This is my favorite off "Move Like This." It is SUCH a cars album, like the guys' love letter to the fans. Ric and Ben are gone, but the Cars' sound is immortal, at least to me.
@wzrubicon 1 You...just contradicted yourself on others being more talented/qualified, but agree that the RHOF is a dump that I might add "died" years ago---kind of like SNL, that is a meaningless joke. Grammy awards too.
That's exactly what they did. The opening notes immediately reminded me of their first album, yet cleverly and carefully updated for the 21st century. Very glad Ric was inspired to re-join the group. I think the success they had with Todd Rundgren in the mid-2000's was very inspiring to him, and this fresh, new (in 2011) classic album was the result. It's as great as any of from the original run. One great song after another. It's too bad classic radio stations only play 'Just What I Needed' and 'My Beast Friend's Girl'. Other groups have the same problem. With the Stones it's 'Off of My Cloud' and 'Satisfaction'.
I heard this song for the first time a couple days ago. They played it in the gym. They still sound great! Even though this song is new, that voice is like a time machine throwback to the early 80s, when i'd listen to them all the time Rock on!
I just couldn’t listen to this until now. Too hard without Ben. I was glad they chose not to replace him, very respectable. An incredible band full of all talented musicians. I’m so proud to be from Boston and these guys will always be a big part of our teenage years.
please please please come to Istanbul, Turkey and shake the dust out of our brains.. Rock this city. We need it bad. Too many hard days.. You guys sound perfect as always.
I’m so mad at my self, for discovering that the cars made this album and not know about it.. I didn’t know till now that Ric Ocasek has passed. And I call myself a Cars fan. Always a Cars fan. RIP Ric and Ben. This days all The Cars songs are sad songs.
Same. I just got into a Cars kick again after so many years, only to find that Ric died in 2019 and that I missed everything that happened since the 1980s with them.
@@richatlarge462 It’s ok guys..we’re all a little older and we’ve got a lot more on our plates than we did back in the ‘80’s..spouses, children, work, etc. Don’t beat yourselves up over it. I didn’t know about Ric’s death either until much later. We all loved him, and his music.
But they aren't sad songs because they can take us back to so many happy memories ♥️ I just close my eyes and I can remember exactly where I was the first time I heard them all like seeing Let's Go on MTV and just thinking how drop dead gorgeous Benjamin Orr was 🥰 what a heart throb 💘💖❤️
First time I heard a sample of this song was on Facebook several months before the release. I played it over and over smiling from one ear to the other that they were back one more time.
I love how you guys still sound awesome and still have that same feel in your videos as back in the day .. i am so glad y'all are still around producing music .... thank you
+Fred Hollins The radio stations never played any of the new stuff. The only reason I knew about the album when it came out in 2011 was because of their appearance on Jimmy Fallon at the time.
The trouble with radio stations playing this song is that The Cars are only played on classic rock stations, and this is not classic rock since it is new. It's also not played on modern rock stations because they tend to lean toward more modern-sounding rock (and this sounds like the 80s), and The Cars are typically not played on any modern rock stations. As for pop stations, The Cars have been characterized as a pop band before, but they're not pop pop enough to be played on those stations. So the end result unfortunately is no one knows this wonderful song.
Rik is just amazing and so awesome to hear the Cars again. Key changes in this song are simple, yet incredibly effective and original. How is that possible? I'm sad to think what this may have sounded like with Orr's influence. RIP.
I am just glad they reunited one last time for the fans when they said back in 1988 that it was over for good. This was their only single from the album and it performed respectably for a 80s band coming back after 24 years - it peaked at #33 on Billboard's Rock Chart. The album sales peaked at #7 on the overall billboard top 200, which actually is not bad at all. They managed to recreate the old sound without Ben Orr to sing half the songs or play bass (the keyboardist filled in on bass along with Jacknife Lee who also produced half the songs - including this one).
Still a great band...one of my faves. Was lucky enough to see them 5 times in the 80s. While it's sad not having Ben around, it's good to hear the remaining members still rockin it out. Definitely one of the most under rated bands of all time. Hope this album isn't a one-off.
I don't think they are doing another album. While Ric Ocasek and the others were willing to do it for the fans (they originally planned to release the songs online only as a "one off" effort) they really don't like touring at all - never did. The 11 show tour was a small effort to promote the album, ending with Lapoloza (a huge show they played at to end the tour). I think this is for the fans and that is it - a nice effort fans liked (and it sold pretty well to boot) but that is all it is - there is no long term strategy to continue. Ric is highly successful as a songwriter for others and a producer and he will probably just continue to do that - behind the scenes.
For everyone that feels bad they didn't know about this song or the 2011 album 'Move Like This', it got almost no promotion. I happened to hear The Cars were going to be on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, and saw the performance on his show. But NO air play otherwise on classic rock stations, nothing. Just the usual 'My Best Friend's Girl' and a couple of others usually played to this day. This album may be the best one since 1979's Candy-O, seemingly following in it's classic footsteps. The sound and lyrics were updated for the 21st century, but stayed true to their roots.
@@erikbaran7197 I would say that "selling out" is leaving your demographic BEHIND for greener pa$tures - which is exactly what The Cars did NOT do on this release after so many years. They upgraded and complimented the sound they dialed in on their glory years (early-mid 80's). Nothing on this track sounds remotely 70's FYI. Madonna - now THAT is a sell out.
@@ag358 I get that. My boss owned Powerstation Studios at that time. Was just reiterating that the sound of their final album was definitely an updated 80s vibe...complete with Korg synths... The reverby handclap...and the hooks with the swell chorus ;-)
It may be a "Sad Song", but it made me "Very Happy" to hear that The Cars are back after a nearly 25 year hiatus. "Move Like this" is a great album to have in your collection. On a personal note: my all time favorite song by the Cars is "Shake It Up!"
every time i hear someone being a crybaby or whining about things 1st thing i always respond with is "it's a sad song but it won't take long" never fixes anything, but it's a good song...
It's funny, this song came closest to their old sound, and it was the highest charting single on Move Like This, reaching #33 on the Billboard Rock Songs Chart in 2011. Most of the album was experimenting but it was nice to see them back on the charts one last time. RIP RIc Ocasek and Ben Orr, glad they left us with this and a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame performance last year.
Too many screamers Wearing a mask Too many dreamers Looking for the ones that last Too many eyes Looking for hope Too many tears Looking for a way to cope It's no joke It's just a sad song that pulls you along, yeah It's just a sad song, and it won't take long Too many thoughts Breaking your stride Too many Jekylls Feeling like a Mr. Hyde Too many clouds Darken your day Too many rain drops Falling on your thunder bay Everyday Oh yeah It's just a sad song that pulls you along, yeah It's just a sad song when you head on It's just a sad song that pulls you along It's just a sad song, and it won't take long Too many heartaches Waiting to strike Too many clowns Saying everything's alright Too many fires Scorching your mind Too many preachers Saying what you should find Just see the signs It's just a sad song that pulls you along, yeah It's just a sad song, and it won't take long It's just a sad song that pulls you along It's just a sad song, and it won't take long It's just a sad song, a sad song, yeah It's just a sad song when you head on It's just a sad song, sad song It's just a sad song and it won't take long
I saw the Cars on their Shake It Up tour in the early ‘80s at the top of their game - and I have to say they weren’t really a great live band. But you know what? Their records still sound incredible today. They were amazing in the studio, and any young band should listen to The Cars if they want to know how a good record should sound.
The Cars are so brilliant that they make todays horrible untalented recycled music sound even more horrible. It's becuse The Cars are extremely talented and they know how to make good music. A lot of the newer so-called bands don't know how to make good music, so they just recycle old stuff and create their own lyrics. That's why The Cars know what good music is!! Happy Sixtieth Birthday to Greg Hawkes!! Now that is one impressive keyboardist!! ~Dutch
The Cars was piece of my childhood. I tried to buy all of their albums including " Negative Theatre" , "Change no change", "The lace", and "This side of paradise ". I felt so happy to see that they could "Move like this" without Ben. But finally Ric is gone... RIP, Ric. I love your music for 40 years.Hopefully you can talk to Ben for reunion in heaven. But please let other "The Cars" guys stay on earth a bit longer.
You can't help but love this song. It is so vintage Cars sound. I can remember when the band unofficially broke up around 1989 and there were occasional hints of a reunion. Then when Ben Orr died in 2000, Greg Hawkes said there will never ever be a reunion of the Cars in this lifetime because it just can't be the Cars without Ben Orr. I guess that was an easy statement to make when they still had good money to live off of. But, I think they were all realizing there was money to be made which is no surprise that they decided to record Move Like This. At least they did an outstanding job unlike other bands that have come out of retirement to record an album that is complete garbage. Like ELO did when they decided to record Zoom after a 15 year hiatus. It was complete garbage and an insult to their former work. Thankfully, Jeff Lynne got his act together and released two more albums as ELO which kind of redeemed the band's name.
This song is so paradoxal in itself because despite the title, it isn't sad at all when it comes to its rhythm so catchy and exciting, but at the same time, it is so sad for being their last one and even sadier fot not having Ben on it
