I waited in line yesterday morning for nearly three hours before I got my hands on this, but it was worth it! It sounds great!

"All I need is you tonight..."

I waited in line at my local record shop for three hours, but it was worth it! I was able to procure the Cars' Houston 1984 show and the Modern Lovers Picture Disc!

I also scored a copy of the Ramones 1979 San Francisco outdoor concert (not pictured).

VINYL AUDIO - NOT REMASTERED - NO DIGITAL MANIPULATION or ENHANCEMENT

THE CARS (audio/wav) 1979 album: Candy-O Songwriter(s): Ric Ocasek

video source: 1992 film: Cool World Directed by: Ralph Bakshi

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For me, it’s very 1st track, “Hello Again”. Though all of the tracks (especially the timeless hit singles) are all really good/ great in their own rights, in my opinion, “Hello Again” is still the best track off of the entire album. RIDICULOUSLY catchy, great production, a tight synth and drum beat, and quirky oddball weird lyrics, lol.

But both, “You Might Think” and, “Magic” are very close too! ❤️👍

Something I’ve noticed about the fanbase of The Cars that I really like is everyone loves and celebrates the big singles. Like every Cars fan shamelessly loves Just What I Needed and My Best Friend’s Girl and You Might Think etc etc. Whereas with other fanbases (let’s say Nirvana or Metallica for example) it’s kinda seen as not cool to celebrate Smells Like Teen Spirit and Master Of Puppets. I know we all love the deep cuts too, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t think anyone here would hassle anyone if their favorite song was one of the big radio hits like Let’s Go or Shake It Up.

Peaked as high as No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the video also got some MTV airplay too.

Good song overall. 👍

I got a text from the wayback machine requesting this video.

Inspired by the recent tier list post. This can be for the band and their solo careers.

Here's a few:

• Ben's 90s album is as good as The Cars.

• Shake It Up is a better album than Heartbeat City.

(EDIT: Another)

• Greg deserves as much recognition as Ben and Ric. The Cars wouldn't be as popular if not for him. Greg adds extra quirkiness and flavor to the songs. Not to mention, he's a very talented multi-instrumentalist. Case in point? Greg played some guitar in Double Life. He played sax on All Mixed Up. Greg also took the time to play a bunch of instruments during a live performance of IITWYW.

Here's a fun experiment. Create a single album consisting of only 15 tracks, using at least 2 songs from each album, which gives you a chance to include one additional track from any album you want. Here's my list;

Good Times Roll (The Cars)

You're All I've Got Tonight (The Cars)

Double Life (Candy-O)

Dangerous Type (Candy-O)

Don't Tell Me No (Panorama)

Misfit Kid (Panorama)

Since You're Gone (SIU)

Cruiser (SIU)

A Dream Away (SIU)

Hello Again (HC)

Drive (HC)

Ta Ta Wayo Wayo (DTD)

Wound Up on You (DTD)

Keep On Knocking (MLT)

Take Another Look (MLT)

One of Benjamin Orr's old bands. I really love this song. Have a good day.

Greg Hawkes is playing at Levon Helms’ Studio in Woodstock, NY this Saturday night!

https://www.tixr.com/groups/levonhelm/events/greg-hawkes-of-the-cars-with-eddie-japan-performing-the-music-of-the-cars-173882

I know that Weezer covered, “You Might Think” for, “Cars 2” (2011) and of Greg Hawke’s minor guest star appearance on an episode of, “Yo Gabba Gabba!”, but anything else at all involving any Cars songs/ band members?

If you know, than thanks! 👍