Heartbeat City (1984) REVIEW - 80's And You

OVERALL ALBUM RAITING: 8.5 NOTE: YOU can request album reviews and we will gladly do them! (the album you request has to be from the 80's!) Please write your own raitings for this album in the comments section and explain why a specific raiting! More about The CARS and the album: Heartbeat City is the fifth studio album by American new wave band The Cars, released in 1984. Heartbeat City contains a total of five American Top 40 singles, two of which ("Drive" and "You Might Think") were Top 10 as well, reaching #3 and #7, respectively. A number of songs from the album gained significant radio and TV exposure, notably "You Might Think", which had a memorable music video in heavy rotation on MTV in 1984 and 1985. Another hit single frequently seen on MTV was "Magic", in which singer/songwriter Ric Ocasek walked on water—that is, the water in a swimming pool at a backyard barbecue party. This song reached #12 in the U.S. The "Drive" video (directed by actor Timothy Hutton) showed Ocasek, who did not sing the song, arguing with a troubled young woman played by model Paulina Porizkova, whom Ocasek would soon marry. "Hello Again" had a video directed by the legendary Andy Warhol -- who also appeared onscreen, further raising the video's curiosity factor. The song "Stranger Eyes" was used in the theatrical trailer of the 1986 film Top Gun, but it never made it into the soundtrack. When The Cars performed at Live Aid, they played three songs from the album ("You Might Think" and "Drive", plus the album's title track) alongside the fan favorite "Just What I Needed". The album was produced by acclaimed producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange. His commitment to the Cars album meant that he wasn't able to work on the forthcoming Def Leppard album, Hysteria. (However, due to delays in that album's recording, Lange was eventually able to produce the album.)

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[globus976]

Ну что ж не могу не согласиться что композиция The Cars - heartbeat city (Город где бьются сердца или просто город сердцебиения) самая лучшая в этом альбоме. Начало этой композиции влюбляет с первых минут ее прослушивания (в этом вы правы)

в России именно эта песня завоевала наибольший успех.

[xensboy]

Great review, very funny and human. Now I want to check out "Why Can't I Have You". Thanks for these reviews. I hope you do one for The Police - Reggatta de Blanc or Outlandos d'Amour.

[JesusFreakJene]

Please rate the other Cars Albums.....I like your style-lots of fun & accurate.

[TheMajorHawke]

Awesome review! Better then professional reviews!!

[joeymac2]

I love you guys!!!!!! That was fun to watch. Heartbeat City is one of my favorite albums of all time. Ok a request, The Pretenders "Learning To Crawl".

[ShelterDogs]

Does everyone in Latvia smoke?

[ghiaboy74]

Better cool that no matter where you live or where your from when it comes to good music we can all come together. You just can't get tired of listening to the Cars.

[Slance1Himself]

A note from me, the guy on the left..: If to be truly honest, I'd give the following ratings: 1.Hello Again - 8.5/10 2.Looking For Love - 7/10 3.Magic - 7/10 4.Drive - 9/10 5.Stranger Eyes - 9/10 6.You Might Think - 6.5/10 7.It's Not The Night - 9/10 8.Why Can't I Have You - 10/10 9.I Refuse - 8/10 10.Heartbeat City - 10/10

[AllMixedUp312]

i love the album also! one of the best of the 80's in my opinion. lol @ woo cant i have yo :D

[BenjaminOrrLegacy]

Love it too!