"Bye Bye Love" (Big People rehearsal)

[@ForceWinds3]

So bittersweet watching Benjamin's after The Cars days videos. Knowing that within a year or so he'd be gone is heartbreaking. Rest in Peace Benjamin.🌹

[@laurelwood791]

Benjamin Orr. Here we are 22+ years later. We are not, but at least he and his talents and voice are immortal forever on film and recordings. Rock on forever Benjamin Orr .

[@michaelwolf6424]

I lived in Atlanta for almost 50 years. '99 was an interesting year in that it came before the anticipated changeover to Y2K. . .a year that never did what many thought it would. Ironically, Benjamin Orr was living there in the last stages of his life. I think he passed in the same hospital I had two knee surgeries. I remember a local radio station doing a tribute to him at his passing. it was terribly sad. Even though it's bittersweet to watch this video knowing that it was to be among his last, it's still good to live in a time of a great artist knowing what a musical legacy he left behind. Good of you and Jeff to post it. Keep on rockin' in the CARS world.

[@cigarmerchant2238]

Have lived in Atlanta for nearly 70 and remember when this album came out, still have the cd and listen to it frequently and most sorry that without the vids didn't know there was another singer in The Cars and most sorry that most attention was put on Ric where I really didn't know Ben was the other half of what made them one of the greatest. Thanks for posting this Donna...

[@scottwb4213]

Just stumbled on this. Oh to go back in time and watch this rehearsal. Derek St. Holmes? Liberty? My God what a lineup with Orr. And they sound fantastic.

[@tempebill8183]

Ben still looks great here..but you know at this point, it wouldn't be long b4 his health would turn-- Thanks to Jeff for making this available.. And...of course - you Donna🌹

[@jessiek5683]

Hard to believe... if this was late 1999, in about a year or so he would be gone🙁 and yet he does look robust here.

[@nicolebass4352]

Yup The Music is what kept Him ALIVE!! When he went Heaven got another Voice .!

[@donnasweetpurplejune6335]

Thanks for watching with me, friends! What fun to experience it together! 💞

[@lindadianda6035]

Yes, it is awesome to watch it together. When I saw your preview post yesterday I set the alarm on my phone😂🤗😉

[@hillbillyrocks2448]

Xoxox

[@terryhorton817]

Awesome ! Thank You !!!!✔👍❤️💯🙏

[@babaikaizxisgini1146]

Какой год?

[@peterbilt-bo1vy]

​@@babaikaizxisgini1146 1999

[@veganlifestyleloveanimals1744]

God bless you Benjamin. Thank you for your music and beautiful voice

[@carolsutton1041]

And beautiful self.

[@peterbilt-bo1vy]

And your heart of gold. 🧡✝️🎸🇺🇲🌹

[@VUrban-yr5ch]

Miss Benjamin so much. I wish I could have seen him in person. What a wonderful man. Saw .38 special back in the 90's. Wow. Wish things where different, but we're in crazy times now. I want to go back to the 80's. 😢💔

[@mamabear6403]

Hey Donna, thanks for all your video’s of sweet Ben. What a gorgeous man with a beautiful voice. He was my secret HS crush. Love the video.

[@donnasweetpurplejune6335]

My pleasure!

[@cemetarygates2800]

Rad to see PT back there. He's a terrific guitarist.

[@sgt.thundercok4704]

Older brother(as always) brought that PT live album home in the 1970's. Great stuff!

[@bobsanders8030]

The Cars were a perfect combination of creative energy.

[@greggardner2042]

Liberty DeVito is a monster behind the kit. R.I.P. Benjamin, you are missed.

[@boston1450]

Bens vocals were incredible weather live or studio. Very talented..... The drumming in phenomenal

[@TheWealthOfNationz]

Yep. Liberty DiVito is a great drummer.

[@whome1299]

This is awesome. Love seeing the kids. They don't know how lucky they are! I have no doubt that Big People could have written some amazing original material if they had the chance. 😪 Oh, Ben. R.I.P.

[@jessiek5683]

❤❤❤ I love seeing them play together and love when he smiles at Derek. ☺

[@sherryjohnson2152]

I just loves when he smiles, at anyone, 😁

[@GizziesGirl2]

He just had the most beautiful smile.

[@kathygrinder3076]

@@GizziesGirl2 he had beautiful everything

[@bethfeldhaus2453]

His incredibly talented voice & musicianship continue to live on.

[@appleiiee]

At 2:33 Derek St. Holmes looks like he mouths, " I love that part." He's really enjoying Ben's vocals. ❤️

[@julenepegher6999]

Awwwww, the Crown Jewel, beautiful, Thank you!!

[@matthewronsson]

Thanks, Jeff Carlisi. This simple practice session stands as a tribute and testament to Ben and to you, his actual and extended family, his musical band of brothers.

[@mk5224]

Thank you to everyone making this possible for us to view. They sounded great and I will never get tired of watching Ben sing.

[@Candy_O_11]

Much love to you Donna for EVERYTHING you do to share this amazing music and memories with everyone. A million blessings to you for your hardwork - still awesome in 2024 🥰😍💫

[@Xanaroo216]

Great stuff. Perhaps the most fun part about it is panning to the faces of the kids… Just members of the band’s family enjoying the rehearsal. I bet those kids are all grown up now! :-) Thank you Donna (and Jeff) for posting!

[@pinkorchid1000]

Oh I just wanted this to go on for ever! 💖

[@ВераДУХ-л3д]

БОЖЕСТВЕННЫЙ ГОЛОС БЕНА БУДУТ СЛУШАТЬ ВЕКАМИ! ТАЛАНТ ЛЕГЕНДА! ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНЫЙ МУЗЫКАНТ! 👌👌🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮2023г.

[@pechejanuary5028]

Omg😍😍😍thank you so much🥰🥰🥰 how beautiful Big People🥰🥰

[@lap9975]

This is incredible-how did I never hear these guys had gotten together until now -only stumbled on it from a Jeff Carlisi interview. Found your concert videos too - Iove all the bands of which they came. And any rehearsal footage is just a gem! Oh what could have been…

[@javiergonzalez1163]

RIP BRO.

[@paulaann7543]

Thank you Donna!! I'm soo thrilled!! 🎶😍💖🎸

[@williamhucker7797]

Thank you Donna, and of course the lovely Jeff, this is priceless - what a great band of brothers and marvellous musicians, and our dearest, exquisite Benjamin was still strong and singing beautiful. xxxx From Patricia H. not William H.

[@cheryldestras9148]

Totally Rocked it 😎🎶♥️💯

[@TC-qz4bs]

OMG!!! I Really enjoyed watching these guys jam! Another treasure!! JEFF...."Thank you" so much for sending this to Donna! And Bless ya Donna for sharing this with all of us!!! It's such a treat! U can tell these guys loved playing together! Sure miss Benjamin....

[@DinkySpin]

Awesome! Thanks SPJ and Jeff for this peek behind the curtains - what a blast. Special mention to Liberty - look at him go!

[@trumancapote-jm7fc]

Gracias Donna por todo el increíble material que compartes con quienes amamos a Ben y a The Cars!

[@lindadianda6035]

Donna!!! This is fantastic!!!❤️❤️❤️Encore!!!! I just can't get enough from these guys♥️♥️♥️

[@petersiegfriedkrug]

So beautiful. Benjamin Orr!!

[@LaurieHeathStudio]

LOVE. THIS! Sounds like they'd been playing together for years already, and they were ready to go right into Moving in Stereo, exactly as our minds would ;-) Thank you Jeff, and thanks to you too Donna!

[@susanxyz5730]

This is fantastic!! What a great band and fantastic line up. I literally just found out about this a year ago. However, I appreciate this greatly. ❤️ Hold on Loosely to stay the night, wow.... beautiful memories. 💎 Two people who were the stereo to my teenage years. Thank you. Mad respect.🙏 I live an hour from Ben’s grave and paid my respects in Sept for his birthday. Although I’m not from Cleveland it’s wonderful to have him here and In the hall of fame. I’m

[@karenduell4620]

Thanks to you Donna! Also Jeff!

[@marycarroll9915]

Thanks Donna for another great find! And thank you Jeff for sharing it with us!

[@sherryjohnson2152]

Another new video! 🤗 thank you Donna!

[@evilpixiedance]

Just found this gem. Thanks for posting. Happy times back in the day.

[@somusicasevideos3092]

Como esse é homem muito especial ❤amo muito BEN ORR ❤ para toda eternidade ❤amo...

[@toms1197]

Could watch these forever. Can never be enough.

[@luckystaramourangel9345]

Always casting a caring eye over your bandmates. I'm still in touch with your world. Thankyou for showing me you from the inside, I know I have more to be grateful for than I can ever express to anyone and I understand you all too well now and what we are doing here 🔥😇💙

[@MusicZombieGirl]

THIS IS def a treasure to say the least. I Loved, loved LOVED it!! They were loving it too. 💥TY.

[@brettbasil]

I read your blog early this morning about this and had to come see - Thank you Jeff , Donna and UPS! Oh what a rare glimpse into Big People - BIG LIKE!

[@wilhelmrogue1]

Totally awesome and the drummer killed it...

[@michaelwolf6424]

The irony of this statement is. . David Robinson sounded even better on this song. I always thought "Bye Bye Love" was David's best drumming for the CARS. Yet, when it comes to debating "great" drummers, David Robinson's name is almost never mentioned. The beat is so strong here.

[@paulcohen665]

wow thanks for this, Donna .... very exciting.....

[@iwantthe80sback59]

Watching yet again :). You can hear the beauty of the rhythm guitar in this version more so in any of the others I’ve seen. Ahhhh, to have been there.

[@law8263]

Thanks, Donna! This is fabulous! Thanks to Jeff! Love the smiles on the kids!

[@Longisland95]

Amazing. Goosebumps.

[@SQTierHog]

Hi Donna, thank you!

[@s2seltaeb]

No way!! I can’t wait. Thanks so much!

[@antonellaminecraft2715]

Hermoso Ben 😍 parece que está ensayando cuánro amó la música 😪

[@catchris4879]

Encore! 👏 This is very special. Thank you so much for sharing 😍❤🧡💛💚💙

[@GizziesGirl2]

This is so awesome. They sound great, great vibe.

[@traveluniverse1395]

Boy that drummer is really going to town!

[@rrengifo]

The drumner is so good!!

[@chrismotley7789]

Seen that Ben's eyes seemed to be bothering him in lots of the later recordings and then how red they got at one point. I wish he had got diagnosed early enough to have be cured.

[@davidladd8821]

Pancreatic cancer is mostly incurable. If caught really early, only 10% survive. My dad died from it...

[@timbelgarde1752]

Man, what wonderful footage! I love to see behind the scenes stuff like this. They sounded pretty good. I just wish Pat Travers' keyboards were heard a bit more. I liked the hamming it up from Derek St. Holmes and Jeff Carlisli and the shots of the smiling kids at the end. Great stuff! Thank you for sharing it, Jeff and Donna!

[@gardenia81]

Thanks Donna and Jeff! 💗

[@Penny-Lane]

Wow. Fantastic!

[@thomasmorano17]

Man that would be a dream to jam this song with them

[@stratstart]

Nicely done!!

[@Kevin-xz2fg]

miss you ben

[@johndeaux83]

This is the kind of stuff we have been waiting for! Thanks Donna!😃

[@jacilenesantos4587]

Benjamin vc faz muita falta te amo ❤

[@karenglenn6707]

WOW!!!

[@robinshepard4571]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 🎉 I ♥️ Benjamin Orr ⭐🌹👁️ Rip 👁️🌹⭐♥️🇺🇸💪✌️🎸🕊️ Forever Missed Forever ⭐🕶️💪♥️☝️ Loved ❤️💗👊🕊️💘✌️🌹

[@iwantthe80sback59]

A rare gem indeed. Thank you Donna and Jeff for sharing!! Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays to everyone. 🇨🇦 (edited to fix typo).

[@zirlenepereira4882]

Q lindo😍😍🤩😍🤩😘😍

[@sgt.thundercok4704]

What a band!

[@vancegilmore5821]

Too bad Ben's vocals were too low in this one. I love his voice.

[@bellestarre8589]

Far out ! What a cool find Donna !!

[@danbrodersen5838]

So great to see this. Thanks.

[@jkwttrs]

Love this!

[@traveluniverse1395]

I so loved Ben ❤❤

[@nopeandnope7398]

Doesn't look ill or even near his passing yet...ughhhhhhh...I miss him! 💔

[@alanlloyd9986]

This was awesome!! Thanks🙂

[@ledamasias795]

HermosoBen 😍

[@laurenmccullough8838]

Love it! Where did you find this gem?

[@donnasweetpurplejune6335]

Jeff Carlisi sent it to me! He has been ridiculously thoughtful about sharing information and photos with me, and now this video. I'm so thankful! 💞

[@LousFool]

I thought it was really hard to hear Ben.

[@kubaw8709]

It's hard to believe that he past away a year later... Let's hurry to love people, they pass away so quickly...

[@sgt.thundercok4704]

It seems like Jeff Carlisi must of been an amateur videographer as it seems a lot of the Ben vids are from his recordings. Would this be accurate?

[@notgivinup]

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@williamhucker7797]

Sorry, but I have to correct my 'singing beautiful', if only I could type!! That should have been 'singing beautifully' From Patricia H. not William H.

[@firo6044]

Donna, can you tell me why Ben was called the "11 Letters"? What does that mean? Thank you for your answer. Years later, I discover Ben. I'm infatuated. I don't know what it is about him that attracts so much attention, despite so many years since he passed away. I'm looking for everything about him. I adore him. Greetings from Poland.🇵🇱❤️

[@donnasweetpurplejune6335]

Welcome! His last name was Orzechowski, which has 11 letters. When he was a teenager, he was given the nickname Benny 11 Letters because his last name was long and difficult to pronounce. He later legally changed his name to Orr. I know just how you feel. There is definitely something about him that gets a hold of us fans and won't let us go.

[@firo6044]

@@donnasweetpurplejune6335 Hello Donna, thank you for your answer. From this it follows that the pseudonym resulted from the method of study. I'm not surprised. The surname Orzechowski is quite a popular Polish surname, and because of our "rz", "ch", it causes quite a problem for foreigners. Just like the name of our Polish singer who sang from the band Mat Bianco, Basia Trzetrzelewska.😃 I am rediscovering Ben, in my early youth I listened to The Cars, and now I am focused on vocals and the whole performer. I'm just blown away by Ben's talent and personality. I'm glad that there are more fans of Ben's talent and we can exchange about him. I'm glad Donna that I met you at least virtually, I follow your blog and uploads on yt. Greetings dear from Poland. Take care.😘🇵🇱❤️🇵🇱🫂

[@ellzedd4113]

I thought that was Elliot when I first watched 👀

[@tlansing18]

Pat Travers on keyboard??

[@Dastardly_X]

🤘🏻 🌟 🤘

[@AlmostReady504]

I guess the drummer was told to pound it out even through the dynamic parts of the song.

[@Jeanninecomeau]

I'm not being snarky here, but I wonder if he sang the first couple of lines and thought, "Jesus, I don't feel good".

[@rrengifo]

Donna do you the year or exact date of this jewel?

[@gloxepy]

Ben looked thinner here than he did few mos. earlier........... 😥

[@lasher12822]

No keyboards?

[@donnasweetpurplejune6335]

Pat Travers played keys and guitar during their sets. After he left in the spring of 2000, Keith Reid stepped in for a handful of gigs, and then I think they continued without keys after that.

[@sherigilmore9141]

The person who filmed this evidently was confused on who the Star Singer was so this really sucked. Not worth watching in my opinion.

[@donnasweetpurplejune6335]

Not everyone in the world was in love with Ben. The person who filmed this was Derek St. Holmes' late wife, so I'm sure she was focusing on HER star, and rightfully so. This entire rehearsal would have been lost to us without her, and any Ben is better than no Ben, I say.

[@tsc7299]

Thank you Donna for a vision not possible without your post. ❤️

[@nicolebass4352]

Classic rock band a totally different mindset Love these Artists each 1 a Pro an playing 4 love of the Art.