I lost my wife of 27 years on Dec 11, after she battled cancer for 4.5 years. She was only 57. I miss her desperately. We both loved these guys since 1978. Now I can't listen without losing it. Especially this song. I love you Nancy. I miss you so so much
So sorry for your loss. She & you have great taste. Growing up in Scotland, very few people knew about this song. I loved it then. I love it now. Try to a bit of happiness every day.
I heard this song to day (2024) and remember it playing on Mtv in the early days. I had to go watch the video and it really is a great one. They topped it with "You might think" in 1984.
Agree. It's the composition that gets me - just enough of each instrument, with a perfectly tempo'd back beat. There's and art to it largely (but thankfully not completely) lost today.
I wonder if The Cars knew how much we loved them? They were quietly one of the best bands us kids from the 80's grew up with. I love how all the movies from the 80's included at least one song of theirs. You HAD too, they define that time, and were one of the few bands that crossed the musical boundries of rock, punk, and alternative.
I AM 52 AND I SEEN ALOT OF THESE BANDS THE PROBLEM THERE NO MAIN STREAM RADIO STATION TO PLAY THESE GREAT BANDS AND SONGS , I HAVE 96 WCMF BUT KIDS DONT LISTEN TO THE RADIO , WHAT HAPPEN TO SOUNDTRACKS ? YES YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE 80 CHANNEL IF YOU HAVE IT BUT SOME OF THESE SONG ARE FROM THE LATE 70S AND POEPLE THINK DISCO NOT SAYING THERE NO GOOD DISCO SONGS BUT THERE NOTHING LIKE A SAT AFTER NOON BEING LAZY AND HEARING GREAT TUNES THAT WE GROW UP WITH , FACE IT WHERE OLD AND PEOPLE DONT CARE BUT WE KNOW WHAT WAS GREAT AND STILL IS .LOL
I was just talking my sister about The Cars and The Cure, it seemed like as soon as we hear either one, we are automatically in 1980-something and it's a John Hughes movie. Magical songs for a magical time. Thank you gentlemen for my musical diary. Rest in peace.
I was born in 69 and my entire teens were spent in the 80’s. I thank God I can remember those days. We are blessed experiencing that decade in our youth..
The Cars and Boston debuted the same year and both were at that time from Boston MA,and both had debut albums which basically became greatest hits. Amazing for a first record.
25 of our 33 years was her depression, hoarding and out of control spending. Emotional disconnect and spiritually gone is the most painful. Stuck around for my children's sake.
@@rw7327 Yep. And I remember my older brother's hippie friends talking about how The Cars sucked and weren't good like 60s music. They became what Pete Townsend was railing about in My Generation, a great irony.
RIP the two members of The Cars Ric Ocasek (March 23, 1944 - September 15, 2019), aged 75 Benjamin Orr (September 8, 1947 - October 3, 2000), aged 53 You both will always be remembered as legends.
Way ahead of the times. Fun. Clean cut. Humble dedicated musicians. They handled the fame, the money, the drug scene, the media, the fans, the commercialism, MTv was new, videos nusic was new. They really were 5 Talented musicians, each no more important than the other, this band really was the ultimate. Ben gone almost a quarter of a century. Ric's unexpected passing,. Thank you David, Greg and Elliot for being integral parts of the whole band, the whole scene. Thanks for growing up and old with us. THE CARS FOREVER. IMMORTAL ON FILM AND RECORDINGS FOREVER. GENERATION EXPOSURE STILL YET TO COME......
I couldn't agree with you more it was an honor to grow up in the 80s and I believe the cars didn't get enough recognition they handled the fortune and fame.... They handled it
F.U. These bands either knew or should have known that getting involved in drugs is irresponsible in the same way employment law OSHA works. I have no sympathy they are irresponsible and get no respect from me. F*** you
My Beautiful Mother passed away on Sunday and my first time to put the radio on in my car was Tuesday this song was on. Only caught the last 1 minute but I was blown away. I was crying but it was beautiful in a way. I am writing this on Friday.
The Cars are often thought of as a 80's band. They were in fact a 70's band. They did define a generation. They were without a doubt, one of the best studio bands ever! Live performances weren't exciting, but it's not their fault, that just wasn't what they were about. I still can't help but listen whenever their songs are played. I think they knew how much they were appreciated.
@@randybonner9870 Band started 1976, yes first album 2 years later. MOVING IN STEREO, best cut on the album! Of course Phoebe Cates didn't do any harm to the the song in Fast Times.
These guys were light years ahead of everyone else This music Is still cutting edge All the rifts Change up s Yet still holding the beat So much talent at So young an age Thanks guys 👋
Being from the Boston area, we got flooded with J'Geils, Aerosmith, The Cars, Del Feugoes..other local bands...It all seemed to become back round music...Now, going back to all those bands, I realize how great they all were..
Amen brother. WBCN used to feature local bands and helped the Cars and others. Miss the bonfire keg parties in NH at the time. That was a Great time to be in Bean town.
@@jeffvikings6240 i remember those 2 albums from my brother who is 4 years older than me. I was 13 and 14 then. I bought shake it up in 81. Loved the whole album. Im now 58. Wow what memories.
I AM FROM NEW ENGLAND I WENT AND SAW THEM AT OVER 20 DIFFERENT SHOWS FROM 1977-1984 BOSTON,WORCESTER,HARTFOD,SPRINGFIELD,PROVIDENCE, MANCHESTER,BURLINGTON,MANCHESTER,CAPE COD,OGUNQUIT,,BRIDGEPORT ❤😊😊
RimeTime I guess it's how you look at things. Guitar solos in songs by The Cars are very overlooked, and it's been said in music publications. Also, These guys had a very different sounds for modern rock bands in the late 70s. That and sadly, these guys weren't able to conquer Europe or other territories. So I'd say they're pretty underrated. Not that they weren't successful, It just doesn't seem that they're categorized with other BIG NAME bands. Just a thought, though...
CartoonsAndGameShows Shake it up (as a single) went to number 10 in Austrailia. And up to number 10 in France. At times they were on the charts around the world. You underestimated their range. But as for conquering bands, yeah they did not have the impact like conquering bands such as Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Van Halen - etc. But you can blame the radio programmers in part. Back then, when you got less air play you got less attention.
Forgive me, I'm 24. BUT, I've listened to more of The Cars than I've listened to The Beatles, Stones, etc combined. But that's a story for another day;)
+BigBadBampa Let me be your assistant, 1984 was THE highlight year of my best decade, i would even exchange my "whatever remaining time" for just ONE month of 1984, it was just another life on another planet and i was simply invincible (or at least that's how i felt, at the end of the day alll that matters is the feeling ;-))
King Without A Crown I here ya M8 I myself was also indestructible in good shape and 20-21 years old. Now I am 51 and in failing health ... If I knew how bad getting old was I would have stayed in my 20's lol
BigBadBampa Same here bro, actually my back kills me right now (i'm not even overweight, i couldn't afford that even if i wanted to with the bloody back of mine), these are the results of sports, i should hear to good old Churchill's quote "sports are murder" ;-D And all the crashes with the motorbike in the 80's of course ;-D , didn't realize "then" that someday i would pay the price for it. And yes we probably should better follow the motto "die young and leave a beautiful corpse", but i guess it's a bit too late for that now. Actually i could stand everything if the world wouldn't be so extremely boring and uncool nowadays, i mean...even my parents had more fun in the 80's than the 20-25 years kids nowadays. I wouldn't exchange my 80's and 90's life experiences for being a 20 years old nowadays, not even for a spine of steel ;-D Stay cool & noble mate and ROCK ON ! ;-)
King Without A Crown Yet again I here ya M8 3 back ops last one was a fusion fused disks in my neck and two heart attacks.... Wouldn't change a thing though lol Well I would probably done a turn in the service.... maybe. About kids now a day's...... I have met a few that we would have used to call plonkers. and more then a few outright bell ends and I don't mean from Worcestershire. lol
Totally loved this band from ages 16 to 22....awesome memories listening to every lil click, beat n sound they are so famous for 💙 keep jammin Ric n Ben
Since you're gone The nights are gettin' strange Since you're gone Well, nothing's makin' any sense Since you're gone I stumbled in the shade Since you're gone Everything's in perfect tense, well I can't help it When you fall apart And I can't help it Guess you better start That is forgettin' about you (since you're gone) Since you're gone Nights are gettin' strange (since you're gone) Since you're gone Thrownin' it all away (since you're gone) Since you're gone The nights are gettin' strange (since you're gone) Since you're gone Thrownin' it all away I can't help it Everything's a mess I can't help it You're so treacherous When it comes, to tenderness (Since you're gone) I can't help it Everything's a mess I can't help it You're so treacherous Oh, where's that tenderness? Since you're gone I missed the peak sensation (Since you're gone) Since you're gone I took the big vacation (Since you're gone) Well, never feel sedate Well, the moonlight ain't so great (Since you're gone) Since you're gone Well, I've thrown it all away (since you're gone) When the night Strange I've thrown it all away (since you're gone) Well, since you're gone (since you're gone) Since you're gone Since you're gone (since you're gone) I've thrown it all away (since you're gone)
RIP Rick Ocasek. I heard this song playing in the supermarket Saturday and woke up with it in my head Sunday morning. This was before hearing of his death.
Ric was incredible. He knew just what song to lead & sing & what song for Ben to be lead vocals. What a mastermind. The songs The Cars put out will last a lifetime. Thank you to the band The Cars. Well done
This is one of the bands that defined my life as a teenager in the early 1980's. In the mid 1990's I was privileged to live and manage a Gramercy Park, NY restaurant where they were frequent visitors. I spent time with Paulina (Mrs Ocasek) at the Union Square dog run where she would bring their dog Dexter (a beautiful King Cavalier Spaniel) to play. They were and always will be a beautiful memory in an unforgettable time of my life. I love The Cars, and I will forever cherish having my path cross theirs, even briefly. I frequently would see Ric at the local grocery store buying eggs and milk and cereal for his family. I told him how his band and his music shaped my life. He was gracious and courteous and was not at all offended by being recognized. My heart goes out to his family at a time which can only be described as a devastating loss. His music will live on forever.
Ben. Since your gone, the Cars are not the same. Since your gone our hearts go unexplained. Since your gone. The world is less a flame, since your gone, I can't explain.
+deGroot Klyde Heard this on Flashback with Matt Pinfield (rock & rolls original time machine) this Sunday morning, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Still thinking of Ben's talent. RIP great singer and songwriter
Man, I know The Cars were before The Cure’s mid-late 80s sound, but this song just gives off a bit of Cure vibes, especially in some of the vocal deliveries by Ric Ocasek
THANK U... Rick O. used to do jam sessions with Iggy Pop back in 76' so YEAH.... R-n-R Hall of Shame has been a REAL let down and A DISCREDIT And A SHAM to ALL who REALLY LIVED and BREATHHED ROCK-N-ROLL as THEIR LIVES BLOOD and A BADGE OF RESPECT! Not YOUR Net ticket Sales and Financial Growth B.S.!💣💥😡STAY GOLD and This WILL NEVER GO "OUT OF STYLE"or "NOT" BE ENJOYED BY ALL!
@@Utubesux feel good music man when I want to feel good this is what I listen to. And they don't have just a couple songs, every song. Albums and albums full of songs!!! The most underrated band in the world.
Just a masterpiece. The video is funny but the music is just wow. As a drummer and at 54 I appreciate these guys more and more everyday…grew up on them. My Beatles
I'm 54 too. I've loved The Cars since I was 14. The clerk at the record store told me drums on Candeo was phenomenal. It was as you know. They are fucking great!
@@jamesdavison8709 they started in 76 and their first two records were released in 78 and 79, respectively. This type of musicianship is a product of the 70's.
I would not trade my High School years 1981-85 for anything except for the chance to do it all one more time. Ric and his band mates played as huge of a role in teen life during the iconic 80's.
1979 - 1983 here, but was a music crazed kid from age 5 (Born in 65) , so the early 1970s through about 1998 are my favorite years. I LOVE The CARS especially!! RIP RO and BO !
My wife died three years ago on 12 of Dec 2020. I love the eighties middle class home. Home is what I lost when she left. This song helped me not take my own life those first few years. I miss you Nancy B.
Lost mine 09-13-19 I know what your going through. It's so heavy. Stay strong. One day at a time. I would talk privately if you ever would want. I just don't know anybody who really "gets it". Hope you are doing well regardless.
edit: 9-17-22 My wife passed in 2017. I was in horrible shape for so long my friends. "Feeling stronger everyday" by Chicago is always my follow up track. I was a sad lonely man. Thank you life. Thank you cars.
Probably my favorite Cars song. The lyric ‘… the moonlight ain’t so great’ and ‘took the big vacation’ say it so vividly. Easton is such a great guitar player.
The music in Heaven just keeps on getting better and better. Unfortunately, we're stuck here on earth and the music just keeps on getting shittier and shittier! RIP, Ric and thanks for the great 80's memories.
@@jimmjohnson1416 Yeah, good point. At least we got to experience music when it was still good unlike a lot of the garbage that’s come out in the past few decades!
Ric, may you R.I.P. 😔 The Car's music is legendary 80's music. Thanks Ric for all the music you gave us brother. You are a legend! AND WILL GO WATCH "LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN" BECAUSE THERES ALOT OF YOUR MUSIC ON THAT MOVIE SOUNDTRACK!!! ...Thanks for all the good times music CARS!!!
I do the same for my Grandkids especially the Granddaughter I keep full time just turned 11 months last week so yeah we watch music videos together and she enjoys them really well. 70s and 80s and 90s. Our Children And Grandchildren Plus The Music We Enjoyed Is A BLESSING From JESUS.
The Cars are as iconic a band to me as there was in the late 70's to the mid 80's. When memories of high school come up, The Cars music and vibe are right there with those memories and when i here a song by them some high school memory always follows. My teenage days in the midwest theme song at my H.S. was "Let the good times roll". The link with Fast times at Ridgemont High soldified there history with teens everywhere and not just the midwest as i had presumed. Moving in stereo is to The Cars what Tom Saywer is to Rush. The irony of 2 of the best bands in that same era still being played today on stations yet taking so long to be inducted in R & R Hall of Fame is almost irritating if you really think about it. Both bands also showed longevity so not to mistake them with other 1 or 2 album bands. I think i was pretty lucky to grow up listening to such talented musicians/writers with there own unique styles and attitudes
Elliott Easton was such a great and underrated guitar player. I know Cars fans think the sound was based around Hawkes on Keyboards and Orr on bass but Easton's riffs were great.
Totally agree, Matt. I grew up where Ben is buried. Will be going to his grave this Friday, September 8th, to wish him a Happy Birthday. Such a great talent.
Matt Kincade guitar solo is unbelievable. Sounds like horn and keyboards mixed in. The tone is so wailing and almost like it’s crying. Unless I’m naive and it’s not just guitar. The bassline and Ben’s background vocals my favorite part.
I love everything about this band. This song is awesome. They make the MOST out of EVERY SINGLE INSTRUMENT. Even the bass line in this song, which isn't complex, adds so much to the finished product. And, those guitar solos are freaking awesome. BTW, miss Ben Orr like crazy. RIP Ben.
perfect 1981 was a whole different era miss those days and music nothing is for real today...even people have changed so much sad to say.....have a good day- thanks utube
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I lost my wife of 27 years on Dec 11, after she battled cancer for 4.5 years. She was only 57. I miss her desperately. We both loved these guys since 1978. Now I can't listen without losing it. Especially this song. I love you Nancy. I miss you so so much
I'm sure she misses you as well and is watching from above.
So sorry for your loss.
She & you have great taste.
Growing up in Scotland, very few people knew about this song.
I loved it then. I love it now.
Try to a bit of happiness every day.
I’m so sorry for your loss! 😢
❤💔❤
Stay strong!
The guitar is fantastic.
Easton Ocasik
A masterpiece
I think this might be the best video of all time.... Not to mention how great the song is
I heard this song to day (2024) and remember it playing on Mtv in the early days. I had to go watch the video and it really is a great one. They topped it with "You might think" in 1984.
Anyone with exceptional taste in music still listening in 2024?
❤
No I'm here against my own will. Please help.
Hi I recommend an Indie song & video That's called 'Life changes' by Robert Nix
Yeeeeeerr
AMEN
Criminally underrated guitar god: Elliot Easton
@@acebragg5559 Prince also and I'm a metal head lol
he not Beck or Clapton but ok if you say he good
Hi I recommend an Indie song & video That's called 'Life changes' by Robert Nix
Agree. It's the composition that gets me - just enough of each instrument, with a perfectly tempo'd back beat. There's and art to it largely (but thankfully not completely) lost today.
Truth
God what good music there was in the late 70's -earley 80's....
I wonder if The Cars knew how much we loved them? They were quietly one of the best bands us kids from the 80's grew up with. I love how all the movies from the 80's included at least one song of theirs. You HAD too, they define that time, and were one of the few bands that crossed the musical boundries of rock, punk, and alternative.
Well said... always loved this group
So Underrated, and So Missed.
They rocked
I AM 52 AND I SEEN ALOT OF THESE BANDS THE PROBLEM THERE NO MAIN STREAM RADIO STATION TO PLAY THESE GREAT BANDS AND SONGS , I HAVE 96 WCMF BUT KIDS DONT LISTEN TO THE RADIO , WHAT HAPPEN TO SOUNDTRACKS ? YES YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE 80 CHANNEL IF YOU HAVE IT BUT SOME OF THESE SONG ARE FROM THE LATE 70S AND POEPLE THINK DISCO NOT SAYING THERE NO GOOD DISCO SONGS BUT THERE NOTHING LIKE A SAT AFTER NOON BEING LAZY AND HEARING GREAT TUNES THAT WE GROW UP WITH , FACE IT WHERE OLD AND PEOPLE DONT CARE BUT WE KNOW WHAT WAS GREAT AND STILL IS .LOL
I was just talking my sister about The Cars and The Cure, it seemed like as soon as we hear either one, we are automatically in 1980-something and it's a John Hughes movie. Magical songs for a magical time. Thank you gentlemen for my musical diary. Rest in peace.
This song is a masterpiece..
It was a privilege for me to have lived in the 80's...
💥💥💥
I was born in 69 and my entire teens were spent in the 80’s. I thank God I can remember those days. We are blessed experiencing that decade in our youth..
@@steve-rw7ty The 80’s as a teenager rocked.
Best memories!! I feel bad for my kids,this generation ( not all) are ……
100%
The cars and Van Halen debuted the same year. Great year.
The Cars and Boston debuted the same year and both were at that time from Boston MA,and both had debut albums which basically became greatest hits. Amazing for a first record.
We fought over who was best VH or the cars
Cars are Hall of Fame material
That’s why they’re in 😮
Quit worrying about how old you are and who’s still listening - this is timeless
That's right.
EXACTLY......
Hi I recommend an Indie song & video That's called 'Life changes' by Robert Nix
💯
Darnn these guys were/are fantastic. Always loved that heel-clicking intro.
The cars were ahead of their time , 🐐's
I just love the line "Since you're gone, the moonlight ain't so great".
“ Since you’re gone … well nothings makin sense “
The memories bring me to tears.
25 of our 33 years was her depression, hoarding and out of control spending. Emotional disconnect and spiritually gone is the most painful. Stuck around for my children's sake.
Kid's today have no clue what good music really is.
The kids are alright
And you have no clue when not to use an apostrophe.
Kids will be kids, Let it be
Enjoy the best music.
@@rw7327 Yep. And I remember my older brother's hippie friends talking about how The Cars sucked and weren't good like 60s music. They became what Pete Townsend was railing about in My Generation, a great irony.
RIP the two members of The Cars
Ric Ocasek (March 23, 1944 - September 15, 2019), aged 75
Benjamin Orr (September 8, 1947 - October 3, 2000), aged 53
You both will always be remembered as legends.
Happy Birthday Ric. Rest In Peace 3/23/22.
The Cars Cleveland connection
What happened to Orralazinsky
@user-zd3gk5ht4m prostate cancer I believe
@@GeradBarronPancreatic cancer.
One of those underappreciated Cars songs that I love to death. Thank you for all the music. Rest in Peace.
💜
Very under rat3d yes
No way under appreciated.😂
We no longer gotta rely on dj’s to play em. We can appreciate all we want now 🎹
I love you ❤️💕😘 do you love me?
the guitar solo is just perfect. one of those perfect note for note solos. lends itself well to a perfect song
My only complaint about the Cars is they had 13 more years while Ben was alive and they could have given us maybe another 4 or 6 albums.
I can’t explain how much that statement made me feel good.
Well...I would think that would have been Rics job. Just thinking.
Way ahead of the times. Fun. Clean cut. Humble dedicated musicians. They handled the fame, the money, the drug scene, the media, the fans, the commercialism, MTv was new, videos nusic was new. They really were 5 Talented musicians, each no more important than the other, this band really was the ultimate. Ben gone almost a quarter of a century. Ric's unexpected passing,. Thank you David, Greg and Elliot for being integral parts of the whole band, the whole scene. Thanks for growing up and old with us. THE CARS FOREVER. IMMORTAL ON FILM AND RECORDINGS FOREVER. GENERATION EXPOSURE STILL YET TO COME......
God bless. What a great post.
:)
I couldn't have said it better myself ! The first band that was on my Radar 1978
I couldn't agree with you more it was an honor to grow up in the 80s and I believe the cars didn't get enough recognition they handled the fortune and fame.... They handled it
Great post!
Remember when the music industry had real musicians?
Yep it's all I listen to. Real music
Pepperidge Farms remembers…😢
Remember when the band sounded exactly the same in concert as they did on the album?
@UKBIGBLUENATION1 they can still sound the same, just lip-sync, no one will know.
@@Smokethemifyagotthem nah lip sucking sucks oops I mean lip syncing is just wrong ask TMS
The cars were such an iconic band when I was growing up. Still listening today
They were a radio hit AND an Mtv hit.
Rest in peace, Ric. The Cars have been a huge part of my personal soundtrack my entire life. What a terrible loss.
Ric lives on through his music-let's crank this one up now.
Same. The Cars were the best. ❤
Me too, I adored the in the late seventies and still do. Lovely sound.
He took 'the big vacation'. R.I.P.
F.U. These bands either knew or should have known that getting involved in drugs is irresponsible in the same way employment law OSHA works. I have no sympathy they are irresponsible and get no respect from me. F*** you
80s cruising...wondering how red my eyes were.
Man I so miss the 80s vibe of happiness and chilling
The music from that decade just hits different. It was, and still is, absolutely epic.
Rip sir, thanks for the great songs.
since your gone we havent been the same!! RIP rick ocasek ( did not know he was 75 !! )
This is really the first song that got
My musical taste going. I lied cheated and stole, to get those tickets, for the cars on the road 82
Tour .
since your'e gon' .....since your'e gon'
RIP Ric Ocasek & Benjamin Orr.
dear ric and ben we have not been the same since youve been gone, and we ve never felt sedate RIP ric and ben
18 Sept 2024 .. this track rocks ... that tap dancing rhythm ... under-rated
My Beautiful Mother passed away on Sunday and my first time to put the radio on in my car was Tuesday this song was on. Only caught the last 1 minute but I was blown away.
I was crying but it was beautiful in a way.
I am writing this on Friday.
My condolences for your loss 😢
🙏🏼😢❤️
Love that initial guitar line.
The Cars are often thought of as a 80's band. They were in fact a 70's band. They did define a generation. They were without a doubt, one of the best studio bands ever! Live performances weren't exciting, but it's not their fault, that just wasn't what they were about. I still can't help but listen whenever their songs are played. I think they knew how much they were appreciated.
Yes they were 70's but their music transcended decadal shifts. My absolute favourite was Let's go.
Fuck Yeah
First release 1978 . That album was Kool az, pfujk. Remember, Moving in stero?
@@randybonner9870 Band started 1976, yes first album 2 years later. MOVING IN STEREO, best cut on the album! Of course Phoebe Cates didn't do any harm to the the song in Fast Times.
@@randybonner9870 Epic album it was. Still my favourite.
ELLIOT EASTON IS BY FAR THE BEST GUITARIST EVER!
These guys were light years ahead of everyone else
This music
Is still cutting edge
All the rifts
Change up s
Yet still holding the beat
So much talent at
So young an age
Thanks guys
👋
and the rim shots
Being young in the 80's was a great time.....
Love this song, always give me chills when I hear it, one of the 80's best songs. So many good memories.
Amen
I was born in 87 but it seems like a cool time. except for the hair
No, man, the hair was the best! And I grew up on Long Island, the HOME OF BIG HAIR!!!
RIP Ric. Reunited with Ben Orr in heaven. Thanks for your gift of music.
Ben Orr the greatest ever now has his pal back :)
RIGHT!!!
we missed the peak sensation wout you
they both took the big vacation!!
You know heaven is an occult myth right?
This song is perfection from the very first beat to the last! Could listen to this on repeat & never get tired of it.
Same
Me too!!
I listened to this song several times in a row
Agreed!!!! I'm on third repeat now
It sounds like bottles clicking in the biggining very unique song
Love the cars, unique band, have their own sound. Actually played their instruments. What?
Back when MTV actually showed really good videos. Thanks Rick for getting me thru puberty. RIP
Exactly. MTV was the best back in the day. Sucks now
It's Spelled Ric.
@Michael H. Shut Up
@Michael H. I don't give a fuck. Shut the fucking fuck up.
This was before mtv
Who's listening to this Gem in July 2024? 😊
My friend and I were jamming out
Being from the Boston area, we got flooded with J'Geils, Aerosmith, The Cars, Del Feugoes..other local bands...It all seemed to become back round music...Now, going back to all those bands, I realize how great they all were..
Amen brother.
WBCN used to feature local bands and helped the Cars and others. Miss the bonfire keg parties in NH at the time.
That was a Great time to be
in Bean town.
I thought I was done with this but apparently I'm forever destined to be in perfect tense
@@crewposter997
August!!
One of the greatest bands ever!
Same here Tom
Yes!
RIP Ric. One of my favorite Cars tunes from my high school years.
Indeed!
Me too
Me 3.
yep!
same here bud.
My favorite Cars song. So happy Ric lived to see The Cars inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame... RIP
Long overdue
What high-school student didnt love The Cars in the 70s, The Cars in 78 and Candy'O in 79 was huge albums! Great song!
@@jeffvikings6240 i remember those 2 albums from my brother who is 4 years older than me. I was 13 and 14 then. I bought shake it up in 81. Loved the whole album. Im now 58. Wow what memories.
Such a great band. Loving them 40 years now. Wish I could have seen them in concert back in the day. One of my all time favorite groups.
I was lucky to have seen them,blondie, 80,s rocked
I AM FROM NEW ENGLAND I WENT AND SAW THEM AT OVER 20 DIFFERENT SHOWS FROM 1977-1984 BOSTON,WORCESTER,HARTFOD,SPRINGFIELD,PROVIDENCE, MANCHESTER,BURLINGTON,MANCHESTER,CAPE COD,OGUNQUIT,,BRIDGEPORT ❤😊😊
Rarly seen Classic MTV video from 1981 Awesome 👌.
These guys are so underrated. Top 10 band all time
These guys were NEVER underrated
RimeTime I guess it's how you look at things. Guitar solos in songs by The Cars are very overlooked, and it's been said in music publications. Also, These guys had a very different sounds for modern rock bands in the late 70s. That and sadly, these guys weren't able to conquer Europe or other territories. So I'd say they're pretty underrated. Not that they weren't successful, It just doesn't seem that they're categorized with other BIG NAME bands. Just a thought, though...
Daniel Hunt If someone found them to be underrated then they were not alive when this song came out back in 1982. The cars were huge in the USA.
CartoonsAndGameShows Shake it up (as a single) went to number 10 in Austrailia. And up to number 10 in France. At times they were on the charts
around the world. You underestimated their range. But as for conquering bands, yeah they did not have the impact like conquering bands such as Led Zeppelin,
the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Van Halen - etc. But you can blame the radio programmers in part. Back then, when you got less air play you got less attention.
Forgive me, I'm 24.
BUT, I've listened to more of The Cars than I've listened to The Beatles, Stones, etc combined. But that's a story for another day;)
Early eighties - kids listen, this is the stuff of dreams. Video was a new medium.
May she always be with peace and Love ❤️
Everything this band did was just so f-ing COOL! Rip Ric
RIP Ric and Ben!! Thanks for leaving us with the memories of all the talent you gave us! So sad you both will be missed!!
The Cars always manage to find a way back into my life… this song is pure sweet bliss in my eyes.
man the cars are one of my favorite bands, glad I was lucky enough to grow up in the 80's
I would happily give up whatever remaining time I have to go back to 1984 .
+BigBadBampa Let me be your assistant, 1984 was THE highlight year of my best decade, i would even exchange my "whatever remaining time" for just ONE month of 1984, it was just another life on another planet and i was simply invincible (or at least that's how i felt, at the end of the day alll that matters is the feeling ;-))
King Without A Crown
I here ya M8 I myself was also indestructible in good shape and 20-21 years old. Now I am 51 and in failing health ... If I knew how bad getting old was I would have stayed in my 20's lol
BigBadBampa Same here bro, actually my back kills me right now (i'm not even overweight, i couldn't afford that even if i wanted to with the bloody back of mine), these are the results of sports, i should hear to good old Churchill's quote "sports are murder" ;-D And all the crashes with the motorbike in the 80's of course ;-D , didn't realize "then" that someday i would pay the price for it. And yes we probably should better follow the motto "die young and leave a beautiful corpse", but i guess it's a bit too late for that now. Actually i could stand everything if the world wouldn't be so extremely boring and uncool nowadays, i mean...even my parents had more fun in the 80's than the 20-25 years kids nowadays. I wouldn't exchange my 80's and 90's life experiences for being a 20 years old nowadays, not even for a spine of steel ;-D
Stay cool & noble mate and ROCK ON ! ;-)
King Without A Crown
Yet again I here ya M8 3 back ops last one was a fusion fused disks in my neck and two heart attacks.... Wouldn't change a thing though lol Well I would probably done a turn in the service.... maybe. About kids now a day's...... I have met a few that we would have used to call plonkers. and more then a few outright bell ends and I don't mean from Worcestershire. lol
11-29-24 I love the unique sound of The Cars.
Miss my mom
❤ prayers 🙏🏽
Rest in Peace
Ric Ocasek & Benjamin Orr.
DodgerFan1988 I can’t believe they’re both gone. Being from Boston the Cars were a huge part of my life.
they are jamming together
Totally loved this band from ages 16 to 22....awesome memories listening to every lil click, beat n sound they are so famous for 💙 keep jammin Ric n Ben
My feature ski movie that I hope to make will feature this band prominently.
♥️
Thank You 🙏
Ric and Benjamin Orr
The Cars 🚗 Will Always Be a Big Part of My Life!!!
Since you're gone
The nights are gettin' strange
Since you're gone
Well, nothing's makin' any sense
Since you're gone
I stumbled in the shade
Since you're gone
Everything's in perfect tense, well
I can't help it
When you fall apart
And I can't help it
Guess you better start
That is forgettin' about you (since you're gone)
Since you're gone
Nights are gettin' strange (since you're gone)
Since you're gone
Thrownin' it all away (since you're gone)
Since you're gone
The nights are gettin' strange (since you're gone)
Since you're gone
Thrownin' it all away
I can't help it
Everything's a mess
I can't help it
You're so treacherous
When it comes, to tenderness
(Since you're gone)
I can't help it
Everything's a mess
I can't help it
You're so treacherous
Oh, where's that tenderness?
Since you're gone
I missed the peak sensation
(Since you're gone)
Since you're gone
I took the big vacation
(Since you're gone)
Well, never feel sedate
Well, the moonlight ain't so great
(Since you're gone)
Since you're gone
Well, I've thrown it all away (since you're gone)
When the night
Strange
I've thrown it all away (since you're gone)
Well, since you're gone (since you're gone)
Since you're gone
Since you're gone (since you're gone)
I've thrown it all away (since you're gone)
RIP Rick Ocasek. I heard this song playing in the supermarket Saturday and woke up with it in my head Sunday morning. This was before hearing of his death.
ActionAimz RIC u FUC
@@MrBiggysmalls87 Don't be a douche. This isn't the time to be petty.
Cold Case.
RIP Mr Ocasek...talk about the soundtrack of my childhood, thanks for all the memories of simpler times. 💙
Ric was incredible. He knew just what song to lead & sing & what song for Ben to be lead vocals. What a mastermind. The songs The Cars put out will last a lifetime. Thank you to the band The Cars. Well done
One of the best guitar solos by Elliot Easton.
Can't believe I only now just noticed he's a southpaw.
I LOVE his guitar work.
@@xpcvrqff oh sh--- you're right! Him & Hendrix, salutes the southpaws.
Jeeezz when I wrote this I had no idea hours later...RIP (Rise In Power) Ric. Thank you for The Cars and helping bring Bad Brains to the wider public.
Channelling Robert Fripp
R I P glad they got to see the hall of fame induction
Well, Ric did. Unfortunately, Benjamin didn't.
@@terryc.3390 so true and sad
fucking ridiculous it took so long
I'm so glad they got it! ❤
RRHOF is joke.
These guys were fn awesome. One of the first groups that made me fall in love with music.
I SMOKED A LOT OF WEED LISTENING TO THESE MEN PURE BADASS RIP
This is one of the bands that defined my life as a teenager in the early 1980's. In the mid 1990's I was privileged to live and manage a Gramercy Park, NY restaurant where they were frequent visitors. I spent time with Paulina (Mrs Ocasek) at the Union Square dog run where she would bring their dog Dexter (a beautiful King Cavalier Spaniel) to play. They were and always will be a beautiful memory in an unforgettable time of my life. I love The Cars, and I will forever cherish having my path cross theirs, even briefly. I frequently would see Ric at the local grocery store buying eggs and milk and cereal for his family. I told him how his band and his music shaped my life. He was gracious and courteous and was not at all offended by being recognized. My heart goes out to his family at a time which can only be described as a devastating loss. His music will live on forever.
Wow, thanx for those memories...
Ben. Since your gone, the Cars are not the same. Since your gone our hearts go unexplained. Since your gone. The world is less a flame, since your gone, I can't explain.
+deGroot Klyde Heard this on Flashback with Matt Pinfield (rock & rolls original time machine) this Sunday morning, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Still thinking of Ben's talent. RIP great singer and songwriter
deGroot Klyde Composer...deGroot !
We cruise Hollywood Blvd cranking up these bad ass boys 80’s rock
Cruising in my jeep jk top down doors off cars blasting perfect day for an old fart from the eighties
@@davidnichols7485 good times. I don't think there was 1 bad song. each 1 had cool sound
Man, I know The Cars were before The Cure’s mid-late 80s sound, but this song just gives off a bit of Cure vibes, especially in some of the vocal deliveries by Ric Ocasek
finally the cars in the2018 rock and roll hall of fame long over due..
Took this long??? Fucking travesty man
way long overdue man
THANK U... Rick O. used to do jam sessions with Iggy Pop back in 76' so YEAH....
R-n-R Hall of Shame has been a REAL let down and A DISCREDIT And A SHAM to ALL who REALLY LIVED and BREATHHED ROCK-N-ROLL as THEIR LIVES BLOOD and A BADGE OF RESPECT! Not YOUR Net ticket Sales and Financial Growth B.S.!💣💥😡STAY GOLD and This WILL NEVER GO "OUT
OF STYLE"or "NOT" BE ENJOYED BY ALL!
@@Utubesux feel good music man when I want to feel good this is what I listen to. And they don't have just a couple songs, every song. Albums and albums full of songs!!! The most underrated band in the world.
absolutely!
80's jewel , the unique vocals of Ric Ocasek. I want my MTV , hahaha.
Badass band, totally unique, we miss them big time.
Since you're gone. I had to say goodbye and thanks for the music.
Just a masterpiece. The video is funny but the music is just wow. As a drummer and at 54 I appreciate these guys more and more everyday…grew up on them. My Beatles
Totally agree This song is a freaking work of art
As a former drummer at 51 I couldn’t agree more. 🥁
The Cars, an awesome eighties band
I'm 54 too. I've loved The Cars since I was 14. The clerk at the record store told me drums on Candeo was phenomenal. It was as you know. They are fucking great!
@@jamesdavison8709 they started in 76 and their first two records were released in 78 and 79, respectively. This type of musicianship is a product of the 70's.
If I had to pick one song, I couldn't do it.This is up at the top of Cars song's, though.O.K.the best.ha ha
I would not trade my High School years 1981-85 for anything except for the chance to do it all one more time. Ric and his band mates played as huge of a role in teen life during the iconic 80's.
Beautifully put,same here, class of 88
83-87
86 to 89... great times... too bad the Democrats and way too much technology are screwing shtuff up for the kids today!
'80-'84 for me...agreed👍🏻
1979 - 1983 here, but was a music crazed kid from age 5 (Born in 65) , so the early 1970s through about 1998 are my favorite years. I LOVE The CARS especially!! RIP RO and BO !
A great band that doesn't get played enough anymore
I like the addition of the tap shoes. There was a lot of creativity back then. Artists did a lot with a little.
Just glad I was a teenager in the 80's great videos and music!
what a time it was!
Yes I was a teenager then too. Remember getting Panorama on 8 track
No shit
The Cars were a big part of the soundtrack of my youth too.👍
Me too! 😃
My wife died three years ago on 12 of Dec 2020. I love the eighties middle class home. Home is what I lost when she left. This song helped me not take my own life those first few years. I miss you Nancy B.
Lost mine 09-13-19
I know what your going through.
It's so heavy. Stay strong. One day at a time.
I would talk privately if you ever would want.
I just don't know anybody who really "gets it".
Hope you are doing well regardless.
edit: 9-17-22 My wife passed in 2017. I was in horrible shape for so long my friends. "Feeling stronger everyday" by Chicago is always my follow up track.
I was a sad lonely man. Thank you life. Thank you cars.
Sincere condolences my brother
doesn't get much better.
RIP Ric Ocasek! There was a mom named Sancha Gahn in my hometown, and we kids always sang her name to the tune of "Since You're Gone" 😀😢💔
Middle name ‘Bean’? RIP x
😍😍😍😍
this gave me quite a laugh, thank you
Well ill remember that forever now. Lol
that's cute
Your songs would make me smile even on a bad day. They're truly magic. And this one is among the very top of my list. RIP Ric.
I agree, its uplifting and happy music😅.
“I’ve thrown it all away since your one.”
Keep healing man.
Thanks for the music. RIP
RIP Ric Ocasek. I am sure you have now been reunited with Benjamin Orr.
reunited w ben!! where i am sure they are making music!! since your gone we never felt sedate
Layla, I hope they are jamming in the afterlife!
@@jasontodd8071 I am sure of it!
@mike derocco I disagree with you but thanks! ;)
@mike derocco With faith you don't need all the facts or answers. God bless you.
Probably my favorite Cars song. The lyric ‘… the moonlight ain’t so great’ and ‘took the big vacation’ say it so vividly. Easton is such a great guitar player.
Just another reminder time stops for no one. RIP Ric.
I can't help it everything's a mess !! So true ; R.I.P. Ric😭
Cold Case.
The music in Heaven just keeps on getting better and better. Unfortunately, we're stuck here on earth and the music just keeps on getting shittier and shittier!
RIP, Ric and thanks for the great 80's memories.
So true
Still, count yourself lucky that you experienced the music in heaven without having to die for the privilege (same for me).
@@jimmjohnson1416 Yeah, good point. At least we got to experience music when it was still good unlike a lot of the garbage that’s come out in the past few decades!
Wow this dazzling awesome rock song, this emotionally wounding reawakening of past memories, still alive and instantly relatable.
Ric, may you R.I.P. 😔 The Car's music is legendary 80's music. Thanks Ric for all the music you gave us brother. You are a legend! AND WILL GO WATCH "LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN" BECAUSE THERES ALOT OF YOUR MUSIC ON THAT MOVIE SOUNDTRACK!!! ...Thanks for all the good times music CARS!!!
Love that movie and the soundtrack is an extra bonus.
RIP. Now you're with Ben. Thank you for all the happy memories of watching your videos on MTV.
I'm having a blast playing these songs for my 5 grandkids, hits from the 70's, 80's, 90's! Thanks for the video❤👍🏻
I do the same for my Grandkids especially the Granddaughter I keep full time just turned 11 months last week so yeah we watch music videos together and she enjoys them really well. 70s and 80s and 90s. Our Children And Grandchildren Plus The Music We Enjoyed Is A BLESSING From JESUS.
The Cars are as iconic a band to me as there was in the late 70's to the mid 80's. When memories of high school come up, The Cars music and vibe are right there with those memories and when i here a song by them some high school memory always follows. My teenage days in the midwest theme song at my H.S. was "Let the good times roll". The link with Fast times at Ridgemont High soldified there history with teens everywhere and not just the midwest as i had presumed. Moving in stereo is to The Cars what Tom Saywer is to Rush. The irony of 2 of the best bands in that same era still being played today on stations yet taking so long to be inducted in R & R Hall of Fame is almost irritating if you really think about it. Both bands also showed longevity so not to mistake them with other 1 or 2 album bands. I think i was pretty lucky to grow up listening to such talented musicians/writers with there own unique styles and attitudes
Yeah, they were really great, weren't they?
My favorite Cars song....omg I love the sound of that guitar
I agree fully!
Elliott Easton was such a great and underrated guitar player. I know Cars fans think the sound was based around Hawkes on Keyboards and Orr on bass but Easton's riffs were great.
Jim BearNJ Elliot is a guitar master. EVH hated him for some reason.
Totally agree, Matt. I grew up where Ben is buried. Will be going to his grave this Friday, September 8th, to wish him a Happy Birthday. Such a great talent.
Matt Kincade guitar solo is unbelievable. Sounds like horn and keyboards mixed in. The tone is so wailing and almost like it’s crying. Unless I’m naive and it’s not just guitar. The bassline and Ben’s background vocals my favorite part.
Sending this up to heaven for my husband keith....I can't help it..everything's a mess
I love everything about this band. This song is awesome. They make the MOST out of EVERY SINGLE INSTRUMENT. Even the bass line in this song, which isn't complex, adds so much to the finished product. And, those guitar solos are freaking awesome. BTW, miss Ben Orr like crazy. RIP Ben.
Best listening thru real headphones really loud in the dark...
You nailed it: "They make the MOST out of EVERY SINGLE INSTRUMENT. " Coincidentally, I had the same assessment in my comment somewhere up this thread.
Ric is with Ben now - go play some kick ass music up there!
This song is so beautiful and deeply emotional. I feel like crying & I never cry
RIP Ric Ocasek, thank you for the tunes that can be jammed generation to generation!
perfect 1981 was a whole different era miss those days and music nothing is for real today...even people have changed so much sad to say.....have a good day- thanks utube
@Justin Time You guys better get a mullet , for old times sake~!