The Cars - Just What I Needed (1980)

[robwheelut]

Im Robs wife, and I have to say hot damn Ben was just a babe with the dark hair...of course Ben would have been just as damn hot with no hair...

[1957People]

J'adore ce groupe musical! Ces gars sont talentueux et expressif!

[BabsTen]

Oh Ben !!! Just What I needed !!!

[elprado1963]

Not an English Band... They are from Cleveland to Boston to Big time..

[nikisma]

in every way a perfect song. i listen to it on my way to work every morning and it always puts my mood right.

[TheRealSlimShady011]

I love english bands!



[jenbunny1984]

I love been with the dark hair and his natural brunette hair color too

[johnrthome]

@0:45 Yaay cocaine!

[JesusFreakJene]

The music is Excellent, but when you layer with Ben's voice it is indescribably delicious!

[dobegirl01]

I disagree with those who think Blonde is the BESt on Ben; Blonde, Brown, awesome xoxo

to me...there is nothing he could do, no hair color change, that makes him less of a hottie:))) Love you Ben, you are missed; RIP Baby

[dobegirl01]

AWWHHIEES! I LOVE THIS VID~~~~!!!!...but esPecially the very end @ 3:20 TO THE END :)))....the look on BEN's face while Ric is tuning his guitar....and then Elliott has to come over LOL!

thanks for Posting this!!! I

[JesusFreakJene]

@dobegirl01 Yes, Yes, Yes!!!! Ben is so smokin Cute in that last part. I wish there was a way to bottle that up!

Oh, my goodness Ben was just too cute-

Yeah, what was that with Elliot tuning Ric's guitar.....Ric had them trained pretty good-

[rodneyriddnauer]

wow, even in '80 the background vocals are canned! (this from the hugest cars fan you'll ever meet)

[JesusFreakJene]

@rodneyriddnauer I don't think the background vocals are tapped. I think they are just that good.

[SmileyGarrish]

One Tight Band - neat scene at very end as Elliot can not stand Ric's poor tuning. Wait for it.

[BabsTen]

Mmmmmmm Ben is so handsome . Thank you so much benny11letters for this video. I love Ben forever.

[Marcoshary]

Excellent song!

[MichaelD8393]

What guitars are Ric and Elliot playing, including the one at 2:09?

[viscig60]

Ben and Ric sounded a lot alike on that first album.

[electricangelorr]

I love the ending where ethy come back out and start to jam and Ric's guitar is out of tune. I love Ben's facial expressions!! So cute and spunky!!

[BenjaminOrrLegacy]

Miss you Ben!!

[sobertrey]

A 2011 spring tour is just what I needed.

[porcelaincougar]

Ben, what a natural rock star thru and thru.

That pout kills me everytime!

[kwamlinkidz]

the background vocals are lip synced

[ubstarfl]

Whoever knows how to invent a time machine would be very famous right now. Awesome song!!!

[IABOY4444]

Cars were original and way ahead of their time. I saw them in 1980... GREAT!

[Max1baL]

Un súper clásico!!!

A super classic!!!

[bassmanjoe]

Fantastic!! Horrible click sound on the kick drum though.

[65weez]

Benny11..thank you so much for posting!!!! I need to crawl into this screen and go back in time"o)!!!!

[CavenEdwards]

The guitar solo is like one of the best ever. It was simple into the point.

[bassmanjoe]

@CavenEdwards It's not that simple of a guitar solo.

[Gina97xls]

I love all of Benjamin's little side glances and cute little moves he makes while he plays and sings... I think I have his moves memorized :) what a beautiful man! and he looks like he's chewing gum! lol

[SassyK]

@Gina97xls He had such a beautiful mouth... unnnfff...

[stargazer477]

The little bit at the end of the vid.....LOVE Benjamin's facial expressions...OMG he's sexy!

[Gina97xls]

@stargazer477 this is from that Unlocked DVD

[stargazer477]

Benjamin's sooooo BEAUTIFUL!  Love him and miss him so much.

[ladybluluv]

I missing Benjamin every day

I still can't believe he's not here anymore, it does seem unreal, yeah : (

[mjw9363]

I think one of the coolest things about The Cars is the fact that Bill Gates got his start as their keyboardist!

[SassyK]

@mjw9363 heehee!

[555foxylady]

the caes are awsome ecspecaily in this concert

[raulevich]

grande orr

[TruthAxe]

Is that Dieter from Sprockets playing keyboards at 0:45 into the song? LMFAO

[masterzasterblaster]

I really liked that little part at the end of the video. It's such a raw version - - I'd love to see the whole cut.

[fedenad]

@masterzasterblaster

Agreed!!!

[mc2927]

Classic.

[dimitrix07]

thebonermaker, Didn´t know who was ric and that he produce weezer and also the killers(just investigate it), but my ears could hear it yeahhh!!! lets go and this song are true classics!!

[dimitrix07]

...Weezer at some point sounds like The Cars.

[folkard84]

what are you trying to do???/ on every cars vid u post this same stupid msg...are u that deprived of attention that you get your thrills from having ur inbox littered with abusive rants???

[ladybluluv]

Ben is so cute here. I love the part when Elliot comes over and sings with him on the mic. Fun stuff!

[Obelisk2290]

Love rick's Dean Cadillac the only good Dean

[fukinblowme]

@Obelisk2290 Is there something you don't like about the Dean "V" or "ML" ?

[Obelisk2290]

@fukinblowme just find the cadillac the most variable in applications

[Obelisk2290]

@fukinblowme just like the tone of the Cadillac

[fukinblowme]

@Obelisk2290 John Mcfee of the Doobie Brothers plays one of those Les Paul meets Explorer Caddy jobs.

[Obelisk2290]

@fukinblowme thats where i first noticed it

[blakumynas]

Wow, haven't seen that ending before :D

[mbm13213]

I don't mind you coming here

And drinking all my beer

'Cause when you're standing oh so near

I stare right at your rear

It's not the tube top that you wear

It's not your purple underwear

I don't mind you coming here

Your're so fucking fine

[Daniel55556]

@mbm13213 lol ossim

[thestevenmccool]

awesome guitar eliot

[climbon74]

This was the beggining of my rebellious side surfacing slowly to the top. Great video man thx for posting

[phuckit007]

love the cars........whos the guy at time stamp 2:10 secs ???? its not Ric or Elliot

[blakumynas]

It's Elliot, who has taken another guitar ;D

[MichaelD8393]

@blakumynas Hey your right Elliot is just playing a left handed Dean ML.

[KellyGiftShop]

You know, even to this day, I can't belive he's dead. Its unreal to me.RIP Ben..love you!!

[1hotdilf]

Hey now, don't forget David Robinson. His drumming with his odd time signatures and usage of electronics/acoustic "hybrid" drums were groundbreaking also. David never got the acclaim he should have received. Also Gregg, a keyboard genius!

[sweenykim]

Ben was gifted & SORELY MISSED RIP Bennie!

Elliot is one of those rare underrated talents who blends a myriad of styles competently.

[whitewitch8]

this was made the year I graduated high school....They ruled then.... & still do.... kinda lose my mind... yeah me too ! omfg they looked & sounded so good !

[bouncestudio]

The praying mantis on keyboards is MOLTEN!

[jonasislove87]

I love this song!!!!

[TheTaintedangel]

this song still fkn rocks! BUT..... i gotta admit,the keyboardist gives me nightmares .... something very creepy to me about his shirt

lol .....

[HoosierMF]

Amazing performance!

[hrubygirl]

Damn, Benjamin Orr looks HOT with blonde OR dark hair!!!! What a hottie!!!!!

[revatman]

man, in high school I was a skinny gawky kid. someone came up with the brilliant observation that I looked like Rick Ocasek. So for 4 years I got "HEY RICK!" I HATED The Cars in high school. I got over that ages ago and now I think they rule.

thanx for posting this.

[ducino]

Ok but who gives a shit?

[djkenstone]

I saw them in 1980 in the Summit, Houston, TX

Great Show!

[exitoyfama]

ohh descubro que la cancion la interpreta Benjamin Orr!! the best,,,Ben fue grande! caray que recien lo descubro...y el canta muchas canciones de THE CARS!!

[ZOTIGUA]

Me paso lo mismo que a ti, recien descubro a Benjamin Orr.

[k4rlhitho]

esta musica es lo maximo me recuerda mi juventud

[Twotontessie]

This smokes. Love the mix of characters too. The keyboard geek cracks me up. But it works. Totally rocks.

[777Tearesa777]

Look at those Sexy Eyes at 2:14.

[tabbygail7]

At 2:11 Elliot's playing a different guitar. Sloppy editing, still love The Cars. Great band!

[benny11letters]

I noticed the different guitar too.

I wondered if anyone else had :)

love the song anyways :)

[retrotrs80]

I caught it too- Elliot's on a Fender Lead II then a quick cutaway to him playing a blue Dean ML, then back on the Lead II.

[mjw9363]

@tabbygail7 hey knuckleheads..Easton plays the same guitar throughout!!! Your confusing shots of Rick playing as well.....Elliot plays a white strat throughout

[dmarquis8]

The Cars were innovative in every way!!! Benjamin Orr will always be my favorite member, please RIP!!!

[toomanykats]

Thank you, darling for posting this song :)

[KellyGiftShop]

These guys were perfect in every way!High Octane!

[steelcitystrings]

great..great music! Peace..Dave!

[thunder439]

Thank you so much for posting, benny11..this is my FAVORITE video version of Benjamin singing this CLASSIC...the BEST BAND EVER"o).

SUPERB...

[thesongisover]

I love that part at the end where there at sound check

and Orr's amusing expression as Ocasek is way to out of tune

and Easton comes over to get him in tune

[iof69]

i think ben was saying, "c'mon ric, what the fuck?" and it was funny!

[homerekker]

The Cars rule.

[njmrtim]

Several tracks on the 'Unlocked' DVD had dubbed audio. This is one of them. You can tell by the sampled backing vocals, which they started using on the '84 tour. One of the US Festival tracks on the DVD was also dubbed. Very disappointing. Would have loved to have heard the actual audio, even if there were flaws......

[Bhaktigirl]

I don't care if they used tapes for backing vocals, the performance is live. They were one of the best bands I've ever seen....

[njmrtim]

I'm just saying it's deceptive to claim a performance is from 1980 when the audio is not. Next to the Beatles, they're my favorite band. That's why I was so looking forward to the Unlocked DVD. And why I was disappointed.

[Bhaktigirl]

Not that he couldn't fib, but on the 2000interview part of the German dvd, Elliot says they never used tapes....

[njmrtim]

I know! I never understood how he could say that! Wasn't his quote something to the effect of "we never flew in vocals"? If you look at their performance of 'Heartbeat City' from Live Aid, at the end of the song, none of them are anywhere near a mic, but the backing vocals are still going on. Unfortunately, a good majority of bands are doing that now. At least the Cars lead vocals were always live. Now you have acts like Madonna & Britney Spears who are more into dancing than singing!

[Bhaktigirl]

Odd- I wonder why he said anything at all about it. He does say both "never flew in" and "never used tapes"...I'll have to look at the end of HCity- sounds kind of amusing. Normally I only watch Ben's song.... :)

[Bhaktigirl]

You were right! At the end of that song none of them are making any effort to pretend they're singing. I think I even heard a female voice in those backing vocals!

[shep79]

Nice.

[isaaclovesmommy]

The cars are cool...fav band for ever..

R.I.P. ben orr