The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl (Official Live Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 2 дек 2024

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  • @manifestgtr
    @manifestgtr Год назад +62

    Elliot is such a massive player. That noodly, melodic, Nashville-inspired sound was such a pitch perfect fit for this band.

  • @paulmcintire
    @paulmcintire 2 месяца назад +13

    Set the table for talking heads amongst others. Weaved classic and punk like no one else. Unreal band. Period.

  • @mwblackbelt
    @mwblackbelt 5 лет назад +421

    This song really shows what an amazing guitarist Elliot Easton is.

    • @duaneantor9157
      @duaneantor9157 5 лет назад +10

      I noticed that.

    • @jackquarantillo5192
      @jackquarantillo5192 5 лет назад +18

      He's really getting after it in this version!

    • @georgiafroncek9851
      @georgiafroncek9851 5 лет назад +6

      Do his riffs sound like Johnny Marr on this version.....or is it just me?

    • @rjpg
      @rjpg 4 года назад +26

      Easton and Greg Hawkes(Keyboards) are underappreciated musicians

    • @mwblackbelt
      @mwblackbelt 4 года назад +9

      @@rjpg yes, I heard The Cars on the radio the other day and was focusing on the keyboard part...Greg is a musical genius.

  • @williamolson5728
    @williamolson5728 4 года назад +43

    Actual live performance. No lip syncing, no tape enhancement....

  • @roypatton1707
    @roypatton1707 7 месяцев назад +62

    If I could listen to only 10 songs for the rest of my life, this would be one of them.

    • @williambyron564
      @williambyron564 6 месяцев назад +1

      You can. Do it. Ultra dull guy.

    • @apubakeralpuffdaddy392
      @apubakeralpuffdaddy392 6 месяцев назад +4

      What would the other 9 be?

    • @roypatton1707
      @roypatton1707 6 месяцев назад

      @@apubakeralpuffdaddy392
      In no special order
      (Sittin' on the) Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
      The Great Pretender by The Platters
      Confusion by The Electric Light Orchestra
      The Game by Echo and the Bunnymen
      Leave The Light On by Chris Smither
      Real by Reel by XTC
      Toraro by Govi
      Haunt Me by Sade
      If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot

    • @lynnjames6629
      @lynnjames6629 5 месяцев назад +1

      Agree‼️💯👍🙂

    • @anthonylesley982
      @anthonylesley982 4 месяца назад

      Lol

  • @Tbone3471
    @Tbone3471 5 лет назад +352

    RIP Ric. This is my favorite cars tune. Hope he and Ben Orr are jamming in heaven right now . It’s a sad day in rock

    • @andrewasue1381
      @andrewasue1381 5 лет назад +7

      Same

    • @fiendymisfits1734
      @fiendymisfits1734 5 лет назад +8

      ikr, just shared this again on fb, my favorite song ❤️💕

    • @clairduffy60
      @clairduffy60 5 лет назад +7

      Picture disc, 1978.
      Love it...

    • @caroleschmidt2552
      @caroleschmidt2552 5 лет назад +8

      I'm sure they are. God bless them for the joy their music brought to my life.❤

    • @shellbellbutterfly
      @shellbellbutterfly 5 лет назад

      They're ALL asleep, waiting for judgment from Jesus. ...smoking (slow suicide; self murder) likely won't call for good judgement.
      *
      John 3:3 KJV
      3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of GOD.
      Do not be deceived like the masses of the world; repent, surrender, be saved/freed from sin & FOLLOW Jesus to LIVE. Blessings IN Jesus!🙋
      💔👣👣💝💖

  • @toniremer1594
    @toniremer1594 3 года назад +110

    RIP Ric and Ben! Truly remarkable musicians, and you're both truly missed.

    • @csjsraj
      @csjsraj 2 года назад

      Marylin Monroe is so pretty

    • @csjsraj
      @csjsraj 2 года назад

      Was 🫤

    • @57highland
      @57highland Год назад +3

      Two remarkable musicians ... and the voices of the Cars.

    • @nancyfilingeri414
      @nancyfilingeri414 8 месяцев назад

      ​?????

  • @youutubestinks4580
    @youutubestinks4580 2 года назад +32

    we miss n need this kinda music

  • @not1au
    @not1au 7 месяцев назад +27

    Everyone of the band members is nothing but pure talent.

  • @kevincheatim6374
    @kevincheatim6374 5 лет назад +26

    David Robinson tearing the drums up he's simply Killin it

  • @timemusic3600
    @timemusic3600 2 года назад +67

    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.

    • @57highland
      @57highland Год назад +5

      At least Ric had some "longevity" but it's sad that Ben didn't. 53 is still fairly young in this day and age.

    • @williambyron564
      @williambyron564 6 месяцев назад

      Rot in hell. The pair of them.

  • @mountainrogue
    @mountainrogue 3 года назад +91

    Elliot Easton kicks it here and still does. His guitar licks on this still give me chills
    Thanks Elliot, RIP Ric

    • @57highland
      @57highland Год назад +3

      Elliot's playing reminds you of what lead guitar is supposed to do and be.

  • @marklevy8443
    @marklevy8443 2 года назад +16

    Now boys and girls this is exactly how it’s done!!!!

  • @bryantlock
    @bryantlock 5 лет назад +110

    RIP Rick...thank you for your contribution to a generation of music

  • @kampkat6089
    @kampkat6089 5 лет назад +75

    I was 15 in 1985. These guys were the soundtrack to my youth, good and bad times. I love them forever.

  • @deschutesmaple4520
    @deschutesmaple4520 2 года назад +12

    Elliot Easton throwin' down some wicked rockabilly licks....

  • @Mike-nt9sx
    @Mike-nt9sx 2 года назад +15

    Reminds me of June 3, 1980..
    Let the Good Times Roll!

  • @speakerman5286
    @speakerman5286 3 года назад +30

    Easton's rockabilly guitar in this song always impresses.

  • @Genkimark
    @Genkimark 5 лет назад +62

    One of the most creative and technically-sound bands of the era. RIP, Ben and Ric!

  • @StellaWaldvogel
    @StellaWaldvogel 5 лет назад +115

    That was one tight, stunningly awesome band. And these songs defined an era.

    • @robertstorey7476
      @robertstorey7476 5 лет назад +4

      The very definition of tight. I like the way the guitar licks are slightly different to the record too.

    • @johnemerson5428
      @johnemerson5428 3 года назад

      Um, I think the Cars might just be the coolest band the US has ever produced. Yes, I think they might be.......

    • @felixanenuwa6478
      @felixanenuwa6478 2 года назад

      I agree with you completely

  • @stevie5443
    @stevie5443 5 лет назад +197

    My first 45 single I ever purchased at age 10 in 1978, RIP 🌹💔.

    • @clairduffy60
      @clairduffy60 5 лет назад +8

      It was a picture disc.
      Still have it..
      '..nuclear boots and her drip- dry gloves..'
      Wow.

    • @nkhirdaji
      @nkhirdaji 5 лет назад +4

      Heartbeat City was the first album I ever bought. My heart....

    • @greeneyes5919
      @greeneyes5919 5 лет назад +4

      Same here, same age too!

    • @lduranceau8046
      @lduranceau8046 5 лет назад +5

      One of the best rock and roll songs ever produced. Great vocals, great lead guitar, great everything! RIP Ric, you will be missed. Thanks for the wonderful music.

    • @katehollywood4426
      @katehollywood4426 4 года назад +1

      I bought the album in 78 purely for this single. I was 24. I loved it. Still do.

  • @chrisdicarlo9825
    @chrisdicarlo9825 10 месяцев назад +8

    Amazing version of an all-time classic song. Such a great, tight, band the Cars were! Solid musicianship, excellent vocals, and quite a few truly timeless songs. Elliott Easton may have been the bands “best kept secret” to the casual fan, but Cars aficionados, and especially guitar players knew…what a meticulous, well rounded, highly skilled and musical guitarist he was (and surely, still is)! Like all of you, I miss those days, and I miss the Cars. R.I.P. Ric and Ben, and thank you for all of the great music. You will never be forgotten!

  • @rockisheaven
    @rockisheaven 5 лет назад +211

    Goodbye, Rik. Say hi to Ben for us ❤️

  • @carolmahoney2109
    @carolmahoney2109 5 лет назад +19

    Some of the best music ever made. Unbelievable loss that Ben & Ric are gone. You live forever in this beautiful music. RIP.

  • @georgewirick6105
    @georgewirick6105 5 лет назад +63

    Bringing the Buddy Holly beat into the 80's. RIP Mr Ocasek , I hope you're making more beautiful music with Benjamin

    • @Eduardo-om5ex
      @Eduardo-om5ex 10 месяцев назад +1

      The tune’s all Beatles, even the Cars admit that…

    • @georgewirick6105
      @georgewirick6105 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@Eduardo-om5ex listen to some Buddy Holly to hear where the Beatles got it from

  • @clinttorres2508
    @clinttorres2508 10 месяцев назад +10

    Saw em twice as a kid..they opened for foreigner n then for Boston..1978 maybe

    • @nikkiwilliamscastle9528
      @nikkiwilliamscastle9528 6 месяцев назад +1

      That would've been amazing.

    • @clinttorres2508
      @clinttorres2508 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@nikkiwilliamscastle9528 was amazing to be a kid back then. Lol

    • @nikkiwilliamscastle9528
      @nikkiwilliamscastle9528 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@clinttorres2508 I'm 52 now and still loving these bands.

    • @clinttorres2508
      @clinttorres2508 6 месяцев назад

      @@nikkiwilliamscastle9528 I'm 59, I don't listen to music all that much anymore

    • @SoreBay-vq1dh
      @SoreBay-vq1dh 13 дней назад

      I saw them at MSG in December, 1980. XTC opened. They played for 45 minutes but it was an amazing 45 minutes!!! Great band!!!

  • @canightwing9
    @canightwing9 5 лет назад +62

    First, we lost Benjamin Orr to cancer. And now, it's Ric Ocasek due to a heart disease. We'll miss you both. RIP, Ric and Ben.

    • @ben________3156
      @ben________3156 5 лет назад +3

      Ben is the true GOAT of the cars.

    • @lesliedaniels8135
      @lesliedaniels8135 4 месяца назад +1

      Yes ma’am! They were one of a kind 😢😢😢😢😊

    • @canightwing9
      @canightwing9 4 месяца назад +1

      @@lesliedaniels8135 It's sir, ma'am.

    • @lesliedaniels8135
      @lesliedaniels8135 Месяц назад +1

      Yes indeed 😢😢😢😢😢

  • @StephanieSmith-e9k
    @StephanieSmith-e9k 8 месяцев назад +3

    Classic love this song 🎵 👌 the cars

  • @davidhope2506
    @davidhope2506 3 года назад +13

    .....it's finger pickin good. Surely one of the Best Pop Songs ever.

  • @tlinford
    @tlinford 5 лет назад +29

    song from my youth! So long ....... what a bass-riff and jangly guitar - fab

  • @clash79
    @clash79 4 года назад +7

    The guitar lick immediately following "she used to mine" is the best thing ever

  • @pechejanuary5028
    @pechejanuary5028 3 года назад +13

    Elliots and Ben’s guitars sound like heaven to my ears🤟🏼🤘🤘besides backing up with the chorus 🧡❤️🥰❤️

  • @eggman1978
    @eggman1978 5 месяцев назад +3

    The guitar work on this song is absolutely amazing such a great groove going on and that solo section holy smokes man! Great band

  • @StephanieSmith-e9k
    @StephanieSmith-e9k 9 месяцев назад +4

    Such a Cars fan love them a long time so many songs so good musicians.

  • @nmatthew7469
    @nmatthew7469 5 лет назад +22

    these guys really were the Beatles of New Wave, so many quality, timeless songs.

  • @ceilconstante640
    @ceilconstante640 Год назад +10

    Looking back, I just marvel at the amazingly talented musicians and bands we were spoiled with in the past.

  • @youarerightboss
    @youarerightboss 4 года назад +14

    I think this is their best song.

  • @rayburn8282
    @rayburn8282 3 года назад +12

    One of the coolest bands ever

  • @augustfontana1294
    @augustfontana1294 7 лет назад +72

    AS AN INDIVIDUAL BAND MEMBER, I FEEL ELLIOT EASTON'S GUITAR PLAYING WAS UNDER RATED.

    • @alchemy3264
      @alchemy3264 6 лет назад +4

      Yes and excellent guitarist indeed. Stood out the first time I heard this song.

    • @macdstv
      @macdstv 5 лет назад +1

      Extremely underrated!

  • @GIASIMBA
    @GIASIMBA 5 лет назад +24

    Rest easy Ric...always loved The Cars...had such a fresh sound that still sounds good...thanks for all the great music...hope you and Ben keep the music alive...RIP

  • @julenepegher6999
    @julenepegher6999 4 года назад +18

    I absolutely love this!! This club setting and how they walk thru the crowd to get to the stage. I love Early Cars! Love you Ben and Ric rock on up there.

    • @marycarroll9915
      @marycarroll9915 3 года назад +4

      Would have loved to be at THIS show!!!

  • @lennyg3684
    @lennyg3684 3 года назад +25

    This band kick ass for years and continues to do so RIP Ric and Ben!

  • @susanhayes8689
    @susanhayes8689 2 месяца назад +2

    Graduation day 6/2/85. Climbed into a 1973 Valiant. Turned radio on. "Let the good times roll" indeed. Great moment.

  • @jrussellcase
    @jrussellcase 3 года назад +9

    This was one of "MY" bands. I was a little too young for Candy-O, but I caught up with them with Heartbeat City in a big way when I turned 12.
    This is one of my favorite songs of theirs. They integrated the perfect Carl Perkins rockabilly guitar lick and that made this tune AWESOME.
    RIP Ric. I still miss you, sir. You and Ben were geniuses.

  • @Escul1960
    @Escul1960 5 лет назад +28

    Sincerest condolences to Rik’s family and friends.
    RIP Rik, thank you for the music.
    🌹😢

  • @magnanimousmatt6425
    @magnanimousmatt6425 Год назад +6

    Damn I'm old. Makes me sad in a good way, bitter sweet remembering growing up in these times. We who were kids in the 70's and teenagers in the 80's had it made and we didn't even know it. Love to ya all! Skaal!

    • @armandocardona4478
      @armandocardona4478 8 месяцев назад

      We had a foretaste of Heaven & yet there we were, all impatient for "the future" to arrive... which turned out to be crap pretty much, especially in terms of pop/rock, especially after 2000 (except for the occasional gem here & there).

  • @josephreising9269
    @josephreising9269 5 лет назад +5

    The lead guitarist on this song is now my new god. Amazing to hear the live version beats the radio version.

  • @recklesswhisper
    @recklesswhisper 3 года назад +13

    Amazing group! Elliot sings right along as he's playing the lead rifts... amazing guy.
    ^..^~~

  • @bashafacin
    @bashafacin 5 лет назад +38

    Love you Ric, your music shaped my 80's child hood, RIP ib rock and roll heaven.

  • @LisaGemini
    @LisaGemini 4 года назад +15

    Rest in peace, Ric. They don't make music like this anymore and that's a damn shame.

  • @peytonblewett5885
    @peytonblewett5885 5 лет назад +8

    This is the song that made me want to start a band. A little bit of New Wave, Power Pop, Rockabilly, & pure Rock n Roll. Thanks and RIP, Ric Ocasek.

  • @bmelvin1234
    @bmelvin1234 4 года назад +10

    How can ELLIOTT Easton cram so many great riffs and one song. Incredible!

    • @dom9047
      @dom9047 3 года назад +3

      Very very good guitarist..my personal favorite

  • @JuanCarlosVegaFigueroa
    @JuanCarlosVegaFigueroa 7 месяцев назад +2

    Buena rola.cuando era niño pense que era the cure.tiene una voz similar 😅😅😅😅

  • @jaddison1112
    @jaddison1112 5 лет назад +21

    So many hits so many memories. Ric Ocasik will be very missed .... Ric and Benjamin jamming tonight .....

  • @randytrader3026
    @randytrader3026 3 года назад +6

    Even a super group like the ..Cars.. had to do the club circuit.. . Way before the internet with RUclips and all that shit.. you had to beat the streets to get heard. Thank you guys for all the awesome music through the years..

  • @alansimpson8962
    @alansimpson8962 Год назад +6

    Just a kick ass riff

  • @GlennHamblin
    @GlennHamblin 5 лет назад +33

    RIP Ric. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your loved ones.

  • @alnav76an
    @alnav76an 5 лет назад +7

    Easton is amazing here!! So underrated! Great band, The Cars never really got the respect they deserved.

  • @Albert-the-Astro
    @Albert-the-Astro Год назад +3

    Killer Guitar!

  • @gwynnielsen5081
    @gwynnielsen5081 Год назад

    This is a great tune. So relatable to many men, I suppose.

  • @davidjenkins2691
    @davidjenkins2691 2 года назад +4

    The way back machine lands here, and it lands damn well !!!!!!!!!!!

  • @deuteronimus750
    @deuteronimus750 3 года назад +13

    Elliot Eastman is one of the best rock guitarists ever.

    • @canightwing9
      @canightwing9 4 месяца назад

      @@deuteronimus750 It's Easton.

  • @BobPapadopoulos
    @BobPapadopoulos 2 года назад +1

    I grew up on these guys, and Ric was always the coolest to me. That guy never once looked like he gave a single shit what was going on around him.

  • @oatnoid
    @oatnoid 3 года назад +5

    So cool. So much style. That lead, that simple keyboard. God the 80s were great. My favorite decade. Everything went to hell in the 90s.

  • @susy9896
    @susy9896 2 года назад +10

    a time when the real musicians played live at parties and auditoriums, where they were closer to the people.... I would like to see the little groups of today playing live and entertaining a party

  • @mdhotstuff
    @mdhotstuff 4 года назад +2

    GREAT TUNE - Easton seems to be having a blast

  • @PhilFeedback
    @PhilFeedback 5 лет назад +20

    Just now heard that Ric Ocasek has passed away today. 9/15/19.
    Rest in peace Ric, you were one of a kind!!!!

  • @jeffwade9052
    @jeffwade9052 Год назад +3

    Such great musicians!!

  • @mariap.thisislife8735
    @mariap.thisislife8735 5 лет назад +14

    I have enjoyed your music with the rest of your band,got me through many hard times in my teen years,my records and radio were my best friends. You will be missed Ric. Much Love ❤️😢🎸💗🎶 class of 82.

  • @stevebloor2617
    @stevebloor2617 5 лет назад +14

    Just pure, simple, well written music.... Brilliant! It just wants to get you up and boogie....

  • @alnav76an
    @alnav76an 5 лет назад +76

    RIP Ric Ocasek......
    This one hurts!
    Jam session tonight with Ben Orr....
    Damnit!!

    • @rickkeller9733
      @rickkeller9733 5 лет назад +1

      There has been a lot of artists that there passing has hurt

  • @mickey34jb
    @mickey34jb 5 лет назад +9

    I was glad to see the Cars were inducted into the rock hall in 2018___r.i.p Ric!!

  • @chrisjamessfsd
    @chrisjamessfsd 5 лет назад +5

    So good...miss Ben...EE is simply amazing...what a great band overall.

  • @garcemac
    @garcemac 3 года назад +5

    I love you Ric. I love you Ben. THANK YOU for making so much great music.

  • @DAquingil
    @DAquingil 5 лет назад +2

    Thank you for the music Ric. You helped a shy kid in the eighties to come out of his shell, and learn to enjoy pure, sincerely written rock and roll. You’ll be missed.

  • @vangecontos761
    @vangecontos761 5 лет назад +6

    I’m 17 & high finding this band🤘 Thanks Ric

    • @veronicaswystun2235
      @veronicaswystun2235 5 лет назад +1

      Listen to the whole first album in full on stereo sound.

    • @vangecontos761
      @vangecontos761 5 лет назад

      I did today!... although I love “Candy O” as an album❤️👍...it’s all good

  • @kenavogoodbye4485
    @kenavogoodbye4485 Год назад +2

    Magnifique !

  • @SuperKaraokeNinja
    @SuperKaraokeNinja 5 лет назад +39

    Rest in Paradise, Ric! 9/15/2019

  • @michaelorick2065
    @michaelorick2065 3 года назад +3

    Perfect song

  • @soundspartan
    @soundspartan 5 лет назад +4

    RIP Ric...thanks for all those great songs!

  • @ikesweat8749
    @ikesweat8749 7 лет назад +48

    HALL OF FAME ARTISTS!!
    I knew it would happen, I mean just listen
    And that's only one song out of the giant barrel full

    • @mikeudenby2252
      @mikeudenby2252 6 лет назад

      Part of a generation that rock music jumped over to cult. Originality

  • @nimbyard1342
    @nimbyard1342 2 года назад +5

    catchy song

  • @howardcohen4845
    @howardcohen4845 2 года назад +7

    One of the greatest 🙌 ❤ 👏

  • @joltinjack
    @joltinjack 3 года назад +3

    Few singers actually play a guitar, lead or rhythm. Ric is really playing that thumping rhythm.

  • @asphaltcowboy7567
    @asphaltcowboy7567 Год назад

    Great album

  • @splatterdaynightmares
    @splatterdaynightmares 5 лет назад +21

    RIP Thanks for the great memories.

  • @vicentetrevino4457
    @vicentetrevino4457 2 года назад +1

    Turn on one more joint hell yeah

  • @LostwaveObsession
    @LostwaveObsession 4 месяца назад +3

    They were so good. I love Shake It Up.

  • @robertstorey7476
    @robertstorey7476 5 лет назад +8

    There are many awful things that happen in life but this song always makes me feel better.

  • @eduardomonteiro4694
    @eduardomonteiro4694 4 года назад +5

    I love this vibe

  • @gurirei6435
    @gurirei6435 4 месяца назад +2

    LOVE from JAPAN ❤︎

  • @alvind.6904
    @alvind.6904 5 лет назад +6

    So many memories of my teenage years are connected to the music of the Cars. May you Rip Ric. Thanks for the memories.

  • @Jamestele1
    @Jamestele1 5 лет назад +17

    RIP Ric: The Cars were so good

  • @johnnychilders6255
    @johnnychilders6255 3 года назад +2

    they never thought that they never would be big in the world of music, they just wanted to play. but here we are today, they have a hold of us from the 80s till now

  • @joesimpson4473
    @joesimpson4473 10 месяцев назад +2

    Ngl the outro to this makes the song so much better. Wish it was on the record

  • @martintrindall3390
    @martintrindall3390 2 года назад +4

    Love this song so much.

  • @Poppafunkband
    @Poppafunkband 5 лет назад +3

    Awesome Rockabilly vibe!

  • @dave7015
    @dave7015 15 дней назад

    What an unbelievably great band of rock stars...the soundtrack of countless lives 🎉

  • @ashe984
    @ashe984 4 года назад +4

    Their backdrop behind them looks like old Las Vegas. I love The Cars and this song. 🥰😍💗

  • @lisalouiseangonese9134
    @lisalouiseangonese9134 5 лет назад +8

    Rest in Peace Rick Ocasek and thanks for the many years of music and magic.