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"Drive" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City (1984). It was released on July 23, 1984, as the album's third single. Written by Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr [3] and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange with the band. [4]
The Cars were an American rock band who recorded 89 songs during their career, of which included 86 originals and 3 covers.Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, the group consisted of singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter Ric Ocasek, bassist and singer Benjamin Orr, lead guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, and drummer David Robinson.
"You're All I've Got Tonight" is a song by the American rock band the Cars, from their debut album, The Cars. Like "Bye Bye Love" and "Moving in Stereo", two other songs from the album, it continues to receive airplay on classic rock stations today despite never having been released as a single (although it did see release as the B-side to "All Mixed Up" in the Netherlands).
Unlike many of the Cars' album covers, the cover for The Cars was designed by the record company, rather than drummer Robinson. [7] Robinson said in an interview that he "had designed a very different album cover [for The Cars] that cost $80.00 to design." He continued, "I remember the price exactly.
The core guitar riff that "Dangerous Type" is centered on resembles the T. Rex song, "Bang a Gong". [1] [2] The song features Ric Ocasek on lead vocals.AllMusic critic Tom Maginnis compared the song to "All Mixed Up", a track on The Cars' self-titled debut album, as they both were the final track on their respective albums, with both tracks "vamping on an upsweep of grand chord changes as the ...
The song's verses feature the use of polymeter.The bass and drums are playing in a time signature of 5 4, while the vocals, keyboards, and guitar are playing in 4 4. [1] The guitar solo was played over music similar to the chorus, but with some sections extended to give Elliot Easton more measures on the chords E minor, F major, and G major, to build his flashy, melodic solo which resolves to ...
Tracy Chapman is finally getting a new moment in the awards spotlight, 35 years after the release of her biggest hit, "Fast Car." The two gave an emotional performance at the GRAMMYs on Sunday ...
"Heartbeat City" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their fifth studio album of the same name (1984). It was released in September 1985 as the album's sixth and final single. It was released in September 1985 as the album's sixth and final single.