite guitarist of all time, but Easton is right up there pretty much in that league...I must say. He plays with so much passion, precision, and intensity.

[velvetseedfox]

i love ben's little look at the camera at 1:24 :)

[ladybluluv]

me too!

[Nigelxman]

Elliot Easton is a criminally underrated guitarist in my opinion. Anyone agree?

[kjtoomb]

By Far, He is one of the Best, right up there with Clapton and SRV. Gibson offered a Elliot Easton Signature Model SG.

[Wubble64]

@Nigelxman Hell yes!!

[YieldFbs]

@Nigelxman

In my opinion, the entire band was criminally underrated-especially Ben'jamin' Orr.

[YieldFbs]

@Nigelxman Why is my mom commenting on my youtube page? She is just all like, "Ohh ben orr is SOOOO hunky!!!" and I'm just reading these comments she's posting like.. (>'.'<) "Oh gosh, hide me."

[godparticles1]

@Nigelxman

Absolutely underrated like a whole Univers light years underrated and I knowas I play guitar 24 years as a passion

[TheClassic22Rock]

@Nigelxman the cars are a criminially underrated band

[supersonic666666]

@Nigelxman he is also a under ratted clapper

[MOSKII58]

@Nigelxman i was watching this and thinking the same thing, he is all over that guitar w/ great parts really "classic easton" filling the holes w /brilliant playing, the sound sux i don't know if its the venue or just that the soundman is asleep, but i can't hear the keyboards at times, and the kick drum isn't there, & the bass is weak, resulting in a cheap live sound similar to an "am radio" broadcast.. my one criticism of the band is the harmonies seemed weak at times.

[Leclerc2342]

@Nigelxman anyone seen his interviews with Gibson?? very intelligent guy

[Jengirl92]

@Nigelxman Heck yes. I've been saying that for years.

[banjax01]

@Nigelxman without question. tremendous.

[stingray1964]

@Nigelxman Oh yeah agreed...! And all his leads are spot on to the album, tone n all!!

[thewirenz]

@Nigelxman YES



[jmdelan99]

@Nigelxman ageed. he will be missed.

[jmdelan99]

Respond to this video...  agreed,

[MOSKII58]

@Nigelxman very tasteful solos he was perfect for the band

[SmileyGarrish]

@Nigelxman No doubt; love how he looks over as if to say 'solo here, like now? okay...' and then kills the thing dead leaving only smoke...the guy should be stuffed and given a glass box at the Guitar Player Museum.

[union79]

@Nigelxman i agree he was the best!

[MrPerfecttommy]

@Nigelxman excellently stated

[dizzyisme]

love it!!

[sweenykim]

Brilliant! Elliot's style is really cool, A Mix of Rock & Rockabilly. Most underrated! RIP Benny, we miss ya!

[dizzyisme]

ben orr's bass looks real funny in this but oh well hes still awesome lol

[ericcarr21]

hey look at ric's guitar ive never seen a guitar like that in my life!

its like half x-plorer half les paul

[dizzyisme]

yeah but theyre all cool so they can have wacky guitars and basses lol

[MichaelD8393]

@ericcarr21 It's actually a Dean Cadillac. I know that cuz my sister has one.

[beerman8301]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!

[dizzyisme]

love -a ove- a ove! lol