The Cars were the perfect and brilliant juxtaposition of Rock and New Wave and achieved what few bands who trail blaze achieve.....commercial and artistic success. Just leave Heartbeat City out of the mix.
And as usual, Elliot: with that perfectly concise, yet raw guitar solo. They were a great band but they certainly would have lacked that rocker edge without him. First two records were perfect, they wouldn't have needed to do another thing in my books.
In 1978 i was in the 6th grade and i was so happy when i bought this album candy-o great album,great band !!they were the band that started New Wave!!
How can they NOT be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Their early albums especially were perfectly little gems. They were very original and influential, and their music is still fresh today.
OMG DAMN @ 0:33 . 1:41 but 2:09 is seriously HOT! the famous SEXY BEN Pout....He always works it....that and the sexy glares and eyes HELP!! ha ha and @ 1:59 double trouble: pout and those eyes !!
A buddy played this song at work and some of the..ahem.. YOUNGER ones there freaked out wanting to know who this new band was... I love it.. Sometimes I think my generation may have had the best music ever.. The Cars were my personal favorite - their debut record (it's a vinyl disc with grooves on it) rates as one of the best recordings ever - IMHO..
The people who dislike this video are pro-war idiots who support Obama's borrowing money from China and spending billions in U.S. tax dollars to invade and brutally occupy sovereign nations in the middle east, creating more deficit, more enemies and acting as an imperialist Hitler type when the money should be spent to create new jobs and help our own people while bringing home the troops and putting them to work protecting Americans on U.S. soil. Ric Ocasek for President 2012
Had Rik not sung this a little differently, I would have thought it was a studio recording/lip-synced. Perfect performance. Or is it a different version?
Got that right! He worked his look damn well and he seems like a cool guy. OMG Ben's pouty mouth at 0:34 is vintage awesomeness. Timeless band (to me anyway :)
yes, what a man ! I like to listen The Cars playing, looking at him all the time.....DELICIOUS MAN....LOVE YOU BENNY, my beautiful sleepy-blue-eyes !!!!!!!!!!
@julieswahn OMG I have been wondering when I'd see someone else who LOVES BEN's sexy pout; ohhh he is dangerous typeO___o gotta adore him...I would have done anything to see him XD
these guys were one of the best bands in the 80`s.....goofy or melted faces they made great music you dont hear today, i like the cars and will allways listen to them...........they were very unique
WOW !! Thanks yuffenough. I just love this song. I haven't seen this video for atleast 25 years. Very cool. These were the days indeed, musically speaking. The bands of the day were so experimentive and original.
ThanX
MJP474 1 week ago
gracias por este video judith
The3374 2 weeks ago
McFly on keyboard rocks!
3soccerstars 1 month ago
The Cars in The R&R Hall OF Fame in 2012 or Else!!!!
CFMD28 2 months ago
Hands down my favorite video with Ben....those lips make me forget my middle name and social security number......miss you ben!
pamela827522 2 months ago
The Cars were the perfect and brilliant juxtaposition of Rock and New Wave and achieved what few bands who trail blaze achieve.....commercial and artistic success. Just leave Heartbeat City out of the mix.
bradco6 3 months ago
And as usual, Elliot: with that perfectly concise, yet raw guitar solo. They were a great band but they certainly would have lacked that rocker edge without him. First two records were perfect, they wouldn't have needed to do another thing in my books.
nostaticatall 4 months ago
In 1978 i was in the 6th grade and i was so happy when i bought this album candy-o great album,great band !!they were the band that started New Wave!!
i was so in love with Ben too!!
101DeathMachine 4 months ago
Ben's beautiful voice was just the icing on the yummy, delicious cake!
hollyawoods 5 months ago
How can they NOT be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Their early albums especially were perfectly little gems. They were very original and influential, and their music is still fresh today.
fedenad 5 months ago 2
OMG DAMN @ 0:33 . 1:41 but 2:09 is seriously HOT! the famous SEXY BEN Pout....He always works it....that and the sexy glares and eyes HELP!! ha ha and @ 1:59 double trouble: pout and those eyes !!
Ben and Elliott 2gether are double trouble:))))
thank you yuffenough...i have been their fan 4eva
dobegirl01 5 months ago 2
Ric Ocasek, the biggest adam's apple in rock.....
toolkien 5 months ago
A buddy played this song at work and some of the..ahem.. YOUNGER ones there freaked out wanting to know who this new band was... I love it.. Sometimes I think my generation may have had the best music ever.. The Cars were my personal favorite - their debut record (it's a vinyl disc with grooves on it) rates as one of the best recordings ever - IMHO..
terracer 6 months ago
@terracer
was just reading that they recorded on some special mixing board, in england no less. not many bands record their debut at some hot sh*t studio. )
ZXPA2 6 months ago
@terracer I know i wore grooves into the grooves on that lp:)
zenmother22 5 months ago in playlist zenmother22's Favorited Videos
2 people for the bus!!!!
dimpleseve 6 months ago
Forget Ric and the rest of the song--I'm hung up on 0:34!! SOOOO FREAKIN' HOT!
FarmChica 6 months ago
@FarmChica Ha Ha Me tooo...sooooo HOTTTT!
dobegirl01 5 months ago
The Cars Rule!
and the organist plays with a flow that makes everybody groove, no matter what country you're from.
FULLmeltHASH 6 months ago
Love Ric's glasses!
Juetersonke 6 months ago
Ben was the perfection !!!!!!!
BabsTen 7 months ago
Ben looks like a male Debra Harry...so beautiful!
mycatwearsamask 8 months ago 2
Towards the end...those last 3 synth bars are always chilling.
Hot80s 8 months ago
@Hot80s ha, so true. even after all these years.
johnisallin 8 months ago
man i miss the 80s best cars song ever still gives me goose bumps
wolfdog1959 8 months ago
@wolfdog1959 that song dangerous type is actually from June 1979, its off Candyo album 1979
THECARS7879 5 months ago
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The people who dislike this video are pro-war idiots who support Obama's borrowing money from China and spending billions in U.S. tax dollars to invade and brutally occupy sovereign nations in the middle east, creating more deficit, more enemies and acting as an imperialist Hitler type when the money should be spent to create new jobs and help our own people while bringing home the troops and putting them to work protecting Americans on U.S. soil. Ric Ocasek for President 2012
hectorsalinasisback 9 months ago
i never knew greg hawkes was also a maraca maestro! so multi-talented. less cowbell, more maraca's! see at 0:36
diamonddave247 9 months ago
I kept watching these Cars videos because (1) they are fkn awesome. (2) Ben Orr was so fkn hot...Elliot is cute too...super talented band...
madamgmail 10 months ago
Such a cool video. They had to nail this live in one take and they sure did. Ballsy.
dunskie 10 months ago
We miss you Ben!
BenjaminOrrLegacy 10 months ago
I love The CARs, but I'm glad I don't look like Rick...
jamesdeignan 1 year ago 2
hawkes looks like the kid from little giants..lmao
madmaxxmayhem 1 year ago
I remember driving from NYC up to Hartford Ct to see them in '85 and feeling disappointed with them. 26 years later I realize I really miss'em.
RockPaperSmoke 1 year ago
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BabsTen 1 year ago
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BabsTen 1 year ago
tonight--shes a Polish Jew
dicarlo57 1 year ago
@dicarlo57 ...she's alot like Jew lol
dudefromtherock 10 months ago
I dont think the drums and the song are going together
Rick31797 1 year ago
@Rick31797 Drums usually look a little out of sync.
tryithere 1 year ago
Had Rik not sung this a little differently, I would have thought it was a studio recording/lip-synced. Perfect performance. Or is it a different version?
CowbellProfessional 1 year ago
Such an incredibly cool band...
VenusBlue4u 1 year ago
Benjamin was such a hottie!!
ladybluluv 1 year ago 2
Great song. Love Ben's pout. He has such kissable delicious lips.
stargazer477 1 year ago 5
You can clearly see that Ben wanted to be the lead singer here !! He looks bored out of his mind just to sing back up vocals !!!!!!!!!!!
oceans20113 1 year ago 4
This is freakin' awesome! Thanks for sharing=-)
deanaj1 1 year ago
Candy-O is one of the all-time great rock and roll records.
zenprole 1 year ago 2
Greg's such a cute little nerd! lol! Love Ben's pout :)
AllMixedUp312 1 year ago
@AllMixedUp312 Greg always reminded me of young Wormzer on the original " Revenge of the Nerds" film.
crapple009 1 year ago
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Bring this stuff back!!!
guitaristinseattle 1 year ago
Bring this stuff back!!!
guitaristinseattle 1 year ago
The Cars Rule !!!
kramerbassplayer 1 year ago
wow, i JUST found this video! Oh my gosh, Ben just blows me away!!!! Great song too!
sweetpea74403 1 year ago 3
Ben is TOO Hot. Yep, he was delish!
ladybluluv 2 years ago 5
@ladybluluv you're ryt Ben is really the best! :D
ByakuyaXSzayel68 1 year ago
This was such a GREAT band! Still sounds every bit as good as it ever did, if not better=)
init4mojo 2 years ago
La musique de ce groupe aurait pu être composée aujourd'hui. Elle est toujours pertinente et toujours actuelle. Bravo Rick & Co.
claudashel 2 years ago 5
yeah, 0:34...mmm Ben was the best!
ladybluluv 2 years ago 3
@ladybluluv he's mine beesh! just keepin it real
DRpretorius39 2 years ago
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The Cars were to the seventies and eighties, what Weezer was to the nineties. Nerdy looking guys who learned rock music.
richiebear1969 2 years ago
Ever see Ocasek's wife? He did okay with that goofy look and a lot of damn talent.
beatpunk9 2 years ago 5
Got that right! He worked his look damn well and he seems like a cool guy. OMG Ben's pouty mouth at 0:34 is vintage awesomeness. Timeless band (to me anyway :)
julieswahn 2 years ago 41
yes, what a man ! I like to listen The Cars playing, looking at him all the time.....DELICIOUS MAN....LOVE YOU BENNY, my beautiful sleepy-blue-eyes !!!!!!!!!!
benny11horry 2 years ago
paused it....have seen it before but you are right....awesome !
whitewitch8 2 years ago
@julieswahn Ben makes the best pouty faces evah...
FarmChica 6 months ago
@julieswahn OMG I have been wondering when I'd see someone else who LOVES BEN's sexy pout; ohhh he is dangerous typeO___o gotta adore him...I would have done anything to see him XD
dobegirl01 5 months ago 2
these guys were one of the best bands in the 80`s.....goofy or melted faces they made great music you dont hear today, i like the cars and will allways listen to them...........they were very unique
phuckit007 2 years ago 3
the dude on the keyboard looks like the guy whose face melted off in Poltergeist
francesk40 2 years ago
He also looks like Martin Short from SCTV
TheLate70s 2 years ago
@TheLate70s as well as a grown-up Wormzer, from the original Revenge Of The Nerds film.
crapple009 5 months ago
Man Rick Ocasek is a goofy lookin dude
nnealley 2 years ago
WOW !! Thanks yuffenough. I just love this song. I haven't seen this video for atleast 25 years. Very cool. These were the days indeed, musically speaking. The bands of the day were so experimentive and original.
BEATLESFAN7691 3 years ago 22