The Cars - Let's Go (Midnight Special)

[therealraybaby]

#517

[sionxxii]

Fvck Mike Pericolo.

[Birdman6569]

I've said it before...these guys can play at my dance party ANY day...

[niwrad68]

Hey i'm not gay and some guy's are hot!Back in my heyday i was HOT,Ask all the girls,well women now in Florida:}Peace:

[negmaron1803]

lol

[negmaron1803]

its dumb

[ratrodford1933]

I saw them in 1980 and there was only like 200 people, punk was in then, the cars always had a kool sound that still is relevent today.

[MrJohndl]

This song is better than anything I've heard in the last 10 years. What a fantastic band!!

[shwartzflugal]

bens song

[shwartzflugal]

agree the cars finest offering rip ben

[KKrying]

Benjamin Orr was truly beautiful!

[tinagrvtwn]

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!

I graduated in 79,and all I can say is those REALLY were the days :)

[mgrindberg]

rockin' band

[port753]

GMAN SQUAD anyone?!?!?!

[chuckiejay]

Arguably The Cars' best number......and that's really saying something!!

[gsoltis29]

Ben looks like he is nicely stoned.....he always made me smile....he always looks like he is loving it....I miss that dude...

[nashtndawg]

Just checked and Joan Jett didn't make it and shouldn't for a million years!

[nashtndawg]

Speaking of the Rock Hall of fame, not only The Cars not in, what about Chicago, Boston, Bad Company, Kansas, The Doobie Brothers, Heart, Hall & Oates and many others not in, but The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Joan Jett, The Beastie Boys, The Pretenders, Run DMC & Blondie are.....PATHETIC!!!!

[xlntwarhorse]

@nesmith98....So true. The Cars are under rated and it's a shame they haven't been inducted. Further proof that the hall of fame is a farce.

[simfaithguitar1]

Awesome live! I miss the Midnight Special.

[THECARS7879]

She doesnt wear her shoes : )

[Hannanstl]

love the MOOG :)

[crapple009]

Ben at 2:30!

[jenbunny1984]

The Roy Thomas Baker days

[TruthAxe]

The TV audience is way gay with their clapping.

[STKpc]

Saw this back in 79

[randyrhoads4737]

Those deans were wayyyy before their time. Hahaha!

[INDLIS]

@randyrhoads4737:That's what Elliot used on Panorama. 

[bradco6]

Back before Mutt Lange ruined them.

[steviea427]

Music from the 70's that STILL sounds like cool music from the future!!

[kealiiable]

@steviea427 Agree steviea.....So many great songs from the 70s...and 80s too! Loved The Cars.....their music is timeless!

[steviea427]

@kealiiable They were definitely original with their own sound. Very few bands actually carve out a niche that they own so completely as the Cars did. I agree...timeless.

[hdizzy155]

She's my one desire!!

[littlekevblack777]

we got Poindexter on the keyboards!

[tinagrvtwn]

@littlekevblack777 bet you wish you could play as well as he does,then you too could be rich & famous!

[cbarrett34]

i'm not gay or anything, but ben orr was fucking hot

[MrPerfecttommy]

@cbarrett34 too funny...

[davidlm6974]

@cbarrett34 If you think that a guy is fucking hot, you might be gay.

[balzysalzy]

@davidlm6974 I am not gay and I think he is hot. I guess people can feel that way when they are comfortable with their own sexuality. It is called a man crush. Ever heard of it?

[davidlm6974]

@balzysalzy To admit that another man is good looking is one thing, but to say he's fucking hot is a tad gay. It's ok that your gay, there's not anything wrong with that. 

[balzysalzy]

@davidlm6974 I am not gay...not that there is anything wrong with that. Lol. It's all good.

[balzysalzy]

@cbarrett34 I am not gay either yet I am infatuated with Ben Orr. Crazy.

[dumberer67]

ben orr became a rock star as soon as he came out of his momma !! GREATNESS-R.I.P. dude !

[sassypetshop]

Incredible song, a sound of their own!

[sassypetshop]

Underrated, the first two albums sparked a generation!!v

[heckfarr]

Notice the "Dimebag" guitar? Dimebag was in kindergarten.

[midnightneonmatt]

@heckfarr yeah rick rocked it way before dime did lol

[man7tle]

I never realized how genius Ric's lyrics are, not to mention how perfect the songs sound live...Ben was sooo underrated as a rock vocalist, but my kids love the songs...top of their lungs in the car..timeless!!!

[janesaddiction1000]

love love love

[dws901]

Benjamin Orr is too fuckin' cool..... the Cars are futuristic glam.....

[nicholasomesfilms]

R.I.P Benjamin Orr

[smasherhits]

Benjamin Orr looks like Nigel Tufnel from Spinal Tap in this..he he he

[bigbigjoel]

@smasherhits His amp goes to 11. It's one louder.

[nerdflanders8710]

@smasherhits hahahahahaahh these thins go up ta uleven.

[Agureghian]

ric looks like a total badass

[DAVIDDOVE50]

I LOVE THE CARS :-D

[shwartzflugal]

When Liz says "Let's Go", I'm gone!!

[scrapplepig]

He looks like Blondie.

[dumberer67]

ric o. was the luckiest guy in rock, he got to listen to ben sing all of their songs and play power chords every night!! what a life!!

[jamo387]

Unbelievable. What a great band, great voice, great keyboards and overall sound. Way ahead of their time.

[SmittyHeWasNumber1]

ahhh ,before the boring sound and irish politics of U2.

[Sjobeck7]

Dig that Prophet 5!! Greg Hawkes Rulez!!!

[crapple009]

@Sjobeck7 I'm partial to his Vox Continental (w/ the reversed keys) underneath it.

[galaxion500]

i love the night time, baby

[capitanokirc73]

Ma dove sono finite le tastiere col distorsore;mitici Cars

[sweetpea74403]

Ben, you will always be beautiful forever in my heart.

[golyg]

Before MTV there was Midnight Special and Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. My friends always got pissed at me because I would always make sure to be home to watch this show. IDC I have so many memories.

[dac762]

Wow... they nailed it live...

[INDLIS]

@csufrancone:Lets not also forget Roger Waters of Pink Floyd

[raymarshjr]

One of the bands that started the 80's new wave craze........

[mediterraneanqueen]

man would i love to have grown in the late 70's in boston!! three reasons: the cars, boston (band) and u2! and they all came out the same exact year!

[Jignasty5]

@mediterraneanqueen

The Police started playing the US in Boston at the same time. My GF's dad used to drink pitchers with Sting at The Channel. He saw Aerosmith in the Gym of my high school.

[crapple009]

@mediterraneanqueen Do you mean the band, U2? As in Ireland?

[LouieBlu]

God Bless you Benjamin Orr such a great voice and talent we should have found a cure for cancer by now so many minds so much intelligence i know we can

[bonsgirl]

RIP, man.....let's go!!

[bonsgirl]

RIP, man.....let go!!

[cremesupreme]

If you can rock the tiger print,you are alright with me.

[michaelthorner]

This band could pull it off live!!! Awesome performance.

[mpjgbx]

ben orr always reminded me of greg lake.

[101DeathMachine]

one of my favorite bands!!

[Nesmith98]

How can Run-D.M.C. be in the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame and the Cars are not?

2012 nominees -- Beastie Boys, Joan Jett, Red Hot Chili Peppers??

Cars have more hits than all these bands combined. Where's Boston at too!!!

[jamo387]

@Nesmith98 It's to their credit that they are not in that phony hall of fame. That institution is the opposite of Rock and Roll. They tried to induct the sex pistols. Lydon responded with a hand-written note: "that hall of fame is a piss stain" and "your still music industry people. Were not coming." I would hope the cars would do a similar thing if they were "inducted".

[port753]

WHY NOBODY HAVE PIANO TUTORIAL OF THIS?!?!?

[THECARS7879]

she's got wonderful eyes and a risque mouth : )

[sanvirel]

@THECARS7879 I always sang it whiskey mouth

[spaceorbison]

@THECARS7879 always thought it said "whiskey mouth"

[80s90ssports]

@THECARS7879 Thats my favorite line of the song :)

[danpfd]

they really were a great band

[dobegirl01]

OMG all the testosterone on that stage;;;agggghhh///BEN=Totally HOT any Hair Color:D

[metemi]

Ric Okasek always plays the most amazing looking guitars in these early videos, he must be a collector.

[JesusFreakJene]

These guys are not metal, but they oooze testosterone!

Total Hotness!

[ifutureman]

It would sound a lot better without the crowd clapping through the whole damn thing. Audience participation is all well and good ... up to a point.

[JesusFreakJene]

@ifutureman Yep, they use to be a bit rowdy back then :-)

[jasmoran66]

@ifutureman Oh yes, an audience clapping along. Oh, the horror...

[thenutbar44]

Right on!

[THECARS7879]

The band that saved us from disco , the CARS!

[THECARS7879]

15 Justin Beiber fans

[JesusFreakJene]

@THECARS7879 too funny, but probably true-

[snecadc10]

them muther fuckers are jammin

[carcassskull]

This was the rise of the MULLET!!!!!!!!!! Props to Bill Gates on keyboard

[JesusFreakJene]

@carcassskull Imagine them with any hair cut you want and they are still Kick A@@!!!!!

[jamo387]

@carcassskull Funny !

[bluegrassreb1]

ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BANDS!!!!!!!!!!!

[ElusvOptmst]

Ben had brown hair in the 70's.

[MrAsphaltSquadron]

15 viewers must have been into disco.

[takmagic777]

This is a long shot, but does anyone know where I can get a mic stands like they're using? Van Halen used them in the 80s as well...can't find anything online. Thanks!

[mozartfx1]

@takmagic777 coolass70smikestands dot  com

[toolkien]

It's interesting to here this Candy-O song sort of through a Panorama filter. There are some vocal "affectations" that Orr used on the Panorama album only and here they are in this clip.

[jwgreathouse]

i was 12 yrs old my parents took me to the pontiac silverdome to see the cars one of my favorite memories!

[dobegirl01]

OMG Ben you are soooo missed R.I.P. love you

[thenutbar44]

Ben you are missed Bud R.I.P.

[thenutbar44]

wonderful Band! takes me back to home comming 79. thanks for posting

[crazeehilbily]

Ben looks so much better as a blonde!!!!

[BabsTen]

Wonderful eyes . RIP Ben. I love you forever .

[KylK1ng]

This is gorgeous. It reminds me of my friend every-time. I didn't know the lead singer, Ben, wasn't here. RIP. Man, I was born at a shitty time lol. Worthless music is all I get lol.

[JAB5625]

Ben Orr is easily one of the most under-appreciated rock stars ever IMO. His talent dwarfed many who craved the spotlight. Ben just played and sang... extremely well. That was just his gig and his job. RIP Ben.

[jaminjef]

Is it me, or does he sing "I asked her will ya f**k?"

[QuentinWBuetow]

@jaminjef - "And when I asked her before, she said she's holdin' out"

[TheArizonaMark]

if you lived through this era, you'd know The Cars were a main soundtrack of the era

[justw81]

I want to thank Gary T. Garkovich for takin' me to see these guys!!!!!!!!!!!

[ardrack1]

Orr (R.I.P.)

[LoganUpABongHit]

Ric was rockn' that headstock wasn't he! lol.

[moogpunk]

MOOG POWER!!!!!!!

[oztoob]

How goods that for a live performance!!

[durangirly]

Just so perfect. Wish you were here Ben.

[98yanks1]

R.I.P. Benjamin thanks for all the good times.

[jojototaldrums02]

They did a heck of a good job with this song!!!!!

[spwb2k]

My Freshman year of HS. holy cow.

[thechrilado]

Dislikes, kiss it you know where!

[ShakerCuda71]

They nailed this one

[zeldaaldez]

awwwwwww..i never knew he died until now

[cohn6432]

Thank you benny11letters for posting this video. I'd forgotten how good the Cars were live. Saw them recently on The Colbert Report, but it's not the same. Makes me sadder about Benjamin Orr's passing. Thanks again!

[Anonym0u]

Learned a little something today watching these Cars youtube videos. All my favorites were by Benjamin Orr. I had no idea. Has a similar experience a few years ago with Colin Moulding from XTC. In the days before videos it was easier to get these guys mixed up. Now that I've seen this I can't believe I didn't realize it wasn't Rick Ocasik before.

[PooPoo2U]

Something about Orr's shirt and hair here reminds me of Jimmy Snuka, hahaha

[FarmChica]

Dude is totally bangable. I'm not sure if I like his smile or his pouty face more. Hot either way. Ben Orr is my favorite dead rock star boyfriend.

[novanine9]

@FarmChica - he kinda looks like a pro wrestler, here. It's as if everybody came out of the seventies realizing that they all took the ugly pill

[VeronikaPetres]

I love this. Great song and a nice unique sound.

[Rainflower16]

I love this guy... good looking, good singer.. too bad he's no longer with us.. RIP Ben.. We miss you!

[BKellyS]

My band covers this song, as well as several other Cars songs and people always love it. I always loved Benjamin Orr's singing and of course Elliot Easton on guitar is amazing, as is the whole band. RIP Ben.

[bluegrassreb1]

I LOVE THE CARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lynnt1958]

Never cared for Cars much in the 80's. Realized 5 or 6 years age that every time one of their songs came on the radio I would crank it up. Went out and bought all the cd's. Few singers could sound as good or better live as they did in the studio. Ben Orr is one of 'em. Gone too soon.R.I.P.

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[valmikecal1]

Pancreatic cancer:(

[itlnstln35]

How did Ben Orr die?

[usamachinist]

Benjamin Orr Rules!!!!!! Go CARS!!!!!!!!!

[rosieprospects]

really love this version!! can't say enough about the program "Midnight Special" they had all the top bands!! very exciting to watch way back in 1973! Cannot believe that was 38 years ago!!!! Still rockin at 54!!!

[grubeci]

Dear God..these people need platypus balm.

[shane69999]

average voice, it suits his band but it isnt an earth shattering voice

[Geronimo5764]

Bejamin Orr kicks ass and more music like this is few and far between.

[THECARS7879]

Like if your listening to the CARS in 2011 like its 1978 and 1979. THE CARS music , timeless

[marisagunsnroses87]

@THECARS7879 duuuuude, im 17 and the cars are one of my favourite bands ever. i dont like them i love them.

[kangalic]

he's absolutely gorgeous!

R.I.P Ben



[gumbo911]

cars rule

[broalonzo]

I like the night life, baby!!!!

[tonlo92]

I was 7 at this time & remember it like it was yesterday. Great times, waiting to see your favorite band on these types of shows. Now everything is so easy that kids tire of bands after 1 month.

[mikegeddykelly]

@tonlo92 Perfectly said my friend. Lucky to be able to listen back now to such great music now known as classics of which we lived through at the inception. Funk, punk or junk good music lasts more than a lifetime.

[McAlmanac]

Wow, what a ripping live vocal.

[july301022]

Let's go.

[john1bundyboy]

Rip the brilliantly mega talented ben orr. I cried the day he left us RIP ben 'the vocalist in heavens band.!!!

[tjerwin1]

I want to know why 13 people would dislike this video. if they like the Cars then why did they vote it down???????????????

[BabsTen]

Wonderful eyes !!!!!!! I love you Ben . Rest In Peace .

[essertpitay]

So who's dead then ?

[ToddSweeneyOnce]

@essertpitay Benjamin Orr.

[essertpitay]

@ToddSweeneyOnce Shame, I prefer his singing to Ocasek's singing.

[ToddSweeneyOnce]

@essertpitay I always have to. This word has been beaten to death, but Orr was a very "underrated" singer, imo.

[Darrylizer1]

Ric has a very thin head.

[EddieAlda]

@Darrylizer1 Don't you mean Rick HAD a very thin head. He died in 2000, show some respect for the deceased you impertinent man.



[Darrylizer1]

@EddieAlda Ric Ocasek is alive and well. Don't know what you're on about. And yes, his head is still thin.

[EddieAlda]

@Darrylizer1 Sorry I meant Benjamin Orr died.

[QuentinWBuetow]

@EddieAlda - Ric Ocasek is most certainly NOT dead. Ben Orr (the vocalist here) is. It's a very easy and simple thing to look it up on the Internet. =)

[n64wilbert]

HELL YEA!!!!!

[joshman071888]

The Cars is one of the most under appreciated bands of this or any generation.

[jafons66]

13 people are in love with Justin Bieber