The Cars! blog: Just What I Needed!

"Just What I Needed" Video Clip

2007-04-28T01:39:00.000-03:00

La canción que le da el nombre al blog, en mi opinión la mejor de The Cars que junto con otros temas de su album debut como "Good Times Roll" y "My Best Friend's Girl" los lanzaron a la fama, aunque se dice que no ganaron dinero hasta su tercer disco. En ella se aprecia toda la fuerza (dada por las guitarras de Ric Ocasek y Elliot Easton y los impresionantes vocales de Benjamin Orr) y el sonido innovador de la banda (aportado por los sintetizadores de Greg Hawkes).
El video de promoción que está a continuación, está aparentemente un poco acelerado, porque la música no está en su tonalidad original (E), sino que se escucha un poco más agudo.

"Shake It Up" Video Clip

2007-04-28T01:37:00.001-03:00

Está canción es la que le da el nombre al cuarto disco de la banda ,el cual fue lanzado en 1981.

"Heartbeat City" Video Clip

2007-04-23T17:57:00.000-03:00

Esta canción es parte del album de 1984 con el mismo nombre. Muchas personas piensan que su nombre es "Jacki" debido a que es repetido constantemente en el estribillo.

Escucha a The Cars en last.fm

2007-04-23T15:29:00.000-03:00

Haciendo clic en Play en el reproductor abajo puedes escuchar canciones de The Cars y grupos con estilo similar.

Last.fm es una radio vía Internet y además un sistema de recomendación de música que construye perfiles y estadísticas sobre gustos musicales, basándose en los datos enviados por los usuarios registrados. En la radio se puede seleccionar las canciones según las preferencias personales (de acuerdo a un algoritmo y a las estadísticas) o de otros usuarios.

"Rock Goes To College" Live In UK [1979]

2007-04-21T01:18:00.000-03:00

"Rock Goes To College" fue una serie de programas de cadena televisiva BBC que estuvo en el aire entre los años 1978 y 1981 en la televisión británica. Una variedad de conciertos en vivo de bandas de rock emergentes fueron transmitidos en simultáneo por radio y televisión en programas de 40-50 minutos. Estos shows eran realizados en colegios y universidades (de ahí su nombre) donde pocos cientos de personas acudían al concierto lo que promovía una atmósfera "más íntima". Generalmente las entradas para dichos recitals eran repartidas entre las uniones de estudiantes para ser distribuidas gratuitamente (para garantizar de que estuvieran llenos los conciertos). Las bandas elegidas no eran grupos de moda aunque varios de ellos se convirtieron en muy famosos después.
The Cars participó de este programa en enero de 1979. Tocaron en la Universidad de Sussex, Brighton e interpretaron las siguientes canciones:

01. Just What I Needed
02. Good Times Roll
03. I'm In Touch With Your World
04. My Best Friend's Girl
05. Moving In Stereo
06. All Mixed Up
07. Night Spots
08. Bye Bye Love
09. Don't Cha Stop
10. You Are All I've Got Tonight

Just What I Needed / Good Times Roll

My Best Friend's Girl

Moving In Stereo / All Mixed Up

Don't Cha Stop / You're All I've Got Tonight

Videos publicados en YouTube por: ThePrairiePrankster

The Cars Live Musikladen [1979]

2007-04-20T23:32:00.000-03:00

Esta serie de videos es un show completo en vivo grabado para la serie de programas musicales alemán llamado "Musikladen", el cual captura toda la fuerza del grupo a fines de los '70s y demuestra lo sólido que era el grupo a la hora de interpretar sus propios temas, al igual que sus excelentes dotes como compositores y arregladores.
La banda se encontraba en su única gira por Europa. Este show fue grabado en los estudios de la radio Breman.
Son 11 los temas incluidos, pertenecientes a sus 2 primeros álbumes salvo "Take What You Want", tema que fue editado en la edición de lujo del album debut "The Cars" en el año 1999.

Canciones:
01. Good Times Roll
02. Bye Bye Love
03. Night Spots
04. I'm In Touch With Your World
05. My Best Friend's Girl
06. Candy-O
07. You're All I've Got Tonight
08. Take What You Want
09. Since I Held You
10. Don't Cha Stop
11. Just What I Needed

01. Good Times Roll

02. Bye Bye Love

03. Nightspots

04. I'm In Touch With Your World

05. My Best Friend's Girl

06. Candy-O

07. You're All I've Got Tonight

08. Take What You Want

09. Since I Held You

10. Don't Cha Stop

11. Just What I Needed

Videos publicados en YouTube por: hldc

Live Aid [13 de julio de 1985]

2007-04-15T00:25:00.000-03:00

A continuación un video de 16:10 minutos con la presentación de The Cars en el estadio J.F.Kennedy de Filadelfia, EE.UU. en este evento musical histórico. Tocaron desde las 22:39 hasta las 22:56 segun la transmisión de la MTV (será la hora de Londres y no la de Filadelfia, porque se ve claramente que The Cars tocó de día)

Online Videos by Veoh.com

Canciones interpretadas:

You Might Think (se empezó a transmitir con el tema ya empezado) (02:02) (incluye imágenes de un Concorde aterrizando)
Drive (03:46)
Just What I Needed (03:26)
HeartBeat City (05:11)
Despedida del escenario con Timothy Hutton

Introducción
Historia
Grandes Momentos en Wembley
Grandes momentos en el estadio J.F.Kennedy

Introducción

Live Aid fueron 2 conciertos realizados el 13 de julio de 1985, en forma simultánea en el Estadio Wembley de Londres, Inglaterra y en el Estadio J.F.K de Philadelphia, EE.UU., cuyo motivo fue recaudar fondos en beneficio de los países de África oriental, en concreto, Sudán, Etiopía y Somalia.

Historia

Después de una gran sequía producida entre 1983 y 1985 en la region árida del norte de Etiopia se produjo lo que se denominó en ese entonces "el infierno de la tierra", la falta de alimentos y la poca agua que había provocaron una muerte masiva de la población por culpa del hambre que reinaba.

La cadena de televisión BBC mostró al mundo lo que ocurría, esto impulsó al músico y actor Bob Geldof a viajar para conocer sobre el terreno lo que estaba pasando en Africa y posteriormente a crear la fundación Band Aid Trust encargada de manejar y distribuir toda la ayuda que se lograra recaudar gracias a los dos conciertos.

Para lograr la atención del mundo, Geldof y su amigo y ayudante de la fundación, el cantante y vocalista de Ultravox, Midge Ure, lograron comunicarse con la mayoría de los grandes artistas de la época que, sin problema en participar, se hicieron presentes de forma voluntaria mostrando lo mejor de sí.

Entre los presentes se puede nombrar a: Bob Dylan, Queen, The Cars, Elton John, George Michael, Madonna, Dire Straits, Bryan Adams, Status Quo, Paul McCartney, The Who, Reo Speedwagon, U2, Phil Collins, Sting, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Tears For Fears, Duran Duran, judas priest, Spandau Ballet, Sade, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Mick Jagger, Patti LaBelle, The Beach Boys, Simple Minds, Hall & Oates, etc.

La gran participación de artistas logró que el evento resultara un gran éxito y marcara parte de la historia musical, mostrando al mundo que la música podía crear conciencia y ayudar a la gente de Africa.

La recaudación supero los 100 millones de dólares, el concierto fue retransmitido en directo vía satélite en más de 72 países y fue uno de los eventos musicales más vistos en todo el mundo.

Grandes momentos en Wembley

A las 14.00 del 13 de julio de 1985 se dio inicio al espectáculo llamado LIVE AID en el estadio Wembley, comenzando la ceremonia se interpretó el himno de Inglaterra y posteriormente se dio la bienvenida a los príncipes de Gales (Carlos y Diana).

El primer grupo en salir a escena fue Status Quo, provocando que el público comenzara a entusiasmarse y a disfrutar con cada grupo presente. Cada participación fue exitosa pero sin duda uno de los momentos más destacable del concierto en Wembley fue la actuación del grupo U2, que durante la interpretación de la canción "Bad", su vocalista Bono eligió una mujer del público para bailar con ella; en vista de que la cantidad de gente impedía que la chica se acercase al escenario, el propio Bono bajó hasta donde se encontraba y la ayudó a salir y bailó unos minutos con ella. Otro momento muy destacable fue la participación de Queen tocando 5 de sus mejores clásicos como "Crazy little thing called love", "Hammer to fall" y "We are the champions". En el momento de la interpretación de "Radio Ga-Ga", Freddie Mercury logró la coordinación general del estadio cuando el público aplaudía durante el coro de dicha canción, después viene el duelo vocal de Freddie con el público muy característico de las presentaciones de Queen. La última canción de la actuación de la banda fue "We are The Champions", y, como ya era costumbre, fue interpretado como un himno por todos los presentes.

Otro gran momento fue la participación de Dire Straits junto a Sting, interpretando "Money for Nothing" y provocando un gran entusiasmo entre los espectadores. También es muy recordable, sin duda, la interpretación de "Heroes" por David Bowie, considerado un clásico de todos los tiempos.

Después de casi 9 horas de concierto, el último artista en escena fue el gran Paul McCartney interpretando "Let it Be" al piano acompañado en coro por Bob Geldof, David Bowie y Alison Moyet logrando uno de los momentos más emocionantes del certamen. Para finalizar, Bon Geldof invitó al escenario a todos los grupos y artistas que estuvieron presente para cantar la canción que fue escrita para dicho evento, "Do they know it's Christmas", interpretada por todos los artistas y por las 75.000 almas que llenaban Wembley.

Bob Geldof dio los gracias a todos por el apoyo y por la recaudación que se logró para la ayuda de los pueblos hambrientos de África, dando paso al concierto de Philadelphia que en ese momento ya se estaba realizando.

Grandes momentos en el estadio J.F.Kennedy

En la tarde del 13 de julio de 1985, 78.000 personas llenaron el estadio JFK de Philadefia para ayudar y apoyar la causa liderada por Geldof y disfrutar de LIVE AID. 4 horas más tarde del inicio del concierto de Inglaterra comenzó éste, abriendo el show el consolidado artista canadiense Bryan Adams y logrando un gran recibimiento de la gente. Luego, una gran cantidad de artistas y bandas se hicieron presentes, todos con gran éxito en sus actuaciones.

Entre los momentos más destacables se puede nombrar la actuación del grupo de heavy-metal Black Sabbath con Ozzy Osborne en vocales (recordando que ya hacía más de 6 años que se había retirado de la agrupación). Otro gran momento fue la interpretación del tema "Don't You (Forget About Me)" por el grupo Simple Minds que era uno de los temas más populares de la época en todo el mundo. La participación de Madonna interpretando sus máximos hits, provocó la exaltación del público en general dejando en claro por qué era considerada la reina del pop ya en esa época.

La participación de Robert Plantt junto junto a Led Zeppelin interpretando "Starway to Heaven" logró que todo el público coreara dicha canción con gran fervor.

Phil Collins salió a escena, fue el único artista que logró estar en los 2 conciertos: primero cantando junto a Sting en Wembley y luego volar en el Concorde directamente hasta Philadelfia para llegar al estadio JKF y tocar al piano "Against all Odds", y posteriormente la batería junto a los Zeppelin y a Eric Clapton, otro que destacó, gracias a su talento, en guitarra e interpretación.

La interpretación del clásico de Bob Dylan, "Forever Young" por Patti Labelle logró gran expectación del público, provocando uno de los momentos más emocionantes del concierto por su magnífica actuación.

Mick Jagger & Tina Turner interpretando a duo "State Of Shock" lograron unos de los momentos más agitados del concierto y generaron un ambiente de fiesta para todos los presentes.

Después de una breve pero notable interpretación de "Blowing In The Wind" por Bob Dylan, Lionel Ritchie aparece en escena invitando a todos los artitas presentes, como lo hizo Geldof en el concierto anterior, para interpretar la canción que fue el gran himno de LIVE AID - AMERICA, "We are the world", compuesto el año anterior por Ritchie y Michael Jackson, que no pudo estar presente en el evento por motivos de trabajo. La interpretación de "We are the world" por todos los artistas y por un coro de niños sobre el escenario fue, sin duda, el momento más emocionante de todo el concierto, logrando el aplauso general y dando paso al cierre del evento. LIVE AID, que en total duró más de 16 horas, fue visto por más de 3000 millones de personas en todo el mundo.

Bob Geldof logró lo que se proponía y toda la ayuda fue destinada a la gente de Africa.

fuente Wikipedia

"Dangerous Type" Video Clip

2007-04-13T14:13:00.000-03:00

"Dangerous Type" es el último tema del disco "Candy-O" del año 1979. Como el 99.9% de los temas de The Cars fue escrito por Ric Ocasek. El video muestra a la banda interpretando el tema.

"Why Can't I Have You" Video Clip

2007-04-11T02:18:00.000-03:00

Tema del trabajo "Heartbeat City" de 1984. El video tiene una estética muy buena que complementa muy bien a la música.

"My Best Friend's Girl" Video Clip

2007-04-10T23:38:00.001-03:00

"My Best Friend's Girl" fue el segundo single del disco debut de The Cars de 1978.

"Panorama" Video Clip

2007-04-09T17:09:00.000-03:00

Del album de 1980 del mismo nombre. Muy divertido, muestra a los integrantes de la banda involucrados en una especie de "mafia".

[1987] Door To Door

2007-04-09T14:33:00.000-03:00

Editado: 25 de agosto de 1987
Grabado: Diciembre 1986/Mayo 1987
Género: New Wave
Duración: 46:43
Sello discográfico: Elektra Records
Productor: Ric Ocasek

"Door To Door" es el sexto y último album de estudio del grupo lanzado en 1987. A pesar de haber sido comercialmente exitoso fue criticado severamente por la prensa especializada. Canciones destacadas en el disco son: "You Are The Girl", "Strap Me In" y "Coming Up You".

Listado de temas:
01. Leave or Stay (Ric Ocasek) 2:55
02. You Are the Girl (Ric Ocasek) 3:52
03. Double Trouble (Ric Ocasek) 4:14
04. Fine Line (Ric Ocasek) 5:22
05. Everything You Say (Ric Ocasek) 4:52
06. Ta Ta Wayo Wayo (Ric Ocasek) 2:52
07. Strap Me In (Ric Ocasek) 4:22
08. Coming Up You (Ric Ocasek) 4:18
09. Wound Up on You (Ric Ocasek) 5:02
10. Go Away (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek) 4:38
11. Door to Door (Ric Ocasek) 4:16

Letras

Elliot Easton - guitarra líder, coros
Greg Hawkes - teclados, coros
Ric Ocasek - guitarra rítmica, vocales principales en 1,2,4,6,7,9,11
Benjamin Orr - bajo, vocales principales en 3,5,8,10
David Robinson - batería, percusión

[1987] Door To Door - Letras

2007-04-09T14:23:00.000-03:00

01. Leave or Stay (Ric Ocasek)
02. You Are the Girl (Ric Ocasek)
03. Double Trouble (Ric Ocasek)
04. Fine Line (Ric Ocasek)
05. Everything You Say (Ric Ocasek)
06. Ta Ta Wayo Wayo (Ric Ocasek)
07. Strap Me In (Ric Ocasek)
08. Coming Up You (Ric Ocasek)
09. Wound Up on You (Ric Ocasek)
10. Go Away (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek)
11. Door to Door (Ric Ocasek)

01. Leave or Stay (Ric Ocasek)

well, I stood beside the rain today
and twisted out my shirt
and she's a cooly you could say
when she gets down in the dirt

she puffs her pillow up so high
it's like she's hanging in the sky
she claims it was a crazy guy
who taught her how to hurt
yeah kept her so alert

I felt so under sideways down
when she showed me all her prints
I could not help but feel confused
when she threw that heavy hint

oh she pulled out all her magazines
she spread them out like chocolate dreams
her eyes were shooting dagger beams

she changed into her silk
I stood there drinking milk
well I could leave or stay
makes no difference either way

she said don't listen to her words
as if they were all dead
she said she never made decisions
but the last thing that she said
just before she turned the bed

she said well I could leave or stay
makes no difference either way
o.k.
well I could leave or stay

02. You Are the Girl (Ric Ocasek)

Why don't you dream anymore?
What's in the way?
How come you point to the door
And ask me to stay?
Why don't you flash that smile
Like you used to do?
Why don't you stay for a while?
Oh well it's up to you 'cause

You are the girl
That keeps me up at night
You are the girl
That makes me feel all right
You are the girl
Well you give me a twirl
You are the girl
In my dreams

Why don't you talk anymore?
What did I say?
How is it what I came for
Is floating away?
Why don't you flash that smile
Like you used to do?
Why don't you stay for awhile?
Oh well it's up to you 'cause

You are the girl
That keeps me up at night
You are the girl
That makes me feel all right
You are the girl (you are the girl)
Well you give me a twirl
You are the girl (you are the girl)
You are the girl in my dreams

Why don't you dream anymore?
What's in the way?
How come you point to the door
And you ask me to stay?
Why don't you flash that smile
Like you used to do?
Why don't you stay for awhile?

Oh 'cause it's up to you oh
You are the girl
That keeps me up at night
You are the girl
That makes me feel all right
You are the girl (you are the girl)
Oh you give me a twirl (you are the girl)
You are the girl
In my dreams

Well, you are the girl (you are the girl
And you give me a twirl (you are the girl)
You are the girl
In my dreams

Oh you are the girl
In my dreams

03. Double Trouble (Ric Ocasek)

They got a line on you,
little bit of trouble too,
You got, some jets inside,
Cherry lips, and delirious eyes.

You get in trouble,
and it keeps you down,
Double trouble.
You get in trouble,
And you come to town,
Double trouble,
oh yea

They better chain your hands,
and you, spread some evil,
pick and pan.

Hey, You sure got,
some jets inside,
But you got a little,
with those empty eyes

You get in trouble,
And it keeps you down,
Double trouble,
You get in trouble
And you come to town,
Double Trouble,
Oh yea

You've got (got),
some jets inside,
Baby, Broken promises,
broken pride

You get in trouble
and it keeps you down,
Double trouble.
You get in trouble,
and you come to town,
double trouble,
Oh yeah,

You got some trouble,
(double trouble)
and it keeps you down,
double trouble,
You get in trouble,
and you come to town
Double trouble,

That double trouble,
oh yeah.

04. Fine Line (Ric Ocasek)

how would i know about your life
how about a long night
how do you follow the sun
how do you stay under the thumb
there's a fine line between us
such a fine fine line
there's a fine line between us
and it's always on my mind
what can you say to make me realize
the full moon in your eyes
you probably know now that you're waking up
you still feel shaken up
there's a fine line between us
all the way
there's a fine line between us
can't waste another day
they take you in their arms and whisper
what you want to hear don't you fall
they show you all their charms and whisper
don't you shed a tear don't you fall

05. Everything You Say (Ric Ocasek)

they can't stop you in the night
twirling wildly in the light
but i know honey it won't take long
feels like it's one on one on one
there must have been a dream in you
stick and fall and follow through
but i know honey it won't take long
feels like it's much too strong too strong
but then you tell me that you can't go on
and you think you're losing sight
don't you worry
you can't go wrong inside
everything you say
leaves me full of shine
everything you say
crosses up my mind
that's everything you say
you could twist a little while
lie there fallin for a smile
but i know honey you won't give in
feels like when you begin you're in
then you tell me that you can't resist
something happens that you like
you want to know
that you've been kissed goodnight
when you know it's not for real
i know honey for one long time
it feels like you're endlessly entwined
but i know it's what you did
you can't be in a broken binge
take my heart is only tin

06. Ta Ta Wayo Wayo (Ric Ocasek)

hot sun in the city
the symphony is clear
the girls are so pretty
post card souvenir
i feel it coming on
hot sun in the city
i feel it coming on
the joints are still ripping
all faces aglow
the hearts are still skipping
ta ta wayo wayo
i feel it coming on
hot sun in the city
i feel it coming on
the transistor beaches
hot tan on white sand
the motel with peaches
it's getting out of hand
i feel it coming on
hot sun in the city
i feel it coming on

07. Strap Me In (Ric Ocasek)

well you took me for a ride
you beat me to the gun
and from the other side
well you came undone
but when you tell me to
I want to give in
just like you want me to
oh oh I'm fallin' through

oh you better strap me in
all night long
you got to strap me in
all night long
got to strap me in
all night long
all all all night long

well you took me by the way
and you showed me what is fun
just like a ricochet
uh back you come
and when you tell me to
I want to give it
just like you want me to
oh oh I'm falling through

uh you better strap me in
all night long
you better strap me in
all night long
you better strap me in
all night long
all all all night long

all night then [?]

uh

well you took me for a ride
uh you beat me to the gun
and from the other side
oh well you came undone
and when you tell me to
I want to give in
just like you want me to
oh oh I'm fallin' through

oh better strap me in
all night long
you better strap me in
all night long
strap me in
all night long
all all
well you better strap me in
strap me in
strap me in
all night long
[repeat, fade]

08. Coming Up You (Ric Ocasek)

how could they leave you standing
holding on to the air
never a hope of landing
didn't they know you cared
you're finding out
it's never quite like it seems
you're finding out
it's never quite like it dreams
didn't you get connected
when things were still upside down
feeling somewhat neglected
turning the tide around
it keeps coming up you again
you're never to hard to find
it keeps coming up you again
they're taking up all your time
it keeps coming up you
coming up you again
however you want to take it
with streamers of violet
if only you could forsake it
it stifles your etiquette

09. Wound Up on You (Ric Ocasek)

took me long enough to find you
took me long enough to get you there
sometimes i feel like the sunshine lost
and i look for the crumbs you toss
took me long enough to get past your eyes
took me long enough to tranquilize
when you'd be laughing inside the storm
i can still feel your mouth so warm
you'll be back when you need someone
you'll pretend it was just for fun
i'm so wound up on you
i'm so wound up on you
i'm so wound up on you
and i'm easy when you need me
took me long enough to get over
took me long enough to figure out
you never meant to stay around
you never meant to be losing ground
here she comes with that tip toe walk
and she's ready just to have a talk

10. Go Away (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek)

well I think of you when I fantasize
the best I ever had
and I think of you when I'm drivin'
myself completely mad

(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?

walkin' on the footbridge
high above the clouds
listenin' to your yesterday
didn't make a sound
dazzled by your sweet lips
touchin' on me
here comes trouble
can't you see?

(why don't we go)
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?

(why don't we go)
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?

well I think of you when I dramatize
the things we never did
and I think of you when I'm flyin'
or when I'm feelin' just like a kid

(why don't we go)
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?

(why don't we go)
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?

(why don't we go)
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?

(why don't we go)
(why don't we go)
why don't we go away?

(why don't we go away?)
(why don't we go away?)

11. Door to Door (Ric Ocasek)

all us angels wearing studs
yeah, plastic mouth melts in the sun
oo, running colors everyone
cause we're all in prison having fun

oh, perfect pictures hang around
well, delusions swing you up and down
well fall out windows climb up trees
I'm lookin' for tranquillity

hmm, got your, o locks and chains
well, still gonna blow your brains out
those locks and chains

no, nah, never felt like a dream like you before
(ahh,ahh, ahh, ahh)
even knocking door to door
oo yeah, I never felt like a dream like you before
(ahh,ahh, ahh, ahh)
even knocking door to door

oo, yeah you got your herds of people choosing arms
gonna keep us all in mass alarm
oh, murder movies make your day
ah, ah, living in the USA

cracked up people on the edge
they got no heroes got no bread
oh, get the jitters get the shakes
lookin' like (?) the final take

ooh, well locks and chains
gonna protect you
well locks and chains
don't feel no more

never felt a dream like you before
(ahh,ahh, ahh, ahh)
even knocking door to door
oh, never felt a dream like you before
(ahh,ahh, ahh, ahh)
even knocking door to door

ha- shh, oo

yeah locks and chains
well gonna blow your brains out?
yeah locks and chains
can't feel no more

never felt a dream like you before
(ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
even knocking door to door
uh well I never felt a dream like you before
(ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
oo, even knocking door to door

oh, livin' in a dream is all the same
ah, yeah livin' in a dream is a-all the same
oh never felt a dream like you before
(ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
even knocking door to door (door)
door to door

"Magic" Video Clip

2007-04-09T00:33:00.000-03:00

Otro video del exitoso disco de 1984 "Heartbeat City", que logró alcanzar el #12 en los Billboard Hot 100 de ese año.

"Tonight She Comes" Video Clip

2007-04-08T12:48:00.000-03:00

"Tonight She Comes" pertenece a la recopilación de éxitos "Greatest Hits" de 1985.
Era el único tema nuevo del grupo en dicho album, el cual posteriormente se convirtió en un hit debido a su nivel musical, el cual está a la par de las restantes canciones.

"Let's Go" Video Clip

2007-04-08T12:35:00.000-03:00

Del segundo album de estudio "Candy-O" viene este video, es una filmación de la banda tocando en vivo editada con la versión de estudio del tema.

[1985] Greatest Hits - Letras

2007-04-06T17:37:00.000-03:00

01. Just What I Needed (Ric Ocasek)
02. Since You're Gone (Ric Ocasek)
03. You Might Think (Ric Ocasek)
04. Good Times Roll (Ric Ocasek)
05. Touch and Go (Ric Ocasek)
06. Drive (Ric Ocasek)
07. Tonight She Comes (Ric Ocasek)
08. My Best Friend's Girl (Ric Ocasek)
09. Heartbeat City (Ric Ocasek)
10. Let's Go (Ric Ocasek)
11. I'm Not the One (Ric Ocasek)
12. Magic (Ric Ocasek)
13. Shake It Up (Ric Ocasek)

01. Just What I Needed (Ric Ocasek)

I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time
'cause when you're standin' oh so near
I kinda lose my mind
it's not the perfume that you wear
it's not the ribbons in your hair
I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time

I don't mind you hangin' out
and talkin' in your sleep
it doesn't matter where you've been
as long as it was deep, yeah
you always knew to wear it well and
you look so fancy I can tell
I don't mind you hangin' out
and talkin' in your sleep

I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed

I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time time
'cause when you're standin' oh so near
I kinda lose my mind, yeah
it's not the perfume that you wear
it's not the ribbons in your hair
I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time

I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed

I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to plead
yeah, yeah, so plead me

you're just what I needed
you're just what I needed
yeah, you're just what I needed
yeah, yeah yeah

02. Since You're Gone (Ric Ocasek)

Since You're Gone
since you're gone
the nights are gettin' strange
since you're gone
well, nothing's makin' any sense
since you're gone
I stumbled in the shade
since you're gone
everything's in perfect tense, well
I can't help it
when you fall apart
'd I (and I) can't help it
guess you better start
that is forgettin' about you
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
nights are gettin' strange
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
thrownin' it all away
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
the nights are gettin' strange
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
thrownin' it all away
I can't help it
everything's a mess
I can't help it
you're so treacherous
when it comes, to tenderness
(since you're gone)
I can't help it
everything's a mess
I can't help it
you're so treacherous
oh, where's that tenderness?
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
I missed the peak sensation
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
I took the big vacation
(since you're gone)
well, never feel sedate
(since you're gone)
well, the moonlight ain't so great
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
(since you're gone)
well, I've thrown it all away
(since you're gone)
when the night (?)
(since you're gone)
strange
I've thrown it all away
(since you're gone)
well, since you're gone
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
since you're gone
(since you're gone)
I've thrown it all away
(since you're gone)
fade

03. You Might Think (Ric Ocasek)

oh well uh you might think I'm crazy
to hang around with you
or maybe you think I'm lucky
to have somethin' to do
but I think that you're wild
inside me is some child

you might think I'm foolish
or maybe it's untrue
(you might think I'm crazy)
you might think I'm crazy
(all I want is you)
but all I want is you

you might think it's hysterical
but I know when you're weak
you think you're in the movies
and everything's so deep
but I think that you're wild
when you flash that fragile smile

you might think it's foolish
what ya put me through
(you might think I'm crazy)
you might think I'm crazy
(all I want is you)
all I want is you

and it was hard so hard to take
there's no escape without a scrape
but you kept it going till the sun fell down
you kept it going

oh well uh you might think I'm delirious
the way I run you down
but somewhere sometimes
when you're curious
I'll be back around
oh I think that you're wild
and so-o uniquely styled

you might think it's foolish
this chancy rendezvous
(you might think I'm crazy )
you might think I'm crazy
(all I want is you)
all I want is you-a-oo
all I want is you
(all I want is you)
all I want is you

04. Good Times Roll (Ric Ocasek)

let the good times roll
let them knock you around
let the good times roll
let them make you a clown

let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair

let the good times roll
let the good times roll
let the good times roll

let the stories be told
let them say what they want
let the photos be BOLD
let them show what they want

let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair
let the good times roll
let the good times roll-oll
won't you let the good times roll

good times roll

if the illusion is real
let them give you a ride
if they got thunder appeal
let them be on your side

let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair
let the good times roll
won't you let the good times roll-oll
let the good times roll

let the good times roll
won't you let the good times roll
well let the good times roll
let 'em roll (good times roll)

let the good times roll
oo let the good times roll
oo let the good times roll
let 'em roll (good times roll)

well, let the good times roll
(let the good times roll)
well let the good times roll
good times roll
(let the good times roll)
let the good times roll
let 'em roll

05. Touch and Go (Ric Ocasek)

all I need is what you've got
all I'll tell is what you're not
all you know is what you hear
I get this way when you come near

then I know it's gone too far
uh, oh, I touched your star
and it felt so right
just like the hush of midnight
and then you said
with me it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o

all I need is you tonight
flying like a cement kite, yeah
in your headlock on the floor
who could ever ask for more

and I know it's gone too far
uh, oh, I touched your star
and it felt so right
just like the hush of midni-ight
and then you said
with me it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o

all I want is you tonight
I guess that dress does fit you tight, yeah
you know that look does make me shake
it almost looks too good to fake

and I know it's gone too far
uh, oh, I touched your star-r-r
and it felt so right
just like the hush of midni-ight
then you said
with me it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o

well it's touch and go-o-o-o
its touch and go-o-o-o

well it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-wo yeah

well it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go

all I need is what you've got

06. Drive (Ric Ocasek)

Who's gonna tell you when,
It's too late,
Who's gonna tell you things,
Aren't so great.

You cant go on, thinkin',
Nothings' wrong, but bye,
Who's gonna drive you home,
tonight.?

Who's gonna pick you up,
When You fall?
Who's gonna hang it up,
When you call?

Who's gonna pay attention,
To your dreams?
And who's gonna plug their ears,
When you scream?

You can't go on, thinkin'
Nothings wrong, but bye,
(who's gonna drive you)
(who's gonna drive you)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(who's gonna drive you home)

(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)

Who's gonna hold you down,
When you shake?
Who's gonna come around,
When you break?

You can't go on, thinkin',
Nothin's wrong, but bye,
(Who's gonna drive you)
(who's gonna drive you)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(who's gonna drive you home)

Oh, you know you can't go on, thinkin',
Nothin's wrong,
(Who's gonna drive you)
(Who's gonna drive you home)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?

(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)

07. Tonight She Comes (Ric Ocasek)

I know tonight she comes
she's takin' a swipe at fun
she gives me a reason
for sighting my sights
well I know tonight she comes
she jangles me up
she does it with ease
and sometimes she passes through me
just like a breeze
she gives me a reason
for feelin' all right
oh well
(know tonight, I know tonight)
I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight)
I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight)
she comes

and I know she's gonna do it to me
one more time (one more time)
I know she's gonna stay implanted
in my mind
why does she keep me hanging on the line, oh
(why does she keep me hanging on the liiiiiiine)

ah yeah, I know she's gonna do it to me
one more time (one more time)
I know she's gonna stay implanted
in my mind
oh, why does she keep me hanging on the line, oh yeah
(why does she keep me hanging on the liiiiiiine)

I know the way she feels
and all of the hearts that she steals
she tells me it's easy
when you do it right
oh well, ell I know tonight she comes
(I know tonight she comes)
she tells me it's easy
when you do it right
(know tonight, I know tonight) I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight) I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight) she comes
(she comes)
I know tonight, oh yeah
(know tonight, I know tonight)
(I know tonight) well I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight)
tonight she comes

08. My Best Friend's Girl (Ric Ocasek)

you're always dancing down the street
with your suede blue eyes
and every new boy that you meet
he doesn't know the real surprise

(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
oo, she'll make you flip
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
I kinda like the way she dips
well she's my best friend's girl
she's my best friend's girl-irl
but she used to be mine

you've got your nuclear boots
and your drip dry glove
oo when you bite your lip
it's some reaction to love, o-ove, o-ove
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
yeah, I think you'll flip
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(here she comes again)
I kinda like the way, I like the way she dips
‘cause she's my best friend's girl
well she's my best friend's girl-irl
and she used to be mine
she's so fine

you're always dancing down the street
with your suede blue eye-eyes
and every new boy that you meet
doesn't know the real surprise

(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(here she comes again)
oh, she'll make you flip
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(here she comes again)
I kinda like the way, I like the way she dips
‘cause she's my best friend's girl, uh
she's my best friend's girl-irl-u-irl
she used to be mine
she so, fine

(my best friend's girlfriend)
oh
(my best friend's girlfriend)
she used to be mine
(my best friend's girlfriend)
yeah yeah
(my best friend's girlfriend)
said she used to be mine
(my best friend's girlfriend)
oh, yeah yeah yeah
(my best friend's girlfriend)
she used to be mine
(my best friend's girlfriend)

09. Heartbeat City (Ric Ocasek)

oh heartbeat city
here we come
and happy days
count on thumbs
and nothin' really
gets us down
as long as Jacki's
back in town=85hmm

I'm glad you made it
I can't complain

oh Jacki (echo)
what took you so long
on just a holiday
oh Jacki (echo)
what took you so long
I thought you knew the way
(heartbeat city)

the noise electric
never stops
and all you need
is what you got
and there's a place
for everyone
under heartbeat city's
golden sun

(Jacki)
oh Jacki
(what took you so long)
what took you so long
on just a holiday
oh Jacki (echo)
(what took you so long)
what took you so long
(so long)
I thought you knew the way

oh, yeah yeah yeah

you know? (unintelligible)
I'm glad you made it
I can't complain
I missed you so badly
when you jumped that train

(Jacki)
oh Jacki
(what took you so long)
what took you so long
on just a holiday
oh Jacki (echo)
(what took you so long)
what took you so long
(so long)
(thought you knew the way)
I thought you blew away

(heartbeat city)
oh heartbeat city
lights at night
(heartbeat city)
keeps getting closer
out of sight
(heartbeat city)
heartbeat city's
on the loose
(heartbeat city)
better catch
the blue caboose
oh, huh, heartbeat city
it's my life, uh
(heartbeat city)
(heartbeat city)
(heartbeat city)

10. Let's Go (Ric Ocasek)

She's driving away with the dim lights on
She's making a play and she can't go wrong
She never waits too long
She's winding them down on her clock machine
And she won't give up 'cause she's seventeen
She's a frozen fire
She's my one desire

CHORUS
And I don't want to hold her down
Don't want to break her crown
When she says, let's go
I like the nightlife baby
She says, I like the night life baby
She says, let's go

She's laughing inside 'cause they can't refuse
She's so beautiful now, she doesn't wear her shoes
She never likes to choose
She's got wonderful eyes and a risque mouth
And when I ask her before, she said she's holding out
She's a frozen fire
She's my one desire

11. I'm Not the One (Ric Ocasek)

I'm not the one
that you'll be shootin' for
I'm not the one
who's coming back for more
(you know why)
we've been through this so many a-times
(you know why)
it's never clear it's pantomime
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
never lettin' down

I'm not the one
whose memory you still keepin'
I'm not the one
who's talkin' in your sleep
(you know why)
I don't have to tell you twice
(you know why)
knew you when you weren't so nice
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
never touchin' down

I'm not the one
that you'll be breakin' in
and I'm not the one
that you'll be takin' in
(you know why)
tried and tried to crack the shell
(you know why)
when you fake it's hard to tell
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
(round and round)
goin' round and round
(round and round)
(round and round and round and round)
goin' round and round
(round and round)
('cause you can't get on your feet)
goin' (round and round)
(still takin' all the heat)
(round and round)
('cause you can't get on your feet)
(round and round)
(still takin' all the heat)
(round and round)
('cause you can't get on your feet)
(round and round)
(still takin' all the heat)
[fade]

12. Magic (Ric Ocasek)

Summer...it turns me upside down
Summer, summer, summer
It's like a merry-go-round
I see you under the midnight
All shackles and bows
High shoes with the cleats a-clickin'
A tempermental glow
But then you let me go
Oh, got a hold on you, got a hold on you, I got a hold on you, tonight
Oh, I got a hold on you, got a hold on you, got a hold on you, that's right

Oh oh it's magic
When I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic)
Oh oh it's magic, just a little magic (gotta be magic)
You know it's true
I got a hold on you

So twisted...under sideways down
I know you're getting twisted
And you can't calm down
I see you under the midnight
Love darts in your eyes
How far can you take it
Til you realize
There's magic in your eyes
I got a hold on you, got a hold on you, got a hold on you, tonight
I got a hold on you...got a hold on you, I got a hold on you, yeah, oh, yeah, huh

Oh oh it's magic
Oh-oh, When I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic)
Oh oh it's magic (just a little bit...of magic)
Pulls me through
I got a hold on you (BREAK)

I've got a hold on you, I got a hold on you, got a hold on you.. that's right
It's magic
Oh oh it's magic (Oh-o, it's magic)
When I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic) Oh-oh
Oh oh it's magic (just a little magic, gotta be magic)
Since I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic)
Oh oh it's magic (takes a little bit o' magic)
That's true, when I'm with you
Oh, oh, it's magic (gotta be magic)
Your magic pulls me through
Oh-o, it's magic
Oh oh it's magic

13. Shake It Up (Ric Ocasek)

uh well, dance all night play all day
don't let nothin' get in the way
dance all night keep the beat
don't you worry 'bout two left feet
shake it up
shake it up, oo yeah
shake it up
shake it up

well dance all night get real loose
you don't need no bad excuse
dance all night with anyone
don't let nobody pick your fun
shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up, yeah yeah
shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up

that's right I said dance all night (go go go)
and dance all night (get real low)
go all night (get real hot)
well, shake it up "now", all you've got, woo

dance
oo dance

uh well dance all night and whirl your hair
make the night cats stop and stare
dance all night go to work
do the move with quirky jerk
just shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up, oo yeah
shake it up, that's right
shake it up

uh well dance all night (go go go)
"get so light" (get real low)
dance all night (get real hot)
shake it up, all you've got, woo

shake it up, make a scene
"let them know" what you really mean
and dance all night keep the beat
don't ya worry 'bout two left feet
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up) oo yeah
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up) oh yeah
(shake it up)
shake it up
shake it up baby
(shake it up)
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up)
shake it up
shake it up baby
(shake it up)
shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up
hhhm
(shake it up)
yeah, yeah
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up)
shake it up
(shake it up)
shake it up
shake it baby
(shake it up)
shake it uh oo-oo
shake it up
(shake it up)
oh yeah

[1985] Greatest Hits

2007-04-06T03:09:00.000-03:00

Editado: 25 de octubre de 1985
Grabado: 1977/1985
Género: New Wave
Duración: 50:06
Sello discográfico: Elektra Records
Productor: The Cars, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Roy Thomas Baker, Mike Shipley

"Greatest Hits" es una compilación que obtuvo seis veces el disco de platino.
Contiene la canción inédita "Tonight She Comes", grabada especialmente para esta selección de temas. También cuenta con una versión recortada de "I'm Not the One".

Listado de temas:
01. Just What I Needed (del album The Cars de 1978) 3:43
02. Since You're Gone (del album Shake It Up de 1981) 3:31
03. You Might Think (del album Heartbeat City de 1984) 3:04
04. Good Times Roll (del album The Cars de 1978) 3:44
05. Touch and Go (del album Panorama de 1980) 4:54
06. Drive (del album Heartbeat City de 1984) 3:54
07. Tonight She Comes (tema inédito) 3:52
08. My Best Friend's Girl (del album The Cars de 1978) 3:44
09. Heartbeat City (del album Heartbeat City de 1984) 4:29
10. Let's Go (del album Candy-O, 1979) 3:33
11. I'm Not the One (del album Shake It Up de 1981, versión editada de menor duración para el single promocional del album de 1985) 3:58
12. Magic (del album Heartbeat City de 1984) 3:57
13. Shake It Up (del album Shake It Up de 1981) 3:32

Todos los temas compuestos por Ric Ocasek

Letras

Elliot Easton – guitarra líder, coros
Greg Hawkes – teclados, coros
Ric Ocasek – guitarra rítmica, vocales principales en 2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13
Benjamin Orr – bajo, vocales principales en 1,6,10
David Robinson – batería, percusión

"Hello Again" Video Clip

2007-04-05T18:46:00.000-03:00

"Hello Again" pertenece al disco "HeartBeat City" de 1984. Es de los pocos temas de The Cars que no incluyen un solo de guitarra de Elliot Easton.

[1984] Heartbeat City - Letras

2007-04-04T18:21:00.000-03:00

Tracks:
01. Hello Again (Ric Ocasek)
02. Looking for Love (Ric Ocasek)
03. Magic (Ric Ocasek)
04. Drive (Ric Ocasek)
05. Stranger Eyes (Ric Ocasek)
06. You Might Think (Ric Ocasek)
07. It's Not the Night (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek)
08. Why Can't I Have You (Ric Ocasek)
09. I Refuse (Ric Ocasek)
10. Heartbeat City (Ric Ocasek)

01. Hello Again (Ric Ocasek)

hello, hello again

you might have forgot
the journey ends
you tied your knots
and you made your friends
you left the scene
without a trace
one hand on the ground
one hand in space

oh you passed on mercy
you tried the rest
you gave your body
you gave your best
stare at the green door
livin' in the sky
you don't wanna know it
you just want to fly

(hello) hello
(hello again)
uh-oo, mm-mm yeah
(hello) hello
(hello again)
hello, that's right

I know (I know you're a dreamer)
mm-mm, who's under the gun
I know (I know you're a dreamer)
who's only just begun

hello (hello)
(hello again)
mm-mm, I say
(hello) ello
(hello again)
yeah

oh when there's nothin'
nothin' left to lose
you leave it all
to fade to blue-ue, eah, yeah
[garbled chipmunks]

(you want to feel) electric
(you want to feel) loose
(you want to be) eclectic
you want to call a truce
(look [echo]) at the profile
staring at the flame
(wait [echo]) for the sunshine
standing in the rain

(hello) uh oh
(hello again)
I said hello (hello) hello
(hello again) hello again
I say hello (hello) ello
(hello again) hello again

(hello) uh oh
(hello again)
oo-oo
(hello)
mm-mm hello
(hello)
uh mm, I said hello-lo-lo-lo-lo
(hello)
(hello)

02. Looking for Love (Ric Ocasek)

come on lover
make the switch
pull the cover
oh make a wish
find out later
it's all right
keep the faith
and kill the light

you can't stop
but you can't go on
you can't stop
but it won't be long
here she comes
(lookin' for love)
she's lookin' for love
here she comes
she's lookin' for love
(here she comes)
uh she comes
(lookin' for love)
oh she comes
(here she comes)
ah oo yeah she's lookin' for love

well come on lover
oh do it fast
take advantage
while love lasts
limited edition
you're the one
a walk on the edge
oh don't you run

you can't stop
but you can't go on
you can't stop
but it won't be long
here she comes
(lookin' for love)
she's lookin' for love
here she comes
uh she's lookin' for love
(here she comes)
ah she comes
(lookin' for love)
she's lookin' for love
(here she comes)
ah she's lookin' for love

you can't stop
but you can't go on
and you can't stop
but it won't be long
(here she comes)
here she comes
(lookin' for love)
she's lookin' for love
(here she comes)
ah lookin' lookin' for love
(here she comes)
here she comes comes
(lookin' for love)
still lookin'
(here she comes)
lookin' for love
uh she's lookin' for love
(here she comes)
[unintelligible]
[repeat-fade]

03. Magic (Ric Ocasek)

Summer...it turns me upside down
Summer, summer, summer
It's like a merry-go-round
I see you under the midnight
All shackles and bows
High shoes with the cleats a-clickin'
A tempermental glow
But then you let me go
Oh, got a hold on you, got a hold on you, I got a hold on you, tonight
Oh, I got a hold on you, got a hold on you, got a hold on you, that's right

Oh oh it's magic
When I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic)
Oh oh it's magic, just a little magic (gotta be magic)
You know it's true
I got a hold on you

So twisted...under sideways down
I know you're getting twisted
And you can't calm down
I see you under the midnight
Love darts in your eyes
How far can you take it
Til you realize
There's magic in your eyes
I got a hold on you, got a hold on you, got a hold on you, tonight
I got a hold on you...got a hold on you, I got a hold on you, yeah, oh, yeah, huh

Oh oh it's magic
Oh-oh, When I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic)
Oh oh it's magic (just a little bit...of magic)
Pulls me through
I got a hold on you (BREAK)

I've got a hold on you, I got a hold on you, got a hold on you.. that's right
It's magic
Oh oh it's magic (Oh-o, it's magic)
When I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic) Oh-oh
Oh oh it's magic (just a little magic, gotta be magic)
Since I'm with you (Oh-o, it's magic)
Oh oh it's magic (takes a little bit o' magic)
That's true, when I'm with you
Oh, oh, it's magic (gotta be magic)
Your magic pulls me through
Oh-o, it's magic
Oh oh it's magic

04. Drive (Ric Ocasek)

Who's gonna tell you when,
It's too late,
Who's gonna tell you things,
Aren't so great.

You cant go on, thinkin',
Nothings' wrong, but bye,
Who's gonna drive you home,
tonight.?

Who's gonna pick you up,
When You fall?
Who's gonna hang it up,
When you call?

Who's gonna pay attention,
To your dreams?
And who's gonna plug their ears,
When you scream?

You can't go on, thinkin'
Nothings wrong, but bye,
(who's gonna drive you)
(who's gonna drive you)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(who's gonna drive you home)

(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)

Who's gonna hold you down,
When you shake?
Who's gonna come around,
When you break?

You can't go on, thinkin',
Nothin's wrong, but bye,
(Who's gonna drive you)
(who's gonna drive you)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(who's gonna drive you home)

Oh, you know you can't go on, thinkin',
Nothin's wrong,
(Who's gonna drive you)
(Who's gonna drive you home)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?

(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)

05. Stranger Eyes (Ric Ocasek)

a-when you took the fall
and then you floated down
and then you took the jump
and you fell through clouds
yeah then you watched the world
beat the crowd

come on ride me high
(stranger eyes)
a-well a-ride me high
(stranger eyes)

yeah you took the fall
and then you landed soft
you thought to yourself
oo well I'm not alone
you with your dark red soul
and your chaperone

come on ride me high
(stranger eyes)
won't you ride me high
(stranger eyes)
come on ride me high
(stranger eyes)
ride me high
(danger [?] stranger eyes)
stranger eyes

oo well I need your touch
that means so much
oo well I need your touch
cause it means so much
a-ride me high

come on ride me high

(stranger eyes)
a-yeah ride me high
(stranger eyes)
ride me high
(stranger eyes)
oh, come on and ride me high
(danger [?] stranger eyes)
stranger eyes
(stranger [echo] stranger eyes)
(stranger [echo] stranger eyes)
(stranger [echo] stranger eyes)
[fade]

06. You Might Think (Ric Ocasek)

oh well uh you might think I'm crazy
to hang around with you
or maybe you think I'm lucky
to have somethin' to do
but I think that you're wild
inside me is some child

you might think I'm foolish
or maybe it's untrue
(you might think I'm crazy)
you might think I'm crazy
(all I want is you)
but all I want is you

you might think it's hysterical
but I know when you're weak
you think you're in the movies
and everything's so deep
but I think that you're wild
when you flash that fragile smile

you might think it's foolish
what ya put me through
(you might think I'm crazy)
you might think I'm crazy
(all I want is you)
all I want is you

and it was hard so hard to take
there's no escape without a scrape
but you kept it going till the sun fell down
you kept it going

oh well uh you might think I'm delirious
the way I run you down
but somewhere sometimes
when you're curious
I'll be back around
oh I think that you're wild
and so-o uniquely styled

you might think it's foolish
this chancy rendezvous
(you might think I'm crazy )
you might think I'm crazy
(all I want is you)
all I want is you-a-oo
all I want is you
(all I want is you)
all I want is you

07. It's Not the Night (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek)

it's not the night
for foolin'
it's not the night
for crazy eyes

I get the feelin'
you want to stay
I get the feelin'
you're givin' it all away

but I know
I know you take it well
and for you
for you I always fell

it's not the night
(it's not the night)
for, for sweet revenge
it's not the night
(it's not the night)
to spend

the time is right
to take it out
the time is right to tango

got a feelin'
you're runnin' out
before your last fandango

it's not the night
(it's not the night)
for sweet, sweet revenge
it's not the night
(it's not the night)
to spend

it's not the night
for sweet revenge
it's not the night
for tango

I get the feelin'
you're the spark
that's dancin' in the dark

I get the feelin'
you're the one
a rushin' on the run

it's not the night
(it's not the night)
for sweet revenge
it's not the night
(it's not the night)
to spend

it's not the night
(it's not the night)
you're lookin' for sweet, sweet revenge
it's not the night
(it's not the night)
night to end

it's not the night

08. Why Can't I Have You (Ric Ocasek)

a dreamy lips, set in motion, flashing
ah breathless hush, poundin' soft, lasting
oh glossy mouth, a taste untamed, moving
carousel, up and down
just like you

oh baby
just one more time to touch you
just one more time to tell you
you're on my mind
baby, why can't I have you?
you're breakin' my heart in two
you know what I'm goin' through
oh baby, why can't I have you?

Oh candy smile, all the while, glinting
your eyes like mica, a lethal pout, hinting
(felt the pressure)
oo and I felt the pressure, tight and warm, softly striking
(oo tripped and stumbled)
oo I tripped and stumbled
I cling forever
I go all night

oh baby
just one more time to touch you
just one more time to tell you
I'm not so blind
baby, why can't I have you?
always breakin' my heart in two
you know what I'm goin' through
uh oh baby, why can't I have you?

(baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?) why can't I have you?
you know what I'm goin' through
(you're breakin' my heart in two)
you're breakin' my heart, breakin' my heart
(you know what I'm gonna do)
(you're breakin' my heart) breakin' my heart
(baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?) I need you
(you know what I'm goin' through)
you're breakin' my heart (you're breakin' my heart in two)
oh baby, I need you so much, I need you, touch
(you know what I'm gonna do)
(you're breakin' my heart)
(baby) oh baby (why can't I have you?)
(you know what I'm goin' through)
[fade]

09. I Refuse (Ric Ocasek)

everything's heaven sent
that's what you said and went
inside your fairy glass
somethin' you think will last
and when they crop you like a clown
you got your smile on upside down

b-baby I refuse
(I do refuse)
uh, you can pick or choose
(I do refuse)
find 'omebody else to use
(I do refuse)
'cause I refuse to come along

and everything's on a whim
that's what you said to him
lyin' in wunderlust
are feelings you never trust
and when they pamper you with ice
I can't believe you don't think twice

uh baby I refuse
(I do refuse)
uh, you can pick or choose
(I do refuse)
find somebody else to use
(I do refuse)
'cause I refuse to come along

and everyone makes the play
with nothing left much to say
they're all in an endless line
waiting for equal time
they keep screaming it's the truth
and you keep kneelin' in the booth

oh baby I refuse
(I do refuse)
uh, you can pick or choose
(I do refuse)
find somebody else to use
(I do refuse)
'cause I refuse to come along

oh, I do refuse
(I do refuse)
oh, you got nothin' to lose
(I do refuse)
find somebody else to use
(find somebody else to use)
(I do refuse)
'cause I refuse to come along

I refuse
(I do refuse)
ah, oo-oo
(I do refuse)
(find somebody else to use)
(I do refuse)
'cause I refuse to come along

I refuse
(I do refuse)
oo, oh got nothin' to lose
(I do refuse)
(find somebody else to use)
(I do refuse)
[fade]

10. Heartbeat City (Ric Ocasek)

oh heartbeat city
here we come
and happy days
count on thumbs
and nothin' really
gets us down
as long as Jacki's
back in town=85hmm

I'm glad you made it
I can't complain

oh Jacki (echo)
what took you so long
on just a holiday
oh Jacki (echo)
what took you so long
I thought you knew the way
(heartbeat city)

the noise electric
never stops
and all you need
is what you got
and there's a place
for everyone
under heartbeat city's
golden sun

(Jacki)
oh Jacki
(what took you so long)
what took you so long
on just a holiday
oh Jacki (echo)
(what took you so long)
what took you so long
(so long)
I thought you knew the way

oh, yeah yeah yeah

you know? (unintelligible)
I'm glad you made it
I can't complain
I missed you so badly
when you jumped that train

(Jacki)
oh Jacki
(what took you so long)
what took you so long
on just a holiday
oh Jacki (echo)
(what took you so long)
what took you so long
(so long)
(thought you knew the way)
I thought you blew away

(heartbeat city)
oh heartbeat city
lights at night
(heartbeat city)
keeps getting closer
out of sight
(heartbeat city)
heartbeat city's
on the loose
(heartbeat city)
better catch
the blue caboose
oh, huh, heartbeat city
it's my life, uh
(heartbeat city)
(heartbeat city)
(heartbeat city)

[1984] Heartbeat City

2007-04-04T17:41:00.000-03:00

Editado: 13 de marzo de 1984
Grabado: Julio 1983/Enero 1984
Género: New Wave
Duración: 38:41
Sello discográfico: Elektra Records
Productor: The Cars y Robert John "Mutt" Lange

"Heatbeat City" es el quinto album de estudio grabado por el grupo. Este disco fue un retorno para la banda después de sus anteriores trabajos más oscuros "Panorama" y "Shake It Up". Varias canciones del
album ganaron una significante exposición en radio y televisión, sobretodo "Drive", que fue visto durante el concierto de Live Aid de 1985, y "You Might Think", que tuvo un video musical memorable en alta rotación en MTV en 1984 y 1985. "Heartbeat City" abarcó un total de cinco singles Top 40, dos de los cuales (los anteriormente mencionados "Drive" y "You Might Think") fueron Top 10 también.
El disco fue producido por el aclamado productor Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Su compromiso con este album de The Cars significó su imposibilidad de trabajar en el siguiente album de Def Leppard, Hysteria.
El arte de tapa del disco (incluida una imagen de un Plymouth Duster 340 de 1971) is de una obra hecha en 1972 por Peter Phillips llamada "Art-O-Matic Loop di Loop".

Listado de temas:
01. Hello Again (Ric Ocasek) 3:47
02. Looking for Love (Ric Ocasek) 3:52
03. Magic (Ric Ocasek) 3:57
04. Drive (Ric Ocasek) 3:55
05. Stranger Eyes (Ric Ocasek) 4:26
06. You Might Think (Ric Ocasek) 3:04
07. It's Not the Night (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek) 3:49
08. Why Can't I Have You (Ric Ocasek) 4:04
09. I Refuse (Ric Ocasek) 3:16
10. Heartbeat City (Ric Ocasek) 4:31

Letras

Elliot Easton – guitarra líder, coros
Greg Hawkes – teclados, coros
Ric Ocasek – guitarra rítmica, vocales principales en 1,2,3,6,8,9,10
Benjamin Orr – bajo, vocales principales en 4,5,7
David Robinson – batería, percusión

"You Are The Girl" Video Clip

2007-04-04T03:13:00.000-03:00

Del último disco de The Cars "Door To Door" de 1987 llega este video, muy novedoso para el momento en que fue realizado.

Just What I Needed Chords & Guitar Solo

2007-04-02T17:36:00.000-03:00

ACORDES

Introducción:
E5

Estrofa:
E5 B5
I don't mind you comin' here
C#5 G#5
and wastin' all my time
E5 B5
'cause when you're standin' oh so near
C#5 G#5
I kinda lose my mind
E5 B5
it's not the perfume that you wear
C#5 G#5
it's not the ribbons in your hair
E5 B5
I don't mind you comin' here
G#5 A5
and wastin' all my time

Parte instrumental:
E5 B5 C#5 G#5
E5 B5 C#5 A5

Estrofa:
I don't mind you hangin' out
and talkin' in your sleep
it doesn't matter where you've been
as long as it was deep, yeah
you always knew to wear it well and
you look so fancy I can tell
I don't mind you hangin' out
and talkin' in your sleep

Estribillo:
E5 B5 A5 C#5 B5
I guess you're just what I needed
E5
(just what I needed)
B5 A5 C#5
I needed someone to feed
E5 B5 A5 C#5 B5
I guess you're just what I needed
E5
(just what I needed)
B5 A5 C#5
I needed someone to bleed

Solo:
E5 B5 C#5 G#5
E5 B5 C#5 A5
E5 B5 C#5 G#5
E5 B5 C#5 A5

Estrofa:
I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time time
'cause when you're standin' oh so near
I kinda lose my mind, yeah
it's not the perfume that you wear
it's not the ribbons in your hair
I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time

Estribillo:
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed

I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed
yeah, yeah, so bleed me
you're just what I needed
you're just what I needed
yeah, you're just what I needed
yeah, yeah yeah

----------------------------------------------
Solo de Guitarra

"Drive" Video Clip

2007-04-02T03:23:00.000-03:00

"Drive" fue el simple más exitoso del disco "Heartbeat City" de 1984. Cantado por Benjamin Orr, tomó su mayor notoriedad cuando fue usado en un video sobre la hambruna en Etiopía preparado por Canadian Broadcasting Corporation y presentado por David Bowie en 1985 en el concierto Live Aid celebrado en el estadio de Wembley en Londres.

[1981] Shake It Up - Letras

2007-04-02T02:58:00.000-03:00

1. Since You're Gone (Ric Ocasek)
2. Shake It Up (Ric Ocasek)
3. I'm Not the One (Ric Ocasek)
4. Victim of Love (Ric Ocasek)
5. Cruiser (Ric Ocasek)
6. A Dream Away (Ric Ocasek)
7. This Could Be Love (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek)
8. Think It Over (Ric Ocasek)
9. Maybe Baby (Ric Ocasek)

1. Since You're Gone (Ric Ocasek)

Since You're Gone
since you're gone
the nights are gettin' strange
since you're gone
well, nothing's makin' any sense
since you're gone
I stumbled in the shade
since you're gone
everything's in perfect tense, well
I can't help it
when you fall apart
'd I (and I) can't help it
guess you better start
that is forgettin' about you
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
nights are gettin' strange
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
thrownin' it all away
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
the nights are gettin' strange
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
thrownin' it all away
I can't help it
everything's a mess
I can't help it
you're so treacherous
when it comes, to tenderness
(since you're gone)
I can't help it
everything's a mess
I can't help it
you're so treacherous
oh, where's that tenderness?
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
I missed the peak sensation
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
I took the big vacation
(since you're gone)
well, never feel sedate
(since you're gone)
well, the moonlight ain't so great
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
(since you're gone)
well, I've thrown it all away
(since you're gone)
when the night (?)
(since you're gone)
strange
I've thrown it all away
(since you're gone)
well, since you're gone
(since you're gone)
since you're gone
since you're gone
(since you're gone)
I've thrown it all away
(since you're gone)
fade

2. Shake It Up (Ric Ocasek)

uh well, dance all night play all day
don't let nothin' get in the way
dance all night keep the beat
don't you worry 'bout two left feet
shake it up
shake it up, oo yeah
shake it up
shake it up

well dance all night get real loose
you don't need no bad excuse
dance all night with anyone
don't let nobody pick your fun
shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up, yeah yeah
shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up

that's right I said dance all night (go go go)
and dance all night (get real low)
go all night (get real hot)
well, shake it up "now", all you've got, woo

dance
oo dance

uh well dance all night and whirl your hair
make the night cats stop and stare
dance all night go to work
do the move with quirky jerk
just shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up, oo yeah
shake it up, that's right
shake it up

uh well dance all night (go go go)
"get so light" (get real low)
dance all night (get real hot)
shake it up, all you've got, woo

shake it up, make a scene
"let them know" what you really mean
and dance all night keep the beat
don't ya worry 'bout two left feet
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up) oo yeah
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up) oh yeah
(shake it up)
shake it up
shake it up baby
(shake it up)
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up)
shake it up
shake it up baby
(shake it up)
shake it up, oo-oo
shake it up
hhhm
(shake it up)
yeah, yeah
shake it up, oo-oo
(shake it up)
shake it up
(shake it up)
shake it up
shake it baby
(shake it up)
shake it uh oo-oo
shake it up
(shake it up)
oh yeah

3. I'm Not the One (Ric Ocasek)

I'm not the one
that you'll be shootin' for
I'm not the one
who's coming back for more
(you know why)
we've been through this so many a-times
(you know why)
it's never clear it's pantomime
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
never lettin' down

I'm not the one
whose memory you still keepin'
I'm not the one
who's talkin' in your sleep
(you know why)
I don't have to tell you twice
(you know why)
knew you when you weren't so nice
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
never touchin' down

I'm not the one
that you'll be breakin' in
and I'm not the one
that you'll be takin' in
(you know why)
tried and tried to crack the shell
(you know why)
when you fake it's hard to tell
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
'cause you can't get on your feet
goin' round and round
(round and round)
still takin' all the heat
goin' round and round
(round and round)
(round and round)
goin' round and round
(round and round)
(round and round and round and round)
goin' round and round
(round and round)
('cause you can't get on your feet)
goin' (round and round)
(still takin' all the heat)
(round and round)
('cause you can't get on your feet)
(round and round)
(still takin' all the heat)
(round and round)
('cause you can't get on your feet)
(round and round)
(still takin' all the heat)
[fade]

4. Victim of Love (Ric Ocasek)

Victim
She can take you
anywhere she wants to
She can show you things,
That make you weak
She can make you think,
That you're the only one,
She can steal your heart,
with just one wink,
why she'll hold ya tight,
and she won't let go,
She'll make it last and she'll make it slow,
She tell you things that you should not know,
cause your the victim, the victim of lo-o-ove,
Framed by the night, touched by the glove,
your the victim, the victim of love,
She can freeze you, when she doesn't want to talk,
She can work it on in, yea she can go take a walk,
She can have or leave it, she can do the skidoo-o ,
Well you better believe it, She's having fun on you,
She can hold you tight,
and she won't let go,
She'll make it last and she'll make it slow,
She'll tell you things you should not know,
Cause your the victim, victim of lo-o-ove,
framed by the night, touched by the glove,
Your the vic-tim, victim of lo-o-ove,
That's right,
Oh When she's calling you out,
You better run to her-er,
when she's just falling out,
You'd better care,
Oh when she needs somebody,
Oh you better run to her-er,
Oh when she gives in too soon,
It's just not fair.
Oh well she'll hold you tight,
And she won't let go,
She'll make it last and she'll make it last ,
and she'll make it slow-o,
She'll whisper things,
you'd never know,
cause you the victim, yea,
victim of lo-o-ove,
You're framed by the night,
and touched by love,
You're the vic-tim,
victim of lo-o-ove,
(repeat, fade.)

5. Cruiser (Ric Ocasek)

big city noise disappears
sucker punch is in your heart
light is reason light is due
my shape is shapeless in your suit

chrome red eyeballs reflect and roll
a simple sun is slowly sinking
roman shoes and pretty hats
glitter bombs that beat the beat

you comb the night 'cause you're a cruiser
and ya you never get enough
when you're cruisin' down the street
and takin' off the heat
when you're on the moonlight run
(cruiser)
(cruiser)

floating jets and big vignettes
get the treatment grab a cab
set aside the screaming fish
tell the world why you're so glad

flip the switches pull the plug
you always wait for better news
you need a hit you need a slu-ug
you don't easily get amused

you comb the night 'cause you're a cruiser
and ya you never get enough
when you're cruisin' down the street
and you're takin' off the heat
when you're on the moonlight run
(cruiser)
well you're a cruiser
(cruiser)
cruiser
(cruiser)
cruiser
(cruiser)
[repeat]

6. A Dream Away (Ric Ocasek)

a dream away

five in the mornin,' all alone in your room
door locked tight, private moon
no faces to face, no one to blame
nonexistent inside this frame

(?) take it on the run
oo, yeah take it on the run
uh yeah

there's a cheetah walkin' high
liquid whispers, dragonfly
charleston booties on painted toes
drop the knot ivory soul

(?) take it on the run
oo yeah, take it on the run
oo yeah, take it on the run
because the good life is just a dream away
I said the good life is just a dream awaaaay

choke emotion, all lose control
chicken encounters fill your bowls
the lonely crowd is decomposed
lost obsession, future froze

well, take it on the run
oo yeah, take it on the run
oo yeah, take it on the run
take it on the run
take it on the run
take it on the run
take it
cause the good life is just a dream away
yeah, oo the good good life is just a dream away
oo, oh well the good good good good life is just a dream away
just a dream
just a dream
just a dream, dream away
(?) the good good good good life
the good life is just a dream away
just a dream
just a dream
dream away
[fade]

7. This Could Be Love (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek)

oh yea i got time
oh yea i guess i'm doing fine
till i met you in the dark
i was chasing little sparks
you were slinked and dressed in pink
here with someone you wouldn't think
is this the kill is this the thrill
i'll wait until you say
this could be love
oh yea i got hope
oh yea it comes and goes
till i met you things were easy
till i met you things were sleazy
doesn't matter once i told
you were someone i could hold
oh yea i need you
oh yea more than you want me to
till i met you in the dark
i was chasing little sparks
when you think you're going to sink
comes someone you wouldn't think

8. Think It Over (Ric Ocasek)

every time I see you I got to jump and shout
I haven't got a clue what it's all about
oo I never had a dream that looked so much like you
I'll do anything that you want me to

(think it over, think it over)
there's nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
(think it over, think it over)
oo every time you run around it makes me want to pop

what's it gonna take to make you change your line?
what's it gonna take to get your valentine?
how can I be sure that you're the one for me?
I only know that you wanted to be free

(think it over, think it over)
there's nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
(think it over, think it over)
every time you run around it makes me want to pop
nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop

every time you run around makes me want to pop
nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
think it over
pop (echo)
pop

every time I see you I got to jump and shout
I haven't got a clue what it's all about
I never had a dream that looked so much like you
well I'll do anything that you want me to

(think it over, think it over)
there's nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
(think it over, think it over)
every time you run around it makes me want to pop
(think it over, think it over)

well nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
(think it over, think it over)
e-every time you run around it makes me want to pop
there's nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
every time you run around it makes me want to pop
there's nothin' you can do to make me wanna stop
think it over
yeah

(think it over)
(think it over)
(think it over)
think it over
(think it over)
think it over
(think it over)
(think it over)
think it over
(think it over)
(think it over)

nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
you gotta think it over

nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
nothin' you can do
think it over
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
nothin' you can do but think it over

nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
(think it over)
nothin' you can do, nothin' you can do,
nothin' you can do, nothin' you can do
but think it over
(think it over)
nothin' you can do
nothin' you can do
[repeat, fade to left]

9. Maybe Baby (Ric Ocasek)

I heard stories about you
I'd like to think that they were true
I did not know you'd be like that
with those surprises under hat

be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby

when you dance between the stars
in the night late sweet and dark
turn them over one by one
you don't need to jump the gun

be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby

when the night is feeling flush
and when the night is all a hush
electric look eclectic blue
keep one dream that won't come true

be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my maybe baby
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my ma-aybe baby
be my (echo), be my (echo), be my ma-aybe baby

maybe baby
maybe baby
be my, be my, be my, be my maybe baby
maybe baby
maybe baby
you're the one (?)

maybe baby
maybe baby
maybe baby
be my, be my, be my, be my maybe baby
(unintelligible) maybe baby

I heard stories about you
I'd like to think that they were true
be my maybe (?)
be my, be my, be my, be my
(fade)

[1981] Shake It Up

2007-04-02T02:55:00.000-03:00

Editado: Noviembre 1981
Grabado: 1981
Género: New Wave
Duración: 40:42
Sello discográfico: Elektra Records
Productor: Roy Thomas Baker

"Shake It Up" es el cuarto album de estudio grabado por el grupo en el año 1981. Temas destacados del disco son: "Shake it Up", "Since You're Gone" y "Victim Of Love".
Al igual que los anteriores discos editados, Roy Thomas Baker fue el productor, quien había trabajado anteriormente con artistas muy importantes como Queen en los discos "Queen" de 1973, "Queen II" y "Sheer Heart Attack" de 1974, "A Night At The Opera" de 1975 y "Jazz" de 1978.

Listado de temas:
1. Since You're Gone (Ric Ocasek) 3:30
2. Shake It Up (Ric Ocasek) 3:32
3. I'm Not the One (Ric Ocasek) 4:12
4. Victim of Love (Ric Ocasek) 4:24
5. Cruiser (Ric Ocasek) 4:54
6. A Dream Away (Ric Ocasek) 5:44
7. This Could Be Love (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek) 4:26
8. Think It Over (Ric Ocasek) 4:56
9. Maybe Baby (Ric Ocasek) 5:04

Letras

Elliot Easton – guitarra líder, coros
Greg Hawkes – teclados, coros
Ric Ocasek – guitarra rítmica, vocales principales en 1,2,3,4,6,9
Benjamin Orr – bajo, vocales principales en 5,7,8
David Robinson – batería, percusión

"Touch And Go" Video Clip

2007-03-31T16:33:00.000-03:00

Otro hit de The Cars editado en el disco Panorama de 1980, disco que incluye temas compuestos exclusivamente por Ric Ocasek.

Live In Houston 1984

2007-03-30T17:19:00.000-03:00

La banda en una presentación en vivo desde el Summit en Houston, Texas durante su histórico 'Heartbeat City' Tour! en 1984-85.

Duración: 65 minutos

Tracks:
01. Opening
02. Hello Again
03. It's Not The Night
04. Touch And Go
05. Good Times Roll
06. Jimmy Jimmy
07. Moving In Stereo
08. Just What I Needed
09. A Dream Away
10. Cruiser
11. Drive
12. You Might Think
13. Magic
14. Let's Go
15. Heartbeat City
16. Closing.

Algunos de los temas se encuentran en YouTube
Gracias a mode101wpb por compartirlos

Hello again

It's Not The Night

Touch And Go

Moving In Stereo

Just What I Needed

You Might Think

Magic

Let's Go

Discografía

2007-03-30T04:18:00.000-03:00

The Cars
1978 Elektra
#18 U.S.

Candy-O
1979 Elektra
#3 U.S.

Panorama

1980 Elektra
#5 U.S.

Shake It Up

1981 Elektra
#9 U.S.

Heartbeat City
1984 Elektra
#3 U.S.

Greatest Hits

1985 Elektra
#12 U.S.

Door to Door
1987 Elektra
#26 U.S.

Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology
1995 Elektra/Rhino

The Cars: Deluxe Edition
1999 Elektra/Rhino

Shake It Up & Other Hits
2001 Flashback

Complete Greatest Hits

2002 Elektra/Rhino
#144 U.S.

The Essentials
2005 WEA International

"You Might Think" Video Clip

2007-03-30T03:50:00.000-03:00

Acá les dejo este video clip de la banda alojado en YouTube. Fue premiado como mejor video del año en el primer MTV Video Music Awards que se celebró en 1984 y venció a "Thriller" de Michael Jackson y "Rock It" de Herbie Hancock entre otros. El video era muy avanzado para su época, en él aparece Ric Ocasek en varias escenas animadas como por ejemplo escalando el Empire State o volando, todo para poder llamar la atención de su chica, interpretada por la modelo Susan Gallagher.
Este tema pertenece al disco "Heartbeat City", producido por Robert "Mutt" Lange, quien trabajó además con Def Leppard, AC/DC y Bryan Adams, y está casado con Shania Twain.

The Cars Live - Musikladen 1979

2007-03-30T03:09:00.000-03:00

Este DVD contiene un show completo en vivo grabado para la serie de programas musicales alemán llamado "Musikladen", el cual captura toda la fuerza del grupo a fines de los '70s y demuestra lo solido que era el grupo a la hora de interpretar sus propios temas, al igual que sus excelentes dotes como compositores y arregladores.
La banda se encontraba en su única gira por Europa. Este show fue grabado en los estudios de la radio Breman el 7 de junio de 1979
Son 11 los temas incluidos, pertenecientes a sus 2 primeros álbumes salvo "Take What You Want", tema que fue editado en la edición de lujo del album debut "The Cars" en el año 1999.
Como extra el DVD trae una entrevista con el grupo.

Temas:
01. Good Times Roll
02. Bye Bye Love
03. Night Spots
04. I'm In Touch With Your World
05. My Best Friend's Girl
06. Candy-O
07. You're All I've Got Tonight
08. Take What You Want
09. Since I Held You
10. Don't Cha Stop
11. Just What I Needed

El concierto es realmente muy recomendable, no puede faltar en tu colección de cds y dvds de The Cars.

[1980] Panorama - Letras

2007-03-26T16:03:00.000-03:00

01. Panorama (Ric Ocasek)
02. Touch and Go (Ric Ocasek)
03. Gimme Some Slack (Ric Ocasek)
04. Don't Tell Me No (Ric Ocasek)
05. Getting Through (Ric Ocasek)
06. Misfit Kid (Ric Ocasek)
07. Down Boys (Ric Ocasek)
08. You Wear Those Eyes (Ric Ocasek)
09. Running to You (Ric Ocasek)
10. Up and Down (Ric Ocasek)

01. Panorama (Ric Ocasek)

I'm gonna get what's coming to me
no surprises, no impressions
hey, what's a wrong with you tonight
just sittin' on your can can
doin' the panorama

with nothin' to contemplate
with nothin' to search for
with nothin' to integrate
with nothin' to do
'cept think about you
with nothin' to do
'cept fall for blue

I just wanna be in your panorama
(panorama)
I just wanna be in your panorama
(panorama)

I'm gonna to take what's comin' to me
no entanglements, and no compromise
hey get the picture, I'm on my knees
lookin' at your hot shot
turnin' down your offer

well I'm rippin' it up
I'm lookin' awa-ay
I'm pullin' my flag up
'cause I'm miles away
with nothin' to do
'cept think about you-ou yeah

I just wanna be in your panorama
(panorama)
well, I just wanna be in your panorama
(panorama)

I'm gonna to find my way out of here
no pushing the buttons, no deals with daddy-o
I'm gonna to get myself in trouble
gonna take my chances
if I break your bubble

well I'm rippin' it up
I'm lookin' away
I'm pullin' my flag up
'cause I'm miles away
with nothin' to do
'cept, think about you

I just wanna be in your panorama
(panorama)
said, I just wanna be in your panorama
(panorama)
well I just wanna be in, I just wanna be in
(panorama)
I just wanna, I just wanna be in your panorama
(panorama)
[repeat]

02. Touch and Go (Ric Ocasek)

all I need is what you've got
all I'll tell is what you're not
all you know is what you hear
I get this way when you come near

then I know it's gone too far
uh, oh, I touched your star
and it felt so right
just like the hush of midnight
and then you said
with me it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o

all I need is you tonight
flying like a cement kite, yeah
in your headlock on the floor
who could ever ask for more

and I know it's gone too far
uh, oh, I touched your star
and it felt so right
just like the hush of midni-ight
and then you said
with me it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o

all I want is you tonight
I guess that dress does fit you tight, yeah
you know that look does make me shake
it almost looks too good to fake

and I know it's gone too far
uh, oh, I touched your star-r-r
and it felt so right
just like the hush of midni-ight
then you said
with me it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o

well it's touch and go-o-o-o
its touch and go-o-o-o

well it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-wo yeah

well it's touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go-o-o-o
touch and go

all I need is what you've got

03. Gimme Some Slack (Ric Ocasek)

I wanna shake like Liguardia
magic mouth in the sun
train ride to the courtyard
before you can run
down at the end of Lonely Street
where no one takes a walk
someone lyin' at your feet
and someone's gettin' off

just gimme some slack, yeah
just gimme some slack
just gimme, slack
that's all I want is slack

the seven floors of walkup
the odor musted cracks
and the peeping keyhole introverts
with the monkeys on their backs

and the rooftops strung with frauleins
the pastel pinned up sails
the eighteen color roses
against your face so pale

a just gimme some slack, that's right
uh gimme some slack
gimme, slack, oo yeah
all I want is slack

I wanna float like Euripides
all visions intact
I'm alright with Fellini fiends
a trippin' over the track

down at the end of L-onely Street
where no one takes a chance
someone's in the cheap light
someone wants to dance

just gimme some slack, that's right
all I want is slack
oh, gimme, slack
all I want is slack

gimme, slack
slack
slack
sssslack
slack
slack

04. Don't Tell Me No (Ric Ocasek)

It's my party, you can come
It's my party, have some fun
It's my dream, have a laugh
It's my life, have a half

CHORUS
Don't tell me no

It's my transition, it's my play
It's my phone call to betray
It's my hopscotch, light the torch
It's my downtime, feel the scorch

CHORUS
It's my ambition, it's my joke
It's my teardrop, emotional smoke
It's my mercy, it's my plan
I want to go to futureland

CHORUS

05. Getting Through (Ric Ocasek)

I don't want to be your party doll
All flaked out in Tinsel Town
Circus mouth shooting all directions
With TV ads that sell erections

CHORUS
I got no clue what they want to do with you
It's just getting through, getting through to you

Living outside the misdemeanor
Some get lost and some are screamers
It's easy to tell the great pretender
Broken wings and flip top fenders

CHORUS
I don't want to be your suffering box
Argue art or untie your knots
I don't want to be your bad connection
Or fit into your reality vision

CHORUS

06. Misfit Kid (Ric Ocasek)

I dream frequently, sometimes they come out funny
I go through insantity, all they want is money
all these parties they get so habitual
the same sea of faces
always pushin', always pullin'
always in the races

I get cooled out
I get the come ons
I get rumbled
I get cru-u-umbled, yeah

I'm the American misfit kid
I'm still wonderin' what I did

I'm stiletto, so so sharp and I'm willin' to cut
sometimes nebulous, well I'm ready to strut
lost and frantic, new age romantic
I'm checkin' out the race
I never cared about what it meant
always loved disgrace

I get rhythm
I get cornflakes
I get fast love
I get wasted, yeah

I'm the American misfit kid
still wonderin' what I did
I'm on the inside, takin' a fast ride
(I'm on the inside, takin' a fast ride)

I dream frequently, sometimes they come out funny, ha
I live with absurdity, it's always warm and runny
and all these parties they get so ritual
lonely hearts and aces
always pushin', a-always pullin', always in the races

I get cooled out
I get the come ons
I get rumbled
I get cru-u-u-umbled, yeah

I'm the American misfit kid
I'm still wonderin' what I did
I'm on the inside, takin' a fast ride

I'm the American misfit kid
I'm still wonderin' what I did
I'm on the inside, takin' a fast ride

that's right

I get cooled out
I get the come ons
I get rumbled
I get cru-umbled

I get Cornflakes
fast love, wasted
(fade)

07. Down Boys (Ric Ocasek)

you were tryin' to be cute
and it didn't work out
you were tryin' to be charming
and it didn't come off
you were tryin' to be clever
a big waste of time
you were tryin' to get rough
but you're waiting in line

you can't make it with the down boys
they don't hear a word you say
you can't make it with the down boys
uh just stay out of their way

you were trying to be sharp
but they couldn't wait
you were trying to be eternal
but uh that didn't rate
you were tryin' to be smooth
you're rough on the edges
you were tryin' to be, hysterical
and I still ain't laughin'

you can't make it with the down boys
uh they don't hear a word you say
you can't make it with the down boys
just stay out of their way

you were tryin' to be in
but they left you out [yelp?]
you were tryin' to be in
two different worlds
you were tryin' to be in
oscillation in shame
you were tryin' to be in
but you're lost in the game

you can't make it with the down boys
they don't hear a word you say
you can't make it with the down boys
uh just stay out of their way
stay out of their way
out of their way

you can't make it with the down boys
uh they don't hear a word you say
you can't make it with the down boys
just stay out of their way

08. You Wear Those Eyes (Ric Ocasek)

you wear those eyes that never blink
you always were the missing link
you painted your mouth, you let me know
you really are the only show

just take your time
it's not too late
I'll be your mirror
you won't hesitate
I'm easy to be found
whenever you come down

you got that walk, you do the stroll
you make me lose my ground control
you got that look I can't resist
like something missing, never kissed

just take your time
(just take your time)
it's not too late
(it's not too late)

I'll be your mirror
(just take your time)
so you won't hesitate
I'm easy to be found
whenever you come down

you do the pogo without the bounce
you got the name I can't pronounce
you fall in love (you fall in love) you like the sting
you make believe (you make believe) it's everything

just take your time
(just take your time)
it's not too late
(it's not too late)
I'll be your mirror
(just take your time)
so you won't hesitate
I'm easy to be found
whenever you come down

(just take your time)
(it's not too late)
(REPEAT)

09. Running to You (Ric Ocasek)

I'm comin' around
I want you to come
I'm comin' arou-ound
just for the fun

havin' a real time
just taking what's not mine
and I'm doin' what I want to do

that's runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
(runnin' to you)
that's runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
that's (runnin' to you) runnin' to you

you're lookin' for someone
maniacal shots
you're lookin' for someone
all over the top

I'm havin' a real time
just reading your head-line
and I'm doin' just what I want to do

that's runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
(runnin' to you) runnin' to you
that's runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
(runnin' to you)

you're hopin' for someone
that fits in the plan
you're hopin' for someone
two in the hand

havin' a real time
just taking what's not mine
and I'm doin' what I like to do

that's runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
(runnin' to you)
a runnin' a runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
that's runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)

uh that's runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
(runnin' to you) runnin' to you
(runnin' to you) runnin' runnin' runnin' to you
runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)

I like runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
(runnin' to you) runnin' runnin' to you
(runnin' to you)
I like runnin' to you
(runnin' to you) runnin' runnin' runnin' to you

10. Up and Down (Ric Ocasek)

Do you have to be so hard to get
Especially with those emerald eyes
You might have been a neon lover
But you didn't have to advertise

Well come on, well come on
You might have been a crackshot shooter
Hung up on your figurine
Under the cold and darkly sky
You're the only light I've seen

CHORUS
Well come on, well come on
And it happens everytime
I'm still hanging on the line
Don't want to go up and down

You don't have to be so touch
I'll tell you when I've had enough
You don't have to reek with charm
You won't have to twist my arm
Well come on, well come on

CHORUS

[1980] Panorama

2007-03-23T02:14:00.000-03:00

Editado: agosto de 1980
Grabado: 1980
Género: New Wave
Duración: 40:11
Sello discografico: Elektra Records
Productor: Roy Thomas Baker

Panorama es el tercer album de estudio de la banda. La canción "Down Boys" no es la misma que la de Warrant, es otra totalmente diferente. Temas destacados son: "Touch And Go" y "Panorama".

Listado de temas:
01. Panorama (Ric Ocasek) 5:42
02. Touch and Go (Ric Ocasek) 4:55
03. Gimme Some Slack (Ric Ocasek) 3:32
04. Don't Tell Me No (Ric Ocasek) 4:00
05. Getting Through (Ric Ocasek) 2:35
06. Misfit Kid (Ric Ocasek) 4:30
07. Down Boys (Ric Ocasek) 3:09
08. You Wear Those Eyes (Ric Ocasek) 4:55
09. Running to You (Ric Ocasek) 3:22
10. Up and Down (Ric Ocasek) 3:31

Letras

Elliot Easton – guitarra líder, coros
Greg Hawkes – teclados, , coros
Ric Ocasek – guitarra rítmica, vocales principales en 1,2,3,5,6,10
Benjamin Orr – bajo, vocales principales en 4,7,8,9
David Robinson – batería, percusión

[1979] Candy-O - Letras

2007-03-19T00:57:00.000-03:00

01. Let's Go (Ric Ocasek)
02. Since I Held You (Ric Ocasek)
03. It's All I Can Do (Ric Ocasek)
04. Double Life (Ric Ocasek)
05. Shoo Be Doo (Ric Ocasek)
06. Candy-O (Ric Ocasek)
07. Night Spots (Ric Ocasek)
08. You Can't Hold on Too Long (Ric Ocasek)
09. Lust for Kicks (Ric Ocasek)
10. Got a Lot on My Head (Ric Ocasek)
11. Dangerous Type (Ric Ocasek)

01. Let's Go (Ric Ocasek)

She's driving away with the dim lights on
She's making a play and she can't go wrong
She never waits too long
She's winding them down on her clock machine
And she won't give up 'cause she's seventeen
She's a frozen fire
She's my one desire

CHORUS
And I don't want to hold her down
Don't want to break her crown
When she says, let's go
I like the nightlife baby
She says, I like the night life baby
She says, let's go

She's laughing inside 'cause they can't refuse
She's so beautiful now, she doesn't wear her shoes
She never likes to choose
She's got wonderful eyes and a risque mouth
And when I ask her before, she said she's holding out
She's a frozen fire
She's my one desire

02. Since I Held You (Ric Ocasek)

I really love the way you talk
I don't mind sayin' so
and oo I love it when you da-ance
so silky slow
o baby please don't go

I know you refuse to get involved
you won't help me out none
you run around like a paperdoll
pretending it's fun
o baby please don't run

somethin' in the night just don't sit right
looks like I'm gonna be up all night, yeah

it's been such a long time
since I held you
I said it's been such a long time
since I held you
oo oo such a long time
since I held you

I won't forget the way you said
it doesn't bother you much
tutor impressions in your he-ead
just before the last touch
that meant so much

somethin' in the night just don't sit right
looks like I'm gonna be up all night, yeah

it's been such a long time
since I held you
I said it's been such a long time
since I held you
oo oo such a long time
since I held you

it's been a long time
it's been a long time
it's been a long time
such a long time

well, it's been a long, long time
I said it's been a long, long time
it's been a long time
since I held you
oo oo such a long time
since I held you

03. It's All I Can Do (Ric Ocasek)

one too many times I fell over you
once in a shadow I finally grew
and once in a night I dreamed you were there
I canceled my flight from going nowhere

it's all I can do
to keep waiting for you
it's all I can do
it's all I can do
(it's all I can do)

one too many times I twisted the gate
when I was crazy I thought you were great
I kept my renditions of you on the wall
where holiday romance is nothing at all

it's all I can do
to keep waiting for you
it's all I can do
it's all I can do
(it's all I can do)

you wait in the wing like a Saturday flirt
protecting the judge, you don't want to get hurt
once in a moment it all comes to you
as soon as you get it you want something new

it's all I can do
to keep waiting for you
it's all I can do
it's all I can do
(it's all I can do)

it's all I can do
to keep waiting for you
it's all I can do
it's all I can do
(it's all I can do)

it's all I can do
to keep waiting for you
it's all I can do
it's all I can do
(it's all I can do)
[repeat, fade]

04. Double Life (Ric Ocasek)

t takes a fast car lady to lead a double life
it takes a slow star lady if you want to do it twice
you take your backseat rumble
take your frontseat wife
takes a fast car lady to lead a double life

it takes a light foot lady to lead a double life
it takes a good book maybe if you want to do it nice
when you idle at the stop light you better get the signal right
light foot lady, you need a double life

well, lift me from the wondermaze
alienation is the craze
and it's all gonna happen to you
you think it's a phase
and it's all gonna happen to you
when you drive in the haze

it takes a freeway lady to lead a double life
it takes some leeway lady if you want to do it twice
neon blinking on the street
everyone is bittersweet
freeway lady, you lead a double life

well, lift me from the wondermaze
alienation is the craze
and it's all gonna happen to you
you think it's a phase
and it's all gonna happen to you
when you drive in the haze
it's all gonna happen to you
(it's all gonna happen to you)
that's right I said
and it's all gonna happen to you
that's right well
gonna? say it to you-oo
(it's all gonna happen to you)
well that's right oh?
it's all gonna happen to you-oo, well
I said it's all gonna happen to you-oo-oo yeah
gonna tell ya again, I said
(it's all gonna happen to you) well
(fade)

05. Shoo Be Doo (Ric Ocasek)

it's funny, honey, but you don't care
you never wanna take me anywhere
you ride around in your cadium car [echo]
you keep wishin' upon a star [echo]

why is it you don't care
don't ya go, don't ya go, makin' eyes at me
don't remind me [echo]
don't you tell me what to do
shoo be doo [echo]
shoo be doo
don't ya tell me what to do
don't ya tell me what to do
shoo be doo [echo]
don't ya tell me what to do
unintelligible [echo]

shoo be doo [echo]

06. Candy-O (Ric Ocasek)

Candy-O, I need you
Sunday dress, ruby rings
Candy-O, I need you so
could you help me in?

Purple hum, assorted cards
razor lights you bring
and all to prove you're on the move
and vanishing

Candy-O, I need you so
Candy-O, I need you so

The edge of night, distract yourself
obstacles don't work
Homogenize
decentralize
it's just a quirk

different ways to see you through
all the same in the end
peculiar star--that's who you are
do you have to win?

Candy-O, I need you so
Candy-O, I need you so

Candy-O, I need you so
(Candy-O)
Candy-O, I need you so
(Candy-O)

07. Night Spots (Ric Ocasek)

could be you're crossing the fine line
a silly driver, kinda off the wall
you keep it cool when it's t-t-tight
eyes wide open when you start to fall

you go d-dancing in the dim lit club
some pressure cooker crawls up on his knees
flashing sensation like a one on one
stomping around in the jitterbug breeze

oo, how you shake me up and down
when we hit the nightspots on the town
oh

oo, how you shake me up and down
when we hit the nightspots on the town
oh

it's all behind you when you do catch on
you keep your lovers in a penny jar
a real romantic with a sultry stare
you keep on messin' with your blonde, long hair yeah

oo, how you shake me up and down
when we hit the nightspots on the town
oh

(it's just an automatic line)
(it's just an automatic line)
(it's just an automatic line)
(it's just an automatic line)

08. You Can't Hold on Too Long (Ric Ocasek)

I can't put yout your fire, I know it's too late
I can't be up for hire, it's not my best trait
The gallow glass is cracking, it's starting to smash
How can you cry without blinking a lash

You're feeling cross and wavy on the edge of the cuff
You're pushing and popping, you don't get enough
You wish that it was over, you never slow down
You're looking for kicks, there's nothing around

CHORUS
You can't hold on too long, it's alright
You can't hold on too long, it's alright

You're surrounded by the laughing boys
They puncture your style
They send for their bandanas, you try for their smile
You'd like to come in colors, you don't know wich one
You can't be too choosy, it's just for fun

CHORUS

09. Lust for Kicks (Ric Ocasek)

he's got his plastic sneakers
She's got her Robuck purse
He's got his butane flicker
She's got it worse

CHORUS
They're crazy about each other
Like a misplaced fix
They're mad about each other
They blame it all on the lust for kicks

He's got his own dumb waiter
She's reading one fell swoop
He gets around to it later
She fills the scoop

CHORUS

He's just a hit parader
She's just a cycle ride
He likes to masquerade her
And she tells him lies

CHORUS

10. Got a Lot on My Head (Ric Ocasek)

CHORUS
I got a lot on my head
Most of it is you
I got a lot on my head
Can't forget about you

Lock me away where the silly boys go
I'm on top of my nerves, don't you know
Take me apart 'cause I'm out of control
Send me a letter on a midnight scroll

CHORUS

Dance by the window in flamingo pink
Go through the motions in your Romeo mink
Condition's red, disposition's blue
Why am I so attracted to you

CHORUS

Trip down the alleyway, take the back stairs
I know it's good but good isn't fair
That's what you said, flashbulb in your eye
How can I hold you whne you're waving goodbye

CHORUS

11. Dangerous Type (Ric Ocasek)

can I touch you, are you out of touch
I guess I never noticed that much
geranium lover, I'm live on your wire
oo come and take me whoever you are

she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
come on and hold me tight

oo inside angel, always upset
keeps on forgettin' that we ever met
can I bring you out in the light
my curiosity's got me tonight

she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
oo she's a lot like you
come on and hold me tight

museum directors with high shaking heads
they kick white shadows until they play dead
they want to crack your crossword smile
oo can I take you out for awhile, yeah

she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
come on and hold me tight
she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
come on and hold me tight
tonight

she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
come on and hold me tight
tonight

she's a lot like you
the dangerous type, alright
she's a lot like you
come on and hold me tight
(tonight) tonight

she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
tonight
she's a lot like you
come on and hold me tight
tonight

she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
tonight

she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
come on hold me tight
tonight

she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
come on hold me tight
tonight

she's a lot like you
the dangerous type
she's a lot like you
(fade)

[1979] Candy-O

2007-03-19T00:50:00.000-03:00

Editado: junio de 1979
Grabado: 1978
Género: New Wave
Duración: 36:25
Sello discografico: Elektra Records
Productor: Roy Thomas Baker

Candy-O es su segundo album de estudio. La tapa del disco fue diseñada por Alberto Vargas, quien era un notorio pintor de chicas pin-ups y erotica. La modelo para la tapa fue Candy Moore, lo que tal vez no fue una coincidencia, ya que estaba saliendo David Robinson, baterista del grupo, en el período de grabación del disco.

Listado de temas:
01. Let's Go (Ric Ocasek) 3:33
02. Since I Held You (Ric Ocasek) 3:16
03. It's All I Can Do (Ric Ocasek) 3:44
04. Double Life (Ric Ocasek) 4:14
05. Shoo Be Doo (Ric Ocasek) 1:36
06. Candy-O (Ric Ocasek) 2:36
07. Night Spots (Ric Ocasek) 3:15
08. You Can't Hold on Too Long (Ric Ocasek) 2:46
09. Lust for Kicks (Ric Ocasek) 3:52
10. Got a Lot on My Head (Ric Ocasek) 2:59
11. Dangerous Type (Ric Ocasek) 4:28

Letras

Elliot Easton – guitarra líder, coros
Greg Hawkes – teclados, percusión, saxofón, coros
Ric Ocasek – guitarra rítmica, vocales principales en 2,4,5,7,9,10,11
Benjamin Orr – bajo, vocales principales en 1,2,3,6,8
David Robinson – batería, percusión

[1978] The Cars - Letras

2007-03-15T17:37:00.000-03:00

1. Good Times Roll (Ric Ocasek)
2. My Best Friend's Girl (Ric Ocasek)
3. Just What I Needed (Ric Ocasek)
4. I'm in Touch With Your World (Ric Ocasek)
5. Don't Cha Stop (Ric Ocasek)
6. You're All I've Got Tonight (Ric Ocasek)
7. Bye Bye Love (Ric Ocasek)
8. Moving in Stereo (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek)
9. All Mixed Up (Ric Ocasek)

1. Good Times Roll (Ric Ocasek)

let the good times roll
let them knock you around
let the good times roll
let them make you a clown

let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair

let the good times roll
let the good times roll
let the good times roll

let the stories be told
they can say what they want
let the photos be old
let them show what they want

let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair
let the good times roll
let the good times roll-oll
won't you let the good times roll

good times roll

if the illusion is real
let them give you a ride
if they got thunder appeal
let them be on your side

let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair
let the good times roll
won't you let the good times roll-oll
let the good times roll

let the good times roll
won't you let the good times roll
well let the good times roll
let the good times roll (good times roll)

let the good times roll
oo let the good times roll
oo let the good times roll
let the good times roll (good times roll)

well, let the good times roll
(let the good times roll)
well let the good times roll
good times roll
(let the good times roll)
let the good times roll
let the good times roll

2. My Best Friend's Girl (Ric Ocasek)

you're always dancing down the street
with your suede blue eyes
and every new boy that you meet
he doesn't know the real surprise

(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
oo, she'll make you flip
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
I kinda like the way she dips
well she's my best friend's girl
she's my best friend's girl-irl
but she used to be mine

you've got your nuclear boots
and your drip dry glove
oo when you bite your lip
it's some reaction to love, o-ove, o-ove
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
yeah, I think you'll flip
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(here she comes again)
I kinda like the way, I like the way she dips
‘cause she's my best friend's girl
well she's my best friend's girl-irl
and she used to be mine
she's so fine

you're always dancing down the street
with your suede blue eye-eyes
and every new boy that you meet
doesn't know the real surprise

(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(here she comes again)
oh, she'll make you flip
(here she comes again)
when she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(here she comes again)
I kinda like the way, I like the way she dips
‘cause she's my best friend's girl, uh
she's my best friend's girl-irl-u-irl
she used to be mine
she so, fine

(my best friend's girlfriend)
oh
(my best friend's girlfriend)
she used to be mine
(my best friend's girlfriend)
yeah yeah
(my best friend's girlfriend)
said she used to be mine
(my best friend's girlfriend)
oh, yeah yeah yeah
(my best friend's girlfriend)
she used to be mine
(my best friend's girlfriend)

3. Just What I Needed (Ric Ocasek)

I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time
'cause when you're standin' oh so near
I kinda lose my mind
it's not the perfume that you wear
it's not the ribbons in your hair
I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time

I don't mind you hangin' out
and talkin' in your sleep
it doesn't matter where you've been
as long as it was deep, yeah
you always knew to wear it well and
you look so fancy I can tell
I don't mind you hangin' out
and talkin' in your sleep

I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed

I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time time
'cause when you're standin' oh so near
I kinda lose my mind, yeah
it's not the perfume that you wear
it's not the ribbons in your hair
I don't mind you comin' here
and wastin' all my time

I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed

I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed
yeah, yeah, so bleed me

you're just what I needed
you're just what I needed
yeah, you're just what I needed
yeah, yeah yeah

4. I'm in Touch With Your World (Ric Ocasek)

You can tuck it on the inside
You can throw it on the floor
You can wave it on the outside
Like you never did before
You get the diplomatic treatment
You get the force fed future
Get the funk after death
Get the wisenheimer brainstorm

(I'm in touch with your world)
So don't you try to hide it
(Im in touch with your world)
And nobody's gonna buy it
It's such a lovely way to go
It's such a lovely way to go

I been lying on your feathers
You keep talkin' about the weather
I'm a psilocybin pony
You're a flick fandango phoney
It's a sticky contradiction
It's a thing you call creation
Everything is science fiction
And I ought to know

(I'm in touch with your world)
So don't you try to hide it
(I'm in touch with your world)
And nobody's gonna buy it
It's such a lovely way to go
It's such a lovely way to go-uh-o-o-o

(I'm in touch with your world)
(I'm in touch with your world)
(I'm in touch with your world)
(I'm in touch with your world)

5. Don't Cha Stop (Ric Ocasek)

Right here I'd like to melt inside of you
Right here you kiss is totally new
Right here your hands are soft and creamy
Right here your mouth is wet and dreamy

And it's just what I like
So dim down the light
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
If it makes you feel good
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)

Your rhapsody is blowing my cool-ool
Your fantasies there written for fools
Your long black hair tickles my skin skin
It feels so luscious come on do it again, oh yeah

And it's just what I like
Dim down the light
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
If it makes you feel good
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
If it makes you feel good
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
If it makes you feel good, good,
Good, good, good
Don't cha stop don't cha stop

A don't cha stop if it makes you feel
Good, good, good
Oo don't cha stop dont cha stop
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
Don't you stop don't cha stop
If it makes you feel
Good, good, good
Good, good, good
Good, good, good
Don't cha stop
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
(don't cha stop don't cha stop)
[repeat-fade]

6. You're All I've Got Tonight (Ric Ocasek)

I don't care if you hurt me some more
I don't care if you even the score
You can knock me and i don't care
You can mock me and i don't care
You can rock me just about anywhere
It's alright
'cus you're all i've got tonight
You're all i've got tonight
You're all i've got tonight
I need you tonight
I don't care if you use me again
I don't care if you abuse me again
You can make me i don't care
You can fake me i don't care
You can love me just about anywhere
It's alright
I don't want to feel sorry for you
You don't have to make believe it's you
You can pump me i don't care
You can bump me i don't care
You can love me just about anywhere
It's alright

7. Bye Bye Love (Ric Ocasek)

I can't feel this way much longer
Expecting to survive
With all these hidden innuendoes
Just waiting to arrive
It's such a wavy midnight
And you slip into insane
Electric angel rock and roller
I hear what you're playin'

It's an orangy sky
Always it's some other guy
It's just a broken lullaby
Bye bye love
Bye bye love
Bye bye love
Bye bye love

Substitution mass confusion
Clouds inside your head
Involving all my energies
Until you visited
With your eyes of porcelain and of blue
They shock me into sense
You think youre so illustrious
You call yourself intense

It's an orangy sky
Always it's some other guy
It's just a broken lullaby
Bye bye love
Bye g-bye love
Yeah bye bye love
Bye bye love-ov-ov-ove

Substitution mass confusion
Clouds inside your head
Well foggin' all my energies
Until you visited
With your eyes of porcelain and of blue
They shock me into sense
You think you're so illustrious
You call yourself intense

It's an orangy sky
Always it's some other guy
It's just a broken lullaby
Bye bye love
Bye bye love
Bye bye love
Bye bye love

8. Moving in Stereo (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek)

Life's the same I'm moving in stereo
Life's the same except for my shoes
Life's the same you're shakin' like tremolo
Life's the same it's all inside you

It's so easy to blow up your problems
It's so easy to play up your breakdown
It's so easy to fly through a window
It's so easy to fool with the sound

It's so tough to get up
It's so tough
It's so tough to live up
It's so tough on you

Life's the same I'm moving in stereo
Life's the same except for my shoes
Life's the same you're shakin' like tremolo
Life's the same it's all inside you

Life's the same I'm moving in stereo
Life's the same except for my shoes
Life's the same you're shakin' like tremolo
Life's the same it's all inside you

9. All Mixed Up (Ric Ocasek)

She shadows me in the mirror
She never leaves on the light
And some things that I say to her
They just dont seem to bite
It's all mixed up
It's all mixed up
It's all mixed up

She tricks me into thinkin'
I can't believe my eyes
I wait for her forever
But she never does arrive
It's all mixed up
It's all mixed up
It's all mixed up

She says to leave it to me
(leave it to me)
Everything'll be alright
(be alright)
She says to leave it to me
(leave it to me)
Everything'll be alright

She's always out makin' pictures
She's always out makin' scenes
She's always out the window
When it comes to makin' dreams
It's all mixed up
It's all mixed up
It's all mixed up

She says to leave it to me
(leave it to me)
Everything'll be alright
(be alright)
She says to leave it to me
(leave it to me)
Everything'll be alright
(be alright)
She says to leave it to me
(leave it to me)
Everything'll be alright
(be alright)
She says to leave it to me, yeah
(leave it to me)
Everything'll be alright
(be alright)
If you leave it to me
(leave it to me)
Everything'll be alright
(be alright)
Yeah, if you leave it to me
(leave it to me)
(be alright)
(be alright)
(be alright)
(be alright)

[1978] The Cars

2007-03-15T17:29:00.000-03:00

Editado: 1978
Grabado: 1977/1978
Género: New Wave
Duración: 35:40
Sello discográfico: Elektra Records
Productor: Roy Thomas Baker

The Cars es el primer album de estudio de la banda, editado en 1978. En 2003, el album alcanzó el número 282 en la revista Rolling Stone en la lista de los 500 mejores álbumes de todos los tiempos. "Moving in Stereo" fue usado como tema para la famosa escena de la piscina de Phoebe Cates en Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
La modelo en tapa del disco es la modelo, periodista y música rusa Natalya Medvedeva, quien falleció en 2003.

Listado de temas:
1. Good Times Roll (Ric Ocasek) 3:44
2. My Best Friend's Girl (Ric Ocasek) 3:44
3. Just What I Needed (Ric Ocasek) 3:44
4. I'm in Touch With Your World (Ric Ocasek) 3:31
5. Don't Cha Stop (Ric Ocasek) 3:01
6. You're All I've Got Tonight (Ric Ocasek) 4:13
7. Bye Bye Love (Ric Ocasek) 4:14
8. Moving in Stereo (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek) 4:41
9. All Mixed Up (Ric Ocasek) 4:14

Letras

Elliot Easton – guitarra líder, coros
Greg Hawkes – teclados, percusión, saxofón, coros
Ric Ocasek – guitarra rítmica, vocales principales en 1,2,4,5,6
Benjamin Orr – bajo, vocales principales en 3,7,8,9
David Robinson – batería, percusión, coros

Biografía de la banda

2007-03-14T03:43:00.000-03:00

Introducción

The Cars fue una banda Norteamericana New Wave, liderada por Ric Ocasek, que surgió en los comienzos del movimiento punk a fines de los 70s. Otros miembros de la banda fueron el bajista Benjamin Orr, el guitarrista Elliot Easton, el tecladista Greg Hawkes y el baterista David Robinson. Son originarios de Boston, Massachusetts y firmaron contrato con Elektra Records en 1977.

Historia

The Cars estuvieron en la vanguardia en mezclar el rock basado en guitarras de los 70s con el nuevo pop basado en sintetizadores que luego llegó a ser popular y que florecería en los 80s. La mayoría de los singles incluían un solo de guitarra de Elliot Easton con el sonido de los sintetizadores de Greg Hawkes y las armonías vocales de Easton, David Robinson y Hawkes. Los líneas vocales principales estaban divididas en un 60-40 entre Ric Ocasek teniendo un 60% y Benjamin Orr en el 40% restante. Mientras que Ocasek era el compositor principal de la banda, Orr actuaba como frontman en conciertos y actuaciones en vivo.

Antes de The Cars, los miembros de la banda empezaron a reunirse en diversas formas. Ric Ocasek y Benjamin Orr fueron los primeros en conocerse en una fiesta en Columbus, Ohio, y comenzaron a tocar como un dúo, haciendo covers de clásicos del rock 'n roll así como también su propio material. Se negaron a interpretar la vieja rutina de temas de moda que siempre los dueños de los clubes esperaban de una banda joven.

Después de decidir que Boston sería un mejor lugar para irrumpir en el negocio musical, Ocasek y Orr se mudaron a dicha ciudad. Fue allí donde conocieron a Greg Hawkes, quien había estudiado en Berklee College of Music, y los tres fueron los primeros en trabajar juntos en una banda folk llamada Milkwood. Editaron un álbum titulado "How's the Weather".

Después de Milkwood, Ocasek y Orr formaron otro grupo llamado Richard and the Rabbits, cuyo nombre fue sugerido por Jonathan Richman. Fueron una banda local de club por un tiempo. Enseguida después, Greg abandono temporalmente a Ric y Ben y se unió a grupos como Orphan, una banda de soft-rock, y a Martin Mull and His Fabulous Furniture, quienes trabajaron en comedias musicales, donde tocó una variedad de instrumentos. Ric y Ben entonces tocaban como un dúo acústico llamado Ocasek and Orr at the Idler coffeehouse in Cambridge. Algunas de las canciones que interpretaban se transformaron en el fondo musical de temas de The Cars en el comienzo.

Otro grupo se formó más tarde, esta vez incluían a Elliot Easton y se llamaba Captain Swing (o Cap'n Swing). Esto fue lo que captó la atención de Maxanne Sartori, un DJ local en WBCN-FM que comenzó a pasar frecuentemente sus temas. A pesar de que lentamente se iban convirtiendo en músicos más experimentados, Cap'n Swing todavía tenían un largo camino por recorrer antes de desarrollar una imagen profesional. Sellos discográficos fueron rechazados por la banda porque decían que se veían "demasiado raros". Cap'n Swing también contaba con un baterista de jazz y un bajista que contrastaban con las inclinaciones de Ocasek hacia el rock and roll. Benjamin Orr actuaba como frontman, no tocaba ningún instrumento, y cantó el grueso de los demos de Cap'n Swing. Ocasek pronto se libró del bajista, el tecladista y el baterista y se decidió construir una banda mejor que estuviera a la altura de su estilo de composición musical. Debido que uno de las mayores quejas de las disqueras importantes era que Ben Orr no hacia nada excepto pararse y cantar, decidieron que debería sostener algo, he aquí la razón por la cual se encargo de tocar el bajo. El baterista fue remplazado por David Robinson a pesar que David dijo que debería tener un trabajo regular como alternativa y que The Cars seria su última banda. Mejor conocido por su carrera con The Modern Lovers, Robinson tambien tocó en DMZ y the Pop! Robinson fue a quien se le ocurrió el nombre "The Cars" que llevó a los juegos de palabras referidas a los automóviles. Aparte de eso, Ocasek afirmó que, "Es fácil de deletrear; no tiene una 'z' al final; es realmente auténtica. Es arte pop, en un sentido"

Después de pasar el invierno del ‘76 tocando por todo New England, desarrollando, afilando, y perfeccionado los temas que se transformarían en su álbum debut, la banda firmó con Elektra Records. La versión demo de "Just What I Needed" se convertiría en el primer single del album debut de la banda, The Cars, lanzado en 1978, el cual alcanzó el #3 en el ranking de Billboard de álbumes Pop. "My Best Friend’s Girl" y "Good Times Roll" luego entraron rápidamente en el Top 40 de Billboard. Siguiendo el liderazgo de Roxy Music, la banda encargó al afamado artista de Playboy Alberto Vargas el diseño de la ilustración para su segundo album, la carátula de Candy-O, editado en 1979. Hits de éste album incluían, "Let’s Go" y "It’s All I Can Do", ambos Top 40 hits.

Su álbum experimental, Panorama, fue lanzado en 1980, logrando solamente colocar un tema en el Top 40, "Touch and Go". La revista Rolling Stone describió al album como "un disco de arte de Ocasek, y no uno muy bueno para nada". En 1981, The Cars compraron su propio estudio en Boston, Synchro Sound, el único album de The Cars grabado en ese lugar fue Shake It Up, un album que fue grabado en tiempos más felices. Fue el primer album en colocar un Top 10 hit con el título del disco, así como otro Top 40 hit: "Since You’re Gone". En 1982, The Cars tomó un pequeño descanso y se dedicaron a proyectos solistas, Ric Ocasek y Greg Hawkes lanzaron ambos sus álbumes debut.

The Cars se reunieron y grabaron su album más exitoso, "Heartbeat City", editado en 1984. El primer single "You Might Think" ayudó a The Cars a ganar en los MTV Video Music Awards el premio de Video del Año. Condecoración en el primer VMA. Otros Hit Singles del album incluían "Magic", "Hello Again" y "Why Can’t I Have You", Su single más exitoso, "Drive", ganó particular notoriedad cuando fue usado en un video sobre la hambruna en Etiopía preparado por Canadian Broadcasting Corporation y presentado por David Bowie en 1985 en el concierto Live Aid celebrado en el estadio de Wembley en Londres.

The Cars interpretando "Just What I Needed" en Live Aid, 1985. Captura de pantalla del DVD Live Aid.

Luego del resultante periodo de súper estrellato y otro hit single, "Tonight She Comes", de su album de Greatest Hits, The Cars se tomaron un tiempo fuera para nuevamente perseguir proyectos solistas. Elliot Easton y Benjamin Orr lanzaron sus álbumes debut, mientras Ric Ocasek editó su segundo trabajo solista. En 1987, The Cars editaron su último album Door to Door, pero fallaron al no alcanzar el éxito de sus discos previos. Anunciaron la disolución del grupo en febrero de 1988.

A fines de 1990s, rumores circularon sobre una reunión de The Cars, sin resultados. Sin embargo, en 1995 Rhino Records publicó un set de 2-CD set Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology, conteniendo todos los hits mezclados con rarezas (demos, lados B no pertenecientes a álbumes). Fueron seguidos de las ediciones de The Cars: Deluxe Edition (1999), su album debut en formato de 2-CD, y Complete Greatest Hits.

Ocasek continuó como solista, editando más de siete discos de estudio. David Robinson se retiró de la música y pasa la mayor parte de su tiempo dedicado a su restaurante. Benjamin Orr murió de cancer al páncreas el 3 de octubre de 2000. Elliot Easton y Greg Hawkes mezclaron sus talentos con Todd Rundgren en una nueva inescrupulosa alineación, The New Cars en 2005.

Perfil de la banda

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Origen: Boston, Massachusetts

Género: Rock, Pop. New Wave, Art Rock.
Años en Actividad: 1976-1988.
Sello discográfico: Elektra Records.
Miembros:
Rick Ocasek (vocales y guitarra)
Benjamin Orr (vocales y bajo)
Elliot Easton (guitarra y coros)
Greg Hawkes (teclados y coros)
David Robinson (batería y coros)

Comenzó el blog de The Cars!

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