Ric Ocasek is the only man worthy of performing the songs Ben Orr led the vocals on, especially in this particular instance. I'm watching my era close. The Cars are gone, and it's very sad, since they hold a large presence on the soundtrack of my life. Their legacy is secure though, and that's more than they ever dreamed, God bless 'em. Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, David Robinson, and the incomparable Benjamin Orr combined to form one of the most original sounds ever, and that's not too shabby at all. I love these guys.
Props to Scott Shriner who filled in nicely on bass and quietly bowed out at the end. Ben Orr was a talented musician and an integral and driving influence on The Cars success. It couldn't have been an easy thing for Scott to fill those shoes, albeit briefly.
Photographer jonathan: Yeah...He would pass away just what....a year later? Pretty sure...but yeah..at least he and the remaining band were finally rewarded. RIP: Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr
Like 20 years ago they been around officially since 76 they were robbed because they didn't Bow enough to Bal. All these parties they get so ritual same Sea of Faces always pushing always pull in always in the races , I.smoke a fat one I drink a cold one , I'm getting wasted Yeah I'm an arrogant Misfit kid still remembering what I did I'm so so so so sorry and I'm willing to..... Chat ! Some times nebulous always coiled to strike I'm just a frantic teenage romantic always in the races
@@jmm1817 I always feel the same way when I hear You're All I've Got Tonight and then NOT hear Bye Bye Love right after it. Any radio station that didn't play BOTH wasn't worth shit.
Was this their last live performance! Thank God, they got together one last time!! And we have this live performance left. Who knew he was going to pass away soon afterwards! I sure didn’t. I thought he was in his sixties not 75. So I was shocked by his passing. I did not see it coming! I was Blindsided. But get this, last Sunday I was watching football and listening to three Cars CDs 💿 which I hadn’t listened to in months. And then I got the bad news Sunday night. I was genuinely freaked out by this! Do you believe it? It’s the truth. Did someone or something send me a Cosmic message there? Very strange! I’ve been a Loyal fan since 1978! I used to listen to the Cars and the Police constantly. So this really hurts now and I’m in pain. I know it was natural causes but it’s hard to accept that someone you grew up listening to is gone. I always thought he was one of a kind and an amazing talent! Rip Ric and Ben
Out of all their videos that I’ve been jammin out on this entire week since the passing of Ric, this one hits me the hardest knowing it was their last performance together and the fact that they chose Moving In Stereo fronted by the late great Benjamin Orr♥️♥️ and then Just What I Needed also fronted by Benjamin Orr♥️♥️ RIP Benjamin & Ric ♥️♥️ The soundtrack to my teen years, the BEST times of my life♥️♥️The 🚘♥️ ♥️
Very well said. RIP Benjamin and Rick these guys are the sound track too so many young people who were so touched by your music 🎵. Prayers for the family 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽. Prayers for their journey 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
The cars, Judas Priest, motley crue, ac/dc and molly hatchet made up 99% of my 80s teen life. Amazing music amazing decade. I miss it more then words allow..
The perfect blend of rock 'n roll, pop, punk and new wave. They were able to draw fans from each genre. Ric mentioned Buddy Holly in his speech....I think Buddy would've loved "My Best Friend's Girl",
So happy that they finally got the ultimate recognition they deserved! Amazing that the remaining members of the band are still with us and able to perform! RIP Ben ❤️
I was a sound man in the 1980s and worked with some really good bands. Though I wasn't really a fan of The Cars back then, I noticed when a band covered a Cars tune it always sounded amazing, and the crowd always loved it. Really a unique band, glad they were inducted. r.i.p. Ben, talented rock musician.
Pretty classy that they performed 2 of Benjamin's leads for their Rock and Roll HOF induction. Never realized that. I guess Ric and Benjamin can bury whatever hatchet there was between them now. RIP, Benjamin and Ric.
I think its cool that ric sang the songs that ben fronted originally..but in a way they are all rics songs..he wrote them, so im sure they are all sentimental for him.
Can't hear this song without a wonderful mental picture of Phoebe.....AND the summer of 1978. We got to listen to this album AND Van Halen's debut - ALLLL DAY EVERY DAAAY.
10 people voted thumbs down. Oh well, even Jesus had people that didn't like Him. Long over due but I'm glad that the Cars finally received this long deserved honor.
Very interesting Ric chose to sing two songs that Ben sang..... Ric had many songs in the catalog that he sang lead on, just an interesting observation. Maybe it was a bit of a tribute to Ben?
Yes noticed Ric picked the songs that he sang lead on. Ben’s voice and his presence is deeply missed . I just hear the album in my head and then it’s ok!
Ben’s Son was in the audience. Must have been bittersweet for him, proud of the induction (finally!) and yet someone else on stage playing bass. Yes, in honor of his father, but still.
Uh...The tribute to Benjamin was that they sang 2 Benjamin leads. Ric could have said "Nah! We're doing "You Might Think" and another of MY leads". Also, Ric, Ellliot, and Greg ALL mentioned Benjamin in their speeches. I guess David was kind of awestruck in the moment...just grateful to be a part of the Cars. I'm sure he was thinking of Benjamin too.
As much as I enjoyed their performance, his vocal was not on par. It becomes obvious why Ben sung those songs. His voice sounded good a few years back on Move like this though. I once heard Ric admit Ben was the better vocalist. I tend to agree, but I love how on a lot of stuff they shared duties on vox. Not the Night would be a good example...and my favorite Cars song.
Benjamin was a better singer, but Ric wrote most of the songs for the Cars...ie. pretty much every Cars hit came from Ric, even the Benjamin leads. Ric was the Cars' primary songwriter...*LOL*...so, I guess it evened out.
I always thought it was strange how Rick and Ben sound exactly the same. Why would Rick replace himself with an obviously beautiful man? He’s perfectly handsome himself!
R&R HOF should be a FAN vote. Period. Deserving bands will get in swiftly. Plus no more non-genre acts getting in. They got lucky getting Ric in before his passing.
7 losers who don't know or have class gave a thumbs down. The only thing wrong here is that Benjamin 11 Letters was not on this earth to participate in this honor.
Ric Ocasek is the only man worthy of performing the songs Ben Orr led the vocals on, especially in this particular instance. I'm watching my era close. The Cars are gone, and it's very sad, since they hold a large presence on the soundtrack of my life. Their legacy is secure though, and that's more than they ever dreamed, God bless 'em. Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, David Robinson, and the incomparable Benjamin Orr combined to form one of the most original sounds ever, and that's not too shabby at all. I love these guys.
The 80's were the best time of my life!!! Thanks to "The Car's"!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️...
Watching this made me cry. Missing Ben on stage.
RIP Ric and Ben. Long Live THE CARS 🎸
Props to Scott Shriner who filled in nicely on bass and quietly bowed out at the end. Ben Orr was a talented musician and an integral and driving influence on The Cars success. It couldn't have been an easy thing for Scott to fill those shoes, albeit briefly.
Well said, a very respectable stand-in.
Sad Rick & Ben are both gone! So unfortunately no reunion tour Ever! But I still have my Albums thank goodness!
So heartbreaking not seeing Ben on stage
Those people attending were so lucky to witness this performance, prior to Ric's passing.
I guess Ric got his award just in time, Let The Good Times Roll
Photographer jonathan: Yeah...He would pass away just what....a year later? Pretty sure...but yeah..at least he and the remaining band were finally rewarded. RIP: Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr
Yes, very sad that both voices are now gone.
Elliot looks like he hasn't missed a beat! Such an underrated guitarist.
He played the bleeding IDENTICAL solo from the record.
Amazing!
One of the best guitarists EVER.
He really is underrated, especially in the best of contests, dude just plays the most haunting riffs
if i hear that elliot easton underrated tag one more time i am gonna puke........ someone makes that same comment on ALL these vids :)
No way underrated. If not for Hendrix, Elliot would be the greatest southpaw in rock and roll.
Not the same without bassist Benjamin Orr and his vocals, RIP since 2000...
Who came here after hearing of Rics passing? Rest In Peace.
Same here. Exactly why I came here.
Yep. Had to pay my respects.
ric was able to perform quite well. Then he died,
The Cars should have been inducted years ago. It's all good though. Now they're where they deserve to be. Forever enshrined.
Agreed. Waaaaaaaay overdue.
Like 20 years ago they been around officially since 76 they were robbed because they didn't Bow enough to Bal. All these parties they get so ritual same Sea of Faces always pushing always pull in always in the races , I.smoke a fat one I drink a cold one , I'm getting wasted Yeah I'm an arrogant Misfit kid still remembering what I did I'm so so so so sorry and I'm willing to..... Chat ! Some times nebulous always coiled to strike I'm just a frantic teenage romantic always in the races
Fell in love with the Cars from their first album released in 1978. Every song is a gem. Unique sound for the era.Such a great, influential band.
The car born to stay with us forever everyone of you play your own style that is the reason you are unique rest in peace Ric and Ben you are missed.
Love the cars R.I.P Ric The cars. Will live on because of you and your band mates.
I need All Mixed Up after my Moving in Stereo to feel complete...
Couldn't agree more, my friend.
Absolutely!
I was totally waiting for it also
@@jmm1817 I always feel the same way when I hear You're All I've Got Tonight and then NOT hear Bye Bye Love right after it. Any radio station that didn't play BOTH wasn't worth shit.
@@Genious. Amen, brother! Can't play one without the other!
Benjamin’s vocals sorely missing.....😢 RIP Ric and Ben
Was this their last live performance! Thank God, they got together one last time!! And we have this live performance left. Who knew he was going to pass away soon afterwards!
I sure didn’t. I thought he was in his sixties not 75. So I was shocked by his passing. I did not see it coming! I was Blindsided.
But get this, last Sunday I was watching football and listening to three Cars CDs 💿 which I hadn’t listened to in months. And then I got the bad news Sunday night. I was genuinely freaked out by this! Do you believe it? It’s the truth. Did someone or something send me a Cosmic message there? Very strange!
I’ve been a Loyal fan since 1978! I used to listen to the Cars and the Police constantly. So this really hurts now and I’m in pain. I know it was natural causes but it’s hard to accept that someone you grew up listening to is gone. I always thought he was one of a kind and an amazing talent! Rip Ric and Ben
This was in 2018. Ben Orr died years ago.
I feel like crying. This is so long in coming. Congratulations guys. Tingling listening, knowing Ben would be ecstatic.
Out of all their videos that I’ve been jammin out on this entire week since the passing of Ric, this one hits me the hardest knowing it was their last performance together and the fact that they chose Moving In Stereo fronted by the late great Benjamin Orr♥️♥️ and then Just What I Needed also fronted by Benjamin Orr♥️♥️ RIP Benjamin & Ric ♥️♥️ The soundtrack to my teen years, the BEST times of my life♥️♥️The 🚘♥️ ♥️
Amen, Tracy.
Very well said. RIP Benjamin and Rick these guys are the sound track too so many young people who were so touched by your music 🎵. Prayers for the family 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽. Prayers for their journey 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Miss Benjamin-Orr so much
The cars ,one of the greats.let the good times roll baby.
Those backing vocals on Just What I Needed...those guys always blended beautifully with Ben!
The cars, Judas Priest, motley crue, ac/dc and molly hatchet made up 99% of my 80s teen life. Amazing music amazing decade. I miss it more then words allow..
The Cars music will be around forever i hope
Love love love The Cars forever!!!!!!!
They just don't sound the same without bens great vocals! Wish he could have been there to get his due.
The perfect blend of rock 'n roll, pop, punk and new wave. They were able to draw fans from each genre. Ric mentioned Buddy Holly in his speech....I think Buddy would've loved "My Best Friend's Girl",
bossfan49 they really are just a damn good band in every way
The best band ever, just loved watching Benjamin Orr singing, such a huge presence, bet he tugged on heaps of heartstrings rip ❤😢
So happy that they finally got the ultimate recognition they deserved! Amazing that the remaining members of the band are still with us and able to perform! RIP Ben ❤️
I was a sound man in the 1980s and worked with some really good bands. Though I wasn't really a fan of The Cars back then, I noticed when a band covered a Cars tune it always sounded amazing, and the crowd always loved it. Really a unique band, glad
they were inducted. r.i.p. Ben, talented rock musician.
Pretty classy that they performed 2 of Benjamin's leads for their Rock and Roll HOF induction. Never realized that. I guess Ric and Benjamin can bury whatever hatchet there was between them now. RIP, Benjamin and Ric.
I think its cool that ric sang the songs that ben fronted originally..but in a way they are all rics songs..he wrote them, so im sure they are all sentimental for him.
Thanks so much for sharing this. The keyboards sound fantastic in this rendition. Cars forever!
Playing cars songs back to back after work , thankyou for great original music , Ric and Ben in rock and roll heaven , wont forget good times roll x
Amazing! Usually some one else performs for them while they sit up top and get all teary eyed! These guys are really old and still singing. Awesome!
Errr...Not quite as old as the Rolling Stones. Almost, but not quite. ;) Ric to Mick and Keith anyway. ;)
Rest peacefully Ric. September 15, 2019...
Saw them open for Cheap Trick in 1978 at the Toledo Sports Arena. I knew from the first tune they were going be great!
Now that's a great bill! Lucky!
Wow! I was there too!
Can't hear this song without a wonderful mental picture of Phoebe.....AND the summer of 1978. We got to listen to this album AND Van Halen's debut - ALLLL DAY EVERY DAAAY.
I'm really going to miss this.
Thanks so much for posting. I believe Ben's son was there that night so that will make it special for his family
So happy they finally got in. Didn't know Ric was 74. Wow. Guess there won't be a reunion tour.
So many memories...LOVE the Cars!
10 people voted thumbs down. Oh well, even Jesus had people that didn't like Him. Long over due but I'm glad that the Cars finally received this long deserved honor.
They was one hell of a band i still rock to the cars
Essa música 🎶 só é bem cantada na voz de Benjamin orr , grande THE CARS , OBRIGADO ORR , OBRIGADO OCASEK , DESCANSEM EM PAZ .
Simple. Perfect. Rock. N. Roll. RIP, Ric.
Interesting that they played two songs that Ben sang lead.
The greatest band. Period
Very interesting Ric chose to sing two songs that Ben sang..... Ric had many songs in the catalog that he sang lead on, just an interesting observation. Maybe it was a bit of a tribute to Ben?
This song started it all.
Yes noticed Ric picked the songs that he sang lead on. Ben’s voice and his presence is deeply missed . I just hear the album in my head and then it’s ok!
Ric said he wanted to sing the songs that people would want to hear. Just What I Needed is their signature song.
I love Ben Orr but this is not true. The Cars had 4 Top 10 hits and Ric sang 3 of them.
Ben's son was in the audience!
thanks for this/ HBO didn't include Moving in Stereo in their broadcast
From the Back Bay of Boston - The Cars!!!
Love Elliot's signature move, there it is
RIP Ric.... nice to see Scott Shriner filling in on bass.
Me duele ver ...porque es dificil no ver a Ben ..Y no oir su voz y su presencia. ..y ya sin Rick
..the Cars siempre en mi corazon ♥❤❤❤❤ Los amo !
Leyendas del rock ayer hoy y Siempre !!!!
I LOVE IT! The Cars bring back so many great great memories!
Thank you for sharing your experience at the RRHF . I enjoyed their performance and speeches. They all look great! David Robinson is a silver fox 🦊 ❤️
Would not have realized Ric was 74 in this video. Ric In Peace!
Thank you for posting this. They were flawless!
Thank You for sharing...love this band!
That was Ben's song!
It's just been announced...Ric Ocasick dead at age 75. RIP Ric.
We lost Ric and Eddie money this week.damn. and the year ain't over yet.
Me encanta las canciones de they Cars, lastima que ya falleció rico okasek
Congratulations - you deserve it!!!
Estoy seguro que ya están juntos, Ben y Ric, mis grandes amigos...
"The Weirdtles" Love 'em, thanks for sharing.
MAGNIFICENT MAN!!!!
Thanks for all the fun Ric. You will be missed.
Thank you so much for sharing
Finally elected these guys keyboards and guitars were a signature sound 80s and ops
great song!
So bittersweet.
Thank you for this!
Used to ditch hs and cruise in car to The Cars music. Age 57
Ben’s Son was in the audience. Must have been bittersweet for him, proud of the induction (finally!) and yet someone else on stage playing bass. Yes, in honor of his father, but still.
AWESOME !!!
I can't believe this whole thing went off without a tribute to Ben. I am sure Ric chose these songs for a reason.
Ric paid tribute to him during his speech
And the choice of songs was a tribute and the guys brought Ben's son as guest. They were never show boats so what they did was just quiet and subtle.
Uh...The tribute to Benjamin was that they sang 2 Benjamin leads. Ric could have said "Nah! We're doing "You Might Think" and another of MY leads". Also, Ric, Ellliot, and Greg ALL mentioned Benjamin in their speeches. I guess David was kind of awestruck in the moment...just grateful to be a part of the Cars. I'm sure he was thinking of Benjamin too.
Thank you!
Thanks JIm. If you are on Facebook come over and join All Things Elliot Easton (The Cars, The Empty Hearts, The Tiki Gods, CCR) and post.
Thanks for upload
As much as I enjoyed their performance, his vocal was not on par. It becomes obvious why Ben sung those songs. His voice sounded good a few years back on Move like this though. I once heard Ric admit Ben was the better vocalist. I tend to agree, but I love how on a lot of stuff they shared duties on vox. Not the Night would be a good example...and my favorite Cars song.
Benjamin was a better singer, but Ric wrote most of the songs for the Cars...ie. pretty much every Cars hit came from Ric, even the Benjamin leads. Ric was the Cars' primary songwriter...*LOL*...so, I guess it evened out.
RIP Ben and Ric. Ric, she’s still a c u next Tuesday.
So lucky you were there
OMG...it's Phoebe Cates!
Glad they.got
It
Without Ben😢the sound is like empty😢
Should not have replaced Ben. Holographic projection would have sufficed.
Bittersweet!!
I always thought it was strange how Rick and Ben sound exactly the same. Why would Rick replace himself with an obviously beautiful man? He’s perfectly handsome himself!
The four songs I wish they performed: Heartbeat City, Dangerous Type, Just a Dream Away, Let's Go
R&R HOF should be a FAN vote. Period. Deserving bands will get in swiftly. Plus no more non-genre acts getting in. They got lucky getting Ric in before his passing.
No flashes of Phoebe Cates? R.I.P. Ric!
7 losers who don't know or have class gave a thumbs down. The only thing wrong here is that Benjamin 11 Letters was not on this earth to participate in this honor.
Not the same without Ben but happy for the band
VERY AWESOME
I lost another big influence iny life.r.i.p. Ric ocasic
It would of been touching if they had a mic for Benjamin and spotlighted it...
Ric singing Benjamin's songs was tribute enough, the whole mic thing would have been overboard. The 2 songs chose to sing is Just What (I) We Needed.
Ric singing ‘just what i needed” sounds almost comical.
I THAN YOU ALSO !~~!~!!