He does say "I am looking at you." Probably looking at a girl. The thing thrown on stage probably didn't phase them. This was the era of live music. Bands always dealt with that kind of thing in their club days. If it bothered them they didn't show it. Total pros! Great version of a great song!
Like Ben Orr, my Brother-in-law died of pancreatic cancer a couple of years ago. He and I loved talking music, and he loved talking about the Cars. He got me into the band in '79. Loved them ever since. Here's to you Ed....You are so missed :-)
Sound guy didn't have Greg up in the mix - the cool keyboard parts/tones he brought to the band was such a great part of the sound. Ben one of the the all-time great voices in rock!
The more I look at it I think when he says 'I'm looking at you.' He might be talking to the person that just threw something onstage. He looks pissed and I don't think he is talking to a chick in the audience.
The more I look at it I think when he says 'I'm looking at you.' He might be talking to the person that just threw something onstage. He looks pissed and I don't think he is talking to a chick in the audience.
I get so sad when I realize Benjamin Orr is no longer with us. I guess we should appreciate the time he spent with us and be glad people took to time to make videos like this and posting them. Thanks for sharing this.
Ben and Elliot for that moment looking at each other were totally in the slip stream..It was the height of their careers, so young, so happy, so creative..Its a pleasure to watch..The Cars are a great band That ushered in the 80s and so many new bands that followed their unique style..Imitation being the sincerest for of flattery, you are missed Ben..
I did not remember that Orr was clearly the true Rock Star from the beginning. The other members are . . well, awkward at best. Was Orr paid to join this band and kick start their notoriety ?
this song reminds me of eating beef jerky when I lived in California when i was a kid....8 or 9 years old......Cali was a cool place.... i thought this song was kewl back then and i still think it's kewl now.....ben orr was kewl too......
Wow I came across a pic of Ben Orr's son. Do a search for bostonherald Ben Orr jr. He hung out with the Cars backstage at the House of blues Boston. Rick looks so happy:)
@balzysalzy Yes. I think you might be right. He must be pissed at the person that threw something on the stage. He stares in that direction for a bit. That is very impressive to be singing, playing bass and telling something off all at the same time.
I am learning to play the bass and I just love the lick that Ben is playing starting at 0:11 . I wasn't aware of that lick until I saw the video of The Cars playing this song in France. Ben has amazing fingers and everything else. :-)
Thats what made the cars what they were/ both singers had significant roles and I personnally enjoyed both of them the same. The cars will never be the same but still strong and the memories will live in our hearts and on You Tube !
Elliot is so young in this video. He is rockin out.
I have watched this a number of times, now, and even Ric senses Ben is steamed. It's totally cool. Ben is like in his own little world of pissed while he continues to sing his song.
At the end when he is playing with Elliot, he looks like he is protective of the much younger Elliot. Benjamin was 7 years older than Elliot. (miss you Ben)
@spaceorbison Hi Spaceborbison, well, I am not the only one who has commented on Ben being pissed, but if you watch the video from around 0:40 - 0:47 , Ben is talking trash to someone in the audience. If you notice, Elliot is soaked with beer on his shirt up near his left shoulder, I believe, and I think Ben is ready to jump out into the audience to defend his band mate :-) Love The Cars, especially Elliot and Benjamin :-) The Cars Rock!
For the last time, as several people have stated, around the 45 second mark Ben is saying "I'm watching you" or "I'm going to get you" to someone who threw something. He is not saying it to a cute girl. There were some real jerks in that audience. He is pissed. Watch his expression. Even pissed the man was drop dead gorgeous.
@suisuimat You're right,Ben was furious. I am fortunate to have found this show on dvd, and I must say they have shown great professionalism throughout their show. Because the public was really bad.
As great as this clip is, you can't really here the keyboards which was always my favorite part of this song....but still awesome to see and here. RIP Ben Orr....
I never paid much attention to them in the 80s as I was into the harder stuff...I really wish i had...they are MUCH better than I ever realized. I wish I could have seen them live. Ben Orr was simply great!
I did not remember that Orr was clearly the true Rock Star. The other members are . . awkward at best. Was Orr paid to join this band and kick start their notoriety ?
@ChuckLogan Who do you think wrote all these great songs? Ric did most of the writing and while Ben had a great voice, the licks were all Elliott. Greg's keyboards and David's backbeat are as important to the Cars sound as anybody else. It was a perfect band with every member providing an important piece.
@ChuckLogan No. Ric and Ben were the first two to get together. They had two other bands, and also performed as an acoustic duo before the Cars. I think the combination was obvious -- Ben had the look and the voice, Ric had the songs. During the time it worked, it incredible. These five had some real chemistry in making this sound.
Yep! They sound awesome here -- even on compressed audio over crappy PC speakers. Imagine being there in the SAME room with them?!?! In front of the amps -- getting the full sonic effect and energy of the sound waves?!?! It would have been awesome to see them live.
Sorry I shouldn't multi post but I jsut realized after wathcing a few times he has someone picked out in the audience and is singing to them,,....good exercise for calming your nerves....watch him after the first verse - he mouths something to someone that he is singing to....always learn from the greats!
Is he the coolest cat or what? He does not even look nervous...I've been on stage at least a hundred times and I NEVER looked even close to that cool......
The first definition of the work Perfection should be:Benjamin Orr.This guy had it all.The voice,the looks,the talent,the charm and disposition.One of the best taken way too soon from those that enjoy these guys in their prime. They have paved the way for the New Wave music generation. These guys need to be in the R&RHOF. No question.
@0gems4u God only shares men like Benjamin Orr with us for a short time. I guess it was better to have him for a short time than to have never had him at all. Thank God for videos!
@hollyawoods Wow! what a great comment that's the truth. I believe that's the easiest way to take it. I'm glad we have videos. Thanks for sharing that comment cheers!
elliot eastman has to be one of the most under-noticed, under-rated guitarist, i thought he was brilliant, his leads were great in everyway, all classics...
@MOSKII58 It's Elliot Easton....but I agree with your assessment! Very crisp, clean, and perfectly placed lead licks...even if they never did seem to last long enough...not for my taste anyway. ;-)
@TruthAxe Ric Ocasek wrote every song on this, the debut album, as well as the second album Candy-O. Better without him? The Cars wouldn't have even existed without him.
@dtmjax Except Ocasek didn't write every song on the debut album, but that's OK, you meant well in your metaphorical fellatio performance of Ric Ocasek.
Exactly, the Cars wouldn't have existed without Ocasek. You write as if that would have been a bad thing.
@dtmjax Ric was overly controlling; in an interview with Elliot Easton (2006):
On the original version of Door To Door, production is credited to Ric Ocasek, but on the CD reissue, production credited to both Ric Ocasek and Greg Hawkes. Why is that?
EE: It was supposed to originally have been produced by Ric and Greg, but for reasons that I prefer not to get into, Greg didn’t get his credit on the album like he should have. But it was something that was redressed later on for the CD reissue.
The Cars would have been much better without Ric Ocasik and Gregg Hawkes. Those cheesy late 70s synth fills pull away from what could have been a great song.
@TruthAxe that's interesting opinion, most loved his quirky voice, but who knows they may have been better or at least different..i always thought Ben Orr was the talent of the band..
@TruthAxe Are you fucking retarded... saying The Cars would be a better band without Ric Ocasek and Gregg Hawkes is like saying The Beatles would be better without John Lennon and George Harrison.
You amuse, @spaceorbison. Mere words triggered you into out of control rage, so much so that you had to express the phrase "are you retarded" though you forgot to include a question mark.
So, who is retarded here? Is it the one whose words owned your mind, controlled you and manipulated you into a freak out or is it you?
@TruthAxe you sound like a sociopath. Whatever satisfaction you think you're getting just get it out of your head bro, you're not manipulating anyone and what you said is just about the stupid thing I've ever heard, that's the only thing that has owned me... your fucking incredible stupidity.
You amuse, @spaceorbison. Again! My words are the strngs, and you, spaceorbison, are my little marionette. I pull and you dance. Look at you go!
You're so manipulated my little dancing marionette that you have danced twice now to my string pulling. HA HA HA
And to show you how stupid you are about music, the arrangement of songs for a Cars line-up sans Hawkes and Ocasik would sound different, better. You've never heard a rock version of a reggae song? Dummy.
He is staring at Valerie Bertinelli in the audience and says, "i am gonna get you" it's in her bio. Also, Rick Okasek didnt like anyone in the band smiling during a performance and that is why he stares at him and they glance at each other.
@romancemodel1 There's another video of this with some extra in the beginning that has audience chatter before they start this song. There's some guy yelling "Get off you bastards". At around 0:35 something gets thrown in Benjamin's direction and he blinks. Benjamin looks at Ric and then he says "I'm going to get you"!!! to whoever the moron was that threw whatever at him!! If you listen to Benjamin's tone of singing and his body language you can see he's pretty pissed off!! Bad audience.
I always loved Ben's vocals on this one. This and Drive I think are my two favorite Cars songs. Amazing how much respect and love Ben Orr still gets on these Cars pages. He really was a great singer and presence. Sorry he's gone.
Ben's vocals are amazing here and in all their live performances...I don't know another band that can pull off what and how The Cars sound live! This is music and phenomenal music at that. As an avid fan, I will say I prefer most of their songs live due to the intensity and strength of Ben's vocals and the band. They deserve to be in the Hall of Fame unlike most who lip sync and are puppets of the industry.
@porcelaincougar : kind of a crock Ric saying that: If it were true Ben would have sung EVERY Cars song. In fact, I was always disappointed that Ric hogged so many vocals when they would have been so much better if he had, in fact, given them to the guy that could really sing...B.E.N. I think Ric's mind is making amends with itself and he should have said, I WISH I had given the songs...etc. I don't blame you though, Ric, for trying to rewrite your history in your mind.
@lovebenorr : kind of a crock Ric saying that: If it were true Ben would have sung nearly every Cars song. In fact, I was always disappointed that Ric hogged so many vocals when they would have been so much better if he had, in fact, given them to the guy that could really sing...B.E.N. I think Ric's mind is making amends with itself and he should have said, I WISH I had given the songs...etc. I don't blame you though, Ric, for trying to rewrite your history in your mind, cuz you loved him
the keyboard player, i swear he is "WORMSER" from revenge of the nerds.... good player though...he is a dead wringer, until he changed his look, someone must have spilled the beans, asked him for his wormser autograph!!.. i love Robinsond drumming, very solid he knows just what to play and what not to play i hate busy drummers..
@MOSKII58 he was the drummer from the original modern lovers several years prior to this. they are exhilarating, and deserve everyone's attention. his playing was stellar throughout.
Bad sound or not, Ben killed this song in this video. Any idea what he mouths after he sings "electric angel rock & roller, I hear what you're playing"?
@alohamrhnd thats what it sounds like to me... then he goes into "It's an orangey sky, always it's some other guy ....it's just a broken alibi, bye bye love etc..
@supersonic666666 Supersonic, What the hell?.............. You can't imagine that music could be so awsome that your ears(BRAIN) could have an orgasm?
A bad sound man can really put a hurting on a band. I can't tell you how many times a sound man has ruined our shows. This individual totally screwed Greg's keyboards. This is a great, great video and Ben is sorrowfully missed. GOD BLESSED US WITH THE CARS!!!!!!
#1 Cars song.
swlabr21 3 days ago
He does say "I am looking at you." Probably looking at a girl. The thing thrown on stage probably didn't phase them. This was the era of live music. Bands always dealt with that kind of thing in their club days. If it bothered them they didn't show it. Total pros! Great version of a great song!
chrisod22 5 days ago
Orr is every inch and ounce a rock star
skswig1 6 days ago
Like Ben Orr, my Brother-in-law died of pancreatic cancer a couple of years ago. He and I loved talking music, and he loved talking about the Cars. He got me into the band in '79. Loved them ever since. Here's to you Ed....You are so missed :-)
Jammerkevin 1 week ago
Ben Is Missed!
mambkk 2 weeks ago
The Cars had a lot of balls to go over to the UK in 1978 and play pop music. This is cool.
LeeB9999 3 weeks ago
@02:24... That is fucking awesome... such energy!
censoredmm 3 weeks ago
Sound guy didn't have Greg up in the mix - the cool keyboard parts/tones he brought to the band was such a great part of the sound. Ben one of the the all-time great voices in rock!
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The more I look at it I think when he says 'I'm looking at you.' He might be talking to the person that just threw something onstage. He looks pissed and I don't think he is talking to a chick in the audience.
LeeB9999 1 month ago
The more I look at it I think when he says 'I'm looking at you.' He might be talking to the person that just threw something onstage. He looks pissed and I don't think he is talking to a chick in the audience.
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I get so sad when I realize Benjamin Orr is no longer with us. I guess we should appreciate the time he spent with us and be glad people took to time to make videos like this and posting them. Thanks for sharing this.
TheChuck624 1 month ago
What a freaking great live take on this song...
TheRockerchef 1 month ago
Ben and Elliot for that moment looking at each other were totally in the slip stream..It was the height of their careers, so young, so happy, so creative..Its a pleasure to watch..The Cars are a great band That ushered in the 80s and so many new bands that followed their unique style..Imitation being the sincerest for of flattery, you are missed Ben..
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I did not remember that Orr was clearly the true Rock Star from the beginning. The other members are . . well, awkward at best. Was Orr paid to join this band and kick start their notoriety ?
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Nice vid.. sometimes you can't get enough of cars and stuff..
GETop5 3 months ago
2:09 = Sound man #fail
hoestreicher 3 months ago
i <3 the cars, oldschool rockzz! soo cute, my ben. (fave classic band:)
leahfreakyever 3 months ago
I love it when Elliot and Ben do that "bookends" thing face-to-face at the end. Makes me smile every time I see it.
2refinish 3 months ago
they sound great live !
auggdogrules 3 months ago
Damn they sounded good live
killersammy1 3 months ago
Rock on!!!
van440 3 months ago
this song reminds me of eating beef jerky when I lived in California when i was a kid....8 or 9 years old......Cali was a cool place.... i thought this song was kewl back then and i still think it's kewl now.....ben orr was kewl too......
todtubetod 4 months ago
Wow I came across a pic of Ben Orr's son. Do a search for bostonherald Ben Orr jr. He hung out with the Cars backstage at the House of blues Boston. Rick looks so happy:)
girlvegan1 4 months ago
anyone notice at 0:34 ad up he say's "im gonna get you", or maybe it was 0:43? doesnt matter, youll see it!
natetheguitarkid 4 months ago 2
@natetheguitarkid yes from what I've read here the crowd was awful to them rowdy & that is why he said I'm gonna get you.
tonlo92 4 months ago
@natetheguitarkid right at :34 you can see ben flinch as something is thrown onto the stage - it flies into the left side of the screen.
nikisma 3 months ago
I only meant that Ben is nice to look at with or without music...Goodness.
valmikecal1 4 months ago
damn, last time i was here this vid oly had a little over 30,000 views!!
natetheguitarkid 4 months ago
I wish I had red pants like that.
ashiswaycool 4 months ago
I love the song but it's nice to turn volume off and just watch Ben!!!
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natetheguitarkid 4 months ago
I noticed that too! What a bad ass. And at the end when Ben and Elliot are doing their jam thats cool. Its great you get to see this on the internet.
slickjene 4 months ago
at 45 seconds he lips to some chick in the audience... i bet he made her night
trapt071 4 months ago
@trapt071 Yeah I think he is saying 'I'm looking at you.'
LeeB9999 1 month ago
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LeeB9999 1 month ago
@LeeB9999 I thought he was saying "I'm gonna get you" He does looked pissed.
balzysalzy 1 month ago
@balzysalzy Yes. I think you might be right. He must be pissed at the person that threw something on the stage. He stares in that direction for a bit. That is very impressive to be singing, playing bass and telling something off all at the same time.
LeeB9999 1 month ago
@LeeB9999 Oh, he is rocking. This is one of the best live performaces I have ever heard. Wish I would have seen them in concert back in the day.
balzysalzy 1 month ago
@balzysalzy I'm dating myself here but when I was a kid I bought this album on 8 track.
LeeB9999 1 month ago
@LeeB9999 I remember my parents 8 tracks. All the classics of the 70's. Thanks Mom and Dad for having cool music around the house.
balzysalzy 1 month ago
my favorite "misheard lyric" song from my youth.
We used to pick up the needle on the record player and play it again and again.
"Its an orgy sky"
"always with some other guy"
"its just a fucking alibi"
once you know the real lyrics, you can't hear him saying that anymore, funny how the mind works. and amazing. Watch Brain Games on Nat Geo. 2 cool.
IVatworky 4 months ago
Elliot Easton is more of a god than a man
rlpoloplaya67 4 months ago
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No, Ben doesn't look like Rod Stewart! He's to gorgeous to be compared to Rod!!
valmikecal1 4 months ago
The Cars are awesome and Ben is just fucking cool!
mybluemars 4 months ago
Love this song, lead guitar
westrokker 5 months ago
No Wonder Ben went running for the hills!
JesusFreakJene 5 months ago
I am learning to play the bass and I just love the lick that Ben is playing starting at 0:11 . I wasn't aware of that lick until I saw the video of The Cars playing this song in France. Ben has amazing fingers and everything else. :-)
The Cars Rock!
JesusFreakJene 5 months ago
And another thing who else could wear red pants and look so cool? Too cool.
slickjene 5 months ago
Ben passed away 11 years ago today. RIP. This is such an awesome video!! These videos are so special thanks for posting!!
slickjene 5 months ago
Benjamin Orr looks like Rod Stewart in this period of time.
Layne77Staley 5 months ago
ONE OF THE BEST BAND'S EVER. GOD BLESS THEM.
MrKkap 5 months ago
@MrKkap I Agree! Literally-
JesusFreakJene 5 months ago
I always thought he was saying "It's just a fvcking alibi" ... and that's how I sing it to this day ... even though now I now different ...
iamironman211 5 months ago
Too awesome!! What a performance happy birthday Ben. The energy lives on!!!
slickjene 6 months ago
Today would be Ben's birthday. 9-8-2008 RIP
BigTruckAA 6 months ago
Thats what made the cars what they were/ both singers had significant roles and I personnally enjoyed both of them the same. The cars will never be the same but still strong and the memories will live in our hearts and on You Tube !
RIP Benjamin
TonySkyRush 6 months ago
Great concert and videos!! 1978 Cars on the cusp of success beyond there dreams!!!!
redriverraider 6 months ago
Elliot is so young in this video. He is rockin out.
I have watched this a number of times, now, and even Ric senses Ben is steamed. It's totally cool. Ben is like in his own little world of pissed while he continues to sing his song.
At the end when he is playing with Elliot, he looks like he is protective of the much younger Elliot. Benjamin was 7 years older than Elliot. (miss you Ben)
JesusFreakJene 6 months ago 4
@JesusFreakJene Elliot was 24 here. Not young to be in a rock band that had just hit.
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JesusFreakJene 6 months ago
@JesusFreakJene Um what are you talking about... how do you know that Ben is pissed?
spaceorbison 3 months ago
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@spaceorbison Hi Spaceborbison, well, I am not the only one who has commented on Ben being pissed, but if you watch the video from around 0:40 - 0:47 , Ben is talking trash to someone in the audience. If you notice, Elliot is soaked with beer on his shirt up near his left shoulder, I believe, and I think Ben is ready to jump out into the audience to defend his band mate :-) Love The Cars, especially Elliot and Benjamin :-) The Cars Rock!
JesusFreakJene 3 months ago
they broke the new wave!
powerkor 6 months ago
You can tell that Benjamin Orr is pissed at one the audience members.
It's awesome to see little windows of who he was. Obviously, he was nice, but don't screw with him cuz he would take you outside. What a man!
(miss you Ben)
JesusFreakJene 6 months ago
he would go on to star in blade runner and the hitcher..
TheEarlymtv 6 months ago
@TheEarlymtv I hope you're not serious????
XPHALCON 6 months ago
Elliot Easton fuckin' wails on the guitar
4runner39 6 months ago
For the last time, as several people have stated, around the 45 second mark Ben is saying "I'm watching you" or "I'm going to get you" to someone who threw something. He is not saying it to a cute girl. There were some real jerks in that audience. He is pissed. Watch his expression. Even pissed the man was drop dead gorgeous.
suisuimat 7 months ago 2
@suisuimat You're right,Ben was furious. I am fortunate to have found this show on dvd, and I must say they have shown great professionalism throughout their show. Because the public was really bad.
BabsTen 6 months ago
@BabsTen where did you get the dvd?
tonlo92 6 months ago
i love Benjamin orr
lklkhjhjdfs 7 months ago
what is he mouthing at :45?
tonlo92 7 months ago
The best kept secret for true metal music, these guys ROCK!
hms311 7 months ago in playlist The Doors & The Cars
Last great American band.
essertpitay 7 months ago
Rutger Hauer.
bacculus 7 months ago 2
Wish you could hear the synth more but Ben looks HOT!
lpcamaroboi 8 months ago
Wonderful Short Film
makethatall 8 months ago
Lots of awsome talant came out of Ohio!!! Ben will always be my favorite!!!! R.I.P Ben
JetLover737 8 months ago
@JetLover737 RIC ALSO SPENT A LARGE CHUNK OF HIS CHILDHOOD IN OHIO
Jaysond78 8 months ago
As great as this clip is, you can't really here the keyboards which was always my favorite part of this song....but still awesome to see and here. RIP Ben Orr....
stingray1964 8 months ago
Intense!!!
ohiocaps52 8 months ago
I never paid much attention to them in the 80s as I was into the harder stuff...I really wish i had...they are MUCH better than I ever realized. I wish I could have seen them live. Ben Orr was simply great!
jpmfresno 8 months ago 9
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I did not remember that Orr was clearly the true Rock Star. The other members are . . awkward at best. Was Orr paid to join this band and kick start their notoriety ?
ChuckLogan 2 months ago
@ChuckLogan Who do you think wrote all these great songs? Ric did most of the writing and while Ben had a great voice, the licks were all Elliott. Greg's keyboards and David's backbeat are as important to the Cars sound as anybody else. It was a perfect band with every member providing an important piece.
buffalobraves9 2 months ago 6
@buffalobraves9 Agree, they all were very important and contributed equally. They should be in the hall of fame.
thrasherman1981 2 months ago
@ChuckLogan No. Ric and Ben were the first two to get together. They had two other bands, and also performed as an acoustic duo before the Cars. I think the combination was obvious -- Ben had the look and the voice, Ric had the songs. During the time it worked, it incredible. These five had some real chemistry in making this sound.
brianshaffneraclc 1 month ago
excellent live band...sounds amazing! 1978? omg.
jpmfresno 9 months ago
@jpmfresno
Yep! They sound awesome here -- even on compressed audio over crappy PC speakers. Imagine being there in the SAME room with them?!?! In front of the amps -- getting the full sonic effect and energy of the sound waves?!?! It would have been awesome to see them live.
jdl52251 9 months ago
Rock and roll...
quarlo 9 months ago
Timeless classic...
covenstead 9 months ago
Sorry I shouldn't multi post but I jsut realized after wathcing a few times he has someone picked out in the audience and is singing to them,,....good exercise for calming your nerves....watch him after the first verse - he mouths something to someone that he is singing to....always learn from the greats!
gsoltis29 9 months ago
@gsoltis29 - If you watch future concerts, you'll see he does the same thing at all of them. Great observation.
Camanthalynn1 9 months ago
@Camanthalynn1 wow i didnt know he actually did that .
THECARS7879 6 months ago
Is he the coolest cat or what? He does not even look nervous...I've been on stage at least a hundred times and I NEVER looked even close to that cool......
gsoltis29 9 months ago
Please give us more of this wonderful show....Ben is in top form.....
gsoltis29 9 months ago
Substitution, mass confusion, clouds inside your head!! Ohh, man, I love the Cars. I think they'll always be my favorite band.
Jengirl92 9 months ago
Wanted: Older model Cars in mint condition!!
RebelSpiritof77 9 months ago
Benjamin was always the hottest......and OH what a VOICE!! : )
Miss him dearly.
ladybluluv 9 months ago
Vote this up if the Super 8 trailer made you watch this video again.
MaoistBanker 9 months ago
What a beautiful man. miss him everyday...
romck1 9 months ago
Holy crap, Ben really is good. I didn't realize how much awesomeness he is compared to Ric. I still love Ric, but Ben is missed now that I know! :)
littlewingmel 9 months ago
Bad audience !!!!! But Ben is just beautiful. I love The Cars and I looooooove Ben.
BabsTen 9 months ago
Ben Orr is kicking major ass right here!!!! The world sucks for taking such a talented individual!!!!!!
djginormous 10 months ago
I saw The Cars with Cheap Trick in NYC in 1978. What a great show that was.
RTT8001 10 months ago
The first definition of the work Perfection should be:Benjamin Orr.This guy had it all.The voice,the looks,the talent,the charm and disposition.One of the best taken way too soon from those that enjoy these guys in their prime. They have paved the way for the New Wave music generation. These guys need to be in the R&RHOF. No question.
caliburkidd 10 months ago 2
Dear God: Please give us back Benjamin Orr.
0gems4u 10 months ago 49
@0gems4u it would be nice... :o(
midnightneonmatt 5 months ago
@0gems4u God only shares men like Benjamin Orr with us for a short time. I guess it was better to have him for a short time than to have never had him at all. Thank God for videos!
hollyawoods 5 months ago 16
@hollyawoods Well said!
thrasherman1981 2 months ago
@hollyawoods never so much a truth has been spoken. Great band, great sound
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@hollyawoods Wow! what a great comment that's the truth. I believe that's the easiest way to take it. I'm glad we have videos. Thanks for sharing that comment cheers!
TheSammyxboxWiz 16 hours ago
@0gems4u this a a great tune but the words mean absolutely nothing at all
thereaflashgordon 5 months ago
From the insert sleeve inside the CD's:
"The Cars"....c 1978, all songs written by Ric Ocasek except 'Moving in Stereo', written by Ocasek AND Hawkes.
"Candy-O"...c 1979, all songs written by Ric Ocasek.
dtmjax 10 months ago
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dtmjax 10 months ago
elliot eastman has to be one of the most under-noticed, under-rated guitarist, i thought he was brilliant, his leads were great in everyway, all classics...
MOSKII58 10 months ago
@MOSKII58 It's Elliot Easton....but I agree with your assessment! Very crisp, clean, and perfectly placed lead licks...even if they never did seem to last long enough...not for my taste anyway. ;-)
dtmjax 10 months ago
@TruthAxe Ric Ocasek wrote every song on this, the debut album, as well as the second album Candy-O. Better without him? The Cars wouldn't have even existed without him.
dtmjax 10 months ago 6
@dtmjax Except Ocasek didn't write every song on the debut album, but that's OK, you meant well in your metaphorical fellatio performance of Ric Ocasek.
Exactly, the Cars wouldn't have existed without Ocasek. You write as if that would have been a bad thing.
TruthAxe 10 months ago
@dtmjax Ric was overly controlling; in an interview with Elliot Easton (2006):
On the original version of Door To Door, production is credited to Ric Ocasek, but on the CD reissue, production credited to both Ric Ocasek and Greg Hawkes. Why is that?
EE: It was supposed to originally have been produced by Ric and Greg, but for reasons that I prefer not to get into, Greg didn’t get his credit on the album like he should have. But it was something that was redressed later on for the CD reissue.
JesusFreakJene 5 months ago
Ric Ocasek wrote this song, along with nearly every other song that The Cars made. He had Ben Orr sing on it. That's not revisionism in any way.
Ben and Ric had been friends since childhood, and they stayed that way until 2000.
mollyandbenb 10 months ago
The Cars would have been much better without Ric Ocasik and Gregg Hawkes. Those cheesy late 70s synth fills pull away from what could have been a great song.
Ocasik was dead wood who held the band back.
TruthAxe 10 months ago
@TruthAxe that's interesting opinion, most loved his quirky voice, but who knows they may have been better or at least different..i always thought Ben Orr was the talent of the band..
MOSKII58 10 months ago
@TruthAxe Are you fucking retarded... saying The Cars would be a better band without Ric Ocasek and Gregg Hawkes is like saying The Beatles would be better without John Lennon and George Harrison.
spaceorbison 3 months ago
You amuse, @spaceorbison. Mere words triggered you into out of control rage, so much so that you had to express the phrase "are you retarded" though you forgot to include a question mark.
So, who is retarded here? Is it the one whose words owned your mind, controlled you and manipulated you into a freak out or is it you?
Oh how you amuse.
TruthAxe 3 months ago
@TruthAxe you sound like a sociopath. Whatever satisfaction you think you're getting just get it out of your head bro, you're not manipulating anyone and what you said is just about the stupid thing I've ever heard, that's the only thing that has owned me... your fucking incredible stupidity.
spaceorbison 3 months ago
You amuse, @spaceorbison. Again! My words are the strngs, and you, spaceorbison, are my little marionette. I pull and you dance. Look at you go!
You're so manipulated my little dancing marionette that you have danced twice now to my string pulling. HA HA HA
And to show you how stupid you are about music, the arrangement of songs for a Cars line-up sans Hawkes and Ocasik would sound different, better. You've never heard a rock version of a reggae song? Dummy.
TruthAxe 3 months ago
@TruthAxe Ok Mr. Mental you're just controlling me all over the place I better just leave now haha >.>
spaceorbison 3 months ago
0:43 SEXY I don't know nor care who he was talking to they're one lucky ass person because i would love for him to say that to me!
IThinkImNutz 11 months ago
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IThinkImNutz 11 months ago
He is staring at Valerie Bertinelli in the audience and says, "i am gonna get you" it's in her bio. Also, Rick Okasek didnt like anyone in the band smiling during a performance and that is why he stares at him and they glance at each other.
romancemodel1 11 months ago
@romancemodel1 There's another video of this with some extra in the beginning that has audience chatter before they start this song. There's some guy yelling "Get off you bastards". At around 0:35 something gets thrown in Benjamin's direction and he blinks. Benjamin looks at Ric and then he says "I'm going to get you"!!! to whoever the moron was that threw whatever at him!! If you listen to Benjamin's tone of singing and his body language you can see he's pretty pissed off!! Bad audience.
sposatenore 11 months ago
@sposatenore And you know Ben's looking dead at the asswipe who threw something. Oh yeah, the body language tells it. Ben was pissed !
caliburkidd 10 months ago
@romancemodel1 That is not true. There was never anything with Benjamin and Valerie.
electricangelorr 9 months ago
I always loved Ben's vocals on this one. This and Drive I think are my two favorite Cars songs. Amazing how much respect and love Ben Orr still gets on these Cars pages. He really was a great singer and presence. Sorry he's gone.
vcoaster 11 months ago
Read on another site last night, that someone had thrown something at him and that's who he was mouthing to.
Tehyamz 11 months ago
Ben's vocals are amazing here and in all their live performances...I don't know another band that can pull off what and how The Cars sound live! This is music and phenomenal music at that. As an avid fan, I will say I prefer most of their songs live due to the intensity and strength of Ben's vocals and the band. They deserve to be in the Hall of Fame unlike most who lip sync and are puppets of the industry.
lovebenorr 1 year ago
@lovebenorr Yes!
Was so touched to hear how much Ben is missed by his bandmates, The Cars. {in Rolling Stone, 3/ 2011}
And how Rick always gave "the song" to the guy who could really sing, to Ben!
What a sweetheart of a man, not to mention, ADORABLE!!!
So adorable....
porcelaincougar 1 year ago
@porcelaincougar : kind of a crock Ric saying that: If it were true Ben would have sung EVERY Cars song. In fact, I was always disappointed that Ric hogged so many vocals when they would have been so much better if he had, in fact, given them to the guy that could really sing...B.E.N. I think Ric's mind is making amends with itself and he should have said, I WISH I had given the songs...etc. I don't blame you though, Ric, for trying to rewrite your history in your mind.
salee320 1 year ago
@salee320 Couldn't agree with you more. I'm sure to this day they,{ Ric and the boys,} can't believe he's gone.
Nor can I for that matter...
porcelaincougar 1 year ago
@lovebenorr : kind of a crock Ric saying that: If it were true Ben would have sung nearly every Cars song. In fact, I was always disappointed that Ric hogged so many vocals when they would have been so much better if he had, in fact, given them to the guy that could really sing...B.E.N. I think Ric's mind is making amends with itself and he should have said, I WISH I had given the songs...etc. I don't blame you though, Ric, for trying to rewrite your history in your mind, cuz you loved him
salee320 1 year ago
Fuckin genius song!
CopingMethod 1 year ago
this is just a kick ass song , ben orr was incredible
westrokker 1 year ago
Outstanding band live
fredannett 1 year ago
Ben fires the sound man at 00:45 LOL!
heehawkdown 1 year ago
@alohamrhnd - Ben mouths "I'm looking at you" or I'm going to get you". Then he gives an intense stare.
mr5time48 1 year ago
@mr5time48 thanks!! now I can see it, I think it's "I'm looking at you"...God that part makes my heart skip a beat :D
alohamrhnd 1 year ago
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alohamrhnd 1 year ago
the keyboard player, i swear he is "WORMSER" from revenge of the nerds.... good player though...he is a dead wringer, until he changed his look, someone must have spilled the beans, asked him for his wormser autograph!!.. i love Robinsond drumming, very solid he knows just what to play and what not to play i hate busy drummers..
MOSKII58 1 year ago
@MOSKII58 he was the drummer from the original modern lovers several years prior to this. they are exhilarating, and deserve everyone's attention. his playing was stellar throughout.
mollyandbenb 10 months ago
Bad sound or not, Ben killed this song in this video. Any idea what he mouths after he sings "electric angel rock & roller, I hear what you're playing"?
alohamrhnd 1 year ago
@alohamrhnd thats what it sounds like to me... then he goes into "It's an orangey sky, always it's some other guy ....it's just a broken alibi, bye bye love etc..
MOSKII58 1 year ago
@alohamrhnd looks like he's saying "i'm gonna kill you" watch it again
westrokker 1 year ago
@westrokker I could be wrong, it looks more like "I'm gonna get you" which could be in anger or something else. Either way, great vid.
WaryBuck1 1 year ago
Man, he was so great. Missed. Agree with the guy talking about the keyboard screw up, but very good for the time.
Cancon2011 1 year ago
my god,that man looked good,and what a voice
ziggyrottensmom 1 year ago 2
Were was this at ?
climbon74 1 year ago
THE CARS GIVE ME EARGASMS!!!! :P
12monkeys55555 1 year ago 7
@12monkeys55555 gross
supersonic666666 1 year ago
@supersonic666666 Supersonic, What the hell?.............. You can't imagine that music could be so awsome that your ears(BRAIN) could have an orgasm?
12monkeys55555 1 year ago
@12monkeys55555 i pictured someone with cum coming out of their ears when i read that...
supersonic666666 1 year ago
@supersonic666666 Hi! That would be gross :(
12monkeys55555 1 year ago
A bad sound man can really put a hurting on a band. I can't tell you how many times a sound man has ruined our shows. This individual totally screwed Greg's keyboards. This is a great, great video and Ben is sorrowfully missed. GOD BLESSED US WITH THE CARS!!!!!!
sentforth5 1 year ago
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BabsTen 1 year ago
Great tune!!!
Un gran tema!!!
Max1baL 1 year ago
now this is the cars
leelomoe 1 year ago
ORR COULD DO NO WRONG!!!! I KNOW HE IS ROCKING IN A WAY BETTER PLACE NOW......RIP BENJAMIN, YOU TRULY ARE MISSED<3
mdwlcx 1 year ago
wow this is amazing! always regreted not seeing them live -- ben is so hot hot hot! be still my heart!
58mushroom 1 year ago
Orr was a GREAT front man for this band. I think it's fine they share lead vocals, but Benjamin's songs were in my opinion, the best. What a Rocker!
jockamofeena 1 year ago 37
The soundman BADLY missed on the synth's volume. Hawkes's synth is key (no pun intended) in this song.
GVike 1 year ago 3