I’m 59 years old and I’ve been listening to the Cars forever but why do I want to rip this guys clothes off and eat him alive is something crazy and beyond me!!! 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
Ben Orr was incredible. He and Ocasek complimented each other which made the Cars so unique. Each had their own style and both were fantastic. As Benny said, check out the video for Enerything You Say and you will see how incredible Orr's voice was. The acoustics and his vocals are insanely good in that video...
This is my favorite recorded live performance of this song. Ben looks and sounds amazing! and the band is so tight... I'm reminded, too, how much Elliot's guitar and Greg's keys are hallmarks of the Cars' sound. We miss you guys! RIP, Ben and Ric. What a unique and gifted group of musicians. I never tire of listening to The Cars, the first band I fell in love with when they debuted in the late '70s.
I couldn't agree with you more. Benjamin really had it all. He was cool, he had charm, good looks, talent and he was an awesome singer. makes me miss him even more.
Thee multi talented Benjamin Orr. Almost a quarter of a century later, the world still tunes in, watches and listens. That's speaks volumes. And well deserved
My favourite live version of my favourite Cars song. There’s a great energy going on here, the band are all animated. Ben’s vocal is incredible. And that growl ……..💙
I have a comment.. I keep hitting repeat!! This live performance of The Cars , with Ben Orr thumping his bass guitar as none other, while singing lead..Tis MINDBLOWING PERFORMANCE of Cruiser XOXOXO Foot stomping.. Body shakin .Dancing til u fall down to BEN ORR .. ♥♥
That is so incredibly, insanely cool! I never known anyone to describe Ben as anything but a nice guy with a big heart. Never read a critical word about him as a person. Elliot was an early idol of mine. I think he had an edge, in their early days, not always the sweetest guy, but nowadays he seems to really respect and care about the fans and the band's incredibly legacy. Ben & Elliot playing side by side, up front, is an iconic image for Cars fans.
monorailred1 I disagree. True cars fans always give greg lots of credit. I may have not even got into the cars without the keyboard. I’m a new waver and they wouldn’t have crossed into new wave without greg.
Benjamin Orr's voice is unlike anyone else. Deep baritone with a falsetto range. Every note is perfect. Delivery and tempo par none. R.I.P. beautiful Benjamin.
Toda la razón!! Benjamin tenía una excelente voz y además muy bonita con diferentes matices. Un hombre guapísimo, muy sexy con una sonrisa súper súper linda y atrayente. Huyyyyy !!!! Un encanto de hombre!!! Cuánto lo extraño!! Jamás podré olvidarlo, siempre lo recordaré con su cara de niño bueno y algo travieso.... RIP querido Benjamin.
Wow, Benjamin's voice was incredible. This song is one of the most beautiful songs of The Cars. Rest in peace gorgeous Benjamin and Ric. You'll never be forgotten.
Different hair color, different clothes and different places yet always the same gorgeous face, beautiful voice and talented bass playing. xoxo Benjamin
Thing you have to love about the cars is they were in their mid -thirties by the time they hitt. At an age when others fall out of the Game they were making some of the most important cutting edge music of their day.
Love, Love this song! Just like Gregg Hawkes said in his acceptance speech at the Rock and roll hall of fame, without Ben and his talent and rockstar good looks they wouldn't be there!
@@julenepegher6999 This is an example of Ben at his absolute best. The whole band is absolutely on fire. Side note: I like the scar next to Ben's mouth in the close -ups. Could he be any hotter?
Jackie Beals I hear ya, it don’t take much, for example did you ever see Touch and go or gimme some slack at shout factory music? Ben is standing in back ground playing in his white shoes don’t know what it is him in those white shoes but it does it for me, simple as that. Check it out.
Definitely! They should have been inducted before the split up, they made an incredible contribution to music , in those short 10 yrs. ,Its so sad that Benjamin wasnt there to receive it.
@@dianegargano175 I agree. I did read, however, that Benjamin attended the opening of the RRHOF, so technically, he was "in" the HOF before the band was. ^_^
Sensational song! Brutal performance of band and especial Benjamin Orr!!! This band was one the best on 80 years in your unique style!!! I love it 👊🏻🔥🔥🔥
What a voice, what a sound, wow, Benjamin is really something special. And the "other four" are, of course, fantastic. Rest in peace our unforgettable Benjamin.
IF The Cars recorded this song in the studio the exact same way it was performed in this video you would have absolute perfection! One of the most underrated songs of all time.....PERIOD!!!
Might be the best live performance video of them I have seen. Everybody doing their thing; Ben's perfect vocal and driving bass, Elliot hammering away, Hawkes steering them home with a massive synth sound, Robinson adding the perfect backbeat. And Ric alone on the left in perfect rhythm, loving his band, because they sounded just the way he had always imagined.
It was Ric AND Ben's band, co-founded, though Ric the egomaniac succeeded in marginalizing & basically erasing Ben from public knowledge. I have read MANY comments in the last months from people who even had Cars albums back in the day & didn't know Ben sang lead on their best songs.
@@joan-annebross9217 Not dissing Ben by any means. Best vocalist of that era. He gave The Cars a distinctive sound like no one else had. But Ric clearly led the band, wrote the songs and was almost always the one doing the talking. But you take any of the five of them out of the equation and its not the same. "Move Like This" was a very good album but Ben was clearly missed. I don't think there was a major beef between them. Ben was more laid back. A totally decent, unassuming guy.
@@TheBent139 Hi. I don't have time now, but there was indeed a major beef between them. Ric engineered his being the only face & voice bcs he was an egomaniac. I see so many commenting that they never knew Ben was singing all those songs. Stunning. More later...hope you had a nice Christmas, if that applies.
This version is magical. It’s from 1982. It sounds like it was just recorded. An amazingly talented band. Glad at Ric got to see them get into the HOF. So long overdue.
"You dont easily get amused....do ya?" Never has a shoulder shake been so epic. The 1981 Cruiser performance on the Tom Snyder show was epic! He was really animated on that one. Ben Orr forever.
Thats exactly what i said, hes a true professional a real showman he never steps on any toes. When its elliots time , he steps back into the darkness n then he gracefully emerges back . I noticed that a long time ago. He was a wonderful man.
My absolute favourite Cars performance. The entire band really got behind this one! Love the Cars, my only sadness is I never got to see them perform live. They were all without exception, amazing musicians x
Benjamin was the best singer in the Cars. His vocals made the Cars. The mold was broken when he was born and his son looks a lot like his dad. When he was sick and in the first video he was still Beautiful to me just like he was on the inside. R. I.P. Beautiful man you’re missed so much by so many. ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹
What a voice explosion at 3:40. Simple, unbelievable with what passion Benjamin sang. The whole band was unique. I had a terrible car accident on Benjamin's birthday, but in 1974. That I survived this was a miracle, I was lucky enough to continue to live and get to know this wonderful band. RIP Benjamin
This version just blows all others away. MUCH more exciting than the Live in Houston 1984-85 version. How many of you noticed the intense growl around 3:35? . . . and some people say the Cars were boring onstage. Well, some people are insane!
Was just thinking the exact same thing. They were at the top of their game here and exciting like a rock band. The later tours were pretty, shall we say, static.
WOW! What a great band, what a great version of Cruiser! Finally in the Rock Hall of Fame for 2018. Every single band member is truly amazing. Amazing musicians! Benjamin's incredible voice lives on. RIP Benjamin. Wish you were here. love.
I just commented on Facebook that each generation seems to think the music of their youth was the best. But like most people here I rarely turn on the radio anymore. I know there is art and music being played there but I just cannot relate. I thank a friend so long ago who introduced me to The Cars back in 1978, It took me a little while to get the hang of their music. I dare say that I don't go more than a few days without hearing a great tune by this great band. Yes Ben was underrated as a vocalist and as a bass player. You can tell that he put a lot of thought into his bass notes. He was a very active bass player. About as active as another one of my all-time great bass players; John McVie. I think that The Cars music is timeless and just as relevant today as it was in the late 1970's to the late 1980's.
"Yes Ben was underrated as a vocalist and as a bass player. " a fact which could have been eradicated with occasional and much more regular, accolades put out there by the 'leader of the band'. Yes, I have heard Ric say - after his death - Ben Orr was "phenomenal". Well, buddy; perhaps you should have given MORE credit where credit was due, when you had the opportunity and when that person was alive! Perhaps you should have given him more prominence in those gimmicky videos you produced which ALWAYS featured you. So, you were the song-writer. Newsflash, you wouldn't have made it to where you were w/o Benjamin Orr; much less the masterful contributions of Elliot, David and Greg; all brilliantly talented musicians, who fleshed out your songs. If Ben Orr was not given the recognition in the music industry deserved, it was due to the silence fr the one person who could have raised him up. The first two Cars albums were the best. After that, you sold out and kept putting out insipid pop poo-poo. It sucked the passion out of the boys, who were much tougher rockers, suddenly finding themselves reined into toned- down mediocrity. There was a rally with 86's "Door To Door" which included the brilliant & somehow poignant "Everything You Say" and the hard driving rock metal "Double-Trouble", but by then you'd lost your charter member fans. They weren't listening anymore. Take this as one person's observations and opinions who knows a little bit about psycho-social dynamics and rock star ego.
moodylicious imhop one could say all of The Cars albums were insipid pop crap. (I listen to jazz and classical) This was a great band because of their unique identity *they all crafted,* but Ric's songs *were* the multi stage rocket. Heartbeat City to this day is amazing to listen to (especially with head phones) and was the point at which The Cars turned their "insipid pop rock" into high art. *The whole record is consistently good, well crafted, and one of those moments in rock when a band strives for perfection in what they uniquely do, and attains it.* This was allowed to happen in the 80's, why we have masterpieces like Synchronicity, Brothers In Arms, Purple Rain, The Fixx's Reach The Beach, Born In The USA, and a number of other "pinnacle" 80s pop masterpieces. Sorry but your cynical perspective doesn't hold water when one simply takes a listen to Heartbeat City which is rounded out with songs like Drive and wrapped up with the atmospheric Heart Beat City. (especially considering the artless cookie cutter shit passing for pop today) Your pooing on the timeless masterpiece Hearbeat City just doesn't work. Ben was abused by Ric? I seriously doubt it, as Ric said, he knew some of the songs he wrote were going strait to Ben. Of course Ric had high expectations and a sense of excited anticipation when taking a song to Ben, why? because *Ben stepped up to the plate and knocked those songs out of the park.* To suggest there wasn't mutual admiration and respect in this band *is just silly.* Don Henley was really on to something when he appropriately named his 1984 masterpiece "Building The Perfect Beast", that's what bands were striving for in the 80s, let's celebrate that unique time in pop music, it's not going to be repeated.
Как отличается это выступление от студийной записи Cruiser!!! Как будто две разные песни. На сцене Бенджамин выдаёт столько эмоций, живой энергии, да и вся группа в этом драйве играет ритмично, наполненно, живо. А запись на альбоме - просто как лайтовая поп- версия. Бенджамин Орр- ты великолепен❤
Benjamin Orr is really incredible! It´s amasing how he could sing!! RIP Ben, I did want to hear more songs with your vocal... Benny, thanks for all your Videos + efforts. I was so pleased to find live of "Everything you say". "Let´s go 1982" is my most favorite version of Let´s go.
Excited to see The Cars finally make their rock and roll hall of fame induction. I guess it's better late than never, but this criminally underrated band should've been inducted many years ago. Their live performances could be hit or miss at times, but this version of Cruiser is light years better than any other live version including their studio set! Long live The Cars!
The best damn live song The Cars did. Every time it rocks. Always loved these guys, and started finally learning to play some of their stuff. RIP Ben Orr, there has never been in my opinion a more rock and roll unique voice.
Ditto, class of 81. The Shake It Up album blasting away on my Radio Shack 8-track tape car stereo in my Datsun B210. Now currently in 2022, the CD is in my 6 disk CD player in my Honda CRV. Never gets old.
I saw the Cars twice. They were absolutely flawless in their performance playing some of the best music EVER. God bless them FOREVER
26 years later...n it could a been yesterday ..CLASSICS!!!
You were fortunate. Great memories!❤
They're so much better live!!! ❤
Maybe the best version EVER…no, THE best version ever
Ben Orr had quite a vocal range. His talent and persona is on another level. Something is quite special about him .
just ask us ladies 😅
Magnetism Whew!! 😅 😍
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Absolutely!
I’m 59 years old and I’ve been listening to the Cars forever but why do I want to rip this guys clothes off and eat him alive is something crazy and beyond me!!! 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
Watched a ton of cars live performances. Damn these bands were tight and so good-never miss a beat. Drummer is underrated, so good.
Always right where he belonged. He and Orr drove the sound so perfectly together.
The Unique chords, composition, vocals....no band can compare to The Cars! Still rocking my 67 year old bones!
Keep on rocking!!!! 🙂
I'm 67 too . Cars amazing love of gregs key big part of cars make big spice and melodies 🎉
I'm 66 and à french fan!
Didn't know how good we had it back in the day.. re-listening to these again with ear pods really is a pleasure by my ears and eyes
This song has a great beat & all members had fabulous talent & energy
Elliot Easton is so aggressive on stage but then when you see him in person or on RUclips videos he's so quiet and reserved I love that
Yes i love that too ..and i love Elliot Easton ❤
Ben has it all: voice, played bass (and many other instruments,) stage presence, eyes, hair, and that incredible smile. RIP BEN❤️❤️
Benjamin Orr = The most beautiful voice in rock history and THE definition of COOL!!!
I just LOVE Ben’s voice!! And his Han Solo outfit too ❤️
Ben Orr was incredible. He and Ocasek complimented each other which made the Cars so unique. Each had their own style and both were fantastic. As Benny said, check out the video for Enerything You Say and you will see how incredible Orr's voice was. The acoustics and his vocals are insanely good in that video...
Erika Lynch Why not use Ric's first name as well?
This is my favorite recorded live performance of this song. Ben looks and sounds amazing! and the band is so tight... I'm reminded, too, how much Elliot's guitar and Greg's keys are hallmarks of the Cars' sound. We miss you guys! RIP, Ben and Ric. What a unique and gifted group of musicians. I never tire of listening to The Cars, the first band I fell in love with when they debuted in the late '70s.
Grateful for the cameramen in this clip. Thanks for getting that amazing closeup.
Great post, it’s like we’re on the stage with them too!! 😮💨
I couldn't agree with you more.
Benjamin really had it all. He was cool, he had charm, good looks, talent and he was an awesome singer.
makes me miss him even more.
Thee multi talented Benjamin Orr. Almost a quarter of a century later, the world still tunes in, watches and listens. That's speaks volumes. And well deserved
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Oorsome!
I couldn't have said it better myself. There will never be another like him, that is for sure!
I'm 74 & not well, I'm going to make sure I go out listening to Ben's voice. I'll die with a smile on my face! 😇
Benjamin Orr was a really superb vocalist.
My favourite live version of my favourite Cars song. There’s a great energy going on here, the band are all animated. Ben’s vocal is incredible. And that growl ……..💙
Phenomenal performance. Love that growl....wow!
Run... yaaaahhhhhhh
And don’t forget the Orr shoulder ;) LOVE this performance!
“Do ya?” *faints*. Favorite performance on one of my top 5 Cars songs.
This song shows how good they really were. They were way overdue to get in the HOF! The real deal!
Ben always loved singing this song. The roar he gives at 3:40 is just awesome.
Greatest thing ever. I need to make it my ringtone!
I have a comment.. I keep hitting repeat!! This live performance of The Cars , with Ben Orr thumping his bass guitar as none other, while singing lead..Tis MINDBLOWING PERFORMANCE of Cruiser XOXOXO Foot stomping.. Body shakin .Dancing til u fall down to BEN ORR .. ♥♥
You said it!
That is so incredibly, insanely cool!
I never known anyone to describe Ben as anything but a nice guy with a big heart. Never read a critical word about him as a person.
Elliot was an early idol of mine. I think he had an edge, in their early days, not always the sweetest guy, but nowadays he seems to really respect and care about the fans and the band's incredibly legacy.
Ben & Elliot playing side by side, up front, is an iconic image for Cars fans.
Greg is so great on boards and so multi talented, poor guy never gets any glory but I thought his sound also made the band so unique.
Ben will always be my favorite. But I agree that Greg is awesome I think he is my second favorite then Elliott . heck they were all awesome!
Greg gave them Star Trek family status. His sound epitomized that trippy 80's synth,
monorailred1 I disagree. True cars fans always give greg lots of credit. I may have not even got into the cars without the keyboard. I’m a new waver and they wouldn’t have crossed into new wave without greg.
When ever you thought you were listening to straight rock Greg’s synths reminded you this was new cutting edge rock.
The Cars wouldn't be The Cars without Greg. His musical contribution is integral.
Benjamin Orr's voice is unlike anyone else. Deep baritone with a falsetto range. Every note is perfect. Delivery and tempo par none. R.I.P. beautiful Benjamin.
Benjamin Orr was born to be a performer. And what a great performer he was!
Toda la razón!! Benjamin tenía una excelente voz y además muy bonita con diferentes matices. Un hombre guapísimo, muy sexy con una sonrisa súper súper linda y atrayente. Huyyyyy !!!! Un encanto de hombre!!! Cuánto lo extraño!! Jamás podré olvidarlo, siempre lo recordaré con su cara de niño bueno y algo travieso.... RIP querido Benjamin.
Amen to that! what an incredible voice he had.
У The Cars все песни красивые, удивительные, иногда прикольные, эта песня очень нравится . Привет из России.
I wish you peace & love! I wish our countries weren't influenced by evil warmongers
Eliot crushes it on guitar.
This is the cars best song hands down!!!!
I can’t stop coming back to this. What an incredible song and live version. Ben loved to sing this song.
2022 back again- crank it up !!!
@@relevantinformation6655 Always crank it up for this song.
@@relevantinformation6655 bringing it into 2023
@@relevantinformation6655 And now 2024.
Ben's vocal performance here is just so good that it's sick.
Wow, Benjamin's voice was incredible. This song is one of the most beautiful songs of The Cars. Rest in peace gorgeous Benjamin and Ric. You'll never be forgotten.
Ben was a superb singer Phenomenal voice
One of their best performances
Different hair color, different clothes and different places yet always the same gorgeous face, beautiful voice and talented bass playing. xoxo Benjamin
Any place, any age, any stage, the most beautiful man ever!
Ben's been gone 17 years and that growl still sends shudders through my womb.
Me too
Ok, that comment clinched my decision for a sex change operation.
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He is Cupid babe
Another wonderful performance from an under rated band. I adore them all, Ben sings just like the record. And he's always easy on the eyes.
Thing you have to love about the cars is they were in their mid -thirties by the time they hitt. At an age when others fall out of the Game they were making some of the most important cutting edge music of their day.
Flawless. Every time I hear a cars tune I’m magically transported back to 79 thru 88. Best years of my life.
Oh, me too, Best years, Best times, Best music.
You can tell how much they all love playing their music. It really shows.
Love, Love this song! Just like Gregg Hawkes said in his acceptance speech at the Rock and roll hall of fame, without Ben and his talent and rockstar good looks they wouldn't be there!
"you don't easily get amused.....do ya?" @ 3:13 love that! At the end of "the moonlight run" Ben lets out a deep growl. @ 3:40 Awesome!
Jackie Beals oh yes that growl very sexy! I revisit this often I love how he sings this! Not to mention how good he looks too!
@@julenepegher6999 This is an example of Ben at his absolute best. The whole band is absolutely on fire. Side note: I like the scar next to Ben's mouth in the close -ups. Could he be any hotter?
Jackie Beals Oh Yes, that scar, I noticed too, so close to those lips......
@@julenepegher6999 Don't get me goin', Julene!
Jackie Beals I hear ya, it don’t take much, for example did you ever see Touch and go or gimme some slack at shout factory music? Ben is standing in back ground playing in his white shoes don’t know what it is him in those white shoes but it does it for me, simple as that. Check it out.
Ben welcome to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with your Cars band mates. Long overdue but the hometown kid made it. Rest In Peace
Definitely! They should have been inducted before the split up, they made an incredible contribution to music , in those short 10 yrs. ,Its so sad that Benjamin wasnt there to receive it.
@@dianegargano175 I agree. I did read, however, that Benjamin attended the opening of the RRHOF, so technically, he was "in" the HOF before the band was. ^_^
Fuck the rock & roll hall of fame,these guys influenced EVERYONE
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Exactly. They (R&RHOF) lost their credibility decades ago.
@@andrewp7509 love to watch and listen to this man in sing. Makes me feel young again for just a little while
this never gets old
Of course not. The truly great bands and songs are all we have left from when "music was music".
Sensational song! Brutal performance of band and especial Benjamin Orr!!! This band was one the best on 80 years in your unique style!!! I love it 👊🏻🔥🔥🔥
What a voice, what a sound, wow, Benjamin is really something special. And the "other four" are, of course, fantastic. Rest in peace our unforgettable Benjamin.
Love his voice and when he’s singing you can just tell it’s him.
IF The Cars recorded this song in the studio the exact same way it was performed in this video you would have absolute perfection! One of the most underrated songs of all time.....PERIOD!!!
The way Benjamin builds up his verses to a crescendo on this performance of "Cruiser" is my favorite of the live renditions. Well done and powerful.
Might be the best live performance video of them I have seen. Everybody doing their thing; Ben's perfect vocal and driving bass, Elliot hammering away, Hawkes steering them home with a massive synth sound, Robinson adding the perfect backbeat. And Ric alone on the left in perfect rhythm, loving his band, because they sounded just the way he had always imagined.
It was Ric AND Ben's band, co-founded, though Ric the egomaniac succeeded in marginalizing & basically erasing Ben from public knowledge. I have read MANY comments in the last months from people who even had Cars albums back in the day & didn't know Ben sang lead on their best songs.
@@joan-annebross9217 Not dissing Ben by any means. Best vocalist of that era. He gave The Cars a distinctive sound like no one else had. But Ric clearly led the band, wrote the songs and was almost always the one doing the talking. But you take any of the five of them out of the equation and its not the same. "Move Like This" was a very good album but Ben was clearly missed. I don't think there was a major beef between them. Ben was more laid back. A totally decent, unassuming guy.
@@TheBent139 Hi. I don't have time now, but there was indeed a major beef between them. Ric engineered his being the only face & voice bcs he was an egomaniac. I see so many commenting that they never knew Ben was singing all those songs. Stunning. More later...hope you had a nice Christmas, if that applies.
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This version is magical. It’s from 1982. It sounds like it was just recorded. An amazingly talented band. Glad at Ric got to see them get into the HOF. So long overdue.
You don't easily get amused do ya I loveeeeee this song and Benjamin's sexy voice!!!!
This song is so fantastic. Unbelievable voice had our gorgeous Benjamin. Rest in peace.
Yess what a voice!! Ecstasy!!
"You dont easily get amused....do ya?" Never has a shoulder shake been so epic. The 1981 Cruiser performance on the Tom Snyder show was epic! He was really animated on that one. Ben Orr forever.
Thanks for the Snyder push, really love how they captured Elliott's work at the end.
Hands down the best concert I ever went to
Ben Orr forever
@@gabster-ie1vj I know it was a moment for real 🍻
Ben appears to be so fired up to sing this. Greg’s keys were superb too.
Wow, unbelievable how great they were and Benjamin was something special. His voice incredible. Rest in peace gorgeous Benjamin.
Benjamin Orr...Total Bad Ass ! The growl at 3:38 is classic..
One of the best voices in rock without a doubt!
Priceless video. I am at a loss for words.
Right! There are no words.
he was such a gentleman!
claimed the spotlight when his time; and always stepped back into the shadows for Elliot.
I love that! He'd always step back to let the others shine. He was something that's for sure.
Thats exactly what i said, hes a true professional a real showman he never steps on any toes. When its elliots time , he steps back into the darkness n then he gracefully emerges back . I noticed that a long time ago. He was a wonderful man.
Moodylicious, you, Sharyn and Diane have said it perfectly, and yes, he was wonderful in every way. xxx From Patricia H. not William H,
@@miksha01 true class act. Let everybody get their thang off 🍻🎶
One of my favorite Cars songs. Perfectly represents their unique style.
My absolute favourite Cars performance. The entire band really got behind this one! Love the Cars, my only sadness is I never got to see them perform live. They were all without exception, amazing musicians x
Benjamin was the best singer in the Cars. His vocals made the Cars. The mold was broken when he was born and his son looks a lot like his dad. When he was sick and in the first video he was still Beautiful to me just like he was on the inside. R. I.P. Beautiful man you’re missed so much by so many. ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹
Wow, wow, wow - I cannot find the words to describe how beautiful this song is. So amazing. Rest in peace our gorgeous Ben & Ric.
Ben and his Napolean moon boots! One of my most favorite songs ever!
An absolutely killer version of the song. Menacing in places with a lovely guitar string tap at 3:58!
Wow, what a band. And Benjamin Orr is a legend. What a strong voice. Unbelievable, how impressive. This music is made forever. R.I.P. dear Benjamin.
One of the BEST SONGS ..LOVE BENS VOICE &STYLE ♥️
What a voice explosion at 3:40. Simple, unbelievable with what passion Benjamin sang. The whole band was unique.
I had a terrible car accident on Benjamin's birthday, but in 1974. That I survived this was a miracle, I was lucky enough to continue to live and get to know this wonderful band. RIP Benjamin
Benjamin Orr had it all. Love love love the roar. RIP Benjamin and Ric xx
This version just blows all others away. MUCH more exciting than the Live in Houston 1984-85 version. How many of you noticed the intense growl around 3:35?
. . . and some people say the Cars were boring onstage. Well, some people are insane!
Was just thinking the exact same thing. They were at the top of their game here and exciting like a rock band. The later tours were pretty, shall we say, static.
Insane is right. The great bands don't need to "put on a show". It's the music....that's the show. Incredible energy!
I concur. This version, fantastic! Ben's growl was stinking' hot!
I think they were even better live than in the studio, although they were great in the studio too!
Ben Culture only boring people get board
RIP Ben and Rick! What an amazing band you two put together
Where EVER you are Benji we miss you !!!
The Cars were so bad ass, multi talented!
Better one band cannot be. So so so great they were. Rest in peace gorgeous Benjamin and Ric. You will never be forgotten. You were so amazing.
Benjamin is an official ROCK GOD.
Lord have mercy, this is incredible !!!!
GOTTA love The Cars !!!!
I love how Orr plays the bass like a guitar.
WOW! What a great band, what a great version of Cruiser! Finally in the Rock Hall of Fame for 2018. Every single band member is truly amazing. Amazing musicians! Benjamin's incredible voice lives on. RIP Benjamin. Wish you were here. love.
love to watch Ben
Legendary band...been listening since the late 70s will never stop.
I just commented on Facebook that each generation seems to think the music of their youth was the best. But like most people here I rarely turn on the radio anymore. I know there is art and music being played there but I just cannot relate. I thank a friend so long ago who introduced me to The Cars back in 1978, It took me a little while to get the hang of their music. I dare say that I don't go more than a few days without hearing a great tune by this great band. Yes Ben was underrated as a vocalist and as a bass player. You can tell that he put a lot of thought into his bass notes. He was a very active bass player. About as active as another one of my all-time great bass players; John McVie. I think that The Cars music is timeless and just as relevant today as it was in the late 1970's to the late 1980's.
"Yes Ben was underrated as a vocalist and as a bass player. "
a fact which could have been eradicated with occasional and much more regular, accolades put out there by the 'leader of the band'.
Yes, I have heard Ric say - after his death - Ben Orr was "phenomenal".
Well, buddy; perhaps you should have given MORE credit where credit was due, when you had the opportunity and when that person was alive!
Perhaps you should have given him more prominence in those gimmicky videos you produced which ALWAYS featured you.
So, you were the song-writer.
Newsflash, you wouldn't have made it to where you were w/o Benjamin Orr; much less the masterful contributions of Elliot, David and Greg; all brilliantly talented musicians, who fleshed out your songs.
If Ben Orr was not given the recognition in the music industry deserved, it was due to the silence fr the one person who could have raised him up.
The first two Cars albums were the best. After that, you sold out and kept putting out insipid pop poo-poo. It sucked the passion out of the boys, who were much tougher rockers, suddenly finding themselves reined into toned- down mediocrity.
There was a rally with 86's "Door To Door" which included the brilliant & somehow poignant "Everything You Say" and the hard driving rock metal "Double-Trouble", but by then you'd lost your charter member fans. They weren't listening anymore.
Take this as one person's observations and opinions who knows a little bit about psycho-social dynamics and rock star ego.
WOW! Extremely well said!!! Thank you.
just telling it as i see it, SE.
oh boy, is there a reservoir of pent up 'stuff' on this matter!
moodylicious imhop one could say all of The Cars albums were insipid pop crap. (I listen to jazz and classical) This was a great band because of their unique identity *they all crafted,* but Ric's songs *were* the multi stage rocket. Heartbeat City to this day is amazing to listen to (especially with head phones) and was the point at which The Cars turned their "insipid pop rock" into high art. *The whole record is consistently good, well crafted, and one of those moments in rock when a band strives for perfection in what they uniquely do, and attains it.* This was allowed to happen in the 80's, why we have masterpieces like Synchronicity, Brothers In Arms, Purple Rain, The Fixx's Reach The Beach, Born In The USA, and a number of other "pinnacle" 80s pop masterpieces.
Sorry but your cynical perspective doesn't hold water when one simply takes a listen to Heartbeat City which is rounded out with songs like Drive and wrapped up with the atmospheric Heart Beat City. (especially considering the artless cookie cutter shit passing for pop today) Your pooing on the timeless masterpiece Hearbeat City just doesn't work. Ben was abused by Ric? I seriously doubt it, as Ric said, he knew some of the songs he wrote were going strait to Ben. Of course Ric had high expectations and a sense of excited anticipation when taking a song to Ben, why? because *Ben stepped up to the plate and knocked those songs out of the park.* To suggest there wasn't mutual admiration and respect in this band *is just silly.* Don Henley was really on to something when he appropriately named his 1984 masterpiece "Building The Perfect Beast", that's what bands were striving for in the 80s, let's celebrate that unique time in pop music, it's not going to be repeated.
James Russell dang,you're lame lol the cars rocked.just boring as f**k in concert
GOD HE WAS SPECTACULAR ❤️💜💚💙❤️💚💜❤️
one of the most underated vocalist...RIP
Как отличается это выступление от студийной записи Cruiser!!! Как будто две разные песни. На сцене Бенджамин выдаёт столько эмоций, живой энергии, да и вся группа в этом драйве играет ритмично, наполненно, живо. А запись на альбоме - просто как лайтовая поп- версия. Бенджамин Орр- ты великолепен❤
Benjamin Orr is really incredible! It´s amasing how he could sing!!
RIP Ben, I did want to hear more songs with your vocal...
Benny, thanks for all your Videos + efforts. I was so pleased to find live of "Everything you say". "Let´s go 1982" is my most favorite version of Let´s go.
My favourite version. The cars were awesome ❤️.
A really ballsy live version of one of my favorite Cars songs. This just rips!
True artists. Unique sound, unique Benjamin. No commercialism - how awesome is that? Now turn it up and listen to it one more time!
Everyone I knew loved The Cars back in high school!
Excited to see The Cars finally make their rock and roll hall of fame induction. I guess it's better late than never, but this criminally underrated band should've been inducted many years ago.
Their live performances could be hit or miss at times, but this version of Cruiser is light years better than any other live version including their studio set! Long live The Cars!
Gotta thank my older brother for turning me on to The Cars back in 1979 ...
Ben could take nonsense lyrics and make them magical (and sensible 😉). Master skilled vocalist/performer!❤
This is on my top 5 all time Cars fav song
list! DAMN I LOVE THIS SONG!!
The best damn live song The Cars did. Every time it rocks. Always loved these guys, and started finally learning to play some of their stuff. RIP Ben Orr, there has never been in my opinion a more rock and roll unique voice.
Check out Candy O live in '79!
and then you got ROCK GOES TO COLLEGE what a classic concert
Graduated high school in 82. These guys were a big part of my nights cruisin on Friday nights.
same here but 84
@@tedp7773 Class of '85 here ! Was cruisin' in my 73 Orange Suiperbeetle then my Datsun B210, Cars cassette tapes a blastin' !
Ditto, class of 81. The Shake It Up album blasting away on my Radio Shack 8-track tape car stereo in my Datsun B210. Now currently in 2022, the CD is in my 6 disk CD player in my Honda CRV. Never gets old.
‘77 grad hear, every party had their albums on heavy rotation 😅
@@mikey102122 My first car was a Datsun B-210 Hatchback yellow w/black window fins, fun little car. Just realized they morphed into Nissan.
Best Pop band. Eternal youthful energy and excited by life. The Cars forever.
Great Voice Ben ! what a loss to Rock...these guys made magic together !
one of the most rocking songs ever
Wow!
This is a heavy track. And Ben Orr’s jacket is on point!
Ben was so underated
10 wonderful years
Positively the most powerful version of Cruiser which was IMHO their most powerful song. Can I please go back to those years again God? Please!
Ben was born to be an amazing singer🎸🎸his voice was and is one of the kind💕💕
Ben!!😊❤💫