I always thought that Elliot Easton looked like one of the guys from the rock band that landed on Gilligan's Island. Mainly the haircut, I think. Anyway, another effin' great song!! Gonna see them May 10 in Seattle!!
@golyg I can't argue with that, plus EE always plays clean and mistake-free. But I have a question: I still can't believe regular FM radio played this song back then, because I'm pretty sure Benjamin Orr is using the f-word, am I right...................? Even today they would bleep or slur that so it wouldn't sound clear, I think.
@67marlins i remember seeing the lyrics for this song and it showed .......were "fogging" all my energies, until your visited, but it sure sounds like the f-bomb
@dettigs Thanks for responding, but actually I meant where Benjamin says..."It's just a *&^*%$ alibi......", you hear what I mean......? Thanks anyways, they are a great band for sure, and every time I see EE playing, it reminds me I should get back to practicing ( I'm left-handed also ).
I think that both Ben and Ric wouldn't appreciate us nobodies suggesting who was better.They were both great and very good friends.They were the perfect compliment to one another and The Cars would not have reached the heights they did without either of their contributions.
@xraeddie Actually thier voices were very similar. For that reason I think it's a shame Elliot chose Todd Rundgren to front The New Cars instead of Rik Ocasek. Todd totally butchers the old stuff and is a total misfit for the Cars new sound. All they really needed was a new bass player.Rik's voice was not exact but similar enough to do Ben's old songs and his own. Its surely better than Todd's.
I'm such an idiot, and slow, that I've never really appreciated these guys for who they are. I grew up with them, but the older I get the more I really get it. Also, I never really paid attention until very recently, AND I never even put the effort into hearing the difference between Orr's and Ocasek's delivey. I thought they were the same person! In a way I'm off the hook, right? Because, you know, I listened to them so much I always just enjoyed the "Gestalt" of the band. Am I off the hook?
I'm such an idiot, and slow, that I've never really appreciated these guys for who they are. I grew up with them, but the older I get the more I really get it. Also, I never really paid attention until very recently, AND I never even put the effort into hearing the difference between Orr's and Ocasek's delivey. I thought they were the same person! In a way I'm off the hook, right? Because, you know, I listened to them so much I always just enjoyed the "Gestalt" of the band. Am I off the hook?
I'm such an idiot, and slow, that I've never really appreciated these guys for who they are. I grew up with them, but the older I get the more I really get it. Also, I never really paid attention until very recently, AND I never even put the effort into hearing the difference between Orr's and Ocasek's delivey. I thought they were the same person! In a way I'm off the hook, right? Because, you know, I listened to them so much I always just enjoyed the "Gestalt" of the band. Am I off the hook?
This is a great video...well...any by The Cars are great! Definitely miss Benjamin Orr. Saw interviews with him a few months before he passed. It was just so sad...he didn't even look like the same person.
@Twotontessie spot on. i always loved this guy's contribution to the great band that is THE CARS . love listening to candy o and concentrating on those drums. bom bom bom ps excelllent production RTB
They were labelled "new wave" because it was the post disco era and they labelled anything rock as new wave. They were just a great pop rock band.
This is what I call rock music! Is it too much to ask that SOMEONE put out some good, basic, guitar driven pop where the guy isn't trying to sing like Eddie Vedder or rap or who can just sing like the late, great Ben Orr?
I listened to the new Britney Spears #1 song today and laughed. She can't sing and people buy that junk like candy.
i was banging betties left & right to this song & many others like it in the lovefest we call the 80"s!!!!!!!! thank you to all you loose women who made it possible !!!!! you've made me legendary amongst my friends !!!!!!!! it was my pleasure servicing you !!!! sincerly " the flying italian "
Ben Orr--great voice, great vocalist, RIP. I heard some interviews with him during his solo years and when the band came together again shortly before his death, and he came across as very smart and kind. The warmth and kindness surprised me a little, because his stage persona sometimes seems cool to the point of cold. He must have been great to work with. What a tragedy he left us way too soon.
I like his bass guitar design. I like all the ones I've ever seen him play. To each there own and their opinions. He looked cool playing everything he played and he made everything he played look cool.
Are you a guitar player? I respect your opinion but, for what it's worth, I think this is a beautiful design - seen it before but Ben Orr had one of the nicest ones that was actually played (and not for novelty's sake). Really? Man, it's sexy as hell and looks really well-balanced. R.I.P. Ben - you should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (certainly ahead of ABBA, Madonna and Chic). Why not just create two wings at the HOF? One for Rock, one for Pop and make everyone happy!
@whipsmartchris Ya Iv'e been playing rythym for Twenty six years, and I guess we agree to disagree. I agree wholeheartedly about Ben's talent, but I'm just not down with that design.
They were ahead of their time for 1978. And they pulled off that groove and those guitar riffs perfectly at the end of the song. Look at the audience right after they finish. It almost seems out of place. Like this band should have come out in the nineties. Their sound was that innovative.
The music of the Cars got this Indiana boy thru many a teenager day during the early to mid 1980's...RIP Ben Orr, your voice and vibe was just too cool and inspiring! The Cars are dead...Long Live The Cars!!!!
@spaceorbison you know they cant pop out good songs the way the cars did and i dont think anybody will come cloise again they rocked a generation and still do
He looks and sounds too good! it's almost too hard for me to look at him. A sweet handsome prince.....looking so yummy in those leather pants too.. Oh, my poor heart..
They were the only 'new wave' type band I ever liked. I never really thought of them as new wave and definitely not punk. I just thought of them as rock. I think they sort of had their own category all to themselves. They had a unique mix of a bunch of things. Whatever they were, they were AWESOME!!
@lerxt42 I saw fountains of wayne 'live' in concert once, before i heard most of their music. they never made me even think of the cars, but afterward, I read that many people hear it. I've been a huge fan of the cars for years, but I just don't hear it. I liked much of fountains of wayne's music 'live' other than Stacy's mom. They were really good and I got into it that night, but to me they just don't sound anything like the cars, but they could've have been influenced in some way by them.
Such a great band, but they did succeed despite themselves. They had a strong rock element (Easton and Robinson) along with an equally strong techno-music element (Hawkes and Ocasek) with Ben Orr right in the middle tying it all together. A pretty divisive group dynamic but they sure made it work great!! My favorite, by far, of all the New Wave bands.
High school memories. Back then it was a cassett and now still a favorite.Some bands pass the test of time.I think the cars did.For me anyways.I think that makes them a great band.They were a great band. Luv this song.
This here is your basic combination of Beatles, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Hendrix, Zappa, hints of new wave and miscellaneous rock 'n roll all rolled up in one. Oh yes, and amazing guitar and vocals. Other than that, just your average white band. ; )
@sw2ohio: with The Cars, it was never about who sung better,,,both singers in this band are great!! And they both loved each other's style, as friend's, and band mates. they traded vocals a lot , and it had people confused for a long time.. but it worked so well it made them who they are. I love The Cars, and both Ric and Ben are awesome as singers.... r.i.p. Ben :)
I agree, they werent punk< i never cared for punk or new wave...I was into the hard rockers including ac/dc, ratt, dokken, white lion, led zep, ozzy...although The Cars have nothing alike as those hard rock bands, they still fit into my top bands as those, because they rocked! it is rock, good electric guitar, solid drums, and a good rythm bass...and one of a kind vocals...check out Cheap Trick, another awesome rock band that got thrown into the same bandwagon with The Cars...
That's because every dumb ass was listening to the Village People. This music still good today and where are the Village People today? Hanging Out at the Stud on Harrison St ....
Here in Houston, at least for suburbanites like myself, in high school all we listened to was Van Halen and the Rolling Stones. When The Cars debuted in 1978 they were completely different from anything else we had heard. Of course the really COOL kids in my high school were already listening to Joy Division and the Sex Pistols by that time... but the Cars were still pretty different for us.
That's funny, JerryMopar, I just had someone tell me yesterday on an article about Iggy Pop making it into the RRHOF that The Cars weren't a "rock" band.
@katie180574 Yeah they are'nt much alike in voice, but I always can tell which songs were the Cars songs. I seemed to like Ben on voice better then Ric, but the Ric songs were good too.
@1980TheShining Yeah, totally agree!! Ben and Ric always seemed to sing solo on the songs which suited their voices. Much prefer Ben's vocals, yet one of my fave Cars songs is 'Heartbeat City', sung by Ric. The Cars have an individual sound so much that as soon as you hear the start of one of their songs, you know it's them! Awesome....:-)
I've never thought their voices were similar. I think some people just have a better ear than others. Ric is on record as saying they aren't similar as well.
Anybdy who think Ben+Ric hv similar voice, check LIVE videos. Pls tell me if u could find one sounds similar. Easy comparison="it´s not the night live" Only live 2 shared vocals in Youtube.
Many effects are used for studioversions of Ric´s vocal. I heard Roy Thomas Baker (producer 1-4 Albums), add Ben´s voice on Ric´s vocal to make it sound better
Ric knows limitation of his voice + sing capabilities. He sang only easy song + rather "speak" in stead of singing in all difficult part
I have never had any problem distinguishing between Ric and Ben's voices...Ben had a much more smooth and melodic voice, Ric's was quirky and off key! However, Ben had the ability to make his voice quite quirky .....
I saw the Cars in London Ontario when I was just 16. The played a hockey arena and they were GREAT live. It help that by the time they played Moving in Stereo I was stones outta my gourd (as we used to say).
Fantastic live version. I've said it before, I'll say it again: performers who can reproduce their studio sound in a live environment are incredibly talented and impress the hell out of me.
The Cars first album was one of my first (I'm 40 & from Boston). They dominated the radio in those days. I kind of stopped liking them after Panarama. But like every song on that first album, 'Bye Bye Love' is an absolute classic.
2000 He sang most of their hits. I saw him here at a festival in Tarentum pa just a few months b4 dying...he looked good like he was hitting the weights. Played rythm guitar and sang ALL of the Cars hits, had the entire festival rocking! I wonder if he knew that he was terminal then I think in July and he died in October I believe
I didn't realize Benjamen Orr did the vocals on this. For some reason I thought he sang "Who's going to take me home" and that was it. I remember thinking back in the day, "How come that guy doesn't sing more?"
Pretty funny, everyone is sitting at tables and boppen in there seats. I guess with tables in the way its hard to do stage dives. :-)
he sang most of the hits , and he did pit out a solo cd before he died , it,s called, " the lace" it,s very good , and had a top 40 or even 10 , im not sure with "stay the night"
I just got this DVD (Musicladen live) and watched it today. It rocks and is a must for any Cars fan. The interview on it was really fantastic, very insiteful. It was so sad seeing Benjamin so thin and sick tho, it broke my heart to watch it. RIP dear Benjamin and thank you for a shitload of fantastic music!
Dude...that makes us old in comparison to kids these days. I was one of the younger kids when this came out. One positive side: people don't know how to produce this kind of music anymore today, and a few of us might actually know what a 'turnaround' is in the old pop sense.
On the album this came off of this song was followed by the Spank Song from Fast Times "Moving in Stereo". Boy is that scary that I know that. Glad I was there when this ruled the airwaves.
Hall, shmall, let the dumb jocks have their Hall of Ego's , , the Cars were great, we know it , we appreciate it, and will always love them.
a925111 4 months ago 2
Saw them in concert in 1980, Great Show! One of a kind Band! Should be in the Hall by now!
IABOY4444 5 months ago 2
Cars, Blondie, Talking Heads, Devo : these were the times.
essertpitay 5 months ago 3
Benjamin was so handsome here
ladybluluv 5 months ago 2
listen to "down boys " by warrant. same riff, same song. ripoff. bullshit!
bloodthirst72 6 months ago
Damn they were good.
chisaoboy 7 months ago 2
I wished Ben sang all of their songs.
SlackerSlayer 7 months ago
looking for cars fans in chicago...lets jam....a sox fan and great person....love the CARS
RequiemX66 7 months ago
that was tight
steffap 8 months ago
love the song but the audio sucks
snoopdog68 8 months ago
Vintage Cars!
RebelSpiritof77 8 months ago
Electric ANGEL Rock N' Roller... I hear what you're playin" - - Gotta love the New England accent.. OMG..
swanladylinda 8 months ago
I always thought that Elliot Easton looked like one of the guys from the rock band that landed on Gilligan's Island. Mainly the haircut, I think. Anyway, another effin' great song!! Gonna see them May 10 in Seattle!!
bubbaz554 8 months ago
Just a "broken" lullaby...
FocusRealtyAustin 8 months ago
Elliot Easton is the 2nd best left handed guitar player ever. Jimi Hendrix of course is 1
golyg 9 months ago
@golyg I can't argue with that, plus EE always plays clean and mistake-free. But I have a question: I still can't believe regular FM radio played this song back then, because I'm pretty sure Benjamin Orr is using the f-word, am I right...................? Even today they would bleep or slur that so it wouldn't sound clear, I think.
67marlins 9 months ago
@67marlins i remember seeing the lyrics for this song and it showed .......were "fogging" all my energies, until your visited, but it sure sounds like the f-bomb
dettigs 8 months ago
@dettigs Thanks for responding, but actually I meant where Benjamin says..."It's just a *&^*%$ alibi......", you hear what I mean......? Thanks anyways, they are a great band for sure, and every time I see EE playing, it reminds me I should get back to practicing ( I'm left-handed also ).
67marlins 8 months ago
@67marlins As FocusReality says, the lyrics are "it's just a broken lullaby", not "@#($*&#($&# alibi".....
swise63 8 months ago
@67marlins He's saying just a broken lullaby, not a fuc*ing lullaby
TheDuffyyy 8 months ago
@golyg: So was Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath.
INDLIS 7 months ago
@INDLIS Jimi Hendrix too
57dedhed 7 months ago
Now THAT's how a live show is done! Great vocals and NO half assed guitar or keys!
Xcorgi 9 months ago
Man, these guys f'n rocked! SO talented!
Jeannified 9 months ago
R.I.P. Benjy Sorely Missed
78rohan 9 months ago
The Cars had there own sound! The Cars were dynamic,eceletic,unusual, spririted.rock n roll. The Cars really were great ! RIP....... Ben ORR
edelenwolf69 9 months ago
I think that both Ben and Ric wouldn't appreciate us nobodies suggesting who was better.They were both great and very good friends.They were the perfect compliment to one another and The Cars would not have reached the heights they did without either of their contributions.
xraeddie 9 months ago 8
@xraeddie Actually thier voices were very similar. For that reason I think it's a shame Elliot chose Todd Rundgren to front The New Cars instead of Rik Ocasek. Todd totally butchers the old stuff and is a total misfit for the Cars new sound. All they really needed was a new bass player.Rik's voice was not exact but similar enough to do Ben's old songs and his own. Its surely better than Todd's.
Xcorgi 6 months ago
ben is the best
janosudden 9 months ago
The keyboard solo RULES!
randomeddie 10 months ago
@randomeddie Probably one of the best keyboard solos from that era!
Xcorgi 9 months ago
@Xcorgi - I may be with you on that one. Besides, most keyboard solos from the 70s were crap ELP or Rick Wakeman wank...
randomeddie 9 months ago
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electricangelorr 10 months ago
@electricangelorr ...wow...no way!
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I'm such an idiot, and slow, that I've never really appreciated these guys for who they are. I grew up with them, but the older I get the more I really get it. Also, I never really paid attention until very recently, AND I never even put the effort into hearing the difference between Orr's and Ocasek's delivey. I thought they were the same person! In a way I'm off the hook, right? Because, you know, I listened to them so much I always just enjoyed the "Gestalt" of the band. Am I off the hook?
ronkopald 10 months ago
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I'm such an idiot, and slow, that I've never really appreciated these guys for who they are. I grew up with them, but the older I get the more I really get it. Also, I never really paid attention until very recently, AND I never even put the effort into hearing the difference between Orr's and Ocasek's delivey. I thought they were the same person! In a way I'm off the hook, right? Because, you know, I listened to them so much I always just enjoyed the "Gestalt" of the band. Am I off the hook?
ronkopald 10 months ago
I'm such an idiot, and slow, that I've never really appreciated these guys for who they are. I grew up with them, but the older I get the more I really get it. Also, I never really paid attention until very recently, AND I never even put the effort into hearing the difference between Orr's and Ocasek's delivey. I thought they were the same person! In a way I'm off the hook, right? Because, you know, I listened to them so much I always just enjoyed the "Gestalt" of the band. Am I off the hook?
ronkopald 10 months ago 2
This is a great video...well...any by The Cars are great! Definitely miss Benjamin Orr. Saw interviews with him a few months before he passed. It was just so sad...he didn't even look like the same person.
Juetersonke 10 months ago
i seen the cars front row at the phila. spectrum 1981
levacorp 10 months ago
I love Ben ,forever. RIP Benjamin.
BabsTen 10 months ago
brilliant!
09rockmusic 11 months ago
Nice drumming by Robinson. They were underrated live.
Twotontessie 11 months ago
@Twotontessie spot on. i always loved this guy's contribution to the great band that is THE CARS . love listening to candy o and concentrating on those drums. bom bom bom ps excelllent production RTB
yooanoozarrmay 10 months ago
Great music then and great music now THE CARS.
musclecarpower 1 year ago
They were labelled "new wave" because it was the post disco era and they labelled anything rock as new wave. They were just a great pop rock band.
This is what I call rock music! Is it too much to ask that SOMEONE put out some good, basic, guitar driven pop where the guy isn't trying to sing like Eddie Vedder or rap or who can just sing like the late, great Ben Orr?
I listened to the new Britney Spears #1 song today and laughed. She can't sing and people buy that junk like candy.
SuperDrJeckyl 1 year ago
Should have used the MusicMan bass on this one
vinorama58 1 year ago
They weren't Punk ,i would have considered them New Wave,i really thought the CARS were great!!
MegaREAPER56 1 year ago
Great performance..
csopr 1 year ago 2
Benjamin is just TOO Sexy in this!
ladybluluv 1 year ago 8
@ladybluluv he's always too damned sexy lol and i'm a red-blooded heterosexual male.
yooanoozarrmay 10 months ago
@yooanoozarrmay yes, ALWAYS : )
ladybluluv 10 months ago
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i was banging betties left & right to this song & many others like it in the lovefest we call the 80"s!!!!!!!! thank you to all you loose women who made it possible !!!!! you've made me legendary amongst my friends !!!!!!!! it was my pleasure servicing you !!!! sincerly " the flying italian "
ermthewerm 1 year ago
I did not know that Ben Orr passed away. I am a Big Cars fan. May Peace Be Upon Ben Orr.
rossg14 1 year ago 2
Ben Orr--great voice, great vocalist, RIP. I heard some interviews with him during his solo years and when the band came together again shortly before his death, and he came across as very smart and kind. The warmth and kindness surprised me a little, because his stage persona sometimes seems cool to the point of cold. He must have been great to work with. What a tragedy he left us way too soon.
fedenad 1 year ago
really like the old school live stuffs!
chokesonu 1 year ago
I will keep going on about this band. That's how good they were/are.
ZLUGGO 1 year ago
i hear what you're playing. Man I love the CARS, reminds me of my youth, these songs mean so mcuh! I love them!
HanBaby82 1 year ago
I like his bass guitar design. I like all the ones I've ever seen him play. To each there own and their opinions. He looked cool playing everything he played and he made everything he played look cool.
ladybluluv 1 year ago
I love this song, and I think this band has a place in pop history, but damn that is one ugly bass guitar!
Tacomadome24 1 year ago
Are you a guitar player? I respect your opinion but, for what it's worth, I think this is a beautiful design - seen it before but Ben Orr had one of the nicest ones that was actually played (and not for novelty's sake). Really? Man, it's sexy as hell and looks really well-balanced. R.I.P. Ben - you should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (certainly ahead of ABBA, Madonna and Chic). Why not just create two wings at the HOF? One for Rock, one for Pop and make everyone happy!
whipsmartchris 1 year ago
@whipsmartchris Ya Iv'e been playing rythym for Twenty six years, and I guess we agree to disagree. I agree wholeheartedly about Ben's talent, but I'm just not down with that design.
Tacomadome24 1 year ago
@Tacomadome24 That's what makes the world go 'round, right? What's your all-time favorite guitar (from a design standpoint)???
whipsmartchris 1 year ago
They were ahead of their time for 1978. And they pulled off that groove and those guitar riffs perfectly at the end of the song. Look at the audience right after they finish. It almost seems out of place. Like this band should have come out in the nineties. Their sound was that innovative.
cintenta 1 year ago
Ocasek is such a freaky mantis. Elliot is the MAN !
powerkor 1 year ago
The music of the Cars got this Indiana boy thru many a teenager day during the early to mid 1980's...RIP Ben Orr, your voice and vibe was just too cool and inspiring! The Cars are dead...Long Live The Cars!!!!
Welshbluesman 1 year ago
Look at Greg 2:09... damn this was just a good BAND.
spaceorbison 1 year ago
@spaceorbison you know they cant pop out good songs the way the cars did and i dont think anybody will come cloise again they rocked a generation and still do
Weegee7889 1 year ago 2
Beautiful music! I prefer to hear Ben's voice over Rick's.
SONORSQ2guy 1 year ago
Wow...this is an awesome track from 1978!!
KeyWordBiblePrecepts 1 year ago
Ben went to high school in Cleveland Ohio
traderden1 1 year ago
Greg Hawkes is one of the best keyboardists ever! !!!!
klangley100 1 year ago
This band has no weaknesses
golyg 1 year ago 4
He looks and sounds too good! it's almost too hard for me to look at him. A sweet handsome prince.....looking so yummy in those leather pants too.. Oh, my poor heart..
ladybluluv 1 year ago
The cars kick ass! What a true American band...
mjw9363 1 year ago
why is ric so famous all he did was play guitar back then he didnt even sing back up. Was he an original member? He Doesnt act like he was.
Ronbodog 1 year ago
@Ronbodog Rick and Ben were THE original members..they performed as a duo in the early stage...Rick sings half their hits in the Cars.
mjw9363 1 year ago
@Ronbodog He wrote all the songs. And he did sing lead on a fair number of songs.
gogiggs 1 year ago
This is so smokin! I only wish it were louder.
Bluespeyer 1 year ago
its so sad benjamin orr died :( he had a great voice.
babybabs77 1 year ago
Ben fits so perfectly with the Cars sound
QuasarDiamond 1 year ago 2
Benjamin was so cool, great player!!!!!!
mumblesfraser 1 year ago 3
mustache brigade in the front row
stovis 1 year ago
Completely relevent and totally enjoyable. In other words: timeless. Thanks again.
zenswing 1 year ago 8
I envy everyone that got to sleep with that bass player!
1malmis 2 years ago 2
No, thank YOU, Ben.
007bookmaster 2 years ago 3
what kind of bass is that?
angstwon 2 years ago
Vox Constellation IV Bass
fredturd 2 years ago
Ben's voice was so dreamy and so was he
ladybluluv 2 years ago 2
Outstanding live performance!
timmhg 2 years ago 4
Derrick would love that bass Ben is playing.
LuminationizedNNY 2 years ago
Ben is always hot! and i love to hear him sing!
sweetpea74403 2 years ago 4
new moon
eglandsylviakarp 2 years ago
They were the only 'new wave' type band I ever liked. I never really thought of them as new wave and definitely not punk. I just thought of them as rock. I think they sort of had their own category all to themselves. They had a unique mix of a bunch of things. Whatever they were, they were AWESOME!!
ladybluluv 2 years ago 31
agreed...although i definatly hear some of their influence in bands like the fountains of wayne
lerxt42 1 year ago
@lerxt42 I saw fountains of wayne 'live' in concert once, before i heard most of their music. they never made me even think of the cars, but afterward, I read that many people hear it. I've been a huge fan of the cars for years, but I just don't hear it. I liked much of fountains of wayne's music 'live' other than Stacy's mom. They were really good and I got into it that night, but to me they just don't sound anything like the cars, but they could've have been influenced in some way by them.
ladybluluv 1 year ago
@ladybluluv ya i agree they got there own thing
Symbiotespider5 1 year ago
@ladybluluv
Especially they are unique in the singing style, I think=)
ultrapornlinks2 1 year ago
@ladybluluv - I considered them 'modern rock' rather than new wave. Or we could just go with the obvious and call them, as you say, AWESOME!
randomeddie 9 months ago
@ladybluluv they may of had a new wave "sensibility" but musically the were more power-pop/rock and had a lot of awesome.
banditvibe 8 months ago
Such a great band, but they did succeed despite themselves. They had a strong rock element (Easton and Robinson) along with an equally strong techno-music element (Hawkes and Ocasek) with Ben Orr right in the middle tying it all together. A pretty divisive group dynamic but they sure made it work great!! My favorite, by far, of all the New Wave bands.
rocketman63 2 years ago 3
High school memories. Back then it was a cassett and now still a favorite.Some bands pass the test of time.I think the cars did.For me anyways.I think that makes them a great band.They were a great band. Luv this song.
RORYzRIGHT 2 years ago 2
He was such a looker....and charming. He looks like a prince here....mmmmm
ladybluluv 2 years ago 3
They had SO many great songs, it would be hard to pick a favorite, but this has to be one of them for me.
ladybluluv 2 years ago
30+ years later, and this song still rocks! Rock on!
1vanawesome 2 years ago
Orr's vocal is similar to his influence Paul Macartney, and Ric has a quirky style
similar to his influence Buddy Holly
thesongisover 2 years ago
Ben was hot!
ladybluluv 2 years ago 4
The Cars carved a unique niche within the New Wave Genre. . Ben Orr was sooooo Gifted & unsung. Sorely Missed. RIP Benny!
sweenykim 2 years ago 2
This here is your basic combination of Beatles, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Hendrix, Zappa, hints of new wave and miscellaneous rock 'n roll all rolled up in one. Oh yes, and amazing guitar and vocals. Other than that, just your average white band. ; )
caraphyllis 2 years ago
The Cars were One of those Groups, That had so Many Hits it was hard to Decide which One of them was the Best.
perpetual61 2 years ago 7
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Dynamite pop/new wave track.
Checkout my music video on my channel if you like 'Bye Bye Love'.
onthemoveagain 2 years ago
We're not worthy! We're not worthy! ;o)
One of the best, no question.
Creodin 2 years ago 10
One of Boston's greatest ever bands. One of America's best ever too.
dunskie 2 years ago 6
KILLER.
Love Ben's VOX bass too.
dunskie 2 years ago
BEN...Missing you brother!
Plays a bass with a pick....hardcore.
Hats off.
RockyDuggan66 2 years ago
loveee this song<3
hellomimi25 2 years ago
benj has a better voice than rick
sw2ohio 2 years ago 46
@sw2ohio: with The Cars, it was never about who sung better,,,both singers in this band are great!! And they both loved each other's style, as friend's, and band mates. they traded vocals a lot , and it had people confused for a long time.. but it worked so well it made them who they are. I love The Cars, and both Ric and Ben are awesome as singers.... r.i.p. Ben :)
3Dxxxx 1 year ago
@sw2ohio
I agree, they werent punk< i never cared for punk or new wave...I was into the hard rockers including ac/dc, ratt, dokken, white lion, led zep, ozzy...although The Cars have nothing alike as those hard rock bands, they still fit into my top bands as those, because they rocked! it is rock, good electric guitar, solid drums, and a good rythm bass...and one of a kind vocals...check out Cheap Trick, another awesome rock band that got thrown into the same bandwagon with The Cars...
ihuergo69 1 year ago 2
@sw2ohio Yes, Rick is or was. very aware of that fact.
porcelaincougar 10 months ago
@sw2ohio Agree but I always think of Rick when I hear a Cars song. He was the face of the band.
ThePokerfacemama 10 months ago
@sw2ohio
and that's a fact!
shitonMOHAMMAD 10 months ago
I can't figure out why they got labled "New Wave." They were just a really good rock band.
CityslickCaptain 2 years ago 8
That's because every dumb ass was listening to the Village People. This music still good today and where are the Village People today? Hanging Out at the Stud on Harrison St ....
presido606 2 years ago
Here in Houston, at least for suburbanites like myself, in high school all we listened to was Van Halen and the Rolling Stones. When The Cars debuted in 1978 they were completely different from anything else we had heard. Of course the really COOL kids in my high school were already listening to Joy Division and the Sex Pistols by that time... but the Cars were still pretty different for us.
houstonia64 2 years ago
they were just the "rock" section of the New Wave movement New Wave was a movement, not a Genre. It was Anti-Disco, Anti-Hippy
JerryMopar 2 years ago
That's funny, JerryMopar, I just had someone tell me yesterday on an article about Iggy Pop making it into the RRHOF that The Cars weren't a "rock" band.
007bookmaster 2 years ago
Their voices are nothing alike; Ben's voice is melodic and has a rich tone, Ric's is quirky and flat sometimes!
katie180574 2 years ago 6
@katie180574 Yeah they are'nt much alike in voice, but I always can tell which songs were the Cars songs. I seemed to like Ben on voice better then Ric, but the Ric songs were good too.
1980TheShining 1 year ago
@1980TheShining Yeah, totally agree!! Ben and Ric always seemed to sing solo on the songs which suited their voices. Much prefer Ben's vocals, yet one of my fave Cars songs is 'Heartbeat City', sung by Ric. The Cars have an individual sound so much that as soon as you hear the start of one of their songs, you know it's them! Awesome....:-)
katie180574 1 year ago
I've never thought their voices were similar. I think some people just have a better ear than others. Ric is on record as saying they aren't similar as well.
1Sherilynn21 2 years ago 5
Anybdy who think Ben+Ric hv similar voice, check LIVE videos. Pls tell me if u could find one sounds similar. Easy comparison="it´s not the night live" Only live 2 shared vocals in Youtube.
Many effects are used for studioversions of Ric´s vocal. I heard Roy Thomas Baker (producer 1-4 Albums), add Ben´s voice on Ric´s vocal to make it sound better
Ric knows limitation of his voice + sing capabilities. He sang only easy song + rather "speak" in stead of singing in all difficult part
yumeoibito22 2 years ago 4
I have never had any problem distinguishing between Ric and Ben's voices...Ben had a much more smooth and melodic voice, Ric's was quirky and off key! However, Ben had the ability to make his voice quite quirky .....
katie180574 2 years ago 7
Bitchin'!
bareknuckles2u 2 years ago 3
To me....they were the perfect combo of rock and new wave.
seismiccowboy 2 years ago 2
OK, another one that Benn sang. I always thought this was Ric. Man, they have interchangable voices.
fretbuzz1 2 years ago
Yeah, I don't get that. They don't sound similar at all to me. I could tell the difference even back in the 70's.
Ben's voice is the one that brought my attention to The Cars.
1Sherilynn21 2 years ago 5
Their first two albums were unreal. I listened to them non-stop from '79 to '81.
But back in those days, they had a reputation for being not great live.
Never saw them. But man, their early work was tops!
Arkady63 2 years ago
I saw the Cars in London Ontario when I was just 16. The played a hockey arena and they were GREAT live. It help that by the time they played Moving in Stereo I was stones outta my gourd (as we used to say).
strumcody 2 years ago
Fair enough. But drugs and The Cars were not a great mix for me.
Arkady63 2 years ago
Love the Vox style Bass Benjamin has here!
TheGregWoodBand 2 years ago
Looks like Ric's chewing gum got stuck in his dentures!
jlc576 2 years ago
what's the deal!? Ric's not singing a single note!!!!! Never new that DIDN'T sing this :( Still good though
pimpyourhideontube 2 years ago
Drop dead awesome memories of the most formative of my life...Cars rule.
cjetblast 2 years ago
damn good
fretfirestarter 2 years ago
one of a kind tina
zrider024 2 years ago
awesome riffs, awesome synth, awesome lyrics, awesome melody, awesome awesome awesome.....
The pop stars don't have one-tenth the talent and originality of The Cars.
stimpp 2 years ago
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stimpp 2 years ago
"Electric angel rockin' rolla, I hear what you're playin'"
Awesome song, man!
FrankieWoodside 2 years ago
Fantastic live version. I've said it before, I'll say it again: performers who can reproduce their studio sound in a live environment are incredibly talented and impress the hell out of me.
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BenjaminOrrLegacy 2 years ago
Still relevant today
RudyHumbucker 2 years ago
No one does leather pants like Ben!
itsanorangysky 2 years ago 7
haha, I was thinking the exact same thing!
wouldntyoulike2know 2 years ago
He did great things for tight leather, lucky cow it was whose hide wrapped around those legs and ass
jlc576 2 years ago
GREAT SONG!
snipe609 2 years ago
excelente!!!!!
wmoyaz 2 years ago
Could anyone send me this song ?
RestLessIP 2 years ago
The Cars first album was one of my first (I'm 40 & from Boston). They dominated the radio in those days. I kind of stopped liking them after Panarama. But like every song on that first album, 'Bye Bye Love' is an absolute classic.
droidsURlooking4 2 years ago 2
Even though I'm 16 (Young) I love their music. Weird cuz this is from so long ago.
DrlchknJr 2 years ago
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whitewitch8 2 years ago
He might get mad if he reads this, but Elliot looks like Nigel from Spinal Tap!
surfstrat59 2 years ago
elliot easton an awesome player.
die2no 2 years ago
One of the best. They don't make music like that anymore.
TXGOLD2000 2 years ago 2
Wow, that bass player is gorgeous. He's got a great voice, too.
thewordmaster007 2 years ago 10
What year did he die?
Idig4ad 2 years ago
2000 He sang most of their hits. I saw him here at a festival in Tarentum pa just a few months b4 dying...he looked good like he was hitting the weights. Played rythm guitar and sang ALL of the Cars hits, had the entire festival rocking! I wonder if he knew that he was terminal then I think in July and he died in October I believe
johnnykov 2 years ago
He found out in late-May I believe. Amazing man.
anla500 2 years ago
2000
die2no 2 years ago
I didn't realize Benjamen Orr did the vocals on this. For some reason I thought he sang "Who's going to take me home" and that was it. I remember thinking back in the day, "How come that guy doesn't sing more?"
Pretty funny, everyone is sitting at tables and boppen in there seats. I guess with tables in the way its hard to do stage dives. :-)
Thanks for posting this. D.
SOCM 2 years ago
he sang most of the hits , and he did pit out a solo cd before he died , it,s called, " the lace" it,s very good , and had a top 40 or even 10 , im not sure with "stay the night"
russd18444 2 years ago
I just got this DVD (Musicladen live) and watched it today. It rocks and is a must for any Cars fan. The interview on it was really fantastic, very insiteful. It was so sad seeing Benjamin so thin and sick tho, it broke my heart to watch it. RIP dear Benjamin and thank you for a shitload of fantastic music!
LuvUBenjamin4ever 2 years ago
Ben reminds me of Brian Jones with that teardrop base.
obbierayukacslay 2 years ago
Dude...that makes us old in comparison to kids these days. I was one of the younger kids when this came out. One positive side: people don't know how to produce this kind of music anymore today, and a few of us might actually know what a 'turnaround' is in the old pop sense.
AmericanPlatinum 2 years ago 2
Wow it sure has been a while. You're right I got the actor's names wrong. but I said moving in stereo came after this song on the album.
DRNO777 2 years ago
On the album this came off of this song was followed by the Spank Song from Fast Times "Moving in Stereo". Boy is that scary that I know that. Glad I was there when this ruled the airwaves.
DRNO777 2 years ago
777, What do you mean, "Spank song"?
railfan456789 2 years ago
If you saw Fast Times at Ridgemont high it was where Judd Hersh was spanking to Katie Holmes while this song played.
DRNO777 2 years ago