I sure wish my x-husband would give me back all my lp's....cause I had every one of The Cars! This happened to be my all time fav! Thanks for posting!
i'm coming around i want you to come i'm coming around just for the fun i'm having a real time just taking what's not mine and i'm doing what i want to do that's running to you you're looking for someone with maniacal shots you're looking for someone over the top i'm having a real time just reading your headline and i'm doing just what i want to do that's running to you you're hoping for someone that fits in your plan you're hoping for someone two in the hand
@Pacisdiligo definitely had a new wave sound to it, different than the others. if i had to rank their first 4 albums it would be tough cuz i use to listen to them all top to bottom, and they all got great songs. didn't really care for heartbeat city or door to door, although heartbeat had a few good tunes.
gosh when i was younger i thought i was the only person that bought cars records. now that youtube is here i see how many people actually love them. thanks very much for posting some panorama stuff. i got the original lp but havent pulled it out in a long time. cheers!
@nothadnotbad I remember going to the Roseland Ballroom concert in Manhattan in May and it was sold out. It looks like all those people were true fans. A lot of young fans discovered the CARS over the years and its great to see
@THECARS7879 yes its great to see. and you know... the kids i meet these days cant stand todays music. they say its all the same. and it is. at least back then all bands sounded different... and had a little talent i might ad. i think everyone that knows who the cars are.... likes them.
@THECARS7879 All of CARS fans know how talented he was... Simply one of the Best/Greats of all time.. We will miss him..There was no one as electric as him and his voice was one of a kind...
@THECARS7879 All of us CARS fans know how talented he was... Simply one of the Best/Greats of all time.. We will miss him..There was no one as electric as him and his voice was one of a kind...
This album and this song especially reminds me of some of the funnest times of my life. In high school and college. I worked at the Massunutten Ski Resort in Virginiia near Harrisonburg. I vividly remember me and my coworkers feeding a juke box quarters to hear this tune and we'd slide in behind it to crank up the volume and piss off the customers.
"Panorama" was pure genius, beginning to end. It was daring, original and incredibly infectious. Not a weak song on the entire album. Holds up well after all these years! Looking forward to the new album!!
Panorama, GREAT album!!! never understood why many people didn't see that. To me it so obviously kicks ass! Every song on the album is well done, and classic!
Benjamin sang this great. It was a bit different hearing him sing one of the more quirky sounding songs. Did a great job, even though I always preferred him doing the other kind of songs.
@1967elgalindo I echo your comment the Cars will go down with me when I am six feet under too... This song is awesome, such a unique and distinctively "CARS" sound... They were the Best !!!
I always here that they were over looked and they were. I had all there albums on vinyl 8 track cassette and on CD. Saw them in 84 n 86. One of the greatest band ever!
see, it was uclydidides when dwight schrute hypnotized me and lol the premise is that there is no pepper company. salt and suave never mixed. after 5 lets get happy teeheee. anyway Ithica Channel Muffypoo?
loved Devo, still do...them and The Cars were the best around that time and when i saw them on t.v. it was well worth staying up late to watch them play.
I was just talking to a friend about the same thing. Every song on the first 2 albums got airplay at one time or another. How many other bands can say that.
God. Listening to this makes me remember how fun the early 80s were. We were more free then. It seems we live in pure violence and a police state now.
Right on with that comment. Back in the early '80's we had the best music, the best president (Reagan!) and many other things that makes me wish there exists a time machine. I would jump back to the '80's in a second.
Just thinking back to when this album came out...it was a real transition period in pop/rock music, the start of MTV and all that. But musically I thought this was a real experimental time; this still sounds fresh and different. If you listen to their interviews you can tell they were very down to earth guys, and didn't have this "star" pomp thats so common now.
Well? the last 2 tracks, this 1 & Up and Down were rocking tracks. the rocking beat along w/ the massive drive made this 3rd Cars cd ok w/ me. I think that was Benjamin singing lead on this one & everyone thought it was Ric, but it wasn't. I can tell the difference on Benjamin's vocal & Ric's. Their singing are so similar but Benjamin's stood out all the time. Fitted btwn Candy-O & Shake It Up.
"I'm coming around,...I want you to come"! Ocasek was a cleverly subversive lyricist! What a brilliant, beautiful album "Panorama" was and is. It was so different that it threw a lot of people off and they didn't give it the chance it deserved. Holds up very well nearly thirty years later!
Thank you, joltinjack, for putting this on YT! Haven't heard this one in years. This group never received the media attention they aptly deserved. Their music is timeless, and VERY creative. They had a "hook" all to their own, and I'll always appreciate their fine work. Thanks again!
Oh, by the way, Jack. Wasn't there a song off this album titled "Misfit Kid"? I could be mistaken. Perhaps the song was released on another Cars album. Thanks TF91
Thank you, Terrafirma for your comment. It means a lot. About the message sent directly to you, I now realize it was Anthem who requested Misfit Kid. At any rate, take care and rock on!
it was a great album, overlook and underrated by the public and radio stations. always been a fan of their music since the mid 70's - junior high school days. GREAT TIMES!!!
Oh yeah, Panorama came out the year I got out of High School. This was their worst selling LP, but I loved it, Me Cucumbus, Hot Dog, Kato, David Harris. 1980 Alexandria, Va. Seminary Plaza Shopping Center, The Bowling alley, PCP & ACID!!!!!
I sure wish my x-husband would give me back all my lp's....cause I had every one of The Cars! This happened to be my all time fav! Thanks for posting!
kickazmom 1 day ago
My friend Todd and I would drive around and sing this ditty. Just for the Fun!
Sups1stCuz 3 weeks ago
Rik Ocasek is a cross between Lou Reed/Bryan Ferry/John Cale..
801liveable 1 month ago
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THECARS7879 1 month ago
@thecars7879 okay thanks!
jenbunny1984 1 month ago
Did this song ever get airplay?! If not they should right now! Long live the legacy of Benjamin Orr.
THECARS7879 2 months ago 5
Great overall song by a great overall band.
DJKennyTheJuggler 2 months ago
F*&^ this song, like Visage's "Fade To Grey" is so perfect for the early 80's!!!
ameriviking 3 months ago
If this was released as a single like Touch and Go it would have been a bigger hit and not just a vintage song on the end of the Panorama album
THECARS7879 3 months ago 2
PANORAMA!!!!!! I'm glad I have the cd because they are not selling it on amazon anymore
jenbunny1984 3 months ago 2
@jenbunny1984 They re selling it at the Best buy webiste Jen, its about 10, 11 $
THECARS7879 1 month ago
Love this❤ I love all their songs
jenbunny1984 4 months ago
They don't make bands like this any more.
sphinxcol 4 months ago 2
197777777999999999999!!!!
THECARS7879 4 months ago
Ben rules. The Cars were so great
Scrappy6909 4 months ago 4
damn I fricken love this song!, I cant get enough of it.
THECARS7879 5 months ago 2
i'm coming around i want you to come i'm coming around just for the fun i'm having a real time just taking what's not mine and i'm doing what i want to do that's running to you you're looking for someone with maniacal shots you're looking for someone over the top i'm having a real time just reading your headline and i'm doing just what i want to do that's running to you you're hoping for someone that fits in your plan you're hoping for someone two in the hand
poughkeepsiejohn1 6 months ago 2
How can anyone say that the Panorama album sucked? If it was released in 1984 instead of 1981, it would have been heralded.
edmundjscott 6 months ago 5
@edmundjscott I agree with you, The Panorama album I like better then Heartbeat City.
THECARS7879 6 months ago 2
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THECARS7879 6 months ago
Love them
ixtaxiomara 7 months ago
Panorama was a work of pure genius. Waaay ahead of its time. Still holds up well. IMO the Cars most daring, creative and ambitious album.
Pacisdiligo 8 months ago
@Pacisdiligo definitely had a new wave sound to it, different than the others. if i had to rank their first 4 albums it would be tough cuz i use to listen to them all top to bottom, and they all got great songs. didn't really care for heartbeat city or door to door, although heartbeat had a few good tunes.
dettigs 7 months ago
Running To You is a heaphone song alright. I got rock and roll on one ear, and new wave in the other.
TheMajorHawke 8 months ago 5
gosh when i was younger i thought i was the only person that bought cars records. now that youtube is here i see how many people actually love them. thanks very much for posting some panorama stuff. i got the original lp but havent pulled it out in a long time. cheers!
nothadnotbad 8 months ago 6
@nothadnotbad I remember going to the Roseland Ballroom concert in Manhattan in May and it was sold out. It looks like all those people were true fans. A lot of young fans discovered the CARS over the years and its great to see
THECARS7879 6 months ago 6
@THECARS7879 yes its great to see. and you know... the kids i meet these days cant stand todays music. they say its all the same. and it is. at least back then all bands sounded different... and had a little talent i might ad. i think everyone that knows who the cars are.... likes them.
nothadnotbad 6 months ago 5
@nothadnotbad Im such a diehard fan . I can literally say they are my favorite band
THECARS7879 6 months ago 5
Panorama was The Cars best album they ever made: cold, dark, and edgy.
Runing to You and Panorama are my favorite Cars songs. RIP, Ben.
superbulldog81 8 months ago 7
And Thumbs up of your cranking the CARS in 2011 like its 1979 1980
THECARS7879 8 months ago 37
@THECARS7879 its not??????
oiyabastard 3 months ago
Love Love Love Panorama Thanks jj
susannahque 9 months ago 7
damn I love this song, the lyrics seem explicit at times lol
THECARS7879 10 months ago 17
damn I love Ben Orr's voice, It was great, i wonder if they really notice how talented he really was
THECARS7879 11 months ago 26
@THECARS7879 All of CARS fans know how talented he was... Simply one of the Best/Greats of all time.. We will miss him..There was no one as electric as him and his voice was one of a kind...
elprado1963 10 months ago 12
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@THECARS7879 All of us CARS fans know how talented he was... Simply one of the Best/Greats of all time.. We will miss him..There was no one as electric as him and his voice was one of a kind...
elprado1963 10 months ago
This is a great track , what a classic by the CARS
THECARS7879 11 months ago 16
i'd say there new song, "free" would go on this album if it had been realeased all those years ago
theotherguy245689 1 year ago
this was considered their 'black sheep' record. I would have to say probably their best to
cmartin19711 1 year ago 4
the rolls on this song are nice and tight
trustjab 1 year ago 3
I love this song Running running running to you
Pinkfloyd75100 1 year ago 10
" any idiot who dislikes this track is bound to die of stupidity..."
Burningchromosome 1 year ago 3
Such a great sound this song has... So good, so 80's, my decade....
924erikamarie 1 year ago
THEIR BEST!!!
eric86001 1 year ago 3
Your comment is so bizarre but so true! Just like the Cars xD
dudefromtherock 1 year ago
This album and this song especially reminds me of some of the funnest times of my life. In high school and college. I worked at the Massunutten Ski Resort in Virginiia near Harrisonburg. I vividly remember me and my coworkers feeding a juke box quarters to hear this tune and we'd slide in behind it to crank up the volume and piss off the customers.
FastPonyGT 1 year ago
"Panorama" was pure genius, beginning to end. It was daring, original and incredibly infectious. Not a weak song on the entire album. Holds up well after all these years! Looking forward to the new album!!
Pacisdiligo 1 year ago
@Pacisdiligo so true
fenderrlee 1 year ago
Panorama, GREAT album!!! never understood why many people didn't see that. To me it so obviously kicks ass! Every song on the album is well done, and classic!
thestone09 1 year ago 2
They only had one hit from this album on their great hits album.
ScorpioBornIn69 1 year ago
their best album..hands down...
dirkwearsws 1 year ago
@dirkwearsws i agree class of 81 hs
fenderrlee 1 year ago
One of my favorite Cars songs! Thanks for posting!
whitekitty62 1 year ago 4
Benjamin sang this great. It was a bit different hearing him sing one of the more quirky sounding songs. Did a great job, even though I always preferred him doing the other kind of songs.
ladybluluv 1 year ago
Coming from boston & going to public schools in a suburb just outside...all my life....the cars were / are still very f-en cool.....
JFLD02186 1 year ago
A quirky, strange, yet weirdly BEAUTIFUL tune from the Cars' most UNDERRATED album!
beerbrain420 1 year ago 5
@beerbrain420 I love that tune Running to you from the CARS, with Ben Orr on vocals
THECARS7879 6 months ago 2
I always loved that guitar line/sound behind the verse "I'm doin' what I want to do" -- thanks for posting
tiefhals 1 year ago
Oh yeah, nothing like good music, i miss the 80s big time. Thank u Jack.
MrWahid1969 1 year ago
I sang this to ever girl I knew when it first came out. An awesome Orr song, will go down with me when I am six feet under.
1967elgalindo 1 year ago 3
@1967elgalindo I echo your comment the Cars will go down with me when I am six feet under too... This song is awesome, such a unique and distinctively "CARS" sound... They were the Best !!!
elprado1963 1 year ago
I always here that they were over looked and they were. I had all there albums on vinyl 8 track cassette and on CD. Saw them in 84 n 86. One of the greatest band ever!
1967elgalindo 1 year ago
How about stereo, jack? It doesn't do the songs justice.
Glomerol 1 year ago
¡Ahhhhhhh!!!...tan solo tenía 13 años , cuando disfrutaba la vida , escuchando ésta canción!!!!!
centellas07 2 years ago
Nice. Many good memories of this 'new wave' timeline.
zenswing 2 years ago
damn every cars song i hear is catchy as hell, makes me wish i wasnt born in 84 and born earlier sometimes
jmann31705 2 years ago
@jmann31705 hahaha same except 94 for me
JohnnyLovelyOfficial 1 year ago
The Cars are MUCH more than Just what I needed
JerryMopar 2 years ago 4
this is very hip boston sh^t...very bowie/some radiohead/eno stuff.....best track on the album _ fuck cd's "and I'm doin what I like to do"
JFLD02186 2 years ago
and in 2010 i'm doing.......
just what i want to do
ePhilosopher9 2 years ago
i'm the kind of guy who needs an enormous hug.
see, it was uclydidides when dwight schrute hypnotized me and lol the premise is that there is no pepper company. salt and suave never mixed. after 5 lets get happy teeheee. anyway Ithica Channel Muffypoo?
marty? as in gras? of the parade juno?
happy facesuring embedded within frongs
ePhilosopher9 2 years ago
i always kind of like this song, not the lyrics so much, but i had the album (had all of them) and loved most of it.
ladybluluv 2 years ago
@ladybluluv I love the lyrics, they sound explicit : )
THECARS7879 8 months ago 17
loved Devo, still do...them and The Cars were the best around that time and when i saw them on t.v. it was well worth staying up late to watch them play.
Burningchromosome 2 years ago 3
Amazing how many incredible songs this band wrote. They're just unbelievable.
sphinxcol 2 years ago 5
I was just talking to a friend about the same thing. Every song on the first 2 albums got airplay at one time or another. How many other bands can say that.
yugitso 2 years ago 3
@yugitso they still do play a lot of the CARS on classic Q104.3 over her in NYC.
Pinkfloyd75100 1 year ago 12
cool song
AustinFenderStrat 2 years ago 2
I have this album.
Thanks for sharing.
Interests2009 2 years ago 2
Humm? My X sent this song to me. Whadaya think?
lunigal 2 years ago 3
I wish there was a video to this one. This is one of my favorite Cars' songs.
julesschroom 2 years ago 2
shit that shits sick greak cocaine music
scorp119 2 years ago
Great song, brilliant album! The Cars at the top of their game. Things got a lot more commercial after this. Punk pop at its best!
Pacisdiligo 2 years ago 2
God. Listening to this makes me remember how fun the early 80s were. We were more free then. It seems we live in pure violence and a police state now.
chiselbrain 2 years ago 30
Graduated in 1980.. I'm with ya man.
DallasaDanny 2 years ago
Right on with that comment. Back in the early '80's we had the best music, the best president (Reagan!) and many other things that makes me wish there exists a time machine. I would jump back to the '80's in a second.
hamd101aa 7 months ago
This is Ben, right?
julieswahn 2 years ago
Yes.
tuxedobass84 2 years ago
@julieswahn Yeah Running to you was a song Ben did
THECARS7879 6 months ago 4
cars ruled i play in a band back in the 70's and 80's play all 4 albums of their best fun!
killbillyjoe 2 years ago
Thanks for posting these Panorama tracks. These got lost on everyone who's only familiar with the commercial post-Shake It Up records.
ezears 2 years ago 2
Misfit kid was also my favorite. Thanks again,Jack!!
taber721 2 years ago
i love this song, i can't believe so many people
respond this song. I was in 11th grade in 1981 when i brought this album. Thank you,Jack!!
taber721 2 years ago
Just thinking back to when this album came out...it was a real transition period in pop/rock music, the start of MTV and all that. But musically I thought this was a real experimental time; this still sounds fresh and different. If you listen to their interviews you can tell they were very down to earth guys, and didn't have this "star" pomp thats so common now.
monster4josh 3 years ago
This got a lot of play on 'XRT when the album came out.
pamphish 3 years ago
Well? the last 2 tracks, this 1 & Up and Down were rocking tracks. the rocking beat along w/ the massive drive made this 3rd Cars cd ok w/ me. I think that was Benjamin singing lead on this one & everyone thought it was Ric, but it wasn't. I can tell the difference on Benjamin's vocal & Ric's. Their singing are so similar but Benjamin's stood out all the time. Fitted btwn Candy-O & Shake It Up.
jessieyuri6 3 years ago
A great gem of a song that the masses missed out on.
liveup5 3 years ago 2
"I'm coming around,...I want you to come"! Ocasek was a cleverly subversive lyricist! What a brilliant, beautiful album "Panorama" was and is. It was so different that it threw a lot of people off and they didn't give it the chance it deserved. Holds up very well nearly thirty years later!
greens47 3 years ago 3
Thank you, joltinjack, for putting this on YT! Haven't heard this one in years. This group never received the media attention they aptly deserved. Their music is timeless, and VERY creative. They had a "hook" all to their own, and I'll always appreciate their fine work. Thanks again!
terrafirma91 3 years ago 17
You bet, Terrafirma91. I'm glad you and others enjoy good music.
joltinjack 3 years ago 7
Oh, by the way, Jack. Wasn't there a song off this album titled "Misfit Kid"? I could be mistaken. Perhaps the song was released on another Cars album. Thanks TF91
terrafirma91 3 years ago
Yep..I beleive it was "American Misfit Kid". Perhaps Jack could upload that one too.
Anthem1976 3 years ago
Thank you! I'm just happy as a lark that Jack has done so much to bring us these fine Cars compositions. Thanks, Anthem...
terrafirma91 3 years ago 2
Thank you, Terrafirma for your comment. It means a lot. About the message sent directly to you, I now realize it was Anthem who requested Misfit Kid. At any rate, take care and rock on!
joltinjack 3 years ago
I just did. Check it out. Enjoy!
joltinjack 3 years ago
it was a great album, overlook and underrated by the public and radio stations. always been a fan of their music since the mid 70's - junior high school days. GREAT TIMES!!!
rrrobert007 3 years ago
Oh yeah, Panorama came out the year I got out of High School. This was their worst selling LP, but I loved it, Me Cucumbus, Hot Dog, Kato, David Harris. 1980 Alexandria, Va. Seminary Plaza Shopping Center, The Bowling alley, PCP & ACID!!!!!
6pup 3 years ago
great song brings back memories --
queens1962 3 years ago 4