Sometimes when shit is really popular in a mainstream way, it's easy to miss the fact it's bringing some cool new shit to the table, especially if you were on the young side when it dropped.
Ric Ocasek is a great song writer, arranger and producer, as evidenced by a lot of his production work outside The Cars- Bad Brains, Iggy Pop, Weezer.
It's really kind of nuts when you look at how many hits these guys had, especially since most of them are really good and hold up over time.
Some favorites- Bye Bye Love, Good Times Roll, Youגre All Iגve Got Tonight, Moving In Stereo (Phoebe Cates titty anthem).
Personally, I consider them as important as Blondie and the Talking Heads when it comes to who shaped the sound and landscape of American New Wave, but they are rarely talked about that way.
Appreciate.
Masked Terror #1 wrote:The Cars
Complete Greatest Hits
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1 Just What I Needed Ocasek 3:45
2 My Best Friend's Girl Ocasek 3:45
3 Good Times Roll Ocasek 3:47
4 You're All I've Got Tonight Ocasek 4:14
5 Bye Bye Love Ocasek 4:15
6 Moving in Stereo Hawkes, Ocasek 4:46
7 Let's Go Ocasek 3:35
8 It's All I Can Do Ocasek 3:45
9 Dangerous Type Ocasek 4:30
10 Touch and Go Ocasek 4:57
11 Shake It Up Ocasek 3:35
12 Since You're Gone Ocasek 3:33
13 I'm Not the One Ocasek 4:14
14 You Might Think Ocasek 3:07
15 Drive Ocasek 3:57
16 Magic Ocasek 3:59
17 Hello Again Ocasek 3:48
18 Why Can't I Have You Ocasek 4:05
19 Tonight She Comes Ocasek 3:56
20 You Are the Girl Ocasek 3:55
