Rick Ocasek (I always pronounced it Oh Cay Sek /shrug) and Paulina Poriskova were married, but they unexpectedly divorced not too long ago and Ric died shortly after. Paulina was my 3rd favorite SI Swimsuit issue model. Yes, I have a list and ranking.
One of the most beautiful songs of all time. Extremely melodic, with a touch of melancholy. I love this song, just like the 80s in general. Very charmingly presented. ♥
Their first album changed music forever. The new wave was a tidal wave that year. So many debut albums in 1978 but The Cars The Cars remains one of the best. Van Halen came out in 1978 and Eddie Van Halen changed the sound of rock guitar single handedly that year too.
It is NOT about driving someone home after last call. It is about mental issues. I lived with my ex who had bi-polar and struggled with it for 15 years until she lost her battle and this song 1,000% makes sense to me.
My wife suffered from mental abuse for being too pretty. And then when time finally caught up with her & she lost the power she used to have over men, it just broke her. She was a legit 9 for many years. When she’d have “tantrums” I’d start singing this song and she’d actually get a grip and stop taking me for granted, until next time.
This music video doesn’t help affirm anyone’s thoughts about what the song means. Clearly we have people, particularly a woman, in distress, but then we have mannequins moving around, the singer sitting at a little chair-desk, other odd things here and there.
My favorite Cars song. Ric Ocasek sang lead on many of their hits, but Benjamin Orr is the singer on this track. He sadly passed away just after his 53rd birthday in 2000 from pancreatic cancer, just 5 months after his diagnosis
My favorite Cars song as well about a very tough subject. Trying to take care of someone dealing with deep depression is no joke. In the song the writer is asking the one he loves who's gonna drive you home tonight?
This song was heavilly used on Live Aid television pieces around 1985, the video accompanying it was of the children and people in Africa which was what the concert was raising money for, very emotional at the time
The Cars changed music forever in 1978. Same year many great new bands came out like Van Halen. The Cars were known for throwing new sounds / instruments into their songs. The band had dual power vocalists with Benjamin Orrs smooth voice (on this song) and Ric's quirky voice and lyrics. YOU have to listen to their first album's songs "Just What I Needed" "My Best Friend's Girl" "Good Times Roll", "Moving in Stereo". Back when you didn't have music streaming this was one of those albums you could listen to front to back both sides and LOVE every song.
More good Cars songs include Let The Good Times Roll, My Best Friends Girl, Your All I've Got Tonight, and Dangerous Type. Dangerous Type is probably my favorite, although I like all that I listed. I almost forgot Shake It Up.
Some time in the 80s I found a cassette tape on the side of the road. Using a trusty number 2 pencil I fixed the ribbon. It was a Cars tape and it was glorious.
@@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg idk? About his tape but I had a RUSH tape that got soaked in beer,flushed it with tap water ,let it dry a couple day and it was perfect.
I was in high school when that song was released; it's been in the background at some events in my life since then. It was a treat to share your first time hearing it.
The Cars were not focused on live performances and found steady income for decades marketing their music to your favorite Hollywood movies from 85-95. You have undoubtedly heard many of their songs in movies!
Paulina was one of the most beautiful and popular Sports Illustrated swimsuit models ever. And NO ONE could believe it when she decided to be with Ric Ocasek.
She would accompany Ric to basketball games in my town that was near the beach, she would come down, get bored and go to the beach. She was and is a hottie.
The Cars were somewhat unique in that they had two lead singers, Ric Ocasek (rhythm guitar) and Benjamin Orr (bassist). While this song was written by Ocasek, the lead was sung by Orr. Sadly, Benjamin Orr died of pancreatic cancer in 2000, prior to the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
It's still crazy to me that bands like The Cars took so long to get into the hall of fame yet there were other non rock related artists inducted long before for no real contribution.
@@frankconley6321 i really love these kind of personal anecdotes. My mom really stayed in tune with pop music through almost her whole life even though graduating in the 40s.
Their first album, as a joke was almost called “Cars Greatest Hits”. Funny, pretty much came true. Nearly every song on it was a hit! Second album, SAME! They were (still are) SO GOOD!
Ahh I recognized the song in the first Transformers live action movie! If you're interested in 80s synth wave music groups, check out Depeche Mode. Have a great weekend 🎉
The Cars released their debut album in the late 70s, and were a combination of rock and new wave. They had nearly 20 hit singles from the late 70s into the early 90s, with their biggest album, Heartbeat City, spinning off a number of singles that were also made into iconic and hugely popular videos on MTV. These videos used a variety of then-new computerized techniques and were ground-breaking at the time. My favorite of those hits and videos was Magic, but all of the songs from that album featured Ric Ocasek's future third wife, model Paulina Porizkova - she'd been hired for the first video when Ric was still married to his second wife, who he divorced in 1989, marrying Paulina soon after. My very favorite Cars song is Let's Go, from their second album Candy-O. It's full of joy and energy and is a perfect driving, sing-along song - though to be fair, that's true of most of their music.
The Cars were an amazing band and I loved them starting as a teen in the 80s. Both of their lead singers, Ben and Ric, had very different voices and styles but they both worked so well. I think my favorite song with Ben Orr singing is probably "Just What I Needed" and my favorite song with Ric Ocasek on lead vocals is probably "You Might Think". They had a lot of good high energy cheerful songs and they had some great videos during the heyday of MTV. Most of their songs would give lead guitarist Elliot Easton a guitar solo, and I always enjoyed those. Dang it, now I want to find all my Cars tapes and CDs and play them for the rest of the day. 😀
This song brings back memories of being out on my own for the first time after joining the USAF and getting sent to an Air Force Base in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Going to high school in early 80's, Car's were the band on MTV daily, all songs seem to make you think What??, while were popular to dance too, or just rock out! Plus, they had some of the most beautiful girls in their videos.
I can listen to this song on repeat, because it's gorgeous. I can also listen to this song endlessly, because I know the girl he's singing about, and many of us do. The hot mess who you think your love can save. Maybe the song is even introspective. What a departure from the Cars regular content, though, and what a masterpiece.
The song Moving in Stereo by The Cars was featured in the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I was in my 20's during the 80's. I loved every day of that decade.
I vaguely recall a local (Baltimore-his hometown) classic rock station playing a significant number of the Cars songs when Ric passed in 2019. They were one of the 80s bands that dominated MTV way back when, with the likes of Huey Lewis & the News, Menudo, Spandau Ballet, etc. That was a fun stop on Diane's Musical Motorcade. Cheers, Diane! 💚
This was the 80's "Stardust" phase. Songs like this one, Silent running, Broken Wings, Sunglasses at night, and several others. Lots of synth with an almost dream like feel to them.
Oh man, the memories. It was great being an '80s kid. I used to listen to The Cars record back when vinyl was old and lame technology and cassette tapes were the new glory.
Our US Navy ship was in dry dock, in Boston. 1988. A couple buddies and me happened upon Ric, inside a bar there. No Paula, but we waited around for a while. Love the Cars.Many riffs run through my mind.
Diane, it sounds familiar, because you also heard this in the movie Transformers. The movie was released in 2007. The scene where the song is played. Takes place when Shia LeBoeuf gives Megan Fox a ride home. 😉 The song was produced in 1985.
I knew of the Cars just did not have time to listen to their music. When I did find time to listen to music, I would times get to hear the Cars at work when one of my coworkers like Punk and such. This was when I got to listen to Berlin also. It took a short while for me to start liking the band, as this was around 1984-86. Then I got station to Bethesda Naval Hospital. No one listen to the Cars or Berlin. So, I bought a few CDs of each group and played them after work continued working. Then what both bands quit. Drive is my favorite song. I also enjoyed all those vids back in those days. On the USS Carl Vinson CVN 70, we had TVs in the berthing. The ship had 24/7 something on the TVs mostly music videos. This was 1982 when I trans off to Scotland January 1985.
Ric Ocasek, was from Baltimore, and the band still gets lots of airplay in central Pennsylvania. Great band. Loved it. I believe the song was about a relationship that was on the rocks.
They were my favorite band back from about 1979 until the mid to late 80's. Their first two albums are still amongst my favorites of all time. The drummer, David Robinson, had been in the band The Modern Lovers. The next band I really got into was Talking Heads, and their keyboardist/guitarist, Jerry Harrison, had also been in The Modern Lovers.
Love them . Saw them in concert . The first 2 albums were my favs ( The Cars and Candy O ) . I loved Moving in Stereo because of how it moved around in headphones or quad speakers . Just saying . Great reaction as always !
It was used in the Transformers 2007 movie, when Sam was watching Mikaela leave the park and than Bumblebee plays this song on radio to push Sam to drive Mikaela home.
Ric Ocasek most well known as the lead singer, but he often shared the duty with Benjamin Orr, who took the lead on this song. Orr also had a couple solo hits. One was “Stay the Night”, a personal favorite of mine.
Makes me think of my Father...and i couldent have asked for a better one. Someone who was there through all of the up and downs, but there being a rock.
Paulina, originally from my country, was the first supermodel. I did a TV interview with her in the 90s and besides beautiful she was 1 very funny chick
although my response at the time (i was 18 or 19) was the same as Diane's -- that's the most beautiful woman i've ever seen -- she certainly wasn't the first supermodel. the term as now used goes back decades. even immediately before Paulina, there were supermodels such as Cheryl Tiegs.
I have seen this song performed live at Rockford Speedway near Chiago. Mott The Hoople and REO Speedwagon also performed that day. It was a mind-blowing experience that is unforgettable, So much talent.
Ric and Ben have both passed away. Ben was from my home state of Ohio. He's buried in a small cemetery in Thompson Oh only about 40 miles from my hometown. The band was part of the soundtrack of our teen yrs. Great memories ❤
Iconic song that played at every school dance. I always enjoyed the music and the videos of the Cars as thye were very creative. Paulina was and still is a gorgeous lady with an active Instagram account. :)
I was 18 when Drive was released. Though it has been a while I've heard it last, listening it now i could still remember the lyrics, end the melody will never go away. As for movies and other entertainment that have used the song, the following are the ones I am aware of: A 1984 episode of the American soap opera Santa Barbara (you weren't born yet) and 2013 American TV series The Carrie Diaries. It was also used in the 2007 film Transformers, playing on the radio in Sam Witwicky's car, Bumblebee. It was also used in the series Everybody Hates Chris, in the episode " Everybody Hates the Car " in 2009. At least the last two are still available on streaming platforms and Transformer as DVD/Blu-ray as well. Or maybe you have heard it on the radio, it is still on occasionally (do you listen to radio?). A great segue to a great song to react to: "Video killed the radio star" by the Buggles. But you must have heard that, it was the first video broadcasted by MTV. 😁
The Cars have so many songs that iconify the 1980's it's insane and it is some of the MOST 1980's sounds you will hear in any music. Amazing group. 100% complete nostalgia for me. BTW, Music with this level of talent in writing, singing, delivery, and painting a picture of the moment just doesn't really exist in any significant degree these days. There is a little of it but for those that know.... think about the depth of what The Cars brought to music. It's hard to match.
As a fan of 'The Cars' and the band 'Heart', they both share these similarities; both bands were formed in the mid-70's, and DIDN'T have their respective lead singers sing vocals on their highest charting songs. 'Drive' was lead vocal by Benjamin Orr, and Nancy Wilson of 'Heart' lead vocal 'These Dreams'. Side note, Benjamin Orr's solo album 'The Lace' was outstanding! Lastly, Paulina Porizkova and Ric Ocasek met while making this music video.
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model & 80s supermodel extraordinaire Paulina Porizkova. 🥰 Long time wife of rhythm guitarist/ lead vocal & Cars band leader Rick Ocasek. RIP to both him & bass player (& lead vocals on this song) Benjamin Orr. 🙏🏼
Benjamin Orr the bass player who sings lead on this died in his early 50s. Rick Ocasek never really got over the loss of his dear friend and bandmate. His life went out of control that lead to his divorce and death not long after. This was a big hit when I was in high school. Cars were from Boston, MA so my home state. My Best Friend's Girl Friend was their big break though hit that was every 3rd song on the radio in the day. This song has taken on a more sad tone now that those guys have passed. When you get in your 50s you start losing your friends from high school. One of my best friends I was in a band with then I was 14 and went to school with passed last year at 53 years old. A kind of dark lost love teen song takes on different meaning as you get older.
I own all of the albums by The Cars, plus solo efforts by Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr. I also saw the band live a few times. They still rank as my favorite band from my youth. Ric wrote everything and shared lead singing duties with Benjamin Orr (who was the favorite of the ladies). No band sounded like them.
That's more of an explanation than I was ever aware of. I love the song the video not so much. The cars had a few really good songs back in the 80's this may have been the best IMHO!
RIP Ben... Rick... Thank you for the music.
And Benjamin as well. They are both missed.
@@suucat A.en
These guys were very popular in the 80s. Their music still KICKS ASS Today!!! 😎
They were popular in the 70’s as well.
AMEN!
70's .. 1978 to be exact.
@@robmeekel9198 The Cars in 1978. Heartbeat City In 1984. Big in the 80s. 😎
@@1RCPILOT I can't believe there is anything one that doesn't know or hasn't heard this song!! It's so 80's played a zillion times!!
That song gives me Classic MTV flashbacks.
or just mtv before it was shit...
These reactions give me "pup up video" vibes!
Rick Ocasek (I always pronounced it Oh Cay Sek /shrug) and Paulina Poriskova were married, but they unexpectedly divorced not too long ago and Ric died shortly after. Paulina was my 3rd favorite SI Swimsuit issue model. Yes, I have a list and ranking.
😂 ok! I’m sure you’re right
She was my #1 back in the day
I still maintain that she was the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. She’s 59 and still drop dead gorgeous.
You can now watch Stacy's Mom music video. That band dressed up as the Cars and wanted Paulina Poriskova as the mom.
She didn't get much praise for her attempt at acting.
Though I actually remember the movie, where she acted with Tom Seleck as not that bad.
Miss these guys! RIP Ben and Ric. One of the great Boston bands!
One of the most beautiful songs of all time. Extremely melodic, with a touch of melancholy. I love this song, just like the 80s in general. Very charmingly presented. ♥
Interpretada majistralmente por ejamin orr...se lo extraña!!
Benjamin Orr was the singer in this song. Heartbeat City the album didn’t have a bad song on it.
agreed - one of the best 80's albums
Their first album changed music forever. The new wave was a tidal wave that year. So many debut albums in 1978 but The Cars The Cars remains one of the best. Van Halen came out in 1978 and Eddie Van Halen changed the sound of rock guitar single handedly that year too.
It is NOT about driving someone home after last call. It is about mental issues. I lived with my ex who had bi-polar and struggled with it for 15 years until she lost her battle and this song 1,000% makes sense to me.
Most reactors have NO CLUE about what this song means or is about.
@@charlespapps2389exactly this young people get nothing
@damienfallon8980 sorry mate it's actually about domestic violence
My wife suffered from mental abuse for being too pretty. And then when time finally caught up with her & she lost the power she used to have over men, it just broke her. She was a legit 9 for many years. When she’d have “tantrums” I’d start singing this song and she’d actually get a grip and stop taking me for granted, until next time.
This music video doesn’t help affirm anyone’s thoughts about what the song means. Clearly we have people, particularly a woman, in distress, but then we have mannequins moving around, the singer sitting at a little chair-desk, other odd things here and there.
My favorite Cars song. Ric Ocasek sang lead on many of their hits, but Benjamin Orr is the singer on this track. He sadly passed away just after his 53rd birthday in 2000 from pancreatic cancer, just 5 months after his diagnosis
That’s very sad 😢
My favorite Cars song as well about a very tough subject. Trying to take care of someone dealing with deep depression is no joke. In the song the writer is asking the one he loves who's gonna drive you home tonight?
Si..lamentable! Lo de benjamin..que era muy cool....una pena!! Se lo extraña!
This song was heavilly used on Live Aid television pieces around 1985, the video accompanying it was of the children and people in Africa which was what the concert was raising money for, very emotional at the time
Such an amazingly deep and beautiful song.
The Cars changed music forever in 1978. Same year many great new bands came out like Van Halen. The Cars were known for throwing new sounds / instruments into their songs. The band had dual power vocalists with Benjamin Orrs smooth voice (on this song) and Ric's quirky voice and lyrics. YOU have to listen to their first album's songs "Just What I Needed" "My Best Friend's Girl" "Good Times Roll", "Moving in Stereo". Back when you didn't have music streaming this was one of those albums you could listen to front to back both sides and LOVE every song.
More good Cars songs include Let The Good Times Roll, My Best Friends Girl, Your All I've Got Tonight, and Dangerous Type. Dangerous Type is probably my favorite, although I like all that I listed. I almost forgot Shake It Up.
"Moving in Stereo" is a great car song!
"You Might Think" is a goofy video, the tonal opposite of "Drive"
OMG! Touch and Go, and my most favorite and always must be played together, Moving in Stereo/All Mixed Up!
Love the sharp guitar tones in "Candy-O".
Bye, Bye Love, It's All I Can Do.
I always thought this song was about watching a friend or lover go through addiction and always being there to drive them home
Some time in the 80s I found a cassette tape on the side of the road. Using a trusty number 2 pencil I fixed the ribbon. It was a Cars tape and it was glorious.
What a good score!
👍 Nice , Gen x life skills
@@j.robertsergertson4513Question is,did it sound good?
@@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg idk? About his tape but I had a RUSH tape that got soaked in beer,flushed it with tap water ,let it dry a couple day and it was perfect.
@@j.robertsergertson4513 It was probably better. :)
Cyndi Lauper---Time After Time, Nene--99 Luftbaloon, Katrina &Waves--WalkingonSunahine...my all-time: MenWithoutHats---ExtendedVersion, SafetyDance!
The 70' and 80' music was the best. Keep checking the bands from those years. You will not be disappointed.
Bonny Tyler and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" the video is iconic
I love love The Cars. I was so into them in my high school days and college years. Thank you for a nice trip down memory lane.
They have tons of great songs. You Might Think, Tonight She Comes, My Best Friends Girl, Magic, Just What I Needed, Hello Again
Fast Times at Ridgemount High. The coming out of the pool scene is a Cars song “Moving in Stereo.”
I was sure that there was a Cars song in Ridgemont High! Thanks for confirming that my brain hadn't whacked out.
I was in high school when that song was released; it's been in the background at some events in my life since then. It was a treat to share your first time hearing it.
The Cars were not focused on live performances and found steady income for decades marketing their music to your favorite Hollywood movies from 85-95. You have undoubtedly heard many of their songs in movies!
Paulina was one of the most beautiful and popular Sports Illustrated swimsuit models ever. And NO ONE could believe it when she decided to be with Ric Ocasek.
She would accompany Ric to basketball games in my town that was near the beach, she would come down, get bored and go to the beach. She was and is a hottie.
The Cars were somewhat unique in that they had two lead singers, Ric Ocasek (rhythm guitar) and Benjamin Orr (bassist). While this song was written by Ocasek, the lead was sung by Orr. Sadly, Benjamin Orr died of pancreatic cancer in 2000, prior to the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
It's still crazy to me that bands like The Cars took so long to get into the hall of fame yet there were other non rock related artists inducted long before for no real contribution.
My mother who grew up during WWII and a completely different music era loved this song. Always think of her when I hear this song.
@@frankconley6321 i really love these kind of personal anecdotes. My mom really stayed in tune with pop music through almost her whole life even though graduating in the 40s.
when i used to drag main in high school these guys were blaring from my speakers cause they are so cooooooollll !!!!
Their first album, as a joke was almost called “Cars Greatest Hits”. Funny, pretty much came true. Nearly every song on it was a hit! Second album, SAME! They were (still are) SO GOOD!
Paulina Poriskova is in fact one of the most Beautiful models ever to have modeled (post 1978)...
Ahh I recognized the song in the first Transformers live action movie! If you're interested in 80s synth wave music groups, check out Depeche Mode. Have a great weekend 🎉
DM rules❤❤❤
Its nice discovering what you like...congratulations on coming out😊
The Cars released their debut album in the late 70s, and were a combination of rock and new wave. They had nearly 20 hit singles from the late 70s into the early 90s, with their biggest album, Heartbeat City, spinning off a number of singles that were also made into iconic and hugely popular videos on MTV. These videos used a variety of then-new computerized techniques and were ground-breaking at the time. My favorite of those hits and videos was Magic, but all of the songs from that album featured Ric Ocasek's future third wife, model Paulina Porizkova - she'd been hired for the first video when Ric was still married to his second wife, who he divorced in 1989, marrying Paulina soon after.
My very favorite Cars song is Let's Go, from their second album Candy-O. It's full of joy and energy and is a perfect driving, sing-along song - though to be fair, that's true of most of their music.
The Cars were an amazing band and I loved them starting as a teen in the 80s. Both of their lead singers, Ben and Ric, had very different voices and styles but they both worked so well. I think my favorite song with Ben Orr singing is probably "Just What I Needed" and my favorite song with Ric Ocasek on lead vocals is probably "You Might Think". They had a lot of good high energy cheerful songs and they had some great videos during the heyday of MTV. Most of their songs would give lead guitarist Elliot Easton a guitar solo, and I always enjoyed those.
Dang it, now I want to find all my Cars tapes and CDs and play them for the rest of the day. 😀
Very popular Cars song. Very melodic and thoughtful lyrics. They might be gone but never forgotten. More classics by this band. Enjoy Diane.
I hear this song at work at lot. I think a radio station in the area has this on their playlist frequently.
when radio songs late at night were pure romantic vibe, we miss that magic time so much
This song brings back memories of being out on my own for the first time after joining the USAF and getting sent to an Air Force Base in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Going to high school in early 80's, Car's were the band on MTV daily, all songs seem to make you think What??, while were popular to dance too, or just rock out! Plus, they had some of the most beautiful girls in their videos.
Happy Friday!! I really love this video.Have a great weekend.
I can listen to this song on repeat, because it's gorgeous. I can also listen to this song endlessly, because I know the girl he's singing about, and many of us do. The hot mess who you think your love can save. Maybe the song is even introspective. What a departure from the Cars regular content, though, and what a masterpiece.
I still have this c.d. I bought back in the 80s.
The song Moving in Stereo by The Cars was featured in the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I was in my 20's during the 80's. I loved every day of that decade.
As a guy of a certain age, I especially loved the use of the song there.And I think all you guys of that certain age know exactly what I mean
I vaguely recall a local (Baltimore-his hometown) classic rock station playing a significant number of the Cars songs when Ric passed in 2019. They were one of the 80s bands that dominated MTV way back when, with the likes of Huey Lewis & the News, Menudo, Spandau Ballet, etc. That was a fun stop on Diane's Musical Motorcade. Cheers, Diane! 💚
Great band great concerts, glad you covered them. 😊
strangely in the 80's we called him Oh case ick.
This was the 80's "Stardust" phase. Songs like this one, Silent running, Broken Wings, Sunglasses at night, and several others. Lots of synth with an almost dream like feel to them.
I was in Boston, late 1984, walking on Huntington Ave, and Ric Ocasek drove by in a white convertible Mercedes.
I was somewhere else that very day.
Oh man, the memories. It was great being an '80s kid. I used to listen to The Cars record back when vinyl was old and lame technology and cassette tapes were the new glory.
Great group. Lucky to have them during my high school years. A classmate of mine played guitar for Ric Ocasek in later years.
The first Cars song to play on the radio was "Moving in Stereo." After that, I was hooked!
The Cars were amazing and ground breaking.
The Police, The Cars, Blue Oyster Cult, Kansas, Boston, J Geils Band, Foreigner, and so many more from the late 70's and early 80's...
This was just a solid band with some good tunes. 😎
My favorites were, "You Might Think", "Let the Good Times Roll" and "My Best Friend's Girl."
Our US Navy ship was in dry dock, in Boston. 1988. A couple buddies and me happened upon Ric, inside a bar there. No Paula, but we waited around for a while. Love the Cars.Many riffs run through my mind.
So perfect unique and amazing voice Benjamin Orr had..you gone Ben but wll never be forgotten
their songs vary in style so much...whatever you listen to next will sound totally different! that was fun! two of those dude take turns singing lead
Diane, it sounds familiar, because you also heard this in the movie Transformers. The movie was released in 2007. The scene where the song is played. Takes place when Shia LeBoeuf gives Megan Fox a ride home. 😉 The song was produced in 1985.
I knew of the Cars just did not have time to listen to their music. When I did find time to listen to music, I would times get to hear the Cars at work when one of my coworkers like Punk and such. This was when I got to listen to Berlin also. It took a short while for me to start liking the band, as this was around 1984-86. Then I got station to Bethesda Naval Hospital. No one listen to the Cars or Berlin. So, I bought a few CDs of each group and played them after work continued working. Then what both bands quit. Drive is my favorite song. I also enjoyed all those vids back in those days. On the USS Carl Vinson CVN 70, we had TVs in the berthing. The ship had 24/7 something on the TVs mostly music videos. This was 1982 when I trans off to Scotland January 1985.
I was never much of a Cars fan but I have always loved this song!
80s music is awesome !!!!!!
The lead singer Rick Okasick RIP recently passed, was maried to the girl in this video .
The singer of Drive is Benjamin Orr. Ric is the guy who has scenes with Paulina. Ben passed away from cancer.
@@chercee And Ocasek died in 2019.
Can’t believe this is now a golden oldie.
I was an 80s teen
Ric Ocasek, was from Baltimore, and the band still gets lots of airplay in central Pennsylvania. Great band. Loved it. I believe the song was about a relationship that was on the rocks.
They were my favorite band back from about 1979 until the mid to late 80's. Their first two albums are still amongst my favorites of all time. The drummer, David Robinson, had been in the band The Modern Lovers. The next band I really got into was Talking Heads, and their keyboardist/guitarist, Jerry Harrison, had also been in The Modern Lovers.
Love them . Saw them in concert . The first 2 albums were my favs ( The Cars and Candy O ) . I loved Moving in Stereo because of how it moved around in headphones or quad speakers . Just saying . Great reaction as always !
This was one of my go to choices of karaoke songs when karaoke was so popular some years ago.
Just what I needed was my favorite song from the cars
It was used in the Transformers 2007 movie, when Sam was watching Mikaela leave the park and than Bumblebee plays this song on radio to push Sam to drive Mikaela home.
Ric Ocasek most well known as the lead singer, but he often shared the duty with Benjamin Orr, who took the lead on this song. Orr also had a couple solo hits. One was “Stay the Night”, a personal favorite of mine.
That song was the "lights out" call almost 49 years ago in discos and dance halls around the world!
I love this song!
Thanks for reacting to it Diane!
"Drive" was partially used in a drive-away scene in the 2007 sci-fi film Transformers.
May the Lead Singer on this track Benjamin Orr and also Ric Ocasek of this band RIP! We all miss both of u men!
Makes me think of my Father...and i couldent have asked for a better one. Someone who was there through all of the up and downs, but there being a rock.
Paulina, originally from my country, was the first supermodel. I did a TV interview with her in the 90s and besides beautiful she was 1 very funny chick
although my response at the time (i was 18 or 19) was the same as Diane's -- that's the most beautiful woman i've ever seen -- she certainly wasn't the first supermodel. the term as now used goes back decades. even immediately before Paulina, there were supermodels such as Cheryl Tiegs.
I have seen this song performed live at Rockford Speedway near Chiago. Mott The Hoople and REO Speedwagon also performed that day. It was a mind-blowing experience that is unforgettable, So much talent.
Loved it the first time i heard it. Takes me back.
Ric and Ben have both passed away. Ben was from my home state of Ohio. He's buried in a small cemetery in Thompson Oh only about 40 miles from my hometown. The band was part of the soundtrack of our teen yrs. Great memories ❤
Thanks for the video 👍🏻
Iconic song that played at every school dance. I always enjoyed the music and the videos of the Cars as thye were very creative. Paulina was and still is a gorgeous lady with an active Instagram account. :)
I was 18 when Drive was released. Though it has been a while I've heard it last, listening it now i could still remember the lyrics, end the melody will never go away.
As for movies and other entertainment that have used the song, the following are the ones I am aware of: A 1984 episode of the American soap opera Santa Barbara (you weren't born yet) and 2013 American TV series The Carrie Diaries.
It was also used in the 2007 film Transformers, playing on the radio in Sam Witwicky's car, Bumblebee.
It was also used in the series Everybody Hates Chris, in the episode " Everybody Hates the Car " in 2009.
At least the last two are still available on streaming platforms and Transformer as DVD/Blu-ray as well. Or maybe you have heard it on the radio, it is still on occasionally (do you listen to radio?).
A great segue to a great song to react to: "Video killed the radio star" by the Buggles. But you must have heard that, it was the first video broadcasted by MTV. 😁
The Cars have so many songs that iconify the 1980's it's insane and it is some of the MOST 1980's sounds you will hear in any music. Amazing group. 100% complete nostalgia for me. BTW, Music with this level of talent in writing, singing, delivery, and painting a picture of the moment just doesn't really exist in any significant degree these days. There is a little of it but for those that know.... think about the depth of what The Cars brought to music. It's hard to match.
Just a great song,by a great band! Lots of memories in this song for me.
As a fan of 'The Cars' and the band 'Heart', they both share these similarities; both bands were formed in the mid-70's, and DIDN'T have their respective lead singers sing vocals on their highest charting songs. 'Drive' was lead vocal by Benjamin Orr, and Nancy Wilson of 'Heart' lead vocal 'These Dreams'.
Side note, Benjamin Orr's solo album 'The Lace' was outstanding!
Lastly, Paulina Porizkova and Ric Ocasek met while making this music video.
Another episode of songs I remember but never remember the artists😂😂😂 have a great one Diane
The song was in a commercial for a car. I don't remember which car, but I do remember the cleverness of using that song in an automobile commercial.
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. I'm a huge Cars fan. Also I'm old 😁
The soundtrack to my teens - played on repeat.
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model & 80s supermodel extraordinaire Paulina Porizkova. 🥰 Long time wife of rhythm guitarist/ lead vocal & Cars band leader Rick Ocasek. RIP to both him & bass player (& lead vocals on this song) Benjamin Orr. 🙏🏼
Benjamin Orr the bass player who sings lead on this died in his early 50s. Rick Ocasek never really got over the loss of his dear friend and bandmate. His life went out of control that lead to his divorce and death not long after. This was a big hit when I was in high school. Cars were from Boston, MA so my home state. My Best Friend's Girl Friend was their big break though hit that was every 3rd song on the radio in the day.
This song has taken on a more sad tone now that those guys have passed. When you get in your 50s you start losing your friends from high school. One of my best friends I was in a band with then I was 14 and went to school with passed last year at 53 years old. A kind of dark lost love teen song takes on different meaning as you get older.
One of my favorite bands from the '70s and '80s.
I own all of the albums by The Cars, plus solo efforts by Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr. I also saw the band live a few times. They still rank as my favorite band from my youth. Ric wrote everything and shared lead singing duties with Benjamin Orr (who was the favorite of the ladies). No band sounded like them.
That's more of an explanation than I was ever aware of. I love the song the video not so much. The cars had a few really good songs back in the 80's this may have been the best IMHO!
This is one of my top 5 favorite songs and video
First two albums were great…I love Candy-O! They were a great oasis in a desert of music that was the 80s…
#suggestion: Magic by the Cars.
I still rock to them at 66
They are one of the all-time greatest pop rock bands. Now I feel super old.
I remember when paulina porizkova was on the cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She was a super model.
RIP Benjamin Orr. We miss you. 😢