Live on the TV Show Fridays. I added “Think It Over” from Shake It Up in my iTunes library primarily because, in preparing to write about The Cars, I discovered that it was one of the top tracks from Shake … Continue reading
Fan video: I confess, I made fun of “That’s It” for sounding like a b-side. I am pleased to report that another b-side from The Cars on Just What I Needed, “Don’t Go To Pieces”, could nearly have been an … Continue reading
Live: I don’t often agree with the use of the label “New Wave” in regards to The Cars, but it is pretty clear that they were influenced by a number of New Wave, punk and pre-punk groups. In my opinion, … Continue reading
Video: Due to iTunes wierdness, Disc One of the two disc Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology is listed after Disc Two. You may recall, we started disc two with the song “Touch and Go” from the album Panorama. … Continue reading
Thats It – The Cars Hmm. I should have embedded the last one, too. Oh well. Time marches on. “That’s It” was the B-side of “Let’s Go.” It is a Ben Orr sung song (I think) that sounds like, well, … Continue reading
Courtesy of imeem. “Slipaway” is another fun track that was unreleased prior to the 1995 Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology. It sounds like the ancestor of “Shake It Up.” Specifically, an ancestor that maybe rocks a little harder … Continue reading
Album version, not early version: The version of “Nightspots” that I ripped from Just What I Needed is not the same as this version, which is clearly more fully produced. It is almost certainly some sort of pre-Candy-O demo version, … Continue reading
Album cover video: “It’s All I Can Do” is the last of the truly classic Cars songs I’ll be addressing at this time. It features what I think is Ocasek’s great contribution to lyric writing, particularly this couple: One too … Continue reading
High quality audio album cover video here, posted by fan While not one of my favorite Cars tracks, “Got a Lot On My Head” is a good song and an absolute rocker. Easton’s solo is almost classic pop in its … Continue reading
Live: “Double Life” was the third single off of Candy-O, but didn’t apparently crack the Billboard Hot 100 at the time. I dig this song because Ocasek experiments with some different rhythmic things in the lyrical delivery. He does this … Continue reading