The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s,they consisted of Ric Ocasek,Benjamin Orr,Elliot Easton,Greg Hawkes (keyboards),and David Robinson (drums). Ocasek and Orr shared lead vocals,and Ocasek was the band's principal songwriter and leader.
Benjamin Orr was an American musician. He was best known as the bassist,co-lead vocalist,and co-founder of the band the Cars. He sang lead vocals on several of their hits,including "Just What I Needed","Let's Go","Moving in Stereo",and "Drive". He also had a moderate solo hit with "Stay the Night".
"Just What I Needed" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their self-titled debut album (1978). The song,which first achieved radio success as a demo,took inspiration from the Ohio Express and the Velvet Underground. The song is sung by bass player Benjamin Orr and was written by Ric Ocasek.
"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 and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange with the band. Upon its release,"Drive" became the Cars' highest-charting single in most territories. In the United States,it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Adult Contemporary chart. It reached number five in the United Kingdom,number four in West Germany,number six in Canada and number three in Ireland.
"Moving in Stereo" is a song by the American rock band The Cars. It appeared on their first album,The Cars,released in 1978. It was co-written by Ric Ocasek and the band's keyboard player Greg Hawkes,and sung by bassist Benjamin Orr.
"Let's Go" is a song by American rock band the Cars,written by Ric Ocasek for the band's second studio album,Candy-O (1979). A new wave rock song,the song's hook was inspired by the Routers. The song's vocals are performed by bassist Benjamin Orr.
"Good Times Roll" is a song by American rock band the Cars released as the first track from their 1978 debut album The Cars. Written by Ric Ocasek as a sarcastic comment on rock's idea of good times,the song features layered harmonies courtesy of producer Roy Thomas Baker.
"Bye Bye Love" is a song by the American Boston-based rock band The Cars. The song appears on the band's 1978 debut album The Cars. It was written by bandleader Ric Ocasek and sung by bassist Benjamin Orr. The song was featured in the 2011 science-fiction film Super 8.
"Dangerous Type" is a 1979 song by the Cars from their second studio album,Candy-O. It was written by Ric Ocasek.
"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.
"My Best Friend's Girl" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their 1978 self-titled debut album on Elektra Records,released on June 6 of that year. Written by Ocasek as a song about something that "probably ... happened to a lot of people," the track found radio success as a demo in 1977.
"It's All I Can Do" is a song by the American rock band the Cars. It is the third track from their 1979 album Candy-O. It was written by the band's leader and songwriter Ric Ocasek,and features bassist Benjamin Orr on vocals.
"Candy-O" is a song by the American rock band the Cars,the title track of their 1979 album Candy-O. Written by Ric Ocasek,the song was not based on a real person. The song features a prominent guitar solo by Elliot Easton and lead vocals by bassist Benjamin Orr.
Move Like This is the seventh and final studio album by American rock band the Cars,released on May 10,2011. It was their first since 1987's Door to Door,and the only one without bassist and vocalist Benjamin Orr,who had died of pancreatic cancer in 2000.
"Gimme Some Slack" is a song by the American rock band the Cars from the album Panorama. The song was written by bandleader Ric Ocasek.
The Cars North American Tour Spring 2011 is a set of eleven concerts in the United States and Canada featuring the newly reunited American band The Cars. Announced in April 2011 prior to the release of the band's album Move Like This,the concerts feature material from Move Like This and from the band's 1970s and 1980s albums.
"I'm in Touch with Your World" is a song by the American rock band The Cars,from their debut album,The Cars. It was written by Ric Ocasek.
"Don't Tell Me No" is a song by the American New wave band,the Cars. The song,written by Ric Ocasek,appeared on the band's third studio album,Panorama.
"Think It Over" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their fourth studio album,Shake It Up (1981). It was written by Ric Ocasek.
The Cars Unlocked:The Live Performances is a 2006 live album and video of American new wave band the Cars released by Warner Music in 2006. The album has received mixed reviews due to the mixed quality of the source material.
