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@christophercrowder8729 ай бұрын
At a time when pretty much every other program just had bands lip synching to the single(s) on the radio, Midnight Special was amassing a priceless archive of actual live performances. I, for one, am grateful for that.
@Mike-rm1lb9 ай бұрын
Top quality hd recordings too.
@TheZappawizard9 ай бұрын
Actually around this time a good bit of the performances on midnight special were lip sync, just check out REO Speedwagon or Supertramp
@KittyGrizGriz9 ай бұрын
@@TheZappawizardYep!
@crissrudd45549 ай бұрын
@@TheZappawizard and Journey
@DonMac3K9 ай бұрын
Yeah, The Midnight Special allowed more and more exceptions to their live performance policy in the show's final few seasons.
@RodeWerk-Rw9 ай бұрын
The Cars were an insanely good band with the most unique sound. Thank you, The Midnight Special,
@mekugi9 ай бұрын
Orr was awesome. This is an incredible live performance. Wow!
@davebrown48419 ай бұрын
Smoked a lot of pot listening to the Cars back in the day.
@overthehilldill36269 ай бұрын
@@davebrown4841my saying was it's 420 somewhere.
@ohioguy2158 ай бұрын
@@overthehilldill3626 👍 Now THAT'S a positive attitude!
@paulvon23787 ай бұрын
proper American rock in roll band from Boston, MA.
@petermcdonald28468 ай бұрын
Benjamin Orr made every Cars song he sung on just the best.
@caroljordan61306 ай бұрын
❤I LOVE BEN ORR'S VOICE 👍🎶☮️
@richardwarfordjr.56226 ай бұрын
His solo albums too
@bryanpritchett5 ай бұрын
Raw charisma.
@kumaranvij5 ай бұрын
"Sang" is past tense of "sing."
@LMBrown39004 ай бұрын
@@richardwarfordjr.5622Not familiar with them. Guess I have some research to do! Thanks!
@codasm4 ай бұрын
The album that killed disco, thank you The Cars!
@usmc615715 күн бұрын
Got that right!
@allexisberry73678 күн бұрын
I love all music . Including disco .
@markt46059 ай бұрын
The Cars first album was a breath of fresh air. This song was quite a leap in progressive music. Loved it as a 15 year old and it still holds up today.
@Lerch-zc3ww9 ай бұрын
Thats what I loved about them...'prog', but still rock n roll.....rip.....
@richfisher42039 ай бұрын
My first cassette tape back in the late seventies was this
@Rean-the-Bean8 ай бұрын
Great memories
@alteredbeast19748 ай бұрын
I agree, they were ahead of their time, and ahead of almost everyone else..... awesome performance here, and actually live too
@jandinki8 ай бұрын
You’re the same age as me! I could have written this
@leftybass58609 ай бұрын
I was in high school when the first album came out. We’d never heard anything like it before. It was like rock music from outer space. It was the 80’s before it was the 80’s.
@4saken4049 ай бұрын
Yeah I thought this song came out in the 80's. I was shocked to find out it was in 1979!
@I_Fight_Instacart9 ай бұрын
People always group music by the decade, but it would probably make more sense to group it by the artists or inventions that prompted the shifts. Van Halen changed everything in '78, and we got hair metal. Keyboards hit their full stride around '82 or '83, and we got all the new wave and techno stuff. But just throwing it all into decade bins is easier, as if everything changes on January first.
@ellab88979 ай бұрын
@@4saken404- 'Moving In Stereo' is from the debut album of The Cars, released in 1978. As @leftybass5860 pointed out, it's like The Cars began '80s music before the 1980s.
@thebigjimmyd9 ай бұрын
Interesting. I was high in school when I first heard this. ;)
@Djna329 ай бұрын
That’s what I always say. Ahead of their time 👍
@abrahama26435 ай бұрын
I remember in the 80s EVERYBODY loved The Cars. Whether you were a banger, a punk, a rapper, a prep, or a jock. EVERYBODY loved The Cars.
@rhalld2 ай бұрын
It was the Cars, Hall and Oates, Blondie, Pretenders. 80's was a great time
@christinedanser9562 ай бұрын
Truth! I loved Queen, Cheap Trick, The Cars
@christinedanser9562 ай бұрын
...and Bowie, Elton, Heart..
@williamblakeslee4727Ай бұрын
Even old time Rock'n'Roll lovers love the Cars!
@raymondmedina137526 күн бұрын
I saw them in ‘78 backing Styx. They were booed off the stage. But they fought back, came back out while the crew set up for Styx, and started flipping people off, and telling the crowd to “F” off. And vowed to not come back. Albuquerque wasn’t ready for them. But they did come back in 1980.
@Alnava-ml3wn3 ай бұрын
If you’re in your 50s and you’re still alive listening to good music I congratulate you.
@davidessenberg4713 ай бұрын
How about the 60s . First Consert. The Cars 1979. Cobo Hall Detroit mi.
@patricklamb1303 ай бұрын
70s 😎
@tommcqueen28403 ай бұрын
70's here. Still listening. Ears shot.
@kelseymariel21273 ай бұрын
12 years old in 78 when I ran out to get that first Cars album. 58 now. Still love all this stuff.
@user-lo5jk9nf5o2 ай бұрын
Try 70's! :)
@Critical_Thinker8589 ай бұрын
Big Ben singing lead and rocking the Rick in all his glory. Ric had a unique voice. But Ben had the true rock star voice. This song is and will always remain iconic. So thankful The Midnight Special performances have been preserved for future generations. Phenomenal performance from true legends.
@franktreppiedi22089 ай бұрын
When RO started singing all their songs and they got real poppy, I lost interest.
@KittyGrizGriz9 ай бұрын
Believe it’s a “Dean” bass & maybe guitar too. You’re right, Ben was a beast singing & playing bass, love the whole band saw them in ‘79 @ Arrowhead Stadium when they hit the big time running, what a great memory.
@IplayMusic29 ай бұрын
@@KittyGrizGrizBass was a rickenbacker 4001, red guitar was a Deal ML and the white one was a Dean Elite as I recall. I think they changed the nameElite to Cadillac in the 90’s. I’m just a old gear head trying to help. I knew Dean Zelinskis roommate from San Diego.
@kcbrutality52719 ай бұрын
Big Ben was The Voice , of this band....I think Ocasek copied him.
@evinwhiteson49029 ай бұрын
You had to live it to dig it
@danno96089 ай бұрын
I don't always listen to the Cars, but when I do so do my neighbors. This is probably the best live version of Moving in Stereo ever to be captured on film!!!
@ellab88979 ай бұрын
@danno9608 - Check this out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/prWamZqds7fFmXk.htmlsi=GgJUnpIB_Q0pmKNR BONUS: It's a video of 'Moving In Stereo'/'All Mixed Up' Two songs on one video!!
@budfromkansas30829 ай бұрын
😂😂🎉🎉❤
@ericklein59278 ай бұрын
🎉
@OttoByOgraffey8 ай бұрын
Try something original.
@elvinposey52518 ай бұрын
why not? the are one of the most original rock bands of all time? what are you listening to Tailor Swuft?
@MrScoop15620 күн бұрын
The 1970s were a golden cornucopia of musical goodness
@animemanganet8 ай бұрын
If I could have changed one thing about my youth it would have been to go to more concerts. Life is short people.
@tangocharlie92916 ай бұрын
Amen! Making up for lost time, though. 👍🏼
@jasona58066 ай бұрын
Tru dat
@terryhuebner8775 ай бұрын
My first conceret was Kiss in 1976 and Bob Seger opened up for them, (What a match that was) I never missed a concert after that. Of course tickets were very resonable back then. I remember almost not going to see ZZ Top on New Years Eve because the tickets were $8.50 can you believe that. of course i only made $2.20 an hour back then.
@elvisjordan51375 ай бұрын
@@terryhuebner877I went to see KISS in 1990...& concert Tix were still only $15. Nobody would be able to fathom that these days! Today it almost seems like you'd have to sell ur 1st newborn child to goto a damn concert.lol I feel very grateful to have lived during the greatest time in history for music.
@murraymiller43215 ай бұрын
Amen brother …amen❤
@CurtoidHarvonium9 ай бұрын
There is just too much exceptional music from that era for me to fully grasp how lucky I am to have lived through it! The Cars were certainly a part of that massive golden age of exceptional performances and bands making really innovative and powerful music. I love this band!
@kthor9 ай бұрын
So true!
@Spookje099 ай бұрын
I was going to also comment on how fortunate I am to have lived and experienced the 70s, 80s and 90s. I was 9 when this happened and it's the beginning of falling in love w rock and punk. 1979 really had some great releases, Buzzcocks 'Singles Going Steady', the Clash 'London Calling', Iggy Pop's ' New Values' and Devo 'Duty Now for the Future' are just a few others. Disco ruled then and the reaction of rock n roll to it really gave us some bangers! Ooh, I almost forgot another important smasher of a release from 1979- The Damned 'Machine Gun Etiquette'.
@jodidavis65959 ай бұрын
Well said me too. Graduate of 83. So I enjoyed 70’s and 80’s
@cris_2619 ай бұрын
Graduate of '86 here. Definitely agree, there was so much great music. Been able to share some of this with my kids. I figured it was a good way to start them on their musical journey.
@I_Fight_Instacart9 ай бұрын
It trips me out that these guys were considered super hip when I was an 8th grader in '84, when Heartbreak City was new. Ric Ocasek was 40!
@jimlong80779 ай бұрын
WOW WOW WOW! What a monster sound they laid down live!! This is an incredible version of this song! I am shocked!!
@Mike-rm1lb9 ай бұрын
Ben Orr could sing live excellently!
@lemurianchick9 ай бұрын
I am surprised it was live because it seems many of the performances on this show were lip-synced for whatever reason.
@Keith-rk4td9 ай бұрын
Unexpected so Freaking Heavy🤘🤠🤘
@LowEarthOrbitPilot9 ай бұрын
If you knew the Cars, you knew that they didn’t care much for stage performance, as much as they did for musical perfection, and trying their best to re-create their album sound live, in front of the audience. ❤
@kurtp88338 ай бұрын
Please tell me you're kidding. I liked this band, but this performance was horrible.
@CDavis-el3es3 ай бұрын
Here's what younger people don't realize about watching this after midnight in the 80s - you had no idea what to expect and there was absolutely NO pause or rewind. You either saw it on the TV or you missed it. Forever. That's what made concerts like these so magical and one-of-a-kind. When this came on I wasn't old enough to get high or get laid yet, but this show was a preview of just how special Friday nights could be (in the 80's at least).
@snoops55812 ай бұрын
This actually came out in the late 1970’s because I was in high school & graduated in 1980.
@callen89082 ай бұрын
They were my high too. What a great music era for us as young people
@DanM-ys5pz7 ай бұрын
Elliot Easton always played exactly what the song needed. Never too much, never too little.
@TimEric4d3d3d39 ай бұрын
Phoebe Cates totally digs this performance
@robertfrederick47149 ай бұрын
Nice
@rideon19569 ай бұрын
I did lol
@theotherrobzombie9 ай бұрын
This song will forever be linked to that pool scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Phoebe Cates was just stunning in that movie. Natural beauty!
@mikewerner37979 ай бұрын
I totally dug phoebe 🤤!
@alfredgalindo80039 ай бұрын
And we all dig phoebe
@cthulholmhastur53179 ай бұрын
This was a great era when synths came in and yet were still played live. The Cars first album remains a masterwork of punk, hard rock, space rock, ... God I love it.
@mnoir88889 ай бұрын
Yes ! Don’t forget Glam ! Wowza
@cthulholmhastur53179 ай бұрын
@@mnoir8888 No doubt. The first time I heard "Good Times Roll" I was just...wow! This is something new.. rockin, yet intelligent, and a tad campy?
@ChannelSyxx8 ай бұрын
Still in my top 5 all time favorite list.
@cthulholmhastur53178 ай бұрын
@@ChannelSyxx Moving in Stereo! That sliding bass riff... soooo heavy.
@Fresh-tw7ev5 ай бұрын
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame waited for Benny to pass away before it would induct The Cars. What a crime this hometown guy from Cleveland couldn’t enjoy that magical moment with his fans while he was alive.
@samhain43993 ай бұрын
The RRHoF is a travesty and irony rolled into one... And you are very on point with the Cars, as just one example.
@hedge6853 ай бұрын
Nobody gives a shit about the RRHOF.
@tomarmadiyer26983 ай бұрын
@@hedge685I only care about it as far as "id wipe my arse with it if I could, but not much else"
@emiliorodriguez91663 ай бұрын
I don't mean to defend the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and I really do share the sentiment. However, this is inaccurate. Ben died in 2000, and, as per the Hall's rules, 25 years must have passed after an artist's first record release ("The Cars" was released in 1978). They became eligible in 2003, so, even if the Hall had loved The Cars, Bend would have never seen the induction with his very eyes.
@stopthephilosophicalzombie90173 ай бұрын
Why did they wait?
@jameslaguardia27099 ай бұрын
The first concert I ever went to was in 1978 - the Cars opened for Styx, and this was their opening song. The bassline was so low and so loud it took my breath away. It was the first of a hundred or so concerts I've been to over the years, and will always be really special to me.
@KittyGrizGriz8 ай бұрын
Wonderful! Saw them in ‘79 @ Arrowhead Stadium but had been to many concerts already. They were fabulous! Openers were Heart, Bob Welch, Ted Nugent, Sammy Hagar & local band Missouri. Great memories, eh? I love “Moving in Stereo” song followed by “All Mixed Up”, a 2 punch tune - knock out!!!
@tracevicente6 ай бұрын
Im actually jealous. I loved Styx too. I was too young for concerts but was a huge music head.
@rainbowwoo5 ай бұрын
the cars and styx, what a match! I’m so jealous
@matthewturan93439 ай бұрын
I remember watching this as a teenager. Our music was so damn good!!!
@chilaquil83889 ай бұрын
Damn Straight
@francoiszdanowicz8 ай бұрын
I was 15 back then. Can't wait for the time machine to be invented
@kelseymariel21278 ай бұрын
@@francoiszdanowiczI was 13 and same! I want to go back.
@dwaynewladyka5779 ай бұрын
The birth of new wave music. This is awesome.
@Hittdogg178 ай бұрын
Edgar Winter
@thonatim53218 ай бұрын
I would not classify The Cars as "New Wave".
@Hittdogg178 ай бұрын
@@thonatim5321 yes but they influenced new wave
@thonatim53218 ай бұрын
@@Hittdogg17 sure. So did the Rolling Stones but we do not classify them as New Wave.
@Hittdogg178 ай бұрын
@@thonatim5321 not even close to the same. I don't think you even understand what new wave means
@conditionallyunconditional56919 ай бұрын
Cars, Devo, Knack, B-52's, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd were all part of a huge sandwich of bands. From high school to college, these were all popular. But the Cars were unique, became popular and easy to dance along. These live performances are priceless. 👏👏👏👍
@elvinposey52518 ай бұрын
I love Cars Knack but the rest of those bands just blow!
@rayburn82828 ай бұрын
Dont forget talking heads
@KittyGrizGriz8 ай бұрын
Blondie, too!
@toddgreer20907 ай бұрын
The thrill of being born in '62.....THIS was a game changer
@stevemcleod77619 ай бұрын
In awe of Benjamin Orr there is something so so special about him and the whole band every member is a very unique musician in there own way and together wow what a band
@that70sgirl909 ай бұрын
Phenomenal performance! There will be nothing like the music we experienced. Happy Monday... thank you for sharing! 💖
@KittyGrizGriz9 ай бұрын
Thankfully it’s right here; forever 😊
@that70sgirl909 ай бұрын
@@KittyGrizGriz 👌 KZfaq is like a time machine.
@KittyGrizGriz9 ай бұрын
@@that70sgirl90 It sure is! I love your “name” so cute 🥰. What is ‘this’ actually called in YT lingo, don’t think it’s ‘name’ haha, I’m new to YT after watching vids for many years, finally took the plunge.
@that70sgirl909 ай бұрын
@KittyGrizGriz I did the same thing. After watching KZfaq for some time, one day, I finally subscribed. I decided i wasn't going to use my real name. I could be anyone I wanted to be. I took my favorite era of time, which was the 70s, and one of my favorite shows of the 70s, which was "That Girl," and that's how I came up with my name.... "That70's girl." I hope you enjoy your time here on KZfaq. Thank you for sharing! 💖
@kthor9 ай бұрын
@@that70sgirl90Love the name & how you arrived at it! I think our YT names (I didn't wanna use my real name either, so went with first initial & first part of last name😁) are called our usernames....I think!🤣Yes, I definitely remember "That Girl", "The Flying Nun", "Petticoat Junction", "Green Acres"....so many great shows from that era of time!📺
@zardoz11383 ай бұрын
Nobody’s cooler than Ben Orr in that video. Great song.
@Bluezee19 ай бұрын
Man this song takes me back. One of the most iconic intros in rock and roll. R I P Rik
@ChannelSyxx8 ай бұрын
RIP Ben.
@atdeacon6 ай бұрын
Orr rocking those heels...lol.. this is fantastic!
@rubberbiscuit993 ай бұрын
I thought of Prince
@buckeyepilot39299 ай бұрын
Best band of the 80s, hands-down. RIP Benjamin Orr and Ric Ocasek.
@HOWYOUDOIN8848 ай бұрын
My older bro's fave band and he had the best car stereo... RIP bro, see ya later
@frankcee30742 ай бұрын
It's 2024 who's listening this?🎉
@johnhapp30292 ай бұрын
Hey I was mixed up and moving in stereo as a sophomore in 1979 June 2024 they were a turning point for rock n roll inspiring the new wave progressive rock of the 80s
@brucevolk97292 ай бұрын
Me
@jamespolfer70202 ай бұрын
Me: So easy to blow up your problems. 61 years old and life's the same.
@Candy_O_112 ай бұрын
Hell yes - timeless!
@scottythomas70862 ай бұрын
Like....Totally!!
@rodmandealerman32979 ай бұрын
I was a teenager in the late 70s. I love The Cars just as much now as I did back then. Maybe even more so. Rest in Peace Ben and Ric. Your absences are *keenly* felt.
@timbates63099 ай бұрын
I didn't always blow out my car speakers back in the late 70s, but when I did, this song was usually part of the reason why.
@BooksForever9 ай бұрын
Dos Equis
@terrygates85469 ай бұрын
Blew up my home stero Amp a couple times to the Cars epic first album. Ground breaking.
@tedecker37929 ай бұрын
My roommate started keeping tweeters in stock at our house. 6’ tall infinity speakers sounded great when cranked up.
@KittyGrizGriz8 ай бұрын
@@tedecker3792Woofer’s/Sub-Woofer’s and Tweeter’s, right? Or am I dreaming here haha. Your comment brought back some long forgotten memories. Ex husband was a bass player had reel to reel tapes too, I miss those great times of musical exploration-expression
@markbeames78527 ай бұрын
then you'd take your Camaro to Stereo Outfitters for a new woofer and tweeters.
@3fsw39 ай бұрын
From the first time I heard, “Let The Good Times Roll” I knew I was hearing a totally new and astonishing phase of rock n roll that was not going away. The Cars did it album after album without let up. What a time to be young!
@ronaldleedham47193 ай бұрын
The Cars were the defining band in 1979. The year I left high school to conquer the world. The memories flooded back 45 years later.
@KittyGrizGriz9 ай бұрын
Everyone loves Benny-11 Letters! “Orzechowski” his given last name has eleven letters & was hard for some to pronounce~hence his cool nickname. One of the sexiest man-musician I’ve ever seen with massive stage presence, and his fabulous voice-bass playing! Used to think he was British, nope…Cleveland, Ohio native. Was glad to experience them live in ‘79 @ KC Arrowhead Stadium; opening acts were Heart, Bob Welch, Ted Nugent, Sammy Hagar & local band Missouri. Still have the memory of walking around the standing room only field section, sun setting a little lower on a hot summer day, my long hair lightly blowing in the welcoming cooler breeze as Ric sang; “Let them leave you up in the air Let them brush your rock and roll hair”, so ethereal, that feeling has never left me.
@skymaster94845 ай бұрын
Boy whoever pinned the phrase they were 80's before the 80's could not have described this band anybetter.
@RSGill19039 ай бұрын
Every time I hear this, I picture Phoebe Cates climbing from the pool. SO good seeing them do this live. In 1979 I was just a young 22 year old, hard to believe that time has passed so quickly.
@davidrichter91644 ай бұрын
I love that scene.
@mizzury543 ай бұрын
I was 22 and 23 also.
@bryanprince52762 ай бұрын
NOW PICTURE PHOEBE CATES . WEARING A DIAPER 4 BLADDER LEAKS ;&/R CRAPPING HERSELF. THEN INSTEAD OF GETTING OUT OF POOL. SHE IS COMING OUT OF BATH TUB
@cbotten106Ай бұрын
Okay, I admit it I'm the guy who wore out that part of the Blockbuster rental VHS copy. Mea culpa!
@tricky62192 ай бұрын
I am 64 and when I first heard The Cars, I knew that music was changing and New Wave was on the way. In my opinion, they kicked off a new era in popular music. Ahead of their time!
@kimcooper18339 ай бұрын
Back when you can appreciate real music being played and sung.
@ForceWinds39 ай бұрын
🎯
@brenthardenburg49206 ай бұрын
Hi Kim 🙂
@christophermiller75326 ай бұрын
There's tons of music played and sung that are real now. That's some "get off my lawn" stuff. The old people in 1979 said the same thing about The Cars and they were wrong too.
@mizzury543 ай бұрын
Blah blah blah. I still appreciate it.
@b-r0llblog5107 ай бұрын
When you realize being 50+ years old that you had the best last youth there will ever be.
@Mttmkk2 ай бұрын
Mine was cool, I'm 34
@YvonneMobley-uq1tl2 ай бұрын
FUCKIN A
@ranchokitty12 ай бұрын
@@Mttmkk everyone's youth was cool! even todays, but those 1970s were something else, like a dream. Better food (McD and Taco Bell were very good), better music (by far) better films and Oh, those drive-ins movies!
@MArellano652 ай бұрын
Youth is youth, fair enough! Your world is a playground, but the culture, the people, the music and the movies set us apart in an unimaginable way! We werent angry. Everyone mattered and the politicians weren't so far gone yet! We all had a choice and a chance to be free! Now, we are enslaved and most have no idea? Men were men, women were women and there are still only two genders! We are not confused! The USof A was a beloved nation with a couple of hiccups! Now. We are the laughing stock of the world!
@ranchokitty12 ай бұрын
@@MArellano65 Yeah that's what I meant to say.
@lancecharlett17617 ай бұрын
Love Ben's bass walk down at 4:18 so simple but so powerfully beautiful.
@rebeccawagner41676 күн бұрын
Kudos to the Midnight Special, for making Saturday nights fun for my teenage years. I enjoyed watching this every Saturday night. This was the highlight of my week. Ty,Midnight Special.
@TheListOf9 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs of all time! ❤
@lemurianchick9 ай бұрын
Because of Phoebe Cates? 😐
@eduardoalmeida619 ай бұрын
bad taste
@TheListOf9 ай бұрын
@@lemurianchick No, because of MELODY.
@TheListOf9 ай бұрын
@@eduardoalmeida61 You should see a dentist about that...
@debd3539 ай бұрын
Should always be followed by "All Mixed Up".
@mwblackbelt9 ай бұрын
Another musical genius that deserves more recognition: Greg Hawkes
@mwblackbelt3 ай бұрын
@@hymefly otherworldly
@mwblackbelt3 ай бұрын
@NickJaramillo-gi7gs yeah, sorry. My eyes aren't what they used to be
@chrishill88904 күн бұрын
Turned 60 recently and have fond memories of late 70''s early 80's Cars music. I wore those 8 tracks out in my black 4 speed '70 Chevelle. Good times!
@dynjarren75239 ай бұрын
This is the best live version of this song I’ve ever heard and it’s good to have video too! The Cars debut album holds up and still sounds lean and mean. It’s like a greatest hits collection. Not a bad song on it. Solid gold! And it ends with this futuristic sounding song. I actually thought this was the musical direction they were going to go into afterwards. It’s still a song one can daydream to. Thanks Midnight Special for preserving this music for posterity. 👏🏻
@fumingriley7 ай бұрын
The way the songs transitioned into one another on this debut album was unique; we'd have a few beers, pass a joint and get lost in these great songs. My favorite being Bye Bye Love
@dynjarren75237 ай бұрын
@@fumingrileyAnd who does that now? Nobody!
@StanleyCullerEsq.9 ай бұрын
I am just beyond astounded by how beautiful these Midnight Special clips look! It truly is an opportunity to be transported back to when I was a teenager and just falling in love with music. Thank you, for this channel! (Also, if I may… Musical artist Paul Warren & Explorer were on the Midnight Special twice, I believe the years were 1979 and 1981, and I would be so grateful to these those performances again. All the best!)
@KevinJames-yg9eu9 ай бұрын
I was 2 at the time, so I remember none of it, but I'd rather be there than here.
@chiphargis37039 ай бұрын
This album came out in 1978
@Beamshipcaptain8 ай бұрын
I was 17 in 1978. The new music was interstellar in creativity and quality then, unlike the music of today, which will be forgotten. @@chiphargis3703
@Jeffrey.Seelman9 ай бұрын
Stunning. And I love the keyboards.
@classicarcadeamusementpark42429 ай бұрын
Me too. Huge influence on me. I learned the synth parts and are working with an upcoming Cars tribute band. Greg Hawks really made this song stand out. Can't imagine what it would have sounded like without him. Totally different, that's for sure. To me, this is the most defining song of The Cars.
@KittyGrizGriz9 ай бұрын
@@classicarcadeamusementpark4242Oh wow, that’s really cool you play keys and in a Cars tribute band too! I took lessons around age 9, overheard piano teacher telling my mom I couldn’t read music but could play by ear, thought it meant I sucked and lost interest. Have a nice Yamaha with all the bells and whistles but it’s “too complicated” electronically for me, bummer. Peace and happy songs~shows for you! 😄
@classicarcadeamusementpark42428 ай бұрын
@@KittyGrizGriz I play exclusively by ear. Most professional rock musicians do, even the famous ones. I bought 2 crates full of sheet music as a teen, but quickly discovered the keyboard tracks on sheet music for rock and popular music is not a transcription of the original recorded keyboard tracks, but rather a facsimile of the entire band including vocals as something meant to be played on a piano. Basically, sheet music was useless to me so I lost interest in learning how to read it better. My goal was always to play in a band covering the original keyboard parts. For people that play pure classic music or church Hymns I'm sure it's fine, but for other type of music, your ear is far more important. I also took notice a lot of people that do read sheet music and many have no feeling for the music, but have learned how to play what is written without really hearing what they are playing. Often things like learning the precise timing required in a band is not a skill they learned. Knowing how to do all this and reading sheeting, sure the more skills you have, the better.
@KittyGrizGriz8 ай бұрын
@@classicarcadeamusementpark4242 So your saying, there’s still hope for me?? 😂 My ex husband was a bass player and jammed with his 2 older brother’s (electric guitar~drums), his best friend played acoustic and sounded just like Neil Young. Somewhere on a long forgotten reel to reel tape is my voice~harmonizing, I sang in choirs. Definitely missed my calling (dance too), have always “felt” the music 💃🎶 Rock On!🤘
@reinerschulmann5863 ай бұрын
The Cars are the best rock band and the debut album "The Cars "and Heartbeat City are the best album of all time . Rest in Peace Ric and Ben !
@thomasaquinas1576 ай бұрын
That first album... I played it almost as much as Boston's debut album. At deafening levels, of course. Great high school memories. When Boston bands ruled the world...
@MRAMX3905 ай бұрын
Exactly 💯 ❤
@martyconroy35379 ай бұрын
57 year old me is sitting here watching this in awe just like I'm sure 13 year old me was doing when this was originally aired 44 years ago, WOW!!😳👌
@kathyclancy5519 ай бұрын
Speaking as a fellow 57 year old, it is great to go back in your mind to another time 😊
@kelseymariel21274 ай бұрын
With you both. 57 about to turn 58. My 13 year old self was going nuts.
@eric_in_florida9 ай бұрын
Great song, featured on Fast Times. RIP Ben and Rik.
@Oklahoma-Dreaming9 ай бұрын
Interesting. I’ve seen that movie several times for, well, the pool scene. But I couldn’t remember this song in the film. Keep it real - or rather “keep them real” - Phoebe Cates!
@penelopepitstop67319 ай бұрын
Oh, now I'm psyched for this, maybe will get a Midnight Special for point 5, which is the most important point in making out, which is to put on side 1 of Led Zeppelin IV.....which is, of course, Kashmir........ROTFLMAO kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNJddtWaspzaqGQ.html
@dehydratedwater98068 ай бұрын
@@Oklahoma-Dreaming it's the song playing when she gets out the pool in slo-mo
@user-fu5ln5it7o7 ай бұрын
Quite a badass walk down he does on that bass 😊
@robrobinette5 ай бұрын
I discovered the Cars while stationed in South Korea in the US Army. I would set my stereo stack's timer to come on at 5am for PT with "Moving in Stereo" on the turntable. It was always strange to wake up to the song's intro from a deep sleep. I'm 65 years old now and still absolutely love their first two albums.
@zebulonswearingen46079 ай бұрын
This is the 1st time I’ve been able to see who played which parts (and how) in this song. Totally awesome. It’s one of my favorite songs by anyone. I grew up listening to The Cars! I’m fascinated by those Dean guitars they’re playing. I’ve never seen one like Ric’s. Such a cool video all the way around. I’ve never seen this actual show on TV but it’s pretty cool here on YT.
@curtisphilumalee14479 ай бұрын
I actually had a black Dean Cadillac back in the 80’s. Like a dummy I sold it to a buddy. I think ten years ago they reissued the Cadillac but I think they were made in Korea.. Trying to find a 80’s Dean Caddy now is pretty tough.
@themidnightspecialtvshow9 ай бұрын
Rock on!
@brotzmannsax9 ай бұрын
What model guitar is EE playing here?
@KittyGrizGriz9 ай бұрын
@@brotzmannsaxSomeone mentioned “Dean” 🎸on here
@curtisphilumalee14479 ай бұрын
It was called an ML model but I never seen one in red. I’ve seen them in black, white and a sky blue color. For some reason you can still find them for sale. But they go for a pretty penny. Back in the day Dean made some solid guitars. Late 70’s and early 80’s they were the shit. I owned two different Deans and unfortunately moved on from both of them by the mid eighties. I had a 81 Black Caddy and 84 short scale 8 string bass. I can kick my ass for letting both of them go. As a guitarist you are always moving on to the next best thing.
@gooddognigel99929 ай бұрын
Their debut album has stood the test of time.
@terrygates85463 ай бұрын
Along with the Doors debut album pure genius for its time. Never gets old
@noclu4u3847 ай бұрын
Make no mistake . The Cars were a rock and roll band.
@rss83633 ай бұрын
I know
@brucegordon48743 ай бұрын
one of all time favourite bands.
@Mttmkk2 ай бұрын
Wow breaking news here
@ranchokitty12 ай бұрын
more new wave, but billy joel said something about all that.
@Physics_Dude25 күн бұрын
They were New Wave. As were The Police, The Plimsouls, The Pretenders, The Go Go's, Joy Division, Wall of Voodoo, and... U2 (yes, U2 was classified as New Wave back then).
@freehaven122 күн бұрын
Benjamin Orr ....the most underrated rockstar ever!!! prove me wrong
@whistlemc8 күн бұрын
Bingo
@kamwickw9335 ай бұрын
Beautiful Ben Orr’s voice seriously hits me in the right place 😜
@tymccutchen9 ай бұрын
This song is Amazing. One of the Absolute best bands to ever play. ✝️🇺🇸✝️
@markd94107 ай бұрын
I was 14..what a great time to be alive.
@1MsPaula2 ай бұрын
As usual, a perfect performance, note by note. Not to mention loving all their outfits, and those shoes on Ben, awesome. Love them so much 🥰
@goudagirl60958 ай бұрын
Was a huge Cars fan, and was lucky enough to see them in concert back in the day. Bye Bye Love, Moving in Stereo, and All Mixed Up is one of the best musical segues ever put together on an album. To this day, I can't hear one without my brain automatically sliding into one of the other songs! RIP Ben and Ric....
@ellab88977 ай бұрын
Benjamin Orr's lead vocals on all three tracks. As seen in this video, 'Moving in Stereo' is solo Benjamin. Plus, his bass playing on all three is great.
@brucemcpherson48059 ай бұрын
Greg Hawkes 1 of the best keyboard players of all time!
@user-st6yo3km1g9 ай бұрын
Chester Thompson of Santana is just as good.
@kelseymariel21277 ай бұрын
He still plays! Does about 6-8 gigs a year with a band out of Boston called Eddie Japan. He can still rock it! Even does some of those rare saxophone solos like the one in All Mixed Up.
@ronboerste18139 ай бұрын
I remember when these guys first came out God I really miss the good old days 🥺
@sporty058 ай бұрын
Bought the album when it came out and listened to this song over and over as a kid in my room with my old record player. It's one of those songs that transports you to another place in the galaxy.
@bruceb59239 ай бұрын
I've always loved The Cars album, and the way it flows. Such a classic.
@jossyknight20839 ай бұрын
OMG! really, really thanks for keep uploading more of The Cars!!!!! I love them!!! And please more performances of The Cars!!! ❤ Thanks TMS you're awesome!!!! 😃
@MusicZombieGirl9 ай бұрын
Brilliant. The Cars music will live on 4ever. With Thx to The Midnight Special🎉
@aarongoff11113 ай бұрын
I've always enjoyed Orr's bass break toward the end. Just fluid and relaxed as simple as it might sound ❤🎸🎶🎵
@sixbladeknife442 ай бұрын
I was 10 when the first album came out, I bought it on cassette with my own money. About to be 56, still sounds as great as it ever did…quintessential American rock band, The Cars.
@Tomtamo19 ай бұрын
For those of us you grew up in the 70s and 80s IMO bands like the Cars will always be at the top of the heap!!!
@n.v.12588 ай бұрын
Ben had a beautiful tone, high mid and low. perfect God given talent.
@starsourcer7 ай бұрын
I have never seen The Cars live performance! This is incredible! Love the music I grew up to! Thank you!
@jeffmiller50716 ай бұрын
What truly special time. This is the apex of rock music. All of the great music has already been played.
@StephanieJeanne9 ай бұрын
🤩🔥🔥Such a cool song! It's one of those listening in headsets or driving in your car kind of songs. I don't know that keyboard player's name, but he's awesome! The Cars were just one of the coolest bands ever! I'm so glad you have this footage! 😁💜
@johng45039 ай бұрын
Greg Hawkes on keyboards
@brotzmannsax9 ай бұрын
@@johng4503 A great multi instrumentalist that still rocks on.
@KittyGrizGriz9 ай бұрын
LOVE the CARS!! 😅
@StephanieJeanne9 ай бұрын
@@KittyGrizGriz 🙌😎
@Dojacks9 ай бұрын
Greg Hawkes
@ibgoho8 ай бұрын
The band's barber is the real hero.
@MichaelSellers56912 ай бұрын
Absolutely, no expense was spared.
@kevincronin88993 ай бұрын
I was in Germany at the age of 17 and I was blown away by the sound of the cars in 79 and life was good.
@misterfunnybones3 ай бұрын
Greg Hawkes is very creative. His keyboard riffs define many of the Cars hits.
@theJackaldeal22 күн бұрын
He's One of the best . Without him , keyboard would have died away . He made it cool and very popular
@drm543219 ай бұрын
This rocks soooo hard!!! Definitely one to crank up so the neighbors can enjoy it too. Thank you Midnight Special!
@BigDumApe6 ай бұрын
Wow. That live Cars performance is everything I hoped it would be. It is a deceptively simple sounding song, but there are many layers to it. Just fantastic!
@PongGod9 ай бұрын
I don't care what anyone else says about it, but this is The Cars' greatest track.
@chrissmith76694 ай бұрын
Man. The memories of cruising around with this cranked up loud.
@user-eo7df9kd3v4 ай бұрын
I love these guys. Class act. One of my all-time favourites. So many good memories.❤
@johnglover44539 ай бұрын
Always was a Cars fan, but only recently discovering just how big a fan I am! Brilliant songwriters! Off the beaten path Pop, always with a brilliant hook, reeling in listenners! What a great band!
@bread-circuses8 күн бұрын
All i still hear is......"Hi Brad you know how I always though how cute you are" Ahhhhhhhhhh the 80's.... Pure magic ❤
@Raymond-zz5pi6 ай бұрын
Many weekend nights coming home late with some munchies and watching Midnight Special. The good 'ol days.
@brotzmannsax9 ай бұрын
Great performance, wonderful sound, fantastic photography, thanks again Burt and crew!
@timkochan37425 ай бұрын
Saw them play at the Blue Wall at my alma mater, UMASS Amherst several times to packed crowds before I attended - guessing 1977? Anyone else there and remember?? We knew they were good, but had no idea they would make the big time!!
@frankpravata33912 ай бұрын
I keep coming back to this video. It’s my new favorite Cars song
@SorbetthekindUbuyina2ndhandsto2 ай бұрын
I will be 💯
@mzinns9 ай бұрын
My favorite Cars song in an awesome live performance. Love it so much!
@thomyoung17Ай бұрын
No band today could touch this the Cars are legends pure talent
@D4dham3 ай бұрын
HUGE Cars fan. Listened to them all the time in high school and college. Still do!
@stevejohnson42726 ай бұрын
This is an amazing live performance. The Cars were a completely new and different sound, and their debut album was just as iconic and groundbreaking as Boston's first album.
@markglabinski5269 ай бұрын
What great memories!! Fantastic post once again. Thank you.
@voodoolife9 ай бұрын
That Rickenbacker bass is gorgeous!
@gloxepy9 ай бұрын
so is the bass player 😊
@KittyGrizGriz8 ай бұрын
@@gloxepyWhew, your not kidding! 😅
@kelseymariel21272 ай бұрын
@@gloxepy You took the words right out of my mouth 👄
@tomholmes41735 ай бұрын
Never missed the Midnight Special. All the most popular artists.
@GTRJohn134 ай бұрын
Never?
@mnoir88887 ай бұрын
Benjamin Orr, a name I only learned about a month ago. Now an obsession. I feel ripped off that Ocasek was the only face of The Cars I ever came across. And sad that I never saw them live. Orr should have sang 90, not 40% of the songs.
@DrTomoculus9 ай бұрын
THANK YOU MIDNIGHT SPECIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEN ORR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!