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WATCH: The Cars – ‘Shake It Up’ Music Video – 1982

02/04/2021

Many people would consider “Shake It Up” the classic song from The Cars with it’s catchy beat and easy-to-sing-along-to lyrics. Here’s more about it from Wikipedia: In 1982, The Cars scored a top five hit with ‘Shake It Up’, the first single released from their fourth studio album of the same name. Although appearing for the first time in 1981, it was actually written years earlier by the band’s songwriter…

WATCH: The Cars with “Candy-O” LIVE in 1979 in Germany

10/16/2018

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About all we know about this specific recording was that it was recorded by The Cars, LIVE, at Bremen Radio Studios in Germany in 1979. Although not The Cars most popular song, “Candy-O” was the title track of their 1979 album, also named Candy-O, and was written by Ric Ocasek, produced by Roy Thomas Baker, and features Cars bassist Benjamin Orr (naturally) on lead vocals. You can follow the Cars…

WATCH: The Cars “Just What I Needed” on The Midnight Special 1978

04/16/2018

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Another great performance on the late late 70’s and early 80’s show “The Midnight Special, this time from The Cars! “Just What I Needed” was released as their debut single from their self-titled debut album, The Cars, released in 1978 on Elektra Records. The song started as a demo, and became a successful single for The Cars, hitting the The Top 30 on the Billboard Charts, and continues to be…

WATCH: The Cars rock “Bye Bye Love” LIVE in1979 – Rock Goes to College BBC

03/18/2018

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What a great live performance! First off, the video itself says it was recorded in 1978, but my research claims that The Cars were on the BBC’s Rock Goes to College on January 13, 1979 at the University of Sussex, although the series did run in both ’78 & ’79. But close enough. The Cars were formed in late 1976 and spent 1977 touring the east coast developing their sound and…