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  • The Car performed September 28, 1979
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Комментарии • 191

  • @johnpecoraro1720
    @johnpecoraro1720 7 месяцев назад +72

    Elliot Easton is so bad ass!

    • @marcillioficino4663
      @marcillioficino4663 3 месяца назад +5

      Very tasty guitar licks.

    • @ShadesOClarity
      @ShadesOClarity 15 дней назад +3

      @@marcillioficino4663 Super underrated. I agree. His licks were super tasty.

  • @planomathandscience
    @planomathandscience 8 месяцев назад +52

    Orr sang all their best stuff.

    • @pretzellogic101
      @pretzellogic101 3 месяца назад +10

      Yeah. I remember that Ric once said something like "If it's a good song, I sing it. If it's a great song, Ben sings it.

    • @ForceWinds3
      @ForceWinds3 Месяц назад

      🎯

    • @ForceWinds3
      @ForceWinds3 Месяц назад

      🎯

  • @rebeccawagner4167
    @rebeccawagner4167 4 дня назад +2

    I love the Midnight Special, cause it was a way to watch your favorite rock groups and enjoy the music 🎶 🎵 you loved to hear. I'm grateful for growing up in this amazing time.

  • @HoursaDay
    @HoursaDay 8 месяцев назад +46

    Benjamin Orr was so 🤘💃

    • @chrisnemec5644
      @chrisnemec5644 8 месяцев назад +4

      RIP Ben Orr.

    • @vap0rland
      @vap0rland 3 месяца назад +3

      if debbie harry had been a dude . . .

  • @lisamccall3258
    @lisamccall3258 Месяц назад +7

    Ben orr a mysterious talented guy, he rocked

  • @boataxe4605
    @boataxe4605 5 месяцев назад +51

    As a younger person who loved long guitar solos (and still do) I underestimated how good and how tasteful Elliot was. I get it now.

    • @ldenorio
      @ldenorio 5 месяцев назад +1

      i agree

    • @pc2414
      @pc2414 4 месяца назад

      @@ldenorio He was a beast!!

    • @ttrcyttrcy1662
      @ttrcyttrcy1662 3 месяца назад +1

      I wish this solo was longer.

  • @Ibrian8888
    @Ibrian8888 8 месяцев назад +67

    His voice is mind boggling

    • @jennbaronas6766
      @jennbaronas6766 8 месяцев назад +5

      💯. Fantastic band but Ben’s voice puts this one over the top, IMO.

    • @kelseymariel2127
      @kelseymariel2127 8 месяцев назад +10

      The rest of him ain’t bad either

    • @mnoir8888
      @mnoir8888 7 месяцев назад +9

      He’s the complete package, imo.

    • @misterwirez7731
      @misterwirez7731 7 месяцев назад +8

      Ben Orr was a baritone like Jim Morrison, but Ben could hit the high ones too. Fantastic range.

    • @floyd6545
      @floyd6545 5 месяцев назад +2

      Kinda has a Bowie sound.

  • @jtmichaelson
    @jtmichaelson 8 месяцев назад +29

    As much as I love Heartbeat City, Shake It Up and Door to Door, those first three albums were raw and more energetic. Candy-O, to me at least, is as powerful and amazing as the first album.

    • @mournblade1066
      @mournblade1066 7 месяцев назад +2

      The Cars are probably my favorite band of all time, but _Panorama_ is the only album of theirs I don't care for. ("Touch and Go" is the really only standout track, in my opinion.) But yeah, _Candy-O_ is an absolutely stellar second album.

    • @Walker_Bulldog
      @Walker_Bulldog 6 месяцев назад +5

      Candy-O is my favorite Cars album. There was magic on the radio in those days.

    • @sixbladeknife44
      @sixbladeknife44 2 месяца назад +3

      @@Walker_BulldogAs superb as the first album is, the second had an even better flow…also my favorite.

  • @amazingronaldo9656
    @amazingronaldo9656 8 месяцев назад +23

    Ben Orr's voice was so smooth! He had a great voice!! And it never seemed like much effort for him either! Just so good.
    This has to be my favorite song of theirs and this album was my favorite. Glad to see another old live version on the YT!

  • @brettkoranda3922
    @brettkoranda3922 8 месяцев назад +41

    Awesome! Candy-O paired with the Shoo-Be-Doo lead in on the album is my favorite Cars tune.

    • @curtisphilumalee1447
      @curtisphilumalee1447 8 месяцев назад +6

      They used to open their set this way when I saw them Panorama and Shake it Up tours. They changed it up though with Heatbeat City on their next tour in support of that album.

    • @brettkoranda3922
      @brettkoranda3922 8 месяцев назад +8

      @@curtisphilumalee1447 I'm envious! I never managed to see The Cars live.

  • @MusicZombieGirl
    @MusicZombieGirl 8 месяцев назад +26

    Scream....... Goosebumps!
    Ben is killing it!
    Elliot is killing it!
    Thank you Midnight Special!
    Candy-O... OH

  • @WolfRun59
    @WolfRun59 6 месяцев назад +9

    Such an original and exciting band. Can’t believe Ric and Benjamin are gone. Will treasure memories of seeing them live twice in concert forever.

    • @mikeberg5003
      @mikeberg5003 5 месяцев назад +1

      They opened for Styx in L.A. in 1978. The ONLY reason we went was to see the Cars.

  • @MalcolmDesigns
    @MalcolmDesigns 5 месяцев назад +9

    Candy O was an incredible album, I almost wore that record out I played it so many times as a 16yo...

    • @Bdubbin305
      @Bdubbin305 2 месяца назад +1

      It's my favorite album, amazing stuff

  • @Tiger-ip1me
    @Tiger-ip1me 3 месяца назад +9

    One of THE COOLEST SONGS EVER. Great Lead Guitar Solo. Love The Vocals and most importantly I LOVE CANDY O. 😁 ❤

  • @christineanderson8864
    @christineanderson8864 8 месяцев назад +26

    ❤ Just what my insomnia needed- now I’ll never get to sleep. 😉

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz 8 месяцев назад +6

      You’ll definitely have “sweet Benjamin” dreams now, eh??

    • @christineanderson8864
      @christineanderson8864 8 месяцев назад +4

      @@KittyGrizGriz Absolutely! 😊😍

    • @mnoir8888
      @mnoir8888 7 месяцев назад +5

      3 o’clock in the morning : Benny-O I need you so-o

  • @Adoptpets833
    @Adoptpets833 8 месяцев назад +22

    Saw Candy-O & the album cover popped into my mind. Brought me back in time. Thank you!

    • @curtisphilumalee1447
      @curtisphilumalee1447 8 месяцев назад +5

      Vargas was the artist

    • @scottamori3188
      @scottamori3188 8 месяцев назад +4

      Album art and liner notes are another thing sadly lost to time and digital music. This is a great video.

  • @that70sgirl90
    @that70sgirl90 8 месяцев назад +18

    It was such an honor to have experienced these great bands that graced our stages!
    Happy Thursday... thank you for sharing! 💖
    Happy Holidays! 🎄✨️🎁🦌🎅🤶🧑‍🎄

  • @chuckt4558
    @chuckt4558 6 месяцев назад +12

    Elliot is such a beast on guitar.

    • @mikeberg5003
      @mikeberg5003 5 месяцев назад +2

      Completely underrated

  • @smb7647
    @smb7647 7 месяцев назад +17

    They were so tight, absolute perfection live, Elliot is amazing to watch

  • @stevedanos9866
    @stevedanos9866 5 месяцев назад +3

    The Cars first 2 Albums are BOMB!!!! was a Kid in Jr. High when they came out and worn those albums out! Absolutely love the Cars!!!!

  • @Oklahoma-Dreaming
    @Oklahoma-Dreaming 8 месяцев назад +140

    Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr were so cool that, when they went swimming in the ocean, they reduced Global Warming by two degrees.

    • @greta3315
      @greta3315 8 месяцев назад +5

      ❤❤

    • @robbuildt8284
      @robbuildt8284 8 месяцев назад +5

      2:02

    • @Mankind_-
      @Mankind_- 8 месяцев назад +14

      Elliot Eastman on guitar was pretty cool too.😎

    • @josefinagarza241
      @josefinagarza241 6 месяцев назад +7

      Too cool 😎 Elliot yes

    • @MrWaldbums
      @MrWaldbums Месяц назад

      No such thing as Global Warming

  • @jjohnson8977
    @jjohnson8977 Месяц назад +2

    Saw Ben Orr solo years ago several years before he passed. Thanks I got to see him.

  • @williamwagner557
    @williamwagner557 7 месяцев назад +10

    Pre MTV Cars were my favorite ❤️

  • @curtisphilumalee1447
    @curtisphilumalee1447 8 месяцев назад +16

    Loved this band and this upload. Raised my daughters on The Cars albums and gave them my Panorama and Shake it Up tour tee shirts. Makes me smile when I see one of them wearing one.

  • @pra4snw
    @pra4snw 2 месяца назад +4

    If you've never listened to this album, you are missing something BIG. Best 36:25 you can spend - every song is a gem. It will forever live in the shadow of that first great album, but it is my personal favorite by the band. The sound quality and engineering on the vinyl in great, so even a 40+ year old version sounds great.

  • @RodeWerk-Rw
    @RodeWerk-Rw 8 месяцев назад +17

    Another amazing song by The Cars. Thank you, The Midnight Special.

  • @robyoung9968
    @robyoung9968 2 месяца назад +6

    I wish they hadn’t broken up so early. They were a great band .. They were innovative and ahead of their time.

  • @jossyknight2083
    @jossyknight2083 8 месяцев назад +5

    Thank you The Midnight Special!!! Another great, great, great performance by The Cars, I just can't have enough for this amazing band!!! I love them!!!!! Thanks!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Jreb1865
    @Jreb1865 7 месяцев назад +8

    Ben playin that Ric bass is pure fire...

  • @CraigHollabaugh
    @CraigHollabaugh 8 месяцев назад +8

    Excellent. Thanks for the time travel back to 1979.

  • @highschoolbigshot
    @highschoolbigshot Месяц назад +3

    Crowd clapping keeping perfect 4/4time.

  • @Oklahoma-Dreaming
    @Oklahoma-Dreaming 8 месяцев назад +17

    The older I get the harder it is to get out of bed. I did get up at 5AM to feed the cats though. But it’s also the case that the older I get the more I like “The Cars.” Luckily they continued to drive themselves until the end and didn’t go autonomous. I fear for new bands when AI takes over and they have nothing to do except install firmware updates on their instruments.

  • @jaredbracci3529
    @jaredbracci3529 2 месяца назад +5

    The Cars were just COOLER than any other band 😊

  • @christianeidsmoe4772
    @christianeidsmoe4772 8 месяцев назад +4

    When I was in 8th grade in 1979 this was the absolute shizzum! I stlll have my original vinyl I bought in L.A. at Soundsations on Sepulveda.

  • @mnoir8888
    @mnoir8888 7 месяцев назад +14

    Yes, Benjamin has a “great voice.” But as a lifelong singer, this is only half of the equation. His SKILL made him a great singer. He knew how to use and manipulate his high baritone luciousness.

  • @mekugi
    @mekugi 8 месяцев назад +8

    Awesome! Just what I needed.

    • @smb7647
      @smb7647 7 месяцев назад

      No, that's the other song😅..just kidding 😅

  • @gogoyubari366
    @gogoyubari366 17 дней назад +1

    Guitar solo sends shivers down my spine!

  • @mizzury54
    @mizzury54 3 месяца назад +2

    This is one of my all time favorites of any band. Great song.

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz 8 месяцев назад +9

    “ Can you help me “ IN?? “.
    No one ever brings up that line~lyric so there…I did it…
    Sexy lil’ ditty there Ric,- what a great songwriter he was.
    Whew Benjamin’s smokin’ 🥵!

    • @MusicZombieGirl
      @MusicZombieGirl 8 месяцев назад +4

      I love it. And Ben moaning OH "Candy-O...OH" wow

    • @kelseymariel2127
      @kelseymariel2127 7 месяцев назад +2

      Haha he was smokin’ Kitty 🔥

  • @ABdancers
    @ABdancers 8 месяцев назад +6

    Fun video to watch of this live Cars performance. It really takes you back to that 1979 vibe which I remember well. Elliot Easton with his sunglasses cool look was an underrated guitar player.

    • @TuckerSP2011
      @TuckerSP2011 8 месяцев назад +5

      He really is a great guitarist. The whole band was awesome.

  • @kevinmuzerMetalMind64
    @kevinmuzerMetalMind64 8 месяцев назад +7

    RIP Ric and Benjamin 🙏 CARS 🎶 🎵

  • @Bdubbin305
    @Bdubbin305 2 месяца назад +3

    Elliot Easton is an underrated Guitar God, incredible talent

    • @Bdubbin305
      @Bdubbin305 Месяц назад

      Well aware of that, just talking about music here...take a breath, it's not that serious​@MC-eu1hx

  • @ApostleofLoveMedjugorie
    @ApostleofLoveMedjugorie 5 месяцев назад +6

    The Cars were in a category of their very own...not exactly rock or New Wave..entrancing hip rhythmic beats...definitely my top 5 favorite of all time!!🎵❤️🙏🎶

  • @mikedrown2721
    @mikedrown2721 8 месяцев назад +8

    I turned 32 years old in 1978😊

  • @maria.fernanda277
    @maria.fernanda277 8 месяцев назад +4

    I guess you just what I needed ❤ other song of The Cars😊

  • @gregoryduncan3067
    @gregoryduncan3067 8 месяцев назад +16

    "The Dangerous Type" is the only one left, I think. Wow, that was fast 😮.

  • @boooootch
    @boooootch 5 месяцев назад +5

    Weird to see Ben with dark hair. I really, really regret not seeing The Cars when I had the chance back in the day. They were a one-of-a-kind band.

  • @luanamedeiros3556
    @luanamedeiros3556 8 месяцев назад +5

    Love this performance! ❤ The Cars ❤

  • @pentegarn1
    @pentegarn1 5 месяцев назад +3

    Coolest band ever. I so remember playing Dungeons and Dragons in then 80s with The Cars on the radio.

  • @StephanieJeanne
    @StephanieJeanne 8 месяцев назад +12

    Fire alarm Thursday! 🚒🔥 Whew! Such a great song, great band and performance! 😍💜

    • @DrummingMan1
      @DrummingMan1 8 месяцев назад

      oh you old softy! Tell us how ya really feel ha ha ha ha ha

  • @dougg1075
    @dougg1075 Месяц назад +3

    I bet this song is nearly impossible to cover. His phrasing … forget it. Awesome tune

    • @cdncitizen4700
      @cdncitizen4700 29 дней назад

      The Cars' members quirkiness, each layered with unique timing, sounds and vocal inflections, creating crafty rock masterpieces... could never be replicated as brilliantly as the original.

  • @fumanchu1977
    @fumanchu1977 5 месяцев назад +9

    Cars and Blondie - the bands that invented the 80's

    • @22tango79
      @22tango79 3 месяца назад +1

      Love 'em...and the Beatles' *tomorrow never knows*..., Roxy Music, ...etc...

  • @rippy4freedom
    @rippy4freedom 8 месяцев назад +8

    Tight

  • @bastidface
    @bastidface 7 месяцев назад +3

    "Candy-O" is my personal favorite Cars album. It rocks like the first album, but with a bit more edge. "Panorama" was a bit out there, but still interesting and well-produced. But the first two albums are solid gold.

  • @cindywall685
    @cindywall685 8 месяцев назад +9

    Oh I miss Benjamin 😢

    • @animemanganet
      @animemanganet 7 месяцев назад +3

      At least we have videos! : )

  • @BobGeogeo
    @BobGeogeo 8 месяцев назад +4

    What a time capsule!😂

  • @user-de1ts3ju6h
    @user-de1ts3ju6h 8 месяцев назад +2

    Thank God someone cares about propagating talented people. Thank you Burt and co.

  • @jct300m
    @jct300m 3 месяца назад +3

    Nothing at all today could come close..............

  • @DrummingMan1
    @DrummingMan1 8 месяцев назад +4

    I love this organization! But the clap track I mean, come on!

    • @mnoir8888
      @mnoir8888 7 месяцев назад +3

      It’s the audience, damn them

    • @animemanganet
      @animemanganet 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@mnoir8888 How dare they enjoy the performance! ~shakes fist at them~

  • @tonyowens6802
    @tonyowens6802 3 месяца назад +1

    100% LIVE!! Take that modern music…

  • @lovebuzz1979
    @lovebuzz1979 8 месяцев назад +4

    Elliot Eastman!! Enough said❤

    • @ellab8897
      @ellab8897 6 месяцев назад

      You're probably a victim of autocorrect:
      *Easton

  • @Merylstreep1949
    @Merylstreep1949 8 месяцев назад +5

    Kick ass

  • @LaurieMarieValdezRNCCRN
    @LaurieMarieValdezRNCCRN 8 месяцев назад +5

    ❤❤BOSTON🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @OrdoSanctiBenedictus
    @OrdoSanctiBenedictus 6 месяцев назад +1

    most underrated band ever

  • @FleagleSangria
    @FleagleSangria 8 месяцев назад +2

    Fantastic stuff! Such a talented band. I dont think they got recognized as the great musicianship they displayed. Lead guitar smokes. New wave pop electronic rock quirk masters. Them a Talking Heads 💯

  • @user-ko8qb4rg1m
    @user-ko8qb4rg1m 5 месяцев назад +3

    Elliott Easton Rocks 🎸

  • @nicksahadi5696
    @nicksahadi5696 21 день назад

    My absolute favorite Cars tune!
    🍭💁‍♀️

  • @chrisstewart7438
    @chrisstewart7438 3 месяца назад

    My favorite song they made loved it

  • @danw.7483
    @danw.7483 5 месяцев назад +2

    Benjamin Orr = Definition of cool.

  • @richardcolemanrock
    @richardcolemanrock 6 месяцев назад

    Candy- O. A classic 🖤🔥 🚗 🚙

  • @outtathyme5679
    @outtathyme5679 8 месяцев назад +6

    T Rex clearly an influence

  • @TimEric4d3d3d3
    @TimEric4d3d3d3 10 дней назад

    This sound is so futuristic! The album comes out in 2079

  • @michaelfarar4232
    @michaelfarar4232 13 дней назад

    They created their own Genre

  • @richalderson6069
    @richalderson6069 7 месяцев назад +3

    Judging from the two separate performances The Cars did for the Midnight Special, I can't figure out if Ben Orr's is either a natural blonde or brunette! But he was without doubt an exceptional vocalist and bass player who left us far too soon.

  • @Mankind_-
    @Mankind_- 8 месяцев назад

    My car loves the Cars.😊

  • @franklinhernandez683
    @franklinhernandez683 21 день назад

    I wasn't that much into all that but I lived through all that to the 70s 80s and I remember having all the records for no reason at all when I was actually listening to all the the the pop songs and stuff but they were friends I love them daylight the weirdest people that that was when things were fun even when I heard the records like what is that when he sang Candy-O why can't those times come back one day again

  • @rodrigogoncalves5140
    @rodrigogoncalves5140 8 месяцев назад +7

    Ric Ocasek grande gênio, compositor fantástico. Era uma figura um pouco estranha, mas a alma da banda, ainda permitindo que o Benjamin Orr cantasse algumas músicas

  • @BigRWright1
    @BigRWright1 4 месяца назад

    I saw them on Dec. 28 1978 with Ted Nugent at the Pontiac Silverdome. Awesome then and still awesome today.

  • @terric703
    @terric703 7 месяцев назад +4

    They sound better here than on any studio recording. Why is that? It's not just them. A lot of bands sounds better live.

    • @boataxe4605
      @boataxe4605 5 месяцев назад +1

      Too much overthinking in the studio.

  • @yoshiyaz5882
    @yoshiyaz5882 8 месяцев назад +4

    👍😃

  • @curlyfries5095
    @curlyfries5095 15 дней назад

    Lead singer playing bass guitar, Ben Orr rocks!

  • @MoscowPhotog
    @MoscowPhotog 3 месяца назад

    The cross-star filters on the cameras are classic!

  • @simonmarsden66
    @simonmarsden66 8 месяцев назад +3

    Groundbreaking: They have mullets 10 years before they were unfashionable

  • @edwardrojo7175
    @edwardrojo7175 8 месяцев назад +6

    Can't understand why they didn't boost the mix to drown out so much of the hand clapping LOL!!!

  • @lizzardwizard2000
    @lizzardwizard2000 6 месяцев назад +1

    I didn’t like them much back then because they got so much airplay on FM radio. 40 years later, I’m a fan. Band was flawless looking at their live performances on RUclips.

  • @rhgamecock1
    @rhgamecock1 8 месяцев назад +5

    Orr was great. I am just now noticing that he must have been heavily influenced by David Bowie.

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz 8 месяцев назад +2

      Could be, I know the song writing skills of Ric O. remind me a lot of Bowie, very quirky indeed. Roy Orbison was Benjamin’s favorite musician; he was very pleased to procure Roy’s autograph ✍️

    • @animemanganet
      @animemanganet 7 месяцев назад +1

      Benjamin's first bands were actually rockabilly. He wrote a few songs but was never confident in his ability. But definitely Benjamin was a very fashionable person!

  • @mark_beastpriest5539
    @mark_beastpriest5539 6 месяцев назад

    As a 13 year old when I first saw the album cover, I knew I had to have it...even though I hadn't heard a single track! Then I heard "Let's Go", and my male instinct proved correct. 🤣

  • @patk4244
    @patk4244 8 месяцев назад

    Seen them twice w headeast reo. A good concert

  • @mafiahenschen8674
    @mafiahenschen8674 Месяц назад

    Elliot Easton!,, 👍👍👍👍

  • @dougtull4594
    @dougtull4594 6 дней назад

    Blistering, tasty, rapid, short solo courtesy of E2.

  • @P51
    @P51 8 месяцев назад +7

    these guy were IT for me in the '80s. not too charismatic live though!

    • @StephanieJeanne
      @StephanieJeanne 8 месяцев назад +5

      I've never seen them live other than this. They have a powerful presence, though. Don't you think?

    • @P51
      @P51 8 месяцев назад +4

      absolutley. they we're a stark contrast to the flashy shows of the '80s@@StephanieJeanne

    • @eric_in_florida
      @eric_in_florida 8 месяцев назад +7

      They were more about looking cool than jumping around on stage.

    • @curtisphilumalee1447
      @curtisphilumalee1447 8 месяцев назад +5

      They weren’t flashy but their music was tight. Saw them at the Kaplan arena at William and Mary on their Panorama tour. By far the best sounding tour of three I saw as the other two were in much larger venues.

    • @P51
      @P51 8 месяцев назад

      100%
      @@curtisphilumalee1447

  • @robbunn692
    @robbunn692 8 месяцев назад +1

    Weird song, but very cool.

  • @kathymarie8566
    @kathymarie8566 3 месяца назад

    This is when I knew God loved me.......because he created Benjamin.Orr🎶🔥🎵

  • @meredithinserra4670
    @meredithinserra4670 8 месяцев назад +4

    I much prefer Ben Orr's vocals to Rick's. Ben's voice is very masculine, full of vigor, and power. Rick's voice is almost cartoon-ish sounding, a little silly sounding, and frankly Rick's voice annoys me. Also, Ben was HOT!

  • @DestinyFilmWorks
    @DestinyFilmWorks 7 месяцев назад +1

    The Cars were killer...

  • @franklinhernandez683
    @franklinhernandez683 21 день назад

    He makes me laugh when he when in the beginning because of that hair do he has it's like funny and mysterious you know his eyes are like black like some kind of creature

  • @collinrust2641
    @collinrust2641 8 месяцев назад

    I ❤️ Elliot Easton

  • @pt8208
    @pt8208 6 месяцев назад

    Coked out of his mind, lol!

  • @joecrunchy1
    @joecrunchy1 8 месяцев назад

    "It's just a quirk"

  • @johnnybravo5873
    @johnnybravo5873 Месяц назад

    There is no global warming...
    But I agree with the cool factor...
    I mean...
    Candy-O???
    What more can you say?
    Better than ANYTHING out there today.
    The younger generation has no clue as to what good music is.
    The cars were definitely THE 80s band... BEFORE the 80s even started.