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@johnpecoraro17208 ай бұрын
Elliot Easton is so bad ass!
@marcillioficino46633 ай бұрын
Very tasty guitar licks.
@ShadesOClarity29 күн бұрын
@@marcillioficino4663 Super underrated. I agree. His licks were super tasty.
@ezsmith37657 күн бұрын
E square 🎸 immaculate solos
@ShadesOClarity6 күн бұрын
@@ezsmith3765 They really were. "Just What I Needed" is my favorite.
@ronaldpauze92609 күн бұрын
Candy O is one of my favorite Cars albums
@planomathandscience8 ай бұрын
Orr sang all their best stuff.
@pretzellogic1013 ай бұрын
Yeah. I remember that Ric once said something like "If it's a good song, I sing it. If it's a great song, Ben sings it.
@ForceWinds32 ай бұрын
🎯
@ForceWinds32 ай бұрын
🎯
@Ibrian88888 ай бұрын
His voice is mind boggling
@jennbaronas67668 ай бұрын
💯. Fantastic band but Ben’s voice puts this one over the top, IMO.
@kelseymariel21278 ай бұрын
The rest of him ain’t bad either
@mnoir88888 ай бұрын
He’s the complete package, imo.
@misterwirez77317 ай бұрын
Ben Orr was a baritone like Jim Morrison, but Ben could hit the high ones too. Fantastic range.
@floyd65455 ай бұрын
Kinda has a Bowie sound.
@ezsmith37657 күн бұрын
When I was about 9-11 years old and my sister about 6-8 years old (so around 1982-85) Our mom kept The Cars cassette in the old Volvo while she’d drag us around town to garage sales, yard sales, flea markets, estate sales, thrift shops... and to her numerous women friends homes who were also into that whole scene. But those Cars tapes (first 3 albums I believe) were on HEAVY rotation through those days. Enough that to this day my sis and I still know all of the lyrics to all of those great songs. I also recall her playing The Beatles, The Doors, Blondie, Cat Stevens, Neil Young, The Moody Blues. But The Cars were (still are) my favorite amongst those groups/artists. Our dad usually had The Stones... -Sticky Fingers -Tattoo You -Hot Rocks 1964-71 Each of our parents (born 1951-52) had massive (1,000+) album collections. They were late 60s-Early 70s Hippies so their albums were of that era -Beatles -Stones -The Who -Cream -Hendrix -Zeppelin -Dylan -CSNY -Grand Funk RR -The Faces -The Yardbirds -Santana -Johnny Winter -Canned Heat -Chicago -T. Rex -Bowie -ABB -Skynyrd -Waylon -Fleetwood Mac(P.Green Years) And on and on and on.... my sister and I are extremely grateful for receiving that heavy exposure to the best era of Rock music there’s ever been and probably ever will be.
@Jeff-fx1zy10 күн бұрын
Some of the best live renditions ever. When live sounds as good as the record on the radio, you know all that you've been hearing/expecting was the real deal.
@HoursaDay8 ай бұрын
Benjamin Orr was so 🤘💃
@chrisnemec56448 ай бұрын
RIP Ben Orr.
@vap0rland3 ай бұрын
if debbie harry had been a dude . . .
@jtmichaelson8 ай бұрын
As much as I love Heartbeat City, Shake It Up and Door to Door, those first three albums were raw and more energetic. Candy-O, to me at least, is as powerful and amazing as the first album.
@mournblade10667 ай бұрын
The Cars are probably my favorite band of all time, but _Panorama_ is the only album of theirs I don't care for. ("Touch and Go" is the really only standout track, in my opinion.) But yeah, _Candy-O_ is an absolutely stellar second album.
@Walker_Bulldog6 ай бұрын
Candy-O is my favorite Cars album. There was magic on the radio in those days.
@sixbladeknife443 ай бұрын
@@Walker_BulldogAs superb as the first album is, the second had an even better flow…also my favorite.
@boataxe46056 ай бұрын
As a younger person who loved long guitar solos (and still do) I underestimated how good and how tasteful Elliot was. I get it now.
@ldenorio6 ай бұрын
i agree
@pc24145 ай бұрын
@@ldenorio He was a beast!!
@ttrcyttrcy16623 ай бұрын
I wish this solo was longer.
@brettkoranda39228 ай бұрын
Awesome! Candy-O paired with the Shoo-Be-Doo lead in on the album is my favorite Cars tune.
@curtisphilumalee14478 ай бұрын
They used to open their set this way when I saw them Panorama and Shake it Up tours. They changed it up though with Heatbeat City on their next tour in support of that album.
@brettkoranda39228 ай бұрын
@@curtisphilumalee1447 I'm envious! I never managed to see The Cars live.
@christineanderson88648 ай бұрын
❤ Just what my insomnia needed- now I’ll never get to sleep. 😉
@KittyGrizGriz8 ай бұрын
You’ll definitely have “sweet Benjamin” dreams now, eh??
@christineanderson88648 ай бұрын
@@KittyGrizGriz Absolutely! 😊😍
@mnoir88888 ай бұрын
3 o’clock in the morning : Benny-O I need you so-o
@amazingronaldo96568 ай бұрын
Ben Orr's voice was so smooth! He had a great voice!! And it never seemed like much effort for him either! Just so good. This has to be my favorite song of theirs and this album was my favorite. Glad to see another old live version on the YT!
@chuckt45586 ай бұрын
Elliot is such a beast on guitar.
@mikeberg50036 ай бұрын
Completely underrated
@MusicZombieGirl8 ай бұрын
Scream....... Goosebumps! Ben is killing it! Elliot is killing it! Thank you Midnight Special! Candy-O... OH
@rebeccawagner416719 күн бұрын
I love the Midnight Special, cause it was a way to watch your favorite rock groups and enjoy the music 🎶 🎵 you loved to hear. I'm grateful for growing up in this amazing time.
@WolfRun596 ай бұрын
Such an original and exciting band. Can’t believe Ric and Benjamin are gone. Will treasure memories of seeing them live twice in concert forever.
@mikeberg50036 ай бұрын
They opened for Styx in L.A. in 1978. The ONLY reason we went was to see the Cars.
@RodeWerk-Rw8 ай бұрын
Another amazing song by The Cars. Thank you, The Midnight Special.
@lisamccall3258Ай бұрын
Ben orr a mysterious talented guy, he rocked
@Tiger-ip1me3 ай бұрын
One of THE COOLEST SONGS EVER. Great Lead Guitar Solo. Love The Vocals and most importantly I LOVE CANDY O. 😁 ❤
@smb76478 ай бұрын
They were so tight, absolute perfection live, Elliot is amazing to watch
@Oklahoma-Dreaming8 ай бұрын
Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr were so cool that, when they went swimming in the ocean, they reduced Global Warming by two degrees.
@greta33158 ай бұрын
❤❤
@robbuildt82848 ай бұрын
2:02
@Mankind_-8 ай бұрын
Elliot Eastman on guitar was pretty cool too.😎
@josefinagarza2416 ай бұрын
Too cool 😎 Elliot yes
@MrWaldbums2 ай бұрын
No such thing as Global Warming
@MalcolmDesigns5 ай бұрын
Candy O was an incredible album, I almost wore that record out I played it so many times as a 16yo...
@Bdubbin3053 ай бұрын
It's my favorite album, amazing stuff
@williamwagner5578 ай бұрын
Pre MTV Cars were my favorite ❤️
@Adoptpets8338 ай бұрын
Saw Candy-O & the album cover popped into my mind. Brought me back in time. Thank you!
@curtisphilumalee14478 ай бұрын
Vargas was the artist
@scottamori31888 ай бұрын
Album art and liner notes are another thing sadly lost to time and digital music. This is a great video.
@mnoir88887 ай бұрын
Yes, Benjamin has a “great voice.” But as a lifelong singer, this is only half of the equation. His SKILL made him a great singer. He knew how to use and manipulate his high baritone luciousness.
@CraigHollabaugh8 ай бұрын
Excellent. Thanks for the time travel back to 1979.
@Jreb18658 ай бұрын
Ben playin that Ric bass is pure fire...
@curtisphilumalee14478 ай бұрын
Loved this band and this upload. Raised my daughters on The Cars albums and gave them my Panorama and Shake it Up tour tee shirts. Makes me smile when I see one of them wearing one.
@themidnightspecialtvshow8 ай бұрын
Rock on!
@that70sgirl908 ай бұрын
It was such an honor to have experienced these great bands that graced our stages! Happy Thursday... thank you for sharing! 💖 Happy Holidays! 🎄✨️🎁🦌🎅🤶🧑🎄
@jjohnson8977Ай бұрын
Saw Ben Orr solo years ago several years before he passed. Thanks I got to see him.
@Oklahoma-Dreaming8 ай бұрын
The older I get the harder it is to get out of bed. I did get up at 5AM to feed the cats though. But it’s also the case that the older I get the more I like “The Cars.” Luckily they continued to drive themselves until the end and didn’t go autonomous. I fear for new bands when AI takes over and they have nothing to do except install firmware updates on their instruments.
@mekugi8 ай бұрын
Awesome! Just what I needed.
@smb76478 ай бұрын
No, that's the other song😅..just kidding 😅
@mikedrown27218 ай бұрын
I turned 32 years old in 1978😊
@whywatchitman2 күн бұрын
Lucky to see them on September 20th 1979 in Portland Oregon at the Paramount theater. They were great, Ben had this hair color. Saw lots of great bands there, including Pat Benatar on November 23, 1979. Those were the times!
@stevedanos98666 ай бұрын
The Cars first 2 Albums are BOMB!!!! was a Kid in Jr. High when they came out and worn those albums out! Absolutely love the Cars!!!!
@robyoung99683 ай бұрын
I wish they hadn’t broken up so early. They were a great band .. They were innovative and ahead of their time.
@highschoolbigshotАй бұрын
Crowd clapping keeping perfect 4/4time.
@pra4snw2 ай бұрын
If you've never listened to this album, you are missing something BIG. Best 36:25 you can spend - every song is a gem. It will forever live in the shadow of that first great album, but it is my personal favorite by the band. The sound quality and engineering on the vinyl in great, so even a 40+ year old version sounds great.
@KittyGrizGriz8 ай бұрын
“ Can you help me “ IN?? “. No one ever brings up that line~lyric so there…I did it… Sexy lil’ ditty there Ric,- what a great songwriter he was. Whew Benjamin’s smokin’ 🥵!
@MusicZombieGirl8 ай бұрын
I love it. And Ben moaning OH "Candy-O...OH" wow
@kelseymariel21277 ай бұрын
Haha he was smokin’ Kitty 🔥
@kevinmuzerMetalMind648 ай бұрын
RIP Ric and Benjamin 🙏 CARS 🎶 🎵
@gregoryduncan30678 ай бұрын
"The Dangerous Type" is the only one left, I think. Wow, that was fast 😮.
@StephanieJeanne8 ай бұрын
Noooo!!😛
@boooootch6 ай бұрын
Weird to see Ben with dark hair. I really, really regret not seeing The Cars when I had the chance back in the day. They were a one-of-a-kind band.
@jossyknight20838 ай бұрын
Thank you The Midnight Special!!! Another great, great, great performance by The Cars, I just can't have enough for this amazing band!!! I love them!!!!! Thanks!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
@ABdancers8 ай бұрын
Fun video to watch of this live Cars performance. It really takes you back to that 1979 vibe which I remember well. Elliot Easton with his sunglasses cool look was an underrated guitar player.
@TuckerSP20118 ай бұрын
He really is a great guitarist. The whole band was awesome.
@rippy4freedom8 ай бұрын
Tight
@fumanchu19776 ай бұрын
Cars and Blondie - the bands that invented the 80's
@22tango793 ай бұрын
Love 'em...and the Beatles' *tomorrow never knows*..., Roxy Music, ...etc...
@mizzury544 ай бұрын
This is one of my all time favorites of any band. Great song.
@christianeidsmoe47728 ай бұрын
When I was in 8th grade in 1979 this was the absolute shizzum! I stlll have my original vinyl I bought in L.A. at Soundsations on Sepulveda.
@ApostleofLoveMedjugorie6 ай бұрын
The Cars were in a category of their very own...not exactly rock or New Wave..entrancing hip rhythmic beats...definitely my top 5 favorite of all time!!🎵❤️🙏🎶
@jaredbracci35293 ай бұрын
The Cars were just COOLER than any other band 😊
@StephanieJeanne8 ай бұрын
Fire alarm Thursday! 🚒🔥 Whew! Such a great song, great band and performance! 😍💜
@DrummingMan18 ай бұрын
oh you old softy! Tell us how ya really feel ha ha ha ha ha
@luanamedeiros35568 ай бұрын
Love this performance! ❤ The Cars ❤
@Bdubbin3053 ай бұрын
Elliot Easton is an underrated Guitar God, incredible talent
@Bdubbin3052 ай бұрын
Well aware of that, just talking about music here...take a breath, it's not that serious@MC-eu1hx
@pentegarn16 ай бұрын
Coolest band ever. I so remember playing Dungeons and Dragons in then 80s with The Cars on the radio.
@maria.fernanda2778 ай бұрын
I guess you just what I needed ❤ other song of The Cars😊
@bastidface8 ай бұрын
"Candy-O" is my personal favorite Cars album. It rocks like the first album, but with a bit more edge. "Panorama" was a bit out there, but still interesting and well-produced. But the first two albums are solid gold.
@BobGeogeo8 ай бұрын
What a time capsule!😂
@dougg1075Ай бұрын
I bet this song is nearly impossible to cover. His phrasing … forget it. Awesome tune
@cdncitizen4700Ай бұрын
The Cars' members quirkiness, each layered with unique timing, sounds and vocal inflections, creating crafty rock masterpieces... could never be replicated as brilliantly as the original.
@gogoyubari366Ай бұрын
Guitar solo sends shivers down my spine!
@RoberttAvro4 күн бұрын
What a great musical moment that was. The studio version too. Impressive.
@DrummingMan18 ай бұрын
I love this organization! But the clap track I mean, come on!
@mnoir88887 ай бұрын
It’s the audience, damn them
@animemanganet7 ай бұрын
@@mnoir8888 How dare they enjoy the performance! ~shakes fist at them~
@Merylstreep19498 ай бұрын
Kick ass
@cindywall6858 ай бұрын
Oh I miss Benjamin 😢
@animemanganet7 ай бұрын
At least we have videos! : )
@jct300m4 ай бұрын
Nothing at all today could come close..............
@LaurieMarieValdezRNCCRN8 ай бұрын
❤❤BOSTON🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@user-de1ts3ju6h8 ай бұрын
Thank God someone cares about propagating talented people. Thank you Burt and co.
@lovebuzz19798 ай бұрын
Elliot Eastman!! Enough said❤
@ellab88976 ай бұрын
You're probably a victim of autocorrect: *Easton
@rodrigogoncalves51408 ай бұрын
Ric Ocasek grande gênio, compositor fantástico. Era uma figura um pouco estranha, mas a alma da banda, ainda permitindo que o Benjamin Orr cantasse algumas músicas
@FleagleSangria8 ай бұрын
Fantastic stuff! Such a talented band. I dont think they got recognized as the great musicianship they displayed. Lead guitar smokes. New wave pop electronic rock quirk masters. Them a Talking Heads 💯
@tonyowens68023 ай бұрын
100% LIVE!! Take that modern music…
@richalderson60698 ай бұрын
Judging from the two separate performances The Cars did for the Midnight Special, I can't figure out if Ben Orr's is either a natural blonde or brunette! But he was without doubt an exceptional vocalist and bass player who left us far too soon.
@kelseymariel21277 ай бұрын
Brunette.
@richalderson60697 ай бұрын
@@kelseymariel2127 OK!
@animemanganet7 ай бұрын
He was talented and hot either way :D
@richalderson60697 ай бұрын
@@animemanganet Goes without saying....
@ezsmith37657 күн бұрын
I’ve now seen EE playing what I call “The BIG4” of guitars -Gibson Les Paul -Fender Telecaster -Fender Stratocaster -Gibson SG
@OrdoSanctiBenedictus6 ай бұрын
most underrated band ever
@user-ko8qb4rg1m6 ай бұрын
Elliott Easton Rocks 🎸
@nicksahadi5696Ай бұрын
My absolute favorite Cars tune! 🍭💁♀️
@richardcolemanrock7 ай бұрын
Candy- O. A classic 🖤🔥 🚗 🚙
@danw.74836 ай бұрын
Benjamin Orr = Definition of cool.
@feltongailey89875 ай бұрын
What a gorgeous album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@chrisstewart74383 ай бұрын
My favorite song they made loved it
@MoscowPhotog3 ай бұрын
The cross-star filters on the cameras are classic!
@TimEric4d3d3d324 күн бұрын
This sound is so futuristic! The album comes out in 2079
@franklinhernandez683Ай бұрын
I wasn't that much into all that but I lived through all that to the 70s 80s and I remember having all the records for no reason at all when I was actually listening to all the the the pop songs and stuff but they were friends I love them daylight the weirdest people that that was when things were fun even when I heard the records like what is that when he sang Candy-O why can't those times come back one day again
@BigRWright14 ай бұрын
I saw them on Dec. 28 1978 with Ted Nugent at the Pontiac Silverdome. Awesome then and still awesome today.
@outtathyme56798 ай бұрын
T Rex clearly an influence
@herecomesforego1787Ай бұрын
Yeah especially in dangerous type
@Mankind_-8 ай бұрын
My car loves the Cars.😊
@yoshiyaz58828 ай бұрын
👍😃
@michaelfarar423227 күн бұрын
They created their own Genre
@lizzardwizard20007 ай бұрын
I didn’t like them much back then because they got so much airplay on FM radio. 40 years later, I’m a fan. Band was flawless looking at their live performances on KZbin.
@grouchosays6 ай бұрын
Same here!!!!
@ezsmith37657 күн бұрын
I cannot get over how tight this band was. By “tight” I’m talking about obvious countless hours of practice and rehearsals. 5 guys all in tune with their instruments as well as with one another. It’s honestly not all that common to see a band this tight. To name a few that I am aware of.... -Steely Dan -Allman Bros -Boston -Original (Real) Skynyrd -The Beatles -Early Zeppelin
@patk42448 ай бұрын
Seen them twice w headeast reo. A good concert
@edwardrojo71758 ай бұрын
Can't understand why they didn't boost the mix to drown out so much of the hand clapping LOL!!!
@mark_beastpriest55396 ай бұрын
As a 13 year old when I first saw the album cover, I knew I had to have it...even though I hadn't heard a single track! Then I heard "Let's Go", and my male instinct proved correct. 🤣
@terric7038 ай бұрын
They sound better here than on any studio recording. Why is that? It's not just them. A lot of bands sounds better live.
@boataxe46056 ай бұрын
Too much overthinking in the studio.
@rhgamecock18 ай бұрын
Orr was great. I am just now noticing that he must have been heavily influenced by David Bowie.
@KittyGrizGriz8 ай бұрын
Could be, I know the song writing skills of Ric O. remind me a lot of Bowie, very quirky indeed. Roy Orbison was Benjamin’s favorite musician; he was very pleased to procure Roy’s autograph ✍️
@animemanganet7 ай бұрын
Benjamin's first bands were actually rockabilly. He wrote a few songs but was never confident in his ability. But definitely Benjamin was a very fashionable person!
@P518 ай бұрын
these guy were IT for me in the '80s. not too charismatic live though!
@StephanieJeanne8 ай бұрын
I've never seen them live other than this. They have a powerful presence, though. Don't you think?
@P518 ай бұрын
absolutley. they we're a stark contrast to the flashy shows of the '80s@@StephanieJeanne
@eric_in_florida8 ай бұрын
They were more about looking cool than jumping around on stage.
@curtisphilumalee14478 ай бұрын
They weren’t flashy but their music was tight. Saw them at the Kaplan arena at William and Mary on their Panorama tour. By far the best sounding tour of three I saw as the other two were in much larger venues.
@P518 ай бұрын
100% @@curtisphilumalee1447
@meredithinserra46708 ай бұрын
I much prefer Ben Orr's vocals to Rick's. Ben's voice is very masculine, full of vigor, and power. Rick's voice is almost cartoon-ish sounding, a little silly sounding, and frankly Rick's voice annoys me. Also, Ben was HOT!
@curlyfries5095Ай бұрын
Lead singer playing bass guitar, Ben Orr rocks!
@robbunn6928 ай бұрын
Weird song, but very cool.
@kathymarie85663 ай бұрын
This is when I knew God loved me.......because he created Benjamin.Orr🎶🔥🎵
@simonmarsden668 ай бұрын
Groundbreaking: They have mullets 10 years before they were unfashionable