@@JoelP1961 Oh, it’s ok. I read so much about “women today” that’s very misogynistic & negative. You’re cool & thank you for your sweet reply. I love the Cars too, saw them in ‘79 @ Arrowhead Stadium, what a great band!
Yeah, it's a bitch getting old but looking on the bright side we lived through the best of times. We have seen great changes, not all of it for the better sadly. I'm 74 soon & I'm still rockin' on, I'll die listening to the Cars! 😊
One of the finest rock bands ever. Their music is as good today as it was in the 80's. I will be a Cars fan forever. I miss beautiful Ben!!!! LOVE THE CARS!!!!
Love this live version.....I played it over and over and over again when I first heard it. Thanks for posting! Sad to say most of these "young people" (myself included) are old folks now....some have even passed away. Let's face it.....our youth is only "a dream away"....and simply just that. ;-(
We had our time…it was special only to us and going back to those times (a 2nd time) would be less than pleasing. I’d like to be young again but not in the 80s; I’d want to start afresh.
Wow, went to The Cars show 1984 in Seattle with my girlfriend, they rocked for 2 hours, my favorite concert ever, and I've been to a hundred! Thankyou Cars! RIP Ric and Ben, you showed us a way out of the 70's.
Been a fan of the cars since the mid 80’s. Therefore I have discovered some of their stuff that came earlier than that time in the last several years like “ The Dangerous Type” and “ A Dream Away”. I love both of these songs. The rythym beats of this song are awesome. First the percussion , then the bass cutting in. A great start to a great song. I saw The Cars live in the same year as this concert. That makes those cute young blondes in the front row “twerking” to the beat in their mid 60’s by now. Yet here I am in the same age group listening to this music in 2024, and still loving it. That makes this group and their music timeless. It also assures that they will always be great. RIP to BEN ORR and RIC O’ CASEK. Also RIP to my good friend GINO who turned me on to THE CARS 40 some years ago. He lost his courageous battle with Parkinson’s in 2019. The world is less interesting without him in it now.
Elliot is a very !!! A good guitarist in this and all the melodies of the group, he is a fabulous guitarist, his left-handed is always masterful. I love that they are in the Hall of Fame. Rip Benjamin and Ric🙏🎸🎸🎤🎤💋🤗 I love you forever The Cars !!! 🎸🎤🎸🎤🎸🎤🎹🎤🥁🎼🎶🎶🎶❤️❤️❤️💓💓🌹🌹🤗
@@m.a.marquez7640 What impressed me most about Easton (née Goldberg) is he’s a right-hander who learned to play left-handed incredibly well because their manager thought he and Ben would look better that way. He’s technically flawless!
Like most great surprises, I stumbled across this concert on here and was blown away by their high quality live delivery..... and as for this song........ the live version generates such energy it just knocks the studio version into submission.... this is totally mesmeric!!! Genius!
Oh wow, this is class. The Cars are truly awesome. Ric and Ben are indisputable gods, David is solid, Elliot is mind-blowing and more recognition for Greg please - he makes a mighty contribution . Crazy insanely great band.💥🌟💛
I was a junior in high school when the cars hit the scene in '78. One of the coolest bands i'd ever heard. Not one but two lead singers, a great left handed guitar player, incredibly tight band! Their music sounds as fresh today as it did then. Saw them in Tucson in'79 and '87. R.I.P Ben
Exactly.....the studio version doesn't have the edge this does. The first time I heard this, I played it over and over and over again. Love it!!! And yes, the 'BASS' sounds better here on this version doesn't it Berlin? ;-)
you really don't need lyrics for any of their songs, the music is great all by it self. amazing just how good they were, too bad it couldn't last. this is one band I wish would've lasted as long as the Stones have.
The greatest guitar players will show you how to surf and float. Will use feedback to slightly drip in and sp effects to their advantage. Elliot is surfing. Bassist will warm the songs, set the tone and fill the grooves. Ben is the fire. Singers will take you somewhere into another time and dimension. Rick is the super-advanced alien being. Keys will bring the mysterious dark matter into view as the sun fades to dark. Greg is the dark energy. Drummers will make you feel life in the natural synchronization peaks in the left and right hemispheres of your brain. David is the fusion power plant. Deep huh,,, There will never be another Cars.
Let's face it , The Cars were the 80s ! And the end of the 70s ! They brought the color and the music to set the stage for the funniest decade EVER! R.I.P. Rik and Ben .... we miss you .....❤
I remember seeing this tour at Merriwether Post Pavilion in Maryland. Was hoping they'd play this song and was so thrilled they did - and the whole crowd clapped along. This is REAL music. Salute, Cars. Salute.
They played Dream Away on the 84/85 Heartbeat City tour at Merriweather Post Pavillion and also on the 1982 Shake It Up tour at the Capitol Centre. I was there for both shows - Brian
Ric's rhythm guitar chords were so honey sweet in this live performance. If I could only go back in time to hear this concert. I suppose it's just a dream away...
I was actually at this exact concert, in Houston at The Summit (which is now Lakewood Church!) It was SO GOOD, you never wanted it to end. Just flawless musicianship from start to finish...incredible songwriting. The stage set was really cool and ahead of its time. Those Elektra albums just kept knocking it out of the park - not a single one disappointed, and they were all different. It seemed like they would never run out of great song ideas. How sad that we/they lost Ben Orr. But their music has stood up sll these years. I wish so bad I would have gotten to see them on that lsst tour a couple years back - but theybplayed so few cities and I don't think any in the south. But it was an honor to have them film this concert in Houston.
I know The Summit well! Methinks I saw the Journey Escape Tour there! Lasers and EVERYTHING! (ATF was an 'opening band' back in the day.) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vBfFDTPPlaM.html Memories!
I JUST LOVE GREG HAWKS! ONE OF THE BEST SYNTHESIZERS PLAYERS EVER! THIS SONG IS OF COURSE BADASS AS ALL CAR SONGS ARE. SURE MISS SEEING BENJAMIN ORR ON STAGE THESE DAYS. IT'S JUST NO THE SAME AT ALL! I MISS HIS LOOKS AND HIS EXCELLENT VOICE. LOVE THE CARS ALWAYS!
Greg Hawkes is the x-factor. That keyboard and his other contributions are what gave the cars that different sound and the rock into new wave effect. He’s so good.
Re-discovering The Cars after nearly 30 years. Followed their singles releases. Now, with the glorious gems of live performances on YT put up by fans like Brian, I can really appreciate the wonderful sounds of The Cars that I never knew about back in the day.
On the shake it up album, this song, a dream away, was my favorite track, among many and to see it performed live is even more awesome after all these years
Yes, there's something so mysterious about this song, the way it builds. It sounds great on the "Shake it Up" album but live, its something else. You can even forgive Ric's clunky lyric "Chicken encounters, fill your bowls". Brilliant when the bass comes in, and Mr. Orr is looking incandescent in this performance. Whew!!
It's hard to hear this song without hearing the rest of the brilliant Side 2 of Shake It Up. They lay down all these hypnotic rhythms, with repetitive riffs weaving creatively in and out of the mix. Great headphone music.
Master piece man!!....flawless music performance, the style, background, the groove and the fans...it's just perfect. Heil to all of you boys and girls watching this video.... you guys are special you know?? yes you are!!! you must be special to be here repeating and repeating this song over and over again man, you can feel it!!!! not everyone can!!!....Long live the 80's and everything around them!!!
I'm from Brazil and because of that I don't know the personalities of great American artists, but seeing from afar, it seems to me that Ric Ocasek was a very humble guy, a genius behind The Cars' compositions and best songs. In addition to obviously the instrumental quality of Elliot Easton, a great guitarist, and the late Benjamin Orr
Gina Fernandez, cool. I envy you. I always liked the Cars, but in the last few years, I've become fanatical about them. I never did see them in concert, even when they performed right down where I live for Lollapalooza. Smh. I regret that a lot.
I think the cars appeared at The right time at The right place .with so many rock classic songs . and of course pretty ahead of its time. The cars and rock and roll forever !
i've been a late comer to the Cars and the performance of this song has honestly been so addictive i think i might need rehab. I could not believe the difference in this to the album version, the synth bass what were they thinking! But this right here is money, real bass and the tension of Elliotts excellent guitar work just blows me away. Rehab please.
Yes, isn't that moment wonderful? The crowd responds in kind not only because it's a cool, phat musical moment but because they hear that the bass is actually the linking element in this performance of the song, bringing all of the other layers of sound in and typing them together.
I've been a huge fan of the cars since 1979 when I was 16 and I am ashamed to say that after all this time I STILL don't know all the words to this song because every time it comes on, its almost like I go into a trance..just going along with that cool bass beat. I'm always surprised when the song is done like "Hey..where did those 5 minutes go?" The Cars always have been and always will be fabulous!
