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Ric Ocasek and crew on ABC’s answer to “Saturday Night Live”. This was recorded on Sept. 19, 1980.
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Apr 11
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Ric Ocasek and crew on ABC’s answer to “Saturday Night Live”. This was recorded on Sept. 19, 1980.
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Great video, thanks. A very cool band who write, compose, and perform their own music, from a great era in U.S., UK, AUS & NZ music.
Looks like this was before Ben Orr gave himself a blond rinse. He looks completely different here and Ric looks like he actually has some color in his face!
Ric Ocasek always reminded me of a preying mantis. Hard to believe that Ric is now in his 60′s.
UUUUUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEEEEEAAAAAAA AMERICAN MUSIC, THE BEST, I LOVE THE CARS MY KIDS 3 YEARS OLD AND FIVE ENJOY IT AS I DID 30 YEARS AGO LOVE IT FOREVER “GOD BLESS YOU ” TO UNPLOAD THIS VIDEO THE GOOD MUSIC IS FOREVER,I M HAPPY TO HAD LIVE IN THE 80′S AND ENJOY ALL THE GOOD TIMES.GREAT JOB CARNAL!!!!
uh oh oooh!
One person would rather Go and Touch
Always loved this song. The bass, drum and keyboard combo at the beginning always had sort of a Led Zeppelin sound to it.
@SirReal1958 LOL preying mantis! He still has the record for tallest and skinniest in rock and roll!
Ahhhhh….Benjamin
Fantastic post! Thank You! I love the Cars!
Excellent.What a sound.
It’s unreal to sound this good live. And it’s unreal to play like Elliot Easton. He was so melodic and had such incredibly good taste.
@morrisonAV You condone drug use ? Lols
I’m so glad they’ve reunited with a new album. Too bad Ben has passed on. I hope this new record coming out in May goes multi-platinum for them.
I discovered The Cars in the Spring of 1979. I stationed in Korea and enjoying a rare afternoon off at the camp pool when someone put on a bootleg LP of The Cars first album. I was blown away that so many great songs could come from one album. I bought the LP the next day at the BX. Their first two albums are my favorites of all time followed closely by Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon.
Wow, the best video on You Tube ever. Never have seen this and yet here it is, every reason we loved the Cars. Those days you had to be glam, stoner rock or punk if you lived in NYC I guess and these knuckleheads walked right down the middle and rolled it all up with a pinch of Roxy Music and took us into the 80s like a breath of fresh air. This video is as fresh today as the exciting cracking of the cellophane on Panorama back then. Love the black and white dress to match the album back.
During the first verse, you can see Greg counting to four with the fingers of his left hand. I’m sure he’s doing it to prevent himself from playing the riff five times- the beat is in 5/4, but the keyboard riff goes in cycles of four. Super cool video!
This has to be the best song by The Cars
Background looks like the Matrix Reloaded, 19 years prior.
Great song and helluva performance! Who wouldn’t enjoy this? Just awesome for you to put this up..Thanks!
Great song, great band and helluva performance! Who wouldn’t enjoy this? Just awesome for you to put this up..Thanks!
@brooklynbum66
You’re welcome. It’s one of my favorite videos of all time.
Not the most technically proficient keyboardist,but damn did Greg Hawkes come up with the most memorable parts.
This is just a wonderful video. The guitar break is awesome, Ben’s bass is some pretty good work too. I agree, the whole thing, the set, the wardrobe, the white guitars, The Cars baby! So freakin’ cool!
Excellent!!! Thank you so much for posting this! You ROCK!!!