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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.
In this early version, the recurring keyboard theme between the verse lyrics was significantly different. The song was later revived to appear on The Cars in 1978. Although the song was not released as a single, it has received regular airplay since the album was released. [2] [3]
"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. It was released on July 23, 1984, as the album's third single.
"My Best Friend's Girl" begins with chords in the lower register of the guitar, a two-bar progression moving from I to IV to V in F. [6] Hand claps enter in bar five, and after the eight-bar intro (following descending synthesizer sounds from David Robinson's Syndrums,) the first verse begins featuring Ric Ocasek's vocals over a lead guitar lick in the key of F. [6] An electronic piano (a ...
Written and sung by Cars lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, "Good Times Roll" was released as the third single from the band's debut album. [4] Ocasek wrote the song as a sarcastic commentary on the good times in rock music, saying, "That was my song about what the good times in rock 'n' roll really mean, instead of what they're supposed to be.
The song's B-side is a non-album track titled "That's It" that features Benjamin Orr on lead vocals. The single peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US, [4] making it the first song by The Cars to reach the Billboard top 20. The song was an even bigger success elsewhere, hitting the top 10 in multiple countries.
"You Are the Girl" is a 1987 song by the Cars, from their album Door to Door. It was released as a single in August 1987, reaching number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1] It also reached number 2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number 12 on the Adult Contemporary chart. [2] It was the Cars' 13th and final Top 40 hit. [1]
The song peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, [19] [20] as well as number 38 in New Zealand. [21] The single was the Cars' most successful of the songs on The Cars in the United States, with follow-up singles "My Best Friend's Girl" and "Good Times Roll" charting at numbers 35 and 41 ...