The Cars - Just What I Needed (Official Live Video) 

If we could only freeze time...

Masterpiece indeed

I remember the first time i heard this song on the radio in 1978. I had no idea who The Cars were at the time but they sounded like no other band. Hard to believe that was almost 45 years ago...

No l@@kathygrinder3076

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Orr had that voice too, what a shame

Pancreatic Cancer is a bitch. Idk what killed Ric though.

@@joshv5376 orr was top notch, cant listen to ric's voice for very long

@@onyxsh0cks456 why?

@@فاصلااصاسااثوسعستسعوث he had a weird voice idk. Not a fan.

Interesting & cool! I always thought 'Western' music wasn't really available back then,in the USSR or other communist countries.

@@markhealey9409 This is true. It was quite possible to obtain recordings of famous Western groups in the Soviet Union at that time. Although vinyl records fetched huge prices on "the black market", tape recordings of these records were more affordable.

what other songs from the eightees were your favorite ones?

@@rockwhk , There were many groups. They mainly represent the style of synth-pop and new wave. I remember groups like Depeche Mode, Men at Work, Yazoo etc. But for some reason, in addition to the songs of the The Cars, I especially remember the song "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.

Men at work 🌏 I'm in Australia 🦘​@@РадиславМархасин

It was.. rick said before he died that his songs where really good but when Ben sung he blew us away 💔 Ben died of pancreatic cancer at 53 rick was 76 I think. Ben was absolutely gorgeous too😢

Ric would agree. He said if you need a good voice, it's Ben

Benjamin was 1 of a kind, he was blessed with everything gorgeous eyes and that pouty lips and his handsome face. He’s one of a kind ❤❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

Awesome song! Some songs you just can not copy!

It was never a contest. Ric wrote songs for both. Ben sang the more melodic ones and Ric liked the quirky, edgy ones.

u growed up yo?

💯😂

Nací en el año perfecto 1964 y vivi todo el rock británico EEUU y latinoamericano , gracias totales monstruos de la música

We taught God this music 😂

Thats actually a really cool way to think of it​@Renee6261

The Cars rocked, I agree, one of the best bands ever. They jelled. Miss them and Ben.

Your right had a little 50s in it to

what is classic rock you interminable douche

@@nutsackmania Your name suits you. nutsack.

So cool to this day, I agree.

A little dirty sawtooth, a little smooth square wave, recipe for happiness.

No its70s sounds going into the 80s PERIOD 70s sounds started in the late 70dz

70s pop sound indeed

NOPE 70s Pop Going into the 80s

To me it sounds like a song that would come out in the 80s.

Was this a serious comment? Cars were in genre' All their own

Yup

Coolest pic in rock - Ben with a rose stem in his mouth

I bet he was❤

Ditto!

R.I.P ROCKSTARS RIC AND EDDIE.♥️🌟

Rough few days between Ric & Eddie. At least they left us a lot of great music. Feeling sad though.

What did he die from?

@@charleshall9755 It's a long name I can't remember how it's spelled but it's artery blockages. He had surgery and was recovering and passed away a few days later. He was with his wife and family and died peacefully in his sleep. I have the same thing and no insurance so I'm not far behind him lol R. I. P. Ric and Ben 💖🌹

Beautiful voice.

Yes, Ben was beautiful and fabulously talented, and I cannot understand how anybody could confuse the melodic warmth and range of Benjamin's voice with Ric's - light years difference. From Patricia H. not William H.'

@Mr Blobby He died of a rare cancer, he may have been suffering from that.

@@vermontbred Pancreatic cancer ! My mom passes of that in 1986 so i can understand ! I Loved the guy and the whole band

@@vermontbred Pancreatic cancer isn't that rare, but it's almost always a death sentence. So sad.

Yep, this. So many people think they're an 80s band, but they got their start well before the 1980s.

Ric Ocasek acknowledged that many times.

​@@jcam42smart man

He most certainly did. God gifted him with gorgeous looks and so much talent.❤️❤️❤️❤️.

The entire band was Underrated..... Easton and his riffs were great but so was the band as an entire collective...... Hawkes on Keys was another unheard of but very talented and skilled as a musician.... again Great band and finally getting inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...... RIP Ben.....

+Dave Peilt Correct. Each one of them are/were insanely talented. They were the perfect blend. SIP Benjamin

Show Ric all of the rock joints in heaven, will you, Ben?

Elliot better lefty than Hendrix in my book!

@@teddedolph6081 100% AGREE

2084!!!

Hell yeah!

100%

Yes great song.

Irishman in Bangkok - Aug 24

I'm glad I scrolled down! I was also entirely today years old! I thought I was a New Wave master! Humbled...I love this pretty dude! 😅

Elliot is very much respected in the guitar community. The guy’s a fantastic player.

Love Ben's voice, so sultry and rockin

I'd agree. He's one of the reasons I play guitar. Wow. That's all you can say. Wow.

Yes perfect solo

I always thought Rik was British

This is really well said. Benjamins voice was unique.

Well said Martha :D

Benjamin Orr- so gorgeous and talented

It's funny, I like Ocasek's singing better, but most of my favorite Cars songs are the ones Orr sings.

All of them were 😘

I’m just learning to play bass now. First guitar ever. Ben Orr is an inspiration to me.

His vocals on "All Mixed Up" give me goosebumps still

It’s not live - it’s the studio track They are miming it

@@flyingburritobro68 Are you sure? His voice sounds slightly different here.

@@lunaluck1060 It's mimed, sorry.

@@atomicwedgie8176 No need to be sorry... thanks for letting me know. Is there a live version of it on youtube?

@@lunaluck1060 Yes, several. Can't recall them offhand... sorry.

Which one is he?? I know Benjamin Orr, he's the frontman!

@@angelamings3031 Ric Ocasek is the other lead vocalist and guitar player, just not the one for this song. He sings Let The Good Times Roll, You Might Think, Shake It Up, Magic, etc.. He produced a bunch of legendary albums from other bands throughout the past few decades. Shocked you know Benjamin but not Ric. Sadly they are both passed away now and are hopefully still rocking in the hereafter!!

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Ditto . Forever !

@@thedude8747 Let’s not forget that he also produced Weezer’s music

damn right, about time! Wayy ahead of their time! Seminal, ground breaking band...tight, clean arrangements, steller musicianship all around! 🎼🎤🎸🎹👍

who cares

Sad Ben wasn't there😢

David David bowling

David

It’s from 78 but I agree that it sounds more like a 81-82 summer hit rather than late 70s.

It gives me chills too x

Todays snowflakes listening to fake gay music, nursery rhymes, no talent "artists"

I dont know hold you are but this is a 70s song

Hi this was actually from 78 despite looking and feeling like the early 80s. This song gave us a glimpse into the beginning of the 80s when everyone was still drunk on disco. (I still love disco).

High School 78-82 Best years ever! We literally went to every rock concert that came to town. Such fond memories. No better time than the 80's The Cars were so distinctive and original

I'm always trying to describe how great the 80s were to my teenage daughter. My words to her really can't do it justice!

@@lorri763 I can so relate to your comment ° I have told my kids when I die I want them to remember and find peace and comfort in knowing if I could have picked any century or decade to be a teenager GOD blessed me with the perfect time to come into this world graduating in 1983 because the late 70s and the 80s were the absolute BEST ♥️ I got to raise them listening to all the best music and now my grandchildren get to enjoy it 🥰 my grandson is 10 and my granddaughters are 7 and 1 with another on the way ° the older ones listen to their own music but also enjoy listening to the awesome music we grew up with ° what cooler GIFT could we give our descendants than strolling through the 70s and 80s 😎 I thought the 80s were the beginning of the BEST to come but sadly it was the END 😢 and not just music but great movies, sitcoms, primetime TV shows ° it's all GONE 💔 I'm so grateful that we have these MTV videos to show our grandchildren, the LIVE AID concert, and "We are the World" so many talented musicians were a part of that song and watching them rehearse it is awesome 🥳 knowing we were living the best years of our young lives through all that ° there are no more MTV music videos 😢 ° all good things must come to an END ...

А я родилась в 1976 году, слушаю и радуюсь.

ivone campos He was my favorite

Absolutely beautiful he was and great voice

Nobody's voice lasts forever......

Ben fORRever!

Ben Orr was beautiful and talented with the voice of an angel. Gone way too soon. Cancer sucks!!!!

2024

2024 here

2024 - how I adore Benjamin!❤

June 2024❤️💃👏

2024❤

I had no clue it was that old. I thought it was late 80s or early 90s music when I was growing up at that time lol I also didn't realize they sang one of my favorite songs ever, Drive. 🙏

Very true :) I agree, warm regards from Tasmania

I guess they're just what we needed.🎹🥁🎸🎤🎶📻😎

His voice wasn’t like that he could hit high notes and everything, but his sound is just amazing. The way he sings “as long as it was deep, yeah” and “you always knew to wear it well and you look so fancy i can tell”. Seriously, am i the only one who just can’t get over the way he says “and” and “yeah” ??

@@phebedezwart5870 Subtle and very effective.

listening to this very album, marveling at how kick ass it still is, and how much it eclipses present day music. Right on !...I cannot listen to the present computer generated synthesized garbage of today that is called music. Yikes !

I am with you! So many great memories to go with those great tunes.

Sadly stars die in three why this happens i do not know but its a sad realty.I pray it does not come true this time and we lose another great.

We are getting old

I was born in '77 and remember the 80s fondly. I feel stuck between the 80s generation and 90s generation.

This year it was Eddie Van Halen. So very sad.

Sting would NOt Stand for it I remember him in Dune

spencer jacobs or maybe the car doors

Never without Benjamin Orr :( I could not bear it

Maybe cars police the.

I think there's already a cover band that plays songs by the Police and the Cars called "Police Cars." I think they even have some videos on youtube. :)

I stopped cos my man ripped them out whilst he was dragging me down the stairs

@@jewelhennessey2383 lol

Nobody cares or gives a shit we didn't ask attention seeker simp

@@Mikemyers2948 shut up

@@fbprofreestylers3053 this little sh*t harrased me too. I don't believe such a cold hearted kid has a good taste in music

Because he was cooked 😂

First Eddie, now Ric. Sad past few days indeed.

No shit, huh....

@@crazyone67501 and sadly this trend is only going to accelerate as they age.

@@crazyone67501 Yep! 😭

A very tough one for me when I think of my childhood. Ric Ocasek was a genius.

Rest peacefully. You're just what I needed. Won't ever forget your music with the cars. Fly high and rock on

With appetite for destruction, van halen and else

Sure was!! Every song was a banger🎉

@@batmaneatspizza True, I saw Van Halen on their first American tour opened for Ozzie~Black Sabbath,,,fabulous band(s)😅

Don’t think this was really live.

The sound in this video is the studio recording pitch shifted up a half step. Not live. Kind of stupid that the uploader is calling this a "live" performance.

It's also why their music still sounds just a fresh today, as when it was first released all those years ago!

Lmao grunge bands?..u obviously know nothing of either the Cars or the grunge genre..idiot

@@c3po707 kurt cobain was a huge fan of the Cars

The guitar pieces between choruses and in the bridge sound SO much like Weezer

@@MikeAlwill Guess Ric couldn't resist injecting a little Cars influence when he produced them.

@@AlbericoSantos6 😂😂😂 yea deff

Time murders our heroes.

Do you hear the bfdi in it?

Agree

I agree, the solo is great. The funny thing is that I first interpreted sublime as subpar and was ready to write a very argumentative response, lol.

That must have been amazing. In Ingelwood?

No, the sound of the 70s Going into the 80s. You can look at it both ways

Nah, the Stranglers did it before

The Cars had a unique sound that kinda blew away DISCO which was prominent in the 70s. They ushered in the 80s with that and unlike other bands doing synth at that time The Cars were more popular and radio friendly. Plus it didn’t hurt that Benjamin was a part of that band ❤️❤️

And also thank you😊 I’m just a jojo fan

carmenmandrews its the studio version of the song playing over the video. Maybe pitched up slightly, which gives it that “youthful” sound you’re hearing.

@@mrwassef you convinced me! Yeah just a tad faster. And that's how we got a slightly different version😉 Sounding good actually. These men were so talented...

You need to check out Michael Kiwanuka. Genius composer and songwriter spanning a ton of genres.

Well, when a band is a real band they sound as good or better live! The Cars were a real band. I miss them.

This ain't live

Drumming is letter perfect.

You get her or what?

No, I didn't get her.

What did she look like?

No disrespect, but it's spelled WE'RE.

Thanks! Auto correct sabotaging me!

@@klauslong No problem, you shouldn't thank me so well for me going out of my way to be a jerk correcting people on the internet.

Actually, it's were! Not where or we're (contraction for we are).

Yes, beautiful and brilliantly talented, as a musician and singer. From Patricia H. not William H.

@@williamhucker7797 Gender doesn't matter to me. If I were male I'd be turned on by him too! 😉💋✌

sick

eMOJI tROLLS sHOULD bE sHOT aT dAWN🐭🐄🐫

I have a crush on him RIGHT NOW!!!

Same! I have been crushing on Benjamin since I was a 14-year-old in ‘78. What a stunningly gorgeous human being and what a star. 🌟

Yeah I still have a crush on him. He’s scrumptious❤❤️

True music lovers find amazing music and bands in every single decade and genre

Why with such à voice.he d'idn't not succeed in his solo career?What happened.From FRANCE

Everyone needs help!

Love the cars you were my early 80s time great times to your music ❤😅 with my friends🎉 PARTY IN THE CITY IN THE USA ❤ TY

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😀🥹☺️😉😗🤓🙂‍↕️😔😍😚🤪🥰😋😛🧐🥳😩🥹🥳😘😝🤥

Benjamin ❤️ may he RIP.

Benjamin Orr equals LEGEND ❤️